The second week of Spring 2008 saw four teams climb in the standings, while four teams slipped. Two bowlers set a new personal best series, and one rolled new personal high game. Angela Bradford landed this week's high game for the women with a 223, and women's high series was bagged by Freda Schroeder with a 539. As for the men, Don Glasscock earned this week's high game (247) and series (667). Read on for all the rest of the details!
First up, on lanes 19 & 20: Split Happens traded lane malfunctions with You Don't Know Sh!t. Led by Ryan Simonet with his 434 series, Split Happens split the series with Don't Know Sh!t. As for the opposition, Cory Chorpenning reigned supreme in Don't Know Sh!t with his 574 as they matched their opponent in wins. Split Happens remains in 7th place, while Don't Know Sh!t plunges 3 spots to 4th.
On lanes 21 & 22: Ebowla had a rendezvous with 3 Dudes and a Doll. Regardless of the star power of Travis Kleiner with his dazzling 497 series, Ebowla got swept by 3 Dudes and a Doll. Across the ball return, #1 Head-to-Head Ryan Doll drew the spotlight in 3 Dudes and a Doll with his 604 as they swept the competition. Ebowla plummets 2 spots in the standings to 10th place, while 3 Dudes and a Doll jumps 2 spots to 2nd.
On lanes 23 & 24: Sofa King Good hung out with Dr. Strangelanes, Or How I Learned To Stop Opening And Earn The Belt. Topped by Don Glasscock with his above-average 667 series, Sofa King collected 3 wins against Dr. Strangelanes. On the flipside, Seth Gunderson mastered Dr. Strangelanes with his fantastic 655 despite his team notching only a single win. Sofa King Good drops 1 spot in the standings to 3rd place, while Dr. Strangelanes remain in 5th.
On lanes 25 & 26: It's Britney, Bitch entered a showdown to the death with ?. In spite of the prowess of Jeff Unseld with his amazing 382 series, Britney accomplished only 1 win against ?. Countering this, John Coleman oversaw ? with his 484 (with kudos to Most Valuable Bowler Rob Kaszuba) as his team took the series with 3 wins. It's Britney, Bitch leaps 2 spots in the standings to 8th place, while ? jumps 3 spots to 6th.
Finally, down on lanes 27 & 28: Bad Newz Kennels matched wits with Dios Mios. Reinforced by #1 Power-Ranked Dennis Laube and his remarkable 565 series, the Kennels celebrated a clean sweep over Dios Mios. On the adjacent lane, Bill Krejci called the shots for Dios Mios with his below-average 570 despite his team getting swept. Bad Newz Kennels leap 2 spots in the standings to 1st place, while Dios Mios plunge 3 spots to 9th.
Bowlers slipping under the velvet rope in front of The 200 Club include: Angela Bradford (223), Bill Krejci (213,205), Cory Chorpenning (222), Dennis Laube (243), Don Glasscock (239,247), Duncan Ferber (212), Ryan Doll (203,203), Seth Gunderson (224,225,206), and Travis Kleiner (204)
A new personal high game was set tonight by Dennis Laube (243, previous best 233). In addition, new personal best series were rolled by Seth Gunderson (655, previous best 620) and Travis Kleiner (497, previous best 486). Angela Bradford earned this season's women's high game with her 223, and Freda Schroeder claimed the season's women's high series with her 539. In addition,, while Don Glasscock bagged the season's men's high series with his 667.
The 223 rolled by Angela Bradford is the new 8th-best women's game in league history!
The Tournament of Champions begins in 2 weeks. Here are how the divisions are shaping up so far:
| DIVISION 1 1. Seth Gunderson 2. Don Glasscock 3. Duncan Ferber 4. Ryan Doll 5. Bill Krejci 6. Cory Chorpenning 7. Kendall Kukowski 8. Freda Schroeder 9. Nik Domann 10. Travis Kleiner | DIVISION 2 1. Angela Bradford 2. Scott Murdock 3. Dennis Laube 4. David Parre 5. Chris Rigdon 6. John Coleman 7. Jennifer Seefeldt 8. Phil Schroeder 9. Kris Hiestand 10. Ryan Simonet | DIVISION 3 1. Ryan Schooley 2. Chris Lewis 3. John Richardson 4. John Koehler 5. Ben Carmean 6. Aubrey Moren 7. Rob Kaszuba 8. Shaun Crockett 9. John Keck 10. Jason Garcia | DIVISION 4 1. Brian Henderson 2. Sabrina Gray 3. Jeff Unseld 4. Jeff Geheb 5. Amy Goodnow 6. Cindy Palmer 7. Joel Teply 8. Martin Coady 9. Tom Finley 10. Sarah Buchanan |
NEXT WEEK:
- First, on lanes 19&20, 9th-place Dios Mios will compete against 8th-place It's Britney, Bitch (hcp 116). Dios Mios are expected to roll a little low, but split the series with Britney; while Britney is forecast to raise their average while they keep the series tied.
- Moving to lanes 21&22, 5th-place Dr. Strangelanes, Or How I Learned To Stop Opening And Earn The Belt will battle 1st-place Bad Newz Kennels (hcp 43). Dr. Strangelanes might maintain their current strength as they win the series; while the Kennels ought to hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
- Then, over on lanes 23&24, 6th-place ? (hcp 23) will tussle with 10th-place Ebowla. ? will likely roll decently, but split the series with Ebowla; while Ebowla will probably hold steady as they keep the series tied.
- Next up, on lanes 25&26, 4th-place You Don't Know Sh!t will socialize with 3rd-place Sofa King Good (hcp 45). Don't Know Sh!t might roll a little low and lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Sofa King ought to hold steady as they enjoy their victories.
- Finally, on lanes 27&28, 2nd-place 3 Dudes and a Doll will share a couple of pitchers with 7th-place Split Happens (hcp 67). 3 Dudes and a Doll is predicted to maintain their current strength as they and split the series with Split Happens; while Split Happens are anticipated to hold steady as they keep the series tied.
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THIS WEEK'S MVB
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#1 POWER BOWLER
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#1 H2H BOWLER
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FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE)
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| Pos. | Team name | Record | Percent | Total Pins | Change |
| 1 | Bad Newz Kennels | 7-1 | .875 | 3,720 | +2 |
| 2 | 3 Dudes and a Doll | 7-1 | .875 | 3,622 | +2 |
| 3 | Sofa King Good | 6-2 | .750 | 4,027 | -1 |
| 4 | You Don't Know Sh!t | 5-3 | .625 | 4,360 | -3 |
| 5 | Dr. Strangelanes, Or How I Learned To Stop Opening... | 4-4 | .500 | 3,718 | n/a |
| 6 | ? | 4-4 | .500 | 3,011 | +3 |
| 7 | Split Happens | 3-5 | .375 | 3,233 | n/a |
| 8 | It's Britney, Bitch | 2-6 | .250 | 2,750 | +2 |
| 9 | Dios Mios | 1-7 | .125 | 3,525 | -3 |
| 10 | Ebowla | 1-7 | .125 | 3,103 | -2 |
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