With the Spring '14 position round behind us, the schedule reset and everyone faced their opposition from the very first night once again in Week #9. While the league leaders continue to distance themselves from the other seven teams on the roster, the overall output from the league as a whole is currently the third best in league history with a chance to be the best ever. In the first matchup of the evening, The Finger Holes looked to rebound after the beat down they took at the hands of the current league leaders. It appears they found just what they needed as they dished out their own destruction against opponents Twerking Balls. With anchor Aubrey Moren nearly shooting his all-time best series (he notched a 660) to lead the way, The F-Holes turned it on full force after a Game #1 victory sealed by a margin of only ten pins. Games #2 and #3 were blowouts en route to the sweep. Twerking's lead off bowler Jake Parrott led the way in the losing effort with his 470 series. With the wins, The Finger Holes remain in 3rd while Twerking Balls slips one spot down into 7th place.The last time Pinterest faced UpgrayeDD, they ended the night with a winning percentage of .750 with their 3-1 record. Fast forward through thirty-two more games and the Pins are currently rocking a .889 win percentage after yet another sweep. With Ian Goetz pulling off both Most Valuable Bowler and #1 Power Ranked bowler honors with his league-leading 684 series, Pinterest continues their run at the best win record of all-time. Rookie of the season candidate Josh Robison continues to put up the top series for UpgrayeDD, ending the night with a 456. Neither team move in the standings, with Pinterest a full eight games ahead of everyone in 1st while UpgrayeDD remains in 8th place.Down on lanes 45 & 46, Mark It Zero continued its long quest to end the season with a winning record by taking a 3-1 matchup victory over opponents Split It & Hit It. With league powerhouse Kody Karnes putting up a 616 series, Mark It bounced back after a big loss in Game #1 to handily take Games #2, #3, and total pins. Split It's Matt Bunyard continues to add to his best career season in the league, leading the team this week with a 457 series. Despite the wins, Mark It Zero moved zero spots in the standings while remaining in 5th while Split It & Hit It climbed one spot into 6th place.The final matchup of the evening pitted two veteran teams against one another in a true shootout. The first to strike was the Schwetty Balls who, for the second week in a row, was led by Scott "Scooter J" Murdock and his 567 series (simultaneously putting Angela Bradford and Bob Brunker's Hall of Fame status in jeopardy). Not to be outdone, Bowltron battled back to even the series at one game apiece thanks to Bill Krejci's team leading 660 series. Game #3 came down to the 10th frame and ended up being settled by a mere eight pins in favor of the Schwetty Balls but it wasn't enough to take total pins, which went to Bowltron. With the teams going 2-2 against one another, neither moves up nor down in the standings as Schwetty Balls clings to 2nd and Bowltron to 4th place.The Tournament of Champions breakdown goes like this:Division 1 = Ian Goetz (25), Seth Gunderson (9)Division 2 = Phil Schroeder (19), Scott Murdock (16)Division 3 = Teresa Deterding (12), Matt Bunyard (9)Division 4 = Michael Gordon (18), Michael Smith (13)Bowlers spending some well deserved time this week at The 200 Club include: Aubrey Moren (234, 200, 226), Bill Krejci (233, 235), Ian Goetz (258, 215, 211), Jonathan Vigliaturo (210), Ken M. Wilson (246, 217), Kody Karnes (232, 221), Phil Schroeder (210), Ryan Doll (211), and Seth Gunderson (215, 210).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Ian Goetz Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Ian Goetz Runner Up: Aubrey Moren	#1 H2H BOWLER Ian Goetz Runner Up: Aubrey Moren
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Jesus, I haven't had this much fun since I got my vasectomy." Mark DeVoe, after losing Game #2 by a margin of 137 pins.

