The Spring 2005 position round is now history, and and the championship will be on us before we know it! The eighth week saw two teams climb in the standings, while two teams slipped. Angela Bradford landed this week's high game for the women with a 176, and women's high series was bagged by Freda Schroeder with a 488. As for the men, Demond Robinson snagged this week's high game with a 204, and high series was earned by Rich DeYoung with a 518. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 19 & 20: 4 Play accepted a challenge by All Belt, No Buckle. Though reinforced by Angela Bradford with her 479 series, 4 Play accomplished only 1 win against the Belt. Meanwhile, Demond Robinson ruled the Belt with his 505 as his team took the series with 3 wins. 4 Play drops 1 spot in the standings to 2nd place, while the Belt moves 1 spot to 1st.

On lanes 21 & 22: Sub Parre spent some quality time with Handicrappers. Regardless of the star power of David Parre with his splendid 501 series, Sub Parre accomplished only 1 win against Handicrappers. Conversely, Ashley Razak oversaw Handicrappers with her miraculous 429 as her team took the series with 3 wins. Sub Parre drops 1 spot in the standings to 4th place, while Handicrappers move 1 spot to 3rd.

On lanes 23 & 24: Nellielocks and the 3 Spares traded lane malfunctions with Big Pin Pin. Highlighting the skills of Rich DeYoung with his above-average 518 series, Nellielocks collected 3 wins against Pin Pin. On the adjacent lane, Mitch Wheeler shined in Pin Pin with his 452 despite his team notching only a single win. Nellielocks and the 3 Spares remains in 5th place, while Pin Pin remains in 6th.

Finally, down on lanes 25 & 26: Bowlingstar Galactica chucked gutter balls with The Incredibowls. Despite being led by Eric Lynch with his below-average 494 series, with a nod to #1 Power-Ranked Aaron Hoyt, the Galactica accomplished only 1 win against The Incredibowls. Concurrently, #1 Head-to-Head and Most Valuable Bowler Freda Schroeder guided The Incredibowls with her outstanding 488 as her team took the series with 3 wins. Bowlingstar Galactica remains in 7th place, while The Incredibowls remain in 8th.

Bowlers slipping into The 200 Club include: Demond Robinson (204)

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Rich DeYoung creamed Division 1, while Michael Basham made quick work of Division 2. Freda Schroeder triumphed over her enemies in Division 3, and Aaron Hoyt topped Division 4. In terms of overall points: Demond Robinson holds the reins in Division 1; Michael Basham runs the show in Division 2; Freda Schroeder tops Division 3; and Amanda Schulte leads Division 4.

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 19&20, 3rd-place Handicrappers (hcp 68) will throw some gutter balls with 8th-place The Incredibowls. Handicrappers are expected to perform well, yet still manage to lose the series but avoid getting swept; while The Incredibowls are forecast to raise their average while they enjoy their victories.
• Moving to lanes 21&22, 4th-place Sub Parre (hcp 40) will compete against 6th-place Big Pin Pin. Sub Parre might perform well and win the series; while Pin Pin ought to hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
• Then, over on lanes 23&24, 2nd-place 4 Play (hcp 13) will match wits with 7th-place Bowlingstar Galactica. 4 Play will likely roll decently and sweep the series; while the Galactica will probably drop their average a bit while they endure a rough night.
• Finally, on lanes 25&26, 1st-place All Belt, No Buckle will spend some quality time with 5th-place Nellielocks and the 3 Spares (hcp 9). The Belt is predicted to perform well and just barely miss sweeping the series; while Nellielocks are anticipated to hold steady as they just barely avoid getting swept.

THIS WEEK'S MVB Freda Schroeder Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Aaron Hoyt Runner Up: David Parre	#1 H2H BOWLER Freda Schroeder Runner Up: David Parre
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Just how big is your staff, Andy? You're getting a little cocky." David Parre, to Andy Metzler, who was boasting about a recent promotion.