The Finals are almost upon us as Week #14 proved to be a quiet one in regards to any switches in the league standings. The league leaders, however, managed to increase their lead from a mere 1.5 games back up to 3.5 over the rest of the league as they try to wrap up the season before the big Finals showdown. Here's how it all played out...In the first matchup of the evening, reigning champs Bowltron took on opponents Split It & Hit It. With anchor Ryan Doll leading the way with a 573 series for 'tron – and ending his 200+ game consecutive streak at nine, the 8th best in league history – the guys cruised to a 4-0 sweep. Lead off roller Michael Smith led the charge for Split It, rolling a 386 series but couldn't quite get the help he needed to turn the tides. Neither team moved up or down at all with Bowltron remaining in 5th and Split It & Hit It staying put in 7th place.Lanes 43 & 44 watched a back-and-forth battle between Twerking Balls and UpgrayeDD. Taking Game #1, UpgrayeDD came away with a single pin victory led this week by Josh Robison and his 455 series. The Twerkers struck back to emphatically take Game #2 behind a shared effort by teammates Jake Parrott and AJ Hofmann, each ending their nights with a 448 series. UpgrayeDD came back to secure Game #3 in the 10th frame but failed to do enough damage to win total pins. The teams split the series 2-2. Twerking Balls continues to dance in 6th while UpgrayeDD refuses to budge from 8th place.The biggest matchup of the evening took place between league leaders Pinterest and their closest rivals in the standings, The Finger Holes. With anchor Aubrey Moren leading the way with a 550 series, the F-Holes took Game #1 before Pinterest mounted their charge. Returning fire (cannon fire?), the loudest lunkheads on the lanes stormed back behind Ian Goetz's 612 series to take Games #2 as well as a nail-biting Game #3 and ultimately wrapping up total pins in the process. The 3-1 matchup victory keeps Pinterest in 1st and The Finger Holes in 2nd place, with 3.5 games separating the two.Down on the last pair of lanes, Ken M. Wilson finally showed some signs of life with his new ball. Shooting a league leading 660 series for Mark It Zero, Wilson helped his team land a clean sweep over opponents Schwetty Balls while earning both the Most Valuable Bowler and #1 Power Ranked bowler honors. Schwetty's Bob Brunker added a team leading 545 series into the mix but couldn't pull out any wins in the process. Mark It Zero sticks to 5th while the Schwetty Balls roll around in 3rd place.The Tournament of Champions has almost run its course and currently sits like this:Division 1: Ian Goetz (29), Seth Gunderson (25)Division 2: Phil Schroeder (23), Ryan Doll/Dennis Laube (19)Division 3: Freda Schroeder/Teresa Deterding (18)Division 4: Michael Gordon (33), AJ Hofmann (15)Bowlers talking in The 200 Club about Jonathan crawling around on the lanes this week include: Aubrey Moren (223), Bob Brunker (218), Freda Schroeder (200), Ian Goetz (215, 225), Ken M. Wilson (233, 235), Rob Kaszuba (211), Ryan Doll (237), and Seth Gunderson (212).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Ken Wilson Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Ken Wilson Runner Up: Ian Goetz	#1 H2H BOWLER Ken M. Wilson Runner Up: Angela Bradford
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "I'm anal, but I'm easy." Bryan Bay, after being asked about his bowling shoes.

Twice in GutterAlley's recorded history, the eventual champions were able to lock up the season in Week #13 and just coast the rest of the way with the title already in hand. This season's frontrunners looked all but ready to wrap it up coming out of the position round, having amassed the 2nd best first-half win record in league history. The last few weeks, however, have been rough as three teams are now locked in a battle to walk away the champs. The Spring '14 session's Week #13 brings us to only 3.5 games separating those top three teams...and there are only two weeks left until the Finals. This is going to be goooooooooooood.After nearly getting blanked last week, the league's biggest target – league leaders Pinterest – looked to bounce back against hapless Mark It Zero. Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. With Game #1 under their belts behind a team leading 550 series from anchor Seth Gunderson, the team looked to return to their winning ways but were stopped cold. Zero's Kody Karnes put up a 601 series combined with this week's Most Valuable Bowler performance out of new father and fellow teammate Eric Lynch to storm back and take the matchup 3-1. The wins don't move either team up or down in the standings, however, with Pinterest remaining atop the heap by a mere game and a half while Mark It Zero continues to stagnate in 5th place.The two teams on the current leaders' tails battled one another on Lanes 43 & 44. The first to strike were the The Finger Holes, who handily took Game #1 behind anchor Aubrey Moren's 627 series. Schwetty Balls bounced back with a devilish 7-pin victory (and a team total of 666) to secure Game #2 with anchor Angela Bradford's 564 leading the charge. Game #3 was won in the 10th frame by The F-Holes and also added a total pins victory into the mix for a 3-1 win overall. Neither team budge in the standings, with The Fingers Holes still in 2nd and Schwetty Balls in 3rd – but they are now only 1.5 and 3.5 games out of first, respectively.They say with age comes wisdom. Well, having celebrated her birthday the