By now every team has bowled each other once, so next week is the Fall 2008 position round. But enough about next week, you came here to read about this week. The ninth week saw three teams climb in the standings, while three teams slipped. Freda Schroeder picked up this week's high game (188) and series (461) for the women, while Cory Chorpenning earned this week's high game (254) and series (681) for the men. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 19 & 20: WWJB sparred with Bowl Movement. Although blessed by Eric Summers with his 334 series, WWJB got swept by Bowl Movement. Meanwhile, Patty Morrisey called the shots for Bowl Movement with her above-average 366 as they swept the competition. WWJB drops 1 spot in the standings to 10th place, while Bowl Movement jumps 2 spots to 4th.

On lanes 21 & 22: Ain't No Sh!t accepted a challenge by Livin' On A Spare. With the strength of Cory Chorpenning with his above-average 681 series, Ain't No Sh!t celebrated a clean sweep over Livin' On A Spare. On the adjacent lane, Lindsay Jamis commanded Livin' On A Spare with her dramatic 401 despite her team getting swept. Ain't No Sh!t remains in 1st place, while Livin' On A Spare sinks 1 spot to 8th.

On lanes 23 & 24: Dave and the Wingers spent some quality time with Spare The Rod, Split The Kitty. While headlined by Rob Kaszuba with his astonishing 508 series, the Wingers accomplished only 1 win against Spare The Rod. Simultaneously, Will Jeter drew the spotlight in Spare The Rod with his 476 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Dave and the Wingers leap 1 spot in the standings to 9th place, while Spare The Rod remains in 5th.

On lanes 25 & 26: Bad Newz Kennels took turns kicking the ball return with Is This Billable?. In spite of the prowess of #1 Head-to-Head Dennis Laube and his splendid 564 series, the Kennels got swept by Is This Billable?. While that was going down, Ryan Doll reigned supreme in Is This Billable? with his above-average 609 (with a nod to #1 Power-Ranked Ben Wetteborn) as they swept the competition. Bad Newz Kennels plummet 2 spots in the standings to 6th place, while Is This Billable? moves 1 spot to 7th.

Finally, down on lanes 27 & 28: Chico's Bail Bonds alternated splits with Dios Mios. Though reinforced by Ken M. Wilson with his amazing 633 series, Chico's accomplished only 1 win against Dios Mios. In the midst of this, Bill Krejci guided Dios Mios with his 549 (with kudos to Most Valuable Bowler Lefty John Boren) as his team took the series with 3 wins. Chico's Bail Bonds remains in 2nd place, while Dios Mios remain in 3rd.

Bowlers bribing their way into The 200 Club include: Bill Krejci (223), Cory Chorpenning (230,254), Dennis Laube (211), Duncan Ferber (213,244), Ken M. Wilson (233,226), Kendall Kukowski (201), and Ryan Doll (210,221)

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Nobody claimed victory in Division 1 (though Duncan Ferber came closest), while nobody claimed victory in Division 2 (though Phil Schroeder came closest). Nobody claimed victory in Division 3 (though Tom Finley came closest), and nobody claimed victory in Division 4 (though Dave Winger came closest). Finally, Cory Chorpenning (Division 1) whipped this week's Interdivisional bracket.Finally, Dennis Laube (Division 2) whipped this week's Interdivisional bracket.Finally, Amanda Cox Jeter (Division 4) whipped this week's Interdivisional bracket. In terms of overall points: Carl Goetz runs the show in Division 1; Aubrey Moren reigns over Division 2; Travis Kleiner leads Division 3; and Amanda Cox Jeter calls the shots for Division 4.

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 19&20, 1st-place Ain't No Sh!t will challenge 2nd-place Chico's Bail Bonds (hcp 89). Ain't No Sh!t is expected to have the bottom drop out of their averages as they lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Chico's are forecast to hold steady as they enjoy their victories.
• Moving to lanes 21&22, 3rd-place Dios Mios will chuck some balls with 4th-place Bowl Movement (hcp 56). Dios Mios might maintain their current strength as they get swept; while Bowl Movement ought to raise their average while they rack up a sweep.
• Then, over on lanes 23&24, 5th-place Spare The Rod, Split The Kitty (hcp 67) will meet with 6th-place Bad Newz Kennels. Spare The Rod will likely roll decently, yet still manage to get swept; while the Kennels will probably raise their average while they rack up a sweep.
• Next up, on lanes 25&26, 7th-place Is This Billable? will tussle with 8th-place Livin' On A Spare (hcp 75). Is This Billable? might maintain their current strength as they and split the series with Livin' On A Spare; while Livin' On A Spare ought to raise their average while they keep the series tied.
• Finally, on lanes 27&28, 9th-place Dave and the Wingers will chill with 10th-place WWJB (hcp 13). The Wingers are predicted to perform well, but split the series with WWJB; while WWJB is anticipated to raise their average while they keep the series tied.

THIS WEEK'S MVB Lefty John Boren Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Ben Wetteborn Runner Up: Ken Wilson	#1 H2H BOWLER Dennis Laube Runner Up: Cory Chorpenning
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Now that is just ridiculous, Dude. Nobody is going to cut your dick off. Not if I have anything to say about it." Drew Eldridge, reassuring Ben Wetteborn, who was heading to the men's room.