The Finals are less than a month away now and, with the results of Week #13, it's still almost anybody's game. Big scores and even bigger series continue to permeate the league as teams strive to add as many wins to their record before it's all said and done. Hell, three different bowlers shot a 256 tonight. So let's get down to the particulars, shall we?Try as they might, Ballz Out simply can't break out of their current rut. Facing a re-energized Dixie Stampede – led, once again, by anchor Ryan Doll who shot a 676 series – the Ballz took it on the chin as the Stampede ran away with a 4-0 matchup victory. Led by sub Matt Fitzgerald and his 443 series, Ballz falls to a 10-42 record and remains in 8th. Dixie Stampede, on the other hand, improves to 24-28 but remains in 5th place.Where oh were were the men of Split It & Hit It? The world may never know. With their competition forfeiting, it was up to the bowlers of The Finger Holes to put up games within 40 pins of their team average to come away with the victories. Led by anchor Aubrey Moren's 560 series, the team did just that – albeit with two of their team games below average. It didn't matter in the end, though, as they earned the four victories and improved to 30-22 but remain in 4th place. Split It fell one spot into 7th place with a record of 20-32.For centuries it has been well documented that the third sign of the apocalypse is whenever Scott Murdock is crowned the Most Valuable Bowler of any week of GutterAlley action. Well, beware everyone, as Murdock's team leading 540 series caused him not only to earn the accolades but also helped More Beer, Chelsea stay in the thick of things after splitting their series 2-2 against opponents Pin and Tonics. With the Tonics' Aaron Barber chucking a team leading 615 series, the teams went back and forth in their slugfest with neither team ever taking consecutive victories. Despite the split neither team moved at all in the standings with Chelsea holding onto 3rd at 32-20 and the Pin and Tonics remaining in 6th place with the opposite record of 20-32. This season, only two teams have been in first place: My Three Sons and 921+. Facing off for the second time this season, My Three Sons once again brought their A-game and derailed the dominant 921+ squad who entered the night having won 23 of their last 24 games to take the top spot atop the league standings. Once again led by Ian Goetz, who shot a 644 series, the Sons closed the gap with a 3-1 matchup win and are now tied with 921+ with records of 34-18. Only total pins separate the two teams, with 921+ still technically holding onto 1st place. Brian Coe, this week's #1 Power Ranked bowler with his league leading 704 series, continues to march toward a league record that we never thought would be broken – Don Glasscock's 219 average. We're just a few short weeks away from the Tournament of Champions and here's how it stands:Division 1 = Ryan Doll (23), Ken Wilson (15)Division 2 = Aubrey Moren (19), Jonathan Vigliaturo (19)Division 3 = Rob Kaszuba (24), Chadwick Andrews (17)Division 4 = Dan Imperial (18), Jake Parrott (16)The cold weather couldn't keep the following bowlers away from The 200 Club this week: Aaron Barber (224, 208), Aubrey Moren (220, 205), Brian Coe (212, 256, 236), Carl Goetz (203), Ian Goetz (205, 256), John Boren (266), Jonathan Vigliaturo (247), Kody Karnes (213, 224, 245), Ryan Doll (256, 234), and Seth Gunderson (200).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Scott Murdock Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Brian Coe Runner Up: Ryan Doll	#1 H2H BOWLER Kody Karnes Runner Up: Scott Murdock
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Daddy? I don't want my Ken doll anymore because it sucks." Kody's daughter Kamille, after watching her father's teammate Ken stink it up on the lanes.

While temperatures plummeted outside, scores plummeted inside overall in Week #12 of GutterAlley action as our league average took a dive. Despite big victories across the four matchups only two teams ended up moving at all in the league standings. Gaps are starting to form in-between the various teams throughout the league as the Finals draw closer and closer. Brace yourself, folks...it's going to be a bumpy ride.In the first matchup of the night, My Three Sons looked to return to the top of the league standings but stalled out against opponents Split It & Hit It. After taking Games #1 and #2 behind a 554 series from Ian Goetz, the Sons looked poised to add yet another sweep to their win record but Split It's Dennis Blake had other plans. With his team leading 526 series leading the charge, Split It rallied to not only take Game #3 but covered the spread enough to come away with the total pins victory as well to end the night with a 2-2 split. Neither team moved at all in the standings, with My Three Sons remaining in 2nd while Split It & Hit It holds onto 6th place.Down on lanes 43 & 44, the Dixie Stampede looked to climb back up into prominence at the expense of Pin and Tonics. What ended up happening, however, was a back and forth between the two opponents. Drawing first blood was Dixie, led by anchor Ryan Doll's 643 series, who came away with a close Game #1 victory. Fighting back to secure a huge Game #2 blowout victory were the Tonics that saw high output from Aaron Barber, who led the team with his 580 series, along with Michael Gordon's first 200+ game (a 203!). Game #3 was all Dixie as the team rallied behind this week's #1 Power Ranked bowler Rob Kaszuba to earn the win. Total pins still landed in the Tonic's court, however, to end the night at two wins apiece. Neither team moved in the standings, with Dixie Stampede remaining in 5th while the Pin & Tonics hold onto 7th place.The last time that The Finger Holes faced current league leaders 921+, it ended with The F-Holes walking away victorious. Such was not the case Tuesday night. Led by anchor Ken M. Wilson's 640 series, 921+ exacted their revenge in a 4-0 sweep of the competition while hoisting yet another entry in the top ten of the Top 25 Best Team Series of All Time on teams of 4-per. The F-Holes, led this week by lead off roller Phil Schroeder and his 530 series, simply couldn't find the firepower to derail the steamrolling 921+. The current league toppers extend their league lead by two games out in 1st while The Finger Holes fall one spot down into 4th place.In the final matchup of the night, More Beer, Chelsea continues to have their storybook season as they came away with a 4-0 matchup victory over competitors Ballz Out. With more charity wins than any other team this season – more than legitimate wins from the Ballz (happy now, AJ?) – Chelsea rode the wave of Most Valuable Bowler's Dan Imperial's stellar output alongside a team leading series of 468 from anchor Eric Lynch to notch the four victories. Ballz, led by Chadwick Andrews and his 483 series, continues to search for answers as they remain in 8th place. More Beer, Chelsea climbs one spot into 3rd place.The Tournament of Champions currently looks like this:Division 1 = Ryan Doll (23), Ken Wilson (15)Division 2 = Jonathan Vigliaturo (19), Aubrey Moren (18)Division 3 = Rob Kaszuba (21), Chadwick Andrews (17)Division 4 = Dan Imperial (18), Michael Smith/Jake Parrott (15)Bowlers trying to stay warm in The 200 Club this week include: Aaron Barber (205), Brian Coe (227, 223), Bryan Mohr (200), Ian Goetz (201), Jonathan Vigliaturo (202), Ken M. Wilson (226, 204, 210), Kody Karnes (216, 236), Michael Gordon (203), Rob Kaszuba (224), and Ryan Doll (215, 222, 206). See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Dan Imperial Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Rob Kaszuba Runner Up: Teresa Deterding	#1 H2H BOWLER Ryan Doll Runner Up: Michael Gordon
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Yeah, I took my balls out so that they wouldn't get cold." Brian Coe, commenting on what the chilly weather forced him to do.

