The sixth week of Fall 2008 saw four teams climb in the standings, while four teams slipped. One bowler set a new personal best series. Freda Schroeder picked up this week's high game (176) and series (495) for the women. As for the men, Duncan Ferber snagged this week's high game with a 255, and high series was earned by Cory Chorpenning with a 660. Read on for all the rest of the details!
First up, on lanes 19 & 20: Livin' On A Spare entered a showdown to the death with WWJB. Reinforced by Ben Lee with his spectacular 404 series, Livin' On A Spare celebrated a clean sweep over WWJB. In the midst of this, Justin Wehrman commanded WWJB with his below-average 403 despite his team getting swept. Livin' On A Spare leaps 3 spots in the standings to 5th place, while WWJB remains in 9th.
On lanes 21 & 22: Spare The Rod, Split The Kitty spent some quality time with Bowl Movement. Demonstrating the prowess of Will Jeter with his 477 series, Spare The Rod celebrated a clean sweep over Bowl Movement. Simultaneously, Travis Kleiner reigned supreme in Bowl Movement with his below-average 405 despite his team getting swept. Spare The Rod, Split The Kitty leaps 3 spots in the standings to 4th place, while Bowl Movement plunges 3 spots to 7th.
On lanes 23 & 24: Is This Billable? kept grabbing the balls of Ain't No Sh!t. Even though highlighted by the skills of Ryan Doll with his 513 series, Is This Billable? got swept by Ain't No Sh!t. Across the ball return, Cory Chorpenning called the shots for Ain't No Sh!t with his above-average 660 (with props to #1 Head-to-Head bowler ) as they swept the competition. Is This Billable? plummets 2 spots in the standings to 8th place, while Ain't No Sh!t moves 1 spot to 2nd.
On lanes 25 & 26: Dios Mios had some one-on-one time with Dave and the Wingers. With top billing by Most Valuable Bowler Bill Krejci and his above-average 589 series, Dios Mios celebrated a clean sweep over the Wingers. . With the Wingers forfeiting, all Dios Mios needed to do was roll within 40 pins of their combined team average each game. Mission accomplished. Dios Mios leap 1 spot in the standings to 1st place, while the Wingers remain in 10th.
Finally, down on lanes 27 & 28: Bad Newz Kennels celebrated their love of large, heavy balls with Chico's Bail Bonds. With the strength of #1 Power-Ranked Aubrey Moren and his astonishing 533 series, the Kennels collected 3 wins against Chico's. On the adjacent lane, Carl Goetz mastered Chico's with his above-average 535 despite his team notching only a single win. Bad Newz Kennels drop 1 spot in the standings to 6th place, while Chico's plunge 2 spots to 3rd.
Bowlers slipping into The 200 Club include: Aubrey Moren (203), Bill Krejci (211,200), Cory Chorpenning (201,236,223), David Parre (210), Duncan Ferber (255), Ken M. Wilson (203), and Kendall Kukowski (206,220,214)
A new personal best series was rolled tonight by Kendall Kukowski (640, previous best 601).
Duncan Ferber nabbed this season's men's high game with his 255. Cory Chorpenning bagged the season's men's high series with his 660.
In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Will Jeter claimed victory in Division 1, while nobody claimed victory in Division 2 (though David Parre came closest). Andrea Caudillo topped Division 3, and Amanda Cox Jeter walloped Division 4. Finally, Aubrey Moren (Division 2) crushed this week's Interdivisional bracket. In terms of overall points: Carl Goetz is in the driver's seat in Division 1; David Parre holds the reins in Division 2; Travis Kleiner, Carter Collins, and Andrea Caudillo lead Division 3 in a tie; and Amanda Zahnweh and Amanda Cox Jeter govern Division 4 in a tie.
NEXT WEEK:
- First, on lanes 19&20, 1st-place Dios Mios will compete against 4th-place Spare The Rod, Split The Kitty (hcp 23). Dios Mios are expected to maintain their current strength as they lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Spare The Rod is forecast to raise their average while they enjoy their victories.
- Moving to lanes 21&22, 8th-place Is This Billable? will tussle with 10th-place Dave and the Wingers (hcp 53). Is This Billable? might maintain their current strength as they win the series; while the Wingers ought to raise their average even as they avoid getting swept.
- Then, over on lanes 23&24, 6th-place Bad Newz Kennels will chill with 5th-place Livin' On A Spare (hcp 116). The Kennels will likely maintain their current strength as they and split the series with Livin' On A Spare; while Livin' On A Spare will probably raise their average while they keep the series tied.
- Next up, on lanes 25&26, 7th-place Bowl Movement (hcp 122) will throw some gutter balls with 3rd-place Chico's Bail Bonds. Bowl Movement might perform well, yet still manage to get swept; while Chico's ought to hold steady as they rack up a sweep.
- Finally, on lanes 27&28, 2nd-place Ain't No Sh!t will test their mettle against 9th-place WWJB (hcp 223). Ain't No Sh!t is predicted to roll a little low, yet still manage to win the series; while WWJB is anticipated to hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
THIS WEEK'S MVB
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FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE)
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Pos. | Team name | Record | Percent | Total Pins | Change |
1 | Dios Mios | 19-5 | .792 | 10,197 | +1 |
2 | Ain't No Sh!t | 18-6 | .750 | 13,170 | +1 |
3 | Chico's Bail Bonds | 16-8 | .667 | 11,197 | -2 |
4 | Spare The Rod, Split The Kitty | 12-12 | .500 | 9,796 | +3 |
5 | Livin' On A Spare | 12-12 | .500 | 8,332 | +3 |
6 | Bad Newz Kennels | 11-13 | .458 | 10,947 | -1 |
7 | Bowl Movement | 11-13 | .458 | 8,550 | -3 |
8 | Is This Billable? | 8-16 | .333 | 9,822 | -2 |
9 | WWJB | 7-17 | .292 | 8,529 | n/a |
10 | Dave and the Wingers | 6-18 | .250 | 6,907 | n/a |