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.

While the world was watching pranks play out right before their very eyes Tuesday, several others took place on the lanes during Week #10 action of the Spring 2014 season. Half the teams in the league swapped places in the standings by bowlers other than the usual suspects. To top off the report, the seemingly invulnerable team at the top of the heap took it on the chin in a surprising upset. Read on, friends...and, we promise, there are no April Fool's jokes in here.In the first matchup of the night, the Schwetty Balls decided to swap their current anchor – Bob Brunker – out due to his recent downswing in scores (and the fact that Scoot has led the team the past two weeks!) as they faced off against Split It & Hit It. Their plan worked as Brunker rebounded in a big way. Putting up a team-leading 606 series, Brunker led the team to a 3-1 victory. Former Rookie of the Season Cliff Barendsen made an appearance as a sub for Split It and provided the most fire power for the team with his 512 series, winning Game #2 by a margin of only five pins. Despite the wins, Schwetty falls one place into 3rd while Split It & Hit It drops down one spot into 7th place.The last time that Bowltron faced Mark It Zero, the teams battled one another to a standstill with the narrowest of margins. This week's reunion tour was almost a repeat performance. After a big win in Game #1 for Zero, led by Kody Karnes and his 603 series alongside this week's #1 Power Ranked bowler performance by teammate Eric Lynch, the guys looked to continue their quest for a winning record. Bowltron's Bill Krejci had other plans. Hoisting a team leading 597 series Krejci led the way as 'tron reversed their fortunes with a narrow win in Game #2, a blowout victory in Game #3, and a total pins squeaker by eleven to go 3-1 on the night. Factoring in the wins and losses, neither team managed to move up or down in the standings as Bowltron remains in 4th while Mark It Zero holds onto 5th place.Since they were swept in the position round, The Finger Holes have dished out nothing but sweeps themselves. Facing opponents UpgrayeDD, the F-Hole's Aubrey Moren put up Tuesday's highest output across the league with his 617 series while teammate Dennis "Pops" Laube logged the week's Most Valuable Bowler performance to propel the team back up into 2nd place. UpgrayeDD, led once again by rookie of the season candidate Josh Robison and his 413 series, found themselves on the losing end of the matchup and are one loss away from tying this season's longest losing streak of 13 games by Twerking Balls. Come on, guys...snap out of it! UpgrayeDD remains in 8th place.The most surprising outcome of the evening took place down on Lanes 47 & 48 where Pinterest suffered its largest matchup loss of the entire season, dropping an unprecedented 1.5 games to opponents Twerking Balls. After an 11-pin victory for the Twerkers in Game #1, compliments of a well-rounded effort by the entire team but led overall by Teresa Deterding and her 436 series, the league leaders fought back to even the series by taking Game #2. Pinterest's anchor Seth Gunderson put up a 602 series in an effort to take back the rest of the series but the teams actually tied in Game #3. Total pins went to Pinterest cutting their lead over the rest of the league to only 7.5 games. Twerking Balls moves up one place in the league standings to 6th place.The Tournament of Champions now sits like this:Division 1 = Ian Goetz (25), Seth Gunderson (15)Division 2 = Phil Schroeder (19), Scott Murdock (16)Division 3 = Teresa Deterding (12), Bryan Mohr (11)Division 4 = Michael Gordon (21), Michael Smith/AJ Hofmann (13)Bowlers not fooling around in The 200 Club this week include: Aubrey Moren (220, 234), Bill Krejci (203, 224), Bob Brunker (206, 209), Cliff Barendsen (208), Dennis "Pops" Laube (213), Eric Lynch (222), Ian Goetz (204), Kody Karnes (203, 201), Rob Kaszuba (232), and Seth Gunderson (246).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Dennis Laube Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Eric Lynch Runner Up: Bob Brunker	#1 H2H BOWLER Bob Brunker Runner Up: Bryan Mohr
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Well, men pay better." Kody Karnes, after being asked if he had started hooking again due to having a large amount of cash on him.

