The fifth week of Fall 2006 saw two teams climb in the standings, while two teams slipped. Angela Bradford picked up this week's high game (209) and series (477) for the women, while Pete Forster earned this week's high game (277) and series (699) for the men. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 15 & 16: Split Happens matched wits with Manute Bowl. Regardless of the star power of Nick Allegri with his below-average 453 series, Split Happens accomplished only 1 win against Manute Bowl. On the adjacent lane, Andy McLeod showed off in Manute Bowl with his 403 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Split Happens remains in 2nd place, while Manute Bowl sinks 1 spot to 9th.

On lanes 17 & 18: TBD hung out with Guttersluts. Headlined by David Parre with his above-average 490 series, with kudos to Most Valuable Bowler Jason Caton, TBD celebrated a clean sweep over the Guttersluts. . With the Guttersluts forfeiting, all TBD needed to do was roll within 40 pins of their combined team average each game. Mission accomplished. TBD leaps 1 spot in the standings to 8th place, while the Guttersluts remain in 10th.

On lanes 19 & 20: Bowlkake2 sparred with Hez-Bowl-lah. Blessed by Tim Segraves with his above-average 532 series, Bowlkake2 collected 3 wins against Hez-Bowl-lah. Countering this, #1 Power Ranked and #1 Head-to-Head Pete Forster reigned supreme in Hez-Bowl-lah with his fantastic 699 despite his team notching only a single win. Bowlkake2 remains in 6th place, while Hez-Bowl-lah remains in 4th.

On lanes 21 & 22: All Belts Are Off accepted a challenge by New Balls, Old Rack. Despite the strength of David Codding with his below-average 572 series, the Belt got swept by the Old Rack. On the other half of the score sheet, Ken M. Wilson called the shots for the Old Rack with his 556 as they swept the competition. All Belts Are Off plummets 2 spots in the standings to 3rd place, while the Old Rack jumps 2 spots to 1st.

Finally, down on lanes 23 & 24: Frickin' Ten Pins entered a showdown to the death with I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter. Demonstrating the prowess of John Richardson with his astonishing 537 series, Frickin' Ten Pins collected 3 wins against Not Gutter. In the meantime, Ryan Doll shined in Not Gutter with his above-average 514 despite his team notching only a single win. Frickin' Ten Pins remains in 7th place, while Not Gutter remains in 5th.

Bowlers entering The 200 Club include: Angela Bradford (209), Bob Brunker (200), David Codding (204), Pete Forster (277,221,201), and Tim Segraves (209)

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Nobody claimed victory in Division 1 (though Nick Allegri came closest), while John Richardson ruled Division 2. Phil Schroeder had his way with Division 3, and Jason Caton creamed Division 4. Finally, Ken M. Wilson (Division 1) spanked this week's Interdivisional bracket. In terms of overall points: Nick Allegri governs Division 1; John Richardson reigns over Division 2; Phil Schroeder calls the shots for Division 3; and Andy McLeod holds the reins in Division 4.

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 15&16, 7th-place Frickin' Ten Pins (hcp 10) will socialize with 6th-place Bowlkake2. Frickin' Ten Pins are expected to perform well and sweep the series; while Bowlkake2 is forecast to drop their average a bit while they endure a rough night.
• Moving to lanes 17&18, 3rd-place All Belts Are Off will test their mettle against 2nd-place Split Happens (hcp 98). The Belt might maintain their current strength as they sweep the series; while Split Happens ought to hold steady as they endure a rough night.
• Then, over on lanes 19&20, 9th-place Manute Bowl will match wits with 10th-place Guttersluts (hcp 52). Manute Bowl will likely maintain their current strength as they win the series; while the Guttersluts will probably hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
• Next up, on lanes 21&22, 8th-place TBD will compete against 5th-place I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter (hcp 23). TBD might perform well and win the series; while Not Gutter ought to raise their average even as they avoid getting swept.
• Finally, on lanes 23&24, 1st-place New Balls, Old Rack will face 4th-place Hez-Bowl-lah (hcp 44). The Old Rack is predicted to maintain their current strength as they lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Hez-Bowl-lah is anticipated to raise their average while they enjoy their victories.

THIS WEEK'S MVB Jason Caton Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Pete Forster Runner Up: Phil Schroeder	#1 H2H BOWLER Pete Forster Runner Up: Phil Schroeder
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "I was bowling tonight like I was Nick's and Deena's love child." Greg Middleton, on his parentage. You know, I can kind of see it.