By now every team has bowled each other once, so next week is the Fall 2006 position round. But enough about next week, you came here to read about this week. The ninth week saw one team climb in the standings, while one team slipped. One bowler set a new personal best series, and one rolled new personal high game. Freda Schroeder picked up this week's high game (160) and series (413) for the women, while Ken M. Wilson earned this week's high game (279) and series (651) for the men. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 15 & 16: Bowlkake2 shared a platter of cheese sticks with Split Happens. Starring Dennis Laube with his 502 series, Bowlkake2 collected 3 wins against Split Happens. On the other half of the score sheet, James Long commanded Split Happens with his 457 despite his team notching only a single win. Bowlkake2 drops 1 spot in the standings to 5th place, while Split Happens remain in 2nd.

On lanes 17 & 18: Guttersluts accepted a challenge by Frickin' Ten Pins. With the strength of Kris Hiestand with his stunning 378 series, with kudos to Most Valuable Bowler Ariel Waldman, the Guttersluts collected 3 wins against Frickin' Ten Pins. In the midst of this, Carl Goetz laid down the law in Frickin' Ten Pins with his above-average 551 despite his team notching only a single win. Guttersluts remains in 10th place, while Frickin' Ten Pins remain in 8th.

On lanes 19 & 20: I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter matched wits with All Belts Are Off. Despite being led by Ryan Doll with his thrilling 553 series, Not Gutter accomplished only 1 win against the Belt. On the other side, David Codding drew the spotlight in the Belt with his above-average 643 as his team took the series with 3 wins. I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter remains in 7th place, while the Belt remains in 3rd.

On lanes 21 & 22: New Balls, Old Rack chucked gutter balls with Manute Bowl. Even though highlighted by the skills of Ken M. Wilson with his astounding 651 series, the Old Rack accomplished only 1 win against Manute Bowl. Conversely, Andy McLeod shined in Manute Bowl with his exceptional 518 as his team took the series with 3 wins. New Balls, Old Rack remains in 1st place, while Manute Bowl remains in 6th.

Finally, down on lanes 23 & 24: Hez-Bowl-lah tussled with TBD. With top billing by #1 Power Ranked and #1 Head-to-Head Rich DeYoung and his splendid 634 series, Hez-Bowl-lah celebrated a clean sweep over TBD. Simultaneously, David Parre mastered TBD with his 448 despite his team getting swept. Hez-Bowl-lah leaps 1 spot in the standings to 4th place, while TBD remains in 9th.

Bowlers paying far too much for well vodka at The 200 Club include: Carl Goetz (207), David Codding (224,227), Ken M. Wilson (214,279), Rich DeYoung (214,214,206), and Thomas Lin (203)

A new personal high game was set tonight by Ariel Waldman (146, previous best 119). In addition, a new personal best series was rolled by Ariel Waldman (369, previous best 321).

Adding to the excitement, the 279 rolled by Ken M. Wilson is this season's new high game for men.

The 279 rolled by Ken M. Wilson is tied for the 2nd-best game in league history!

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Nobody claimed victory in Division 1 (though Stefan Miller came closest), while Rich DeYoung walloped Division 2. Janelle (Laube) Lamar mopped up Division 3, and Andy McLeod creamed Division 4. And, finally, nobody claimed victory in the Interdivisional bracket (though Nick Crofoot (Division ) came closest). In terms of overall points: Stefan Miller calls the shots for Division 1; Rich DeYoung tops Division 2; Scott Murdock reigns over Division 3; and Andy McLeod governs Division 4.

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 15&16, 1st-place New Balls, Old Rack will throw some gutter balls with 2nd-place Split Happens (hcp 80). The Old Rack is expected to maintain their current strength as they lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Split Happens are forecast to raise their average while they enjoy their victories.
• Moving to lanes 17&18, 3rd-place All Belts Are Off will chill with 4th-place Hez-Bowl-lah (hcp 52). The Belt might perform well and win the series; while Hez-Bowl-lah ought to raise their average even as they avoid getting swept.
• Then, over on lanes 19&20, 5th-place Bowlkake2 will match wits with 6th-place Manute Bowl (hcp 75). Bowlkake2 will likely have a bit of an off night and lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Manute Bowl will probably raise their average while they enjoy their victories.
• Next up, on lanes 21&22, 7th-place I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter (hcp 87) will test their mettle against 8th-place Frickin' Ten Pins. Not Gutter might perform well, yet still manage to lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Frickin' Ten Pins ought to raise their average while they enjoy their victories.
• Finally, on lanes 23&24, 9th-place TBD will battle 10th-place Guttersluts (hcp 81). TBD is predicted to perform well and sweep the series; while the Guttersluts are anticipated to hold steady as they endure a rough night.

^*(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 Ariel Waldman Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Rich DeYoung Runner Up: Andy McLeod	#1 H2H BOWLER Rich DeYoung Runner Up: Andy McLeod
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "I mounted it, got what I needed, then dismounted it." Aaron Hoyt, allegedly taking about getting files off a remote hard drive earlier in the day.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	New Balls, Old Rack	24-12	.667	17,312	n/a
2	Split Happens	22-14	.611	14,819	n/a
3	All Belts Are Off	21-15	.583	17,992	n/a
4	Hez-Bowl-lah	21-15	.583	16,613	+1
5	Bowlkake2	20-16	.556	17,483	-1
6	Manute Bowl	19-17	.528	13,720	n/a
7	I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter	16-20	.444	13,693	n/a
8	Frickin' Ten Pins	14-22	.389	16,441	n/a
9	TBD	12-24	.333	14,406	n/a
10	Guttersluts	8-28	.222	8,044	n/a

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Ken Wilson - 651 David Codding - 643 Rich DeYoung - 634 Ryan Doll - 553 Carl Goetz - 551	Freda Schroeder - 413 Janelle Lamar - 378 Ariel Waldman - 369 Andrea DeLong - 259
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Rich DeYoung - 727 Ken Wilson - 691 Andy McLeod - 690 David Codding - 659 Ryan Doll - 658	Ariel Waldman - 642 Janelle Lamar - 560 Freda Schroeder - 540 Andrea DeLong - 465
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Ken Wilson - 279 David Codding - 227 Rich DeYoung - 214 Carl Goetz - 207 Thomas Lin - 203	Freda Schroeder - 160 Ariel Waldman - 146 Janelle Lamar - 136 Andrea DeLong - 92
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Ken Wilson - 292 Rich DeYoung - 245 Andy McLeod - 237 David Codding - 232 Carl Goetz - 231	Ariel Waldman - 237 Freda Schroeder - 202 Janelle Lamar - 196 Andrea DeLong - 160
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Ken Wilson - 96 Rich DeYoung - 53 Andy McLeod - 52 Nick Crofoot - 42 Jason Caton - 42 (t) Kris Hiestand - 40	Ariel Waldman - 60 Freda Schroeder - 13 Janelle Lamar - 12