After having taken hold of the top spot in the league standings in Week #6 and not relinquishing it at all, Bowltron wrapped up their run Tuesday night by racking up enough wins to be untouchable in the Finals next week. Congratulations to four time champion John Boren and first time winners Bryan Mohr and Rob Kaszuba! Oh, and Ryan Doll was carried along for the ride as well. The Finals this week will merely be for a formality as the rest of the league just divides what's left over. Ready to hear how it all played out in Week #15? Read on...They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder so it's pretty apparent that there will be no yearning in the Finals between Split It and Hit It and Will Strike if Provoked as they will face off once again like they did this week. Entering the night in 3rd place and 4th place respectively, the teams battled one another to a standstill with Split It's Dennis Blake hoisting a 527 to Will Strike's Aubrey Moren 621. The wins keep them right where they were, with a single win separating them.On Lanes 43 & 44, Bewbie Dance needed to add big wins in order to keep their championship hopes alive but ran face first into Ballz Out and this season's #1 Rookie of the Season contender Chadwick Andrews. Putting up a team high 495 series – and netting both #1 Power Ranked bowler as well as Most Valuable Bowler honors in the process – Andrews led his team to a surprising 3-1 matchup victory and effectively ending the Bewbs big second half of the season. The wins allow Ballz Out to hop up to 5th while Bewbie Dance remains in 2nd place. Carl Goetz led the Bewbs with a 536 series in the losing effort.With Even Brunker Than Defore running late, Gutterfingers opted to let 'em catch up once they arrived and the matchup was on. This proved to be a boon for Even Drunker as they earned a 3-1 matchup victory, nearly sweeping their opponents, with only a loss in Game #2 by a mere nine pins. Eric Lynch led Defore with his 490 series while Anita Osthoff's 473 series was the best from the Gutterfingers. Despite the wins, Even Brunker remains in 8th while, despite the losses, Gutterfingers remains in 7th place. The two teams will face one another again next week in the Finals.The last time Breaking Bad faced Bowltron, they battled one another to a standstill. The same could be said after the first two games of their matchup down on the last pair of lanes, with Bowltron taking Game #1 by 21 pins and Breaking Bad taking Game #2 by 21 pins to make Game #3 a winner-takes-three battle. Naturally, as they have done all season, Breaking Bad shit the bed and Bowltron was not only rewarded with the 3-1 matchup victory but sealing the title for the Fall 2013 season. Ryan Doll's 565 series led Bowltron for the night while Bad's Ken M. Wilson and his 594 was the best they could offer. Bowltron ends their run in 1st place while Breaking Bad takes their commanding 27-33 record into 6th place.The Tournament of Champions seeds are officially set now that the regular season has concluded. Despite Freda Schroeder thinking that she was battling everyone in all the divisions tonight (no one quite understands that one, seeing as how the ToC has been around for a couple of years now and we thought everyone understood how it works), here's how it all sits:Division 1 = Ryan Doll (35) is the #1 seed, Ken M. Wilson (23) is the #2 seedDivision 2 = Angela Bradford (29) is the #3 seed, Jonathan Vigliaturo (18) is the #4 seedDivision 3 = Freda Schroeder (33) is the #5 seed, Bryan Mohr (21) is the #6 seed (narrowly defeating Matt Bunyard due to the seasonal Power Ranking tie-breaker)Division 4 = Chadwick Andrews (29) is the #7 seed, Steve Kohlmeyer (23) is the #8 seedGood luck to these eight rollers! For those of you interested, you can check out the bracket for next week.This week's rollers spied at The 200 Club include: Aubrey Moren (215, 217), Carl Goetz (200), Dennis Blake (224), John Boren (212), and Ken M. Wilson (247).Voting for this season's Hall of Fame ballot is now officially closed. Thank you to all who voted. See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Chadwick Andrews Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Chadwick Andrews Runner Up: Aubrey Moren	#1 H2H BOWLER Chadwick Andrews Runner Up: Aubrey Moren
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Aaaaaaaand THAT'S how you win a championship. Standing there." Seth Gunderson, taking this week's cover photo after his team lost their matchup causing Bowltron to wrap up the season.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Bowltron	42-18	.700	30,830	n/a
2	Bewbie Dance	37-23	.617	31,975	n/a
3	Split It and Hit It	35-25	.583	25,249	n/a
4	Will Strike if Provoked	34-26	.567	29,718	n/a
5	Ballz Out	28.5-31.5	.475	25,123	+1
6	Breaking Bad	27-33	.450	33,122	-1
7	Gutterfingers	23.5-36.5	.392	25,126	n/a
8	Even Brunker Than Defore	13-47	.217	21,409	n/a

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Aubrey Moren - 621 Ken Wilson - 594 Ryan Doll - 565 Carl Goetz - 536 Kody Karnes - 535	Angela Bradford - 520 Freda Schroeder - 478 Anita Osthoff - 473 Sarah Lynch - 321
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Chadwick Andrews - 665 Aubrey Moren - 661 Matt Bunyard - 648 Ryan Doll - 605 Eric Lynch - 600	Freda Schroeder - 598 Angela Bradford - 592 Sarah Lynch - 561 Anita Osthoff - 552
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Ken Wilson - 247 Dennis Blake - 224 Aubrey Moren - 217 John Boren - 212 Carl Goetz - 200	Angela Bradford - 198 Anita Osthoff - 191 Freda Schroeder - 173 Sarah Lynch - 113
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Ken Wilson - 247 Matt Bunyard - 243 Dennis Blake - 242 Chadwick Andrews - 238 Aubrey Moren - 230	Angela Bradford - 222 Anita Osthoff - 217 Freda Schroeder - 213 Sarah Lynch - 193
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Matt Bunyard - 56 Chadwick Andrews - 53 Dennis Blake - 47 Ken Wilson - 42 Eric Lynch - 38	Angela Bradford - 28 Anita Osthoff - 24 Freda Schroeder - 23 Sarah Lynch - 13

The final few weeks of each season are always an exercise of "what will happen if" scenarios. While some seasons have already been settled and decided, the Fall 2013 session is not one of them. Mathematically, the top four teams are still in the running albeit with two of those teams sitting in there with very long odds. Next week's matchups will truly set the stage for how the Finals will go down but, for now, Week #14's action brings us just the right amount of intrigue to keep it interesting. Here's what went down...Not having won a series against any opponent since the position round, the men of Breaking Bad finally managed to leave the bowling alley on the positive side of a battle after taking a 3-1 victory over Gutterfingers. With Kody Karnes leading the entire league with his 651 series, Bad bounced back after a narrow Game #1 loss to secure three victories and moved up one place into 5th place. Gutterfingers' Anita Osthoff led her team with a 538 series and remains in 7th place.Needing to stave off the surging of the teams just below them in the league standings, the men of Bowltron fired on all cylinders to emphatically bounce back after a lax second half of the season against opponents Even Brunker Than Defore. With anchor Ryan Doll finally earning his keep with a team-leading 621 series as well as Bryan Mohr's stint as this week's #1 Power Ranked bowler , 'tron earned one of two sweeps Tuesday night. Eric Lynch's 405 series led the way for Defore but it simply was not enough to derail the revitalized Bowltron. Both teams remain in their respective spots with Bowlton in 1st and Brunker Than Defore in 8th place.With time running out, every win that Bewbie Dance can secure keeps them in the hunt for the title this season. Facing reigning champs Will Strike if Provoked, Bewbie came out to take Game #1 by two pins and then Game #2 in a big way behind anchor Carl Goetz and his 641 series. When things looked rosy for the Bewbs, Provoked emphatically struck back. With Aubrey Moren's personal season high series of 643 just in time, Will Strike turned the tables to even the matchup at 2-2 to keep their hopes at repeating alive...barely. The wins keep Bewbie Dance in 2nd place, although they now trail Bowltron by three, but find Will Strike if Provoked slipping one spot into 4th place.If there is a team that has turned it around this season, it's definitely Split It and Hit It. After having knocked around the league for the past few sessions, the men have found a way to win a lot this season and did so again when they needed to the most against opponents Ballz Out. With anchor Dennis Blake's 562 series coupled with this week's Most Valuable Bowler performance from teammate Matt Bunyard, the Split It gang notched a 4-0 matchup victory to improve to 3rd place with their impressive 33-23 record. Ballz Out, whose jets seem to have cooled here recently, fall one spot down into 6th place. Anchor Cliff Barendsen led the team with his below-average 389 series.The Tournament of Champions rolls on:Division 1 = Ryan Doll (29), Ken M. Wilson (20)/Carl Goetz (20)Division 2 = Angela Bradford (26), Jonathan Vigliaturo (18)Division 3 = Freda Schroeder (30), Bryan Mohr (21)Division 4 = Chadwick Andrews (23), Steve Kohlmeyer (22)This week's rollers spied at The 200 Club include: Anita Osthoff (210), Aubrey Moren (223, 224), Bryan Mohr (202), Carl Goetz (222, 216, 203), Dennis Blake (224), John Boren (202, 225), Jonathan Vigliaturo (204), Ken M. Wilson (215, 202, 229), Kody Karnes (202, 213, 236), and Ryan Doll (201, 219, 201).Voting for this season's Hall of Fame ballot is only open for one more week so, if you haven't voted yet, get in there and cast your vote(s) today! See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Matt Bunyard Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Bryan Mohr Runner Up: Aubrey Moren	#1 H2H BOWLER Aubrey Moren Runner Up: Ryan Doll
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "I'm too tired...I throw too many balls." Anita Osthoff, telling her grandson full on TMI.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Bowltron	39-17	.696	28,812	n/a
2	Bewbie Dance	36-20	.643	30,018	n/a
3	Split It and Hit It	33-23	.589	23,472	+1
4	Will Strike if Provoked	32-24	.571	27,671	-1
5	Breaking Bad	26-30	.464	31,088	+1
6	Ballz Out	25.5-30.5	.455	23,439	-1
7	Gutterfingers	22.5-33.5	.402	23,438	n/a
8	Even Brunker Than Defore	10-46	.179	19,910	n/a

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Kody Karnes - 651 Ken Wilson - 646 Aubrey Moren - 643 Carl Goetz - 641 Ryan Doll - 621	Anita Osthoff - 538 Angela Bradford - 475 Freda Schroeder - 440 Heather Bruce - 355 Sarah Lynch - 295
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Bryan Mohr - 690 Aubrey Moren - 688 Ryan Doll - 666 Carl Goetz - 660 Kody Karnes - 651	Anita Osthoff - 619 Freda Schroeder - 560 Angela Bradford - 544 Sarah Lynch - 535 Heather Bruce - 525
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Kody Karnes - 236 Ken Wilson - 229 John Boren - 225 Aubrey Moren - 224 Dennis Blake - 224 (t) Carl Goetz - 222	Anita Osthoff - 210 Freda Schroeder - 161 Angela Bradford - 159 Heather Bruce - 122 Sarah Lynch - 104
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Bryan Mohr - 243 Dennis Blake - 242 Aubrey Moren - 239 Kody Karnes - 236 Ryan Doll - 234	Anita Osthoff - 237 Freda Schroeder - 201 Sarah Lynch - 184 Angela Bradford - 182 Heather Bruce - 178
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Bryan Mohr - 54 Dennis Blake - 47 Aubrey Moren - 43 Ryan Doll - 38 Jonathan Vigliaturo - 37	Anita Osthoff - 44 Freda Schroeder - 11 Sarah Lynch - 4

