The sixth week of Spring 2009 saw four teams climb in the standings, while four teams slipped. One bowler set a new personal best series, and one rolled new personal high game. Freda Schroeder picked up this week's high game (192) and series (508) for the women. As for the men, Cory Chorpenning snagged this week's high game with a 227, and high series was earned by David Codding with a 582. Read on for all the rest of the details!
First up, on lanes 19 & 20: Schlitz For Us, Splits For You chucked gutter balls with WWJB. Featuring Bob Brunker with his 516 series, Schlitz collected 3 wins against WWJB. Concurrently, AJ Taylor oversaw WWJB with his above-average 412 despite his team notching only a single win. Schlitz For Us, Splits For You remains in 1st place, while WWJB remains in 10th.
On lanes 21 & 22: Chicks With Balls kept stealing sips of beer from XXX. Showcasing trifecta-winner (#1 Head-to-Head, #1 Power-Ranked, and Most Valuable Bowler) Andrea Caudillo and her splendid 484 series, the Chicks celebrated a clean sweep over XXX. Meanwhile, Rich DeYoung laid down the law in XXX with his above-average 500 despite his team getting swept. Chicks With Balls leap 2 spots in the standings to 5th place, while XXX sinks 1 spot to 9th.
On lanes 23 & 24: Rule 6B traded lane malfunctions with Sh!t, Another Season. Highlighting the skills of Brett Schroeder with his above-average 448 series, Rule 6B collected 3 wins against Another Season. As for the opposition, Cory Chorpenning shined in Another Season with his below-average 556 despite his team notching only a single win. Rule 6B leaps 1 spot in the standings to 3rd place, while Another Season sinks 1 spot to 6th.
On lanes 25 & 26: Turkey Sandwich had some one-on-one time with Capt. Awesome & Wonder Friends. Although blessed by Jason Carpio with his below-average 477 series, Turkey Sandwich accomplished only 1 win against Wonder Friends. Conversely, Ryan Housknecht took the lead in Wonder Friends with his above-average 416 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Turkey Sandwich drops 1 spot in the standings to 7th place, while Wonder Friends move 1 spot to 8th.
Finally, down on lanes 27 & 28: No Pinheads celebrated their love of large, heavy balls with Chico's Bail Bonds. Led by Freda Schroeder with her above-average 508 series, No Pinheads collected 3 wins against Chico's. Countering this, David Codding drew the spotlight in Chico's with his 582 despite his team notching only a single win. No Pinheads leap 1 spot in the standings to 2nd place, while Chico's plunge 2 spots to 4th.
Bowlers slipping under the velvet rope in front of The 200 Club include: Cory Chorpenning (227,202) and David Codding (213)

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Nobody claimed victory in Division 1 (though Bob Brunker came closest), while nobody claimed victory in Division 2 (though Freda Schroeder came closest). Andrea Caudillo walloped Division 3, and Ben Wetteborn cleaned up Division 4. Finally, Aubrey Moren (Division 1) rolled his ass to the top of this week's Interdivisional bracket.Finally, Phil Schroeder (Division 2) rolled his ass to the top of this week's Interdivisional bracket. In terms of overall points: Carl Goetz tops Division 1; Phil Schroeder governs Division 2; Andrea Caudillo leads Division 3; and Deena Slinkard runs the show in Division 4.
NEXT WEEK:
- First, on lanes 19&20, 7th-place Turkey Sandwich will chuck some balls with 5th-place Chicks With Balls (hcp 24). Turkey Sandwich is expected to maintain their current strength as they lose the series but avoid getting swept; while the Chicks are forecast to raise their average while they enjoy their victories.
- Moving to lanes 21&22, 3rd-place Rule 6B will chill with 8th-place Capt. Awesome & Wonder Friends (hcp 68). Rule 6B might maintain their current strength as they just barely miss sweeping the series; while Wonder Friends ought to hold steady as they just barely avoid getting swept.
- Then, over on lanes 23&24, 2nd-place No Pinheads will spend some quality time with 1st-place Schlitz For Us, Splits For You (hcp 29). No Pinheads will likely maintain their current strength as they lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Schlitz will probably raise their average while they enjoy their victories.
- Next up, on lanes 25&26, 9th-place XXX (hcp 157) will challenge 4th-place Chico's Bail Bonds. XXX might maintain their current strength as they get swept; while Chico's ought to raise their average while they rack up a sweep.
- Finally, on lanes 27&28, 6th-place Sh!t, Another Season will roll against 10th-place WWJB (hcp 190). Another Season is predicted to maintain their current strength as they sweep the series; while WWJB is anticipated to hold steady as they endure a rough night.
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 | Schlitz For Us, Splits For You | 18-6 | .750 | 10,776 | n/a |
2 | No Pinheads | 15-9 | .625 | 11,637 | +1 |
3 | Rule 6B | 15-9 | .625 | 10,306 | +1 |
4 | Chico's Bail Bonds | 14-10 | .583 | 12,295 | -2 |
5 | Chicks With Balls | 13-11 | .542 | 9,054 | +2 |
6 | Sh!t, Another Season | 11-13 | .458 | 12,348 | -1 |
7 | Turkey Sandwich | 10-14 | .417 | 9,398 | -1 |
8 | Capt. Awesome & Wonder Friends | 10-14 | .417 | 8,300 | +1 |
9 | XXX | 7-17 | .292 | 8,616 | -1 |
10 | WWJB | 7-17 | .292 | 8,449 | n/a |