The sixth week of Spring 2007 saw two teams climb in the standings, while two teams slipped. One bowler roll a new personal best game. Sara Bryant landed this week's high game for the women with a 178, and women's high series was bagged by Angela Bradford with a 496. As for the men, John Coleman snagged this week's high game with a 225, and high series was earned by Pat Searcy with a 621. Read on for all the rest of the details!
First up, on lanes 15 & 16: Unstoppabowl accepted a challenge by Churn and Burn. Highlighting the skills of Cory Chorpenning with his 577 series, Unstoppabowl collected 3 wins against Churn and Burn. Across the ball return, James Cholke ruled Churn and Burn with his below-average 462 despite his team notching only a single win. Unstoppabowl remains in 1st place, while Churn and Burn remains in 7th.
On lanes 17 & 18: Those 4 Bowlers kept grabbing the balls of Frickin' Ten Pin. Reinforced by Seth Gunderson with his above-average 544 series, with kudos to Most Valuable Bowler Shaun Crockett, 4 Bowlers collected 3 wins against Ten Pin. On the adjacent lane, Carl Goetz drew the spotlight in Ten Pin with his 525 despite his team notching only a single win. Those 4 Bowlers leap 3 spots in the standings to 5th place, while Ten Pin sinks 1 spot to 6th.
On lanes 19 & 20: Guttersluts sparred with T.B.D.. Featuring John Boren with his 525 series, Guttersluts celebrated a clean sweep over T.B.D.. On the other half of the score sheet, Steve Kiernan commanded T.B.D. with his (either injured, sick, or sandbagging) 473 despite his team getting swept. Guttersluts remains in 3rd place, while T.B.D. plunges 3 spots to 9th.
On lanes 21 & 22: X9XX celebrated their love of large, heavy balls with King Pins. Demonstrating the prowess of Dennis Laube with his 494 series, X9XX collected 3 wins against King Pins. Simultaneously, John Coleman called the shots for King Pins with his above-average 595 despite his team notching only a single win. X9XX remains in 4th place, while King Pins remain in 10th.
Finally, down on lanes 23 & 24: Oily Balls couldn't stop inappropriately groping Doll's Balls. With top billing by #1 Power Ranked and #1 Head-to-Head Pat Searcy and his above-average 621 series, Oily Balls split the series with Doll's Balls. While that was going down, Ryan Doll reigned supreme in Doll's Balls with his 489 as they matched their opponent in wins. Oily Balls remains in 2nd place, while Doll's Balls move 1 spot to 8th.
Bowlers sneaking into The 200 Club include: Cory Chorpenning (207), Dave Hickerson (205), John Coleman (225,205), Pat Searcy (222,203), and Seth Gunderson (209)
A new personal high game was set tonight by Dave Hickerson (205, previous best 193).
In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Nobody claimed victory in Division 1 (though Ken M. Wilson came closest), while Seth Gunderson clobbered Division 2. Angela Bradford eradicated Division 3, and nobody claimed victory in Division 4 (though Kendall Kukowski came closest). Finally, Pat Searcy (Division 1) creamed this week's Interdivisional bracket. In terms of overall points: Pat Searcy runs the show in Division 1; Bill Krejci and Seth Gunderson reign over Division 2 in a tie; Deena Slinkard and Angela Bradford govern Division 3 in a tie; and Kendall Kukowski tops Division 4.
NEXT WEEK:
- First, on lanes 15&16, 4th-place X9XX will socialize with 5th-place Those 4 Bowlers (hcp 26). X9XX is expected to roll a little low and get swept; while 4 Bowlers are forecast to raise their average while they rack up a sweep.
- Moving to lanes 17&18, 3rd-place Guttersluts will tussle with 10th-place King Pins (hcp 83). Guttersluts might roll a little low, yet still manage to win the series; while King Pins ought to drop their average a bit while they avoid getting swept.
- Then, over on lanes 19&20, 2nd-place Oily Balls will share a couple of pitchers with 1st-place Unstoppabowl (hcp 50). Oily Balls will likely roll decently and win the series; while Unstoppabowl will probably hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
- Next up, on lanes 21&22, 6th-place Frickin' Ten Pin will test their mettle against 8th-place Doll's Balls (hcp 46). Ten Pin might maintain their current strength as they and split the series with Doll's Balls; while Doll's Balls ought to hold steady as they keep the series tied.
- Finally, on lanes 23&24, 9th-place T.B.D. (hcp 32) will throw some gutter balls with 7th-place Churn and Burn. T.B.D. is predicted to maintain their current strength as they lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Churn and Burn is anticipated to hold steady as they enjoy their victories.
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THIS WEEK'S MVB
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#1 POWER BOWLER
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#1 H2H BOWLER
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FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE)
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| Pos. | Team name | Record | Percent | Total Pins | Change |
| 1 | Unstoppabowl | 18.5-5.5 | .771 | 10,889 | n/a |
| 2 | Oily Balls | 17-7 | .708 | 12,105 | n/a |
| 3 | Guttersluts | 16.5-7.5 | .688 | 10,600 | n/a |
| 4 | X9XX | 14-10 | .583 | 11,525 | n/a |
| 5 | Those 4 Bowlers | 11-13 | .458 | 10,269 | +3 |
| 6 | Frickin' Ten Pin | 10-14 | .417 | 10,940 | -1 |
| 7 | Churn and Burn | 9.5-14.5 | .396 | 10,261 | n/a |
| 8 | Doll's Balls | 9.5-14.5 | .396 | 9,916 | +1 |
| 9 | T.B.D. | 9-15 | .375 | 9,505 | -3 |
| 10 | King Pins | 5-19 | .208 | 9,523 | n/a |
