The Spring 2007 position round is now history, and and the championship will be on us before we know it! The tenth week saw three teams climb in the standings, while two teams slipped. Two bowlers set a new personal best series, and two rolled new personal high games. Freda Schroeder picked up this week's high game (176) and series (488) for the women, while John Boren earned this week's high game (267) and series (701) for the men. Read on for all the rest of the details!
First up, on lanes 15 & 16: Guttersluts kept stealing sips of beer from Oily Balls. Reinforced by #1 Power-Ranked John Boren and his spectacular 701 series, Guttersluts celebrated a clean sweep over Oily Balls. Countering this, Pat Searcy oversaw Oily Balls with his below-average 537 despite his team getting swept. Guttersluts remains in 1st place, while Oily Balls plunge 2 spots to 4th.
On lanes 17 & 18: Unstoppabowl hung out with X9XX. Highlighting the skills of Cory Chorpenning with his 562 series, Unstoppabowl split the series with X9XX. In the midst of this, Don Glasscock called the shots for X9XX with his above-average 677 as they matched their opponent in wins. Unstoppabowl leaps 1 spot in the standings to 2nd place, while X9XX moves 1 spot to 3rd.
On lanes 19 & 20: Those 4 Bowlers shared a few beers with Churn and Burn. Showcasing Seth Gunderson with his astonishing 620 series, 4 Bowlers collected 3 wins against Churn and Burn. Meanwhile, Jason Carpio took the lead in Churn and Burn with his below-average 492 despite his team notching only a single win. Those 4 Bowlers remains in 5th place, while Churn and Burn remains in 6th.
On lanes 21 & 22: Frickin' Ten Pin tussled with Doll's Balls. Although topped by Carl Goetz with his above-average 595 series, Ten Pin accomplished only 1 win against Doll's Balls. While that was going down, #1 Head-to-Head and Most Valuable Bowler John Richardson laid down the law in Doll's Balls with his marvelous 564 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Frickin' Ten Pin drops 1 spot in the standings to 8th place, while Doll's Balls move 1 spot to 7th.
Finally, down on lanes 23 & 24: King Pins deliberately ate cheese sticks in front of T.B.D.. Demonstrating the prowess of Duncan Ferber with his above-average 591 series, King Pins split the series with T.B.D.. On the flipside, Steve Kiernan dominated T.B.D. with his above-average 579 as they matched their opponent in wins. King Pins remains in 9th place, while T.B.D. remains in 10th.
Bowlers rolling into The 200 Club include: Carl Goetz (217), Don Glasscock (228,224,225), Duncan Ferber (223,203), Jason Carpio (201), John Boren (267,205,229), John Richardson (202), Pat Searcy (223), Seth Gunderson (258), and Steve Kiernan (207)

Adding to the excitement, the 701 rolled by John Boren is this season's new high series for men.
The 267 rolled by John Boren is tied for the 6th-best game in league history!
The 701 rolled by John Boren is tied for the 5th-best series in league history!
In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: John Boren creamed Division 1, while nobody claimed victory in Division 2 (though Seth Gunderson came closest). John Richardson eradicated Division 3, and nobody claimed victory in Division 4 (though Emily Austin came closest). Finally, Freda Schroeder (Division 2) trounced this week's Interdivisional bracket.Finally, Kendall Kukowski (Division 4) trounced this week's Interdivisional bracket. In terms of overall points: John Boren leads Division 1; Seth Gunderson dominates Division 2; Deena Slinkard and Dave Hickerson hold the reins in Division 3 in a tie; and Kendall Kukowski is in the driver's seat in Division 4.
NEXT WEEK:
- First, on lanes 15&16, 5th-place Those 4 Bowlers will test their mettle against 7th-place Doll's Balls (hcp 6). 4 Bowlers are expected to perform well and win the series; while Doll's Balls are forecast to hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
- Moving to lanes 17&18, 8th-place Frickin' Ten Pin will socialize with 9th-place King Pins (hcp 89). Ten Pin might roll a little low and lose the series but avoid getting swept; while King Pins ought to hold steady as they enjoy their victories.
- Then, over on lanes 19&20, 10th-place T.B.D. (hcp 103) will meet with 4th-place Oily Balls. T.B.D. will likely maintain their current strength as they get swept; while Oily Balls will probably hold steady as they rack up a sweep.
- Next up, on lanes 21&22, 3rd-place X9XX (hcp 6) will chuck some balls with 2nd-place Unstoppabowl. X9XX might roll a little low and get swept; while Unstoppabowl ought to hold steady as they rack up a sweep.
- Finally, on lanes 23&24, 6th-place Churn and Burn (hcp 22) will face 1st-place Guttersluts. Churn and Burn is predicted to maintain their current strength as they and split the series with Guttersluts; while Guttersluts are anticipated to hold steady as they keep the series tied.
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 | Guttersluts | 30.5-9.5 | .763 | 18,263 | n/a |
2 | Unstoppabowl | 24.5-15.5 | .613 | 18,156 | +1 |
3 | X9XX | 24-16 | .600 | 19,290 | +1 |
4 | Oily Balls | 23.5-16.5 | .588 | 19,968 | -2 |
5 | Those 4 Bowlers | 21-19 | .525 | 17,296 | n/a |
6 | Churn and Burn | 17-23 | .425 | 17,199 | n/a |
7 | Doll's Balls | 16.5-23.5 | .413 | 16,884 | +1 |
8 | Frickin' Ten Pin | 15-25 | .375 | 18,597 | -1 |
9 | King Pins | 14-26 | .350 | 16,631 | n/a |
10 | T.B.D. | 13-27 | .325 | 14,845 | n/a |