The eleventh week of Fall 2004 saw four teams climb in the standings, while two teams slipped. One bowler set a new personal best series. Angela Bradford picked up this week's high game (193) and series (491) for the women. As for the men, Justin Strelow snagged this week's high game with a 231, and high series was earned by Pat Searcy with a 622. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 19 & 20: Real Ultimate Ninja Bowlers did battle with A Solid No. 2. Topped by Michael Basham with his above-average 475 series, with kudos to Most Valuable Bowler Ray Haynes, the Ninjas celebrated a clean sweep over No. 2. Across the ball return, Jason Carpio ruled No. 2 with his 448 despite his team getting swept. Real Ultimate Ninja Bowlers leap 1 spot in the standings to 5th place, while No. 2 plunges 3 spots to 7th.

On lanes 21 & 22: The Belt Strikes Back chucked gutter balls with Die Schlag-Maschinen. Highlighting the skills of Demond Robinson with his 520 series, the Belt celebrated a clean sweep over Die Schlag-Maschinen. On the other half of the score sheet, Mike Killion drew the spotlight in Die Schlag-Maschinen with his above-average 378 despite his team getting swept. The Belt Strikes Back leaps 1 spot in the standings to 1st place, while Die Schlag-Maschinen remains in 8th.

On lanes 23 & 24: Bowlkake celebrated their love of large, heavy balls with Ashley Razabacks. Headlined by #1 Power-Ranked Justin Strelow and his spectacular 621 series, Bowlkake celebrated a clean sweep over the Razabacks. Concurrently, Stefan Paz dominated the Razabacks with his 451 despite his team getting swept. Bowlkake leaps 1 spot in the standings to 6th place, while the Razabacks plunge 3 spots to 4th.

Finally, down on lanes 25 & 26: Paul Hamms alternated splits with Recreation Intoxication. Though featuring Bill Krejci with his above-average 571 series, the Hamms got swept by Recreation . Meanwhile, #1 Head-to-Head Pat Searcy shined in Recreation with his above-average 622 as they swept the competition. Paul Hamms remains in 3rd place, while Recreation jumps 3 spots to 2nd.

Bowlers lounging at The 200 Club include: Bill Krejci (212), Bob Brunker (205), Justin Strelow (201,231), Ken M. Wilson (202), Mark McClendon (209), Michael Basham (201), and Pat Searcy (221,201,200)

A new personal best series was rolled tonight by Justin Strelow (621, previous best 609).

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Pat Searcy vanquished Division 1, while Seth Gunderson creamed Division 2. Scott Murdock whipped Division 3, and Ray Haynes made quick work of Division 4. In terms of overall points: Pat Searcy dominates Division 1; Seth Gunderson calls the shots Division 2; Janelle (Laube) Lamar is in the driver's seat in Division 3; and Ray Haynes leads Division 4.

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 19&20, 6th-place Bowlkake will chuck some balls with 3rd-place Paul Hamms (hcp 140). Bowlkake is expected to maintain their current strength as they sweep the series; while the Hamms are forecast to hold steady as they endure a rough night.
• Moving to lanes 21&22, 4th-place Ashley Razabacks (hcp 80) will throw some gutter balls with 2nd-place Recreation Intoxication. The Razabacks might maintain their current strength as they get swept; while Recreation ought to hold steady as they rack up a sweep.
• Then, over on lanes 23&24, 5th-place Real Ultimate Ninja Bowlers (hcp 74) will socialize with 1st-place The Belt Strikes Back. The Ninjas will likely roll decently, but split the series with the Belt; while the Belt will probably hold steady as they keep the series tied.
• Finally, on lanes 25&26, 7th-place A Solid No. 2 will face 8th-place Die Schlag-Maschinen (hcp 117). No. 2 is predicted to maintain their current strength as they win the series; while Die Schlag-Maschinen is anticipated to raise their average even as they avoid getting swept.

^*(Remember, the predicted results above are based on mathematical extrapolations and can be changed by all sorts of factors. If you don't like how your team's results are predicted, you and your teammates have the power to prove the math wrong!)

THIS WEEK'S MVB Ray Haynes Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Justin Strelow Runner Up: Pat Searcy	#1 H2H BOWLER Pat Searcy Runner Up: Justin Strelow
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Man, you can't swing that thing around and not expect me to want some!" Dennis Laube, to Jason Carpio, on the slice of pizza Jason was wielding.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	The Belt Strikes Back	29-15	.659	20,860	+1
2	Recreation Intoxication	26-18	.591	21,435	+3
3	Paul Hamms	25-19	.568	18,256	n/a
4	Ashley Razabacks	9-7	.563	4,889	-3
5	Real Ultimate Ninja Bowlers	24-20	.545	18,082	+1
6	Bowlkake	23-21	.523	23,486	+1
7	A Solid No. 2	23-21	.523	20,368	-3
8	Die Schlag-Maschinen	14-30	.318	15,658	n/a

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Pat Searcy - 622 Justin Strelow - 621 Ken Wilson - 578 Bill Krejci - 571 Mark McClendon - 551	Angela Bradford - 491 Deena Slinkard - 432 Janelle Lamar - 394 Ashley Razak - 371 Amanda Schulte - 352
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Justin Strelow - 683 Pat Searcy - 658 Mark McClendon - 639 Ken Wilson - 618 Bill Krejci - 616	Deena Slinkard - 602 Angela Bradford - 582 Janelle Lamar - 578 Ashley Razak - 553 Amanda Schulte - 548
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Justin Strelow - 231 Pat Searcy - 221 Bill Krejci - 212 Mark McClendon - 209 Bob Brunker - 205	Angela Bradford - 193 Deena Slinkard - 168 Amanda Schulte - 141 Janelle Lamar - 136 Ashley Razak - 134
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Justin Strelow - 251 Michael Basham - 245 Mark McClendon - 238 Pat Searcy - 233 Bill Krejci - 227	Deena Slinkard - 224 Angela Bradford - 223 Amanda Schulte - 206 Janelle Lamar - 197 Ashley Razak - 194
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Michael Basham - 57 Justin Strelow - 57 (t) Mark McClendon - 46 Ray Haynes - 37 Pat Searcy - 36 Seth Gunderson - 32	Deena Slinkard - 39 Angela Bradford - 31 Amanda Schulte - 23 Janelle Lamar - 13 Ashley Razak - 10