The fifth week of Fall 2008 saw four teams climb in the standings, while four teams slipped. One bowler roll a new personal best game. Freda Schroeder picked up this week's high game (161) and series (424) for the women. As for the men, Duncan Ferber snagged this week's high game with a 224, and high series was earned by Cory Chorpenning with a 624. Read on for all the rest of the details!
First up, on lanes 19 & 20: Bowl Movement matched wits with Is This Billable?. Showcasing Travis Kleiner with his above-average 471 series, Bowl Movement collected 3 wins against Is This Billable?. While that was going down, Ryan Doll shined in Is This Billable? with his above-average 570 despite his team notching only a single win. Bowl Movement leaps 1 spot in the standings to 4th place, while Is This Billable? remains in 6th.
On lanes 21 & 22: Dios Mios shared a platter of cheese sticks with Ain't No Sh!t. While headlined by Bill Krejci with his below-average 492 series, with a nod to #1 Power-Ranked Lefty John Boren, Dios Mios got swept by Ain't No Sh!t. Concurrently, Cory Chorpenning called the shots for Ain't No Sh!t with his above-average 624 as they swept the competition. Dios Mios drop 1 spot in the standings to 2nd place, while Ain't No Sh!t remains in 3rd.
On lanes 23 & 24: WWJB celebrated their love of large, heavy balls with Chico's Bail Bonds. Though featuring Justin Wehrman with his 434 series, WWJB got swept by Chico's. Meanwhile, #1 Head-to-Head Ken M. Wilson guided Chico's with his above-average 583 as they swept the competition. WWJB plummets 2 spots in the standings to 9th place, while Chico's move 1 spot to 1st.
On lanes 25 & 26: Spare The Rod, Split The Kitty spent some quality time with Bad Newz Kennels. With top billing by Will Jeter with his 469 series, Spare The Rod celebrated a clean sweep over the Kennels. On the other half of the score sheet, Dennis Laube commanded the Kennels with his 463 despite his team getting swept. Spare The Rod, Split The Kitty leaps 3 spots in the standings to 7th place, while the Kennels sink 1 spot to 5th.
Finally, down on lanes 27 & 28: Livin' On A Spare entered a showdown to the death with Dave and the Wingers. Led by Most Valuable Bowler Amanda Zahnweh and her astonishing 406 series, Livin' On A Spare collected 3 wins against the Wingers. On the adjacent lane, Rob Kaszuba mastered the Wingers with his wondrous 484 despite his team notching only a single win. Livin' On A Spare leaps 1 spot in the standings to 8th place, while the Wingers plunge 2 spots to 10th.
Bowlers slipping under the velvet rope in front of The 200 Club include: Cory Chorpenning (222,213), David Parre (211), Duncan Ferber (224,224), Ken M. Wilson (222), Kendall Kukowski (200), Rob Kaszuba (204), and Ryan Doll (219)

A new personal high game was set tonight by Rob Kaszuba (204, previous best 199). 
In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Duncan Ferber conquered Division 1, while nobody claimed victory in Division 2 (though Brett Schroeder came closest). Travis Kleiner ruled Division 3, and Amanda Zahnweh vanquished Division 4. Finally, David Parre (Division 2) made quick work of this week's Interdivisional bracket. In terms of overall points: Ken M. Wilson, Carl Goetz, and Duncan Ferber lead Division 1 in a tie; David Parre holds the reins in Division 2; Travis Kleiner and Carter Collins dominate Division 3 in a tie; and Amanda Zahnweh calls the shots for Division 4.
NEXT WEEK:
- First, on lanes 19&20, 8th-place Livin' On A Spare (hcp 13) will face 9th-place WWJB. Livin' On A Spare is expected to perform well and win the series; while WWJB is forecast to hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
- Moving to lanes 21&22, 7th-place Spare The Rod, Split The Kitty will socialize with 4th-place Bowl Movement (hcp 42). Spare The Rod might maintain their current strength as they lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Bowl Movement ought to raise their average while they enjoy their victories.
- Then, over on lanes 23&24, 6th-place Is This Billable? (hcp 148) will tussle with 3rd-place Ain't No Sh!t. Is This Billable? will likely maintain their current strength as they get swept; while Ain't No Sh!t will probably drop their average a bit even as they rack up a sweep.
- Next up, on lanes 25&26, 2nd-place Dios Mios will meet with 10th-place Dave and the Wingers (hcp 64). Dios Mios might maintain their current strength as they win the series; while the Wingers ought to raise their average even as they avoid getting swept.
- Finally, on lanes 27&28, 5th-place Bad Newz Kennels (hcp 31) will chuck some balls with 1st-place Chico's Bail Bonds. The Kennels are predicted to maintain their current strength as they lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Chico's are anticipated to raise their average while they enjoy their victories.
|
THIS WEEK'S MVB
|
|||||
|
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE)
|
|||||
| Pos. | Team name | Record | Percent | Total Pins | Change |
| 1 | Chico's Bail Bonds | 15-5 | .750 | 9,402 | +1 |
| 2 | Dios Mios | 15-5 | .750 | 8,449 | -1 |
| 3 | Ain't No Sh!t | 14-6 | .700 | 10,681 | n/a |
| 4 | Bowl Movement | 11-9 | .550 | 7,187 | +1 |
| 5 | Bad Newz Kennels | 8-12 | .400 | 8,971 | -1 |
| 6 | Is This Billable? | 8-12 | .400 | 8,221 | n/a |
| 7 | Spare The Rod, Split The Kitty | 8-12 | .400 | 8,104 | +3 |
| 8 | Livin' On A Spare | 8-12 | .400 | 6,913 | +1 |
| 9 | WWJB | 7-13 | .350 | 7,175 | -2 |
| 10 | Dave and the Wingers | 6-14 | .300 | 7,105 | -2 |





