The tweltfh week of Spring 2008 saw two teams climb in the standings, while two teams slipped. One bowler set a new personal best series. Freda Schroeder picked up this week's high game (202) and series (484) for the women. As for the men, Don Glasscock snagged this week's high game with a 257, and high series was earned by Cory Chorpenning with a 669. Read on for all the rest of the details!
First up, on lanes 19 & 20: 3 Dudes and a Doll traded lane malfunctions with Ebowla. Regardless of the star power of Chris Rigdon with his 524 series, 3 Dudes and a Doll accomplished only 1 win against Ebowla. On the other half of the score sheet, Travis Kleiner took the lead in Ebowla with his above-average 486 as his team took the series with 3 wins. 3 Dudes and a Doll remains in 3rd place, while Ebowla remains in 8th.
On lanes 21 & 22: Dios Mios deliberately ate cheese sticks in front of Bad Newz Kennels. Although blessed by Bill Krejci with his (either injured, sick, or sandbagging) 435 series, Dios Mios got swept by the Kennels. While that was going down, Dennis Laube drew the spotlight in the Kennels with his above-average 553 as they swept the competition. Dios Mios drop 1 spot in the standings to 7th place, while the Kennels remain in 1st.
On lanes 23 & 24: You Don't Know Sh!t matched wits with Split Happens. With the strength of Cory Chorpenning with his above-average 669 series, Don't Know Sh!t celebrated a clean sweep over Split Happens. . With Split Happens forfeiting, all Don't Know Sh!t needed to do was roll within 40 pins of their combined team average each game. Mission accomplished. You Don't Know Sh!t remains in 2nd place, while Split Happens sink 1 spot to 10th.
On lanes 25 & 26: Dr. Strangelanes, Or How I Learned To Stop Opening And Earn The Belt hung out with Sofa King Good. Featuring Most Valuable Bowler Shaun Crockett and his astonishing 531 series, Dr. Strangelanes collected 3 wins against Sofa King. On the flipside, Don Glasscock laid down the law in Sofa King with his below-average 609 despite his team notching only a single win. Dr. Strangelanes, Or How I Learned To Stop Opening And Earn The Belt remains in 5th place, while Sofa King moves 1 spot to 6th.
Finally, down on lanes 27 & 28: ? celebrated their love of large, heavy balls with It's Britney, Bitch. Headlined by #1 Power Ranked and #1 Head-to-Head Joel Teply and his powerful 474 series, ? collected 3 wins against Britney. As for the opposition, Jeff Unseld dominated Britney with his above-average 428 despite his team notching only a single win. ? remains in 4th place, while Britney moves 1 spot to 9th.
Bowlers bribing their way into The 200 Club include: Cory Chorpenning (244,218,207), Don Glasscock (257), Duncan Ferber (214), Freda Schroeder (202), and Travis Kleiner (202)

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Duncan Ferber whipped Division 1, while nobody claimed victory in Division 2 (though Scott Murdock came closest). Nobody claimed victory in Division 3 (though Chris Rigdon came closest), and nobody claimed victory in Division 4 (though Jeff Unseld came closest). Finally, Shaun Crockett (Division 4) conquered this week's Interdivisional bracket. In terms of overall points: Kendall Kukowski calls the shots for Division 1; Dennis Laube holds the reins in Division 2; Kris Hiestand reigns over Division 3; and Shaun Crockett leads Division 4.
NEXT WEEK:
- First, on lanes 19&20, 1st-place Bad Newz Kennels will roll against 5th-place Dr. Strangelanes, Or How I Learned To Stop Opening And Earn The Belt (hcp 18). The Kennels are expected to maintain their current strength as they lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Dr. Strangelanes are forecast to raise their average while they enjoy their victories.
- Moving to lanes 21&22, 10th-place Split Happens (hcp 68) will meet with 3rd-place 3 Dudes and a Doll. Split Happens might maintain their current strength as they lose the series but avoid getting swept; while 3 Dudes and a Doll ought to hold steady as they enjoy their victories.
- Then, over on lanes 23&24, 9th-place It's Britney, Bitch (hcp 80) will face 7th-place Dios Mios. Britney will likely roll decently and win the series; while Dios Mios will probably drop their average a bit while they avoid getting swept.
- Next up, on lanes 25&26, 8th-place Ebowla (hcp 14) will challenge 4th-place ?. Ebowla might maintain their current strength as they lose the series but avoid getting swept; while ? ought to hold steady as they enjoy their victories.
- Finally, on lanes 27&28, 6th-place Sofa King Good (hcp 48) will test their mettle against 2nd-place You Don't Know Sh!t. Sofa King is predicted to maintain their current strength as they lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Don't Know Sh!t is anticipated to drop their average a bit even as enjoy their victories.
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 | Bad Newz Kennels | 33-15 | .688 | 23,191 | n/a |
2 | You Don't Know Sh!t | 32-16 | .667 | 26,538 | n/a |
3 | 3 Dudes and a Doll | 27-21 | .563 | 22,085 | n/a |
4 | ? | 25-23 | .521 | 19,872 | n/a |
5 | Dr. Strangelanes, Or How I Learned To Stop Opening... | 24-24 | .500 | 22,200 | n/a |
6 | Sofa King Good | 21-27 | .438 | 24,483 | +1 |
7 | Dios Mios | 21-27 | .438 | 20,494 | -1 |
8 | Ebowla | 21-27 | .438 | 19,174 | n/a |
9 | It's Britney, Bitch | 17-31 | .354 | 17,070 | +1 |
10 | Split Happens | 16-32 | .333 | 15,731 | -1 |