Week #13 is in the books and just about everything stayed the same with the standings still remaining super tight. A mere six games separate the top half of the league with two weeks of "regular season" bowling remaining before the Finals. With a few key matchups left to go before the big showdown, it's still mathematically any of these four teams season to win. In the first (and last) matchup of the night, Ballz Out battled opponents Will Strike if Provoked to a tie in Game #1 and then took Game #2 behind this week's #1 Power Ranked bowler performance out of the Ballz' Cliff Barendsen and his 578 series. The momentum stopped there, however, as Will Strike's Dennis "Pops" Laube turned the tide with his team-leading 532 series that secured Game #3 as well as the total pins victory to take a 2.5-1.5 win. Will Strike ended the night as the only team to move up at all in the league standings, improving to 3rd place. Ballz Out remains in 5th place.In the most watched matchup of the night, the two teams that have exploded in the second half of the season – Bewbie Dance and Split It and Hit It – collided head on Tuesday night...and it ended up almost entirely belonging to the Bewbs. With anchor Carl Goetz leading the way with his 616 series, the Bewbies came just one game shy of blanking Split It by winning the first two as well as total pins. Split It's anchor Dennis Blake kept his team alive with his 518 series but slipped one spot down into 4th place with the losses. Bewbie Dance remains in 2nd place, back one single game.All season long, Even Brunker Than Defore has been picked on by their opponents. Not this week. With anchor Eric Lynch putting up a Most Valuable Bowler performance with his 510 series against laughingstocks Breaking Bad, the team finally broke into double digits in the win column after splitting their series at 2-2. Bad's Kody Karnes led his team with a 616 series to keep them in 6th while Even Brunker remains in 8th.Down on lanes 47 & 48, Bowltron desperately tried to hold onto their perch atop the league standings and managed to do so against opponents Gutterfingers. With John Boren leading the entire league with his 632 series, Games #1 and #2 – as well as total pins – ended up going their way but it was Scott "Scooter J" Murdock's 498 series (mainly from his Game #3 score of 202) that secured the come-from-behind 3-pin victory in their final game. Both teams remain in their respective positions on the league standings, Bowltron in 1st and Gutterfingers in 7th place.The Tournament of Champions rolls on:Division 1 = Ryan Doll (23), Ken M. Wilson (19)Division 2 = Angela Bradford (26), Cliff Barendsen (16)Division 3 = Freda Schroeder (30), Bryan Mohr (15)Division 4 = Chadwick Andrews (22), Michael Smith (18)This week's rollers spied at The 200 Club include: Aubrey Moren (221), Bill Krejci (223, 215), Carl Goetz (213, 207), Cliff Barendsen (202), Dennis Blake (205), Dennis Laube (206), John Boren (226, 214), Ken M. Wilson (203, 205), Kody Karnes (224, 201), Scott Murdock (202), and Seth Gunderson (208).Voting is only open a couple more weeks for the Hall of Fame ballot this season and is looking for your vote(s) today! Get in there and make it happen for someone.See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Eric Lynch Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Cliff Barendsen Runner Up: Dennis Laube	#1 H2H BOWLER John Boren Runner Up: Cliff Barendsen
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Oh sure, you can put ME down but you can't put down Doll's weak ass team?!?" Diglett, flipping Scoot shit from beyond the grave after a 1-3 matchup loss.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Bowltron	35-17	.673	26,486	n/a
2	Bewbie Dance	34-18	.654	27,843	n/a
3	Will Strike if Provoked	30-22	.577	25,621	+1
4	Split It and Hit It	29-23	.558	21,668	-1
5	Ballz Out	25.5-26.5	.490	21,901	n/a
6	Breaking Bad	23-29	.442	28,785	n/a
7	Gutterfingers	21.5-30.5	.413	21,730	n/a
8	Even Brunker Than Defore	10-42	.192	18,554	n/a

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
John Boren - 632 Carl Goetz - 616 Kody Karnes - 616 (t) Seth Gunderson - 595 Cliff Barendsen - 578 Ken Wilson - 566	Freda Schroeder - 516 Anita Osthoff - 470 Heather Bruce - 361
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Cliff Barendsen - 659 John Boren - 651 Dennis Laube - 644 Seth Gunderson - 640 Carl Goetz - 637	Freda Schroeder - 640 Anita Osthoff - 549 Heather Bruce - 526
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
John Boren - 226 Kody Karnes - 224 Bill Krejci - 223 Aubrey Moren - 221 Carl Goetz - 213	Freda Schroeder - 179 Anita Osthoff - 168 Heather Bruce - 141
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Dennis Laube - 243 Scott Murdock - 240 Aubrey Moren - 236 John Boren - 232 Bill Krejci - 230	Freda Schroeder - 220 Heather Bruce - 196 Anita Osthoff - 194
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Dennis Laube - 53 Scott Murdock - 50 Todd Way - 41 Aubrey Moren - 40 AJ Hofmann - 38	Freda Schroeder - 31 Heather Bruce - 10 Anita Osthoff - 1

Now with less than four weeks until the Finals, the season that seemed to be almost wrapped up by a single team a little while back has been drastically rewritten. A mere four and a half games now separate the top half of the league standings setting the stage for an interesting November. Week #12's action was definitely owned by the help this week, as teammates stepped up to collectively aid their team on the pathway to victory. Now let's get into the recap...If there was ever a team to be feared this second half of the season, it's Bewbie Dance. Despite a roller coaster start to their season, this band of cagey veterans has weathered the storm and is currently on its way to overtaking the top spot in the league standings. Against this week's victims Gutterfingers, the Bewbs took a 3-1 matchup victory led by Hall of Famer Angela Bradford and her 551 series. The wins keep the team in 2nd place but now sit just a single game out of first. Anita Osthoff led the Fingers with a 511 series in the losing effort and remain in 7th place.In what could possibly have been the longest recorded matchup in league history, Will Strike if Provoked ended up taking cursed team Breaking Bad 3-1 on lanes 43 & 44. With anchor Aubrey Moren leading the way with his 546 series, Will Strike bounced back after a Game #1 loss to take the remaining games in the contest — including a single pin victory in Game #3. Bad's Kody Karnes led not only the team but the league with his 623 series. Will Strike remains in 4th while Breaking Bad slips a spot into 6th place. Things are not looking good for the men of Bowltron. Three weeks ago, 'tron sat atop the league standings with a solid eight game league over everyone and showed no signs of slowing down. Since then? They have combined for a 2-10 record. Their latest beatdown came at the hands of surging Split It and Hit It, who is enjoying their best season to date. Led by anchor Dennis Blake's 555 series – and aided by this week's Most Valuable Bowler performance out of Matt Bunyard – Split It refused to back down after a Game #1 misfire to end the night with a 3-1 matchup victory. The wins keep Split It in 3rd place but they now sit just four games behind 1st place Bowltron. John Boren led Bowltron with a 585 series.The only team to sweep their opponents – and, subsequently, improve their position in the standings this week – was Ballz Out. Taking aim at opponents Even Brunker Than Defore, the Ballz' anchor Cliff Barendsen and his 560 series put up this week's #1 Power Ranked bowler performance to propel his team up a notch into 5th place. Brunker's Eric Lynch provided the most fire power for his gang with a 460 but it simply wasn't enough to turn the tide, despite two games being very close. Even Brunker Than Defore remains in 8th place.The Tournament of Champions rolls on:Division 1 = Ryan Doll (23), Ken M. Wilson (18)Division 2 = Angela Bradford (26), Dennis Blake/Jonathan Vigliaturo (15)Division 3 = Freda Schroeder (24), Bryan Mohr (15)Division 4 = Chadwick Andrews (22), Michael Smith (18)This week's rollers spied at The 200 Club include: Angela Bradford (203), Aubrey Moren (227), Bill Krejci (203), Dennis Blake (203), John Boren (214, 209), Ken M. Wilson (202), Kody Karnes (232), and Ryan Doll (203).The Hall of Fame ballot is open and ready for your vote(s) today! Get in there and make it happen for someone.On a final note, it's a sad day in GutterAlley history as Anastasia "Stasia" Gregory (pictured above, on the right) will be leaving the employ of the bowling alley as she recently received a promotion at her other job and will be focusing on that. Her Tuesday with us was her last. Good luck, Stasia! You'll definitely be missed.See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Cliff Barendsen Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Matt Bunyard Runner Up: Cliff Barendsen	#1 H2H BOWLER Cliff Barendsen Runner Up: Matt Bunyard
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "There's no way that that dude's ass is that big. Damn!" Chelsea and Stasia, commenting on the size of Chadwick's badonkadonk.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Bowltron	32-16	.667	24,395	n/a
2	Bewbie Dance	31-17	.646	25,665	n/a
3	Split It and Hit It	28-20	.583	19,948	n/a
4	Will Strike if Provoked	27.5-20.5	.573	23,540	n/a
5	Ballz Out	24-24	.500	20,094	+1
6	Breaking Bad	21-27	.438	26,658	-1
7	Gutterfingers	20.5-27.5	.427	20,040	n/a
8	Even Brunker Than Defore	8-40	.167	17,130	n/a

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Kody Karnes - 623 John Boren - 585 Ken Wilson - 573 Cliff Barendsen - 560 Dennis Blake - 555	Angela Bradford - 551 Anita Osthoff - 511 Freda Schroeder - 489 Heather Bruce - 399 Sarah Lynch - 284
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Matt Bunyard - 650 Cliff Barendsen - 646 Kody Karnes - 623 Dennis Blake - 612 John Boren - 604	Angela Bradford - 623 Freda Schroeder - 616 Anita Osthoff - 590 Heather Bruce - 564 Sarah Lynch - 521
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Kody Karnes - 232 Aubrey Moren - 227 John Boren - 214 Bill Krejci - 203 Ryan Doll - 203 (t) Dennis Blake - 203 (t) Ken Wilson - 202	Angela Bradford - 203 Anita Osthoff - 179 Freda Schroeder - 179 (t) Heather Bruce - 148 Sarah Lynch - 110
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Aubrey Moren - 242 Kody Karnes - 232 Bryan Mohr - 228 Steve Kohlmeyer - 228 (t) Matt Bunyard - 225	Angela Bradford - 227 Freda Schroeder - 221 Anita Osthoff - 205 Heather Bruce - 203 Sarah Lynch - 189
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Steve Kohlmeyer - 48 Aubrey Moren - 46 Matt Bunyard - 40 Bryan Mohr - 39 Greg Middleton - 35	Angela Bradford - 33 Freda Schroeder - 32 Heather Bruce - 17 Anita Osthoff - 12 Sarah Lynch - 9