The Spring 2014 season is officially now half way complete and it's pretty apparent that the current league leaders are showing no signs of slowing up whatsoever. After amassing an incredible 28-4 record – winning 87.5% of their games so far – Pinterest is openly declaring the second half of the season as a battle for second place amongst everyone else still rolling as they are gunning for the best record in league history. Week #8 action witnessed half the league switching spots in the league standings but the road to taking over the top spot from Pinterest is a long shot. Here's how the position round played out...As already reported, Pinterest is on a tear this season. Refusing to drop a single game to their opponents, the current league leaders demolished The Finger Holes to take a 6-game lead over the rest of the league. Behind Ian Goetz and his 620 series, Pinterest has secured the 2nd best first half win record in league history. Aubrey Moren put up the most fire power for The F-Holes with his 539 series but it simply wasn't enough to derail the Pinterest express. The Finger Holes slip one spot down into 3rd place.Down a pair on lanes 43 & 44, last season's champs Bowltron looked to get back into the season but fell short against opponents Schwetty Balls. After a 50-pin victory in Game #1, mainly behind Bill Krejci's team-leading 630 series, Bowltron set their sights on victory but – ready for this? – Schwetty's very own Scott Murdock put up a 582 series to turn the tides and propel his team to a 3-1 matchup victory. The wins hop Schwetty Balls up into 2nd while Bowltron remains entrenched in 4th place.This season, the Twerking Balls' powerhouse Teresa Deterding has been putting up the best season of her GutterAlley career. This week she notched her fifth career Most Valuable Bowler performance with her team-leading 498 series as she battled opponents Mark It Zero to a standstill in their matchup. A pre-bowling Kody Karnes put up not only the highest series for Mark It Zero but also for the league with his 633 in the 2-2 effort. Neither team moved up or down in the league standings with Mark it Zero remaining in 5th and the Twerking Balls in 6th place.The final battle of the night featured last year's break out team Split It & Hit It throwing down against UpgrayeDD. Returning to form, primarily behind sub Todd Way and his 582 series (which landed him #1 Power Ranked bowler honors), Split It logged their first sweep of the season and moved up into 7th place in the process. UpgrayeDD, led this week by Josh Robison and his 420 series, topple one spot down into 8th place.The Tournament of Champions rolls on:Division 1 = Ian Goetz (19), Seth Gunderson (9)Division 2 = Scott Murdock (15), Phil Schroeder (13)Division 3 = Teresa Deterding (12), Rob Kaszuba/Josh Robison (8)Division 4 = Michael Smith (12), Michael Gordon (12)Bowlers positioning themselves in The 200 Club during the position round this week include: Bill Krejci (223, 233), Bob Brunker (200), Dennis Blake (209), Ian Goetz (225, 211), Jake Parrott (207), Jonathan Vigliaturo (200), Ken M. Wilson (206, 216), Kody Karnes (246, 214), Ryan Doll (210, 203), Scott Murdock (220), and Todd Way (200, 200).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Teresa Deterding Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Todd Way Runner Up: Scott Murdock	#1 H2H BOWLER Todd Way Runner Up: Scott Murdock
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Was there ever any doubt?!?" Seth Gunderson, after taking all four games in the position round.

The midway point of the season is upon us and, as always, that means that it's time for the position round. For those of you new to the league, this week moves away from the standard schedule and pits the team in 1st against the team in 2nd place; 3rd place battles 4th place; 5th tries to beat up on 6th place; 7th and 8th place wage war against one another as well.Scoot and I usually try to figure out just how high and, consequently, low teams could move around tonight provided "perfect conditions" (and by "perfect conditions" we mean that your team sweeps and the teams above end their matchups in the most advantageous way to allow your team to move up in the standings). With that, here's what could happen with each team:1. PinterestHighest: 1st place, of course, since they currently lead the league with 24 wins. They'd be at 28.Lowest: 1st place. Even if they get trounced they would still have a one game lead over league. Not too shabby.2. The Finger HolesHighest: 2nd place, trailing the league leaders provided they could sweep them. They would, more than likely, hold a total pins lead over Schwetty Balls even if they swept in their matchup.Lowest: 3rd place. If they were blanked by Pinterest and Schwetty Balls won at least one game in their matchup against Bowltron.3. Schwetty BallsHighest: 2nd place, provided they win at least one more games than The Fingers Holes do in their respective matchup.Lowest: 3rd place. Bowltron cannot overtake Schwetty in the standings even if they sweep.4. BowltronHighest: 4th place. The reigning champs can't make much noise tonight even with four more wins under their belt.Lowest: 5th place, in four scenarios – (1) Bowltron gets swept in their matchup while Mark it Zero sweeps Twerking Balls, (2) Bowltron gets swept in their matchup while Twerking Balls sweeps Mark It Zero, (3) Bowltron only wins one game and Mark it Zero sweeps, total pins would knock 'em down more than likely, or (4) Bowltron gets swept, Mark It Zero goes 3-1, and total pins pushes Zero into 4th.5. Mark it ZeroHighest: 4th place, if they win three and Bowltron gets swept or if they sweep and Bowltron wins one or no games.Lowest: 7th place. Dropping three in their matchup with Twerking Balls and UpgrayeDD winning at least two games against Split It & Hit It.6. Twerking BallsHighest: 4th place, if they sweep Mark It Zero and Bowltron gets swept by Schwetty Balls.Lowest: 7th place. If they lose more games against Mark It Zero than UpgrayeDD wins in their matchup against Split It & Hit It.7. UpgrayeDD Highest: 5th place – if Mark It Zero/Twerking Balls split and they win at least three in their own matchup OR Twerking beats Mark It Zero 3-1 and they sweep Split It in their own matchup.Lowest: 8th place, if they get swept.8. Split It & Hit ItHighest: 7th place, only if they sweep UpgrayeDD.Lowest: 8th place. Good luck to everyone!

