The fifteenth week of Fall 2004 saw one team climb in the standings, while one team slipped. Amanda Schulte landed this week's high game for the women with a 180, and women's high series was bagged by Angela Bradford with a 459. As for the men, Carl Goetz earned this week's high game (256) and series (648).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 19 & 20: Ashley Razabacks kept grabbing the balls of The Belt Strikes Back. In spite of the prowess of Rich DeYoung with his above-average 539 series, the Razabacks accomplished only 1 win against the Belt. While that was going down, Demond Robinson called the shots for the Belt with his above-average 587 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Ashley Razabacks drop 1 spot in the standings to 4th place, while the Belt remains in 1st.

On lanes 21 & 22: A Solid No. 2 shared a few beers with Paul Hamms. Blessed by Corey Weinfurt with his below-average 477 series, No. 2 collected 3 wins against the Hamms. Across the ball return, Bill Krejci mastered the Hamms with his below-average 467 despite his team notching only a single win. A Solid No. 2 remains in 5th place, while the Hamms remain in 7th.

On lanes 23 & 24: Die Schlag-Maschinen couldn't stop inappropriately groping Bowlkake. Reinforced by Amanda Schulte with her spectacular 440 series, with kudos to Most Valuable Bowler Barbara Killion, Die Schlag-Maschinen collected 3 wins against Bowlkake. Simultaneously, #1 Power-Ranked Carl Goetz took the lead in Bowlkake with his miraculous 648 despite his team notching only a single win. Die Schlag-Maschinen remains in 8th place, while Bowlkake remains in 6th.

Finally, down on lanes 25 & 26: Recreation Intoxication celebrated their love of large, heavy balls with Real Ultimate Ninja Bowlers. In spite of top-billing by #1 Head-to-Head Pat Searcy and his above-average 623 series, Recreation accomplished only 1 win against the Ninjas. On the other side, Michael Basham showed off in the Ninjas with his above-average 495 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Recreation Intoxication remains in 2nd place, while the Ninjas move 1 spot to 3rd.

Bowlers sneaking into The 200 Club include: Carl Goetz (210,256), Demond Robinson (244), Justin Strelow (204), Nik Domann (201), and Pat Searcy (206,224)

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Demond Robinson cleaned up Division 1, while Jason Carpio swept Division 2. Janelle (Laube) Lamar trounced Division 3Amanda Schulte trounced Division 3, and nobody claimed victory in Division 4 (though Barbara Killion came closest). Congratulations to our division champions! The following eight people will compete next week for the big prize!

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 19&20, 1st-place The Belt Strikes Back (hcp 3) will spend some quality time with 2nd-place Recreation Intoxication. The Belt is expected to maintain their current strength as they get swept; while Recreation is forecast to hold steady as they rack up a sweep.
• Moving to lanes 21&22, 3rd-place Real Ultimate Ninja Bowlers (hcp 49) will socialize with 5th-place A Solid No. 2. The Ninjas might maintain their current strength as they win the series; while No. 2 ought to hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
• Then, over on lanes 23&24, 6th-place Bowlkake will face 7th-place Paul Hamms (hcp 127). Bowlkake will likely maintain their current strength as they sweep the series; while the Hamms will probably hold steady as they endure a rough night.
• Finally, on lanes 25&26, 8th-place Die Schlag-Maschinen (hcp 74) will compete against 4th-place Ashley Razabacks. Die Schlag-Maschinen is predicted to perform well, yet still manage to lose the series but avoid getting swept; while the Razabacks are anticipated to hold steady as they enjoy their victories.

THIS WEEK'S MVB Barbara Killion Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Carl Goetz Runner Up: Amanda Schulte	#1 H2H BOWLER Pat Searcy Runner Up: Rich DeYoung
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "I ran up to high-five Barbara but I tripped face-first into the rack." Ray Haynes, motorboatin' his way up to the lane.