With the baseball season finally over, 31 of the 32 bowlers competing in the Fall 2014 season showed up to do battle in Week #11 of GutterAlley action. With six teams changing spots in the league standings, it turns out that only three games separate the top four teams in the league and total pins are coming into play to slot the competitors. Several bowlers shot their personal bests as league continues to march onward towards the Finals a mere five weeks away.In the first matchup of the night, 921+ did what they have been aiming to do since relinquishing control of first place several months back – they've returned to the top of the roost. Behind rookie Brian Coe's 756 series (the 4th highest series in league history), the high rollers took all four games against opponents Ballz Out. While Chadwick Andrews put up the highest series for the Ballz with his 480 series, the breakout performance of the team goes to Bryan Bay who shot both his personal best game (a 188) as part of his personal best series (a 457). The men of 921+ improve to 29-15 to reclaim 1st due to total pins while Ballz Out remains in in 8th place with a record of 10-34.All season long, The Finger Holes has wondered where their star bowler has been. Well, Aubrey Moren certainly showed up Tuesday night with his all time personal best game and series by shooting a 264 game and a 692 series en route to a 3-1 trouncing of More Beer, Chelsea. Needless to say, Moren was this week's #1 Power Ranked bowler. Chelsea's anchor Eric Lynch put up the most fire power for his team with his 524 series but only managed to secure a lone win in Game #2 to break up Moren's high output. With their three wins, The F-Holes improve to 26-18 and move up one spot into 3rd place. Chelsea, also with a record now of 26-18, slips into 4th place due to total pins.Having been atop the league standings for several months now, My Three Sons knuckled down to try to remain ahead of the pack but ended up battling themselves to a standstill against the reawakened Dixie Stampede. With Carl Goetz and his 607 series securing Games #1 and #2 for the Sons, Ryan Doll countered with a 606 to stampede back with his team to not only win Game #3 but also take total pins by 21 pins to end the night at two games apiece. My Three Sons slips into 2nd place due to total pins while Dixie Stampede remains one of only two team that did not move at all, sitting in 5th place.In the last matchup of the night, Split It & Hit It had high hopes of making a charge in the second half of the season and adding some wins to their record. Fortunately for them they had this week's Most Valuable Bowler on their team by the name of Dennis Blake. Hoisting a team leading 550 series, Blake paved the way for the first sweep the team has seen all year. Opponents Pin and Tonics took it on the chin despite a 458 series from anchor Aaron Barber. Interesting sidenote -- since Week #6, Split It has either swept or been swept every week. With their wins, Split It & Hit It moves up one spot into 6th place while the Pin and Tonics fall one spot into 7th place.The Tournament of Champions currently looks like this:Division 1 = Ryan Doll (17), Brian Coe/Ken M. Wilson (12)Division 2 = Aubrey Moren (18), Jonathan Vigliaturo (16)Division 3 = Rob Kaszuba (20), Eric Lynch (16)Division 4 = Michael Smith (15), Jake Parrott (15)Bowlers avoiding the falling leaves outside inside The 200 Club this week include: Aubrey Moren (264, 215, 213), Brian Coe (210, 268, 278), Carl Goetz (240), Dennis Blake (208, 201), Ian Goetz (206), Jason Carpio (221), Ken M. Wilson (232, 211), Kody Karnes (235, 213), Ryan Doll (228), and Seth Gunderson (201).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Dennis Blake Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Aubrey Moren Runner Up: Brian Coe	#1 H2H BOWLER Aubrey Moren Runner Up: Brian Coe
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "How do you know that I *DON'T* have a dick?" Alison Radke, throwing Cliff's statement back in his face.

With the Royals on the brink of elimination in the World Series playing in the background, the GutterAlley bowling league stepped up to the plate in a big way during Week #10 action. In what is shaping up to be the best season in league history, the Fall 2014 season continues to bring big scores and even bigger series into the record books...including a new #1 that knocks down a score that has stood since September 30, 2008. Ready to see how the league stacks up after all is said and done? Let's get it on.With half of their team at the big game, the other half of The Finger Holes showed up to do battle with the Pin and Tonics. With victories in Games #1 and #2, behind a 556 series from pre-bowling Phil Schroeder, the F-Holes looked primed to walk away with a clean sweep until the Tonics decided to take a stand and call an end to their losing. With Aaron Barber's 460 series leading the way, the Pin and Tonics pulled off a 10th frame 6-pin win in Game #3 to keep from getting blanked. Despite the wins, The Finger Holes remain in 4th place with their 23-17 record. Pin and Tonics, improving to 16-24, remain in 6th place.Having remained atop the league standings since the second week, My Three Sons continues to hold steady in 1st place after a 3-1 matchup victory over opponents Ballz Out. Having turned in their pre-bowling scores for tonight earlier, the big output managed to earn them victories in Games #2, #3, and total pins to remain at the top of the heap with their 27-13 record. Ian Goetz's 651 series was the tops for the Sons. Game #1 was the highlight of the evening for the Ballz, as Cliff Barendsen's 541 series (including a 220 in their lone victory) held to help the team improve to 10-30 but remain in 8th place.Several weeks back, rookie sensation Brian Coe rolled the lowest series of his short career in GutterAlley and left thinking "had I not shown up, we would have won." Since that night, Coe has shown up and been the biggest contributor on the legitimately named 921+ as he led the team to yet another 4-0 win – this week over opponents Split It & Hit It – with his 713 series and earning #1 Power Ranked bowler accolades in the process . Game #1 was the highlight for the team as it reached the milestone they came together to best, taking the all time record for a team score with a 4-person team with their 934. Split It's Dennis Blake put up the highest series for his team, ending the night with a 555 series to remain in 7th place with their 14-26 record. 921+ remains in 2nd, trailing the league leaders by two games, at 25-15. With more charity wins than any other team in the league, More Beer, Chelsea continues to remain in 3rd place after a 4-0 beatdown of Dixie Stampede this week. Led by Scott "Scooter J" Murdock and his 517 series (yes, you read that correctly), Chelsea improved their record to 25-15 to remain in 3rd place (back more than 7,000 pins from 2nd place) with help from this week's Most Valuable Bowler, Dan Imperial. The Stampede, whose pre-bowling scores simply were way off the mark, couldn't notch a single win but remain in 5th place with their 16-24 record. Ryan Doll's 511 series was the biggest for the team. The Tournament of Champions currently looks like this:Division 1 = Ryan Doll (16), Brian Coe (12)Division 2 = Jonathan Vigliaturo (16), Cliff Barendsen (13)Division 3 = Rob Kaszuba (14), Eric Lynch /Chadwick Andrews (13)Division 4 = Jake Parrott (14), Dan Imperial/Michael Smith (12)Bowlers unable to hear a thing in The 200 Club over all of the bandwagon Royals fans include: Brian Coe (258, 238, 217), Carl Goetz (233), Cliff Barendsen (220), Dennis Blake (231), Ian Goetz (228, 211, 212), John Boren (217), Jonathan Vigliaturo (234), Ken M. Wilson (235, 215), Kody Karnes (224, 247, 206), Phil Schroeder (229), Ryan Doll (211), and Scott Murdock (204).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Dan Imperial Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Brian Coe Runner Up: Kody Karnes	#1 H2H BOWLER Ian Goetz Runner Up: Brian Coe
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Took you long enough." Dave Parre, although we're not sure if he's talking about Ken or the Kansas City Royals.

Tuesday night saw the Kansas City Royals return to the World Series for the first time in 29 years. Unlike the Royals, bowlers put up big scores to ensure the teams came away with wins including one that nearly ended in a perfect game. The complete story of Week #9 cannot be told just yet as the current league leaders are post-bowling later in the week but, what we have so far, is pretty impressive. Read on.In the first matchup of the night – which coincidentally was the last one to finish up – saw the last frame rolled by Split It & Hit It's bearded wonder, Matt Bunyard, who is headed to Colorado to begin a new life. Good luck, Matt! You will be missed. Unfortunately, victories were missed as well as opponents More Beer, Chelsea put it to them to notch a 4-0 clean sweep to send Bunyard off. Led by anchor Eric Lynch and his 505 series – and this week's Most Valuable Bowler performance from AJ Hofmann – Chelsea takes their wins and tentatively sit in 3rd place due to total pins. Split It, led by Dennis Blake and his 441 series, tentatively slip one spot into 7th place.On Lanes 43 & 44, 921+ looked to extend their win streak but fell short after 11-consecutive victories to lose Game #3 to a resurgent Dixie Stampede. Behind Brian Coe's league-leading 673 series, 921+ took Games #1 and #2 in 10th frame showdowns before falling to the Stampede in Game #3. Anchor Ryan Doll and his 618 series made the difference in their final battle and came away with their lone victory, missing total pins a difference of 19 pins. With the wins, 921+ tentatively remains in 2nd while Dixie Stampede remains in 5th place.What a night for Pin and Tonics' rookie Aaron Barber. After rolling the 4th highest game in league history with his 286, Barber's 652 series reversed the tides after a first game loss to opponents Ballz Out to end his big night with a 3-1 matchup victory. It's no surprise to anyone that Barber was this week's #1 Power Ranked bowler with his incredible output. Cliff Barendsen's 541 series led the Ballz Out battle was only enough to secure a win in the first game. The three wins tentatively push the Pin and Tonics up one spot into 6th while Ballz Out remains in 8th place.The matchup results between My Three Sons and The Finger Holes cannot be reported until all scores are in.The Tournament of Champions is also in a state of flux until all scores are in.Bowlers doing much better than our local baseball club this week in The 200 Club include: Aaron Barber (286), Brian Coe (222, 257), Cliff Barendsen (200), Jason Carpio (234), Ken M. Wilson (225, 226), Kody Karnes (203, 203), and Ryan Doll (201, 235), See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB AJ Hofmann Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Aaron Barber Runner Up: Phil Schroeder	#1 H2H BOWLER Brian Coe Runner Up: Ken M. Wilson
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "You'll have to be sure to let Cliff know tomorrow that you got in trouble since Valerie saw his dick." Scott Murdock, commenting to Ken after he was lectured by the front desk about the phallic imagery sketched on last week's scoresheets.

