The Fall 2006 season is now underway, with ten teams entering the 16-week competition for the coveted, nonexistent championship trophy. Deena Slinkard landed this week's high game for the women with a 192, and women's high series was bagged by Freda Schroeder with a 502. As for the men, David Codding earned this week's high game (222) and series (623). Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 11 & 12: New Balls, Old Rack spent a romantic evening with Guttersluts. Featuring Ken M. Wilson with his 527 series, the Old Rack collected 3 wins against the Guttersluts. In the meantime, Kris Hiestand called the shots for the Guttersluts with his 347 despite his team notching only a single win. New Balls, Old Rack leaves the gate in 4th place, while the Guttersluts get going with 9th.

On lanes 13 & 14: Hez-Bowl-lah couldn't stop undressing with their eyes the members of All Belts Are Off. Despite being led by Nik Domann with his 473 series, Hez-Bowl-lah accomplished only 1 win against the Belt. On the other side, #1 Power Ranked and #1 Head-to-Head David Codding dominated the Belt with his 623 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Hez-Bowl-lah begins the season in 6th place, while the Belt begins in 2nd.

On lanes 15 & 16: Frickin' Ten Pins alternated splits with TBD. Showcasing Carl Goetz with his 539 series, Frickin' Ten Pins celebrated a clean sweep over TBD. Countering this, David Parre laid down the law in TBD with his 456 despite his team getting swept. Frickin' Ten Pins begins with 1st place, while TBD commences the season with 10th.

On lanes 17 & 18: Manute Bowl faced off against Bowlkake2. Regardless of the star power of Andy McLeod with his 435 series, Manute Bowl accomplished only 1 win against Bowlkake2. On the adjacent lane, Thomas Lin ruled Bowlkake2 with his 548 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Manute Bowl starts out in 7th place, while Bowlkake2 starts off with 3rd.

Finally, down on lanes 19 & 20: I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter waged a heated competition against Split Happens. In spite of top-billing by Ryan Doll with his 475 series, Not Gutter accomplished only 1 win against Split Happens. On the flipside, Nick Allegri showed off in Split Happens with his 545 as his team took the series with 3 wins. I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter 8th place, while Split Happens 5th.

Bowlers enjoying a guest admission to The 200 Club include: Carl Goetz (220), David Codding (209,222), Nik Domann (200), and Thomas Lin (211)

The Tournament of Champions begins in 3 weeks. Here are how the divisions are shaping up so far:

• First, on lanes 15&16, 7th-place Manute Bowl (hcp 49) will spend some quality time with 6th-place Hez-Bowl-lah. Manute Bowl is expected to maintain their current strength as they get swept; while Hez-Bowl-lah is forecast to raise their average while they rack up a sweep.
• Moving to lanes 17&18, 4th-place New Balls, Old Rack will battle 10th-place TBD (estimated estimated hcp 91). The Old Rack might maintain their current strength as they win the series; while TBD ought to raise their average even as they avoid getting swept.
• Then, over on lanes 19&20, 9th-place Guttersluts (estimated estimated hcp 103) will meet with 8th-place I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter. The Guttersluts will likely thrilling and sweep the series; while Not Gutter will probably hold steady as they endure a rough night.
• Next up, on lanes 21&22, 1st-place Frickin' Ten Pins will chuck some balls with 5th-place Split Happens (hcp 72). Frickin' Ten Pins might maintain their current strength as they and split the series with Split Happens; while Split Happens ought to raise their average while they keep the series tied.
• Finally, on lanes 23&24, 3rd-place Bowlkake2 (estimated hcp 120) will match wits with 2nd-place All Belts Are Off. Bowlkake2 is predicted to astonishing and sweep the series; while the Belt is anticipated to raise their average even as they endure a rough night.

THIS WEEK'S MVB No one Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER David Codding Runner Up: Nick Allegri	#1 H2H BOWLER David Codding Runner Up: Ken M. Wilson
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "So you have no frame of reference here, Ryan. You're like a child who wanders into the middle of a movie and wants to know..." David Codding, on bowlers who show up late and want to join the game in progress.