What a turn of events! A couple of weeks ago, the season looked to be all but over with one team aiming to clinch it very, very soon. Yet, the rest of the league refused to lay down and let it happen with quite a turn of events. Week #11 was witness to quite a performance across the board as half the league switches places in the league standings. With the Finals a little over a month away, could another team overtake the current league leaders? Only time will tell...Let's face it...the last two weeks have been a wake up call for Bowltron. Learning that they are actually going to have to bowl well in order to get any more wins this season, the team got yet another schooling – this time from unlikely upsetters Ballz Out. Led this week with one of this season's candidates for Rookie of the Season Chadwick Andrews and his 479 series (nearly 100 pins over his average), the Ballz boys took the matchup 3-1. Anchorless Bowltron was led, once again, by John Boren and his 553 series. Despite the second week of losses, Bowltron continues to hold onto 1st place but their comfortable buffer has been severed to a mere three games. Ballz Out climbs up one spot to 6th place.Things are definitely getting better all around for Split It and Hit It this season. With anchor Dennis Blake having settled into a higher average range – and leading his team this week with a 526 series – alongside a Most Valuable Bowler performance from teammate Matt Bunyard, the boys with the coolest bowling shirts in the league logged a clean sweep against Even Brunker Than Defore. The wins push Split It up into 3rd place and now sit only six games out of first place. Defore, led by Eric Lynch and his 399 series, remain in 8th place.Historically, Scott Murdock of Gutterfingers tends to bring his A-game the week of his birthday most noticeably when he single-handedly ended the longest win streak in league history. This season proved no different as Murdock, 45-pounds lighter and this week's #1 Power Ranked bowler, put up a 574 series to lead his team to a 2-2 split against reigning champs Will Strike if Provoked. Provoked's Aubrey Moren and his 587 series mounted the comeback and sealed Games #2 and #3 in the 10th frame to avoid getting swept. Both games were settled by just a few pins. Adding in the victories from the split, both teams slip one spot in the standings with Provoked falling to 4th and Gutterfingers to 7th place.Down on lanes 47 & 48, the rollers on Bewbie Dance have openly set their sights on winning the season. With all four bowlers working as a team – and all raising or maintaining their current averages – the Bewbs danced all over hapless Breaking Bad. Led by a reinvigorated Carl Goetz and his 618 series, Bewbie Dance swept their opponents clean off the lanes and advanced up to 2nd place and sit only three games out of first. With 17 titles between the four bowlers on the team (and three of them in the Hall of Fame), this could set up one hell of a race to the finish as this crew knows how to win it all. Bad's Kody Karnes put up the highest series of the night, ending with a 660, but watched as his team fell down to 5th place.The Tournament of Champions rolls on:Division 1 = Ryan Doll (22), Ken M. Wilson (18)Division 2 = Angela Bradford (23), Dennis Blake (15)Division 3 = Freda Schroeder (23), Bryan Mohr (15)Division 4 = Michael Smith (18), Chadwick Andrews (16)This week's rollers spied at The 200 Club include: Anita Osthoff (205), Aubrey Moren (212, 211), Bill Krejci (233), Carl Goetz (232, 206), Chadwick Andrews (205), Dennis Blake (201), John Boren (214), Jonathan Vigliaturo (201), Ken M. Wilson (211, 203), Kody Karnes (221, 223, 216), Phil Schroeder (206), Scott Murdock (219), and Seth Gunderson (208).The Hall of Fame ballot is open and ready for your vote(s) today! Get in there and make it happen for someone.See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Matt Bunyard Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Scott Murdock Runner Up: Freda Schroeder	#1 H2H BOWLER Freda Schroeder Runner Up: Scott Murdock
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) *flipping Ken off* Kami, Kody's daughter, merely showing Ken that she had cut her finger...but we all know he deserved getting the finger.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Bowltron	31-13	.705	22,306	n/a
2	Bewbie Dance	28-16	.636	23,589	n/a
3	Split It and Hit It	25-19	.568	18,132	+1
4	Will Strike if Provoked	24.5-19.5	.557	21,563	-1
5	Breaking Bad	20-24	.455	24,507	n/a
6	Ballz Out	20-24	.455	18,410	+1
7	Gutterfingers	19.5-24.5	.443	18,369	-1
8	Even Brunker Than Defore	8-36	.182	15,731	n/a

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Kody Karnes - 660 Carl Goetz - 618 Aubrey Moren - 587 Ken Wilson - 587 (t) Seth Gunderson - 584 Scott Murdock - 574	Anita Osthoff - 555 Freda Schroeder - 551 Angela Bradford - 492 Sarah Lynch - 235
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Scott Murdock - 696 Kody Karnes - 660 Chadwick Andrews - 654 Carl Goetz - 639 Aubrey Moren - 635	Freda Schroeder - 687 Anita Osthoff - 639 Angela Bradford - 564 Sarah Lynch - 463
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Bill Krejci - 233 Carl Goetz - 232 Kody Karnes - 223 Scott Murdock - 219 John Boren - 214	Anita Osthoff - 205 Freda Schroeder - 193 Angela Bradford - 170 Sarah Lynch - 94
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Chadwick Andrews - 263 Scott Murdock - 259 Carl Goetz - 239 Bill Krejci - 236 Phil Schroeder - 229	Freda Schroeder - 238 Anita Osthoff - 233 Angela Bradford - 194 Sarah Lynch - 170
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Chadwick Andrews - 78 Scott Murdock - 70 Adam LaRocca - 44 Carl Goetz - 41 Erik Stark - 37 Bill Krejci - 37 (t)	Freda Schroeder - 50 Anita Osthoff - 40

Week 10 is done. Over. Kaput. Now that we’re two weeks into the second half of the season, let’s figure out this one question -- true or false: what is your horniest bowling night ever?But first, hey, Freda, Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In called. It’s Halloween season and they want their rainbow sherbet costume back. They also said congrats on being the only team that won 4 games tonight. To which you can thank oldest horny bowler of the night -- Phil Schroeder -- and his 588 series. Even Brunker Than Defore (which has NOTHING to do with Hall of Famer Bob Brunker), was led by Eric Lynch ’s 553 series.Bill? Bill Krecji ? Are you here? Nope. He wasn’t. And Breaking Bad didn’t really show up either, as they continued their struggles by giving up 3 games to Split It and Hit It. Split It was led by this week’s #1 Power Ranked Horny Bowler, Todd Way, who bowled a 484 series (which was an impressive 39 pins over his average, per game). Ken Wilson ’s 668 series led Breaking Bad and he claims his “booty hole” is still “not feeling all okay.” Whatever.We’d like to take a second to wish a very special happy birthday to our own Dave Winger. Turning 70 is a pretty special event. Special, that is, until Mr. “Horny-All-Day-Every-Day” Chad Andrews ruins it with a super precious 12-lb ball. Chadwick, his 468 series, and Ballz Out left their namesakes all over the lanes, taking home 3 games from the birthday boy's team.Over on lanes 45 and 46, AB was makin’ those bewbies dance for most of the night. Things got kind of weird with her brother there, especially since his close friends call him Carl “Tits” Goetz, but after a few more strikes, nobody seemed to care that much. Behind Seth Gunderson ’s "MVB performance (so hot, so horny), the Bewbie Dancers managed to grope 3 games away from Bowltron. On their opposing lanes, Jon Boren was busy being boring shooting a 636. Unfortunately for Boren, the rest of his team was too preoccupied informing Ryan Doll that Flash does, indeed, suck. No, man. It sucks.Not much ground was gained on Bowltron this week. So if anyone doesn’t want them to win, you best start doing bowling games more better.Here’s the current standings in the tourneys.:Division 1: Ken is at 18, Doll at 16.Division 2: AB has 17, JV has 15.Division 3: Freda with 17, Scoot with 14.Division 4: Michael Smith 17, Cole Meyer 15Bill? Billseph Krecji? Hello?Here’s the people who bowled better than Doll tonight:- AB: 211, 210- Anita: 205- Aubrey: 203- “Tits”: 209- Dennis Blake: 224- Pops: 202- Erock Lynch: 233- Boooooooooren: 207, 201, 228- Ken: 221, 245, 202- Kody: 203, 214- Phil: 203- Seth: 209, 213- Jonathan: 205See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Seth Gunderson Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Todd Way Runner Up: Seth Gunderson	#1 H2H BOWLER Seth Gunderson Runner Up: Todd Way
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) “Rawr grr ga!!!! I smell like soybeans.” Dave Winger, on how he’s approaching 70 years old.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Bowltron	30-10	.750	20,234	n/a
2	Bewbie Dance	24-16	.600	21,358	n/a
3	Will Strike if Provoked	22.5-17.5	.563	19,474	+1
4	Split It and Hit It	21-19	.525	16,485	+1
5	Breaking Bad	20-20	.500	22,351	-2
6	Gutterfingers	17.5-22.5	.438	16,482	n/a
7	Ballz Out	17-23	.425	16,604	n/a
8	Even Brunker Than Defore	8-32	.200	14,478	n/a

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Ken Wilson - 668 John Boren - 636 Seth Gunderson - 620 Kody Karnes - 589 Phil Schroeder - 588	Angela Bradford - 572 Anita Osthoff - 521 Freda Schroeder - 441 Stacey Southard - 317
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Seth Gunderson - 672 Todd Way - 671 Ken Wilson - 668 Phil Schroeder - 664 Eric Lynch - 663	Angela Bradford - 648 Anita Osthoff - 609 Freda Schroeder - 580 Stacey Southard - 516
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Ken Wilson - 245 Eric Lynch - 233 John Boren - 228 Dennis Blake - 224 Kody Karnes - 214	Angela Bradford - 211 Anita Osthoff - 205 Freda Schroeder - 166 Stacey Southard - 125
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Eric Lynch - 269 Ken Wilson - 245 Dennis Blake - 244 Chadwick Andrews - 241 Dennis Laube - 238	Angela Bradford - 236 Anita Osthoff - 234 Freda Schroeder - 212 Stacey Southard - 191
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Eric Lynch - 79 Chadwick Andrews - 57 Dennis Blake - 50 Todd Way - 48 Dennis Laube - 48 (t) Greg Middleton - 47	Angela Bradford - 43 Anita Osthoff - 42 Freda Schroeder - 24 Stacey Southard - 8

Now that we're more than half way done with the Fall 2013 season, the curse that seemed to be keeping the league from rolling high scores seems to have been lifted. Couple that with a team well on their way to running away with the title way before the Finals and we may be watching a battle for second place in this second half. Bewbie Dance, led by Carl Goetz's 545 series, took their matchup against Even Brunker Than Defore 3-1 and advanced up to 2nd place. Eric Lynch threw the highest series for Defore – a 431 – but remain in 8th place.Bowltron continues to dominate the league with a 4-0 beatdown of opponents Will Strike if Provoked. Led by Ryan Doll's 697 series, Bowltron now sits a full 8 games ahead of the rest of the league. Doll was also this week's #1 Power Ranked bowler. Will Strike, led by Aubrey Moren's 527 series, slip two spots down into 4th place.Splitting their matchup at 2-2, Ballz Out and Breaking Bad battled one another to a stand still. Ballz Out was led by Cliff Barendsen's 483 series while Ken M. Wilson hoisted a 646 series for Breaking Bad. Ballz Out remains in 7th place while Breaking Bad climbs one spot to 3rd place.Dennis Blake's 598 series and sub Todd Way's Most Valuable Bowler performance powered Split It and Hit It to a 3-1 win over Gutterfingers, led by Anita Osthoff's 520 series. Split It moves up one spot to 5th while Gutterfingers falls down into 6th place.The Tournament of Champions results: Division 1 = Ryan Doll (16), Ken M. Wilson (15)Division 2 = Jonathan Vigliaturo (15), Dennis Blake (11)Division 3 = Freda Schroeder (16), Bryan Mohr (12)Division 4 = Michael Smith (16), Chadwick Andrews (13)This week's The 200 Club: Anita Osthoff (200), Bill Krejci (237), Bryan Mohr (213), Carl Goetz (239), Dennis Blake (250), John Boren (205, 231, 224), Ken M. Wilson (247, 220), Kody Karnes (212, 222), Rob Kaszuba (213), and Ryan Doll (235, 275).The Hall of Fame ballot for this season has been released. Congratulations to nominees Bill Krejci, Cory Chorpenning, Demond Robinson, Jason Carpio, Pat Searcy, and Ryan Doll. Get in there and cast your vote(s) today!See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Todd Way Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Ryan Doll Runner Up: John Boren	#1 H2H BOWLER John Boren Runner Up: Ryan Doll
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Hey, Greg! I'll let you have sex with me if you break 100." Cliff Barendsen, offering up a deal that Middleton did not care to win.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Bowltron	29-7	.806	18,121	n/a
2	Bewbie Dance	21-15	.583	19,047	+1
3	Breaking Bad	19-17	.528	20,049	+1
4	Will Strike if Provoked	18.5-17.5	.514	17,399	-2
5	Split It and Hit It	18-18	.500	14,634	+1
6	Gutterfingers	16.5-19.5	.458	14,836	-1
7	Ballz Out	14-22	.389	14,845	n/a
8	Even Brunker Than Defore	8-28	.222	12,974	n/a