Week #7 is now in the books and every team has faced off against one another. We've seen big games, win streaks, and come-from-behind victories as well as subpar scores, surprising losing streaks, and games lost with the final throw of the 10th frame. All in all, we've had your typical first half of a season leading up to next week's position round. Ready to see how the stage has been set? Read on...In the first matchup of the evening, out of sorts Split It & Hit It took on the recently revitalized UpgrayeDD. After a narrow Game #1 victory by Split It – led this week by shoe-destroying Dennis Blake and his 424 series – the UpgrayeDD collective fired on all cylinders to reverse this trend and stormed back to take series 3-1. Led by Josh Robison and his 405 series, Up take their wins but remain in 7th. Split It, now at 7-21 for the season, remain in 8th place. The two teams will face one another in next week's position round.On Lanes 43 & 44, reigning champs Bowltron looked to garner four easy wins against the Twerking Balls but things didn't quite work out as they planned. After easily taking Game #1 behind anchor Ryan Doll's 581 series, 'tron stalled out over the next two games – including dropping Game #3 by a mere six pins. Total pins ended up going to Bowltron to split the series at 2-2. Lead off bowler Jake Parrott led the Twerkers with his 446 series. Despite the wins, neither team moved in the league standings with Bowltron remain in 4th and Twerking Balls staying in 6th place.When the season began, Pinterest looked to win a title. If the second half of their season is anything like their first, it's a foregone conclusion. Simply put, these guys are on fire. This week's victims were Schwetty Balls, which they pushed aside to take a 3-1 matchup victory and incurred only their fourth loss of the entire season. Led this week by Ian Goetz and his 572 series, Pinterest has put up one of the ten best first half series of all time no matter what happens next week. Schwetty's Angela Bradford and her team-leading 535 series caused the lone loss for Pinterest of the night. Pinterest remains in 1st while Schwetty drops one spot into 3rd place.As he typically does, Phil Schroeder of The Finger Holes tends to bring his A-game as the season progresses. The proof resides in the fact that he was this week's Most Valuable Bowler as well as the #1 Power Ranked bowler in a 4-game rout of hapless Mark It Zero. Anchor Aubrey Moren led the F-Holes with a 605 series (Phil ended with a 590). Kody Karnes' 614 series led the entire league but his team continues to lose, extending their losing streak to 12 and debuting at 25th on a list that they'd rather not be on. Mark It Zero remains in 5th while The Finger Holes manage to be the only team to climb in the league standings at all, clawing their way up to 2nd place. The Tournament of Champions results are in and here's how the divisions currently sit:Division 1 = Ian Goetz (13), Seth Gunderson (9)Division 2 = Phil Schroeder (12), Scott Murdock (9)Division 3 = Rob Kaszuba (8), Josh Robison (7)Division 4 = Michael Gordon (12), Michael Smith (9)Bowlers knowing it'll be a while before Ken and his new ball show up in The 200 Club include: Angela Bradford (226), Aubrey Moren (223), Ian Goetz (211), Jonathan Vigliaturo (206), Kody Karnes (242), Phil Schroeder (216, 206), Rob Kaszuba (204), Ryan Doll (211), and Seth Gunderson (211, 204). See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Phil Schroeder Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Phil Schroeder Runner Up: Jonathan Vigliaturo	#1 H2H BOWLER Phil Schroeder Runner Up: Rob Kaszuba
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Big shock. I still can't believe Doll thinks he deserves the Hall of Fame over me." John Boren, upon seeing his former team with a losing record near the midway point.

