The Spring 2005 position round is now history, and and the championship will be on us before we know it! The eighth week saw two teams climb in the standings, while two teams slipped. Angela Bradford landed this week's high game for the women with a 176, and women's high series was bagged by Freda Schroeder with a 488. As for the men, Demond Robinson snagged this week's high game with a 204, and high series was earned by Rich DeYoung with a 518. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 19 & 20: 4 Play had a delightful time with All Belt, No Buckle. In spite of top-billing by Angela Bradford with her 479 series, 4 Play accomplished only 1 win against the Belt. Concurrently, Demond Robinson dominated the Belt with his 505 as his team took the series with 3 wins. 4 Play drops 1 spot in the standings to 2nd place, while the Belt moves 1 spot to 1st.

On lanes 21 & 22: Sub Parre hung out with Handicrappers. In spite of the prowess of David Parre with his astonishing 501 series, Sub Parre accomplished only 1 win against Handicrappers. While that was going down, Ashley Razak laid down the law in Handicrappers with her commanding 429 as her team took the series with 3 wins. Sub Parre drops 1 spot in the standings to 4th place, while Handicrappers move 1 spot to 3rd.

On lanes 23 & 24: Nellielocks and the 3 Spares kept stealing sips of beer from Big Pin Pin. With the strength of Rich DeYoung with his above-average 518 series, Nellielocks collected 3 wins against Pin Pin. Conversely, Mitch Wheeler called the shots for Pin Pin with his 452 despite his team notching only a single win. Nellielocks and the 3 Spares remains in 5th place, while Pin Pin remains in 6th.

Finally, down on lanes 25 & 26: Bowlingstar Galactica matched wits with The Incredibowls. Though featuring Eric Lynch with his below-average 494 series, with a nod to #1 Power-Ranked Aaron Hoyt, the Galactica accomplished only 1 win against The Incredibowls. On the flipside, #1 Head-to-Head and Most Valuable Bowler Freda Schroeder took the lead in The Incredibowls with her wondrous 488 as her team took the series with 3 wins. Bowlingstar Galactica remains in 7th place, while The Incredibowls remain in 8th.

Bowlers getting the VIP treatment in The 200 Club include: Demond Robinson (204)

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Rich DeYoung walloped Division 1, while Michael Basham shut down Division 2. Freda Schroeder staked a claim for the Iron Throne in Division 3, and Aaron Hoyt decimated Division 4. In terms of overall points: Demond Robinson leads Division 1; Michael Basham tops Division 2; Freda Schroeder dominates Division 3; and Amanda Schulte calls the shots for Division 4.

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 19&20, 3rd-place Handicrappers (hcp 68) will chuck some balls with 8th-place The Incredibowls. Handicrappers are expected to perform well, yet still manage to lose the series but avoid getting swept; while The Incredibowls are forecast to raise their average while they enjoy their victories.
• Moving to lanes 21&22, 4th-place Sub Parre (hcp 40) will tussle with 6th-place Big Pin Pin. Sub Parre might perform well and win the series; while Pin Pin ought to hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
• Then, over on lanes 23&24, 2nd-place 4 Play (hcp 13) will socialize with 7th-place Bowlingstar Galactica. 4 Play will likely roll decently and sweep the series; while the Galactica will probably drop their average a bit while they endure a rough night.
• Finally, on lanes 25&26, 1st-place All Belt, No Buckle will challenge 5th-place Nellielocks and the 3 Spares (hcp 9). The Belt is predicted to perform well and just barely miss sweeping the series; while Nellielocks are anticipated to hold steady as they just barely avoid getting swept.

THIS WEEK'S MVB Freda Schroeder Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Aaron Hoyt Runner Up: David Parre	#1 H2H BOWLER Freda Schroeder Runner Up: David Parre
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Uh, I'm just gonna go find a cash machine." Nik Domann, suddenly in need of $1,000 plus another $100 for Phil Schroeder.