With the Royals playing once again, pre-bowling scores riddled the league's matchups and worked as a mixed bag across the board. A Hall of Famer reminded the league why he's one of the best bowlers we've ever seen en route to keeping his team atop the league standings while six other teams played musical chairs in the league standings. Ready to see how it all played out? Well, what are you waiting for?!?In the first matchup of the evening, half of My Three Sons showed up to do battle with one half of The Finger Holes. The other halves of each team had pre-bowled before the actual battle took place. Leading the league with the best output he's had in a while, the Sons' Carl Goetz hoisted a 690 series to not only earn himself #1 Power Ranked bowler accolades but also to secure a 4-0 sweep over their opponents. Aubrey Moren both put up a 489 series to lead the F-Holes in the losing effort, falling one spot into 3rd place. With the anchor of Dixie Stampede out with a bad back, 921+ took the opportunity to start making their big push to return to first place. With rookie of the season shoo-in Brian Coe putting up a 688 series, the men of 921+ added four more wins to their record (along with yet another top ten entry in the Top 25 Best Team Series list) to move into 2nd place. Brian Mohr added the most fire power for Dixie but it wasn't enough to derail their competition. Dixie Stampede falls two spots into 5th place.Down on Lanes 45-46, More Beer, Chelsea threw down the gauntlet against opponents Pin and Tonics. Narrowly missing their first sweep of the season by a handful of pins, Chelsea drank their way to a 3-1 matchup victory behind 491 series out of anchor Eric Lynch. The wins propel the team one spot up into 4th place. On the flip side, Michael Gordon had a breakout night to lead the Pins with his personal best series – a 491 – to help the team secure their lone win of the night in Game #2. Sadly the team topples one spot down into 7th place.With Bunyard leaving us to begin a new adventure in Colorado, a familiar face returned to replace him for the remainder of the season. Coincidentally, he was also this week's Most Valuable Bowler. Welcome back to the league, Dennis Blake! His 562 series led the charge in Split It & Hit It's 4-0 domination of opponents Ballz Out and took them up to 6th place. Cliff Barendsen 536 series led the way for the Ballz but remains down in 8th place.At the midway point, the Tournament of Champions sits like this:Division 1 = Ryan Doll (16), Carl Goetz (10)Division 2 = Aubrey Moren (10), Jonathan Vigliaturo (7)Division 3 = Eric Lynch (10), Rob Kaszuba (7)Division 4 = Dan Imperial (12), Michael Smith (11)Bowlers batting for .200 this week in The 200 Club include: Brian Coe (242, 209, 237), Carl Goetz (225, 268), Cliff Barendsen (200), Ian Goetz (202, 212), John Boren (245), Ken M. Wilson (212), Kody Karnes (210, 226), and Seth Gunderson (209).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Dennis Blake Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Carl Goetz Runner Up: Brian Coe	#1 H2H BOWLER Brian Coe Runner Up: Carl Goetz
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) Maybe we should put our ballz back in. Cliff Barendsen, team captain and spiritual leader of the 8th place Ballz Out.

At the conclusion of Week #7 Tuesday night, every team has now faced one another once. With the position round looming just ahead, wins become imperative while jockeying for a better spot where you can do more damage against your closest opponent. While the top three teams didn't budge, 4th through 8th place jumped, jived, and wailed into new spots. This season has seen some impressive scores and series from both teams as well as individuals and this week was no exception. Ready to hear the particulars? Well, read on...Coming off an impressive run with last week's matchup of being the only team to outright win a series against the 1st place team, Pin and Tonics looked to improve their spot in the league standings. Their opponent, the hapless 921+ that has not been up to snuff here lately, finally showed up. Led by this week's by Brian Coe's 725 series – which earned him both #1 Power Ranked bowler and Most Valuable Bowler honors – the team with the highest output in league history got down to business and moved up two spots to 4th place with their clean sweep of their opponents. The Tonic's Aaron Barber put up a team-leading 532 series but couldn't derail the surging 921s. Pin and Tonics fall one spot into 6th place.Looking to bounce back after their post-bowling losses earlier in the day, current standings leaders My Three Sons set out to stick it to More Beer, Chelsea. It simply wasn't in the cards, however, as Chelsea came away with win while sitting victories in Games #1 and #2 behind Eric Lynch's 515 series. Game #3, however, saw the Sons regroup from their narrow losses to exact revenge with a Game #3 victory that also sealed total pins for a 2-2 split series. Carl Goetz led the Sons with a 628 series and keeps his team in 1st place. More Beer Chelsea drop one spot into 5th place.After a slow start, Dixie Stampede has roared back into being a force with which to be reckoned. With Ryan Doll seemingly possessed – he rolled another impressive series for a second week in a row, ending with a 664 – the Stampede did just that against opponents The Finger Holes. After splitting the first two games, Dixie danced away with the 3-1 matchup victory and remains in 3rd place. Aubrey Moren's 512 series led the F-Holes but could only secure their lone victory in Game #2. Despite the losses, The Finger Holes remain in 2nd place.In the final matchup of the night, Split It & Hit It got a pleasant surprise as their opponents Ballz Out were a forfeiting no-show. Having only to come within 40 pins of their team average to secure wins, the team did just that and added four more wins to their record to climb out of the cellar and up one spot into 7th place. Sub Dennis Blake 499 series was the tops for the team. Ballz Out traded places with them and slip one spot to take over 8th place.The Tournament of Champions currently looks like this:Division 1 = Ryan Doll (16), Carl Goetz (10)Division 2 = Aubrey Moren (10), Jonathan Vigliaturo (7)Division 3 = Eric Lynch (9), Rob Kaszuba (7)Division 4 = Dan Imperial (12), Michael Smith (10)Bowlers talking smack about the position round in The 200 Club this week include: Brian Coe (225, 245, 255), Carl Goetz (201, 244), Ian Goetz (234), John Boren (234), Jonathan Vigliaturo (201), Ken M. Wilson (238, 205, 203), Kody Karnes (205, 201), and Ryan Doll (243, 242).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Brian Coe Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Brian Coe Runner Up: Ryan Doll	#1 H2H BOWLER Brian Coe Runner Up: Ken M. Wilson
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "He's already depressed because of the two losses tonight. Imagine how he'll be once the Royals lose." Scott Murdock, talking about Carl after the two narrow losses in Games #1 and #2.

