A stagnated seventh week of Spring 2009 resulted in absolutely no movement in the standings. Freda Schroeder picked up this week's high game (192) and series (514) for the women, while Pat Searcy earned this week's high game (252) and series (662) for the men. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 19 & 20: Turkey Sandwich had some one-on-one time with Chicks With Balls. Even though highlighted by the skills of Jason Carpio with his 538 series, Turkey Sandwich accomplished only 1 win against the Chicks. Countering this, Janelle (Laube) Lamar dominated the Chicks with her above-average 435 (with kudos to Most Valuable Bowler Kelly Minihan) as her team took the series with 3 wins. Turkey Sandwich remains in 7th place, while the Chicks remain in 5th.

On lanes 21 & 22: Rule 6B had a delightful time with Capt. Awesome & Wonder Friends. With top billing by Ryan Doll with his 486 series, Rule 6B collected 3 wins against Wonder Friends. Across the ball return, Ryan Housknecht mastered Wonder Friends with his above-average 407 despite his team notching only a single win. Rule 6B remains in 3rd place, while Wonder Friends remain in 8th.

On lanes 23 & 24: No Pinheads spent some quality time with Schlitz For Us, Splits For You. Reinforced by Pat Searcy with his thrilling 662 series, No Pinheads collected 3 wins against Schlitz. On the flipside, Bob Brunker took the lead in Schlitz with his 548 despite his team notching only a single win. No Pinheads remains in 2nd place, while Schlitz remains in 1st.

On lanes 25 & 26: XXX took turns kicking the ball return with Chico's Bail Bonds. Despite being led by Rich DeYoung with his above-average 518 series, XXX accomplished only 1 win against Chico's. On the other side, #1 Power Ranked and #1 Head-to-Head Carl Goetz guided Chico's with his phenomenal 632 as his team took the series with 3 wins. XXX remains in 9th place, while Chico's remain in 4th.

Finally, down on lanes 27 & 28: Sh!t, Another Season faced off against WWJB. Featuring Rob Kaszuba with his above-average 496 series, Another Season celebrated a clean sweep over WWJB. On the other half of the score sheet, AJ Taylor called the shots for WWJB with his 392 despite his team getting swept. Sh!t, Another Season remains in 6th place, while WWJB remains in 10th.

Bowlers getting the VIP treatment in The 200 Club include: Bob Brunker (221), Carl Goetz (222,214), Jason Carpio (202), and Pat Searcy (252,234)

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Nobody claimed victory in Division 1 (though Jason Carpio came closest), while nobody claimed victory in Division 2 (though Rich DeYoung came closest). Chris Lewis decimated Division 3, and Ryan Housknecht walloped Division 4. Finally, Carl Goetz (Division 1) made quick work of this week's Interdivisional bracket. In terms of overall points: Carl Goetz runs the show in Division 1; Phil Schroeder governs Division 2; Chris Lewis tops Division 3; and Deena Slinkard reigns over Division 4.

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 19&20, 4th-place Chico's Bail Bonds will roll against 8th-place Capt. Awesome & Wonder Friends (hcp 159). Chico's are expected to maintain their current strength as they win the series; while Wonder Friends are forecast to raise their average even as they avoid getting swept.
• Moving to lanes 21&22, 10th-place WWJB (hcp 158) will socialize with 2nd-place No Pinheads. WWJB might perform well, yet still manage to get swept; while No Pinheads ought to raise their average while they rack up a sweep.
• Then, over on lanes 23&24, 7th-place Turkey Sandwich will test their mettle against 9th-place XXX (hcp 31). Turkey Sandwich will likely roll decently and win the series; while XXX will probably raise their average even as they avoid getting swept.
• Next up, on lanes 25&26, 6th-place Sh!t, Another Season will match wits with 5th-place Chicks With Balls (hcp 152). Another Season might roll a little low and lose the series but avoid getting swept; while the Chicks ought to raise their average while they enjoy their victories.
• Finally, on lanes 27&28, 3rd-place Rule 6B (hcp 25) will battle 1st-place Schlitz For Us, Splits For You. Rule 6B is predicted to maintain their current strength as they get swept; while Schlitz is anticipated to raise their average while they rack up a sweep.

THIS WEEK'S MVB Kelly Minihan Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Carl Goetz Runner Up: Pat Searcy	#1 H2H BOWLER Carl Goetz Runner Up: Chris Lewis
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Uh, I'm just gonna go find a cash machine." Sarah Sauer, suddenly in need of $1,000 plus another $100 for Rob Kaszuba.