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Ryan Doll - 697 John Boren - 660 Ken Wilson - 646 Kody Karnes - 628 Dennis Blake - 598	Anita Osthoff - 520 Angela Bradford - 508 Freda Schroeder - 450 Sarah Lynch - 319
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Ryan Doll - 752 John Boren - 696 Dennis Blake - 667 Ken Wilson - 646 Todd Way - 639	Anita Osthoff - 611 Freda Schroeder - 591 Angela Bradford - 584 Sarah Lynch - 549
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Ryan Doll - 275 Dennis Blake - 250 Ken Wilson - 247 Carl Goetz - 239 Bill Krejci - 237	Anita Osthoff - 200 Angela Bradford - 183 Freda Schroeder - 160 Sarah Lynch - 124
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Ryan Doll - 293 Dennis Blake - 273 Bryan Mohr - 257 Ken Wilson - 247 Rob Kaszuba - 246	Anita Osthoff - 230 Angela Bradford - 208 Freda Schroeder - 207 Sarah Lynch - 200
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Ryan Doll - 98 Dennis Blake - 79 Bryan Mohr - 69 Rob Kaszuba - 55 Carl Goetz - 47	Anita Osthoff - 38 Sarah Lynch - 20 Freda Schroeder - 19 Angela Bradford - 15

Kicking off in the Spring 2011 season, our bowling community collectively cast its votes for the inaugural class of enshrinees to the GutterAlley Hall of Fame. These initial four bowlers were tasked with carrying on the Hall's enshrinement duties, promising that one new bowler would make his or her way to join them at the end of every season going forward. We are happy to say that the tradition is about to continue for a sixth time to welcome in the ninth inductee.The GutterAlley Hall of Fame Screening Committee is proud to announce the names of the six candidates up for enshrinement this season – Bill Krejci, Cory Chorpenning, Demond Robinson, Jason Carpio, Pat Searcy, and Ryan Doll.Each of these six bowlers, in his own way, has made an impact on the league over the years. It will now be up to you to cast your votes to send one person to join AB, Scoot, Freda, Ken, Carl, Bob, Codding, and – most recently – Seth in the Hall.Every member of the bowling community that has an active account on GutterAlley.com will be assessed a number of votes based upon his or her tenure within the league. Bowlers who have not yet completed a full season are ineligible to vote for the Hall of Fame candidates. Bowlers who have completed 1-2 full seasons are allowed one vote. Bowlers who have completed 3-4 season are allowed two votes. Bowlers who have completed 5+ seasons are allowed three votes. Hall of Famers are allowed four. Voters are not required to cast all of their available votes.Voting starts today and shall remain open until the week before the Finals (Week 15 - November 26th, 2013).For your convenience, we have prepared a page about each nominee so that you can get to know them better and see their influence on our league both on and off the lanes: Read the rest of this entry »

The position round officially marks the halfway mark of the league and with it came very little change, with only two teams managing to switch places in the league standings. The current leaders have moved way out ahead of the rest of the pack begging the question – can anyone stop them? We have two more months to find out.In the battle for first place, anchorless Bowltron continues to rack up wins and did so this week at the expense of defending champions Will Strike if Provoked. Led by John Boren and his 638 series, 'tron took the series 3-1 and improved to a 25-7 record (the 5th best first half record in league history) to remain in first place, a full 6.5 games ahead of Will Strike, led this week by Phil Schroeder's pre-bowled 591 series, who continue to cling to 2nd place at 18.5-13.5.Down a pair on lanes 43 & 44, Breaking Bad nearly exacted their revenge from their previous meeting with Bewbie Dance by taking them for a 3-1 matchup victory. Led by Kody Karnes and his league leading 645 series, Bad improved to 17-15 and remain in 4th place. The Bewbies, who still remain in 3rd place, were led this week by Carl Goetz' 591 series and end the night with a record of 18-14. In a surprising upset, the Gutterfingers put it to Split It and Hit It to take the night with a 3-1 win in the battle between the 5th and 6th place teams. Gutterfingers, led jointly by Scott Murdock and AJ Hofmann (both with a 490 series), became the lone team to advance in the league standings Tuesday night, leapfrogging the now 6th place Split It to take over the 5th place spot. The Gutterfingers improve to 15.5-16.5 while Split It and Hit It sits directly behind them at 15-17. Dennis Blake and his 519 series led the way for Split It in the losing effort.The position round was certainly Steve Kohlmeyer's night. Although led by anchor Eric Lynch's 446 series, it was Kohlmeyer's above-average output that made the different for Even Brunker Than Defore's victories over Ballz Out. Steve's career 429 high series was enough to not only make him this week's Most Valuable Bowler but also earned him #1 Power Ranked bowler honors as well in his team's 3-1 win over their competition. Despite Even Brunker remaining in 8th place, they improve their record to 7-25. Ballz Out, led by anchor Cliff Barendsen's 558 series, clings to 7th place with a record of 12-20.The Tournament of Champions results: Division 1 = Carl Goetz (13), Ryan Doll (13)Division 2 = Angela Bradford (10), Jonathan Vigliaturo (9)Division 3 = Freda Schroeder (13), Bryan Mohr (11)Division 4 = Michael Smith (15), Steve Kohlmeyer (12)This week's The 200 Club: Aubrey Moren (222), Bill Krejci (200, 222), Bryan Mohr (212), Carl Goetz (216), Cliff Barendsen (206), John Boren (213, 245), Jonathan Vigliaturo (204), Ken M. Wilson (223), Kody Karnes (246, 200), and Phil Schroeder (231).Nominations for this season's Hall of Fame ballot and now closed. Three of the four Screening Committee members – minus Ken who has stepped down temporarily due to a conflict of interest – will now decide which up-to-six bowlers will appear on this season's ballot to be revealed next week.See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Steve Kohlmeyer Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Steve Kohlmeyer Runner Up: Bryan Mohr	#1 H2H BOWLER Bryan Mohr Runner Up: Steve Kohlmeyer
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Oh! And AB. I always forget that she's a woman." Scott Murdock, trying to identify the number of female bowlers in this session.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Bowltron	25-7	.781	15,762	n/a
2	Will Strike if Provoked	18.5-13.5	.578	15,452	n/a
3	Bewbie Dance	18-14	.563	16,979	n/a
4	Breaking Bad	17-15	.531	17,851	n/a
5	Gutterfingers	15.5-16.5	.484	13,049	+1
6	Split It and Hit It	15-17	.469	12,833	-1
7	Ballz Out	12-20	.375	13,163	n/a
8	Even Brunker Than Defore	7-25	.219	11,595	n/a

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Kody Karnes - 645 John Boren - 638 Phil Schroeder - 595 Carl Goetz - 591 Bill Krejci - 588	Angela Bradford - 554 Anita Osthoff - 459 Freda Schroeder - 418 Stacey Southard - 353
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Bryan Mohr - 692 John Boren - 686 Steve Kohlmeyer - 681 Phil Schroeder - 679 Kody Karnes - 645	Angela Bradford - 635 Freda Schroeder - 557 Stacey Southard - 552 Anita Osthoff - 545
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Kody Karnes - 246 John Boren - 245 Phil Schroeder - 231 Ken Wilson - 223 Bill Krejci - 222 Aubrey Moren - 222 (t)	Angela Bradford - 199 Anita Osthoff - 181 Freda Schroeder - 150 Stacey Southard - 132
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Bryan Mohr - 261 John Boren - 261 (t) Phil Schroeder - 259 Kody Karnes - 246 Steve Kohlmeyer - 242 Scott Murdock - 241	Angela Bradford - 226 Anita Osthoff - 209 Stacey Southard - 198 Freda Schroeder - 196
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Bryan Mohr - 74 Phil Schroeder - 66 John Boren - 65 Steve Kohlmeyer - 63 Scott Murdock - 53	Angela Bradford - 33 Anita Osthoff - 17 Stacey Southard - 15 Freda Schroeder - 8

Week #7 is the round each season in which every team has done battle against one another. This time around, the underdogs seemed to land some pretty solid punches against their opponents although not a single team moved at all in the league standings. Check it out...After taking the first two games behind anchor Ken M. Wilson's 648 series, Breaking Bad fell to a comeback victory from Bowltron in Game #3, allowing them to split the series after taking total pins as well. Bowltron was led by Ryan Doll's 548 series. Bowltron, still with the best record in the league at 22-6, sits 4.5 games ahead of everyone else. Breaking Bad remains in 4th with their 14-14 record.Making their own surge in the win column, Gutterfingers took it to Even Brunker Than Defore and walked away with a 3-1 matchup victory. Led once again by anchor Anita Osthoff and her 504 series, the Fingers remain in 6th place with a record of 12.5-15.5. Defore, led by anchor Eric Lynch and his 475 series, remain in 8th place with their 4-24 record.Easily the most impressive performance of the night came from Split It and Hit It's anchor, Dennis Blake. Earning both Most Valuable Bowler and #1 Power Ranked bowler honors, Blake's 627 series nearly handed a sweep to opponents Will Strike if Provoked but they managed to secure one win behind Aubrey Moren's 521 series. Split It, improving to 14-14 for the season, still sits in 5th while Will Strike's 17.5-10.5 record keeps them in 2nd place.The final matchup of the night pitted Bewbie Dance against Ballz Out. The Ballzs' Cliff Barendsen, who took offense at the predicted results, put up a 513 series to swap punches with Bewbie's Seth Gunderson (who put up a 614) to end the night with a 2-2 split. Bewbie, still holding onto 3rd place, improved to 17-11 while Ballz Out remains in 7th with a 11-17 record.Next week, the position round will pit the following teams against one another:Matchup #1: Bowltron vs. Will Strike if ProvokedMatchup #2: Bewbie Dance vs. Breaking BadMatchup #3: Split It & Hit It vs. GutterfingersMatchup #4: Ballz Out vs. Even Brunker Than DeforeThe Tournament of Champions results: Division 1 = Aubrey Moren (10), Ryan Doll (10)Division 2 = Jonathan Vigliaturo (9), Dennis Blake and Anita Osthoff (7)Division 3 = Freda Schroeder (13), Bryan Mohr (10)Division 4 = Michael Smith (15), Chadwick Andrews (7)This week's The 200 Club: Aubrey Moren (225), Dennis Blake (214, 222), Ken M. Wilson (204, 238, 206), Kody Karnes (223), Ryan Doll (203), and Seth Gunderson (212, 245).The nominations for this season's Hall of Fame ballot will officially close upon the completion of the position round next week. Please get your nominations in before it's too late.See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Dennis Blake Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Dennis Blake Runner Up: Seth Gunderson	#1 H2H BOWLER Dennis Blake Runner Up: Ken M. Wilson
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Wait, isn't the 10th frame award named after him?" Annie Conley, after Cliff pointed out Carl's two game-on-the-line meltdowns.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Bowltron	22-6	.786	13,582	n/a
2	Will Strike if Provoked	17.5-10.5	.625	13,438	n/a
3	Bewbie Dance	17-11	.607	14,853	n/a
4	Breaking Bad	14-14	.500	15,565	n/a
5	Split It and Hit It	14-14	.500	11,232	n/a
6	Gutterfingers	12.5-15.5	.446	11,321	n/a
7	Ballz Out	11-17	.393	11,461	n/a
8	Even Brunker Than Defore	4-24	.143	10,000	n/a

