The Fall 2008 season is now underway, with ten teams entering the 16-week competition for the coveted, nonexistent championship trophy. Andrea Caudillo picked up this week's high game (182) and series (494) for the women. As for the men, Ryan Doll snagged this week's high game with a 232, and high series was earned by Kendall Kukowski with a 583. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 19 & 20: Bad Newz Kennels accepted a challenge by Ain't No Sh!t. Demonstrating the prowess of Dennis Laube with his 482 series, the Kennels split the series with Ain't No Sh!t. Simultaneously, #1 Head-to-Head Kendall Kukowski called the shots for Ain't No Sh!t with his dramatic 583 (with a nod to #1 Power-Ranked Duncan Ferber) as they matched their opponent in wins. Bad Newz Kennels starts out in 5th place, while Ain't No Sh!t starts off with 4th.

On lanes 21 & 22: Chico's Bail Bonds hung out with Spare The Rod, Split The Kitty. Topped by Ken M. Wilson with his 554 series, Chico's collected 3 wins against Spare The Rod. On the other half of the score sheet, Will Jeter drew the spotlight in Spare The Rod with his miraculous 528 despite his team notching only a single win. Chico's Bail Bonds begins with 1st place, while Spare The Rod gets going with 8th.

On lanes 23 & 24: Livin' On A Spare did battle with Dios Mios. Regardless of the star power of Tom Finley with his 344 series, Livin' On A Spare accomplished only 1 win against Dios Mios. As for the opposition, Bill Krejci showed off in Dios Mios with his 482 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Livin' On A Spare gets underway in 10th place, while Dios Mios get rolling in 2nd.

On lanes 25 & 26: Is This Billable? had a delightful time with WWJB. Led by Ryan Doll with his 524 series, Is This Billable? split the series with WWJB. In the midst of this, Justin Wehrman took the lead in WWJB with his 446 as they matched their opponent in wins. Is This Billable? begins the season in 6th place, while WWJB begins in 7th.

Finally, down on lanes 27 & 28: Dave and the Wingers kept stealing sips of beer from Bowl Movement. Even though highlighted by the skills of Rob Kaszuba with his 370 series, the Wingers accomplished only 1 win against Bowl Movement. Countering this, Carter Collins commanded Bowl Movement with his 366 (with kudos to Most Valuable Bowler Patty Morrisey) as his team took the series with 3 wins. Dave and the Wingers 9th place, while Bowl Movement 3rd.

Bowlers slipping under the velvet rope in front of The 200 Club include: Bill Krejci (200), Chris Lewis (203), Duncan Ferber (207), Kendall Kukowski (213), Ryan Doll (232), and Will Jeter (212)

The Tournament of Champions begins in 3 weeks. Here are how the divisions are shaping up so far:

• First, on lanes 19&20, 6th-place Is This Billable? (estimated hcp 80) will challenge 1st-place Chico's Bail Bonds. Is This Billable? is expected to maintain their current strength as they lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Chico's are forecast to hold steady as they enjoy their victories.
• Moving to lanes 21&22, 5th-place Bad Newz Kennels will socialize with 2nd-place Dios Mios (estimated hcp 168). The Kennels might perform well, yet still manage to get swept; while Dios Mios ought to catapult their team average they rack up a sweep.
• Then, over on lanes 23&24, 4th-place Ain't No Sh!t will face 9th-place Dave and the Wingers (estimated hcp 228). Ain't No Sh!t will likely have a bit of an off night, yet still manage to win the series; while the Wingers will probably raise their average even as they avoid getting swept.
• Next up, on lanes 25&26, 10th-place Livin' On A Spare will test their mettle against 3rd-place Bowl Movement (estimated hcp 69). Livin' On A Spare might maintain their current strength as they get swept; while Bowl Movement ought to catapult their team average they rack up a sweep.
• Finally, on lanes 27&28, 7th-place WWJB (hcp 65) will chuck some balls with 8th-place Spare The Rod, Split The Kitty. WWJB is predicted to maintain their current strength as they and split the series with Spare The Rod; while Spare The Rod is anticipated to hold steady as they keep the series tied.

THIS WEEK'S MVB Patty Morrisey Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Duncan Ferber Runner Up: Kendall Kukowski	#1 H2H BOWLER Kendall Kukowski Runner Up: David Parre
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Rob's ball bag is gray? When did that happen?" Brett Schroeder, on the ravages of age.