The fifteenth week of Fall 2005 saw two teams climb in the standings, while two teams slipped. Freda Schroeder picked up this week's high game (189) and series (513) for the women. As for the men, Demond Robinson snagged this week's high game with a 246, and high series was earned by John Richardson with a 630. Meanwhile, Tournament of Champions is officially down to its final eight bowlers, who will face each other next week competing for two cash prizes! Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 21 & 22: Harry Potter and the Magic Balls celebrated their love of large, heavy balls with Three Men and a Babe. Regardless of the star power of Andy Metzler with his above-average 506 series, Harry Potter accomplished only 1 win against Three Men and a Babe. Simultaneously, David Codding drew the spotlight in Three Men and a Babe with his 584 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Harry Potter and the Magic Balls remains in 7th place, while Three Men and a Babe moves 1 spot to 4th.

On lanes 23 & 24: Tatonka did battle with The Big LeBowlskies. Blessed by Will Jeter with his above-average 490 series, Tatonka collected 3 wins against The Big LeBowlskies. On the other side, Michael Basham oversaw The Big LeBowlskies with his 492 despite his team notching only a single win. Tatonka drops 1 spot in the standings to 3rd place, while The Big LeBowlskies remain in 6th.

On lanes 25 & 26: Derka, Derka had a rendezvous with Same Belt, New Notch. Though featuring Rich DeYoung with his 529 series, Derka, Derka accomplished only 1 win against the Belt. In the meantime, Demond Robinson reigned supreme in the Belt with his terrific 614 (with kudos to Most Valuable Bowler Scott Murdock) as his team took the series with 3 wins. Derka, Derka drops 1 spot in the standings to 5th place, while the Belt remains in 1st.

Finally, down on lanes 27 & 28: Bora Bora! kept grabbing the balls of Munson'd. Demonstrating the prowess of #1 Power Ranked and #1 Head-to-Head John Richardson and his astonishing 630 series, Bora Bora! celebrated a clean sweep over Munson'd. In the midst of this, Thomas Fowler guided Munson'd with his (either injured, sick, or sandbagging) 218 despite his team getting swept. Bora Bora! leaps 1 spot in the standings to 2nd place, while Munson'd remains in 8th.

Bowlers lounging at The 200 Club include: David Codding (212,201), Demond Robinson (246,208), John Richardson (224,221), Michael Basham (203), and Phil Schroeder (204)

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Rich DeYoung vanquished Division 1, while Scott Murdock got the better of Division 2. Phil Schroeder whipped Division 3, and Andy McLeod claimed victory in Division 4. Congratulations to our division champions! The following eight people will compete next week for the big prize!

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 21&22, 1st-place Same Belt, New Notch will challenge 2nd-place Bora Bora! (hcp 88). The Belt is expected to perform weakly as they get swept; while Bora Bora! is forecast to see their team average take a dive even though they rack up a sweep.
• Moving to lanes 23&24, 3rd-place Tatonka (hcp 104) will face 4th-place Three Men and a Babe. Tatonka might watch their averages take a plunge, yet still manage to sweep the series; while Three Men and a Babe ought to see their team average take a dive while they endure a rough night.
• Then, over on lanes 25&26, 5th-place Derka, Derka will share a couple of pitchers with 6th-place The Big LeBowlskies (hcp 2). Derka, Derka will likely tank their averages considerably, yet still manage to sweep the series; while The Big LeBowlskies will probably see their team average take a dive while they endure a rough night.
• Finally, on lanes 27&28, 7th-place Harry Potter and the Magic Balls will compete against 8th-place Munson'd (hcp 53). Harry Potter is predicted to maintain their current strength as they sweep the series; while Munson'd is anticipated to hold steady as they endure a rough night.

THIS WEEK'S MVB Scott Murdock Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER John Richardson Runner Up: Demond Robinson	#1 H2H BOWLER John Richardson Runner Up: Phil Schroeder
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "The faster I go, the harder it gets." Ken Wilson, contemplating slowing down the pace a little.