With 32 seasons of bowling now behind us, the Fall 2015 season ended tonight as the 4th best season in league history. Both in terms of combined league average and in terms of the number (206) of 200+ games rolled. Congratulations, everyone, on a great season!BEFORE WE GET ON WITH THE WRITEUP, BE SURE TO VOTE FOR YOUR END OF SEASON FAVORITES! AND JOIN US ON DEC 22 FOR PRIZE MONEY AND FUN WEEK!Since no teams changed positions in the standings, the rundown of the matchups will also double as a rundown of the final rankings.

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First up, on lanes 41 & 42: Salt Water Taffy had no need to defend their 1st place title against Stephen Hawking's Dance Club. Thanks to Ian Goetz and his 629 series, Salt Water Taffy managed their one and only post-clinch win. Russell Bingham's 628 series led Stephen Hawking's Dance Club to 3 wins. Salt Water Taffy remains in 1st place, while Stephen Hawking's Dance Club remains in 2nd.

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For reasons unknown, that definitely had nothing to do with the first place team getting swept, the lanes started falling apart tonight! As did any chance of seeing any of 2nd thru 6th place get locked up early.

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With their victories tonight, and with an assist provided by Split It & Hit It, Salt Water Taffy secured the Fall 2015 championship tonight. This is the 2nd championship for Jonathan Vigliaturo, the 5th for Ian Goetz, the 7th for Seth Gunderson, and the 10th for Carl Goetz. Congratulations, fellas! Try not to spend your extra five bucks in one place.The fact that the championship was determined already kind of tells you what went down on lanes 41 & 42. Holy Sandbaggers, Batman! was led by Phil Schroeder and his 533 series, but in a strange twist Freda Schroeder snagged both Most Valuable Bowler and #1 Power Ranked Bowler despite mustering only 1 win against Salt Water Taffy. Carl Goetz stormed the path to victory with his 644 series. Holy Sandbaggers, Batman! remains in 3rd place, while Salt Water Taffy remains in 1st in perpetuity.

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Turkey week saw lots of turkeys but no movement in the standings, likely due to everyone being overloaded on tryptophan.First up, on lanes 41 & 42: Andrew Finger led It's A Trap! to a sweep against the blind team with his 518 series. However, a big assist came from Dennis Cummings. Last week Dennis noticed that he bowled better taking his glasses off, so he tried it again this week and earned Most Valuable Bowler. It's A Trap! remains in 7th place, while Ray & Stevie remains in 8th.

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Because the results of the bowling matchups this week were so expected, and therefore so boring, Scoot has absolutely no inspiration for what to write about this week. Due to this, just so Scoot would stay awake writing this, much of the following is a load of crap.On lanes 41 & 42: Salt Water Taffy faced off against 404: Team Name Not Found. Despite (or perhaps because of) being constantly distracted by Zach Cross's wardrobe malfunctions, Ian Goetz rolled his balls off with a 636 series to lead Salt Water Taffy in a clean sweep over 404: Team Name Not Found. Sean Miller, who was perhaps more affected by Zach's endless nip-slips, led 404 with a 447 series. Salt Water Taffy remains (of course) in 1st place even through no one cares, while 404: Team Name Not Found drops 1 spot to 6th. It should also be noted that by dropping from 232 in game 2 to a mere 107 in game 3, Jonathan Vigliaturo achieved the 6th largest score change and 3rd largest score drop in league history.

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While everyone has been worrying about the antics of Salt Water Taffy and Stephen Hawkings Dance Club, another team has been quietly cornholing us all and climbing the ranks. With a three week streak sweep so far, could a new contender for first be in our future?First up, on lanes 41 & 42: The other half of Split It & Hit It showed up to roll against 3/4 of It's A Trap!. Led by Todd Way and his 514 series, Split It & Hit It freed 3 wins from the Trap. Chelsie Finger and her nicely even 400 series was enough to snag one win. Split It & Hit It remains in 3rd place, while It's A Trap! remains in 7th.

