The Spring 2005 season draws to a close, with All Belt, No Buckle officially earning this season's championship title! The final week saw one team climb in the standings, while one team slipped. Freda Schroeder picked up this week's high game (201) and series (530) for the women, while Carl Goetz earned this week's high game (225) and series (594) for the men. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 19 & 20: All Belt, No Buckle took turns kicking the ball return with 4 Play. Although topped by Seth Gunderson with his 451 series, the Belt accomplished only 1 win against 4 Play. On the other half of the score sheet, Pat Searcy reigned supreme in 4 Play with his 536 as his team took the series with 3 wins. All Belt, No Buckle finish in 1st place, while 4 Play come out in 2nd.

On lanes 21 & 22: Sub Parre traded lane malfunctions with Nellielocks and the 3 Spares. With the strength of Ken M. Wilson with his 572 series, Sub Parre collected 3 wins against Nellielocks. Concurrently, Rich DeYoung mastered Nellielocks with his 520 despite his team notching only a single win. Sub Parre close out in 3rd place, while Nellielocks end up with 4th.

On lanes 23 & 24: Handicrappers tussled with The Incredibowls. Though reinforced by Paul Linder with his above-average 438 series, Handicrappers got swept by The Incredibowls. Meanwhile, Carl Goetz oversaw The Incredibowls with his above-average 594 (benefitted greatly by real star — trifecta-winner #1 Power-Ranked, #1 Head-to-Head, and Most Valuable Bowler Freda Schroeder) as they swept the competition. Handicrappers drop 1 spot in the standings to complete in 6th place, while The Incredibowls move 1 spot to cross the finish line in 5th.

Finally, down on lanes 25 & 26: Bowlingstar Galactica had a rendezvous with Big Pin Pin. With top billing by Eric Lynch with his below-average 464 series, the Galactica collected 3 wins against Pin Pin. . With Pin Pin forfeiting, all the Galactica needed to do was roll within 40 pins of their combined team average each game. However, that would not be the case. Bowlingstar Galactica end in 7th place, while Pin Pin wind up in 8th.

Bowlers ducking past the bouncer at The 200 Club include: Carl Goetz (225), David Parre (210), Freda Schroeder (201), Ken M. Wilson (205,204), Pat Searcy (200), and Rich DeYoung (200)

After a hard fought season, the Tournament of Champions was won tonight by Michael Basham (Division 2), with Rich DeYoung (Division 1) landing in second place. Michael will pocket the nice first-place pot, while Rich will take away the second-place pot. Congratulations!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Freda Schroeder Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Freda Schroeder Runner Up: David Parre	#1 H2H BOWLER Freda Schroeder Runner Up: Carl Goetz
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "What's Terri Schiavo doing here?" Tracy Rychlewski, commenting on the dead wood on lane 22.