With the Spring '14 position round behind us, the schedule reset and everyone faced their opposition from the very first night once again in Week #9. While the league leaders continue to distance themselves from the other seven teams on the roster, the overall output from the league as a whole is currently the third best in league history with a chance to be the best ever. In the first matchup of the evening, The Finger Holes looked to rebound after the beat down they took at the hands of the current league leaders. It appears they found just what they needed as they dished out their own destruction against opponents Twerking Balls. With anchor Aubrey Moren nearly shooting his all-time best series (he notched a 660) to lead the way, The F-Holes turned it on full force after a Game #1 victory sealed by a margin of only ten pins. Games #2 and #3 were blowouts en route to the sweep. Twerking's lead off bowler Jake Parrott led the way in the losing effort with his 470 series. With the wins, The Finger Holes remain in 3rd while Twerking Balls slips one spot down into 7th place.The last time Pinterest faced UpgrayeDD, they ended the night with a winning percentage of .750 with their 3-1 record. Fast forward through thirty-two more games and the Pins are currently rocking a .889 win percentage after yet another sweep. With Ian Goetz pulling off both Most Valuable Bowler and #1 Power Ranked bowler honors with his league-leading 684 series, Pinterest continues their run at the best win record of all-time. Rookie of the season candidate Josh Robison continues to put up the top series for UpgrayeDD, ending the night with a 456. Neither team move in the standings, with Pinterest a full eight games ahead of everyone in 1st while UpgrayeDD remains in 8th place.Down on lanes 45 & 46, Mark It Zero continued its long quest to end the season with a winning record by taking a 3-1 matchup victory over opponents Split It & Hit It. With league powerhouse Kody Karnes putting up a 616 series, Mark It bounced back after a big loss in Game #1 to handily take Games #2, #3, and total pins. Split It's Matt Bunyard continues to add to his best career season in the league, leading the team this week with a 457 series. Despite the wins, Mark It Zero moved zero spots in the standings while remaining in 5th while Split It & Hit It climbed one spot into 6th place.The final matchup of the evening pitted two veteran teams against one another in a true shootout. The first to strike was the Schwetty Balls who, for the second week in a row, was led by Scott "Scooter J" Murdock and his 567 series (simultaneously putting Angela Bradford and Bob Brunker's Hall of Fame status in jeopardy). Not to be outdone, Bowltron battled back to even the series at one game apiece thanks to Bill Krejci's team leading 660 series. Game #3 came down to the 10th frame and ended up being settled by a mere eight pins in favor of the Schwetty Balls but it wasn't enough to take total pins, which went to Bowltron. With the teams going 2-2 against one another, neither moves up nor down in the standings as Schwetty Balls clings to 2nd and Bowltron to 4th place.The Tournament of Champions breakdown goes like this:Division 1 = Ian Goetz (25), Seth Gunderson (9)Division 2 = Phil Schroeder (19), Scott Murdock (16)Division 3 = Teresa Deterding (12), Matt Bunyard (9)Division 4 = Michael Gordon (18), Michael Smith (13)Bowlers spending some well deserved time this week at The 200 Club include: Aubrey Moren (234, 200, 226), Bill Krejci (233, 235), Ian Goetz (258, 215, 211), Jonathan Vigliaturo (210), Ken M. Wilson (246, 217), Kody Karnes (232, 221), Phil Schroeder (210), Ryan Doll (211), and Seth Gunderson (215, 210).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Ian Goetz Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Ian Goetz Runner Up: Aubrey Moren	#1 H2H BOWLER Ian Goetz Runner Up: Aubrey Moren
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Jesus, I haven't had this much fun since I got my vasectomy." Mark DeVoe, after losing Game #2 by a margin of 137 pins.

