The fifteenth week of Spring 2003 saw one team climb in the standings, while three teams slipped. Freda Schroeder picked up this week's high game (185) and series (486) for the women. As for the men, Thomas Lin snagged this week's high game with a 234, and high series was earned by David Codding with a 594. 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 17 & 18: Bowlers of Mass Destruction couldn't stop inappropriately groping Top Guns. With the strength of Most Valuable Bowler Justin Strelow and his dazzling 526 series, Mass Destruction celebrated a clean sweep over Top Guns. Concurrently, Pat Searcy took the lead in Top Guns with his below-average 506 despite his team getting swept. Bowlers of Mass Destruction remains in 1st place, while Top Guns remain in 3rd.

On lanes 19 & 20: When Push Comes To Shove waged a heated competition against Spanked. Featuring #1 Head-to-Head David Codding and his above-average 594 series, the Shovers collected 3 wins against Spanked. On the other side, Thomas Lin oversaw Spanked with his above-average 540 despite his team notching only a single win. When Push Comes To Shove remains in 4th place, while Spanked sinks 1 spot to 8th.

On lanes 21 & 22: The Good Sons had a rendezvous with D-Day. Although blessed by Steve Robinson with his above-average 462 series, the Sons got swept by D-Day. On the adjacent lane, #1 Power-Ranked Nik Domann laid down the law in D-Day with his staggering 531 as they swept the competition. The Good Sons drop 1 spot in the standings to 6th place, while D-Day remains in 2nd.

Finally, down on lanes 23 & 24: Canned Crabs took turns kicking the ball return with Hulk Smash!. Reinforced by Eric Lynch with his 496 series, the Crabs celebrated a clean sweep over the Hulk. Across the ball return, Carl Goetz reigned supreme in the Hulk with his 555 despite his team getting swept. Canned Crabs leap 3 spots in the standings to 5th place, while the Hulk sinks 1 spot to 7th.

Bowlers rolling into The 200 Club include: David Codding (230), Dennis Laube (202), Nik Domann (200), and Thomas Lin (234)

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Carl Goetz decimated Division 1, while Jim Jones cleaned up Division 2. Justin Strelow creamed Division 3, and nobody claimed victory in Division 4, and in fact we aren't even going to talk about Division 4 as it was a complete embarassment. Congratulations to our division champions! The following eight people will compete next week for the big prize!

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 17&18, 1st-place Bowlers of Mass Destruction will tussle with 2nd-place D-Day (hcp 2). Mass Destruction is expected to perform well and win the series; while D-Day is forecast to raise their average even as they avoid getting swept.
• Moving to lanes 19&20, 3rd-place Top Guns will chuck some balls with 4th-place When Push Comes To Shove (hcp 4). Top Guns might perform well and sweep the series; while the Shovers ought to hold steady as they endure a rough night.
• Then, over on lanes 21&22, 5th-place Canned Crabs (hcp 2) will roll against 6th-place The Good Sons. The Crabs will likely have a bit of an off night, but split the series with the Sons; while the Sons will probably drop their average a bit while keep the series tied.
• Finally, on lanes 23&24, 7th-place Hulk Smash! (hcp 52) will challenge 8th-place Spanked. The Hulk is predicted to maintain their current strength as they get swept; while Spanked is anticipated to raise their average while they rack up a sweep.

THIS WEEK'S MVB Justin Strelow Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Nik Domann Runner Up: Justin Strelow	#1 H2H BOWLER David Codding Runner Up: Justin Strelow
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Pat launched the ball so high it burned up on re-entry." Demond Robinson, reflecting on the loss of the Columbia crew