The Fall 2006 position round is now history, and and the championship will be on us before we know it! The tenth week saw four teams climb in the standings, while three teams slipped. Angela Bradford landed this week's high game for the women with a 168, and women's high series was bagged by Angela Bradford and Janelle (Laube) Lamar, who tied with a 432. As for the men, James Long snagged this week's high game with a 237, and high series was earned by Thomas Lin with a 565. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 15 & 16: New Balls, Old Rack faced off against Split Happens. Although blessed by Ken M. Wilson with his 543 series, the Old Rack got swept by Split Happens. Conversely, #1 Power-Ranked James Long reigned supreme in Split Happens with his terrific 548 (with kudos to Most Valuable Bowler Nick Allegri) as they swept the competition. New Balls, Old Rack plummets 2 spots in the standings to 3rd place, while Split Happens move 1 spot to 1st.

On lanes 17 & 18: All Belts Are Off did battle with Hez-Bowl-lah. Topped by #1 Head-to-Head Pat Searcy and his above-average 554 series, the Belt collected 3 wins against Hez-Bowl-lah. On the other half of the score sheet, Nik Domann oversaw Hez-Bowl-lah with his 467 despite his team notching only a single win. All Belts Are Off leaps 1 spot in the standings to 2nd place, while Hez-Bowl-lah sinks 1 spot to 5th.

On lanes 19 & 20: Bowlkake2 alternated between bowling and dry humping Manute Bowl. With the strength of Thomas Lin with his above-average 565 series, Bowlkake2 collected 3 wins against Manute Bowl. Meanwhile, Andy McLeod mastered Manute Bowl with his phenomenal 469 despite his team notching only a single win. Bowlkake2 leaps 1 spot in the standings to 4th place, while Manute Bowl remains in 6th.

On lanes 21 & 22: I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter hung out with Frickin' Ten Pins. In spite of top-billing by Ryan Doll with his above-average 523 series, Not Gutter accomplished only 1 win against Frickin' Ten Pins. On the flipside, John Richardson dominated Frickin' Ten Pins with his 457 as his team took the series with 3 wins. I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter drops 1 spot in the standings to 8th place, while Frickin' Ten Pins move 1 spot to 7th.

Finally, down on lanes 23 & 24: TBD shared a few beers with Guttersluts. Headlined by Greg Middleton with his splendid 419 series, TBD collected 3 wins against the Guttersluts. . With the Guttersluts forfeiting, all TBD needed to do was roll within 40 pins of their combined team average each game. However, that would not be the case. TBD remains in 9th place, while the Guttersluts remain in 10th.

Bowlers enjoying a guest admission to The 200 Club include: James Long (237), Ken M. Wilson (212), Stefan Miller (200), and Thomas Lin (226)

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Pat Searcy topped Division 1, while Ryan Doll ruled Division 2. Nobody claimed victory in Division 3 (though Joel Henning came closest), and Andy McLeod creamed Division 4. And, finally, nobody claimed victory in the Interdivisional bracket (though Joel Henning (Division ) came closest). In terms of overall points: Stefan Miller runs the show in Division 1; Rich DeYoung dominates Division 2; Scott Murdock calls the shots for Division 3; and Andy McLeod is in the driver's seat in Division 4.

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 15&16, 2nd-place All Belts Are Off will face 5th-place Hez-Bowl-lah (hcp 52). The Belt is expected to perform well and win the series; while Hez-Bowl-lah is forecast to raise their average even as they avoid getting swept.
• Moving to lanes 17&18, 1st-place Split Happens will hang out with 8th-place I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter (hcp 42). Split Happens might maintain their current strength as they just barely miss getting swept; while Not Gutter ought to raise their average while they enjoy their victories.
• Then, over on lanes 19&20, 10th-place Guttersluts (hcp 166) will meet with 3rd-place New Balls, Old Rack. The Guttersluts will likely maintain their current strength as they get swept; while the Old Rack will probably hold steady as they rack up a sweep.
• Next up, on lanes 21&22, 9th-place TBD (hcp 62) will test their mettle against 7th-place Frickin' Ten Pins. TBD might maintain their current strength as they get swept; while Frickin' Ten Pins ought to hold steady as they rack up a sweep.
• Finally, on lanes 23&24, 4th-place Bowlkake2 will throw some gutter balls with 6th-place Manute Bowl (hcp 76). Bowlkake2 is predicted to perform well, but split the series with Manute Bowl; while Manute Bowl is anticipated to raise their average while they keep the series tied.

THIS WEEK'S MVB Nick Allegri Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER James Long Runner Up: Thomas Lin	#1 H2H BOWLER Pat Searcy Runner Up: Ryan Doll
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "No, Stefan, these men are nihilists, there's nothing to be afraid of." Aaron Hoyt, showing calm in a crisis.