The Fall 2006 season is now underway, with ten teams entering the 16-week competition for the coveted, nonexistent championship trophy. Deena Slinkard landed this week's high game for the women with a 192, and women's high series was bagged by Freda Schroeder with a 502. As for the men, David Codding earned this week's high game (222) and series (623). Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 11 & 12: New Balls, Old Rack waged a heated competition against Guttersluts. Reinforced by Ken M. Wilson with his 527 series, the Old Rack collected 3 wins against the Guttersluts. Conversely, Kris Hiestand drew the spotlight in the Guttersluts with his 347 despite his team notching only a single win. New Balls, Old Rack starts out in 4th place, while the Guttersluts start off with 9th.

On lanes 13 & 14: Hez-Bowl-lah couldn't stop undressing with their eyes the members of All Belts Are Off. Though featuring Nik Domann with his 473 series, Hez-Bowl-lah accomplished only 1 win against the Belt. Simultaneously, #1 Power Ranked and #1 Head-to-Head David Codding called the shots for the Belt with his 623 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Hez-Bowl-lah leaves the gate in 6th place, while the Belt gets rolling in 2nd.

On lanes 15 & 16: Frickin' Ten Pins entered a showdown to the death with TBD. Blessed by Carl Goetz with his 539 series, Frickin' Ten Pins celebrated a clean sweep over TBD. On the other side, David Parre showed off in TBD with his 456 despite his team getting swept. Frickin' Ten Pins begins the season in 1st place, while TBD begins in 10th.

On lanes 17 & 18: Manute Bowl faced off against Bowlkake2. Although topped by Andy McLeod with his 435 series, Manute Bowl accomplished only 1 win against Bowlkake2. On the other half of the score sheet, Thomas Lin dominated Bowlkake2 with his 548 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Manute Bowl gets underway in 7th place, while Bowlkake2 gets going with 3rd.

Finally, down on lanes 19 & 20: I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter did battle with Split Happens. In spite of the prowess of Ryan Doll with his 475 series, Not Gutter accomplished only 1 win against Split Happens. While that was going down, Nick Allegri commanded Split Happens with his 545 as his team took the series with 3 wins. I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter 8th place, while Split Happens 5th.

Bowlers enjoying a guest admission to The 200 Club include: Carl Goetz (220), David Codding (209,222), Nik Domann (200), and Thomas Lin (211)

The Tournament of Champions begins in 3 weeks. Here are how the divisions are shaping up so far:

• First, on lanes 15&16, 7th-place Manute Bowl (hcp 49) will roll against 6th-place Hez-Bowl-lah. Manute Bowl is expected to maintain their current strength as they get swept; while Hez-Bowl-lah is forecast to raise their average while they rack up a sweep.
• Moving to lanes 17&18, 4th-place New Balls, Old Rack will test their mettle against 10th-place TBD (estimated estimated hcp 91). The Old Rack might maintain their current strength as they win the series; while TBD ought to raise their average even as they avoid getting swept.
• Then, over on lanes 19&20, 9th-place Guttersluts (estimated estimated hcp 103) will chuck some balls with 8th-place I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter. The Guttersluts will likely dazzling and sweep the series; while Not Gutter will probably hold steady as they endure a rough night.
• Next up, on lanes 21&22, 1st-place Frickin' Ten Pins will meet with 5th-place Split Happens (hcp 72). Frickin' Ten Pins might maintain their current strength as they and split the series with Split Happens; while Split Happens ought to raise their average while they keep the series tied.
• Finally, on lanes 23&24, 3rd-place Bowlkake2 (estimated hcp 120) will battle 2nd-place All Belts Are Off. Bowlkake2 is predicted to astonishing and sweep the series; while the Belt is anticipated to raise their average even as they endure a rough night.

THIS WEEK'S MVB No one Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER David Codding Runner Up: Nick Allegri	#1 H2H BOWLER David Codding Runner Up: Ken M. Wilson
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "The faster I go, the harder it gets." James Long, contemplating slowing down the pace a little.