The fourteenth week of Fall 2006 saw one team climb in the standings, while two teams slipped. Angela Bradford picked up this week's high game (165) and series (463) for the women, while John Boren earned this week's high game (255) and series (666) for the men. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 15 & 16: Hez-Bowl-lah celebrated their love of large, heavy balls with Frickin' Ten Pins. Highlighting the skills of Most Valuable Bowler Jason Carpio and his above-average 547 series, Hez-Bowl-lah split the series with Frickin' Ten Pins. Countering this, Carl Goetz mastered Frickin' Ten Pins with his 520 as they matched their opponent in wins. Hez-Bowl-lah remains in 1st place, while Frickin' Ten Pins remain in 6th.

On lanes 17 & 18: Guttersluts hung out with Split Happens. With top billing by #1 Power-Ranked John Boren and his powerful 666 series, the Guttersluts celebrated a clean sweep over Split Happens. . With Split Happens forfeiting, all the Guttersluts needed to do was roll within 40 pins of their combined team average each game. Mission accomplished. Guttersluts remains in 10th place, while Split Happens sink 1 spot to 4th.

On lanes 19 & 20: New Balls, Old Rack shared a platter of cheese sticks with I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter. Notwithstanding the leadership of Ken M. Wilson with his 577 series, the Old Rack got swept by Not Gutter. Concurrently, #1 Head-to-Head Ryan Doll guided Not Gutter with his stupendous 583 as they swept the competition. New Balls, Old Rack drops 1 spot in the standings to 3rd place, while Not Gutter remains in 9th.

On lanes 21 & 22: Manute Bowl had some one-on-one time with All Belts Are Off. Although blessed by Andy McLeod with his splendid 506 series, Manute Bowl accomplished only 1 win against the Belt. Meanwhile, Pat Searcy oversaw the Belt with his above-average 567 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Manute Bowl remains in 8th place, while the Belt remains in 5th.

Finally, down on lanes 23 & 24: TBD entered a showdown to the death with Bowlkake2. Regardless of the star power of David Parre with his 469 series, TBD accomplished only 1 win against Bowlkake2. Conversely, Cory Chorpenning called the shots for Bowlkake2 with his above-average 589 as his team took the series with 3 wins. TBD remains in 7th place, while Bowlkake2 jumps 2 spots to 2nd.

Bowlers bribing their way into The 200 Club include: Carl Goetz (205), Cory Chorpenning (235,218), Jason Carpio (202), John Boren (221,255), Ken M. Wilson (208,203), Pat Searcy (203,202), Ryan Doll (212), and Thomas Lin (221)

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Stefan Miller cleaned up Division 1, while Ryan Doll creamed Division 2. Nobody claimed victory in Division 3 (though Phil Schroeder came closest), and Aaron Hoyt clobbered Division 4. Finally, David Parre (Division 3) decimated this week's Interdivisional bracket. In terms of overall points: Stefan Miller tops Division 1; Ryan Doll reigns over Division 2; Phil Schroeder runs the show in Division 3; and Andy McLeod governs Division 4.

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 15&16, 10th-place Guttersluts (hcp 80) will share a couple of pitchers with 7th-place TBD. The Guttersluts are expected to maintain their current strength as they get swept; while TBD is forecast to raise their average while they rack up a sweep.
• Moving to lanes 17&18, 9th-place I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter (hcp 92) will face 6th-place Frickin' Ten Pins. Not Gutter might maintain their current strength as they get swept; while Frickin' Ten Pins ought to raise their average while they rack up a sweep.
• Then, over on lanes 19&20, 8th-place Manute Bowl (hcp 20) will match wits with 4th-place Split Happens. Manute Bowl will likely maintain their current strength as they lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Split Happens will probably hold steady as they enjoy their victories.
• Next up, on lanes 21&22, 1st-place Hez-Bowl-lah (hcp 12) will socialize with 2nd-place Bowlkake2. Hez-Bowl-lah might maintain their current strength as they lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Bowlkake2 ought to raise their average while they enjoy their victories.
• Finally, on lanes 23&24, 3rd-place New Balls, Old Rack (hcp 22) will tussle with 5th-place All Belts Are Off. The Old Rack is predicted to maintain their current strength as they and split the series with the Belt; while the Belt is anticipated to hold steady as they keep the series tied.

THIS WEEK'S MVB Jason Carpio Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER John Boren Runner Up: Ryan Doll	#1 H2H BOWLER Ryan Doll Runner Up: John Boren
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "The ball went between those pins like a stingray to Steve Irwin's ribs." Angela Bradford, on a failed attempt to pick up a split.