The fourth week of Fall 2008 saw three teams climb in the standings, while three teams slipped. Freda Schroeder picked up this week's high game (185) and series (496) for the women, while Cory Chorpenning earned this week's high game (243) and series (581) for the men. Meanwhile, the Tournament of Champions also kicked off tonight, beginning of 13 weeks of one-on-one bowling excitement! Read on for all the rest of the details!
First up, on lanes 19 & 20: Dave and the Wingers tussled with Bad Newz Kennels. Although topped by Rob Kaszuba with his 417 series, the Wingers accomplished only 1 win against the Kennels. Conversely, Freda Schroeder laid down the law in the Kennels with her above-average 496 as her team took the series with 3 wins. Dave and the Wingers remains in 8th place, while the Kennels jump 2 spots to 4th.
On lanes 21 & 22: Livin' On A Spare spent a romantic evening with Chico's Bail Bonds. In spite of the prowess of Tom Finley with his above-average 398 series, Livin' On A Spare accomplished only 1 win against Chico's. In the meantime, Carl Goetz ruled Chico's with his terrific 566 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Livin' On A Spare remains in 9th place, while Chico's move 1 spot to 2nd.
On lanes 23 & 24: Spare The Rod, Split The Kitty kept grabbing the balls of Is This Billable?. Despite being led by Andrea Caudillo with her below-average 369 series, Spare The Rod got swept by Is This Billable?. Simultaneously, trifecta-winner (#1 Head-to-Head, #1 Power-Ranked, and Most Valuable Bowler) Adam Messner reigned supreme in Is This Billable? with his miraculous 488 as they swept the competition. Spare The Rod, Split The Kitty plummets 3 spots in the standings to 10th place, while Is This Billable? jumps 4 spots to 6th.
On lanes 25 & 26: WWJB matched wits with Dios Mios. Even though highlighted by the skills of AJ Taylor with his above-average 395 series, WWJB got swept by Dios Mios. As for the opposition, Bill Krejci showed off in Dios Mios with his 522 as they swept the competition. WWJB plummets 3 spots in the standings to 7th place, while Dios Mios remain in 1st.
Finally, down on lanes 27 & 28: Bowl Movement faced off against Ain't No Sh!t. With top billing by Travis Kleiner with his breathtaking 493 series, Bowl Movement split the series with Ain't No Sh!t. While that was going down, Cory Chorpenning dominated Ain't No Sh!t with his 581 as they matched their opponent in wins. Bowl Movement remains in 5th place, while Ain't No Sh!t sinks 1 spot to 3rd.
Bowlers slipping under the velvet rope in front of The 200 Club include: Carl Goetz (201), Cory Chorpenning (243), Duncan Ferber (211), Kendall Kukowski (219), and Ryan Doll (206)
In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Carl Goetz got the better of Division 1, while David Parre eradicated Division 2. Carter Collins claimed victory in Division 3, and Adam Messner clobbered Division 4. And, finally, nobody claimed victory in the Interdivisional bracket, and in fact we aren't even going to talk about this bracket as it was a complete embarassment. In terms of overall points: Carl Goetz tops Division 1; David Parre runs the show in Division 2; Carter Collins dominates Division 3; and Adam Messner governs Division 4.
NEXT WEEK:
- First, on lanes 19&20, 5th-place Bowl Movement (hcp 59) will battle 6th-place Is This Billable?. Bowl Movement is expected to perform well, but split the series with Is This Billable?; while Is This Billable? is forecast to hold steady as they keep the series tied.
- Moving to lanes 21&22, 1st-place Dios Mios (hcp 132) will challenge 3rd-place Ain't No Sh!t. Dios Mios might maintain their current strength as they win the series; while Ain't No Sh!t ought to see their team average take a dive while they avoid getting swept.
- Then, over on lanes 23&24, 7th-place WWJB (hcp 129) will throw some gutter balls with 2nd-place Chico's Bail Bonds. WWJB will likely maintain their current strength as they get swept; while Chico's will probably hold steady as they rack up a sweep.
- Next up, on lanes 25&26, 10th-place Spare The Rod, Split The Kitty (hcp 56) will compete against 4th-place Bad Newz Kennels. Spare The Rod might maintain their current strength as they get swept; while the Kennels ought to raise their average while they rack up a sweep.
- Finally, on lanes 27&28, 9th-place Livin' On A Spare (hcp 17) will share a couple of pitchers with 8th-place Dave and the Wingers. Livin' On A Spare is predicted to maintain their current strength as they get swept; while the Wingers are anticipated to raise their average while they rack up a sweep.
*(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!)
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#1 POWER BOWLER
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Adam Messner
Runner Up:
Travis Kleiner
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#1 H2H BOWLER
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Adam Messner
Runner Up:
Carl Goetz
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FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE)
"The faster I go, the harder it gets."
Sara Schneider, contemplating slowing down the pace a little.
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EXPANDED STANDINGS
| Pos. |
Team name |
Record |
Percent |
Total Pins |
Change |
| 1 |
Dios Mios |
15-1 |
.938 |
6,655 |
n/a |
| 2 |
Chico's Bail Bonds |
11-5 |
.688 |
7,513 |
+1 |
| 3 |
Ain't No Sh!t |
10-6 |
.625 |
8,365 |
-1 |
| 4 |
Bad Newz Kennels |
8-8 |
.500 |
7,285 |
+2 |
| 5 |
Bowl Movement |
8-8 |
.500 |
5,662 |
n/a |
| 6 |
Is This Billable? |
7-9 |
.438 |
6,578 |
+4 |
| 7 |
WWJB |
7-9 |
.438 |
5,739 |
-3 |
| 8 |
Dave and the Wingers |
5-11 |
.313 |
5,633 |
n/a |
| 9 |
Livin' On A Spare |
5-11 |
.313 |
5,426 |
n/a |
| 10 |
Spare The Rod, Split The Kitty |
4-12 |
.250 |
6,438 |
-3 |
insert into team_standings (teamID, seasonID, week, wins, losses, percent, movement, `rank`) values (117,18, 4, 4, 12, .250, -3, 10)
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