The second week of Spring 2026 saw two teams climb in the standings, while two teams slipped. JoAnne Barber picked up this week's high game (121) and series (350) for the women, while Seth Gunderson earned this week's high game (214) and series (573) for the men. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 1 & 2: Walk Offs alternated between bowling and dry humping The Queenpins. With extra motivation generated by Chris Hagan with his above-average 430 series, Walkers locked up a clean sweep over Queenpins. Concurrently, Dustin Schmeltz with his slightly-off 501 series guided Queenpins despite his team getting swept. Walk Offs climb 1 spot in the standings to 4th place, while Queenpins sink 1 spot to 5th.

On lanes 3 & 4: 3 Pins and a Gutter kept grabbing the balls of Thots & Spares. Even though highlighted by the skills of Nathan Burrows with his 431 series, with a nod to #1 Power-Ranked Jeremy Varnell, Gutterly Pinned accomplished only 1 win against Thots. In the meantime, #1 Head-to-Head Scott Murdock and his better-than-normal 520 series took charge of Thots as his team took the match with 3 wins. 3 Pins and a Gutter remains in 6th place, while Thots move up 1 spot to 1st.

Finally, down on lanes 5 & 6: With the narrowest of handicaps, Squid Row hoped to be able to outperform Hot-n-Ready®. Topped by Matthew Taylor with his 563 series, Squids collected 2.5 wins against The Ready®. Over on the other side, Seth Gunderson with his better-than-normal 573 series took the lead among The Ready® despite his team losing the matchup with only 1.5 victories. Squid Row drops 1 spot in the standings to 2nd place, while The Ready® remains in 3rd.

Bowlers slipping under the velvet rope in front of The 200 Club include: Matthew Taylor (204), Nick Kinney (204), and Seth Gunderson (214)

The 573 rolled by Seth Gunderson is this season's new high series for men.

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 1&2, 3rd-place Hot-n-Ready® will match wits with 6th-place 3 Pins and a Gutter (estimated hcp 172). The Ready® is expected to roll a little low, yet still manage to just barely miss sweeping the series; while Gutterly Pinned is forecast to hold steady as they just barely avoid getting swept.
• Moving to lanes 3&4, 2nd-place Squid Row will compete against 4th-place Walk Offs (hcp 150). Squids might roll a little low, yet still manage to sweep the series; while Walkers ought to hold steady as they endure a rough night.
• Finally, on lanes 5&6, 1st-place Thots & Spares will challenge 5th-place The Queenpins. Thots are predicted to have a bit of an off night, but split the series with Queenpins; while Queenpins are anticipated to drop their average a bit while they keep the series tied.

^*(Remember, the predicted results above are based on mathematical extrapolations and can be changed by all sorts of factors. If you don't like how your team's results are predicted, you and your teammates have the power to prove the math wrong!)

THIS WEEK'S MVB Ben Spencer Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Jeremy Varnell Runner Up: Ben Spencer	#1 H2H BOWLER Scott Murdock Runner Up: Ben Spencer
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "I tried to be discrete, but Nathan caught me staring his big ball bag." Lindsay Sargent, unable to keep her eyes off it.