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Ken Wilson - 648 Dennis Blake - 627 Seth Gunderson - 614 Kody Karnes - 587 Bill Krejci - 552	Anita Osthoff - 504 Freda Schroeder - 480 Angela Bradford - 475 Annie Conley - 321 Sarah Lynch - 308
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Dennis Blake - 711 Seth Gunderson - 666 Ken Wilson - 648 Scott Murdock - 634 Bryan Mohr - 629	Freda Schroeder - 628 Anita Osthoff - 592 Angela Bradford - 554 Annie Conley - 544 Sarah Lynch - 536
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Seth Gunderson - 245 Ken Wilson - 238 Aubrey Moren - 225 Kody Karnes - 223 Dennis Blake - 222	Anita Osthoff - 188 Freda Schroeder - 174 Angela Bradford - 160 Annie Conley - 122 Sarah Lynch - 110
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Seth Gunderson - 262 Dennis Blake - 250 Aubrey Moren - 240 Ken Wilson - 238 Bryan Mohr - 235	Freda Schroeder - 223 Anita Osthoff - 217 Annie Conley - 196 Angela Bradford - 186 Sarah Lynch - 186 (t)
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Seth Gunderson - 67 Dennis Blake - 57 Bryan Mohr - 48 Stephan Miller - 46 Aubrey Moren - 44	Freda Schroeder - 36 Anita Osthoff - 25 Annie Conley - 15 Sarah Lynch - 5

Week #6 is now in the history books and with it came very little in the realm of teams moving around in the league standings. While the league's overall average was better than we've seen lately, not much noise has been made at all on the lanes this season. Averages continue to be down, we're only seeing a fraction of the number of 200+ games typically rolled, and teams continue to underperform and yet come away with victories. All in all, this has been an odd season so far as we close in on the midway point. And now, quick recaps:The battle between Ballz Out and Split It and Hit It ended in a 2-2 split. Dennis Blake led Split It (5th place) with a 508 series while Cliff Barendsen was the top roller for Ballz Out (7th place) with his 502. Reigning champs Will Strike if Provoked ran into Bewbie Dance's Carl Goetz first 600+ series of the season (642) and yet another Most Valuable Bowler performance from Jonathan Vigliaturo as the Bewbs took the matchup 4-0. Aubrey Moren led the Provoked with a 602. Bewbie Dance remains in 3rd while Will Strike falls one spot into 2nd place.Kody Karnes of Breaking Bad returned to life with a 674 series to lead his team to a 3-1 win over opponents Gutterfingers. AJ Hofmann – this week's #1 Power Ranked bowler – led the Gutters with his 494 series. Neither team moved up or down, with Breaking Bad remaining in 4th and the Gutterfingers in 6th place.Bowltron, led by Ryan Doll and his 537 series, hopped back up into 1st place against opponents Even Brunker Than Defore. Eric Lynch put up the highest series – a 454 – for the 8th place Defore .The Tournament of Champions results: Division 1 = Aubrey Moren (9), Carl Goetz and Ken M. Wilson (7 apiece)Division 2 = Jonathan Vigliaturo (9), Anita Osthoff (6)Division 3 = Bryan Mohr (10), Freda Schroeder and AJ Hofmann (6 apiece)Division 4 = Michael Smith (15), Chadwick Andrews (7)This week's The 200 Club: Aubrey Moren (201, 217), Bill Krejci (210, 204), Carl Goetz (202, 210, 230), Jonathan Vigliaturo (219), Ken M. Wilson (237), Kody Karnes (255, 245), Rob Kaszuba (205), and Ryan Doll (220).There are just a couple of weeks left to nominate people on this season's Hall of Fame ballot. Get your nominations in before it's too late.See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Jonathan Vigliaturo Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER AJ Hofmann Runner Up: Jonathan Vigliaturo	#1 H2H BOWLER Jonathan Vigliaturo Runner Up: Carl Goetz
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Calm the f*ck down, you over-hyped motherf*cker!" Greg Middleton, after watching Jonathan Vigliaturo bouncing around.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Bowltron	20-4	.833	11,585	+1
2	Will Strike if Provoked	16.5-7.5	.688	11,483	-1
3	Bewbie Dance	15-9	.625	12,740	n/a
4	Breaking Bad	12-12	.500	13,384	n/a
5	Split It and Hit It	11-13	.458	9,516	n/a
6	Gutterfingers	9.5-14.5	.396	9,600	n/a
7	Ballz Out	9-15	.375	9,776	n/a
8	Even Brunker Than Defore	3-21	.125	8,508	n/a

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Kody Karnes - 674 Carl Goetz - 642 Aubrey Moren - 602 Jonathan Vigliaturo - 592 Ken Wilson - 584	Angela Bradford - 516 Anita Osthoff - 459 Heather Bruce - 411 Freda Schroeder - 375 Sarah Lynch - 306
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Jonathan Vigliaturo - 683 Kody Karnes - 674 AJ Hofmann - 671 Carl Goetz - 666 Aubrey Moren - 657	Angela Bradford - 597 Heather Bruce - 583 Anita Osthoff - 540 Sarah Lynch - 531 Freda Schroeder - 516
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Kody Karnes - 255 Ken Wilson - 237 Carl Goetz - 230 Ryan Doll - 220 Jonathan Vigliaturo - 219	Angela Bradford - 185 Anita Osthoff - 180 Heather Bruce - 168 Freda Schroeder - 145 Sarah Lynch - 112
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Kody Karnes - 255 Jonathan Vigliaturo - 249 Rob Kaszuba - 240 Ryan Doll - 239 Carl Goetz - 238	Heather Bruce - 225 Angela Bradford - 212 Anita Osthoff - 207 Freda Schroeder - 192 Sarah Lynch - 187
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Jonathan Vigliaturo - 57 Kody Karnes - 52 Rob Kaszuba - 49 AJ Hofmann - 48 Ryan Doll - 44	Heather Bruce - 40 Angela Bradford - 19 Anita Osthoff - 14 Sarah Lynch - 6 Freda Schroeder - 4

Because "Grand Theft Auto 5" came out and this sum bitch is dying to play it, this recap will be short and sweet.Bowltron scraped by to win 3-1 against Gutterfingers. John Boren led Bowltron with a 523 while Scott "Scooter J" Murdock led Gutterfingers with a 410. Bowltron slips one notch to 2nd while Gutterfingers falls to 6th place.Breaking Bad woke up and actually won some games this week, going 3-1 against opponents Even Brunker Than Defore. Ken M. Wilson led the charge with a 602 series while Eric Lynch shot a 467 to lead Defore. Breaking hops three spots up into 4th while Brunker remains in 8th place.Will Strike if Provoked whooped Ballz Out all four. Phil Schroeder, with a 572 – and this week's #1 Power Ranked bowler – led the team while Freda Schroeder was Most Valuable Bowler. Cliff Barendsen led the Ballz with a 439. Will Strike moves back into 1st while Ballz Out falls into 7th place.Bewbie Dance won 3-1 over Split It and Hit It. Seth Gunderson's 497 led the Bewbie's, who remain in 3rd. Dennis Blake had a 509 to lead Split It, who falls to 5th place.The Tournament of Champions results: Division 1 = Ken (6), Aubrey Moren (6), Ryan Doll (4)Division 2 = Anita Osthoff (6), Jonathan Vigliaturo (3)Division 3 = Bryan Mohr (9), Freda Schroeder (6)Division 4 = Michael Smith (9), Chadwick Andrews (6)This week's The 200 Club: Bill Krejci (224), Ken (207, 213), Phil (214, 212).Nominate someone for the Hall of Fame, dammit!See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Freda Schroeder Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Phil Schroeder Runner Up: Greg Middleton	#1 H2H BOWLER Phil Schroeder Runner Up: Aubrey Moren
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "I'm glad she bowls better than she does math." Scott Murdock, commenting on Freda's inability to calculate the correct handicap...again.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Will Strike if Provoked	16.5-3.5	.825	9,500	+1
2	Bowltron	16-4	.800	9,565	-1
3	Bewbie Dance	11-9	.550	10,456	n/a
4	Breaking Bad	9-11	.450	11,149	+3
5	Split It and Hit It	9-11	.450	7,832	-1
6	Gutterfingers	8.5-11.5	.425	7,895	-1
7	Ballz Out	7-13	.350	8,044	-1
8	Even Brunker Than Defore	3-17	.150	7,146	n/a

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Ken Wilson - 602 Bill Krejci - 585 Phil Schroeder - 572 Aubrey Moren - 557 Kody Karnes - 555	Angela Bradford - 494 Freda Schroeder - 466 Heather Bruce - 347 Sarah Lynch - 327
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Phil Schroeder - 680 Greg Middleton - 626 Aubrey Moren - 617 Michael Smith - 604 Ken Wilson - 602	Freda Schroeder - 617 Angela Bradford - 573 Sarah Lynch - 555 Heather Bruce - 486
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Bill Krejci - 224 Phil Schroeder - 214 Ken Wilson - 213 Kody Karnes - 192 Dennis Laube - 192 (t) Aubrey Moren - 192 (t) Dennis Blake - 190	Angela Bradford - 193 Freda Schroeder - 170 Heather Bruce - 140 Sarah Lynch - 117
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Phil Schroeder - 250 Greg Middleton - 237 Erik Stark - 232 Dennis Laube - 230 Michael Smith - 227	Freda Schroeder - 220 Angela Bradford - 219 Sarah Lynch - 193 Heather Bruce - 186
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Phil Schroeder - 59 Greg Middleton - 53 Erik Stark - 45 Michael Smith - 45 (t) Dennis Laube - 40 Todd Way - 28	Freda Schroeder - 33 Angela Bradford - 26 Sarah Lynch - 12

