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 deliberately ate cheese sticks in front of WWJB. With top billing by Bob Brunker with his 516 series, Schlitz collected 3 wins against WWJB. Across the ball return, AJ Taylor guided 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 spent a romantic evening with XXX. With the strength of trifecta-winner (#1 Head-to-Head, #1 Power-Ranked, and Most Valuable Bowler) Andrea Caudillo and her stunning 484 series, the Chicks celebrated a clean sweep over XXX. On the other side, Rich DeYoung showed off 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 chucked gutter balls with Sh!t, Another Season. Led by Brett Schroeder with his above-average 448 series, Rule 6B collected 3 wins against Another Season. Conversely, Cory Chorpenning took the lead 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 kept stealing sips of beer from Capt. Awesome & Wonder Friends. Regardless of the star power of Jason Carpio with his below-average 477 series, Turkey Sandwich accomplished only 1 win against Wonder Friends. On the adjacent lane, Ryan Housknecht oversaw 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 sparred with Chico's Bail Bonds. Demonstrating the prowess of Freda Schroeder with her above-average 508 series, No Pinheads collected 3 wins against Chico's. Meanwhile, 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 into 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 topped Division 3, and Ben Wetteborn cleaned up Division 4. Finally, Aubrey Moren (Division 1) eradicated this week's Interdivisional bracket.Finally, Phil Schroeder (Division 2) eradicated this week's Interdivisional bracket. In terms of overall points: Carl Goetz is in the driver's seat in Division 1; Phil Schroeder holds the reins in Division 2; Andrea Caudillo tops Division 3; and Deena Slinkard leads Division 4.
NEXT WEEK:
- First, on lanes 19&20, 7th-place Turkey Sandwich will roll against 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 hang out 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 chill 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 chuck some balls with 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 face 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 |