day before league night, the Twerking Balls' Teresa Deterding gained some wisdom into the ways of winning against opponents Split It & Hit It. Leading her team with a 489 series, T nearly pushed her team to a clean sweep but fell just one game shy in their 3-1 matchup dominance. If not for sub Todd Way's team leading 482 series – and teammate Mark DeVoe's first 200+ game (he ended with a 210) earning him #1 Power Ranked bowler honors – the team would have walked away empty handed. The wins allow the Twerkers to leap frog Split It in the league standings, sitting in 6th and 7th place respectively.The final matchup of the night pitted reigning champs Bowltron against UpgrayeDD. The predictions called for 'tron to dominate but 'grayeDD stood their ground and didn't let that happen. With anchor Steve Kohlmeyer putting up his highest series this season – a 418 – UpgrayeDD got off to a great start to take both Games #1 and #2. Both games were won by narrow margins. It wasn't until Game #3 that Bowltron showed up en force to fight to a standstill and splitting the series at 2-2. Ryan Doll put up the highest series for Bowltron, ending his night with the highest across the league – a 638. Neither team moves up or down in the standings, with Bowltron still in 4th and UpgrayeDD in 8th place.The Tournament of Champions is just three weeks away and the lay of the land is as follows:Division 1 = Ian Goetz (26), Seth Gunderson (19)Division 2 = Phil Schroeder (20), Ryan Doll (18)Division 3 = Freda Schroeder/Teresa Deterding (18)Division 4 = Michael Gordon (27), Michael Smith/AJ Hofmann (14)Bowlers discussing whether or not Pinterest can still win the whole thing this season in The 200 Club this week include: Andy McLeod (202), Aubrey Moren (211, 217), Dennis Laube (213), Ian Goetz (239), Ken M. Wilson (203), Kody Karnes (246), Mark DeVoe (210), Ryan Doll (212, 201, 225), and Seth Gunderson (226).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Eric Lynch Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Mark DeVoe Runner Up: Ryan Doll	#1 H2H BOWLER Ryan Doll Runner Up: Angela Bradford
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Hey, don't forget to send me the picture of my balls." Kody Karnes after, well, you'll find out soon enough.

Week #12 is now a part of GutterAlley history and the Finals are now less than a month away. A few weeks back the season looked all but wrapped up for the current league leaders but, despite only two teams swapping places in the league standings Tuesday night, the Spring 2014 may still be up for grabs. Across the league tonight, the infamous ScooterMath™ predictions failed to come to fruition with every single underdog team coming away with more wins than were expected. NOTICE: See the sunglasses on Chelsea? Yeah, those sunglasses. Someone left those on our lanes last week and no one yet has stepped up to claim them. If they are yours, please let us know and we'll try to steal them back from everyone's favorite Tuesday night beer maiden.With that out of the way, let's get into the actuals...The battle of the anchors went down in one of the tightest contests we've seen all season as The Finger Holes took on last season's champs, Bowltron. Game #1 went to The F-Holes by a single pin, compliments of anchor Aubrey Moren and his 660 series. Game #2 went the same way, albeit it by a larger margin of victory. Bowltron's Ryan Doll – this week's #1 Power Ranked bowler – hoisted the best game of his league leading 663 series in Game #3 to secure the teams lone win of the night. Total pins went to The F-Holes by only four pins to take the night 3-1 and moved up into 2nd place due to a total pins tiebreaker. Bowltron remain in 4th place. Up until last week, this season has belonged to the men of Pinterest as they easily vanquished their opponents and never lost a series. For the second week in a row the team has now left the lanes on the losing end of the equation, beaten down this time by Split It & Hit It. Led by Dennis Blake and his 515 series, Split It owned the matchup with their 3-1 outcome and barely missed a clean sweep – dropping Game #3 by only ten pins. Pinterest's Ian Goetz provided the most fire power with his 542 series but couldn't muster more than the one victory. Pinterest remains in 1st but by only 3.5 games now. Split It & Hit It stay put in 6th place.They say that all good things must come to an end so it only makes sense that all bad things must come to an end as well. This made UpgrayeDD very happy as they ended their 16 game losing streak with a 2-2 matchup split against opponents Schwetty Balls. Behind Josh Robison's average-increasing 447 series, Up went up Games #1 and #2 with increased margins of victory before Schwetty's Bob Brunker put a stop to it. Raising his average almost to 180 with his 619 series, Brunker kept his team in the hunt by securing a victory in Game #3 and pulling out total pins as well to tie up the series at two games apiece. Despite the wins, Schwetty Balls rolls down one spot into 3rd while UpgrayeDD continues to hold onto 8th place.With Eric Lynch out with his wife Sarah having a baby instead of bowling (gee, Lynch...priorities!), Mark It Zero took on opponents Twerking Balls down on lanes 47 & 48. Easily taking Game #1 behind sub Aaron Barber's 530 series in his debut, Twerking Balls suffered only one setback in their 3-1 matchup victory all night in Game #2. Leading the charge in Zero's lone win of the night, Kody Karnes put up a team-leading 596 series (subsequently