The fifth week of Fall 2003 saw two teams climb in the standings, while two teams slipped. Angela Bradford picked up this week's high game (211) and series (518) for the women. As for the men, Bill Krejci snagged this week's high game with a 224, and high series was earned by Pat Searcy with a 606. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 15 & 16: Atomic Goo spent some quality time with Anchors Aweigh!. Though featuring Most Valuable Bowler Freda Schroeder and her splendid 434 series, Atomic Goo accomplished only 1 win against the Anchors. Concurrently, Carl Goetz commanded the Anchors with his above-average 564 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Atomic Goo remains in 8th place, while the Anchors remain in 1st.

On lanes 17 & 18: Wolverines chucked gutter balls with Theee Beeelt. Headlined by Dennis Laube with his 452 series, the Wolverines collected 3 wins against Theee Beeelt. On the flipside, Nik Domann ruled Theee Beeelt with his above-average 500 despite his team notching only a single win. Wolverines remains in 2nd place, while Theee Beeelt sinks 1 spot to 6th.

On lanes 19 & 20: Bowlers of Mass Confusion sparred with Bowl me Ishmael!. Showcasing Jason Carpio with his above-average 486 series, Mass Confusion collected 3 wins against Ishmael. Across the ball return, Paul Linder shined in Ishmael with his 375 despite his team notching only a single win. Bowlers of Mass Confusion leaps 1 spot in the standings to 5th place, while Ishmael remains in 7th.

Finally, down on lanes 21 & 22: Spare Change spent a romantic evening with Gutter Minds. Despite being led by Bill Krejci with his stunning 568 series, Spare Change accomplished only 1 win against Gutter Minds. While that was going down, #1 Power Ranked and #1 Head-to-Head Pat Searcy reigned supreme in Gutter Minds with his miraculous 606 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Spare Change drops 1 spot in the standings to 4th place, while Gutter Minds move 1 spot to 3rd.

Bowlers who lied to their significant other claiming bowling was running long then went out for after-bowling drinks at The 200 Club include: Angela Bradford (211), Bill Krejci (224), Bob Brunker (221), Carl Goetz (203), David Codding (204,204), and Pat Searcy (222,204)

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Carl Goetz eradicated Division 1, while Pat Searcy routed Division 2. Nobody claimed victory in Division 3 (though Scott Murdock came closest), and Ginger O'Reilly swept Division 4. In terms of overall points: Carl Goetz governs Division 1; Aaron Weidner runs the show in Division 2; Scott Murdock tops Division 3; and Ginger O'Reilly dominates Division 4.

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 15&16, 3rd-place Gutter Minds will tussle with 5th-place Bowlers of Mass Confusion (hcp 44). Gutter Minds are expected to maintain their current strength as they win the series; while Mass Confusion is forecast to hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
• Moving to lanes 17&18, 7th-place Bowl me Ishmael! (hcp 133) will test their mettle against 4th-place Spare Change. Ishmael might maintain their current strength as they get swept; while Spare Change ought to raise their average while they rack up a sweep.
• Then, over on lanes 19&20, 2nd-place Wolverines (hcp 92) will battle 1st-place Anchors Aweigh!. The Wolverines will likely roll decently and win the series; while the Anchors will probably hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
• Finally, on lanes 21&22, 6th-place Theee Beeelt will compete against 8th-place Atomic Goo (hcp 42). Theee Beeelt is predicted to perform well and win the series; while Atomic Goo is anticipated to drop their average a bit while avoid getting swept.

THIS WEEK'S MVB Freda Schroeder Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Pat Searcy Runner Up: Bill Krejci	#1 H2H BOWLER Pat Searcy Runner Up: Carl Goetz
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "I do it at least once a day, usually around 7:00 at night. I just wait till no one is around, then I whip it out. F it." Rich Oswald, on drinking from his flask after hours.