Getting half the league to swap places in the league standings every Tuesday night seems to quickly be on its way to becoming the norm. Week #4 brought a group of familiar faces back atop the league after a powerful performance from a man figuring out a new ball. While the overall league average is off this season (we're willing to blame it on the lack of beer being consumed due to cost increase – although sources inform us that the prices will be coming down next week across the board!), people continue to put up games well over their averages on their drive to add more notches in the win column. Here's how the matchups across the league went down...In the first matchup of the night, Ballz Out hoped to be batting .500 after tonight with their win-loss record but missed it by a single game as they faced opponents Even Brunker Than Defore. With Games #1 and #2 handily won by the Ballz, Even Brunker dug in their heels and mounted a comeback victory in Game #3 but couldn't overcome the total pins deficit. Ballz Out, led by anchor Cliff Barendsen and his 517 series, add their 3-1 matchup victory to their tally but remain in 6th place. Even Brunker Than Defore got the most firepower from their anchor Eric Lynch, who ended his night with a 448 series, and remain in 8th place. Last week, Bryan Mohr was the league's #1 Power Ranked bowler. This week, he did it all over again...but added Most Valuable Bowler honors to his accolades as well. With Mohr's stellar performance – accompanied by Bowltron's leading scorer John Boren and his 581 series – the guys proved that they are in it to win it. Thumping opponents Split It and Hit It in their 4-0 reclaiming of the top spot in the standings, Bowltron looks like the team to beat this season as their firepower is coming from all sides ('cept the anchors). Dennis Blake had the top series for Split It, ending his night with a 491, but just couldn't get the pins to go his way in the 10th frame showdown that could have netted them a Game #3 victory. Bowltron improves to the league's best record of 13-3 while Split It and Hit It remains in 4th place at 8-8.After last week's all-around stellar team performance by Bewbie Dance, the Gutterfingers figured that it was only fitting that they received a taste of their own medicine. In the biggest upset of the evening, Anita Osthoff and her 521 series led the Gutterfingers to a clean sweep of their opponents in games that were never really close. Osthoff, whose average continues to climb, is on pace to take over the top spot as the best female bowler in league history. Bewbie Dance, led by anchor Carl Goetz and his 526 series, hold steady in 3rd place. An interesting side note, Bewbie Dance has either swept or been swept every week this season so far. The Gutterfingers take their four wins and hop up two spots into 5th place.With the gang all together for the first time since the first week, Breaking Bad looked to finally get on track this season. Opponents Will Strike if Provoked had other plans. After ending their 7-game losing streak with an impressive Game #1 victory, led by anchor Ken M. Wilson's 648 series, it was all Will Strike after that. Behind leadoff bowler Phil Schroeder's 505 series, the reigning champions reversed their own course to take Game #2. Despite a desperate rally in Game #3 from Breaking Bad, Will Strike ignored it to easily take the final game in the contest, ending the night with a 3-1 matchup victory. Despite winning the majority of their games, Will Strike if Provoked slips one spot down into 2nd place. Breaking Bad, with their 6-10 record, plummet two spots down into 7th place. The initial night of competition within the Tournament of Champions got underway Tuesday. Starting off with the lead in Division 1 is Ken M. Wilson (6) with Ryan Doll (3) debuting in second. Anita Osthoff (6) powered her way to become the Division 2 leader with Cliff Barendsen (3) right behind her. Bryan Mohr (6) came out firing to lead Division 3 while Phil Schroeder (3) follows closely behind. Division 4 found Michael Smith (6) coming out on top with rookie Steven Kohlmeyer (3) starting his first ToC off in second. The handful of bowlers making it past security in The 200 Club this week include: Bill Krejci (254, 200), Cliff Barendsen (202), Ken M. Wilson (222, 225, 201), and Rob Kaszuba (208).Nominations for this season's Hall of Fame ballot are now open. Feel free to nominate as many of the 59 people eligible for induction as you'd like. The nominations form will remain open until the end of the position round (Week #8). Ken would especially appreciate it if you'd consider nominating Pat Searcy, who he feels should get your vote this season if he makes it onto the ballot.See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Bryan Mohr Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Bryan Mohr Runner Up: Ken Wilson	#1 H2H BOWLER Bryan Mohr Runner Up: Ken M. Wilson
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Get it up? Can't you see how old he is?" Mark DeVoe, to Seth after he commanded Winger to "get it up."

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Bowltron	13-3	.813	7,718	+1
2	Will Strike if Provoked	12.5-3.5	.781	7,421	-1
3	Bewbie Dance	8-8	.500	8,408	n/a
4	Split It and Hit It	8-8	.500	6,240	n/a
5	Gutterfingers	7.5-8.5	.469	6,361	+2
6	Ballz Out	7-9	.438	6,472	n/a
7	Breaking Bad	6-10	.375	8,970	-2
8	Even Brunker Than Defore	2-14	.125	5,764	n/a

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Ken Wilson - 648 Bill Krejci - 607 John Boren - 581 Kody Karnes - 544 Ryan Doll - 528	Anita Osthoff - 521 Angela Bradford - 495 Freda Schroeder - 450 Sarah Lynch - 322
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Ken Wilson - 648 Bryan Mohr - 644 Rob Kaszuba - 634 AJ Hofmann - 625 Phil Schroeder - 625 (t) Erik Stark - 623	Freda Schroeder - 618 Anita Osthoff - 612 Angela Bradford - 574 Sarah Lynch - 554
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Bill Krejci - 254 Ken Wilson - 225 Rob Kaszuba - 208 Cliff Barendsen - 202 John Boren - 197	Anita Osthoff - 192 Angela Bradford - 169 Freda Schroeder - 160 Sarah Lynch - 120
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Bill Krejci - 254 Rob Kaszuba - 246 Cliff Barendsen - 230 Bryan Mohr - 226 Ken Wilson - 225	Anita Osthoff - 222 Freda Schroeder - 216 Sarah Lynch - 197 Angela Bradford - 195
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Rob Kaszuba - 56 Bill Krejci - 42 Bryan Mohr - 41 Dave Winger - 41 (t) Adam LaRocca - 39 Erik Stark - 37 Cliff Barendsen - 37 (t)	Anita Osthoff - 30 Freda Schroeder - 30 (t) Sarah Lynch - 17 Angela Bradford - 2

Week #3 is now in the history books and with it came some huge output across the lanes. With the post-bowling scores now in, the full recap of what went down across all four matchups can now be reported.In the first matchup of the night, both Bewbie Dance and Breaking Bad looked to rebound after having suffering beat downs in Week #2. While Kody Karnes put up a league leading 663 series for Breaking Bad, it did not matter one bit as the Bewbies were firing on all cylinders. With anchor Carl Goetz leading the way with his 599 series and a Most Valuable Bowler performance from Jonathan Vigliaturo, the Bewbies put on a clinic in a 4-0 trouncing of Breaking Bad. To put this into perspective, they threw the 15th highest 4-person team game in league history to win Game #2 by 130 pins despite opponents Kody and Ken both shooting 223 that game. The victories uplift Bewbie Dance into 3rd place with their 8-4 record while Breaking Bad continues to plummet, landing in 5th place with a record of 5-7.Down a pair of lanes on 43 and 44, reigning champs Will Strike if Provoked took aim at opponents Gutterfingers. After battling one another to a perfect tie in Game #1, it was all Will Strike from that point onward as the gang easily rolled their way to victories in Games #2 and #3. Will Strike's Aubrey Moren led the charge with his 575 series to improve his team's record to 9.5-2.5 to take over 1st place. Gutterfingers, led this week by anchor Anita Osthoff and her 481 series, take their half win and now sit in 7th place with their 3.5-8.5 record.Quickly post-bowling on Wednesday night, the outcome of the matchup between Bowltron and Ballz Out came to light. Despite a Game #1 loss to the Ballz – who were led by anchor Cliff Barendsen's 490 series – Bowltron came back with a vengeance to takes Games #2, #3, as well as total pins to win the battle 3-1. Led by John Boren and his 596 series and aided by this week's #1 Power Ranked bowler performance from Bryan Mohr, Bowltron takes their three wins into 2nd place at 9-3. Ballz Out, with their 4-8 record, remain in 6th place.The final matchup of the evening took place with Split It and Hit It taking on Even Brunker Than Defore down up against the wall. With a 10th frame victory in Game #1 compliments of Split It's anchor Dennis Blake and his team-leading 547 series, the guys continued to increase the notches in their win column by taking Game #2 as well. Even Brunker's Eric Lynch, however, had grown tired of his team not having a win yet this season and put up a 506 series to eek out a four pin victory in Game #3. Split It improves their win record to 8-4 and remains in 4th place. Even Brunker Than Defore, with their 1-11 record, remain in 8th place. With the completion of the third week of bowling, the four divisions within the Tournament of Champions are now officially set. Be sure to check to see which division you've landed. Good luck to everyone as the Tournament gets underway with the scores from Week #4. As usual, we'll have sheets down on each lane to allow you to track your progress.Bowlers toasting September in The 200 Club this week include: Angela Bradford (209), Aubrey Moren (223), Carl Goetz (237), Dennis Blake (210), Dennis "Pops" Laube (200), John Boren (234), Jonathan Vigliaturo (202), Ken M. Wilson (205, 223, 209), Kody Karnes (223, 256), Ryan Doll (200), and Seth Gunderson (217, 211).Nominations for this season's Hall of Fame ballot are now open. Feel free to nominate as many of the 59 people eligible for induction as you'd like. The nominations form will remain open until the end of the position round (Week #8). See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Jonathan Vigliaturo Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Bryan Mohr Runner Up: Jonathan Vigliaturo	#1 H2H BOWLER Jonathan Vigliaturo Runner Up: Bryan Mohr
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "I left Eric, Sarah, and Stephen's team for THIS?!?" Kody Karnes, to Ken after getting his ass handed to him by Bewbie Dance.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Will Strike if Provoked	9.5-2.5	.792	5,521	+1
2	Bowltron	9-3	.750	5,618	-1
3	Bewbie Dance	8-4	.667	6,410	+2
4	Split It and Hit It	8-4	.667	4,660	n/a
5	Breaking Bad	5-7	.417	6,792	-2
6	Ballz Out	4-8	.333	4,777	n/a
7	Gutterfingers	3.5-8.5	.292	4,616	n/a
8	Even Brunker Than Defore	1-11	.083	4,304	n/a

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Kody Karnes - 663 Ken Wilson - 637 Carl Goetz - 599 Seth Gunderson - 598 John Boren - 596	Angela Bradford - 558 Anita Osthoff - 481
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Bryan Mohr - 707 Jonathan Vigliaturo - 693 John Boren - 675 Kody Karnes - 663 Dennis Blake - 657	Angela Bradford - 658 Anita Osthoff - 565
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Kody Karnes - 256 Carl Goetz - 237 John Boren - 234 Ken Wilson - 223 Aubrey Moren - 223 (t) Seth Gunderson - 217	Angela Bradford - 209 Anita Osthoff - 174
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Bryan Mohr - 263 John Boren - 260 Kody Karnes - 256 Dennis Blake - 246 Dennis Laube - 243 Aubrey Moren - 243 (t)	Angela Bradford - 242 Anita Osthoff - 202
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Bryan Mohr - 81 John Boren - 67 Dennis Blake - 56 Dennis Laube - 54 Jonathan Vigliaturo - 53	Angela Bradford - 51 Anita Osthoff - 9

