The second week of Spring 2007 saw four teams climb in the standings, while five teams 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 (183) and series (481) for the women, while Steve Kiernan earned this week's high game (236) and series (623) for the men. Read on for all the rest of the details!
First up, on lanes 15 & 16: Guttersluts hung out with Doll's Balls. With top billing by John Boren with his spectacular 601 series, Guttersluts collected 3 wins against Doll's Balls. As for the opposition, John Richardson showed off in Doll's Balls with his above-average 447 despite his team notching only a single win. Guttersluts leap 2 spots in the standings to 1st place, while Doll's Balls plunge 3 spots to 8th.
On lanes 17 & 18: Oily Balls celebrated their love of large, heavy balls with X9XX. Even though highlighted by the skills of Ken M. Wilson with his 542 series, Oily Balls accomplished only 1 win against X9XX. Countering this, trifecta-winner (#1 Head-to-Head, #1 Power-Ranked, and Most Valuable Bowler) Dennis Laube laid down the law in X9XX with his wondrous 552 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Oily Balls drop 1 spot in the standings to 2nd place, while X9XX jumps 4 spots to 3rd.
On lanes 19 & 20: T.B.D. kept stealing sips of beer from King Pins. Demonstrating the prowess of Steve Kiernan with his splendid 623 series, T.B.D. collected 3 wins against King Pins. On the adjacent lane, Duncan Ferber guided King Pins with his 513 despite his team notching only a single win. T.B.D. leaps 3 spots in the standings to 7th place, while King Pins sink 1 spot to 10th.
On lanes 21 & 22: Unstoppabowl deliberately ate cheese sticks in front of Frickin' Ten Pin. Blessed by Cory Chorpenning with his 559 series, Unstoppabowl collected 3 wins against Ten Pin. Concurrently, Carl Goetz dominated Ten Pin with his below-average 508 despite his team notching only a single win. Unstoppabowl remains in 4th place, while Ten Pin plunges 4 spots to 6th.
Finally, down on lanes 23 & 24: Churn and Burn shared a platter of cheese sticks with Those 4 Bowlers. Although topped by James Cholke with his above-average 533 series, Churn and Burn accomplished only 1 win against 4 Bowlers. On the other side, Seth Gunderson shined in 4 Bowlers with his above-average 519 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Churn and Burn drops 1 spot in the standings to 9th place, while 4 Bowlers move 1 spot to 5th.
Bowlers who lied to their significant other claiming bowling was running long then went out for after-bowling drinks at The 200 Club include: Duncan Ferber (211), James Cholke (211), John Boren (203,218), Pat Searcy (209), Seth Gunderson (203), Stefan Miller (222), and Steve Kiernan (236,203)
A new personal high game was set tonight by Steve Kiernan (236, previous best 224). In addition, a new personal best series was rolled by Steve Kiernan (623, previous best 610). Freda Schroeder earned both this season's women's high game and series with her 183 and 481, respectively. In addition, Steve Kiernan nabbed both high game and series for the men this season with his 236 and 623, respectively.
The Tournament of Champions begins in 2 weeks. Here are how the divisions are shaping up so far:
| DIVISION 1 1. Steve Kiernan 2. Cory Chorpenning 3. Pat Searcy 4. John Boren 5. Carl Goetz 6. Stefan Miller 7. Ken Wilson 8. Duncan Ferber 9. James Cholke 10. Seth Gunderson | DIVISION 2 1. Jason Carpio 2. Bill Krejci 3. Phil Schroeder 4. Ryan Doll 5. Dennis Laube 6. Scott Murdock 7. Freda Schroeder 8. Angela Bradford 9. David Parre 10. Dave Hickerson | DIVISION 3 1. John Richardson 2. Chris Lewis 3. Deena Slinkard 4. Kendall Kukowski 5. Shaun Crockett 6. Andee Weinfurt 7. Kris Hiestand 8. Ginger O'Reilly 9. Sara Bryant 10. Daniel Bolton | DIVISION 4 1. Sarah Buchanan 2. Justin Comfort 3. Emily Austin 4. Jonathan Jacobson 5. Ben Lee 6. Ariel Waldman |
NEXT WEEK:
- First, on lanes 15&16, 5th-place Those 4 Bowlers (hcp 9) will tussle with 4th-place Unstoppabowl. 4 Bowlers are expected to maintain their current strength as they lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Unstoppabowl is forecast to hold steady as they enjoy their victories.
- Moving to lanes 17&18, 10th-place King Pins (hcp 37) will spend some quality time with 9th-place Churn and Burn. King Pins might maintain their current strength as they lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Churn and Burn ought to hold steady as they enjoy their victories.
- Then, over on lanes 19&20, 6th-place Frickin' Ten Pin (hcp 28) will throw some gutter balls with 2nd-place Oily Balls. Ten Pin will likely maintain their current strength as they and split the series with Oily Balls; while Oily Balls will probably hold steady as they keep the series tied.
- Next up, on lanes 21&22, 8th-place Doll's Balls will compete against 7th-place T.B.D.. Doll's Balls might perform well and sweep the series; while T.B.D. ought to drop their average a bit while endure a rough night.
- Finally, on lanes 23&24, 3rd-place X9XX will roll against 1st-place Guttersluts (hcp 25). X9XX is predicted to roll a little low and get swept; while Guttersluts are anticipated to raise their average while they rack up a sweep.
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THIS WEEK'S MVB
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#1 POWER BOWLER
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#1 H2H BOWLER
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FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE)
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| Pos. | Team name | Record | Percent | Total Pins | Change |
| 1 | Guttersluts | 5.5-2.5 | .688 | 3,412 | +2 |
| 2 | Oily Balls | 5-3 | .625 | 3,887 | -1 |
| 3 | X9XX | 5-3 | .625 | 3,592 | +4 |
| 4 | Unstoppabowl | 5-3 | .625 | 3,527 | n/a |
| 5 | Those 4 Bowlers | 5-3 | .625 | 3,448 | +1 |
| 6 | Frickin' Ten Pin | 4-4 | .500 | 3,559 | -4 |
| 7 | T.B.D. | 3-5 | .375 | 3,226 | +3 |
| 8 | Doll's Balls | 3-5 | .375 | 3,217 | -3 |
| 9 | Churn and Burn | 2.5-5.5 | .313 | 3,365 | -1 |
| 10 | King Pins | 2-6 | .250 | 2,940 | -1 |