With the Kansas City Royals amazingly making it into the post-season for the first time since some of our league bowlers were born, half of the league did not show up to roll with plans to either post-bowl or already having pre-bowled. Week #6 had a lot of TBDs and tentatives...until now.The matchup between The Finger Holes and Ballz Out is now available, and patience paid off for cagey veterans. With only two team members putting bowling above baseball, Dennis "Pops" Laube led The F-Holes to a 3-1 victory with his 542 series. Chadwick Andrews had his Ballz Out to the tune of a 471 series but it was only enough to secure one win. Neither team shifted in the standings with The Finger Holes holding onto 2nd and Ballz Out still in 7th place.Dixie Stampede, who managed to have two of their bowlers pre-bowl, were able to complete their matchup against opponents Split It & Hit It. With Ryan Doll's 649 series leading the way along with this week's Most Valuable Bowler performance from teammate Bryan Mohr, Dixie notched a clean sweep to move up into 3rd place. Sub Dennis Blake put up the most firepower for Split It, ending his night with a 468 series. The team remains in 8th place.The season, so far, has belonged primarily to the men of My Three Sons. Post-bowling just a few hours before Week #7's action kicked off, they finally got to see the scores that Pin and Tonics put up while they were out losing their voices at The K. Leading the way with his 596 series, Aaron Barber's dominant performance helped wrap up Games #1 and #2 in the matchup. Game #3 saw the only life out of The Sons as they secured their lone victory in the contest, led by Seth Gunderson's 535 series. While My Three Sons remain in 1st, their lead is now down to just a single game. With their wins, Pin and Tonics move up into 5th place.After going 1-7 over the past two weeks, 921+ looked to make easy work of their competition and get back on track in their title run. The men of More Beer, Chelsea had other plans. Taking Game #1 behind anchor Eric Lynch's team leading 520 series, Chelsea was on fire with all four members of the team contributing. 921+, led by this week's #1 Power Ranked bowler performance from Ken M. Wilson's 678 series, managed to only secure a narrow win in Game #2, losing the last contest by six pins. More Beer remain in 4th despite the wins while 921+ tumbles three spots into 6th place.The Tournament of Champions currents looks like this:Division 1 = Ryan Doll (15), Ian Goetz (7)Division 2 = Jonathan Vigliaturo (7), Phil Schroeder (6)Division 3 = Rob Kaszuba (6), Eric Lynch (6), Michael Gordon (6)Division 4 = Jake Parrott (8), Michael Smith (7)Bowlers that made it into The 200 Club this week, albeit late, include: Aubrey Moren (203), Dennis Blake (211), Ian Goetz (229), John Boren (210), Jonathan Vigliaturo (205), Ken M. Wilson (237, 209, 232), Kody Karnes (204, 208), Ryan Doll (210, 205, 234), and Seth Gunderson (201).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Bryan Mohr Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Ken Wilson Runner Up: Ryan Doll	#1 H2H BOWLER Ken M. Wilson Runner Up: Ryan Doll
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Wait a minute, I had money on Oakland. Damn you, Satan!!!" God, who didn't believe in the Royals.

The league now has Week #5 in the history books and with it came some serious output from the first place team. While three teams swapped places in the league standings, only two teams remain standing with winning records – which has to be a first in our league's history. In the first showdown between the league's top two scoring teams, 921+ looked to bounce back after a piss poor performance last week. Unfortunately they could not derail My Three Sons' star performer this week – and #1 Power Ranked bowler – Ian Goetz. Hoisting his very first 700+ series (he shot a 707 to tie for the 15th highest series in league history), Ian and crew easily laid waste to the underperforming 921+ crew. Ken M. Wilson put up the highest series for his team, a 598, in the losing effort. My Three Songs remains in 1st place by three games while 921+ remains in 3rd.In the off season, the core of Pin and Tonics looked to improve its roster and brought in former sub Aaron Barber. This Tuesday night, it paid off. With the gang fully in attendance, they nearly completed a sweep against opponents More Beer, Chelsea but ended up going 3-1 behind Barber's team-leading 579 series. Hall of Famers and league hump-recipient Scott Murdock led the Chelseas with a 499 series and kept his team from getting blanked with a Game #3 victory. Neither More Beer, Chelsea nor Pin and Tonics moved in the standings, remaining in 4th and 6th place respectively.After last week's disappointing fall into last place, Dixie Stampede decided to buck like an angry bull against opponents Ballz Out. Led by Ryan Doll's best output of the season thus far – a 618 series – coupled with this week's Most Valuable Bowler performance from Rob Kaszuba, the under-manned Stampede roared back with a clean sweep of their competition and climbed three spots up into 5th. The Ballz, led this week by Cliff Barendsen's 496 series, simply couldn't find any answers for Dixie and fall two spots into 7th place.On the final pair of lanes, The Finger Holes continue their chase to the top of the standings by defeating Split It & Hit It 3-1. With Aubrey Moren showing signs of life with a 556 series to lead The F-Holes, the gang looked close to wrapping it all up until Game #3. Todd Way put up the team's highest series at 421 but, overall, the entire team contributed with above-average scores pretty much the entire night to secure their lone victory. The Finger Holes remain in 2nd while Split It slips down one spot into 8th place.The Tournament of Champions now looks like this:Division 1 = Ryan Doll (9), Ian Goetz (6)Division 2 = Phil Schroeder (6), Jonathan Vigliaturo (6)Division 3 = Rob Kaszuba (6), Eric Lynch (6)Division 4 = Michael Smith (7), Mark DeVoe/Dan Imperial (6)Bowlers taking turns making fun of Ian's headband in The 200 Club this week include: Aaron Barber (221), Brian Coe (209), Carl Goetz (205), Ian Goetz (238, 244, 225), John Boren (200), Jonathan Vigliaturo (215), Ken M. Wilson (222), Rob Kaszuba (213), Ryan Doll (231, 206), Scott Murdock (203), and Seth Gunderson (209, 200).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Rob Kaszuba Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Ian Goetz Runner Up: Rob Kaszuba	#1 H2H BOWLER Ian Goetz Runner Up: Seth Gunderson
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "I haven't been manhandled like that since Christmas '73 at Uncle Randy's." Scott Murdock, after being "gang-humped" by five guys during his 200+ game's initial turkey.

This week saw most teams either remain fixed in the standings or slide. However two teams managed to buck the trend and improve their position in the league.In the matchup between Ballz Out and More Beer, Chelsea on lanes 41 & 42, Each bowler roll either uncharacteristically well or uncharacteristically poorly, and in some cases it was a combination of both. While Scoot rolled his worst series in more than 6 years, Eric Lynch climbed to a 222 by game 3 to lead his team with a 546 series and take #1 Power Ranked bowler honors. This wasn't nearly enough to offset the damage done by Chadwick Andrews and his 492 series (combined with high games by both Bryan Bay and Cliff Barendsen), giving the Ballz a 3-1 triumph over Chelsea. Neither team moved in the standings, however.921+ vs. The Finger Holes was expected to be a very tough battle, but we learned that while Ken M. Wilson can't close a 10th frame to save his life (or health), he's at least apparently the motivator that brings his teams victories. In Ken's absence, 921+ came nowhere close to their namesake as Brian Coe and Kody Karnes co-led the team with 582 series each. The Finger Holes, led by Phil Schroeder's Most Valuable Bowler-earning 539 series (and assisted by high games from Dennis "Pops" Laube and Aubrey Moren), made unusually quick work of the situation and came away with a 3-1 win. 921+ and the F-Holes trade places in the standings.The men of My Three Sons are getting sick and tired of having to calculate handicap after the fact, but that's exactly what they had to do yet again when Dennis Blake made a return visit to Split It & Hit It. Once the furious math was finished, Carl Goetz's 596 series led him and his progeny to a 3-1 victory, while Matt Bunyard let Split It with a 503 series (and a new personal best game of 203). Split It drops 1 spot to 7th, while My Three Sons continues to be the number 1 show this season.Finally, in what is perhaps the biggest upset of the night, dow at 47&48 the yet-to-all-be-seen-at-the-same-time Pin and Tonics trampled all over the Dixie Stampede. With a 558 series, Aaron Barber led the Tonics, while Ryan Doll's 568 was only enough to get the Stampede 1 win. Pin and Tonics climbs 2 spots in the rankings -- the biggest jump of the night -- while Dixie Stampede drops to... dead last?!?!?The Tournament of Champions kicked off tonight, with Ryan Doll winning Division 1 and Carl Goetz taking 2nd. Division 2 was led by Phil Schroeder with Todd Way taking 2nd. Division 3 was devastated by Eric Lynch, with Matt Bunyard taking 2nd. And Division 4 was won by Michael Smith, with Dan Imperial taking 2nd.Bowlers joining or renewing their membership in The 200 Club tonight include: Eric Lynch (222), Kody Karnes (225), Brian Coe (207), Phil Schroeder (204), Jonathan Vigliaturo (213), Carl Goetz (224, 210), Matt Bunyard (203), and Ryan Doll (200).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Phil Schroeder Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Eric Lynch Runner Up: Aaron Barber	#1 H2H BOWLER Aaron Barber Runner Up: Phil Schroeder
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "I got Phil last week and Pops this week. It’s all happening according to my plan." Aubrey Moren, on his plot to make each of his teammates fall down and injure themselves in the hopes of getting better teammates.

