The thirteenth week of Fall 2002 saw one team climb in the standings, while two teams slipped. Freda Schroeder picked up this week's high game (158) and series (436) for the women, while Ken M. Wilson earned this week's high game (227) and series (585) for the men. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 17 & 18: Team 5 celebrated their love of large, heavy balls with UnaBowlers. Despite being led by David Parre with his below-average 438 series, Team 5 accomplished only 1 win against the UnaBowlers. Across the ball return, Justin Strelow showed off in the UnaBowlers with his 452 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Team 5 drops 1 spot in the standings to 2nd place, while the UnaBowlers remain in 5th.

On lanes 19 & 20: GRRR spent some quality time with Team 6. While headlined by Sharon Turner with her 396 series, GRRR got swept by Team 6. Simultaneously, Nik Domann commanded Team 6 with his above-average 461 as they swept the competition. GRRR remains in 6th place, while Team 6 remains in 4th.

Finally, down on lanes 21 & 22: Top Guns matched wits with Pop Gunns. Though reinforced by Pat Searcy with his 543 series, Top Guns accomplished only 1 win against Pop Gunns. In the meantime, #1 Power-Ranked Ken M. Wilson called the shots for Pop Gunns with his above-average 585 (along with a major contribution by #1 Head-to-Head and Most Valuable Bowler Dennis Laube, as well as #1 Power Ranked Ken Wilson) as his team took the series with 3 wins. Top Guns drop 1 spot in the standings to 3rd place, while Pop Gunns jump 2 spots to 1st.

Bowlers slipping under the velvet rope in front of The 200 Club include: Ken M. Wilson (227) and Pat Searcy (201)



NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 17&18, 3rd-place Top Guns will meet with 6th-place GRRR. Top Guns are 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, 2nd-place Team 5 will face 1st-place Pop Gunns. Team 5 might have the bottom drop out of their averages, but split the series with Pop Gunns; while Pop Gunns ought to see their team average take a dive while they keep the series tied.
• Finally, on lanes 21&22, 4th-place Team 6 will spend some quality time with 5th-place UnaBowlers. Team 6 is predicted to see a pretty significant "market correction" to their averages, but split the series with the UnaBowlers; while the UnaBowlers are anticipated to see their team average take a dive while they keep the series tied.

THIS WEEK'S MVB Dennis Laube Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Ken Wilson Runner Up: Bill Krejci	#1 H2H BOWLER Dennis Laube Runner Up: Ken M. Wilson
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Hey, careful, man, there's a beverage here!" Joey Fields, no further explanation needed.