Historically, Week #2 provides the wildest results as averages from the initial week are put to the test and those that did really well are battling themselves as well as their competitors. Those who didn't perform up to potential in their initial outing end up being the most dangerous to their opponents – which was the case this week for sure. To top off the most volatile week of the season, every single team shifted places in the league standings. Yes, you read that correctly – everyone moved. To start the evening off, Will Strike if Provoked faced off for the first time this season against opponents Even Brunker Than Defore. In what the teams deemed "the worst rolling they've ever done" – which may be true as nearly every single bowler shot at least two games below their average (if not all three) – all four victories ended up falling into the laps of Will Strike in the first charity sweep of the season. Led by Aubrey Moren and his 487 series, Will Strike moves up one spot into 2nd place. Brunker, led by Eric Lynch and his 419 series, unfortunately continue to seek their first victory of the season and now find themselves in 8th place.Over a pair on Lanes 43 & 44, two powerhouse teams squared off in what would be a tightly fought contest the entire way through. After a perfect 4-0 start last week, Bewbie Dance looked to extend their winning streak but ran into a recharged Bowltron. Led by anchor Ryan Doll and his 577 series, Bowltron managed to reverse Bewbie's fortunes and handed them the polar opposite of their results from last week, sweeping them all four games. With the victories, Bowltron improves to 6-2 and find themselves atop the league standings in 1st place due to total pins. Bewbie, led by Carl Goetz's 570 series, sag down three spots into 5th place at 4-4.Let's face it. Last week, Split It and Hit It's very own Dennis Blake couldn't find his game. This week, though, was an entirely different story. After setting at 138 average last Tuesday, Blake returned to form and lead his team with a 508 series – earning him both #1 Power Ranked bowler and Most Valuable Bowler honors because of it – as his team knocked Breaking Bad from atop their early perch on the league standings with their 3-1 beat down. Ken M. Wilson led Breaking Bad with his 616 series in the losing effort. Split It jumps one spot to take over 4th while Breaking Bad slips two spots down into 3rd place.In the final matchup of the evening, Cliff Barendsen and his Ballz Out earned their first win of the season – along with their second and third – at the expense of opponents Gutterfingers. With Barendsen's 523 series leading the charge (along with an impressive debut from rookie Heather Bruce, who nearly made it onto the Best Subs of All Time list), the Ballz looked poised to earn a clean sweep until debuting anchor Anita Osthoff kept the Gutterfingers being blanked with her 495 series and a Game #3 victory. The wins allow Ballz Out to roll on up two spots into 6th while the Gutterfingers melt down one spot and find themselves sitting in 7th place.We're now two weeks into qualifying for the respective divisions for this season's Tournament of Champions. For fun, you can see where your current average would seed you at the moment but it'll become official after the games next week. Bowlers trying to keep cool in the waning weeks of summer in The 200 Club this week include: Carl Goetz (200, 204), Ken M. Wilson (229), Kody Karnes (206, 225), and Ryan Doll (204).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Dennis Blake Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Dennis Blake Runner Up: Ryan Doll	#1 H2H BOWLER Ryan Doll Runner Up: Cliff Barendsen
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "So, honey? Cliff has replaced you with a better bowler." Heather Bruce, telling her fiancee Adam that Cliff wants her to sub in his place more often.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Bowltron	6-2	.750	3,575	+3
2	Will Strike if Provoked	6-2	.750	3,571	+1
3	Breaking Bad	5-3	.625	4,502	-2
4	Split It and Hit It	5-3	.625	3,020	+1
5	Bewbie Dance	4-4	.500	4,085	-3
6	Ballz Out	3-5	.375	3,128	+2
7	Gutterfingers	3-5	.375	2,968	-1
8	Even Brunker Than Defore	0-8	.000	2,822	-1

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Ken Wilson - 616 Kody Karnes - 597 Ryan Doll - 577 Carl Goetz - 570 Cliff Barendsen - 523	Anita Osthoff - 495 Heather Bruce - 426 Freda Schroeder - 419 Angela Bradford - 411 Sarah Lynch - 310
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Dennis Blake - 656 Ryan Doll - 632 Cliff Barendsen - 621 Ken Wilson - 616 Chadwick Andrews - 605	Freda Schroeder - 606 Anita Osthoff - 579 Heather Bruce - 565 Sarah Lynch - 542 Angela Bradford - 456
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Ken Wilson - 229 Kody Karnes - 225 Carl Goetz - 204 Ryan Doll - 204 (t) Dennis Blake - 196 Aubrey Moren - 193	Anita Osthoff - 179 Heather Bruce - 169 Freda Schroeder - 165 Angela Bradford - 161 Sarah Lynch - 128
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Dennis Blake - 245 Ken Wilson - 229 Kody Karnes - 225 Cliff Barendsen - 222 Ryan Doll - 222 (t)	Freda Schroeder - 227 Heather Bruce - 215 Anita Osthoff - 207 Sarah Lynch - 205 Angela Bradford - 176
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Dennis Blake - 58 Chadwick Andrews - 31 Cliff Barendsen - 31 (t) Ryan Doll - 27 Mark DeVoe - 27 (t) Ken Wilson - 25 Scott Murdock - 23	Freda Schroeder - 43 Heather Bruce - 27 Sarah Lynch - 25 Anita Osthoff - 14

The Fall 2013 season kicked off Tuesday night, marking the 28th season of GutterAlley action. Thirty-two bowlers make up eight teams in this session and it's looking like it's going to be a battle every week. Despite the summer hiatus, many bowlers from last season picked right back up where they left off and carried on with their big scores. Buckle up, gang. This is going to be a fun season.In the first matchup of the night, last season's runner-up for the most fun team to face – Split It and Hit It – squared off against Gutterfingers. After dropping the first game, the rollers on Gutterfingers fought back behind a valiant effort from Scott Murdock - who led the team with his 393 series - to takes Games #2 and #3. However, it was all Split It when it came to total pins - thanks to a 416 series from anchor Dennis Blake - that kept them in the matchup to end it at two games apiece. With the 2-2 split, Split begins the season in 5th with Gutterfingers right on their tails in 6th place.On Lanes 41 & 42, last season's cumulative #1 champ Kody Karnes didn't miss a beat by coming right back out to be this season's first #1 Power Ranked bowler with his 690 series for his new team, Breaking Bad. Facing off against Cliff Barendsen and his new Ballz Out crew, Karnes wasted no time in establishing his team as the one to beat with a 4-0 start to take 1st place. Barendsen's 478 series was the top for his crew but it simply wasn't enough to warrant a single win. Ballz Out finds themselves in 8th place to start the season.Down a pair, the two funniest team names this time around faced off against one another. Bewbie Dance took on Even Brunker Than Defore in what came down to the wire to secure the second sweep of the night. Bewbie's anchor Carl Goetz improved with each game en route to his 591 series to overcome a HUGE Game #3 score from Brunker's Eric Lynch (a 232 to cap off his team-leading 536 series) to narrowly pull off the 3-pin victory for the 4-0 matchup victory. The wins debut Bewbie in 2nd while the losses start Even Brunker Than Defore in 7th place.In a rematch of last season's Finals, reigning champs Will Strike if Provoked took on last season's 2nd place finishers Bowltron. The two teams battled one another to a standstill across their matchup, each coming away with two games apiece. Bowltron took Game #1, behind anchor Ryan Doll's 532 series – along with a big performance from this week's Most Valuable Bowler Rob Kaszuba – but the momentum ended there. Aubrey Moren's 565 series for Will Strike earned them the win in Game #2 before Bowltron came back to barely earn the Game #3 victory. Total pins, however, went to Will Strike to even the series. With their wins, Will Strike if Provoked and Bowltron find themselves in 3rd and 4th place respectively. While we really have to wait until the end of Week #3 to see how the divisions are seeded for this season's Tournament of Champions, we still have several people that need to set an average. Bowlers starting out there season with an inaugural trip to The 200 Club this week include: Angela Bradford (201), Aubrey Moren (202), Bill Krejci (234,223), Carl Goetz (212), Eric Lynch (232), Ken M. Wilson (206, 213), Kody Karnes (246, 235, 209), Rob Kaszuba (202), and Seth Gunderson (200).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Rob Kaszuba Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Kody Karnes Runner Up: Bill Krejci	#1 H2H BOWLER Kody Karnes Runner Up: Bill Krejci
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) [Insert the sound of his short's zipper being lowered] Cliff Barendsen, after showing us how his team got its name.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Breaking Bad	4-0	1.000	2,313	n/a
2	Bewbie Dance	4-0	1.000	2,138	n/a
3	Will Strike if Provoked	2-2	.500	1,842	n/a
4	Bowltron	2-2	.500	1,724	n/a
5	Split It and Hit It	2-2	.500	1,470	n/a
6	Gutterfingers	2-2	.500	1,441	n/a
7	Even Brunker Than Defore	0-4	.000	1,540	n/a
8	Ballz Out	0-4	.000	1,463	n/a

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Kody Karnes - 690 Bill Krejci - 638 Ken Wilson - 612 Carl Goetz - 591 Aubrey Moren - 565	Angela Bradford - 545 Freda Schroeder - 366
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Kody Karnes - 690 Bill Krejci - 638 Ken Wilson - 612 Carl Goetz - 598 Aubrey Moren - 593	Angela Bradford - 590 Freda Schroeder - 553
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Kody Karnes - 246 Bill Krejci - 234 Eric Lynch - 232 Ken Wilson - 213 Carl Goetz - 212	Angela Bradford - 201 Freda Schroeder - 154
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Eric Lynch - 249 Kody Karnes - 246 Rob Kaszuba - 238 Bill Krejci - 234 Cliff Barendsen - 221	Freda Schroeder - 216 Angela Bradford - 216 (t)
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Eric Lynch - 54 Rob Kaszuba - 47 Michael Smith - 37 Cliff Barendsen - 30 Chadwick Andrews - 28	Freda Schroeder - 32 Angela Bradford - 20

With the summer drawing to a close it's time to make Tuesday nights fun again as the Fall 2013 season of GutterAlley action gets underway on Tuesday.This season will feature four new recruits making their debut this season! A special welcome to rookies Adam LaRocca, Erik Stark, and Steve Kohlmeyer. Former sub Chad Andrews has joined the league as a full-fledged member, bringing our total to four for those running for Rookie of the Season. Enjoy, gentlemen! START DATE: Tuesday, August 20th 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. 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 »

For 32 weeks of the year, the members of GutterAlley do battle against one another on Tuesday nights across two seasons starting in August and running into May. But, for one day of the year, these rivalries are set aside and members from the various powerhouse teams unite to roll as a cohesive unit in Kansas City's Corporate Challenge scratch bowling competition. And, for the first time in a very long time, the event took place in our very own bowling alley.The day started off with the women's competition at 9am. With league veterans Sabrina Gray, Angie Betts, and Ginger O'Reilly lacing up alongside (hopefully) future roller Amy Stafford, the women landed a 10th place finish and had fun along the way. Sabrina led the team with her 395 series.

At high noon, the "always the bridesmaid, never the bride" co-ed team – that has been chasing their first gold for 14 years now – logged yet another silver medal after losing to the eventual gold medal winners by a margin of 35 pins. Congrats to Angela Bradford, Freda Schroeder, Bill Krejci, and Ken M. Wilson on their 2nd place finish. Wilson led the squad with a 607 series. Bradford was awarded a bronze medal for having the 3rd highest series of all the ladies – a 540 – across our division.After winning the gold last season with Ryan Doll, John Boren, Aubrey Moren, and Neil Rieger, the men's team had a lot of pressure going in to repeat. With Neil having departed for sunny California earlier in the year, Cliff Barendsen stepped in to fill his shoes as the men's competition got underway at 3pm. As was the case last year, the competition was close throughout with five teams in a virtual tie after Game #1. Game #2 began to separate the men from the boys and Game #3 was absolute do or die with Ryan Doll putting on the performance of his life. Rolling 10 straight strikes, Doll finished with his all-time personal best score – a 287 – to secure the gold medal for the men by the narrowest of margins. Doll was also awarded a gold medal for an individual achievement as he rolled the highest series of all the men – a 679 – in Division D. Congrats, gentlemen!Not too shabby, gang. Not too shabby at all.

