The fourth week of Spring 2007 saw two teams climb in the standings, while three teams slipped. One bowler set a new personal best series, and two rolled new personal high games. Angela Bradford picked up this week's high game (170) and series (456) for the women, while Stefan Miller earned this week's high game (246) and series (682) for the men. Meanwhile, the Tournament of Champions also kicked off tonight, beginning of 13 weeks of one-on-one bowling excitement! Read on for all the rest of the details!
First up, on lanes 15 & 16: King Pins tussled with Oily Balls. Although blessed by Duncan Ferber with his above-average 581 series, King Pins accomplished only 1 win against Oily Balls. On the adjacent lane, Ken M. Wilson ruled Oily Balls with his 593 as his team took the series with 3 wins. King Pins remains in 10th place, while Oily Balls remain in 2nd.
On lanes 17 & 18: Unstoppabowl spent some quality time with Doll's Balls. Led by Cory Chorpenning with his above-average 622 series, Unstoppabowl missed a clean sweep over Doll's Balls by just one pin.In the meantime, Ryan Doll drew the spotlight in Doll's Balls with his below-average 467 as his team missed getting swept by just one pin. Unstoppabowl remains in 3rd place, while Doll's Balls plunge 3 spots to 7th.
On lanes 19 & 20: Those 4 Bowlers kept stealing sips of beer from Guttersluts. In spite of the prowess of Nik Domann with his 493 series, 4 Bowlers accomplished only 1 win against Guttersluts. On the other side, Bill Krejci guided Guttersluts with his exceptional 562 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Those 4 Bowlers remains in 5th place, while Guttersluts remain in 1st.
On lanes 21 & 22: Churn and Burn spent a romantic evening with X9XX. Notwithstanding the leadership of James Cholke with his above-average 539 series, Churn and Burn got swept by X9XX. On the other half of the score sheet, trifecta-winner (#1 Head-to-Head, #1 Power-Ranked, and Most Valuable Bowler) Stefan Miller oversaw X9XX with his stupendous 682 as they swept the competition. Churn and Burn plummets 2 spots in the standings to 8th place, while X9XX jumps 3 spots to 4th.
Finally, down on lanes 23 & 24: Frickin' Ten Pin hung out with T.B.D.. In spite of top-billing by Phil Schroeder with his above-average 511 series, Ten Pin accomplished only 1 win against T.B.D.. Countering this, Steve Kiernan reigned supreme in T.B.D. with his 573 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Frickin' Ten Pin drops 1 spot in the standings to 9th place, while T.B.D. jumps 3 spots to 6th.
Bowlers who stripped naked and shared a cozy hottub together in a back room at The 200 Club include: Bill Krejci (208), Cory Chorpenning (212,205,205), Duncan Ferber (206,200), James Cholke (203), Jason Carpio (206), John Boren (213), Ken M. Wilson (203,222), and Stefan Miller (246,246)

New personal high games were set tonight by Stefan Miller (246, previous best 226) and Dave Hickerson (193, previous best 181). In addition, a new personal best series was rolled by Stefan Miller (682, previous best 573). Adding to the excitement, the 682 rolled by Stefan Miller is this season's new high series for men.
The 682 rolled by Stefan Miller is the new 10th-best series in league history!

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Cory Chorpenning ruled Division 1, while Stefan Miller whipped Division 2. Chris Lewis won Division 3, and Daniel Bolton triumphed over his enemies in Division 4. And, finally, nobody claimed victory in the Interdivisional bracket (though Kendall Kukowski (Division ) came closest). In terms of overall points: Cory Chorpenning calls the shots for Division 1; Stefan Miller leads Division 2; Chris Lewis governs Division 3; and Daniel Bolton tops Division 4.
NEXT WEEK:
- First, on lanes 15&16, 9th-place Frickin' Ten Pin will chill with 1st-place Guttersluts (hcp 6). Ten Pin is expected to maintain their current strength as they just barely lose the series; while Guttersluts are forecast to hold steady as they enjoy their victories.
- Moving to lanes 17&18, 4th-place X9XX will hang out with 6th-place T.B.D. (hcp 56). X9XX might maintain their current strength as they sweep the series; while T.B.D. ought to hold steady as they endure a rough night.
- Then, over on lanes 19&20, 8th-place Churn and Burn will tussle with 7th-place Doll's Balls (hcp 17). Churn and Burn will likely maintain their current strength as they lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Doll's Balls will probably raise their average while they enjoy their victories.
- Next up, on lanes 21&22, 5th-place Those 4 Bowlers (hcp 82) will share a couple of pitchers with 2nd-place Oily Balls. 4 Bowlers might maintain their current strength as they lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Oily Balls ought to hold steady as they enjoy their victories.
- Finally, on lanes 23&24, 3rd-place Unstoppabowl will test their mettle against 10th-place King Pins (hcp 65). Unstoppabowl is predicted to maintain their current strength as they win the series; while King Pins are anticipated to hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
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| Pos. | Team name | Record | Percent | Total Pins | Change |
| 1 | Guttersluts | 12.5-3.5 | .781 | 7,175 | n/a |
| 2 | Oily Balls | 12-4 | .750 | 7,993 | n/a |
| 3 | Unstoppabowl | 11.5-4.5 | .719 | 7,044 | n/a |
| 4 | X9XX | 9-7 | .563 | 7,709 | +3 |
| 5 | Those 4 Bowlers | 7-9 | .438 | 6,737 | n/a |
| 6 | T.B.D. | 7-9 | .438 | 6,506 | +3 |
| 7 | Doll's Balls | 6.5-9.5 | .406 | 6,571 | -3 |
| 8 | Churn and Burn | 5.5-10.5 | .344 | 6,893 | -2 |
| 9 | Frickin' Ten Pin | 5-11 | .313 | 7,191 | -1 |
| 10 | King Pins | 4-12 | .250 | 6,119 | n/a |