The Spring 2014 season is officially now half way complete and it's pretty apparent that the current league leaders are showing no signs of slowing up whatsoever. After amassing an incredible 28-4 record – winning 87.5% of their games so far – Pinterest is openly declaring the second half of the season as a battle for second place amongst everyone else still rolling as they are gunning for the best record in league history. Week #8 action witnessed half the league switching spots in the league standings but the road to taking over the top spot from Pinterest is a long shot. Here's how the position round played out...As already reported, Pinterest is on a tear this season. Refusing to drop a single game to their opponents, the current league leaders demolished The Finger Holes to take a 6-game lead over the rest of the league. Behind Ian Goetz and his 620 series, Pinterest has secured the 2nd best first half win record in league history. Aubrey Moren put up the most fire power for The F-Holes with his 539 series but it simply wasn't enough to derail the Pinterest express. The Finger Holes slip one spot down into 3rd place.Down a pair on lanes 43 & 44, last season's champs Bowltron looked to get back into the season but fell short against opponents Schwetty Balls. After a 50-pin victory in Game #1, mainly behind Bill Krejci's team-leading 630 series, Bowltron set their sights on victory but – ready for this? – Schwetty's very own Scott Murdock put up a 582 series to turn the tides and propel his team to a 3-1 matchup victory. The wins hop Schwetty Balls up into 2nd while Bowltron remains entrenched in 4th place.This season, the Twerking Balls' powerhouse Teresa Deterding has been putting up the best season of her GutterAlley career. This week she notched her fifth career Most Valuable Bowler performance with her team-leading 498 series as she battled opponents Mark It Zero to a standstill in their matchup. A pre-bowling Kody Karnes put up not only the highest series for Mark It Zero but also for the league with his 633 in the 2-2 effort. Neither team moved up or down in the league standings with Mark it Zero remaining in 5th and the Twerking Balls in 6th place.The final battle of the night featured last year's break out team Split It & Hit It throwing down against UpgrayeDD. Returning to form, primarily behind sub Todd Way and his 582 series (which landed him #1 Power Ranked bowler honors), Split It logged their first sweep of the season and moved up into 7th place in the process. UpgrayeDD, led this week by Josh Robison and his 420 series, topple one spot down into 8th place.The Tournament of Champions rolls on:Division 1 = Ian Goetz (19), Seth Gunderson (9)Division 2 = Scott Murdock (15), Phil Schroeder (13)Division 3 = Teresa Deterding (12), Rob Kaszuba/Josh Robison (8)Division 4 = Michael Smith (12), Michael Gordon (12)Bowlers positioning themselves in The 200 Club during the position round this week include: Bill Krejci (223, 233), Bob Brunker (200), Dennis Blake (209), Ian Goetz (225, 211), Jake Parrott (207), Jonathan Vigliaturo (200), Ken M. Wilson (206, 216), Kody Karnes (246, 214), Ryan Doll (210, 203), Scott Murdock (220), and Todd Way (200, 200).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Teresa Deterding Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Todd Way Runner Up: Scott Murdock	#1 H2H BOWLER Todd Way Runner Up: Scott Murdock
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Was there ever any doubt?!?" Seth Gunderson, after taking all four games in the position round.

Week #7 is now in the books and every team has faced off against one another. We've seen big games, win streaks, and come-from-behind victories as well as subpar scores, surprising losing streaks, and games lost with the final throw of the 10th frame. All in all, we've had your typical first half of a season leading up to next week's position round. Ready to see how the stage has been set? Read on...In the first matchup of the evening, out of sorts Split It & Hit It took on the recently revitalized UpgrayeDD. After a narrow Game #1 victory by Split It – led this week by shoe-destroying Dennis Blake and his 424 series – the UpgrayeDD collective fired on all cylinders to reverse this trend and stormed back to take series 3-1. Led by Josh Robison and his 405 series, Up take their wins but remain in 7th. Split It, now at 7-21 for the season, remain in 8th place. The two teams will face one another in next week's position round.On Lanes 43 & 44, reigning champs Bowltron looked to garner four easy wins against the Twerking Balls but things didn't quite work out as they planned. After easily taking Game #1 behind anchor Ryan Doll's 581 series, 'tron stalled out over the next two games – including dropping Game #3 by a mere six pins. Total pins ended up going to Bowltron to split the series at 2-2. Lead off bowler Jake Parrott led the Twerkers with his 446 series. Despite the wins, neither team