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 traded lane malfunctions with Chicks With Balls. Though reinforced by Jason Carpio with his 538 series, Turkey Sandwich accomplished only 1 win against the Chicks. Meanwhile, Janelle (Laube) Lamar ruled 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 some one-on-one time with Capt. Awesome & Wonder Friends. Highlighting the skills of Ryan Doll with his 486 series, Rule 6B collected 3 wins against Wonder Friends. Concurrently, Ryan Housknecht showed off in 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 did battle with Schlitz For Us, Splits For You. With top billing by Pat Searcy with his astounding 662 series, No Pinheads collected 3 wins against Schlitz. Across the ball return, Bob Brunker dominated 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 spent a romantic evening with Chico's Bail Bonds. In spite of the prowess of Rich DeYoung with his above-average 518 series, XXX accomplished only 1 win against Chico's. As for the opposition, #1 Power Ranked and #1 Head-to-Head Carl Goetz took the lead in 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 entered a showdown to the death with WWJB. With the strength of Rob Kaszuba with his above-average 496 series, Another Season celebrated a clean sweep over WWJB. On the adjacent lane, AJ Taylor reigned supreme in WWJB with his 392 despite his team getting swept. Sh!t, Another Season remains in 6th place, while WWJB remains in 10th.

Bowlers ducking past the bouncer at 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 clobbered Division 3, and Ryan Housknecht topped Division 4. Finally, Carl Goetz (Division 1) routed this week's Interdivisional bracket. In terms of overall points: Carl Goetz leads Division 1; Phil Schroeder dominates Division 2; Chris Lewis calls the shots for Division 3; and Deena Slinkard is in the driver's seat in Division 4.

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 19&20, 4th-place Chico's Bail Bonds will chuck some balls with 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 share a couple of pitchers 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 roll against 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 match wits with 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) "Jason tried to top Angela that frame but wound up getting nothing but dead wood." Amanda Zahnweh, describing the typical outcome for Jason Carpio.