Tuesday night was an historic night in GutterAlley as, combined, the league put up a pretty big overall average of 168 for Week #3. Tentatively, five teams have moved around in the league standings but last season's champs refuse to relinquish their icy grasp on first place despite only two games separating the top four teams. The Tournament of Champions seeding is now complete and that will kick off within next week's action. For a breakdown of what all went on, just keep on reading...The results of the matchup between Split It & Hit It and Pin and Tonics cannot be tallied just yet as one team still needs to post-bowl. We will update the site once they have done so. [Update: Split It forfeit, and Tonics lost all 4 anyway.]With Bill Krejci opting out of this season after having missed the first two weeks, Dixie Stampede replaced him with long-time league roller Jason Carpio in an attempt to make another run at a title. Unfortunately for them they ran into My Three Sons. With Seth Gunderson's 561 series leading the way, The Sons corralled Dixie for the majority of the night to come away with a 3-1 matchup victory and remaining in 1st place. Carpio, making his triumphant return with a team leading 576 series in his debut, led the way for Dixie in the losing effort and tentatively remain in 7th place.What a night for 921+'s ringer Brian Coe. Putting up 9th highest series in league history with his 726, Coe not only led his team to a 4-0 sweep of opponents Ballz Out but also was the biggest factor in the team setting the best 4-man team series since the start of the league back in 1999. Needless to say, Coe also tentatively netted both #1 Power Ranked bowler and Most Valuable Bowler honors with his performance. Chadwick Andrews' 502 series was the tops for the Ballz but it simply couldn't derail the Coe Express. 921+ moves up one spot into 2nd while Ballz Out tentatively drops one spot down into 6th place.Down on lanes 47 & 48, The Finger Holes nearly blanked opponents More Beer, Chelsea in their matchup but ended up 3-1 after a late rally by the opposition. With Aubrey Moren and his 555 series leading the way, The F-Holes secured Games #1 and #2 before a surge by More Beer, Chelsea led by – brace yourself – Scott Murdock's team leading 478 series managed to take Game #3. With the victories, The Finger Holes tentatively climb one spot into 3rd while More Beer spills two spots.The Tournament of Champions seeding is ALMOST complete...but won't be officially tallied until the post-bowling scores are in. Sorry, gang!Bowlers discussing why Carpio wanted Scoot to hump him this week in The 200 Club include: Aubrey Moren (217), Brian Coe (257, 235, 234), Carl Goetz (202), Ian Goetz (205, 200), Jason Carpio (223), John Boren (213, 206), Ken M. Wilson (211, 223, 216), Kody Karnes (236, 269), Ryan Doll (201), and Seth Gunderson (201).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Brian Coe Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Brian Coe Runner Up: Ken Wilson	#1 H2H BOWLER Brian Coe Runner Up: Ken M. Wilson
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Looks like I took the wrong person into the elevator that night." Ray Rice, former Ravens player, after seeing Ken open in the 10th frame of Game #1.

As we point out every season, Week #2 is always the most volatile of any given session. Not to disappoint, seven of the league's eight teams swapped places in the league standings in the second week shuffle. Average were all over the place with one person raising his 27 while another person dropped theirs 17. If anyone could accurately predict what was going to happen in Week #2 each season we'd hire them on the spot to forecast all kinds of things.After a slow start last week, former champions Dixie Stampede looked to bounce back against opponents More Beer, Chelsea. Things didn't quite work out their way as Chelsea's Eric Lynch put up a 485 series to lead his team to a 3-1 matchup victory and propelled the team into 2nd place. Ryan Doll, putting up the highest series for Dixie, led the way in the losing effort with his 583 and find themselves in 7th place.On lanes 43 & 44, Matt Bunyard of Split It & Hit It put on a clinic against 921+. Throwing his new personal best in Game #2, he followed it up with an even better personal best – narrowly missing his first 200 game with his 198 – to trounce the competition with his all-time high series of 543 and raising his average 27 pins. Split It moved up one spot into 6th place. 921+, led once again by Kody Karnes this week with his 599 series, fall two spots into 3rd place. Bunyard was easily this week's #1 Power Ranked bowler. After sandbagging didn't pay off last week, Phil Schroeder of The Finger Holes decided to roll for real against Pin and Tonics and added 3-1 to their record. His team leading 535 series warranted Most Valuable Bowler honors and pushed his team up two spots into 4th place. Pin and Tonics, led this week by Aaron Barber's 545 series, remain in 8th place.The final matchup of the night pitted reigning champs My Three Sons against Ballz Out in the loudest battle across all 48 lanes. After narrowly dropping Game #1, the Sons stormed back thanks to Carl Goetz and his 588 series to walk away with a 3-1 win and now sit atop the standings in 1st place. Ballz Out, led by Cliff Barendsen's 535 series, roll one spot down into 5th place.The Tournament of Champions is starting to take shape but won't officially seed people until the end of next week.Bowlers holding the door for Bunyard but not quite letting him enter the The 200 Club include: Brian Coe (254), Carl Goetz (203), Cliff Barendsen (200), Ian Goetz (238), John Boren (221), Ken M. Wilson (201), Kody Karnes (235), and Ryan Doll (215, 204). See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Phil Schroeder Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Matt Bunyard Runner Up: Phil Schroeder	#1 H2H BOWLER Matt Bunyard Runner Up: Phil Schroeder
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "I better stay the hell away from Ferguson." Ian Goetz, commenting on his super dark tan.

The very first night of our 30th season of GutterAlley action is now in the books and the league split it right down the middle with four teams coming away with records of 3-1 while the other half took it on the chin 1-3. Three rookies made their debut – along with one rookie sub – Tuesday night so we'd like to extend a warm welcome to Brian Coe, Dan Imperial, Todd Way (officially a full-time bowler this season!), and sub Spencer Branham. Welcome the league, gentlemen!In the first match up of the night, reigning champions My Three Sons put it to opponents The Finger Holes in a 3-1 matchup victory proving that sandbagging just doesn't work. Putting up the highest series for the Sons was pre-bowling Carl Goetz and his 542 series. Aubrey Moren provided the most fire power for The F-Holes with his 543 but it simply wasn't enough to earn more than one victory. My Three Sons start their title defense in 2nd, due to total pins, while The Finger Holes debut in 6th place.With two of their bowlers out in Vegas, Pin and Tonics – led by Jake Parrott's 424 series – doubled down to take Game #1. Lady luck changed after that as Ballz Out took control the rest of the way to end the night with three out of four victories. Cliff Barendsen led the charge with his 479 series to push his team into 4th while P&T find themselves starting out in 7th place.Following the same formula as above, Split It & Hit It came out firing behind Todd Way's 527 debut to secure Game #1 before More Beer, Chelsea served them the rest of the night en route to a 3-1 victory. Anchor Eric Lynch's 462 series was the tops for More Beer, tapping their first week in 3rd while Split It starts out in 8th place.Narrowly missing a sweep, the brashly named 921+ almost reached their goal on the initial night against opponents Dixie Stampede by rolling the second highest team game in league history in Game #3 (missing the record by a mere three pins) to take the night 3-1 and landing in 1st place. Ryan Doll put up the best series for Dixie – a 596 – but only managed a single win. Dixie Stampede begins their stampede in 5th place. 921+'s Kody Karnes was this week's #1 Power Ranked bowler.As it sometimes happens, no one qualified to be this week's Most Valuable Bowler. The Tournament of Champions will be watching you closely, zeroing in on where you will be placed at the conclusion of Week #3. Bowlers starting their season off with a stop at The 200 Club include: Brian Coe (218, 204), John Boren (268), Ken M. Wilson (222), Kody Karnes (204, 246, 225), and Ryan Doll (226).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB No one Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Kody Karnes Runner Up: John Boren	#1 H2H BOWLER Kody Karnes Runner Up: Brian Coe
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Spencer ? That's Pops. He really, really likes to hug me." Alison Radke, pointing out her not-so-secret admirer to her husband.