moved in the league standings with Bowltron remain in 4th and Twerking Balls staying in 6th place.When the season began, Pinterest looked to win a title. If the second half of their season is anything like their first, it's a foregone conclusion. Simply put, these guys are on fire. This week's victims were Schwetty Balls, which they pushed aside to take a 3-1 matchup victory and incurred only their fourth loss of the entire season. Led this week by Ian Goetz and his 572 series, Pinterest has put up one of the ten best first half series of all time no matter what happens next week. Schwetty's Angela Bradford and her team-leading 535 series caused the lone loss for Pinterest of the night. Pinterest remains in 1st while Schwetty drops one spot into 3rd place.As he typically does, Phil Schroeder of The Finger Holes tends to bring his A-game as the season progresses. The proof resides in the fact that he was this week's Most Valuable Bowler as well as the #1 Power Ranked bowler in a 4-game rout of hapless Mark It Zero. Anchor Aubrey Moren led the F-Holes with a 605 series (Phil ended with a 590). Kody Karnes' 614 series led the entire league but his team continues to lose, extending their losing streak to 12 and debuting at 25th on a list that they'd rather not be on. Mark It Zero remains in 5th while The Finger Holes manage to be the only team to climb in the league standings at all, clawing their way up to 2nd place. The Tournament of Champions results are in and here's how the divisions currently sit:Division 1 = Ian Goetz (13), Seth Gunderson (9)Division 2 = Phil Schroeder (12), Scott Murdock (9)Division 3 = Rob Kaszuba (8), Josh Robison (7)Division 4 = Michael Gordon (12), Michael Smith (9)Bowlers knowing it'll be a while before Ken and his new ball show up in The 200 Club include: Angela Bradford (226), Aubrey Moren (223), Ian Goetz (211), Jonathan Vigliaturo (206), Kody Karnes (242), Phil Schroeder (216, 206), Rob Kaszuba (204), Ryan Doll (211), and Seth Gunderson (211, 204). See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Phil Schroeder Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Phil Schroeder Runner Up: Jonathan Vigliaturo	#1 H2H BOWLER Phil Schroeder Runner Up: Rob Kaszuba
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Big shock. I still can't believe Doll thinks he deserves the Hall of Fame over me." John Boren, upon seeing his former team with a losing record near the midway point.

Week #6 is now in the books and with it came quite the shuffling in the league standings. All but one team found themselves in a new position while the lone foursome that didn't budge extended its lead out ahead of everyone else after an impressive 21-3 start and will easily find themselves on this Top 25 list after the position round. Ready to hear how the matchups played out? Okay, then...Talk about firing on (almost) all cylinders! The members of Schwetty Balls took on league laughingstocks Mark It Zero Tuesday night in the first matchup. Led by – ready for this? – Scott "Scooter J" Murdock and his 587 series, Schwetty was eager to help Mark It Zero extend their losing streak to a solid eight games and handed them their second sweep in as many weeks. Sabrina Gray hoisted her all time highest series (a 443) in the process. Zero's Kody Karnes continues to lead the league with his impressive output – this week putting up a 672 series – but can find no help from his teammates. Schwetty Balls improves one spot into 2nd while Mark It Zero slips back down into 5th place.Are they the loudest team? Definitely. Are they they the funniest team? Without doubt. Are they the team that no one wants to have to face this season? Holy shit, yes. Pinterest continues its dominance over the Spring '14 session with yet another impressive matchup victory, this time against opponents The Finger Holes. With Ian Goetz running point this week with a team leading 560 series, the guys bounced back after a Game #1 loss to run the board the rest of the night en route to a 3-1 win and remain in first place. The F-Holes, led by Aubrey Moren and his 551 series, tumble one spot down into 3rd place.Down on Lanes 45 & 46, the league was treated to the highest number of high games and series in a single matchup we've seen in a while as reigning champs Bowltron did battle with last season's Cinderella story Split It & Hit It. With his first Most Valuable Bowler performance of the season, anchor Ryan Doll woke up to lead his team to a 3-1 matchup victory with his 640 series. Welcome back, Doll! The team almost managed a clean sweep over Split It had it not been for an incredible performance out of sub Todd Way, whose career high 594 series (including his personal best 210 game), earned him #1 Power Ranked bowler honors this week and a narrow win in Game #3 to keep from getting blanked. Bowltron hops up one spot into 4th while Split It & Hit It hits it down into 8th place.After a mishap involving the automated scoring