The third week of Spring 2003 saw four teams climb in the standings, while three teams slipped. Three bowlers set a new personal best series, and four rolled new personal high games. Freda Schroeder picked up this week's high game (204) and series (515) for the women. As for the men, David Codding snagged this week's high game with a 225, and high series was earned by Carl Goetz with a 595. And the Tournament of Champions divisions are now set, ready for one-on-one action to begin next week! Read on for all the rest of the details!
First up, on lanes 17 & 18: Spanked hung out with Canned Crabs. Notwithstanding the leadership of Jim Jones with his 453 series, Spanked accomplished only 1 win against the Crabs. On the flipside, Ray Haynes dominated the Crabs with his above-average 337 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Spanked plummets 2 spots in the standings to 5th place, while the Crabs move 1 spot to 7th.
On lanes 19 & 20: D-Day entered a showdown to the death with Bowlers of Mass Destruction. Even though highlighted by the skills of Demond Robinson with his above-average 527 series, D-Day accomplished only 1 win against Mass Destruction. On the adjacent lane, Corey Weinfurt commanded Mass Destruction with his above-average 483 as his team took the series with 3 wins. D-Day remains in 6th place, while Mass Destruction moves 1 spot to 3rd.
On lanes 21 & 22: Hulk Smash! had some one-on-one time with When Push Comes To Shove. Reinforced by trifecta-winner (#1 Head-to-Head, #1 Power-Ranked, and Most Valuable Bowler) Carl Goetz and his breathtaking 595 series, the Hulk collected 3 wins against the Shovers. Concurrently, David Codding showed off in the Shovers with his 564 despite his team notching only a single win. Hulk Smash! leaps 1 spot in the standings to 4th place, while the Shovers sink 1 spot to 2nd.
Finally, down on lanes 23 & 24: Top Guns couldn't stop inappropriately groping The Good Sons. Topped by Pat Searcy with his below-average 529 series, Top Guns collected 3 wins against the Sons. As for the opposition, Tracey Robertson shined in the Sons with her above-average 371 despite her team notching only a single win. Top Guns leap 1 spot in the standings to 1st place, while the Sons sink 1 spot to 8th.
Bowlers ducking past the bouncer at The 200 Club include: Carl Goetz (214,211), Corey Weinfurt (201), David Codding (225), David Parre (209), Freda Schroeder (204), Jason Carpio (201), and Pat Searcy (205)
New personal high games were set tonight by Jason Carpio (201, previous best 191), Corey Weinfurt (201, previous best 196), Jarrod Guthrie (199, previous best 172), and Seth Gunderson (194, previous best 177). In addition, new personal best series were rolled by David Parre (548, previous best 540), Shannon Myers (408, previous best 407), and Seth Gunderson (449, previous best 437). Freda Schroeder earned both this season's women's high game and series with her 204 and 515, respectively. In addition, Carl Goetz bagged the season's men's high series with his 595.
The 204 rolled by Freda Schroeder is the new 7th-best women's game in league history!
The 515 rolled by Freda Schroeder is the new 8th-best women's series in league history!
The 595 rolled by Carl Goetz is tied for the 6th-best series in league history!
The Tournament of Champions begins next week. Here are the final division assignments for this season:
| DIVISION 1 1. Pat Searcy 2. David Codding 3. Carl Goetz 4. David Parre 5. Bob Brunker 6. Thomas Lin 7. Demond Robinson 8. Bill Krejci | DIVISION 2 1. Ken Wilson 2. Eric Lynch 3. Dennis Laube 4. Corey Weinfurt 5. Freda Schroeder 6. Janelle Lamar 7. Jim Jones 8. Nik Domann | DIVISION 3 1. Jarrod Guthrie 2. Keith Blay 3. Justin Strelow 4. Jason Carpio 5. Shannon Myers 6. Kevin Myers 7. Steve Robinson 8. Phil Schroeder | DIVISION 4 1. Scott Murdock 2. Michelle Tollefson 3. Tracey Robertson 4. Ray Haynes 5. Marca Robinson 6. Jae Cha |
NEXT WEEK:
- First, on lanes 17&18, 2nd-place When Push Comes To Shove will compete against 8th-place The Good Sons (hcp 166). The Shovers are expected to drop their averages like a brick as they get swept; while the Sons are forecast to raise their average while they rack up a sweep.
- Moving to lanes 19&20, 4th-place Hulk Smash! (hcp 60) will match wits with 1st-place Top Guns. The Hulk might roll a little low and lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Top Guns ought to drop their average a bit even as they enjoy their victories.
- Then, over on lanes 21&22, 6th-place D-Day (hcp 32) will chill with 5th-place Spanked. D-Day will likely maintain their current strength as they and split the series with Spanked; while Spanked will probably drop their average a bit while they keep the series tied.
- Finally, on lanes 23&24, 3rd-place Bowlers of Mass Destruction will tussle with 7th-place Canned Crabs (hcp 92). Mass Destruction is predicted to perform well and win the series; while the Crabs are anticipated to raise their average even as they avoid getting swept.
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THIS WEEK'S MVB
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#1 POWER BOWLER
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#1 H2H BOWLER
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FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE)
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| Pos. | Team name | Record | Percent | Total Pins | Change |
| 1 | Top Guns | 9-3 | .750 | 5,779 | +1 |
| 2 | When Push Comes To Shove | 7-5 | .583 | 5,819 | -1 |
| 3 | Bowlers of Mass Destruction | 7-5 | .583 | 5,277 | +1 |
| 4 | Hulk Smash! | 7-5 | .583 | 5,144 | +1 |
| 5 | Spanked | 6-6 | .500 | 5,751 | -2 |
| 6 | D-Day | 4-8 | .333 | 5,396 | n/a |
| 7 | Canned Crabs | 4-8 | .333 | 4,238 | +1 |
| 8 | The Good Sons | 4-8 | .333 | 4,168 | -1 |