Well, the summer is wrapping up and that can mean only two things – winter is coming (eventually) and it's time for another session of GutterAlley Bowling! This will be our 30th season. Amazing.This season will feature three new recruits making their debut this season! A special welcome to rookies Aaron Barber (who some of you met when he subbed one week this past spring), Brian Coe, and Dan Imperial. Abandon hope all ye who debut here, gentlemen! We are also welcoming back Alison Radke after a three-year break. And, technically now a rookie despite having subbed 23 weeks already and subbing more weeks this past season than some of our roster members rolled, Todd Way is now officially joining us as a full-fledged member. Welcome!START DATE: Tuesday, August 26th (aka TODAY) at 6:20PM (league bowling starts at 6:30 after ten minutes of practice)LOCATION: NKC Pro Bowl, 505 East 18th Avenue, North Kansas City, MO 64116. For you new bowlers, you won't be able to miss it as they have painted the building a deep blood red color over the summer. We are again on lanes 41-48 so you're best off parking behind the bowling alley. The rear parking lot is accessible only from the west side of the building from either 18th Ave or Erie St.Anyone that has been in the league pretty much knows everything else that's about to be told but, just in case you are bored and/or need a refresher, here's the GutterAlley 101 so that you know what to expect in our league: Read the rest of this entry »

The Spring 2014 season officially came to an end Tuesday night with the Finals a mere formality as the new league champions wrapped it all up last week. Congratulations once again to Jonathan Vigliaturo, Andy McLeod, Ian Goetz, and Seth Gunderson. This is the first title for both Jonathan and Andy, the 4th for Ian, and the 6th for Seth. With the title already in the bag, Pinterest didn't even have to show up but ended their season with a fitting 4-0 sweeping of opponents The Finger Holes to end their season 9.5 games ahead of the rest of the league. The victories improved Pinterest's record to 47.5-16.5, the 6th best in league history. Andy McLeod led the champs with a 529 series while The F-Holes had the biggest output from Phil Schroeder, who ended his season with a 478 series. The Finger Holes end up in 2nd place with a 38-26 record.On lanes 43 & 44, Bowltron put an exclamation mark on the end of their season with the biggest beat down of the night. Led by Bill Krejci's #1 Power Ranked bowler output of 668 – and this week's Most Valuable Bowler performance out of Bryan Mohr, the guys did not let opponents Schwetty Balls breathe en route to a clean 4-0 sweep. Bob Brunker put up the highest series for Schwetty with his 534 series but it wasn't enough to earn a notch in the win column. Bowltron ends the season as the only team that moved up in the league standings in the Finals, hopping over their opponents to move into 3rd place with their 36-28 record. Schwetty Balls, on the other hand, dropped to 4th place after ending their season at 35-29.The last time Twerking Balls took on Mark It Zero, they came away with three wins. Some things never change. After dropping Game #1, the Twerkers bounced back to win the matchup 3-1 behind Teresa Deterding's team-leading 443 series. A pre-bowling Kody Karnes led the Zeroes with a 620 series to end his season as the 2nd best bowler in league history with his 214 average. Despite the losses (and the all-time worst Finals performance compliments of Ken), Mark It Zero manages to hold onto 4th place with their 32-32 record. The Twerking Balls end their season in 5th place with a record of 25.5-38.5. The 7th and 8th place teams battled one another to a standstill in the final matchup of the evening. With sub Todd Way leading Split It & Hit It with his 371 series, the guys managed to take Games #1 and #2. It wasn't until Game #3 that UpgrayeDD showed signs of life as Josh Robison and his 438 series helped to reverse the run and not only take the final game but total pins as well for the 2-2 split. Neither team budged, however, in the standings with Split It & Hit It ended their season in 7th with their 22.5-41.5 record while UpgrayeDD finishes in 8th place with a record of 19.5-44.5.The Tournament of Champions came down to final battle between opponents Michael Gordon and last season's ToC second place finisher, Ryan Doll. Gordon emerged victorious by a margin of five pins with an 196-191 outcome and will receive the lion's share of the tournament's prize fund. Congrats, Michael!Bowlers ending the Spring 2014 season with a visit to The 200 Club include: Bill Krejci (223, 267), Bob Brunker (200), Kody Karnes (202, 216, 202), Ryan Doll (214, 225), and Scott Murdock (200).Next week is our league's traditional Fun Night, an evening of 9-pin tap bowling (knock down nine pins and it counts as a strike) that starts off with our awards ceremony and prize money disbursement. Winners of the individual achievements that net additional money in their prize envelopes this season include:Women:Angela Bradford Women's High Series Scratch = Angela Bradford (564)Freda Schroeder Women's High Game Scratch = Freda Schroeder (213)Women's High Series Handicap = Anita Osthoff (648)Women's High Game Handicap = Teresa Deterding (240)Men:Don Glasscock Men's High Series Scratch = Kody Karnes (773)David Codding Men's High Game Scratch = Dennis Blake (269)Men's High Series Handicap = Ian Goetz (710)Men's High Game Handicap = Bill Krejci (270)Voting for the Season's Favorites is now open and will close at noon next Tuesday (the 20th) so get in there and cast your ballot! The winners will be revealed next week.Due to lack of voter participation, no one will be inducted into the Hall of Fame this season. We hope to retool the process over the summer for a return in the fall session.See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Bryan Mohr Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Bill Krejci Runner Up: Ryan Doll	#1 H2H BOWLER Bryan Mohr Runner Up: Ryan Doll
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "I don't want Ken coming to my games, either." Donald Sterling, after hearing about Ken shooting his all-time lowest series.

The Spring 2014 had two great events take place during Week #14. Firstly, the scrappy band of Jonathan Vigliaturo, Andy McLeod, Ian Goetz, and Seth Gunderson wrapped up the season to clinch the championship crown the week before the Finals. Congratulations to this season's new champs! This is the first championship title for JV and Andy, Ian's 4th, and Seth's 6th. In other news, one of the league's long-standing records has fallen to a man serving our country (although it's legality was quickly called into consideration by a small faction of the league – don't worry, it's legal and even confirmed by two members at the front desk). Ready to get all of the details? Read on...Last season, the bulk of the members of Pinterest had to watch as their run to the title evaporated the week before the Finals. This time around? Nuh-uh. Taking the bulls by the horns, the guys took a 3-1 matchup victory over opponents Schwetty Balls to secure the title. Led by Ian Goetz and his 607 series (not to mention career high output from Andy McLeod who shot a 583), the team took Games #1, #2, and total pins despite a trouncing in Game #3. Schwetty's anchor Angela Bradford provided the most fire power with her 523 series but could only secure one win. The wins secure the Spring 2014 title for Pinterest while Schwetty remains in 3rd place.After finding out that he was going to be deployed here in the States and miss the rest of the season, Mark It Zero's powerhouse Kody Karnes asked if he could pre-bowl for the remaining three weeks. After a sub-par performance in his first three games for last week, he fired on all cylinders in his second set and rolled an incredible 773 – the highest series ever rolled in league history. We don't know which made him happier: learning that he had rolled the league's highest series or that those games lined up against opponents The Finger Holes &ndasah; his #1 Power Ranked bowler scores helped to win 3-1 and ended The F-Holes quest for the title this season. Aubrey Moren led the F-Holes in the losing effort with a 605 series. With the wins, Mark It Zero enter the Finals in 5th while The Finger Holes hole up in 2nd place. Tune in next week to see if the legality of bowlers rolling in leprechaun suits are called into question.After coming out and taking Game #1, Twerking Balls looked to add more wins to their tally heading into the big showdown next week but ran into championship surrendering Bowltron. With Ryan Doll's 581 series leading the way, 'tron fought back to not relinquish any more games Tuesday night to end 3-1 in their matchup. Lead off roller Jake Parrott's 469 series led the way for the Twerkers, who enter the Finals in 6th while Bowltron remains in 4th place.It's not officially a season of GutterAlley action unless we have a game end in a tie. In the battle between UpgrayeDD and Split It & Hit It, rookie of the season front-runner Josh Robison put up a 470 series to help UpgrayeDD take Game #1. Split It, led by anchor Dennis Blake's 487 series – along with this week's Most Valuable Bowler performance out of ever-improving roller Mark DeVoe – struck back to take Game #2 by a solid margin. Game #3, however, came down to the final shot and ended in a perfect tie with both teams splitting the point. Total pins went to Split It to take the night 2.5-1.5 to cap off a night in which not a single team moved up or down in the league standings. Split It & Hit It remains in 7th while UpgrayeDD sticks to 8th place.The Tournament of Champions seeding is now set. The divisional winners are as follows:Division 1 = Ian Goetz (30), Seth Gunderson (25)Division 2 = Phil Schroeder (26), Ryan Doll (20)Division 3 = Freda Schroeder (19), Teresa Deterding (19)Division 4 = Michael Gordon (34), Michael Smith (17)The bracket now has the matchups ready to go. Good luck to the eight participants! Bowlers bowing to Kody in The 200 Club this week include: Andy McLeod (207, 214), Anita Osthoff (203), Aubrey Moren (253), Bob Brunker (213), Ian Goetz (237), Ken M. Wilson (202), Kody Karnes (236, 269, 268), Phil Schroeder (213), Rob Kaszuba (204), and Ryan Doll (216).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Mark DeVoe Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Kody Karnes Runner Up: Andy McLeod	#1 H2H BOWLER Kody Karnes Runner Up: Andy McLeod
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Can't wait to come back and see if she says anything to me." Kody Karnes, upon hearing about Freda's tantrum due to his pre-bowling for three weeks while he was deployed.

