The eleventh week of Fall 2006 saw four teams climb in the standings, while three teams slipped. One bowler set a new personal best series. Freda Schroeder picked up this week's high game (165) and series (457) for the women, while James Long earned this week's high game (230) and series (631) for the men. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 15 & 16: All Belts Are Off shared a platter of cheese sticks with Hez-Bowl-lah. In spite of top-billing by David Codding with his below-average 547 series, the Belt got swept by Hez-Bowl-lah. As for the opposition, Most Valuable Bowler Jason Carpio commanded Hez-Bowl-lah with his wondrous 552 as they swept the competition. All Belts Are Off plummets 2 spots in the standings to 4th place, while Hez-Bowl-lah jumps 2 spots to 3rd.

On lanes 17 & 18: Split Happens chucked gutter balls with I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter. Starring #1 Power Ranked and #1 Head-to-Head James Long and his breathtaking 631 series, Split Happens collected 3 wins against Not Gutter. Countering this, Ryan Doll mastered Not Gutter with his above-average 536 despite his team notching only a single win. Split Happens remains in 1st place, while Not Gutter sinks 1 spot to 9th.

On lanes 19 & 20: Guttersluts took turns kicking the ball return with New Balls, Old Rack. With the Guttersluts forfeiting, all the Old Rack needed to do was roll within 40 pins of their combined team average each game. Mission accomplished. In their battle to get within at least 40 pins of average, Ken M. Wilson showed off in the Old Rack with his 543 as they swept the competition. Guttersluts remains in 10th place, while the Old Rack moves 1 spot to 2nd.

On lanes 21 & 22: TBD alternated between bowling and dry humping Frickin' Ten Pins. Demonstrating the prowess of John Boren with his above-average 538 series, TBD collected 3 wins against Frickin' Ten Pins. Concurrently, Freda Schroeder oversaw Frickin' Ten Pins with her 457 despite her team notching only a single win. TBD leaps 1 spot in the standings to 8th place, while Frickin' Ten Pins remain in 7th.

Finally, down on lanes 23 & 24: Bowlkake2 traded lane malfunctions with Manute Bowl. While headlined by Thomas Lin with his above-average 586 series, Bowlkake2 got swept by Manute Bowl. Meanwhile, Nick Crofoot shined in Manute Bowl with his commanding 465 as they swept the competition. Bowlkake2 plummets 2 spots in the standings to 6th place, while Manute Bowl moves 1 spot to 5th.

Bowlers who stripped naked and shared a cozy hottub together in a back room at The 200 Club include: Bob Brunker (214), David Codding (212), James Long (230,202), Jason Carpio (202), John Boren (206), Ken M. Wilson (206), Ryan Doll (217), and Thomas Lin (201)

A new personal best series was rolled tonight by James Long (631, previous best 630).

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Thomas Lin trounced Division 1, while nobody claimed victory in Division 2 (though Jason Carpio came closest). James Long conquered Division 3, and nobody claimed victory in Division 4 (though Travis Kleiner came closest). Finally, Ryan Doll (Division 2) topped this week's Interdivisional bracket. In terms of overall points: Stefan Miller is in the driver's seat in Division 1; Ryan Doll and Rich DeYoung run the show in Division 2 in a tie; Scott Murdock leads Division 3; and Andy McLeod tops Division 4.

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 15&16, 8th-place TBD (hcp 86) will meet with 2nd-place New Balls, Old Rack. TBD is expected to maintain their current strength as they lose the series but avoid getting swept; while the Old Rack is forecast to hold steady as they enjoy their victories.
• Moving to lanes 17&18, 4th-place All Belts Are Off will share a couple of pitchers with 6th-place Bowlkake2 (hcp 34). The Belt might perform well and sweep the series; while Bowlkake2 ought to hold steady as they endure a rough night.
• Then, over on lanes 19&20, 3rd-place Hez-Bowl-lah will spend some quality time with 5th-place Manute Bowl (hcp 57). Hez-Bowl-lah will likely roll decently and win the series; while Manute Bowl will probably raise their average even as they avoid getting swept.
• Next up, on lanes 21&22, 9th-place I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter will battle 10th-place Guttersluts (hcp 55). Not Gutter might perform well and win the series; while the Guttersluts ought to hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
• Finally, on lanes 23&24, 1st-place Split Happens (hcp 42) will compete against 7th-place Frickin' Ten Pins. Split Happens are predicted to maintain their current strength as they get swept; while Frickin' Ten Pins are anticipated to raise their average while they rack up a sweep.

^*(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 Jason Carpio Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER James Long Runner Up: Jason Carpio	#1 H2H BOWLER James Long Runner Up: Thomas Lin
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Hey, careful, man, there's a beverage here!" Chris Lewis, no further explanation needed.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Split Happens	29-15	.659	18,352	n/a
2	New Balls, Old Rack	28-16	.636	21,012	+1
3	Hez-Bowl-lah	26-18	.591	20,307	+2
4	All Belts Are Off	24-20	.545	21,898	-2
5	Manute Bowl	24-20	.545	17,140	+1
6	Bowlkake2	23-21	.523	21,348	-2
7	Frickin' Ten Pins	18-26	.409	20,122	n/a
8	TBD	18-26	.409	17,652	+1
9	I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter	18-26	.409	16,739	-1
10	Guttersluts	8-36	.182	7,243	n/a

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
James Long - 631 Thomas Lin - 586 Jason Carpio - 552 David Codding - 547 Ken Wilson - 543	Freda Schroeder - 457 Angela Bradford - 412 Janelle Lamar - 394 Deena Slinkard - 393 Amy Logan - 340
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
James Long - 731 Jason Carpio - 660 Thomas Lin - 650 Nick Crofoot - 635 Ryan Doll - 632	Freda Schroeder - 586 Janelle Lamar - 571 Deena Slinkard - 565 Amy Logan - 551 Tracy Rychlewski - 533
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
James Long - 230 Ryan Doll - 217 Bob Brunker - 214 David Codding - 212 Ken Wilson - 206 John Boren - 206 (t)	Freda Schroeder - 165 Angela Bradford - 160 Janelle Lamar - 144 Deena Slinkard - 136 Amy Logan - 129
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
James Long - 263 Ryan Doll - 249 Jason Carpio - 238 Bob Brunker - 236 John Boren - 236 (t)	Freda Schroeder - 208 Janelle Lamar - 203 Amy Logan - 199 Angela Bradford - 198 Deena Slinkard - 193
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
James Long - 72 Ryan Doll - 57 Jason Carpio - 47 John Boren - 44 Andy McLeod - 43	Freda Schroeder - 19 Janelle Lamar - 18 Amy Logan - 17 Deena Slinkard - 8 Angela Bradford - 8 (t)