The Fall 2009 season draws to a close, with Sweep The Leg, Johnny officially earning this season's championship title! The final week saw three teams climb in the standings, while three teams slipped. Janelle (Laube) Lamar picked up this week's high game (172) and series (474) for the women, while Ryan Doll earned this week's high game (225) and series (623) for the men. Read on for all the rest of the details!
First up, on lanes 19 & 20: Sweep The Leg, Johnny celebrated their love of large, heavy balls with Quick Release. Even though highlighted by the skills of Ken M. Wilson with his 605 series, Sweep The Leg accomplished only 1 win against Quick Release. Countering this, #1 Head-to-Head Ryan Doll called the shots for Quick Release with his above-average 623 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Sweep The Leg, Johnny close out in 1st place, while Quick Release sinks 1 spot to come out in 3rd.
On lanes 21 & 22: No Pinheads entered a showdown to the death with Ebowla. With the strength of Phil Schroeder with his 528 series, No Pinheads celebrated a clean sweep over Ebowla. On the other side, Jason Carpio oversaw Ebowla with his 545 despite his team getting swept. No Pinheads leap 1 spot in the standings to finish in 2nd place, while Ebowla plunges 2 spots to go home with 6th.
On lanes 23 & 24: Rollin' J's deliberately ate cheese sticks in front of BOWLSH!T. Demonstrating the prowess of Jerry Krall with his above-average 432 series, Rollin' J's collected 3 wins against BOWLSH!T. Meanwhile, Travis Kleiner laid down the law in BOWLSH!T with his 461 despite his team notching only a single win. Rollin' J's leap 1 spot in the standings to complete in 4th place, while BOWLSH!T sinks 1 spot to end up with 7th.
On lanes 25 & 26: BILFs took turns kicking the ball return with WWJB. Showcasing Scott Murdock with his below-average 455 series, BILFs collected 3 wins against WWJB. Conversely, Rich Foster commanded WWJB with his above-average 459 despite his team notching only a single win. BILFs leap 2 spots in the standings to end in 5th place, while WWJB wind up in 8th.
Finally, down on lanes 27 & 28: Chicks With Balls had some one-on-one time with Split Happens. Headlined by #1 Power-Ranked and Most Valuable Bowler Janelle (Laube) Lamar and her stunning 474 series, the Chicks celebrated a clean sweep over Split Happens. . With Split Happens forfeiting, all the Chicks needed to do was roll within 40 pins of their combined team average each game. Mission accomplished. Chicks With Balls 9th place, while Split Happens 10th.
Bowlers slipping into The 200 Club include: David Codding (200,206), Jason Carpio (210), Ken M. Wilson (216,213), and Ryan Doll (202,225)
After a hard fought season, the Tournament of Champions was won tonight by Ryan Doll (Division 1),
with Ken Wilson (Division 1) landing in second place. Ryan will pocket the nice first-place pot,
while Ken will take away the second-place pot. Congratulations!
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#1 POWER BOWLER
Janelle Lamar Runner Up: Adam Messner
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#1 H2H BOWLER
Ryan Doll Runner Up: Janelle (Laube) Lamar
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FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE)
"I love AJ's leathery ball bag."
Ken Wilson, on the rugged texture a well-worn bag.
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EXPANDED STANDINGS
Pos. |
Team name |
Record |
Percent |
Total Pins |
Change |
1 |
Sweep The Leg, Johnny |
55-9 |
.859 |
36,160 |
n/a |
2 |
No Pinheads |
42-22 |
.656 |
32,594 |
+1 |
3 |
Quick Release |
42-22 |
.656 |
31,264 |
-1 |
4 |
Rollin' J's |
31.5-32.5 |
.492 |
23,817 |
+1 |
5 |
BILFs |
30-34 |
.469 |
26,360 |
+2 |
6 |
Ebowla |
30-34 |
.469 |
25,475 |
-2 |
7 |
BOWLSH!T |
29-35 |
.453 |
23,789 |
-1 |
8 |
WWJB |
27-37 |
.422 |
24,829 |
n/a |
9 |
Chicks With Balls |
26.5-37.5 |
.414 |
23,751 |
n/a |
10 |
Split Happens |
5-59 |
.078 |
16,786 |
n/a |
Top Individual Achievements for Week 16