ending his 7 week streak of throwing a 600+ series). Game #3 – as well as total pins – went to the Twerkers aided by this week's Most Valuable Bowler performance out of Teresa Deterding. Neither team moves at all in the league standings with Mark It Zero still in 5th and Twerking Balls in 7th place.The lay of the land in the Tournament of Champions now looks like this:Division 1 = Ian Goetz (25), Seth Gunderson (18)Division 2 = Phil Schroeder (19), Scott Murdock (16)Division 3 = Freda Schroeder (17), Josh Robison (14)Division 4 = Michael Gordon (24), Michael Smith/AJ Hofmann (14)Bowlers with the firepower to hang out in The 200 Club this week include: Aubrey Moren (218, 204, 238), Bill Krejci (204, 202), Bob Brunker (201, 245), Ian Goetz (203), Kody Karnes (236), Ryan Doll (205, 223, 235), and Seth Gunderson (202). See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Teresa Deterding Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Ryan Doll Runner Up: Bob Brunker	#1 H2H BOWLER Ryan Doll Runner Up: Aubrey Moren
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "You're...an onion!" Andy McLeod, digging deep into himself to find the most cutting remark to lay down upon teammate Jonathan Vigliaturo.

Week #11 is now in the books and, with it, came some surprising results: for the first time since the very beginning of the season, the league leaders are almost within striking distance. Now leading the league by only four and a half games, the pressure is now on to keep the momentum going. Around the league, four of the eight teams swapped places in the league standings while the lanes saw some pretty nice output. Let's get into the details, shall we?When he made his debut last spring, no one could have predicted that Kody Karnes would go on to become one of the top bowlers the league has ever seen. Putting up the 8th highest series in league history, Karnes' 718 series (not to mention his new personal high game of 268) for Mark It Zero was more than enough to give the struggling team a 4-0 matchup victory over opponents UpgrayeDD as well as earning him #1 Power Ranked bowler honors. With sub David Peak leading the way with his 419 series, the team added another four losses to their 16-game losing streak, the 9th longest GutterAlley has ever seen. Despite the wins, Mark It Zero failed to move anywhere in the standings and remain in 5th while UpgrayeDD holds onto 8th place.On lanes 43 & 44, the shorthanded Schwetty Balls didn't care that half their team was elsewhere. Hall of Famer Angela Bradford was more than ready to take on the task and led her team to a clean sweep over the Twerking Balls. With this week's Most Valuable Bowler performance, Bradford hoisted a 544 series to complete the 4-0 beat down. Twerk's Michael Gordon led the way in the losing effort, finishing his night off with a 421 series. The victories return Schwetty Balls back into 2nd by one game while the losses cause Twerking Balls to drop it like it's hot into 7th place.Having conceded a few weeks back, reigning league champions Bowltron knew that they weren't going to repeat this season as champions. They refused, however, to go quietly and reminded the seemingly invincible Pinterest that they weren't going to lay down in what was probably their last matchup against one another this season. After a narrow victory in Game #1, Bowlton took it on the chin in Game #2 as Pinterest fought back to even it at one game apiece. Game #3, as well as total pins, was earned by 'tron to end the night 3-1 and becoming the first team to hand Pinterest a matchup loss all season. The third bowler on each team led their respective crews, with Bill Krejci's 548 the best for Bowltron and Ian Goetz's 579 the tops for Pinterest. Neither team moved in the standings with Pinterest remaining atop the league and Bowltron sticking to 4th place.In the final matchup of the night, The Finger Holes took on Split It & Hit It and nearly pulled off a sweep but fell just a handful of pins shy of doing so. With a fast start and a Game #1 victory, The F-Holes found themselves in a 10th frame showdown with Split It's Dennis Blake putting up a team leading 512 series to escape with a four pin win in Game #2. Anchor Aubrey Moren reversed the trend immediately in Game #3 to win it with his 582 series, easily taking total pins as well to come away with the 3-1 tally. Although logging three wins, The Finger Holes slip one spot down into 3rd while Split It & Hit It climb one spot into 6th place.The Tournament of Champions currently looks like this:Division 1: Ian Goetz (25), Seth Gunderson (15)Division 2: Phil Schroeder (19), Scott Murdock (16)Division 3: Freda Schroeder (14), Bryan Mohr/Teresa Deterding (12)Division 4: Michael Gordon (24), Michael Smith/AJ Hofmann (13)Bowlers wishing for both nice scores as well as nice weather inside The 200 Club this week include: Angela Bradford (209), Aubrey Moren (213), Bill Krejci (208), Ian Goetz (225), Ken M. Wilson (200, 213), Kody Karnes (225, 268, 225), Phil Schroeder (200), Ryan Doll (205), Scott Murdock (202), and Seth Gunderson (214).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Angela Bradford Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Kody Karnes Runner Up: Freda Schroeder	#1 H2H BOWLER Kody Karnes Runner Up: Freda Schroeder
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Jesus, I thought for sure that Ian would take me home at least. He loves picking up cheap things." Abandoned sunglasses, after everyone had taken off for the night.

