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 accepted a challenge by The Belt Strikes Back. Even though highlighted by the skills of Rich DeYoung with his above-average 539 series, the Razabacks accomplished only 1 win against the Belt. As for the opposition, Demond Robinson took the lead in 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 kept grabbing the balls of Paul Hamms. Led by Corey Weinfurt with his below-average 477 series, No. 2 collected 3 wins against the Hamms. While that was going down, Bill Krejci oversaw 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 chucked gutter balls with Bowlkake. Headlined by Amanda Schulte with her awe-inspiring 440 series, with kudos to Most Valuable Bowler Barbara Killion, Die Schlag-Maschinen collected 3 wins against Bowlkake. In the meantime, #1 Power-Ranked Carl Goetz showed off in Bowlkake with his stupendous 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 kept stealing sips of beer from Real Ultimate Ninja Bowlers. Regardless of the star power of #1 Head-to-Head Pat Searcy and his above-average 623 series, Recreation accomplished only 1 win against the Ninjas. Conversely, Michael Basham called the shots for 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 who lied to their significant other claiming bowling was running long then went out for after-bowling drinks at 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 swept Division 1, while Jason Carpio decimated Division 2. Janelle (Laube) Lamar won Division 3Amanda Schulte won 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 meet 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 face 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 challenge 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) "Four more years of Bush? I guess that's better than Murdock taking over the league someday." Bob Brunker, on his personal politics.