The Finals are almost upon us as Week #14 proved to be a quiet one in regards to any switches in the league standings. The league leaders, however, managed to increase their lead from a mere 1.5 games back up to 3.5 over the rest of the league as they try to wrap up the season before the big Finals showdown. Here's how it all played out...In the first matchup of the evening, reigning champs Bowltron took on opponents Split It & Hit It. With anchor Ryan Doll leading the way with a 573 series for 'tron – and ending his 200+ game consecutive streak at nine, the 8th best in league history – the guys cruised to a 4-0 sweep. Lead off roller Michael Smith led the charge for Split It, rolling a 386 series but couldn't quite get the help he needed to turn the tides. Neither team moved up or down at all with Bowltron remaining in 5th and Split It & Hit It staying put in 7th place.Lanes 43 & 44 watched a back-and-forth battle between Twerking Balls and UpgrayeDD. Taking Game #1, UpgrayeDD came away with a single pin victory led this week by Josh Robison and his 455 series. The Twerkers struck back to emphatically take Game #2 behind a shared effort by teammates Jake Parrott and AJ Hofmann, each ending their nights with a 448 series. UpgrayeDD came back to secure Game #3 in the 10th frame but failed to do enough damage to win total pins. The teams split the series 2-2. Twerking Balls continues to dance in 6th while UpgrayeDD refuses to budge from 8th place.The biggest matchup of the evening took place between league leaders Pinterest and their closest rivals in the standings, The Finger Holes. With anchor Aubrey Moren leading the way with a 550 series, the F-Holes took Game #1 before Pinterest mounted their charge. Returning fire (cannon fire?), the loudest lunkheads on the lanes stormed back behind Ian Goetz's 612 series to take Games #2 as well as a nail-biting Game #3 and ultimately wrapping up total pins in the process. The 3-1 matchup victory keeps Pinterest in 1st and The Finger Holes in 2nd place, with 3.5 games separating the two.Down on the last pair of lanes, Ken M. Wilson finally showed some signs of life with his new ball. Shooting a league leading 660 series for Mark It Zero, Wilson helped his team land a clean sweep over opponents Schwetty Balls while earning both the Most Valuable Bowler and #1 Power Ranked bowler honors. Schwetty's Bob Brunker added a team leading 545 series into the mix but couldn't pull out any wins in the process. Mark It Zero sticks to 5th while the Schwetty Balls roll around in 3rd place.The Tournament of Champions has almost run its course and currently sits like this:Division 1: Ian Goetz (29), Seth Gunderson (25)Division 2: Phil Schroeder (23), Ryan Doll/Dennis Laube (19)Division 3: Freda Schroeder/Teresa Deterding (18)Division 4: Michael Gordon (33), AJ Hofmann (15)Bowlers talking in The 200 Club about Jonathan crawling around on the lanes this week include: Aubrey Moren (223), Bob Brunker (218), Freda Schroeder (200), Ian Goetz (215, 225), Ken M. Wilson (233, 235), Rob Kaszuba (211), Ryan Doll (237), and Seth Gunderson (212).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Ken Wilson Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Ken Wilson Runner Up: Ian Goetz	#1 H2H BOWLER Ken M. Wilson Runner Up: Angela Bradford
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "I'm anal, but I'm easy." Bryan Bay, after being asked about his bowling shoes.

Twice in GutterAlley's recorded history, the eventual champions were able to lock up the season in Week #13 and just coast the rest of the way with the title already in hand. This season's frontrunners looked all but ready to wrap it up coming out of the position round, having amassed the 2nd best first-half win record in league history. The last few weeks, however, have been rough as three teams are now locked in a battle to walk away the champs. The Spring '14 session's Week #13 brings us to only 3.5 games separating those top three teams...and there are only two weeks left until the Finals. This is going to be goooooooooooood.After nearly getting blanked last week, the league's biggest target – league leaders Pinterest – looked to bounce back against hapless Mark It Zero. Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. With Game #1 under their belts behind a team leading 550 series from anchor Seth Gunderson, the team looked to return to their winning ways but were stopped cold. Zero's Kody Karnes put up a 601 series combined with this week's Most Valuable Bowler performance out of new father and fellow teammate Eric Lynch to storm back and take the matchup 3-1. The wins don't move either team up or down in the standings, however, with Pinterest remaining atop the heap by a mere game and a half while Mark It Zero continues to stagnate in 5th place.The two teams on the current leaders' tails battled one another on Lanes 43 & 44. The first to strike were the The Finger Holes, who handily took Game #1 behind anchor Aubrey Moren's 627 series. Schwetty Balls bounced back with a devilish 7-pin victory (and a team total of 666) to secure Game #2 with anchor Angela Bradford's 564 leading the charge. Game #3 was won in the 10th frame by The F-Holes and also added a total pins victory into the mix for a 3-1 win overall. Neither team budge in the standings, with The Fingers Holes still in 2nd and Schwetty Balls in 3rd – but they are now only 1.5 and 3.5 games out of first, respectively.They say with age comes wisdom. Well, having celebrated her birthday the day before league night, the Twerking Balls' Teresa Deterding gained some wisdom into the ways of winning against opponents Split It & Hit It. Leading her team with a 489 series, T nearly pushed her team to a clean sweep but fell just one game shy in their 3-1 matchup dominance. If not for sub Todd Way's team leading 482 series – and teammate Mark DeVoe's first 200+ game (he ended with a 210) earning him #1 Power Ranked bowler honors – the team would have walked away empty handed. The wins allow the Twerkers to leap frog Split It in the league standings, sitting in 6th and 7th place respectively.The final matchup of the night pitted reigning champs Bowltron against UpgrayeDD. The predictions called for 'tron to dominate but 'grayeDD stood their ground and didn't let that happen. With anchor Steve Kohlmeyer putting up his highest series this season – a 418 – UpgrayeDD got off to a great start to take both Games #1 and #2. Both games were won by narrow margins. It wasn't until Game #3 that Bowltron showed up en force to fight to a standstill and splitting the series at 2-2. Ryan Doll put up the highest series for Bowltron, ending his night with the highest across the league – a 638. Neither team moves up or down in the standings, with Bowltron still in 4th and UpgrayeDD in 8th place.The Tournament of Champions is just three weeks away and the lay of the land is as follows:Division 1 = Ian Goetz (26), Seth Gunderson (19)Division 2 = Phil Schroeder (20), Ryan Doll (18)Division 3 = Freda Schroeder/Teresa Deterding (18)Division 4 = Michael Gordon (27), Michael Smith/AJ Hofmann (14)Bowlers discussing whether or not Pinterest can still win the whole thing this season in The 200 Club this week include: Andy McLeod (202), Aubrey Moren (211, 217), Dennis Laube (213), Ian Goetz (239), Ken M. Wilson (203), Kody Karnes (246), Mark DeVoe (210), Ryan Doll (212, 201, 225), and Seth Gunderson (226).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Eric Lynch Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Mark DeVoe Runner Up: Ryan Doll	#1 H2H BOWLER Ryan Doll Runner Up: Angela Bradford
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Hey, don't forget to send me the picture of my balls." Kody Karnes after, well, you'll find out soon enough.

