The Spring 2004 season is now underway, with six teams entering the 12-week competition for the coveted, nonexistent championship trophy. Angela Bradford picked up this week's high game (170) and series (477) for the women, while Pat Searcy earned this week's high game (191) and series (547) for the men. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 15 & 16: Joey's B*tches spent a romantic evening with Got Carpio?. Demonstrating the prowess of #1 Head-to-Head David Codding and his 544 series, the B*tches split the series with Got Carpio?. On the other half of the score sheet, Eric Lynch ruled Got Carpio? with his 482 as they matched their opponent in wins. Joey's B*tches begins the season in 2nd place, while Got Carpio? gets going with 3rd.

On lanes 17 & 18: Recreation Intoxication deliberately ate cheese sticks in front of T.R.O.T.B.. Featuring #1 Power-Ranked Pat Searcy and his 547 series, Recreation collected 3 wins against T.R.O.T.B.. In the midst of this, Nik Domann dominated T.R.O.T.B. with his 492 despite his team notching only a single win. Recreation Intoxication leaves the gate in 1st place, while T.R.O.T.B. starts off with 6th.

Finally, down on lanes 19 & 20: The Bowling Stones did battle with 2 Tall Asians, 2 Short Whites. With top billing by Michael Basham with his 414 series, the Stones split the series with the White Asians. Conversely, Dennis Laube guided the White Asians with his 473 as they matched their opponent in wins. The Bowling Stones starts out in 5th place, while the White Asians begin in 4th.

Bowlers entering The 200 Club include: No one at all. We sucked.



NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 15&16, 5th-place The Bowling Stones (estimated estimated hcp 101) will spend some quality time with 6th-place T.R.O.T.B.. The Stones are expected to maintain their current strength as they get swept; while T.R.O.T.B. is forecast to hold steady as they rack up a sweep.
• Moving to lanes 17&18, 2nd-place Joey's B*tches will battle 4th-place 2 Tall Asians, 2 Short Whites (estimated hcp 95). The B*tches might perform well and win the series; while the White Asians ought to raise their average even as they avoid getting swept.
• Finally, on lanes 19&20, 3rd-place Got Carpio? (hcp 51) will tussle with 1st-place Recreation Intoxication. Got Carpio? is predicted to roll decently, yet still manage to just barely lose the series; while Recreation is anticipated to raise their average while they enjoy their victories.

THIS WEEK'S MVB No one Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Pat Searcy Runner Up: David Codding	#1 H2H BOWLER David Codding Runner Up: Pat Searcy
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "How man more Asians can our league sustain without summoning Godzilla?" Pat Searcy, acknowledging that our league is quite a bit better at calculating averages and handicaps this season than usual.