The Fall 2002 season is now underway, with six teams entering the 16-week competition for the coveted, nonexistent championship trophy. Freda Schroeder and Sharon Turner both tied for this week's high game for the women with a 159, and women's high series was bagged by Freda Schroeder with a 429. As for the men, Pat Searcy snagged this week's high game with a 195, and high series was earned by Dennis Laube with a 501. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 17 & 18: Top Guns traded lane malfunctions with UnaBowlers. Led by Pat Searcy with his 488 series, Top Guns split the series with the UnaBowlers. On the other half of the score sheet, Jarrod Guthrie oversaw the UnaBowlers with his 449 (with kudos to Most Valuable Bowler Jason Carpio) as they matched their opponent in wins. Top Guns begins with 3rd place, while the UnaBowlers start off with 4th.

On lanes 19 & 20: Pop Gunns sparred with GRRR. Topped by #1 Power Ranked and #1 Head-to-Head Dennis Laube and his 501 series, Pop Gunns collected 3 wins against GRRR. On the flipside, Byron Hester called the shots for GRRR with his 471 despite his team notching only a single win. Pop Gunns starts out in 1st place, while GRRR gets going with 5th.

Finally, down on lanes 21 & 22: Team 5 waged a heated competition against Team 6. Blessed by David Parre with his 481 series, Team 5 collected 3 wins against Team 6. In the midst of this, Jim Jones took the lead in Team 6 with his 439 despite his team notching only a single win. Team 5 gets underway in 2nd place, while Team 6 commences the season with 6th.

Bowlers slipping under the velvet rope in front of The 200 Club include: No one at all. We sucked.



NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 17&18, 2nd-place Team 5 will hang out with 5th-place GRRR. Team 5 is expected to perform weakly, but split the series with GRRR; while GRRR is forecast to see their team average take a dive while they keep the series tied.
• Moving to lanes 19&20, 3rd-place Top Guns will test their mettle against 6th-place Team 6. Top Guns might have their averages plummet, but split the series with Team 6; while Team 6 ought to see their team average take a dive while they keep the series tied.
• Finally, on lanes 21&22, 4th-place UnaBowlers will tussle with 1st-place Pop Gunns. The UnaBowlers are predicted to see their averages fall off a cliff, but split the series with Pop Gunns; while Pop Gunns are anticipated to see their team average take a dive while they keep the series tied.

THIS WEEK'S MVB Jason Carpio Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Dennis Laube Runner Up: Ken Wilson	#1 H2H BOWLER Dennis Laube Runner Up: Ken M. Wilson
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "If it works, you can rub mine next." Jason Carpio, to Keith Blay, who was rubbing his ball for luck.