The Spring 2013 season came to an official conclusion on Tuesday night, complete with prize disbursement and the announcement of the various season-ending awards.Proving that you can teach an old dog new tricks, this season – packed with a LOT of returning veterans – ended up being the best season in our league's history. Of course, it didn't hurt that we brought an incredible rookie into the fold...but we'll get to that. The following are bowlers that shot their all-time bests:Highest game?Shane Daniel, Mark DeVoe, Bryan Mohr, Neil Rieger, Ryan Doll, and Bill KrejciHighest series?Shane Daniel, Mark DeVoe, Cliff Barendsen, Dennis Blake, Steve Kiernan, Bill Krejci, and Ken M. WilsonHighest season-ending average?Sarah West, Shane Daniel, Mark DeVoe, Andy McLeod, Anita Osthoff, Phil Schroeder, Dennis Blake, Cliff Barendsen, Ian Goetz, Bill Krejci, and Ken M. WilsonSeveral bowlers also put up scores that put them into the all-time records in league history:Ken M. Wilson and Bill Krejci put up the 2nd and 3rd highest series in league history, respectfully, during the season. Wilson put up a 764 in Week #5 while Krejci put up a 743 series three weeks later. Krejci also shot the 5th highest score in league history that same night, ending with a 279.Wilson had his best season to date, ending with a 210 average, and threw the most 200+ games in a single season as well as logging the most total pins in a single season. Cliff Barendsen took over the honor of being the all-time most improved bowler in-between seasons by raising his average an incredible 30 pins from last season. Just imagine what he'll do once he gets his own bowling ball.Rookie sensation, and now the 4th best bowler in our league's history, Kody Karnes took over the top spot on the all-time list for most 600+ series in a single season. He shot 600+ in 13 of the sixteen weeks. Veteran Steve Kiernan showed up to sub one night and ended up with a 235 average, making him the best all-time substitute bowler our league has ever seen.With their season ending averages, X bowlers this season found their names cemented moreso on the best bowlers of all-time league: Wilson is now #2, Kody debuted at #4, Krejci moved to 7th, Ian to 13th, Cliff debuted on the list at #19, and Hall of Famer Bob Bunker is now 24th.The biggest individual achievements for the season came out as follows:Women's High Series Scratch: Angela Bradford (557)Women's High Game Scratch: Freda Schroeder (213)Women's High Series Handicap: Anita Osthoff (636)Women's High Game Handicap: Sarah West (225)Women's Pins Over Average: Freda Schroeder +55Women's Most Improved Bowler: Freda Schroeder +5Men's High Series Scratch: Ken M. Wilson (764)Men's High Game Scratch: Bill Krejci (279)Men's High Series Handicap: Kody Karnes (719)Men's High Game Handicap: Seth Gunderson (281)Men's Pins Over Average: Neil Rieger +96Men's Most Improved Bowler: Kody Karnes +31The results of the Season Favorites were announced at the Tuesday night meeting:Rookie of the Season - Kody Karnes (Bryan Mohr, runner-up)Captain of the Season - Ken M. Wilson (Ryan Doll, runner-up)Carl Goetz Defensive Bowler of the Season - Kody Karnes (Ken M. Wilson, runner-up)Underdog of the Season - Bryan Mohr (Mark DeVoe, runner-up)Bob Brunker Good Sportsmanship Award - Rob Kaszuba (Bob Brunker, runner-up)Emily Podhajsky Good Sportsmanship Award - Anita Osthoff (Angela Bradford, runner-up)Pat Searcy Life of the Party Award - Jonathan Vigliaturo (Seth Gunderson, runner-up)Scott Murdock "Get 'er Done" Award - Ryan Doll (Cliff Barendsen, runner-up)Most Fun Team to Face - Murder, He Wrote (Split It and Hit It, runner-up)Most Feared Team - Snakes on a Lane (Dragon Balls, runner-up)People's Choice: Most Valuable Bowler - Kody Karnes (Bill Krejci, runner-up)Actual individual team MVBs:Ballz Out - Cliff BarendsenBrunk Enough to Dowl - Kody KarnesDragon Balls - Rob Kaszuba/Ryan DollMurder, He Wrote - BIll KrejciSnakes on a Lane - Carl GoetzSplit It and Hit It - Dennis BlakeThree Strikes and You're Out! - Angela BradfordWill Strike if Provoked - Aubrey MorenActual: Most Valuable Bowler - Kody Karnes (Bill Krejci, runner-up)Cumulative #1 Power Ranked Bowler: Kody Karnes (Ken M. Wilson, runner-up)The Tournament of Champions was won by Kody Karnes when he poured it on in the final two frames against runner-up Mark DeVoe. As this season's champ, Kody received an additional $42 in his prize envelope. DeVoe received $22 for second place. Scoot officially gave the Scott Murdock "Get 'er Done" Award this season to Ryan Doll, with Cliff Barendsen as the runner-up. Why? Read the rest of this entry »

The Spring 2013 season came to a conclusion Tuesday night with league champions Will Strike if Provoked staving off a surging Dragons Balls in a Finals showdown. Congratulations to Phil Schroeder, Dennis "Pops" Laube, Freda Schroeder, and Aubrey Moren who regain their crown after letting others borrow it last season. These four have finished atop the league standings three of the past four seasons. Ready to see how the rest of the night ended? Let's get it...After last week's narrow finish, the battle for the championship was slated to be a good one. With eventual champions Will Strike if Provoked needing only to win a single game to wrap it all up, last season's runner-ups – Dragon Balls – stood in their way. After a blowout in Game #1, Doll's Dragons looked to be on their way to a repeat of when they last met in the position round. However, that's when Will Strike's Aubrey Moren woke up and the entire Dragon Balls team went to bed. Leading his team to the championship, Moren ended his night with a 637 series en route to their 3-1 matchup victory...sealing the title in Game #2. Ryan Doll put up the most firepower for the Balls, ending with a below-average 569. This is Dennis "Pops" Laube's 7th title (on his 70th birthday!), Freda and Phil's 5th, and Aubrey's 4th. Congrats to the Spring 2013 season champions! The Dragon Balls end their season, once again, in 2nd place.In the battle between 3rd and 4th place, Snakes on a Lane came out firing. With Ken M. Wilson leading the way with his 652 series, the team managed to outlast opponents Murder, He Wrote – despite a #1 Power Ranked bowler performance from Murder's Seth Gunderson, who also led his team with a 568 series – to earn one of two sweeps racked up in the Finals. With the wins, the Snakes finish in 3rd place despite having earned the distinction of being the second best team in league history. It don't mean a thing if you ain't earned that ring. The two teams swap places with Murder, He Wrote taking over 4th place. When it comes to placing bets on a team on the move, it's pretty safe to wager on Brunk Enough to Dowl. With rookie sensation Kody Karnes leading the way with a 640 series to end his initial season in our league as the 4th best bowler in GutterAlley history, the team also got huge output from this week's Most Valuable Bowler Eric Lynch to book the second sweep of the night. Opponents Three Strikes and You're Out!, led by Bob Brunker and his 516 series, simply never recovered after their 3-pin loss in Game #1. Despite both teams ending with a 31-33 record, Three Strikes takes 5th with their total pins tiebreaker – a full 2,274 ahead – while Brunk Enough wraps up their run in 6th place.The true comeback victory of the evening took place in the matchup down on Lanes 47 & 48 where opponents Split It and Hit It faced off against Ballz Out. With the Ballz' Cliff Barendsen hoisting a team-leading 516 series, the crew seemed to be on a roll after taking both Games #1 and #2. However, Game #3 is when Split It took over and completely reversed the momentum of the matchup. Battling back and splitting the series at 2-2, every member of Split It and Hit It ended with a series above his own average, with anchor Dennis Blake leading the charge with his 532. With the two wins, both teams remain firmly in their respective positions on the standings with Split It and Hit It finishing their second season in the league in 7th place while Ballz Out fills the ominous 8th place spot. Bowlers slapping high fives for contributing to the seasons with the most 200+ games ever in The 200 Club this week include: Aubrey Moren (238, 205), Bill Krejci (213), Carl Goetz (201, 233, 206), Ian Goetz (202), Ken M. Wilson (211, 216, 225), Kody Karnes (245, 228), Ryan Doll (213), and Seth Gunderson (212).The Tournament of Champions came down to the wire with Kody Karnes from Division #2 besting Mark DeVoe from Division #4 to win the whole thing. Both men will find extra money in their prize envelopes next week for their 1st and 2nd place finishes.Other people receiving bonuses in their prize envelopes during our Fun Night include:Women's High Series Scratch - Angela Bradford (557) = $20Men's High Series Scratch - Ken M Wilson (764) = $20Women's High Game Scratch - Freda Schroeder (213) = $20Men's High Game Scratch - Bill Krejci (279) = $20Women's High Series Handicap - Anita Osthoff (636) = $10Men's High Series Handicap - Kody Karnes (719) = $10Women's High Game Handicap - Sarah West (225) = $10Men's High Game Handicap - Seth Gunderson (281) = $10The first place team will also receive extra money in their envelopes as well as this season's Actual Most Valuable Bowler. Voting is now open for the Spring 2013 Season Favorites, including a brand new category in honor of league legend Pat Searcy – the Pat Searcy "Life of the Party" Award, presented to the individual that made Tuesday nights a hell of a lot more fun. Please take a minute and cast your ballot today! Voting will remain open until noon on Tuesday, May 21st.Finally, this season's Hall of Fame inductee will be announced and awarded his trophy – a bowling pin painted in his likeness. See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Eric Lynch Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Seth Gunderson Runner Up: Eric Lynch	#1 H2H BOWLER Aubrey Moren Runner Up: Eric Lynch
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Oh yeah, we got this. There's no way we're ending another season in 2nd place." Ryan Doll, before finishing another season in 2nd place.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Will Strike If Provoked	42-22	.656	32,997	n/a
2	Dragon Balls	37-27	.578	32,805	n/a
3	Snakes on a Lane	36-28	.563	37,758	+1
4	Murder, He Wrote	33.5-30.5	.523	32,214	-1
5	Three Strikes and You're Out!	31-33	.484	29,826	n/a
6	Brunk Enough to Dowl	31-33	.484	27,552	n/a
7	Split It and Hit It	25.5-38.5	.398	26,125	n/a
8	Ballz Out	20-44	.313	26,821	n/a

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Ken Wilson - 652 Carl Goetz - 640 Kody Karnes - 640 (t) Aubrey Moren - 637 Ryan Doll - 569 Seth Gunderson - 568	Angela Bradford - 475 Freda Schroeder - 466 Anita Osthoff - 458 Sabrina Gray - 337 Sarah Lynch - 294
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Aubrey Moren - 661 Seth Gunderson - 652 Ken Wilson - 652 (t) Eric Lynch - 646 Carl Goetz - 640 Kody Karnes - 640 (t) Matt Bunyard - 608	Freda Schroeder - 559 Anita Osthoff - 556 Angela Bradford - 549 Sabrina Gray - 541 Sarah Lynch - 538
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Kody Karnes - 245 Aubrey Moren - 238 Carl Goetz - 233 Ken Wilson - 225 Ryan Doll - 213 Bill Krejci - 213 (t)	Anita Osthoff - 182 Angela Bradford - 173 Freda Schroeder - 172 Sabrina Gray - 115 Sarah Lynch - 113
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Aubrey Moren - 246 Kody Karnes - 245 Stephan Miller - 243 Seth Gunderson - 240 Matt Bunyard - 236	Anita Osthoff - 214 Freda Schroeder - 203 Angela Bradford - 197 Sarah Lynch - 194 Sabrina Gray - 183
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Stephan Miller - 59 Matt Bunyard - 51 Aubrey Moren - 48 Will Pracht - 48 (t) Seth Gunderson - 47 Kody Karnes - 38	Anita Osthoff - 23 Sarah Lynch - 15 Freda Schroeder - 11 Angela Bradford - 4