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 kept grabbing the balls of WWJB. Headlined by Bob Brunker with his 516 series, Schlitz collected 3 wins against WWJB. Concurrently, AJ Taylor laid down the law in 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 accepted a challenge by XXX. Blessed by trifecta-winner (#1 Head-to-Head, #1 Power-Ranked, and Most Valuable Bowler) Andrea Caudillo and her spectacular 484 series, the Chicks celebrated a clean sweep over XXX. Simultaneously, Rich DeYoung called the shots for 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 did battle with Sh!t, Another Season. With top billing by Brett Schroeder with his above-average 448 series, Rule 6B collected 3 wins against Another Season. In the midst of this, Cory Chorpenning guided 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 waged a heated competition against Capt. Awesome & Wonder Friends. Despite the strength of Jason Carpio with his below-average 477 series, Turkey Sandwich accomplished only 1 win against Wonder Friends. While that was going down, Ryan Housknecht dominated 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. Led by Freda Schroeder with her above-average 508 series, No Pinheads collected 3 wins against Chico's. On the adjacent lane, David Codding shined 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)

A new personal high game was set tonight by AJ Taylor (161, previous best 154). In addition, a new personal best series was rolled by AJ Taylor (412, previous best 407). 
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 creamed Division 3, and Ben Wetteborn vanquished Division 4. Finally, Aubrey Moren (Division 1) cleaned up this week's Interdivisional bracket.Finally, Phil Schroeder (Division 2) cleaned up this week's Interdivisional bracket. In terms of overall points: Carl Goetz dominates Division 1; Phil Schroeder is in the driver's seat in Division 2; Andrea Caudillo governs Division 3; and Deena Slinkard leads Division 4.
NEXT WEEK:
- First, on lanes 19&20, 7th-place Turkey Sandwich will throw some gutter 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 meet 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 battle 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 chuck some balls with 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.
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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 |