Week #12 is now a part of GutterAlley history and the Finals are now less than a month away. A few weeks back the season looked all but wrapped up for the current league leaders but, despite only two teams swapping places in the league standings Tuesday night, the Spring 2014 may still be up for grabs. Across the league tonight, the infamous ScooterMath™ predictions failed to come to fruition with every single underdog team coming away with more wins than were expected. NOTICE: See the sunglasses on Chelsea? Yeah, those sunglasses. Someone left those on our lanes last week and no one yet has stepped up to claim them. If they are yours, please let us know and we'll try to steal them back from everyone's favorite Tuesday night beer maiden.With that out of the way, let's get into the actuals...The battle of the anchors went down in one of the tightest contests we've seen all season as The Finger Holes took on last season's champs, Bowltron. Game #1 went to The F-Holes by a single pin, compliments of anchor Aubrey Moren and his 660 series. Game #2 went the same way, albeit it by a larger margin of victory. Bowltron's Ryan Doll – this week's #1 Power Ranked bowler – hoisted the best game of his league leading 663 series in Game #3 to secure the teams lone win of the night. Total pins went to The F-Holes by only four pins to take the night 3-1 and moved up into 2nd place due to a total pins tiebreaker. Bowltron remain in 4th place. Up until last week, this season has belonged to the men of Pinterest as they easily vanquished their opponents and never lost a series. For the second week in a row the team has now left the lanes on the losing end of the equation, beaten down this time by Split It & Hit It. Led by Dennis Blake and his 515 series, Split It owned the matchup with their 3-1 outcome and barely missed a clean sweep – dropping Game #3 by only ten pins. Pinterest's Ian Goetz provided the most fire power with his 542 series but couldn't muster more than the one victory. Pinterest remains in 1st but by only 3.5 games now. Split It & Hit It stay put in 6th place.They say that all good things must come to an end so it only makes sense that all bad things must come to an end as well. This made UpgrayeDD very happy as they ended their 16 game losing streak with a 2-2 matchup split against opponents Schwetty Balls. Behind Josh Robison's average-increasing 447 series, Up went up Games #1 and #2 with increased margins of victory before Schwetty's Bob Brunker put a stop to it. Raising his average almost to 180 with his 619 series, Brunker kept his team in the hunt by securing a victory in Game #3 and pulling out total pins as well to tie up the series at two games apiece. Despite the wins, Schwetty Balls rolls down one spot into 3rd while UpgrayeDD continues to hold onto 8th place.With Eric Lynch out with his wife Sarah having a baby instead of bowling (gee, Lynch...priorities!), Mark It Zero took on opponents Twerking Balls down on lanes 47 & 48. Easily taking Game #1 behind sub Aaron Barber's 530 series in his debut, Twerking Balls suffered only one setback in their 3-1 matchup victory all night in Game #2. Leading the charge in Zero's lone win of the night, Kody Karnes put up a team-leading 596 series (subsequently ending his 7 week streak of throwing a 600+ series). Game #3 – as well as total pins – went to the Twerkers aided by this week's Most Valuable Bowler performance out of Teresa Deterding. Neither team moves at all in the league standings with Mark It Zero still in 5th and Twerking Balls in 7th place.The lay of the land in the Tournament of Champions now looks like this:Division 1 = Ian Goetz (25), Seth Gunderson (18)Division 2 = Phil Schroeder (19), Scott Murdock (16)Division 3 = Freda Schroeder (17), Josh Robison (14)Division 4 = Michael Gordon (24), Michael Smith/AJ Hofmann (14)Bowlers with the firepower to hang out in The 200 Club this week include: Aubrey Moren (218, 204, 238), Bill Krejci (204, 202), Bob Brunker (201, 245), Ian Goetz (203), Kody Karnes (236), Ryan Doll (205, 223, 235), and Seth Gunderson (202). See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Teresa Deterding Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Ryan Doll Runner Up: Bob Brunker	#1 H2H BOWLER Ryan Doll Runner Up: Aubrey Moren
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "You're...an onion!" Andy McLeod, digging deep into himself to find the most cutting remark to lay down upon teammate Jonathan Vigliaturo.

Week #11 is now in the books and, with it, came some surprising results: for the first time since the very beginning of the season, the league leaders are almost within striking distance. Now leading the league by only four and a half games, the pressure is now on to keep the momentum going. Around the league, four of the eight teams swapped places in the league standings while the lanes saw some pretty nice output. Let's get into the details, shall we?When he made his debut last spring, no one could have predicted that Kody Karnes would go on to become one of the top bowlers the league has ever seen. Putting up the 8th highest series in league history, Karnes' 718 series (not to mention his new personal high game of 268) for Mark It Zero was more than enough to give the struggling team a 4-0 matchup victory over opponents UpgrayeDD as well as earning him #1 Power Ranked bowler honors. With sub David Peak leading the way with his 419 series, the team added another four losses to their 16-game losing streak, the 9th longest GutterAlley has ever seen. Despite the wins, Mark It Zero failed to move anywhere in the standings and remain in 5th while UpgrayeDD holds onto 8th place.On lanes 43 & 44, the shorthanded Schwetty Balls didn't care that half their team was elsewhere. Hall of Famer Angela Bradford was more than ready to take on the task and led her team to a clean sweep over the Twerking Balls. With this week's Most Valuable Bowler performance, Bradford hoisted a 544 series to complete the 4-0 beat down. Twerk's Michael Gordon led the way in the losing effort, finishing his night off with a 421 series. The victories return Schwetty Balls back into 2nd by one game while the losses cause Twerking Balls to drop it like it's hot into 7th place.Having conceded a few weeks back, reigning league champions Bowltron knew that they weren't going to repeat this season as champions. They refused, however, to go quietly and reminded the seemingly invincible Pinterest that they weren't going to lay down in what was probably their last matchup against one another this season. After a narrow victory in Game #1, Bowlton took it on the chin in Game #2 as Pinterest fought back to even it at one game apiece. Game #3, as well as total pins, was earned by 'tron to end the night 3-1 and becoming the first team to hand Pinterest a matchup loss all season. The third bowler on each team led their respective crews, with Bill Krejci's 548 the best for Bowltron and Ian Goetz's 579 the tops for Pinterest. Neither team moved in the standings with Pinterest remaining atop the league and Bowltron sticking to 4th place.In the final matchup of the night, The Finger Holes took on Split It & Hit It and nearly pulled off a sweep but fell just a handful of pins shy of doing so. With a fast start and a Game #1 victory, The F-Holes found themselves in a 10th frame showdown with Split It's Dennis Blake putting up a team leading 512 series to escape with a four pin win in Game #2. Anchor Aubrey Moren reversed the trend immediately in Game #3 to win it with his 582 series, easily taking total pins as well to come away with the 3-1 tally. Although logging three wins, The Finger Holes slip one spot down into 3rd while Split It & Hit It climb one spot into 6th place.The Tournament of Champions currently looks like this:Division 1: Ian Goetz (25), Seth Gunderson (15)Division 2: Phil Schroeder (19), Scott Murdock (16)Division 3: Freda Schroeder (14), Bryan Mohr/Teresa Deterding (12)Division 4: Michael Gordon (24), Michael Smith/AJ Hofmann (13)Bowlers wishing for both nice scores as well as nice weather inside The 200 Club this week include: Angela Bradford (209), Aubrey Moren (213), Bill Krejci (208), Ian Goetz (225), Ken M. Wilson (200, 213), Kody Karnes (225, 268, 225), Phil Schroeder (200), Ryan Doll (205), Scott Murdock (202), and Seth Gunderson (214).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Angela Bradford Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Kody Karnes Runner Up: Freda Schroeder	#1 H2H BOWLER Kody Karnes Runner Up: Freda Schroeder
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Jesus, I thought for sure that Ian would take me home at least. He loves picking up cheap things." Abandoned sunglasses, after everyone had taken off for the night.