When bowling completed tonight, the men of Stephen Hawking's Dance Club went home convinced they were the first place leaders. Which should make you nervous that those math skills dispense your pharmaceuticals.

First up, on lanes 41 & 42: Split It & Hit It was tasked by the entire league with chewing some Taffy. Sadly, Dennis Blake's 590 series, was only enough for 1 win against the Taffy. Carl Goetz and his 621 series kept the Taffy crew in first place. Split It & Hit It remains in 3rd place, while Salt Water Taffy remains in 1st. It should be noted, by the way, that this is the second week in a row that all four members of Split It were present. This may be a new league record.On lanes 43 & 44: Holy Sandbaggers, Batman! faced off against Stephen Hawking's Dance Club. Phil Schroeder led the Sandbaggers with his 536 series, but wound up swept by Michael Gordon and his 560 series. Holy Sandbaggers drops 1 spot in the standings to 6th place, while Stephen Hawking's Dance Club remains in 2nd. You read that, guys? Second.On lanes 45 & 46: It's A Trap! finally got their turn to battle Ray & Stevie. Though Andrew Finger led the team with a 540 series, the Trap saw dramatic improvement among several of its members tonight. While they remain in 7th place, if they can maintain the momentum from tonight we could see some serious shifts in the standings in the weeks to come.Finally, down on lanes 47 & 48, a hypercompetitive race between 404: Team Name Not Found and Hold My Beer, Watch This resulted in games that were closer than they probably should have been. Sean Simmons led the 404 Error with a 470 series, but managed only 1 win against Hold My Beer. Kody Karnes returned to form after last week's catastrophe, holding the beer with a 683 series. 404 drops 1 spot in the standings to 5th place, while Hold My Beer jumps 2 spots to 4th.This week in Tournament of Champions, Carl Goetz led Division 1 and his now tied with his least favorite son, Ian. Division 2 sees Dennis Blake continuing to dominate. In Division 3, Sean Simmons ruled the roost and is now tied with Todd Way. In Division 4, Michael Smith climbed ahead to the lead spot.Bowlers visiting with the Pope in The 200 Club this week include: Carl Goetz (216,216), Dennis Blake (204,210), Ian Goetz (247), Kody Karnes (209,268,206), Matt O'Dell (207), Michael Gordon (213), Russell Bingham (213), and Seth Gunderson (202,202)See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Chelsie Finger Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Dennis Blake Runner Up: Kody Karnes	#1 H2H BOWLER Dennis Blake Runner Up: Kody Karnes
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "God never gives someone a gift they are not capable of receiving. This includes the gift of first place." Pope Francis, on "Stephen Hawking's Dance Club" leaving the lanes thinking they were the leaders.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Salt Water Taffy	15-5	.750	10,834	n/a
2	Stephen Hawking's Dance Club	15-5	.750	9,038	n/a
3	Split It & Hit It	12-8	.600	8,603	n/a
4	Hold My Beer, Watch This	11-9	.550	10,436	+2
5	404: Team Name Not Found	11-9	.550	8,519	-1
6	Holy Sandbaggers, Batman!	9-11	.450	9,871	-1
7	It's A Trap!	7-13	.350	7,895	n/a
8	Ray & Stevie	0-20	.000	1,440	n/a

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Kody Karnes - 683 Carl Goetz - 621 Ian Goetz - 617 Dennis Blake - 590 Seth Gunderson - 574	Chelsie Finger - 455 Freda Schroeder - 418 Meghan Cummings - 337
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Kody Karnes - 683 Dennis Blake - 674 Ian Goetz - 650 Sean Simmons - 638 Phil Schroeder - 634	Chelsie Finger - 639 Meghan Cummings - 572 Freda Schroeder - 518
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Kody Karnes - 268 Ian Goetz - 247 Carl Goetz - 216 Russell Bingham - 213 Michael Gordon - 213 (t) Dennis Blake - 210	Chelsie Finger - 178 Freda Schroeder - 163 Meghan Cummings - 160
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Kody Karnes - 268 Matt O'Dell - 259 Ian Goetz - 258 Russell Bingham - 239 Dennis Blake - 238	Chelsie Finger - 239 Meghan Cummings - 238 Freda Schroeder - 196
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Matt O'Dell - 72 Ian Goetz - 61 Kody Karnes - 58 Russell Bingham - 46 Dennis Blake - 45	Meghan Cummings - 58 Chelsie Finger - 55 Freda Schroeder - 5