The tweltfh week of Fall 2006 saw two teams climb in the standings, while four teams slipped. Two bowlers set a new personal best series. Angela Bradford landed this week's high game for the women with a 164, and women's high series was bagged by Deena Slinkard with a 419. As for the men, Thomas Lin earned this week's high game (226) and series (610). Read on for all the rest of the details!
First up, on lanes 15 & 16: TBD celebrated their love of large, heavy balls with New Balls, Old Rack. Featuring David Parre with his above-average 494 series, TBD collected 3 wins against the Old Rack. In the midst of this, Ken M. Wilson mastered the Old Rack with his 545 despite his team notching only a single win. TBD remains in 8th place, while the Old Rack sinks 1 spot to 3rd.
On lanes 17 & 18: All Belts Are Off alternated between bowling and dry humping Bowlkake2. Notwithstanding the leadership of Seth Gunderson with his 474 series, the Belt accomplished only 1 win against Bowlkake2. Countering this, #1 Head-to-Head Thomas Lin guided Bowlkake2 with his terrific 610 as his team took the series with 3 wins. All Belts Are Off drops 1 spot in the standings to 5th place, while Bowlkake2 jumps 2 spots to 4th.
On lanes 19 & 20: Hez-Bowl-lah shared a platter of cheese sticks with Manute Bowl. With the strength of Most Valuable Bowler Nik Domann and his splendid 518 series, Hez-Bowl-lah celebrated a clean sweep over Manute Bowl. Conversely, Nick Crofoot showed off in Manute Bowl with his 404 despite his team getting swept. Hez-Bowl-lah leaps 2 spots in the standings to 1st place, while Manute Bowl sinks 1 spot to 6th.
On lanes 21 & 22: I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter traded lane malfunctions with Guttersluts. Regardless of the star power of Ryan Doll with his 509 series, Not Gutter got swept by the Guttersluts. On the flipside, John Boren called the shots for the Guttersluts with his outstanding 599 as they swept the competition. I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter remains in 9th place, while the Guttersluts remain in 10th.
Finally, down on lanes 23 & 24: Split Happens hung out with Frickin' Ten Pins. Although blessed by Nick Allegri with his 497 series, Split Happens accomplished only 1 win against Frickin' Ten Pins. In the meantime, Carl Goetz took the lead in Frickin' Ten Pins with his above-average 565 (with a nod to #1 Power-Ranked Phil Schroeder) as his team took the series with 3 wins. Split Happens drop 1 spot in the standings to 2nd place, while Frickin' Ten Pins remain in 7th.
Bowlers entering The 200 Club include: Carl Goetz (211), John Boren (225,215), John Richardson (203), Ken M. Wilson (212), Phil Schroeder (204), and Thomas Lin (226)

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Nobody claimed victory in Division 1 (though Carl Goetz came closest), while nobody claimed victory in Division 2 (though Seth Gunderson came closest). Phil Schroeder claimed victory in Division 3, and Greg Middleton rolled his ass to the top of 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: Stefan Miller reigns over Division 1; Ryan Doll and Rich DeYoung are both in the driver's seat (on each other's laps?) in Division 2 in a tie; Phil Schroeder holds the reins in Division 3; and Andy McLeod runs the show in Division 4.
NEXT WEEK:
- First, on lanes 15&16, 4th-place Bowlkake2 will battle 9th-place I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter (hcp 97). Bowlkake2 is expected to maintain their current strength as they win the series; while Not Gutter is forecast to raise their average even as they avoid getting swept.
- Moving to lanes 17&18, 6th-place Manute Bowl (hcp 3) will roll against 8th-place TBD. Manute Bowl might perform well and win the series; while TBD ought to hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
- Then, over on lanes 19&20, 7th-place Frickin' Ten Pins (hcp 40) will share a couple of pitchers with 5th-place All Belts Are Off. Frickin' Ten Pins will likely roll decently, but split the series with the Belt; while the Belt will probably raise their average while they keep the series tied.
- Next up, on lanes 21&22, 3rd-place New Balls, Old Rack will chuck some balls with 2nd-place Split Happens (hcp 65). The Old Rack might maintain their current strength as they sweep the series; while Split Happens ought to hold steady as they endure a rough night.
- Finally, on lanes 23&24, 10th-place Guttersluts (hcp 134) will chill with 1st-place Hez-Bowl-lah. The Guttersluts are predicted to perform well, yet still manage to get swept; while Hez-Bowl-lah is anticipated to hold steady as they rack up a sweep.
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 | Hez-Bowl-lah | 30-18 | .625 | 22,140 | +2 |
2 | Split Happens | 30-18 | .625 | 20,018 | -1 |
3 | New Balls, Old Rack | 29-19 | .604 | 22,904 | -1 |
4 | Bowlkake2 | 26-22 | .542 | 23,328 | +2 |
5 | All Belts Are Off | 25-23 | .521 | 23,885 | -1 |
6 | Manute Bowl | 24-24 | .500 | 18,669 | -1 |
7 | Frickin' Ten Pins | 21-27 | .438 | 22,069 | n/a |
8 | TBD | 21-27 | .438 | 19,351 | n/a |
9 | I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter | 18-30 | .375 | 18,244 | n/a |
10 | Guttersluts | 12-36 | .250 | 8,906 | n/a |