machines, the matchup between Twerking Balls and UpgrayeDD had to take their party downtown to a pair of working lanes. This migration proved to be just what the Twerkers were looking for as they turned their season around with a sweep of their competition. Lead by Teresa Deterding's season best 484 series, the Twerks moves two spots up in the standings – the biggest jump this week – into 6th place. UpgrayeDD, once again led by Rookie of the Season candidate Josh Robison, couldn't capitalize off his team high 410 series and fall one spot into 7th place.The Tournament of Champions is just really getting started and finds the following bowlers leading their respective divisions after three weeks of play:Division 1 – Seth Gunderson (9), Ian Goetz (7)Division 2 – Phil Schroeder (6), Jonathan Vigliaturo (6), Scott Murdock (6), Andy McLeod (5),Division 3 – Josh Robison (7), Teresa Deterding (6)Division 4 – Michael Gordon (12), Steve Kohlmeyer (9)Bowlers melting away more slowly than the snow outside this week in The 200 Club include: Andy McLeod (210), Aubrey Moren (211), Bill Krejci (228), Bob Brunker (200), Bryan Mohr (220, 205), Dennis Blake (215, 229), Ian Goetz (216), Ken M. Wilson (211, 203), Kody Karnes (211, 256), Ryan Doll (220, 204, 216), Scott Murdock (219), Seth Gunderson (212), and Todd Way (210, 203).There are only two more weeks left to nominate someone for this season's Hall of Fame ballot. Get in there already, dammit!See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Ryan Doll Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Todd Way Runner Up: Bryan Mohr	#1 H2H BOWLER Todd Way Runner Up: Scott Murdock
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Wow, looks like I wasn't the only person that didn't show up to bowl for Mark It Zero tonight." Anita Osthoff, upon hearing that her team was swept for the second week in a row.

Going into Week #5, the two teams on top of the league standings were somewhat untested against heavy hitters. No one can claim that now as they found themselves going up against the teams just below them. While one of those teams faltered in their showdown, another one absolutely demolished their competition and extended their lead over everyone in the Spring 2014 season. Big scores, big series, and big wins make up the bulk of this week's recap.The first matchup of the evening featured the debut of a substitute that definitely made his mark right off the bat. Josh Kell, who stepped in for birthday boy Rob Kaszuba, put up a team leading 563 series for Bowltron to debut in the 9th spot on the Top 25 Best Substitute Bowlers of all time list. Despite Kell's heroics, the men of UpgrayeDD – led by Rookie of the Season front-runner Josh Robison and his 488 series – battled the reigning champions to a standstill to split the night 2-2. The outcome doesn't help nor hurt the teams in the standings with both staying put, Bowltron in 5th and UpgrayeDD in 6th place.With the original lineup of Split It & Hit It all together for the first time all season you'd think that this would be the week that they start their monster run like last season, right? Wrong, according to Twerking Balls. Nearly blanking last season's Cinderella story, Twerking came away with their first matchup victory all season with a 3-1 win over Split It. Led by this week's Most Valuable Bowler performer Jake Parrott and his 507 series, the T-Balls took Games #1 and #2 before narrowly dropping the third contest but took total pins and remain in 8th. Split It, led by anchor Dennis Blake and his 504 series, remain in 7th place.On lanes 45 & 46, Pinterest came out firing on all cylinders against opponents Mark It Zero and never once looked back. With anchor Seth Gunderson throwing his career high series of 668 to lead his team – along with help from this week's #1 Power Ranked bowler Jonathan Vigliaturo – Pinterest absolutely destroyed Mark It Zero in a clean sweep. Game #2 was their best output, with the men combining for a 837, the 25th highest 4-man team game ever shot in league history. Zero's Kody Karnes led the league with a 671 series but he had no help against the onslaught of Pinterest. With the wins Pinterest sits at 18-2 on the season, a full four games ahead of the rest of the league. Mark It Zero slips over the line to 4th place.The final matchup of the evening pitted long-time rivals Schwetty Balls against The Finger Holes in a battle between 2nd and 4th place. After a strong start by The F-Holes, barely led this week by anchor Aubrey Moren with a 516 series, the games became individual battles of attrition as both teams struggled – and ultimately failed – to shoot their team averages. In the end, it was The F-Holes who held on each game to take the night 4-0 against Schwetty. Bob Brunker put up the highest series in the losing effort, booking a 430 series before quickly leaving the bowling alley in stunned silence. The Finger Holes were the only team to climb the standings this week, hopping two spots up into 2nd place. Schwetty Balls melt down one spot into 3rd place.The Tournament of Champions results are in and here are your current division leaders:Division 1 = Seth Gunderson (9), Ian Goetz (7)Division 2 = Phil Schroeder/Jonathan Vigliaturo (6), Anita Osthoff (4)Division 3 = Josh Robison (7), Bryan Mohr/Matt Bunyard (3)Division 4 = Steve Kohlmeyer (9), Michael Gordon (6)Bowlers wanting to order whatever Seth is having this week at The 200 Club include: Freda Schroeder (213), Ian Goetz (221, 214), Jonathan Vigliaturo (221), Josh Kell (212), Kody Karnes (246, 214, 211), and Seth Gunderson (256, 219).