The fifteenth week of Fall 2005 saw two teams climb in the standings, while two teams slipped. Freda Schroeder picked up this week's high game (189) and series (513) for the women. As for the men, Demond Robinson snagged this week's high game with a 246, and high series was earned by John Richardson with a 630. Meanwhile, Tournament of Champions is officially down to its final eight bowlers, who will face each other next week competing for two cash prizes! Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 21 & 22: Harry Potter and the Magic Balls kept grabbing the balls of Three Men and a Babe. Although blessed by Andy Metzler with his above-average 506 series, Harry Potter accomplished only 1 win against Three Men and a Babe. On the other half of the score sheet, David Codding oversaw Three Men and a Babe with his 584 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Harry Potter and the Magic Balls remains in 7th place, while Three Men and a Babe moves 1 spot to 4th.

On lanes 23 & 24: Tatonka tussled with The Big LeBowlskies. With the strength of Will Jeter with his above-average 490 series, Tatonka collected 3 wins against The Big LeBowlskies. Across the ball return, Michael Basham showed off in The Big LeBowlskies with his 492 despite his team notching only a single win. Tatonka drops 1 spot in the standings to 3rd place, while The Big LeBowlskies remain in 6th.

On lanes 25 & 26: Derka, Derka couldn't stop inappropriately groping Same Belt, New Notch. Though reinforced by Rich DeYoung with his 529 series, Derka, Derka accomplished only 1 win against the Belt. Meanwhile, Demond Robinson guided the Belt with his commanding 614 (with kudos to Most Valuable Bowler Scott Murdock) as his team took the series with 3 wins. Derka, Derka drops 1 spot in the standings to 5th place, while the Belt remains in 1st.

Finally, down on lanes 27 & 28: Bora Bora! spent some quality time with Munson'd. Demonstrating the prowess of #1 Power Ranked and #1 Head-to-Head John Richardson and his breathtaking 630 series, Bora Bora! celebrated a clean sweep over Munson'd. On the other side, Thomas Fowler called the shots for Munson'd with his (either injured, sick, or sandbagging) 218 despite his team getting swept. Bora Bora! leaps 1 spot in the standings to 2nd place, while Munson'd remains in 8th.

Bowlers sneaking into The 200 Club include: David Codding (212,201), Demond Robinson (246,208), John Richardson (224,221), Michael Basham (203), and Phil Schroeder (204)

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Rich DeYoung routed Division 1, while Scott Murdock triumphed over his enemies in Division 2. Phil Schroeder trounced Division 3, and Andy McLeod dominated Division 4. Congratulations to our division champions! The following eight people will compete next week for the big prize!
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NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 21&22, 1st-place Same Belt, New Notch will socialize with 2nd-place Bora Bora! (hcp 88). The Belt is expected to perform weakly as they get swept; while Bora Bora! is forecast to see their team average take a dive even though they rack up a sweep.
• Moving to lanes 23&24, 3rd-place Tatonka (hcp 104) will throw some gutter balls with 4th-place Three Men and a Babe. Tatonka might have the bottom drop out of their averages, yet still manage to sweep the series; while Three Men and a Babe ought to see their team average take a dive while they endure a rough night.
• Then, over on lanes 25&26, 5th-place Derka, Derka will chuck some balls with 6th-place The Big LeBowlskies (hcp 2). Derka, Derka will likely have their averages plummet, yet still manage to sweep the series; while The Big LeBowlskies will probably see their team average take a dive while they endure a rough night.
• Finally, on lanes 27&28, 7th-place Harry Potter and the Magic Balls will face 8th-place Munson'd (hcp 53). Harry Potter is predicted to maintain their current strength as they sweep the series; while Munson'd is anticipated to hold steady as they endure a rough night.

THIS WEEK'S MVB Scott Murdock Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER John Richardson Runner Up: Demond Robinson	#1 H2H BOWLER John Richardson Runner Up: Phil Schroeder
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "I was bowling tonight like I was Dennis's and Andrea's love child." Amanda Cox Jeter, on her parentage. You know, I can kind of see it.