We are now halfway through the Fall 2002 season, so time is running out for those teams who want a shot at the championship to position themselves. The eighth week saw one team climb in the standings, while one team slipped. Two bowlers set a new personal best series, and one rolled new personal high game. Freda Schroeder picked up this week's high game (153) and series (433) for the women. As for the men, Bob Brunker snagged this week's high game with a 210, and high series was earned by Carl Goetz with a 569. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 17 & 18: Top Guns faced off against GRRR. Highlighting the skills of Most Valuable Bowler Bob Brunker and his 529 series, Top Guns celebrated a clean sweep over GRRR. Countering this, Byron Hester drew the spotlight in GRRR with his 395 despite his team getting swept. Top Guns remains in 1st place, while GRRR remains in 6th.

On lanes 19 & 20: Team 5 accepted a challenge by Pop Gunns. Led by David Codding with his above-average 519 series, with props to #1 Power-Ranked and Most Valuable Bowler Bob Brunker, Team 5 collected 3 wins against Pop Gunns. As for the opposition, Carl Goetz commanded Pop Gunns with his above-average 569 despite his team notching only a single win. Team 5 remains in 2nd place, while Pop Gunns remain in 3rd.

Finally, down on lanes 21 & 22: Team 6 waged a heated competition against UnaBowlers. Demonstrating the prowess of Nik Domann with his powerful 475 series, Team 6 celebrated a clean sweep over the UnaBowlers. On the other side, Corey Weinfurt reigned supreme in the UnaBowlers with his above-average 474 despite his team getting swept. Team 6 leaps 1 spot in the standings to 4th place, while the UnaBowlers sink 1 spot to 5th.

Bowlers entering The 200 Club include: Bill Krejci (206), Bob Brunker (210), Carl Goetz (208), David Codding (206), and Pat Searcy (201)

A new personal high game was set tonight by Jerry Krall (180, previous best 167). In addition, new personal best series were rolled by Tracey Robertson (372, previous best 338) and Jerry Krall (495, previous best 442).

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 17&18, 4th-place Team 6 will tussle with 3rd-place Pop Gunns. Team 6 is expected to see a pretty significant "market correction" to their averages, but split the series with Pop Gunns; while Pop Gunns are forecast to see their team average take a dive while they keep the series tied.
• Moving to lanes 19&20, 5th-place UnaBowlers will meet with 6th-place GRRR. The UnaBowlers might drop their averages like a brick, but split the series with GRRR; while GRRR ought to see their team average take a dive while they keep the series tied.
• Finally, on lanes 21&22, 2nd-place Team 5 will socialize with 1st-place Top Guns. Team 5 is predicted to perform weakly, but split the series with Top Guns; while Top Guns are anticipated to see their team average take a dive while they keep the series tied.

^*(Remember, the predicted results above are based on mathematical extrapolations and can be changed by all sorts of factors. If you don't like how your team's results are predicted, you and your teammates have the power to prove the math wrong!)

THIS WEEK'S MVB Bob Brunker Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Jerry Krall Runner Up: Bill Krejci	#1 H2H BOWLER Jerry Krall Runner Up: Bill Krejci
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Now that is just ridiculous, Dude. Nobody is going to cut your dick off. Not if I have anything to say about it." Nik Domann, reassuring Carl Goetz, who was heading to the men's room.

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Carl Goetz - 569 Bill Krejci - 548 Bob Brunker - 529 David Codding - 519 Jerry Krall - 495	Freda Schroeder - 433 Janelle Lamar - 389 Sharon Turner - 374 Tracey Robertson - 372
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Jerry Krall - 689 Bill Krejci - 677 Nik Domann - 635 David Codding - 634 Carl Goetz - 633	Tracey Robertson - 604 Freda Schroeder - 569 Janelle Lamar - 566 Sharon Turner - 544
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Bob Brunker - 210 Carl Goetz - 208 Bill Krejci - 206 David Codding - 206 (t) Pat Searcy - 201 Corey Weinfurt - 192	Freda Schroeder - 153 Janelle Lamar - 147 Sharon Turner - 136 Tracey Robertson - 134
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Bill Krejci - 249 Jerry Krall - 244 David Codding - 244 (t) Corey Weinfurt - 236 Bob Brunker - 235	Tracey Robertson - 211 Janelle Lamar - 206 Freda Schroeder - 198 Sharon Turner - 192
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Jerry Krall - 61 Bill Krejci - 60 David Codding - 54 Corey Weinfurt - 47 Bob Brunker - 42	Tracey Robertson - 31 Janelle Lamar - 21 Freda Schroeder - 10 Sharon Turner - 7

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Top Guns	24-8	.750	14,956	n/a
2	Team 5	21.5-10.5	.672	13,527	n/a
3	Pop Gunns	19-13	.594	15,649	n/a
4	Team 6	15-17	.469	12,095	+1
5	UnaBowlers	11-21	.344	13,123	-1
6	GRRR	5.5-26.5	.172	11,706	n/a