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Jake Parrott Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Jonathan Vigliaturo Runner Up: Seth Gunderson	#1 H2H BOWLER Jonathan Vigliaturo Runner Up: Seth Gunderson
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Have you seen my pussy?" Sabrina Gray, just before showing people pictures of her new cat.

With four weeks now under the league's belt, two teams have jumped off to very impressive starts having amassed win records of 14-2. Right behind them are two other teams sitting at 10-6. The fun truly begins now, though, as all four of these teams are scheduled to face off against one another next week. But, for now, let's see how Week #4 played out and how these teams got to where they are in the standings.After dropping two games last week by single digits, Mark It Zero struck back to log the lone sweep of the evening against opponents Twerking Balls. With a roller coaster performance from anchor Ken M. Wilson and his 611 leading the team, Zero narrowly survived Game #1 before riding fairly smoothly to wins the rest of the way out. Lead off roller Jake Parrott put up the highest numbers for the Twerkers, ending his night with a 382. Mark It Zero improves to 10-6 and takes over 3rd place due to total pins while Twerking Balls extends their losing streak to 13 games and remains in 8th place.Let's face it...Hall of Famer Bob Brunker is in the midst of his best season ever and Schwetty Balls is benefitting greatly from it. After extending their win streak to 12 games with a victory in Game #1, their bid to go any further was roundly rejected in Game #2 by a perfectly timed UpgrayeDD team output. Despite a 403 series from lead off roller Bryan Bay, Up couldn't maintain their momentum and narrowly dropped Game #3. Total pins, and the matchup, went to Schwetty Balls who now sit in 2nd with a record of 14-2. UpgrayeDD slip one spot down into 6th place at 5-11.The men of Bowltron are a study in teamwork and how to get things done. Facing off against rivals The Finger Holes, 'tron got off to an early set back as F-Hole Phil Schroeder put up a team best 531 series to win the initial contest by 20 pins. From that point onward, however, the reigning champs took over with a 571 series from anchor Ryan Doll alongside this week's Most Valuable Bowler performance from lead off Bryan Mohr to win the series 3-1 as they fought tooth and nail to achieve a winning record. At 6-10 on the season, Bowltron hops one spot up to 5th while The Fingers Holes – now with a record of 10-6 – drop into 4th due to total pins. Another Hall of Famer in the midst of their career best season is none other than Pinterest's own Seth Gunderson. Earning #1 Power Ranked bowler accolades with his 590 series, Seth reversed his team's fortunes after a big Game #1 loss to opponents Split It & Hit It to come out the big winners in the end at 3-1 to keep his team sitting atop the league standings via total pins with their 14-2 record. Substitute bowler Todd Way put up his career high game (194) inside his 480 series to lead Split It in the losing effort and remains in 6th place with a record of 4-12. The initial week of the Tournament of Champions is off and running with our first batch of results:Division 1: Seth Gunderson (6), Bob Brunker (3)Division 2: Phil Schroeder (6), Anita Osthoff (3)Division 3: Josh Robison (6), Matt Bunyard (3)Division 4: Michael Gordon (6), Steve Kohlmeyer (3)Bowlers buying a round to celebrate The Finger Holes finishing before other teams tonight inside The 200 Club include: Bob Brunker (211), Ken M. Wilson (208, 243), Kody Karnes (212, 225), Phil Schroeder (203), Ryan Doll (225), and Seth Gunderson (206). This season's Hall of Fame nomination form is open and ready for your picks. Get in their and cast your vote for your favorite(s) today.See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Bryan Mohr Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Seth Gunderson Runner Up: Phil Schroeder	#1 H2H BOWLER Seth Gunderson Runner Up: Ryan Doll
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "I'll win the good sportsmanship award over that asshole Brunker this season but it's going to be hard with Murdock dissing me like that." Rob Kaszuba, whose 30th birthday is this Monday but Scoot left it off the white sheet.

