The tenth week of Spring 2005 saw two teams climb in the standings, while one team slipped. Janelle (Laube) Lamar landed this week's high game for the women with a 186, and women's high series was bagged by Angela Bradford with a 505. As for the men, Ken M. Wilson snagged this week's high game with a 244, and high series was earned by Carl Goetz with a 585. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 19 & 20: Nellielocks and the 3 Spares sparred with Bowlingstar Galactica. Demonstrating the prowess of Most Valuable Bowler Janelle (Laube) Lamar and her powerful 491 series, Nellielocks collected 3 wins against the Galactica. Across the ball return, Jason Carpio laid down the law in the Galactica with his 489 despite his team notching only a single win. Nellielocks and the 3 Spares leap 1 spot in the standings to 4th place, while the Galactica remains in 8th.

On lanes 21 & 22: All Belt, No Buckle kept stealing sips of beer from 4 Play. Highlighting the skills of Demond Robinson with his above-average 555 series, the Belt split the series with 4 Play. On the other side, Ken M. Wilson took the lead in 4 Play with his miraculous 582 as they matched their opponent in wins. All Belt, No Buckle remains in 2nd place, while 4 Play remains in 1st.

On lanes 23 & 24: Handicrappers chucked gutter balls with Sub Parre. Although blessed by Paul Linder with his above-average 426 series, Handicrappers accomplished only 1 win against Sub Parre. In the midst of this, David Parre oversaw Sub Parre with his above-average 491 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Handicrappers plummet 2 spots in the standings to 6th place, while Sub Parre remains in 3rd.

Finally, down on lanes 25 & 26: The Incredibowls shared a platter of cheese sticks with Big Pin Pin. Topped by Carl Goetz with his above-average 585 series, The Incredibowls celebrated a clean sweep over Pin Pin. As for the opposition, #1 Power Ranked and #1 Head-to-Head Bart Smith dominated Pin Pin with his stupendous 446 despite his team getting swept. The Incredibowls leap 1 spot in the standings to 5th place, while Pin Pin remains in 7th.

Bowlers lounging at The 200 Club include: Carl Goetz (214), Demond Robinson (224), Ken M. Wilson (244), and Nik Domann (202)

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Pat Searcy crushed Division 1, while Nik Domann creamed Division 2. Janelle (Laube) Lamar won Division 3, and Bart Smith whipped Division 4. In terms of overall points: Carl Goetz dominates Division 1; Michael Basham runs the show in Division 2; Freda Schroeder leads Division 3; and Amanda Schulte reigns over Division 4.

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 19&20, 3rd-place Sub Parre (hcp 65) will share a couple of pitchers with 1st-place 4 Play. Sub Parre is expected to perform well, but split the series with 4 Play; while 4 Play is forecast to hold steady as they keep the series tied.
• Moving to lanes 21&22, 4th-place Nellielocks and the 3 Spares will match wits with 5th-place The Incredibowls (hcp 12). Nellielocks might maintain their current strength as they lose the series but avoid getting swept; while The Incredibowls ought to raise their average while they enjoy their victories.
• Then, over on lanes 23&24, 2nd-place All Belt, No Buckle will chuck some balls with 7th-place Big Pin Pin (hcp 71). The Belt will likely maintain their current strength as they win the series; while Pin Pin will probably raise their average even as they avoid getting swept.
• Finally, on lanes 25&26, 6th-place Handicrappers (hcp 80) will meet with 8th-place Bowlingstar Galactica. Handicrappers are predicted to maintain their current strength as they and split the series with the Galactica; while the Galactica is anticipated to drop their average a bit while keep the series tied.

THIS WEEK'S MVB Janelle Laube Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Bart Smith Runner Up: Janelle Lamar	#1 H2H BOWLER Bart Smith Runner Up: Janelle (Laube) Lamar
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "I slipped in Andrea's puddle." Janelle Lamar, constantly in the middle of the drippy mess.