The fourth week of Fall 2008 saw three teams climb in the standings, while three teams slipped. Freda Schroeder picked up this week's high game (185) and series (496) for the women, while Cory Chorpenning earned this week's high game (243) and series (581) for the men. Meanwhile, the Tournament of Champions also kicked off tonight, beginning of 13 weeks of one-on-one bowling excitement! Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 19 & 20: Dave and the Wingers did battle with Bad Newz Kennels. Despite being led by Rob Kaszuba with his 417 series, the Wingers accomplished only 1 win against the Kennels. On the other half of the score sheet, Freda Schroeder mastered the Kennels with her above-average 496 as her team took the series with 3 wins. Dave and the Wingers remains in 8th place, while the Kennels jump 2 spots to 4th.

On lanes 21 & 22: Livin' On A Spare entered a showdown to the death with Chico's Bail Bonds. Though featuring Tom Finley with his above-average 398 series, Livin' On A Spare accomplished only 1 win against Chico's. Concurrently, Carl Goetz commanded Chico's with his stupendous 566 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Livin' On A Spare remains in 9th place, while Chico's move 1 spot to 2nd.

On lanes 23 & 24: Spare The Rod, Split The Kitty shared a platter of cheese sticks with Is This Billable?. Although topped by Andrea Caudillo with her below-average 369 series, Spare The Rod got swept by Is This Billable?. Across the ball return, trifecta-winner (#1 Head-to-Head, #1 Power-Ranked, and Most Valuable Bowler) Adam Messner showed off in Is This Billable? with his dramatic 488 as they swept the competition. Spare The Rod, Split The Kitty plummets 3 spots in the standings to 10th place, while Is This Billable? jumps 4 spots to 6th.

On lanes 25 & 26: WWJB shared a few beers with Dios Mios. While headlined by AJ Taylor with his above-average 395 series, WWJB got swept by Dios Mios. While that was going down, Bill Krejci reigned supreme in Dios Mios with his 522 as they swept the competition. WWJB plummets 3 spots in the standings to 7th place, while Dios Mios remain in 1st.

Finally, down on lanes 27 & 28: Bowl Movement celebrated their love of large, heavy balls with Ain't No Sh!t. Showcasing Travis Kleiner with his astonishing 493 series, Bowl Movement split the series with Ain't No Sh!t. Meanwhile, Cory Chorpenning shined in Ain't No Sh!t with his 581 as they matched their opponent in wins. Bowl Movement remains in 5th place, while Ain't No Sh!t sinks 1 spot to 3rd.

Bowlers who lied to their significant other claiming bowling was running long then went out for after-bowling drinks at The 200 Club include: Carl Goetz (201), Cory Chorpenning (243), Duncan Ferber (211), Kendall Kukowski (219), and Ryan Doll (206)

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Carl Goetz walloped Division 1, while David Parre creamed Division 2. Carter Collins staked a claim for the Iron Throne in Division 3, and Adam Messner claimed victory in Division 4. And, finally, nobody claimed victory in the Interdivisional bracket, and in fact we aren't even going to talk about this bracket as it was a complete embarassment. In terms of overall points: Carl Goetz leads Division 1; David Parre runs the show in Division 2; Carter Collins governs Division 3; and Adam Messner dominates Division 4.

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 19&20, 5th-place Bowl Movement (hcp 59) will battle 6th-place Is This Billable?. Bowl Movement is expected to perform well, but split the series with Is This Billable?; while Is This Billable? is forecast to hold steady as they keep the series tied.
• Moving to lanes 21&22, 1st-place Dios Mios (hcp 132) will chill with 3rd-place Ain't No Sh!t. Dios Mios might maintain their current strength as they win the series; while Ain't No Sh!t ought to see their team average take a dive while they avoid getting swept.
• Then, over on lanes 23&24, 7th-place WWJB (hcp 129) will spend some quality time with 2nd-place Chico's Bail Bonds. WWJB will likely maintain their current strength as they get swept; while Chico's will probably hold steady as they rack up a sweep.
• Next up, on lanes 25&26, 10th-place Spare The Rod, Split The Kitty (hcp 56) will roll against 4th-place Bad Newz Kennels. Spare The Rod might maintain their current strength as they get swept; while the Kennels ought to raise their average while they rack up a sweep.
• Finally, on lanes 27&28, 9th-place Livin' On A Spare (hcp 17) will match wits with 8th-place Dave and the Wingers. Livin' On A Spare is predicted to maintain their current strength as they get swept; while the Wingers are anticipated to raise their average while they rack up a sweep.

THIS WEEK'S MVB Adam Messner Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Adam Messner Runner Up: Travis Kleiner	#1 H2H BOWLER Adam Messner Runner Up: Carl Goetz
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "I got in just as Ben was pulling out." Travis Kleiner, on a missed encounter in the parking lot.