The Spring 2008 position round is now history, and and the championship will be on us before we know it! The tenth week saw three teams climb in the standings, while two teams slipped. One bowler roll a new personal best game. Angela Bradford landed this week's high game for the women with a 204, and women's high series was bagged by Freda Schroeder with a 528. As for the men, Kendall Kukowski snagged this week's high game with a 217, and high series was earned by John Coleman with a 588. Read on for all the rest of the details!
First up, on lanes 19 & 20: Bad Newz Kennels accepted a challenge by 3 Dudes and a Doll. Headlined by Freda Schroeder with her above-average 528 series, the Kennels collected 3 wins against 3 Dudes and a Doll. In the meantime, Chris Rigdon called the shots for 3 Dudes and a Doll with his below-average 484 despite his team notching only a single win. Bad Newz Kennels remains in 1st place, while 3 Dudes and a Doll sinks 1 spot to 3rd.
On lanes 21 & 22: You Don't Know Sh!t entered a showdown to the death with Dios Mios. Reinforced by Cory Chorpenning with his below-average 572 series, Don't Know Sh!t collected 3 wins against Dios Mios. As for the opposition, Bill Krejci laid down the law in Dios Mios with his below-average 505 despite his team notching only a single win. You Don't Know Sh!t leaps 1 spot in the standings to 2nd place, while Dios Mios remain in 4th.
On lanes 23 & 24: Sofa King Good matched wits with ?. Though featuring Angela Bradford with her 489 series, Sofa King got swept by ?. While that was going down, #1 Power Ranked and #1 Head-to-Head John Coleman shined in ? with his above-average 588 as they swept the competition. Sofa King Good plummets 2 spots in the standings to 7th place, while ? moves 1 spot to 5th.
On lanes 25 & 26: Dr. Strangelanes, Or How I Learned To Stop Opening And Earn The Belt spent a romantic evening with Ebowla. Starring Seth Gunderson with his below-average 467 series, with kudos to Most Valuable Bowler Shaun Crockett, Dr. Strangelanes split the series with Ebowla. On the other half of the score sheet, Travis Kleiner reigned supreme in Ebowla with his 471 as they matched their opponent in wins. Dr. Strangelanes, Or How I Learned To Stop Opening And Earn The Belt leaps 1 spot in the standings to 6th place, while Ebowla remains in 8th.
Finally, down on lanes 27 & 28: It's Britney, Bitch celebrated their love of large, heavy balls with Split Happens. In spite of top-billing by Jeff Unseld with his above-average 401 series, Britney accomplished only 1 win against Split Happens. On the other side, Ryan Simonet oversaw Split Happens with his above-average 478 as his team took the series with 3 wins. It's Britney, Bitch remains in 9th place, while Split Happens remain in 10th.
Bowlers bribing their way into The 200 Club include: Angela Bradford (204), Cory Chorpenning (211), and Kendall Kukowski (217)
A new personal high game was set tonight by Ben Carmean (188, previous best 177).
In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Nobody claimed victory in Division 1 (though Kendall Kukowski came closest), while John Coleman spanked Division 2. Kris Hiestand staked a claim for the Iron Throne in Division 3, and nobody claimed victory in Division 4 (though Ben Carmean came closest). Finally, Rob Kaszuba (Division 4) trounced this week's Interdivisional bracket. In terms of overall points: Kendall Kukowski is in the driver's seat in Division 1; Dennis Laube holds the reins in Division 2; Kris Hiestand calls the shots Division 3; and Aubrey Moren tops Division 4.
NEXT WEEK:
- First, on lanes 19&20, 4th-place Dios Mios (hcp 129) will hang out with 2nd-place You Don't Know Sh!t. Dios Mios are expected to maintain their current strength as they lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Don't Know Sh!t is forecast to drop their average a bit even as they enjoy their victories.
- Moving to lanes 21&22, 5th-place ? (hcp 58) will chuck some balls with 6th-place Dr. Strangelanes, Or How I Learned To Stop Opening And Earn The Belt. ? might perform well, yet still manage to lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Dr. Strangelanes ought to hold steady as they enjoy their victories.
- Then, over on lanes 23&24, 7th-place Sofa King Good will face 8th-place Ebowla (hcp 121). Sofa King will likely have a bit of an off night, yet still manage to win the series; while Ebowla will probably hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
- Next up, on lanes 25&26, 3rd-place 3 Dudes and a Doll will challenge 9th-place It's Britney, Bitch (hcp 128). 3 Dudes and a Doll might maintain their current strength as they sweep the series; while Britney ought to hold steady as they endure a rough night.
- Finally, on lanes 27&28, 1st-place Bad Newz Kennels will compete against 10th-place Split Happens (hcp 96). The Kennels are predicted to maintain their current strength as they win the series; while Split Happens are anticipated to raise their average even as they avoid getting swept.
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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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| Pos. | Team name | Record | Percent | Total Pins | Change |
| 1 | Bad Newz Kennels | 28-12 | .700 | 19,331 | n/a |
| 2 | You Don't Know Sh!t | 24-16 | .600 | 22,027 | +1 |
| 3 | 3 Dudes and a Doll | 23-17 | .575 | 18,435 | -1 |
| 4 | Dios Mios | 21-19 | .525 | 17,124 | n/a |
| 5 | ? | 21-19 | .525 | 16,387 | +1 |
| 6 | Dr. Strangelanes, Or How I Learned To Stop Opening... | 18-22 | .450 | 18,456 | +1 |
| 7 | Sofa King Good | 17-23 | .425 | 20,592 | -2 |
| 8 | Ebowla | 17-23 | .425 | 15,886 | n/a |
| 9 | It's Britney, Bitch | 15-25 | .375 | 14,188 | n/a |
| 10 | Split Happens | 13-27 | .325 | 14,247 | n/a |
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