By now every team has bowled each other once, so next week is the Spring 2003 position round. But enough about next week, you came here to read about this week. The seventh week saw two teams climb in the standings, while two teams slipped. Six bowlers set a new personal best series, and one rolled new personal high game. Freda Schroeder picked up this week's high game (197) and series (529) for the women, while David Codding earned this week's high game (214) and series (605) for the men. Read on for all the rest of the details!
First up, on lanes 17 & 18: Canned Crabs alternated between bowling and dry humping Hulk Smash!. Demonstrating the prowess of Eric Lynch with his below-average 440 series, the Crabs collected 3 wins against the Hulk. In the midst of this, Carl Goetz guided the Hulk with his 528 despite his team notching only a single win. Canned Crabs leap 1 spot in the standings to 6th place, while the Hulk sinks 1 spot to 7th.
On lanes 19 & 20: The Good Sons had some one-on-one time with D-Day. Though reinforced by Marca Robinson with her breathtaking 406 series, the Sons got swept by D-Day. While that was going down, Ken M. Wilson showed off in D-Day with his below-average 483 (benefitted greatly by real star — trifecta-winner #1 Power-Ranked, #1 Head-to-Head, and Most Valuable Bowler Scott Murdock) as they swept the competition. The Good Sons remains in 4th place, while D-Day moves 1 spot to 1st.
On lanes 21 & 22: Bowlers of Mass Destruction kept grabbing the balls of Top Guns. Featuring Jarrod Guthrie with his splendid 527 series, Mass Destruction collected 3 wins against Top Guns. Countering this, Bob Brunker mastered Top Guns with his 534 despite his team notching only a single win. Bowlers of Mass Destruction remains in 3rd place, while Top Guns sink 1 spot to 2nd.
Finally, down on lanes 23 & 24: When Push Comes To Shove celebrated their love of large, heavy balls with Spanked. Starring David Codding with his above-average 605 series, the Shovers celebrated a clean sweep over Spanked. On the other half of the score sheet, Bill Krejci drew the spotlight in Spanked with his 503 despite his team getting swept. When Push Comes To Shove remains in 5th place, while Spanked remains in 8th.
Bowlers slipping under the velvet rope in front of The 200 Club include: Carl Goetz (210), David Codding (207,214), and Keith Blay (204)

A new personal high game was set tonight by Keith Blay (204, previous best 186). In addition, new personal best series were rolled by Scott Murdock (474, previous best 465), Keith Blay (478, previous best 474), David Codding (605, previous best 587), David Parre (549, previous best 548), Jim Jones (501, previous best 500), and Jarrod Guthrie (527, previous best 494). Adding to the excitement, the 529 rolled by Freda Schroeder is this season's new high series among women.
The 529 rolled by Freda Schroeder is tied for the 5th-best women's series in league history!
The 605 rolled by David Codding is the new 5th-best series in league history!

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: David Codding won Division 1, while Freda Schroeder trounced Division 2. Jarrod Guthrie had his way with Division 3, and Scott Murdock mopped up Division 4. In terms of overall points: Carl Goetz calls the shots for Division 1; Nik Domann and Ken M. Wilson reign over Division 2 in a tie; Shannon Myers runs the show in Division 3; and Marca Robinson holds the reins in Division 4.
NEXT WEEK:
- First, on lanes 17&18, 1st-place D-Day (hcp 30) will challenge 2nd-place Top Guns. D-Day is expected to perform well and sweep the series; while Top Guns are forecast to drop their average a bit while they endure a rough night.
- Moving to lanes 19&20, 3rd-place Bowlers of Mass Destruction will share a couple of pitchers with 4th-place The Good Sons (hcp 97). Mass Destruction might perform well and sweep the series; while the Sons ought to hold steady as they endure a rough night.
- Then, over on lanes 21&22, 5th-place When Push Comes To Shove will tussle with 6th-place Canned Crabs (hcp 134). The Shovers will likely maintain their current strength as they sweep the series; while the Crabs will probably hold steady as they endure a rough night.
- Finally, on lanes 23&24, 7th-place Hulk Smash! (hcp 56) will hang out with 8th-place Spanked. The Hulk is predicted to maintain their current strength as they lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Spanked is anticipated to hold steady as they enjoy their victories.
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THIS WEEK'S MVB
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| Pos. | Team name | Record | Percent | Total Pins | Change |
| 1 | D-Day | 19-9 | .679 | 12,953 | +1 |
| 2 | Top Guns | 18-10 | .643 | 13,760 | -1 |
| 3 | Bowlers of Mass Destruction | 18-10 | .643 | 12,859 | n/a |
| 4 | The Good Sons | 15-13 | .536 | 10,192 | n/a |
| 5 | When Push Comes To Shove | 14-14 | .500 | 13,519 | n/a |
| 6 | Canned Crabs | 11-17 | .393 | 10,031 | +1 |
| 7 | Hulk Smash! | 10-18 | .357 | 11,612 | -1 |
| 8 | Spanked | 7-21 | .250 | 13,083 | n/a |



