The sixth week of Spring 2003 saw two teams climb in the standings, while three teams slipped. One bowler roll a new personal best game. Janelle (Laube) Lamar landed this week's high game for the women with a 170, and women's high series was bagged by Michelle Tollefson with a 460. As for the men, Steve Robinson snagged this week's high game with a 228, and high series was earned by Pat Searcy with a 577. Read on for all the rest of the details!
First up, on lanes 17 & 18: Top Guns had a delightful time with When Push Comes To Shove. In spite of the prowess of Pat Searcy with his 577 series, Top Guns accomplished only 1 win against the Shovers. Across the ball return, David Codding laid down the law in the Shovers with his 553 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Top Guns remains in 1st place, while the Shovers jump 2 spots to 5th.
On lanes 19 & 20: Bowlers of Mass Destruction accepted a challenge by Spanked. Headlined by Corey Weinfurt with his 491 series, Mass Destruction collected 3 wins against Spanked. As for the opposition, Bill Krejci mastered Spanked with his above-average 520 despite his team notching only a single win. Bowlers of Mass Destruction drops 1 spot in the standings to 3rd place, while Spanked remains in 8th.
On lanes 21 & 22: Canned Crabs had some one-on-one time with D-Day. Regardless of the star power of Eric Lynch with his 488 series, the Crabs got swept by D-Day. Countering this, Ken M. Wilson showed off in D-Day with his above-average 547 as they swept the competition. Canned Crabs drop 1 spot in the standings to 7th place, while D-Day moves 1 spot to 2nd.
Finally, down on lanes 23 & 24: The Good Sons entered a showdown to the death with Hulk Smash!. Led by Steve Robinson with his remarkable 499 series, and supported tremendously by real star — trifecta-winner #1 Power-Ranked, #1 Head-to-Head, and Most Valuable Bowler Michelle Tollefson, the Sons celebrated a clean sweep over the Hulk. On the adjacent lane, Carl Goetz guided the Hulk with his 519 despite his team getting swept. The Good Sons remains in 4th place, while the Hulk sinks 1 spot to 6th.
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 (203), Dennis Laube (201), Pat Searcy (218), and Steve Robinson (228)

The 228 rolled by Steve Robinson is the new 9th-best men's game in league history!
In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Pat Searcy clobbered Division 1, while Ken M. Wilson ruled Division 2. Shannon Myers decimated Division 3, and Michelle Tollefson won Division 4. In terms of overall points: Carl Goetz runs the show in Division 1; Ken M. Wilson holds the reins in Division 2; Jason Carpio, Shannon Myers, and Phil Schroeder lead Division 3 in a tie; and Tracey Robertson dominates Division 4.
NEXT WEEK:
- First, on lanes 17&18, 7th-place Canned Crabs (hcp 60) will compete against 6th-place Hulk Smash!. The Crabs are expected to maintain their current strength as they get swept; while the Hulk is forecast to hold steady as they rack up a sweep.
- Moving to lanes 19&20, 4th-place The Good Sons (hcp 103) will chuck some balls with 2nd-place D-Day. The Sons might perform well, but split the series with D-Day; while D-Day ought to hold steady as they keep the series tied.
- Then, over on lanes 21&22, 3rd-place Bowlers of Mass Destruction (hcp 37) will meet with 1st-place Top Guns. Mass Destruction will likely roll decently and sweep the series; while Top Guns will probably drop their average a bit while they endure a rough night.
- Finally, on lanes 23&24, 5th-place When Push Comes To Shove will spend some quality time with 8th-place Spanked (hcp 16). The Shovers are predicted to roll a little low, yet still manage to win the series; while Spanked is anticipated to drop their average a bit while they avoid getting swept.
THIS WEEK'S MVB
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FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE)
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Pos. | Team name | Record | Percent | Total Pins | Change |
1 | Top Guns | 17-7 | .708 | 11,779 | n/a |
2 | D-Day | 15-9 | .625 | 11,048 | +1 |
3 | Bowlers of Mass Destruction | 15-9 | .625 | 10,947 | -1 |
4 | The Good Sons | 15-9 | .625 | 8,680 | n/a |
5 | When Push Comes To Shove | 10-14 | .417 | 11,422 | +2 |
6 | Hulk Smash! | 9-15 | .375 | 10,039 | -1 |
7 | Canned Crabs | 8-16 | .333 | 8,578 | -1 |
8 | Spanked | 7-17 | .292 | 11,220 | n/a |