The eleventh week of Fall 2006 saw four teams climb in the standings, while three teams slipped. One bowler set a new personal best series. Freda Schroeder picked up this week's high game (165) and series (457) for the women, while James Long earned this week's high game (230) and series (631) for the men. Read on for all the rest of the details!
First up, on lanes 15 & 16: All Belts Are Off had a delightful time with Hez-Bowl-lah. Despite the strength of David Codding with his below-average 547 series, the Belt got swept by Hez-Bowl-lah. On the other side, Most Valuable Bowler Jason Carpio guided Hez-Bowl-lah with his terrific 552 as they swept the competition. All Belts Are Off plummets 2 spots in the standings to 4th place, while Hez-Bowl-lah jumps 2 spots to 3rd.
On lanes 17 & 18: Split Happens couldn't stop inappropriately groping I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter. Showcasing #1 Power Ranked and #1 Head-to-Head James Long and his dazzling 631 series, Split Happens collected 3 wins against Not Gutter. On the flipside, Ryan Doll called the shots for Not Gutter with his above-average 536 despite his team notching only a single win. Split Happens remains in 1st place, while Not Gutter sinks 1 spot to 9th.
On lanes 19 & 20: Guttersluts shared a platter of cheese sticks with New Balls, Old Rack. With the Guttersluts forfeiting, all the Old Rack needed to do was roll within 40 pins of their combined team average each game. Mission accomplished. In their battle to get within at least 40 pins of average, Ken M. Wilson commanded the Old Rack with his 543 as they swept the competition. Guttersluts remains in 10th place, while the Old Rack moves 1 spot to 2nd.
On lanes 21 & 22: TBD matched wits with Frickin' Ten Pins. Blessed by John Boren with his above-average 538 series, TBD collected 3 wins against Frickin' Ten Pins. Countering this, Freda Schroeder showed off in Frickin' Ten Pins with her 457 despite her team notching only a single win. TBD leaps 1 spot in the standings to 8th place, while Frickin' Ten Pins remain in 7th.
Finally, down on lanes 23 & 24: Bowlkake2 took turns kicking the ball return with Manute Bowl. In spite of top-billing by Thomas Lin with his above-average 586 series, Bowlkake2 got swept by Manute Bowl. Across the ball return, Nick Crofoot took the lead in Manute Bowl with his wondrous 465 as they swept the competition. Bowlkake2 plummets 2 spots in the standings to 6th place, while Manute Bowl moves 1 spot to 5th.
Bowlers who lied to their significant other claiming bowling was running long then went out for after-bowling drinks at The 200 Club include: Bob Brunker (214), David Codding (212), James Long (230,202), Jason Carpio (202), John Boren (206), Ken M. Wilson (206), Ryan Doll (217), and Thomas Lin (201)

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Thomas Lin shut down Division 1, while nobody claimed victory in Division 2 (though Jason Carpio came closest). James Long claimed victory in Division 3, and nobody claimed victory in Division 4 (though Travis Kleiner came closest). Finally, Ryan Doll (Division 2) mopped up this week's Interdivisional bracket. In terms of overall points: Stefan Miller tops Division 1; Ryan Doll and Rich DeYoung call the shots in Division 2 in a tie; Scott Murdock runs the show in Division 3; and Andy McLeod dominates Division 4.
NEXT WEEK:
- First, on lanes 15&16, 8th-place TBD (hcp 86) will spend some quality time with 2nd-place New Balls, Old Rack. TBD is expected to maintain their current strength as they lose the series but avoid getting swept; while the Old Rack is forecast to hold steady as they enjoy their victories.
- Moving to lanes 17&18, 4th-place All Belts Are Off will meet with 6th-place Bowlkake2 (hcp 34). The Belt might perform well and sweep the series; while Bowlkake2 ought to hold steady as they endure a rough night.
- Then, over on lanes 19&20, 3rd-place Hez-Bowl-lah will challenge 5th-place Manute Bowl (hcp 57). Hez-Bowl-lah will likely roll decently and win the series; while Manute Bowl will probably raise their average even as they avoid getting swept.
- Next up, on lanes 21&22, 9th-place I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter will match wits with 10th-place Guttersluts (hcp 55). Not Gutter might perform well and win the series; while the Guttersluts ought to hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
- Finally, on lanes 23&24, 1st-place Split Happens (hcp 42) will face 7th-place Frickin' Ten Pins. Split Happens are predicted to maintain their current strength as they get swept; while Frickin' Ten Pins are anticipated to raise their average while 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 | Split Happens | 29-15 | .659 | 18,352 | n/a |
2 | New Balls, Old Rack | 28-16 | .636 | 21,012 | +1 |
3 | Hez-Bowl-lah | 26-18 | .591 | 20,307 | +2 |
4 | All Belts Are Off | 24-20 | .545 | 21,898 | -2 |
5 | Manute Bowl | 24-20 | .545 | 17,140 | +1 |
6 | Bowlkake2 | 23-21 | .523 | 21,348 | -2 |
7 | Frickin' Ten Pins | 18-26 | .409 | 20,122 | n/a |
8 | TBD | 18-26 | .409 | 17,652 | +1 |
9 | I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter | 18-26 | .409 | 16,739 | -1 |
10 | Guttersluts | 8-36 | .182 | 7,243 | n/a |
Men's High Series Scratch | Women's High Series Scratch |
James Long - 631 Thomas Lin - 586 Jason Carpio - 552 David Codding - 547 Ken Wilson - 543 |
Freda Schroeder - 457 Angela Bradford - 412 Janelle Lamar - 394 Deena Slinkard - 393 Amy Logan - 340 |
Men's High Series Handicap | Women's High Series Handicap |
James Long - 731 Jason Carpio - 660 Thomas Lin - 650 Nick Crofoot - 635 Ryan Doll - 632 |
Freda Schroeder - 586 Janelle Lamar - 571 Deena Slinkard - 565 Amy Logan - 551 Tracy Rychlewski - 533 |
Men's High Game Scratch | Women's High Game Scratch |
James Long - 230 Ryan Doll - 217 Bob Brunker - 214 David Codding - 212 Ken Wilson - 206 John Boren - 206 (t) |
Freda Schroeder - 165 Angela Bradford - 160 Janelle Lamar - 144 Deena Slinkard - 136 Amy Logan - 129 |
Men's High Game Handicap | Women's High Game Handicap |
James Long - 263 Ryan Doll - 249 Jason Carpio - 238 Bob Brunker - 236 John Boren - 236 (t) |
Freda Schroeder - 208 Janelle Lamar - 203 Amy Logan - 199 Angela Bradford - 198 Deena Slinkard - 193 |
Men's Pins Over Average | Women's Pins Over Average |
James Long - 72 Ryan Doll - 57 Jason Carpio - 47 John Boren - 44 Andy McLeod - 43 |
Freda Schroeder - 19 Janelle Lamar - 18 Amy Logan - 17 Deena Slinkard - 8 Angela Bradford - 8 (t) |