The Fall 2005 season draws to a close, with Same Belt, New Notch officially earning this season's championship title! A stagnated final week resulted in absolutely no movement in the standings. One bowler set a new personal best series. Janelle (Laube) Lamar landed this week's high game for the women with a 169, and women's high series was bagged by Freda Schroeder with a 436. As for the men, Carl Goetz earned this week's high game (235) and series (668). Read on for all the rest of the details!
First up, on lanes 21 & 22: Same Belt, New Notch waged a heated competition against Bora Bora!. Topped by trifecta-winner (#1 Head-to-Head, #1 Power-Ranked, and Most Valuable Bowler) Carl Goetz and his astounding 668 series, the Belt collected 3 wins against Bora Bora!. As for the opposition, John Richardson oversaw Bora Bora! with his staggering 531 despite his team notching only a single win. Same Belt, New Notch close out in 1st place, while Bora Bora! end up with 2nd.
On lanes 23 & 24: Tatonka sparred with Three Men and a Babe. Notwithstanding the leadership of Will Jeter with his above-average 501 series, Tatonka accomplished only 1 win against Three Men and a Babe. On the adjacent lane, David Codding commanded Three Men and a Babe with his 575 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Tatonka end the season in 3rd place, while Three Men and a Babe wind up in 4th.
On lanes 25 & 26: Derka, Derka deliberately ate cheese sticks in front of The Big LeBowlskies. With top billing by Thomas Lin with his remarkable 617 series, Derka, Derka collected 3 wins against The Big LeBowlskies. Across the ball return, Michael Basham guided The Big LeBowlskies with his commanding 584 despite his team notching only a single win. Derka, Derka end in 5th place, while The Big LeBowlskies go home with 6th.
Finally, down on lanes 27 & 28: Harry Potter and the Magic Balls spent some quality time with Munson'd. With Harry Potter forfeiting, all Munson'd needed to do was roll within 40 pins of their combined team average each game. However, that would not be the case. . But Munson'd also forfeited, making this entire matchup a waste of time to have written about. Harry Potter and the Magic Balls finish in 7th place, while Munson'd cross the finish line in 8th.
Bowlers rolling into The 200 Club include: Carl Goetz (232,235,201), David Codding (222), Demond Robinson (206), Jason Carpio (211), Ken M. Wilson (213), Michael Basham (209), Thomas Lin (208,220), and Will Jeter (226)

The 668 rolled by Carl Goetz is tied for the 8th-best series in league history!
After a hard fought season, the Tournament of Champions was won tonight by Andrea DeLong (Division 4), with John Richardson (Division 4) landing in second place. Andrea will pocket the nice first-place pot, while John will take away the second-place pot. Congratulations!
THIS WEEK'S MVB
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FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE)
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Pos. | Team name | Record | Percent | Total Pins | Change |
1 | Same Belt, New Notch | 41-23 | .641 | 32,278 | n/a |
2 | Bora Bora! | 39-25 | .609 | 26,877 | n/a |
3 | Tatonka | 39-25 | .609 | 24,653 | n/a |
4 | Three Men and a Babe | 37-27 | .578 | 30,726 | n/a |
5 | Derka, Derka | 36.5-27.5 | .570 | 29,225 | n/a |
6 | The Big LeBowlskies | 32.5-31.5 | .508 | 29,300 | n/a |
7 | Harry Potter and the Magic Balls | 20.5-43.5 | .320 | 24,251 | n/a |
8 | Munson'd | 6.5-57.5 | .102 | 15,003 | n/a |