The ninth week of Spring 2003 saw two teams climb in the standings, while three teams slipped. Michelle Tollefson landed this week's high game for the women with a 160, and women's high series was bagged by Janelle (Laube) Lamar with a 414. As for the men, Thomas Lin snagged this week's high game with a 240, and high series was earned by Pat Searcy with a 598. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 17 & 18: Spanked waged a heated competition against The Good Sons. Starring #1 Power-Ranked and Most Valuable Bowler Thomas Lin and his dazzling 563 series, Spanked collected 3 wins against the Sons. On the flipside, Steve Robinson dominated the Sons with his wondrous 468 despite his team notching only a single win. Spanked remains in 8th place, while the Sons sink 1 spot to 6th.

On lanes 19 & 20: Hulk Smash! sparred with Bowlers of Mass Destruction. Featuring Carl Goetz with his below-average 518 series, the Hulk collected 3 wins against Mass Destruction. While that was going down, Justin Strelow commanded Mass Destruction with his 452 despite his team notching only a single win. Hulk Smash! leaps 1 spot in the standings to 5th place, while Mass Destruction sinks 1 spot to 2nd.

On lanes 21 & 22: When Push Comes To Shove spent some quality time with Canned Crabs. Headlined by David Parre with his 519 series, the Shovers collected 3 wins against the Crabs. Countering this, Eric Lynch ruled the Crabs with his below-average 462 despite his team notching only a single win. When Push Comes To Shove remains in 4th place, while the Crabs remain in 7th.

Finally, down on lanes 23 & 24: D-Day traded lane malfunctions with Top Guns. Topped by #1 Head-to-Head Ken M. Wilson and his above-average 558 series, D-Day celebrated a clean sweep over Top Guns. In the meantime, Pat Searcy showed off in Top Guns with his above-average 598 despite his team getting swept. D-Day leaps 2 spots in the standings to 1st place, while Top Guns sink 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: Bill Krejci (202), Ken M. Wilson (202), Pat Searcy (235,214), and Thomas Lin (240)

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Demond Robinson routed Division 1, while Ken M. Wilson swept Division 2. Shannon Myers won Division 3, and Marca Robinson made quick work of Division 4. In terms of overall points: Pat Searcy reigns over Division 1; Ken M. Wilson governs Division 2; Shannon Myers runs the show in Division 3; and Marca Robinson dominates Division 4.

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 17&18, 3rd-place Top Guns will battle 7th-place Canned Crabs (hcp 137). Top Guns are expected to maintain their current strength as they sweep the series; while the Crabs are forecast to hold steady as they endure a rough night.
• Moving to lanes 19&20, 1st-place D-Day (hcp 25) will tussle with 4th-place When Push Comes To Shove. D-Day might perform well and win the series; while the Shovers ought to drop their average a bit while they avoid getting swept.
• Then, over on lanes 21&22, 8th-place Spanked will share a couple of pitchers with 5th-place Hulk Smash! (hcp 55). Spanked will likely roll decently, yet still manage to lose the series but avoid getting swept; while the Hulk will probably raise their average while they enjoy their victories.
• Finally, on lanes 23&24, 6th-place The Good Sons (hcp 93) will match wits with 2nd-place Bowlers of Mass Destruction. The Sons are predicted to roll a little low and lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Mass Destruction is anticipated to raise their average while they enjoy their victories.

THIS WEEK'S MVB Thomas Lin Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Thomas Lin Runner Up: Pat Searcy	#1 H2H BOWLER Ken M. Wilson Runner Up: Steve Robinson
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "I mounted it, got what I needed, then dismounted it." Kevin Myers, allegedly taking about getting files off a remote hard drive earlier in the day.