The Fall 2006 position round is now history, and and the championship will be on us before we know it! The tenth week saw four teams climb in the standings, while three teams slipped. Angela Bradford landed this week's high game for the women with a 168, and women's high series was bagged by Angela Bradford and Janelle (Laube) Lamar, who tied with a 432. As for the men, James Long snagged this week's high game with a 237, and high series was earned by Thomas Lin with a 565. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 15 & 16: New Balls, Old Rack had a rendezvous with Split Happens. Despite being led by Ken M. Wilson with his 543 series, the Old Rack got swept by Split Happens. In the midst of this, #1 Power-Ranked James Long called the shots for Split Happens with his wondrous 548 (with kudos to Most Valuable Bowler Nick Allegri) as they swept the competition. New Balls, Old Rack plummets 2 spots in the standings to 3rd place, while Split Happens move 1 spot to 1st.

On lanes 17 & 18: All Belts Are Off shared a platter of cheese sticks with Hez-Bowl-lah. Highlighting the skills of #1 Head-to-Head Pat Searcy and his above-average 554 series, the Belt collected 3 wins against Hez-Bowl-lah. On the other half of the score sheet, Nik Domann took the lead in Hez-Bowl-lah with his 467 despite his team notching only a single win. All Belts Are Off leaps 1 spot in the standings to 2nd place, while Hez-Bowl-lah sinks 1 spot to 5th.

On lanes 19 & 20: Bowlkake2 kept stealing sips of beer from Manute Bowl. Headlined by Thomas Lin with his above-average 565 series, Bowlkake2 collected 3 wins against Manute Bowl. Meanwhile, Andy McLeod reigned supreme in Manute Bowl with his outstanding 469 despite his team notching only a single win. Bowlkake2 leaps 1 spot in the standings to 4th place, while Manute Bowl remains in 6th.

On lanes 21 & 22: I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter accepted a challenge by Frickin' Ten Pins. Though reinforced by Ryan Doll with his above-average 523 series, Not Gutter accomplished only 1 win against Frickin' Ten Pins. Concurrently, John Richardson drew the spotlight in Frickin' Ten Pins with his 457 as his team took the series with 3 wins. I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter drops 1 spot in the standings to 8th place, while Frickin' Ten Pins move 1 spot to 7th.

Finally, down on lanes 23 & 24: TBD deliberately ate cheese sticks in front of Guttersluts. Showcasing Greg Middleton with his powerful 419 series, TBD collected 3 wins against the Guttersluts. . With the Guttersluts forfeiting, all TBD needed to do was roll within 40 pins of their combined team average each game. However, that would not be the case. TBD remains in 9th place, while the Guttersluts remain in 10th.

Bowlers slipping into The 200 Club include: James Long (237), Ken M. Wilson (212), Stefan Miller (200), and Thomas Lin (226)

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Pat Searcy clobbered Division 1, while Ryan Doll rolled his ass to the top of Division 2. Nobody claimed victory in Division 3 (though Joel Henning came closest), and Andy McLeod claimed victory in Division 4. And, finally, nobody claimed victory in the Interdivisional bracket (though Joel Henning (Division ) came closest). In terms of overall points: Stefan Miller dominates Division 1; Rich DeYoung tops Division 2; Scott Murdock is in the driver's seat in Division 3; and Andy McLeod governs Division 4.

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 15&16, 2nd-place All Belts Are Off will match wits with 5th-place Hez-Bowl-lah (hcp 52). The Belt is expected to perform well and win the series; while Hez-Bowl-lah is forecast to raise their average even as they avoid getting swept.
• Moving to lanes 17&18, 1st-place Split Happens will chill with 8th-place I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter (hcp 42). Split Happens might maintain their current strength as they just barely miss getting swept; while Not Gutter ought to raise their average while they enjoy their victories.
• Then, over on lanes 19&20, 10th-place Guttersluts (hcp 166) will hang out with 3rd-place New Balls, Old Rack. The Guttersluts will likely maintain their current strength as they get swept; while the Old Rack will probably hold steady as they rack up a sweep.
• Next up, on lanes 21&22, 9th-place TBD (hcp 62) will face 7th-place Frickin' Ten Pins. TBD might maintain their current strength as they get swept; while Frickin' Ten Pins ought to hold steady as they rack up a sweep.
• Finally, on lanes 23&24, 4th-place Bowlkake2 will throw some gutter balls with 6th-place Manute Bowl (hcp 76). Bowlkake2 is predicted to perform well, but split the series with Manute Bowl; while Manute Bowl is anticipated to raise their average while they keep the series tied.

THIS WEEK'S MVB Nick Allegri Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER James Long Runner Up: Thomas Lin	#1 H2H BOWLER Pat Searcy Runner Up: Ryan Doll
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Dave tried to top Angela that frame but wound up getting nothing but dead wood." Nik Domann, describing the typical outcome for Dave Hickerson.