After a delay last week due to a massive snowstorm hitting the area, GutterAlley action resumed Tuesday night. Collectively our league is getting hotter as 21 of our thirty-two bowlers raised his or her average on Tuesday night during Week #3. To top it off, six teams swapped places in the league standings as things begin to settle down in the Spring 2014 season. The first matchup of the evening pitted The Finger Holes against Split It & Hit It. With their anchor absent, Split It's Matt Bunyard assumed the high rolling duties and led his team to a Game #1 victory with his 467 series. That's when the F-Holes' Aubrey Moren stepped up in a big way. Leading his team (and the league) with a 651 series, Moren stormed back to secure Games #2 and #3 as well as landing Most Valuable Bowler honors in the process. Total pins, however, went to Split It & Hit It by the slimmest of margins – five pins. With two wins apiece, The Finger Holes slip one spot into 3rd while Split It and Hit It toppled to 7th place.Things just aren't going too well for reigning champs Bowltron these days. After dropping Game #1 by a mere three pins, the downward spiral continued as Pinterest's Ian Goetz put up a 603 series to lead his team to a clean sweep of 'tron. Bill Krejci put up the biggest numbers in the losing effort, ending his night with a 585 series. The victories keep Pinterest atop the league standings via total pins as they enjoy their 9-game win streak. Bowltron, adding no wins to their tally, drops one spot down into 6th place.Down on lanes 45 & 46, UpgrayeDD laced up to do battle with Mark It Zero. Despite output of 637 and 626 from Zero's Ken M. Wilson and Kody Karnes, respectively, the night belonged almost entirely to the men of UpgrayeDD. After a Game #1 loss, GutterAlley's early favorite for Rookie of the Season honors – Josh Robison – delivered the goods in a huge way with his well over average 502 series to stun Mark It Zero en route to a 3-1 matchup victory. The wins give UpgrayeDD the biggest jump in the standings as they advance three spots up into 5th place. Mark It Zero remains in 4th place.On the final pair of lanes, Hall of Famer and resident nice guy Bob Brunker of Schwetty Balls proved to be a thorn in the side of opponents Twerking Balls. Hoisting his career high series – a 647 – Brunker led his team to a clean sweep and extended their win streak to 11 games and putting them on the radar to officially make it onto the Top 25 Longest Win Streaks list next week. Brunker also took home #1 Power Ranked bowler honors with his performance. The wins raise Schwetty up one spot into 2nd while Twerking Balls, led this week by rookie Michael Gordon's 440 series, slip one spot down into 8th place.With the conclusion of the third week, the Tournament of Champions divisions are now officially set with all 32 bowlers spread out across the four 8-person divisions. The tournament will get underway with the scores from Week #4. Good luck to everyone!Bowlers lamenting the cold outside inside The 200 Club this week include: Aubrey Moren (234, 234), Bill Krejci (218), Bob Brunker (234, 223), Ian Goetz (213, 209), Ken M. Wilson (256), Kody Karnes (259), Rob Kaszuba (215), and Ryan Doll (201).Nominations for this season's Hall of Fame ballot are now open. A total of 59 people are eligible for induction but it's entirely up to you to get your favorite(s) in front of the Screening Committee so nominate someone today. As always, thank you for your time.See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Aubrey Moren Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Bob Brunker Runner Up: Michael Smith	#1 H2H BOWLER Bob Brunker Runner Up: Ian Goetz
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "We didn't want to have to wait." Freda Schroeder, after Ken informed her that he and Scoot could calculate the handicap and outcome of her matchup much faster on an iPad rather than her doing it herself for 15 minutes.

