The fourteenth week of Spring 2008 saw one team climb in the standings, while two teams slipped. Two bowlers set a new personal best series, and two rolled new personal high games. Angela Bradford picked up this week's high game (194) and series (542) for the women. As for the men, Chris Rigdon and Travis Kleiner both tied for this week's high game with a 214, and high series was earned by Cory Chorpenning with a 568. Read on for all the rest of the details!
First up, on lanes 19 & 20: You Don't Know Sh!t traded lane malfunctions with It's Britney, Bitch. Regardless of the star power of Cory Chorpenning with his below-average 568 series, Don't Know Sh!t accomplished only 1 win against Britney. Meanwhile, #1 Power Ranked and #1 Head-to-Head Jeff Unseld laid down the law in Britney with his outstanding 529 as his team took the series with 3 wins. You Don't Know Sh!t remains in 2nd place, while Britney remains in 9th.
On lanes 21 & 22: Sofa King Good did battle with ?. Despite being led by Angela Bradford with her above-average 542 series, Sofa King accomplished only 1 win against ?. On the other side, John Coleman called the shots for ? with his above-average 540 (with kudos to Most Valuable Bowler Joel Teply) as his team took the series with 3 wins. Sofa King Good drops 1 spot in the standings to 8th place, while ? remains in 4th.
On lanes 23 & 24: Ebowla faced off against Dr. Strangelanes, Or How I Learned To Stop Opening And Earn The Belt. Headlined by Travis Kleiner with his astounding 531 series, Ebowla collected 3 wins against Dr. Strangelanes. On the flipside, Nik Domann ruled Dr. Strangelanes with his 469 despite his team notching only a single win. Ebowla leaps 2 spots in the standings to 6th place, while Dr. Strangelanes remain in 5th.
On lanes 25 & 26: Split Happens hung out with Dios Mios. Demonstrating the prowess of Ben Carmean with his above-average 448 series, Split Happens collected 3 wins against Dios Mios. . With Dios Mios forfeiting, all Split Happens needed to do was roll within 40 pins of their combined team average each game. However, that would not be the case. Split Happens remains in 10th place, while Dios Mios sink 1 spot to 7th.
Finally, down on lanes 27 & 28: 3 Dudes and a Doll shared a platter of cheese sticks with Bad Newz Kennels. Blessed by Chris Rigdon with his above-average 551 series, 3 Dudes and a Doll split the series with the Kennels. On the other half of the score sheet, Dennis Laube took the lead in the Kennels with his above-average 558 as they matched their opponent in wins. 3 Dudes and a Doll remains in 3rd place, while the Kennels remain in 1st.
Bowlers paying far too much for well vodka at The 200 Club include: Chris Rigdon (214), Jeff Unseld (204), Ryan Doll (201), and Travis Kleiner (214)
New personal high games were set tonight by Travis Kleiner (214, previous best 211) and Tom Finley (188, previous best 172). In addition, new personal best series were rolled by Travis Kleiner (531, previous best 497) and Amy Goodnow (374, previous best 363).
In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Nobody claimed victory in Division 1, and in fact we aren't even going to talk about Division 1 as it was a complete embarassment, while John Coleman eradicated Division 2. Chris Rigdon walloped Division 3, and Jeff Unseld conquered Division 4. And, finally, nobody claimed victory in the Interdivisional bracket, and in fact we aren't even going to talk about this bracket as it was a complete embarassment. In terms of overall points: Don Glasscock runs the show in Division 1; Dennis Laube governs Division 2; Chris Rigdon holds the reins in Division 3; and Shaun Crockett dominates Division 4.
NEXT WEEK:
- First, on lanes 19&20, 8th-place Sofa King Good will chuck some balls with 3rd-place 3 Dudes and a Doll (hcp 46). Sofa King is expected to maintain their current strength as they win the series; while 3 Dudes and a Doll is forecast to hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
- Moving to lanes 21&22, 5th-place Dr. Strangelanes, Or How I Learned To Stop Opening And Earn The Belt will chill with 9th-place It's Britney, Bitch (hcp 115). Dr. Strangelanes might perform well and win the series; while Britney ought to raise their average even as they avoid getting swept.
- Then, over on lanes 23&24, 10th-place Split Happens (hcp 24) will match wits with 4th-place ?. Split Happens will likely maintain their current strength as they get swept; while ? will probably raise their average while they rack up a sweep.
- Next up, on lanes 25&26, 2nd-place You Don't Know Sh!t will compete against 1st-place Bad Newz Kennels (hcp 72). Don't Know Sh!t might roll a little low, but split the series with the Kennels; while the Kennels ought to raise their average while they keep the series tied.
- Finally, on lanes 27&28, 6th-place Ebowla (hcp 20) will roll against 7th-place Dios Mios. Ebowla is predicted to maintain their current strength as they win the series; while Dios Mios are anticipated to drop their average a bit while avoid getting swept.
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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 | Bad Newz Kennels | 38-18 | .679 | 27,082 | n/a |
| 2 | You Don't Know Sh!t | 36-20 | .643 | 30,867 | n/a |
| 3 | 3 Dudes and a Doll | 33-23 | .589 | 25,790 | n/a |
| 4 | ? | 31-25 | .554 | 23,396 | n/a |
| 5 | Dr. Strangelanes, Or How I Learned To Stop Opening... | 26-30 | .464 | 25,706 | n/a |
| 6 | Ebowla | 25-31 | .446 | 22,460 | +2 |
| 7 | Dios Mios | 23.5-32.5 | .420 | 22,183 | -1 |
| 8 | Sofa King Good | 23-33 | .411 | 28,500 | -1 |
| 9 | It's Britney, Bitch | 21.5-34.5 | .384 | 20,097 | n/a |
| 10 | Split Happens | 19-37 | .339 | 18,872 | n/a |
