The Fall 2005 season draws to a close, with Same Belt, New Notch officially earning this season's championship title! A stagnated final week resulted in absolutely no movement in the standings. One bowler set a new personal best series. Janelle (Laube) Lamar landed this week's high game for the women with a 169, and women's high series was bagged by Freda Schroeder with a 436. As for the men, Carl Goetz earned this week's high game (235) and series (668). Read on for all the rest of the details!
First up, on lanes 21 & 22: Same Belt, New Notch spent a romantic evening with Bora Bora!. Featuring trifecta-winner (#1 Head-to-Head, #1 Power-Ranked, and Most Valuable Bowler) Carl Goetz and his stunning 668 series, the Belt collected 3 wins against Bora Bora!. Across the ball return, John Richardson commanded Bora Bora! with his outstanding 531 despite his team notching only a single win. Same Belt, New Notch finish in 1st place, while Bora Bora! cross the finish line in 2nd.
On lanes 23 & 24: Tatonka faced off against Three Men and a Babe. Even though highlighted by the skills of Will Jeter with his above-average 501 series, Tatonka accomplished only 1 win against Three Men and a Babe. Conversely, David Codding took the lead in Three Men and a Babe with his 575 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Tatonka end the season in 3rd place, while Three Men and a Babe wind up in 4th.
On lanes 25 & 26: Derka, Derka spent some quality time with The Big LeBowlskies. Showcasing Thomas Lin with his astonishing 617 series, Derka, Derka collected 3 wins against The Big LeBowlskies. Simultaneously, Michael Basham mastered The Big LeBowlskies with his marvelous 584 despite his team notching only a single win. Derka, Derka complete in 5th place, while The Big LeBowlskies go home with 6th.
Finally, down on lanes 27 & 28: Harry Potter and the Magic Balls shared a platter of cheese sticks with Munson'd. With Harry Potter forfeiting, all Munson'd needed to do was roll within 40 pins of their combined team average each game. However, that would not be the case. . But Munson'd also forfeited, making this entire matchup a waste of time to have written about. Harry Potter and the Magic Balls close out in 7th place, while Munson'd end up with 8th.
Bowlers slipping under the velvet rope in front of The 200 Club include: Carl Goetz (232,235,201), David Codding (222), Demond Robinson (206), Jason Carpio (211), Ken M. Wilson (213), Michael Basham (209), Thomas Lin (208,220), and Will Jeter (226)

The 668 rolled by Carl Goetz is tied for the 8th-best series in league history!
After a hard fought season, the Tournament of Champions was won tonight by Andrea DeLong (Division 4), with John Richardson (Division 4) landing in second place. Andrea will pocket the nice first-place pot, while John will take away the second-place pot. Congratulations!
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 | Same Belt, New Notch | 41-23 | .641 | 32,278 | n/a |
2 | Bora Bora! | 39-25 | .609 | 26,877 | n/a |
3 | Tatonka | 39-25 | .609 | 24,653 | n/a |
4 | Three Men and a Babe | 37-27 | .578 | 30,726 | n/a |
5 | Derka, Derka | 36.5-27.5 | .570 | 29,225 | n/a |
6 | The Big LeBowlskies | 32.5-31.5 | .508 | 29,300 | n/a |
7 | Harry Potter and the Magic Balls | 20.5-43.5 | .320 | 24,251 | n/a |
8 | Munson'd | 6.5-57.5 | .102 | 15,003 | n/a |