Week #6 is now in the books and with it came quite the shuffling in the league standings. All but one team found themselves in a new position while the lone foursome that didn't budge extended its lead out ahead of everyone else after an impressive 21-3 start and will easily find themselves on this Top 25 list after the position round. Ready to hear how the matchups played out? Okay, then...Talk about firing on (almost) all cylinders! The members of Schwetty Balls took on league laughingstocks Mark It Zero Tuesday night in the first matchup. Led by – ready for this? – Scott "Scooter J" Murdock and his 587 series, Schwetty was eager to help Mark It Zero extend their losing streak to a solid eight games and handed them their second sweep in as many weeks. Sabrina Gray hoisted her all time highest series (a 443) in the process. Zero's Kody Karnes continues to lead the league with his impressive output – this week putting up a 672 series – but can find no help from his teammates. Schwetty Balls improves one spot into 2nd while Mark It Zero slips back down into 5th place.Are they the loudest team? Definitely. Are they they the funniest team? Without doubt. Are they the team that no one wants to have to face this season? Holy shit, yes. Pinterest continues its dominance over the Spring '14 session with yet another impressive matchup victory, this time against opponents The Finger Holes. With Ian Goetz running point this week with a team leading 560 series, the guys bounced back after a Game #1 loss to run the board the rest of the night en route to a 3-1 win and remain in first place. The F-Holes, led by Aubrey Moren and his 551 series, tumble one spot down into 3rd place.Down on Lanes 45 & 46, the league was treated to the highest number of high games and series in a single matchup we've seen in a while as reigning champs Bowltron did battle with last season's Cinderella story Split It & Hit It. With his first Most Valuable Bowler performance of the season, anchor Ryan Doll woke up to lead his team to a 3-1 matchup victory with his 640 series. Welcome back, Doll! The team almost managed a clean sweep over Split It had it not been for an incredible performance out of sub Todd Way, whose career high 594 series (including his personal best 210 game), earned him #1 Power Ranked bowler honors this week and a narrow win in Game #3 to keep from getting blanked. Bowltron hops up one spot into 4th while Split It & Hit It hits it down into 8th place.After a mishap involving the automated scoring machines, the matchup between Twerking Balls and UpgrayeDD had to take their party downtown to a pair of working lanes. This migration proved to be just what the Twerkers were looking for as they turned their season around with a sweep of their competition. Lead by Teresa Deterding's season best 484 series, the Twerks moves two spots up in the standings – the biggest jump this week – into 6th place. UpgrayeDD, once again led by Rookie of the Season candidate Josh Robison, couldn't capitalize off his team high 410 series and fall one spot into 7th place.The Tournament of Champions is just really getting started and finds the following bowlers leading their respective divisions after three weeks of play:Division 1 – Seth Gunderson (9), Ian Goetz (7)Division 2 – Phil Schroeder (6), Jonathan Vigliaturo (6), Scott Murdock (6), Andy McLeod (5),Division 3 – Josh Robison (7), Teresa Deterding (6)Division 4 – Michael Gordon (12), Steve Kohlmeyer (9)Bowlers melting away more slowly than the snow outside this week in The 200 Club include: Andy McLeod (210), Aubrey Moren (211), Bill Krejci (228), Bob Brunker (200), Bryan Mohr (220, 205), Dennis Blake (215, 229), Ian Goetz (216), Ken M. Wilson (211, 203), Kody Karnes (211, 256), Ryan Doll (220, 204, 216), Scott Murdock (219), Seth Gunderson (212), and Todd Way (210, 203).There are only two more weeks left to nominate someone for this season's Hall of Fame ballot. Get in there already, dammit!See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Ryan Doll Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Todd Way Runner Up: Bryan Mohr	#1 H2H BOWLER Todd Way Runner Up: Scott Murdock
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Wow, looks like I wasn't the only person that didn't show up to bowl for Mark It Zero tonight." Anita Osthoff, upon hearing that her team was swept for the second week in a row.