The ever-volatile Week #2 of Gutteralley's latest season proved to be an interesting one as every single bowler – minus those absent or setting an average – either raised of lowered their average. One bowler managed to raise his +25 while another dropped -24 in what has always been the biggest roller coaster week of each and every season. To top it off, six of the eight teams swapped spots in the league standings to cap off the evening. Here's the lowdown...The first matchup of the night pitted Pinterest against the Twerking Balls. Having apparently figured out his new bowling ball, Pinterest's Ian Goetz led the way to a clean sweep of the competition with a 592 series after a rather slow start last week. The Twerkers, who received the most fire power from lead off roller Jake Parrott and his 422 series, fall to a record of 1-7 and remain in 7th place. Pinterest, adding four notches to their win column, take over the top spot in the standings by the total pins tiebreaker (up 84 pins).Down a pair, The Finger Holes found themselves on the giving end of a rout over opponents UpgrayeDD. With professional sandbagger Phil Schroeder putting up a 536 series – and earning the Most Valuable Bowler as well as #1 Power Ranked bowler honors in the process – the F-Holes easily took a 4-0 matchup win. Rookie Bryan Bay of UpgrayeDD put up a team leading 356 series but it simply wasn't enough to earn a win. UpgrayeDD remains in 8th place while The Finger Holes climb one spot into 2nd place.If your anchor set a super high average the first week and you are facing three Hall of Famers the week immediately after that, don't plan on coming away with many victories. Just ask the men of Split It & Hit It who found themselves rubbing up against the Schwetty Balls. With anchor Bob Brunker hoisting a 542 series, Schwetty's offense proved to be just too much for Split It to contend with on Lanes 45 & 46 as the Balls took 'em 4-0. Dennis Blake's 478 series led the Splits in the losing effort. The wins improve Schwetty Balls' record to 7-1 and pop up one spot to 3rd while Split It and Hit It slips one spot into 6th place with the opposite record. The last matchup of the night saw the biggest games (and biggest meltdowns) of the night in a battle that ended in a 2-2 split. Last year's champs Bowltron welcomed Bill Krejci to the team this season to replace John Boren. Fortunately for Bowltron, Bill got down to business and lit up the lanes for a 611 to storm back after a Game #1 loss to opponents Mark It Zero. Powerhouse Kody Karnes put up an impressive 685 series to lead the entire league and helped Zero secure their two wins. With two games apiece added to the teams' wins, Mark It Zero falls three spots to 4th while Bowltron improves one to find themselves in 5th place.The Tournament of Champions has not yet begun this season. As most of you know, whatever your average is at the end of the initial three weeks of the season determines your seed. Bowlers trying to warm themselves in The 200 Club this week include: Aubrey Moren (221), Bill Krejci (222), Bob Brunker (222), Ian Goetz (213), Kody Karnes (256, 214, 215), and Phil Schroeder (211). Nominations for this season's Hall of Fame ballot are now open. Fifty-nine different bowlers from our league's past and present are eligible and ready for you to say why they are deserving to be this season's inductee. So get in there and nominate as many as you'd like.See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Phil Schroeder Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Phil Schroeder Runner Up: Ian Goetz	#1 H2H BOWLER Ian Goetz Runner Up: Phil Schroeder
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Hey! Where's Bill's hole?" Ian Goetz, referring to the hole Krejci knocked into the wall...we think.