The Fall 2002 season is now underway, with six teams entering the 16-week competition for the coveted, nonexistent championship trophy. Freda Schroeder and Sharon Turner both tied for this week's high game for the women with a 159, and women's high series was bagged by Freda Schroeder with a 429. As for the men, Pat Searcy snagged this week's high game with a 195, and high series was earned by Dennis Laube with a 501. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 17 & 18: Top Guns celebrated their love of large, heavy balls with UnaBowlers. Starring Pat Searcy with his 488 series, Top Guns split the series with the UnaBowlers. On the adjacent lane, Jarrod Guthrie drew the spotlight in the UnaBowlers with his 449 (with kudos to Most Valuable Bowler Jason Carpio) as they matched their opponent in wins. Top Guns gets underway in 3rd place, while the UnaBowlers get rolling in 4th.

On lanes 19 & 20: Pop Gunns spent some quality time with GRRR. Showcasing #1 Power Ranked and #1 Head-to-Head Dennis Laube and his 501 series, Pop Gunns collected 3 wins against GRRR. On the other half of the score sheet, Byron Hester showed off in GRRR with his 471 despite his team notching only a single win. Pop Gunns begins the season in 1st place, while GRRR starts off with 5th.

Finally, down on lanes 21 & 22: Team 5 alternated between bowling and dry humping Team 6. With the strength of David Parre with his 481 series, Team 5 collected 3 wins against Team 6. Across the ball return, Jim Jones called the shots for Team 6 with his 439 despite his team notching only a single win. Team 5 leaves the gate in 2nd place, while Team 6 gets going with 6th.

Bowlers bribing their way into The 200 Club include: No one at all. We sucked.



NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 17&18, 2nd-place Team 5 will chuck some balls with 5th-place GRRR. Team 5 is expected to drop their averages like a brick, but split the series with GRRR; while GRRR is forecast to see their team average take a dive while they keep the series tied.
• Moving to lanes 19&20, 3rd-place Top Guns will roll against 6th-place Team 6. Top Guns might have their averages plummet, but split the series with Team 6; while Team 6 ought to see their team average take a dive while they keep the series tied.
• Finally, on lanes 21&22, 4th-place UnaBowlers will face 1st-place Pop Gunns. The UnaBowlers are predicted to watch their averages take a plunge, but split the series with Pop Gunns; while Pop Gunns are anticipated to see their team average take a dive while they keep the series tied.

THIS WEEK'S MVB Jason Carpio Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Dennis Laube Runner Up: Ken Wilson	#1 H2H BOWLER Dennis Laube Runner Up: Ken M. Wilson
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "You must be here to fix the cable." Carl Goetz, getting his hopes up.