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The fourth week of Fall 2004 saw three teams climb in the standings, while three teams slipped. One bowler set a new personal best series, and one rolled new personal high game. Angela Bradford picked up this week's high game (229) and series (516) for the women. As for the men, Justin Strelow snagged this week's high game with a 221, and high series was earned by Bill Krejci with a 592. Meanwhile, the Tournament of Champions also kicked off tonight, beginning of 13 weeks of one-on-one bowling excitement! Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 19 & 20: A Solid No. 2 couldn't stop inappropriately groping Die Schlag-Maschinen. With top billing by Corey Weinfurt with his below-average 514 series, No. 2 collected 3 wins against Die Schlag-Maschinen. On the adjacent lane, Mike Killion reigned supreme in Die Schlag-Maschinen with his above-average 367 despite his team notching only a single win. A Solid No. 2 leaps 2 spots in the standings to 5th place, while Die Schlag-Maschinen plunges 2 spots to 7th.

On lanes 21 & 22: Real Ultimate Ninja Bowlers took turns kicking the ball return with The Belt Strikes Back. Blessed by Dennis Laube with his 510 series, the Ninjas collected 3 wins against the Belt. As for the opposition, Nik Domann laid down the law in the Belt with his marvelous 546 despite his team notching only a single win. Real Ultimate Ninja Bowlers remains in 1st place, while the Belt plunges 2 spots to 6th.

On lanes 23 & 24: Bowlkake entered a showdown to the death with Paul Hamms. Regardless of the star power of Ken M. Wilson with his 556 series, Bowlkake got swept by the Hamms. In the meantime, #1 Head-to-Head and Most Valuable Bowler Bill Krejci shined in the Hamms with his above-average 592 as they swept the competition. Bowlkake plummets 2 spots in the standings to 4th place, while the Hamms move 1 spot to 2nd.

Finally, down on lanes 25 & 26: Ashley Razabacks kept stealing sips of beer from Recreation Intoxication. With the Razabacks forfeiting, all Recreation needed to do was roll within 40 pins of their combined team average each game. Mission accomplished. In their battle to get within at least 40 pins of average, Angela Bradford dominated Recreation with her above-average 516 (with a nod to #1 Power-Ranked Deena Slinkard) as they swept the competition. Ashley Razabacks remains in 8th place, while Recreation jumps 3 spots to 3rd.

Bowlers ducking past the bouncer at The 200 Club include: Angela Bradford (229), Bill Krejci (208,203), Dennis Laube (200), Justin Strelow (221), and Nik Domann (209)

A new personal high game was set tonight by Deena Slinkard (194, previous best 192). In addition, a new personal best series was rolled by Bill Krejci (592, previous best 591).

Angela Bradford earned both this season's women's high game and series with her 229 and 516, respectively.

The 229 rolled by Angela Bradford is the new 4th-best women's game in league history!

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Dennis Laube whipped Division 1, while Nik Domann vanquished Division 2. Deena Slinkard cleaned up Division 3, and Ray Haynes triumphed over his enemies in Division 4. In terms of overall points: Dennis Laube reigns over Division 1; Nik Domann holds the reins in Division 2; Deena Slinkard tops Division 3; and Ray Haynes runs the show in Division 4.

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 19&20, 1st-place Real Ultimate Ninja Bowlers (hcp 80) will tussle with 4th-place Bowlkake. The Ninjas are expected to perform well and win the series; while Bowlkake is forecast to drop their average a bit while they avoid getting swept.
• Moving to lanes 21&22, 3rd-place Recreation Intoxication will match wits with 7th-place Die Schlag-Maschinen (hcp 136). Recreation might maintain their current strength as they sweep the series; while Die Schlag-Maschinen ought to raise their average even as they endure a rough night.
• Then, over on lanes 23&24, 5th-place A Solid No. 2 will chuck some balls with 8th-place Ashley Razabacks (hcp 492). No. 2 will likely maintain their current strength as they sweep the series; while the Razabacks will probably see their team average take a dive while they endure a rough night.
• Finally, on lanes 25&26, 2nd-place Paul Hamms (hcp 60) will meet with 6th-place The Belt Strikes Back. The Hamms are predicted to perform well, yet still manage to lose the series but avoid getting swept; while the Belt is anticipated to raise their average while they enjoy their victories.

^*(Remember, the predicted results above are based on mathematical extrapolations and can be changed by all sorts of factors. If you don't like how your team's results are predicted, you and your teammates have the power to prove the math wrong!)

THIS WEEK'S MVB Bill Krejci Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Deena Slinkard Runner Up: Ray Haynes	#1 H2H BOWLER Bill Krejci Runner Up: Nik Domann
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Four more years of Bush? I guess that's better than Murdock taking over the league someday." Dennis Laube, on his personal politics.

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Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Real Ultimate Ninja Bowlers	14-2	.875	6,518	n/a
2	Paul Hamms	11-5	.688	6,411	+1
3	Recreation Intoxication	9-7	.563	7,443	+3
4	Bowlkake	8-8	.500	8,469	-2
5	A Solid No. 2	7-9	.438	7,418	+2
6	The Belt Strikes Back	7-9	.438	7,126	-2
7	Die Schlag-Maschinen	7-9	.438	5,642	-2
8	Ashley Razabacks	0-0	.000	-966	n/a

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Bill Krejci - 592 Ken Wilson - 556 Nik Domann - 546 Justin Strelow - 536 Corey Weinfurt - 514	Angela Bradford - 516 Deena Slinkard - 475 Janelle Lamar - 405 Amanda Schulte - 319
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Bill Krejci - 656 Ray Haynes - 651 Nik Domann - 646 Eric Lynch - 619 Ken Wilson - 604	Deena Slinkard - 662 Angela Bradford - 619 Janelle Lamar - 597 Amanda Schulte - 527
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Justin Strelow - 221 Nik Domann - 209 Bill Krejci - 208 Dennis Laube - 200 Ken Wilson - 199	Angela Bradford - 229 Deena Slinkard - 194 Janelle Lamar - 152 Amanda Schulte - 136
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Nik Domann - 242 Ray Haynes - 236 Dennis Laube - 230 Bill Krejci - 229 James Long - 224	Angela Bradford - 263 Deena Slinkard - 256 Janelle Lamar - 216 Amanda Schulte - 205
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Ray Haynes - 57 Nik Domann - 51 Dennis Laube - 38 Bill Krejci - 35 James Long - 32	Deena Slinkard - 72 Angela Bradford - 72 (t) Janelle Lamar - 32 Amanda Schulte - 23