While the world was watching pranks play out right before their very eyes Tuesday, several others took place on the lanes during Week #10 action of the Spring 2014 season. Half the teams in the league swapped places in the standings by bowlers other than the usual suspects. To top off the report, the seemingly invulnerable team at the top of the heap took it on the chin in a surprising upset. Read on, friends...and, we promise, there are no April Fool's jokes in here.In the first matchup of the night, the Schwetty Balls decided to swap their current anchor – Bob Brunker – out due to his recent downswing in scores (and the fact that Scoot has led the team the past two weeks!) as they faced off against Split It & Hit It. Their plan worked as Brunker rebounded in a big way. Putting up a team-leading 606 series, Brunker led the team to a 3-1 victory. Former Rookie of the Season Cliff Barendsen made an appearance as a sub for Split It and provided the most fire power for the team with his 512 series, winning Game #2 by a margin of only five pins. Despite the wins, Schwetty falls one place into 3rd while Split It & Hit It drops down one spot into 7th place.The last time that Bowltron faced Mark It Zero, the teams battled one another to a standstill with the narrowest of margins. This week's reunion tour was almost a repeat performance. After a big win in Game #1 for Zero, led by Kody Karnes and his 603 series alongside this week's #1 Power Ranked bowler performance by teammate Eric Lynch, the guys looked to continue their quest for a winning record. Bowltron's Bill Krejci had other plans. Hoisting a team leading 597 series Krejci led the way as 'tron reversed their fortunes with a narrow win in Game #2, a blowout victory in Game #3, and a total pins squeaker by eleven to go 3-1 on the night. Factoring in the wins and losses, neither team managed to move up or down in the standings as Bowltron remains in 4th while Mark It Zero holds onto 5th place.Since they were swept in the position round, The Finger Holes have dished out nothing but sweeps themselves. Facing opponents UpgrayeDD, the F-Hole's Aubrey Moren put up Tuesday's highest output across the league with his 617 series while teammate Dennis "Pops" Laube logged the week's Most Valuable Bowler performance to propel the team back up into 2nd place. UpgrayeDD, led once again by rookie of the season candidate Josh Robison and his 413 series, found themselves on the losing end of the matchup and are one loss away from tying this season's longest losing streak of 13 games by Twerking Balls. Come on, guys...snap out of it! UpgrayeDD remains in 8th place.The most surprising outcome of the evening took place down on Lanes 47 & 48 where Pinterest suffered its largest matchup loss of the entire season, dropping an unprecedented 1.5 games to opponents Twerking Balls. After an 11-pin victory for the Twerkers in Game #1, compliments of a well-rounded effort by the entire team but led overall by Teresa Deterding and her 436 series, the league leaders fought back to even the series by taking Game #2. Pinterest's anchor Seth Gunderson put up a 602 series in an effort to take back the rest of the series but the teams actually tied in Game #3. Total pins went to Pinterest cutting their lead over the rest of the league to only 7.5 games. Twerking Balls moves up one place in the league standings to 6th place.The Tournament of Champions now sits like this:Division 1 = Ian Goetz (25), Seth Gunderson (15)Division 2 = Phil Schroeder (19), Scott Murdock (16)Division 3 = Teresa Deterding (12), Bryan Mohr (11)Division 4 = Michael Gordon (21), Michael Smith/AJ Hofmann (13)Bowlers not fooling around in The 200 Club this week include: Aubrey Moren (220, 234), Bill Krejci (203, 224), Bob Brunker (206, 209), Cliff Barendsen (208), Dennis "Pops" Laube (213), Eric Lynch (222), Ian Goetz (204), Kody Karnes (203, 201), Rob Kaszuba (232), and Seth Gunderson (246).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Dennis Laube Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Eric Lynch Runner Up: Bob Brunker	#1 H2H BOWLER Bob Brunker Runner Up: Bryan Mohr
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Well, men pay better." Kody Karnes, after being asked if he had started hooking again due to having a large amount of cash on him.