The Fall 2015 season kicked off tonight, resulting in two teams on top, four teams in a dead even tie, and one team winding up a victim of it all. The blind team was, of course, a no-show. Money was collected, humps were given, beer was consumed, and even in the post-Cliff world people still can't resist adding special sketches to the score sheets.On Lanes 41 & 42, the goofily-named Salt Water Taffy faced off against the freshly-named Hold My Beer, Watch This. With a 647 series, including a 268 high game, Kody Karnes held the beer to chew on some taffy for the first two games. But right as Kody started doing his impression of the Chinese stock market with his scores, Carl Goetz and sub Bob Brunker had enough of the sticky situation and both rolled 221 games to secure game 3 and total pins for the Taffy. With their split series, The Taffy and Hold My Beer start the season off in 3rd and 4th place, respectively.Next up on lanes 43 & 44, a mostly-rookie It's A Trap! hoped to make a good show against Holy Sandbaggers, Batman! for their debut. But despite two very close games led by Andrew Finger's 590 series, they wouldn't quite keep up with Phil Schroeder's MVB performance and Aubrey Moren's 577 series. The Trap starts our trapped at the bottom of the standings, while the not-sandbagging Sandbaggers start the season in first place.Over on 45 & 46, another mostly new-team, which renamed itself to 404: Team Name Not Found after they finished rolling, faced off against a half-absent Stephen Hawkings Dance Club. With the 404 error led by Scott Murdock's 518 series and the Dance Club led by sub Jake Parrott's 522 series, the two teams ended up with a 2-2 tie. With total pins factored in, these teams wind up in 5th and 6th place, respectively.Finally, a half-present Split It & Hit It did battle against the blind team, Ray & Stevie. Dennis Blake led the half=Split with a 475 series to sweep. Split It starts the season in 2nd due to total pins.The Tournament of Champions, doesn't start for another two weeks. Because we have a blind team, each division will have one blind bowler rather than concentrating all four blinds into the same division.Bowlers kicking off The 200 Club this week include: Aaron Barber (221), Andrew Finger (200), Aubrey Moren (226), Bob Brunker (221), Carl Goetz (219,221), and Kody Karnes (268)Because of a corporate event, we will not be bowling the week of October 6. The schedule will be shifting a week to compensate, we'll update the schedule on the web site soon to reflect the change.There are two new features on the web site. First, we have an Instagram feed in the right hand column now. Tag your pictures with #GutterAlley and they'll show up in the feed. Secondly, comments on posts are working again after 2+ years of brokenness. Also, the poll is back, with a question about bowling fees. Check it out in thr right hand column and let us know what you think.See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Phil Schroeder Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Kody Karnes Runner Up: Carl Goetz	#1 H2H BOWLER Andrew Finger Runner Up: Scott Murdock
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "I'm saving all my love for you." Newcomer Andrew Finger, to Scoot, after pointing out that he's saving up his humpings (4 so far) until he knows Scoot better.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Holy Sandbaggers, Batman!	4-0	1.000	2,004	n/a
2	Split It & Hit It	4-0	1.000	1,649	n/a
3	Salt Water Taffy	2-2	.500	2,137	n/a
4	Hold My Beer, Watch This	2-2	.500	2,067	n/a
5	404: Team Name Not Found	2-2	.500	1,635	n/a
6	Stephen Hawking's Dance Club	2-2	.500	1,578	n/a
7	It's A Trap!	0-4	.000	1,558	n/a
8	Ray & Stevie	0-4	.000	1,440	n/a

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Kody Karnes - 647 Carl Goetz - 608 Andrew Finger - 590 Aubrey Moren - 577 Aaron Barber - 556	Freda Schroeder - 446 Chelsie Finger - 356 Meghan Cummings - 286
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Kody Karnes - 647 Carl Goetz - 608 Andrew Finger - 599 Aubrey Moren - 596 Aaron Barber - 592	Freda Schroeder - 570 Chelsie Finger - 552 Meghan Cummings - 538
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Kody Karnes - 268 Aubrey Moren - 226 Bob Brunker - 221 Carl Goetz - 221 (t) Aaron Barber - 221 (t) Andrew Finger - 200 Jake Parrott - 194	Freda Schroeder - 167 Chelsie Finger - 134 Meghan Cummings - 104
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Kody Karnes - 268 Bob Brunker - 241 Aaron Barber - 233 Aubrey Moren - 232 Sean Simmons - 231	Freda Schroeder - 208 Chelsie Finger - 199 Meghan Cummings - 188
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Kody Karnes - 53 Sean Simmons - 49 Bob Brunker - 46 Dennis Cummings - 37 Aaron Barber - 36	Freda Schroeder - 19 Chelsie Finger - 16 Meghan Cummings - 9

The Fall 2015 season begins in just a few hours, and here is a sneak preview of some milestones that should or could be achieved this season...Ian Goetz should pass David Codding in the count of 200+ games rolled either this week or next week, unless he sandbags like a chump. Freda Schroeder and Dennis Blake both have their 50th 200+ game within reach this season if they work at it.Aaron Barber is now the best currently-active bowler who has not won a championship. Could this be his season?But this season truly belongs to Carl Goetz: Read the rest of this entry »

Summer is behind us and it's already that time again – dust off your balls and say goodbye to the wife and kids as it's time to head back onto the battlefields as the 32nd season of GutterAlley actions begins this Tuesday. This season will feature eight new recruits making their debut this season! A special welcome to rookies Andrew Finger, Brian Walsh, Chelsie Finger, Matt O'Dell, Meghan Cummings, Sean Miller, Seaon Simmons, and Zach Cross!START DATE: Tuesday, August 25th at 6:20PM (league bowling starts at 6:30 after ten minutes of practice)LOCATION: NKC Pro Bowl, 505 East 18th Avenue, North Kansas City, MO 64116. For you new bowlers, we will be down on lanes 41-48 so you're best off parking behind the bowling alley. The rear parking lot is accessible only from the west side of the building from either 18th Ave or Erie St.

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As some of you already know, AMF raised our rates over the summer for the first time in at least 6 seasons. This rate increase will mean $238 less for prize money at the end of the season. We have three options: Read the rest of this entry »