The tweltfh week of Spring 2009 saw three teams climb in the standings, while four teams slipped. Angela Bradford picked up this week's high game (220) and series (533) for the women. As for the men, Jason Carpio snagged this week's high game with a 237, and high series was earned by Carl Goetz with a 595. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 19 & 20: Turkey Sandwich kept stealing sips of beer from No Pinheads. While headlined by Jason Carpio with his above-average 572 series, Turkey Sandwich got swept by No Pinheads. On the flipside, Phil Schroeder took the lead in No Pinheads with his phenomenal 550 as they swept the competition. Turkey Sandwich drops 1 spot in the standings to 9th place, while No Pinheads jump 2 spots to 3rd.

On lanes 21 & 22: Chicks With Balls couldn't stop inappropriately groping WWJB. Even though highlighted by the skills of Janelle (Laube) Lamar with her 421 series, the Chicks accomplished only 1 win against WWJB. As for the opposition, Rich Foster mastered WWJB with his stupendous 445 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Chicks With Balls drop 1 spot in the standings to 7th place, while WWJB moves 1 spot to 6th.

On lanes 23 & 24: Chico's Bail Bonds couldn't stop undressing with their eyes the members of Rule 6B. Led by #1 Head-to-Head Carl Goetz and his above-average 595 series, Chico's collected 3 wins against Rule 6B. While that was going down, Ryan Doll ruled Rule 6B with his 506 despite his team notching only a single win. Chico's Bail Bonds remains in 2nd place, while Rule 6B sinks 1 spot to 4th.

On lanes 25 & 26: Capt. Awesome & Wonder Friends matched wits with Sh!t, Another Season. Blessed by #1 Power-Ranked and Most Valuable Bowler Ryan Housknecht and his astounding 489 series, Wonder Friends celebrated a clean sweep over Another Season. On the other half of the score sheet, Duncan Ferber oversaw Another Season with his 549 despite his team getting swept. Capt. Awesome & Wonder Friends leap 1 spot in the standings to 8th place, while Another Season sinks 1 spot to 5th.

Finally, down on lanes 27 & 28: XXX did battle with Schlitz For Us, Splits For You. Though featuring Rich DeYoung with his below-average 450 series, XXX got swept by Schlitz. Countering this, Angela Bradford dominated Schlitz with her above-average 533 as they swept the competition. XXX remains in 10th place, while Schlitz remains in 1st.

Bowlers getting the VIP treatment in The 200 Club include: Angela Bradford (220), Carl Goetz (208), Duncan Ferber (201), Freda Schroeder (215), Jason Carpio (237), and Ken M. Wilson (209)

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Carl Goetz cleaned up Division 1, while nobody claimed victory in Division 2 (though Angela Bradford came closest). Adam Messner mopped up Division 3, and nobody claimed victory in Division 4 (though Rich Foster came closest). Finally, Phil Schroeder (Division 2) crushed this week's Interdivisional bracket.Finally, Ryan Housknecht (Division 4) crushed this week's Interdivisional bracket. In terms of overall points: Carl Goetz governs Division 1; Phil Schroeder calls the shots for Division 2; Adam Messner dominates Division 3; and Deena Slinkard leads Division 4.

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 19&20, 6th-place WWJB (hcp 16) will compete against 8th-place Capt. Awesome & Wonder Friends. WWJB is expected to perform well, but split the series with Wonder Friends; while Wonder Friends are forecast to raise their average while they keep the series tied.
• Moving to lanes 21&22, 4th-place Rule 6B will throw some gutter balls with 9th-place Turkey Sandwich (hcp 42). Rule 6B might maintain their current strength as they win the series; while Turkey Sandwich ought to hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
• Then, over on lanes 23&24, 1st-place Schlitz For Us, Splits For You will spend some quality time with 7th-place Chicks With Balls (hcp 87). Schlitz will likely maintain their current strength as they win the series; while the Chicks will probably raise their average even as they avoid getting swept.
• Next up, on lanes 25&26, 3rd-place No Pinheads will share a couple of pitchers with 10th-place XXX (hcp 118). No Pinheads might maintain their current strength as they sweep the series; while XXX ought to hold steady as they endure a rough night.
• Finally, on lanes 27&28, 5th-place Sh!t, Another Season (hcp 4) will test their mettle against 2nd-place Chico's Bail Bonds. Another Season is predicted to maintain their current strength as they get swept; while Chico's are anticipated to raise their average while they rack up a sweep.

THIS WEEK'S MVB Ryan Housknecht Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Ryan Housknecht Runner Up: Phil Schroeder	#1 H2H BOWLER Carl Goetz Runner Up: Phil Schroeder
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "I don't know you got it in but I want you to get it out!" Janelle Lamar, to AJ Taylor, on a piece of cheese stick wedged in her thumb hole.