The seventh week of Fall 2008 saw three teams climb in the standings, while two teams slipped. Freda Schroeder picked up this week's high game (222) and series (528) for the women. As for the men, Carl Goetz snagged this week's high game with a 243, and high series was earned by Ryan Doll with a 603. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 19 & 20: Dios Mios tussled with Spare The Rod, Split The Kitty. While headlined by Bill Krejci with his 521 series, Dios Mios got swept by Spare The Rod. On the other half of the score sheet, Will Jeter guided Spare The Rod with his above-average 507 as they swept the competition. Dios Mios plummet 2 spots in the standings to 3rd place, while Spare The Rod remains in 4th.

On lanes 21 & 22: Is This Billable? matched wits with Dave and the Wingers. Highlighting the skills of #1 Head-to-Head Ryan Doll and his above-average 603 series, Is This Billable? collected 3 wins against the Wingers. Across the ball return, Rob Kaszuba mastered the Wingers with his 422 despite his team notching only a single win. Is This Billable? remains in 8th place, while the Wingers remain in 10th.

On lanes 23 & 24: Bad Newz Kennels did battle with Livin' On A Spare. Reinforced by Freda Schroeder with her stunning 528 series, with kudos to Most Valuable Bowler Aubrey Moren, the Kennels collected 3 wins against Livin' On A Spare. On the adjacent lane, Lindsay Jamis showed off in Livin' On A Spare with her above-average 369 despite her team notching only a single win. Bad Newz Kennels leap 1 spot in the standings to 5th place, while Livin' On A Spare sinks 1 spot to 6th.

On lanes 25 & 26: Bowl Movement waged a heated competition against Chico's Bail Bonds. Notwithstanding the leadership of Patty Morrisey with her above-average 375 series, Bowl Movement accomplished only 1 win against Chico's. In the meantime, #1 Power-Ranked Carl Goetz oversaw Chico's with his fantastic 588 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Bowl Movement remains in 7th place, while Chico's move 1 spot to 2nd.

Finally, down on lanes 27 & 28: Ain't No Sh!t shared a few beers with WWJB. With top billing by Cory Chorpenning with his below-average 548 series, Ain't No Sh!t celebrated a clean sweep over WWJB. On the flipside, Eric Summers commanded WWJB with his 360 despite his team getting swept. Ain't No Sh!t leaps 1 spot in the standings to 1st place, while WWJB remains in 9th.

Bowlers who lied to their significant other claiming bowling was running long then went out for after-bowling drinks at The 200 Club include: Carl Goetz (243,220), Cory Chorpenning (208), Freda Schroeder (222), Jason Carpio (200), Ken M. Wilson (203), Kendall Kukowski (203), and Ryan Doll (201,235)

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Nobody claimed victory in Division 1 (though Ryan Doll came closest), while Aubrey Moren routed Division 2. Rob Kaszuba won Division 3, and nobody claimed victory in Division 4 (though Amanda Zahnweh came closest). Finally, Will Jeter (Division 1) staked a claim for the Iron Throne in this week's Interdivisional bracket. In terms of overall points: Will Jeter tops Division 1; David Parre leads Division 2; Rob Kaszuba calls the shots for Division 3; and Amanda Zahnweh is in the driver's seat in Division 4.

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 19&20, 2nd-place Chico's Bail Bonds will throw some gutter balls with 10th-place Dave and the Wingers (hcp 118). Chico's are expected to perform well and sweep the series; while the Wingers are forecast to raise their average even as they endure a rough night.
• Moving to lanes 21&22, 9th-place WWJB (hcp 116) will match wits with 5th-place Bad Newz Kennels. WWJB might perform well, yet still manage to get swept; while the Kennels ought to raise their average while they rack up a sweep.
• Then, over on lanes 23&24, 3rd-place Dios Mios will test their mettle against 7th-place Bowl Movement (hcp 69). Dios Mios will likely maintain their current strength as they win the series; while Bowl Movement will probably hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
• Next up, on lanes 25&26, 1st-place Ain't No Sh!t will chill with 4th-place Spare The Rod, Split The Kitty (hcp 166). Ain't No Sh!t might roll a little low and lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Spare The Rod ought to raise their average while they enjoy their victories.
• Finally, on lanes 27&28, 8th-place Is This Billable? will spend some quality time with 6th-place Livin' On A Spare (hcp 66). Is This Billable? is predicted to maintain their current strength as they just barely miss getting swept; while Livin' On A Spare is anticipated to raise their average while they enjoy their victories.

THIS WEEK'S MVB Aubrey Moren Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Carl Goetz Runner Up: Ryan Doll	#1 H2H BOWLER Ryan Doll Runner Up: Aubrey Moren
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Hey, careful, man, there's a beverage here!" Emily Podhajsky, no further explanation needed.