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After lurking in the shadows much of the season, honing and refining their hunting skills, both of the league's Seans struck with a vengeance tonight. With a 154 average, Sean Miller rolled a 203 and a 205; with a 138 average, Sean Simmons rolled a 214. Congrats, guys, on kicking the door down to The 200 Club!In our first matchup, on lanes 41 & 42, a suffering Hold My Beer, Watch This hoped that Holy Sandbaggers, Batman! would be weak and tired after post-bowling the night before. No such luck. Led by Aubrey Moren and his 594 series, Holy Sandbaggers, Batman! secured a clean sweep. Though Kody Karnes put up an impressive 622 series, and AJ Hofmann finally broke out of his slump for game 3, it just wasn't enough to overcome their anchor Aaron Barber's sore wrist. (You might want to switch to the other hand during your alone time, buddy.) Hold My Beer drops 2 spots in the standings to 6th place, while Holy Sandbaggers, Batman! jumps 2 spots to 4th.

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With Game 1 of the World Series underway, only about half the league showed up to bowl tonight. Most of us were done before 8:00, and with one team post-bowling this will be an abbreviated writeup for now.First up, on lanes 41 & 42: 404: Team Name Not Found faced off against Stephen Hawking's Dance Club. "Leading" 404 with a 482 series, Scott Murdock was eyeing a good shot at his second 600+ series before everything came crashing down in the 9th frame of game 2. Meanwhile, Russell Bingham led the Dance Club with 578 series. With his effort, plus a tentative MVB and #Power Ranked performance by Brian Walsh, Stephen Hawking's Dance Club's clean sweep moves them up 1 spot to 2nd while Not Found drops to 5th.

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Tonight's position round reshuffled the standings deck almost as much as Ian shuffled Scoot's poker cards a few weeks ago. In the process, two veteran bowlers set new personal best records.First up, on lanes 41 & 42: Stephen Hawking's Dance Club knew they couldn't get Salt Water Taffy unstuck from first place, but they hoped to at least time a bite from their lead. But Ian Goetz had already made plans to roll his new personal best series tonight, a 709, to lead his team to a 3-1 victory and further increase their overall pull on first. Michael Gordon tried to bust some moves, but his 570 series, could only secure 1 win for the Dance Club. Salt Water Taffy remains in 1st place, while Stephen Hawking's Dance Club drops 1 spot to 3rd -- albeit technically part of a 4-way tie for 2nd..

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It hardly seems possible, but the mid-season position round is already upon us! Tonight's games set the stage for next week, and one of our long-time bowlers reached a long-sought-after milestone. And, for the first time all season, no one was absent!First up, on lanes 41 & 42: Holy Sandbaggers, Batman! battled for position against Split It & Hit It. Split It seemed poised to work their way up the standings under the leadership of Dennis Blake and his 490 series. However Aubrey Moren would have nothing to do with it and rolled a 574 series to derail Split It's plans. The Sandbaggers climb 1 spot in the standings to 6th place, while Split It & Hit It sinks 2 spots to 5th. These two teams will face each other again next week.

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The last night of bowling before a two-week pause saw some shifts in the standings that could lead to some unexpected matchups for the position round.On lanes 41 & 42: Hold My Beer, Watch This thought that since they were bowling the last place team, they'd continue their rise towards first place. Unfortunately for them no one warned them that It's A Trap! Despite a 632 series from Kody Karnes, the rest of the team stumbled and bumbled about in their Blue Moon drunkenness and forgot they were supposed to actually bowling. This made it easy for Andrew Finger to cast a net with his 603 series and snare 3 wins, enough to lead his team out of last place. Hold My Beer drops 1 spot in the standings to 5th place, while It's A Trap! moves up to 6th.

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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

Tonight saw a bit of a shakeup in the standings, including a surge from a team that couldn't be bothered to show up on the proper bowling night yet still thinks they get to bank their Scoot-humpings until next week.But before we get to that, on lanes 41 & 42: It's A Trap! faced off against Stephen Hawking's Dance Club. Though the predictions called for a sweep, Andrew Finger's 597 series wasn't enough for the Trap to muster more than 1 win. Meanwhile Michael Gordon turned it on with a 557 series to lead Stephen Hawking's Dance Club to 3 wins. It's A Trap! remains in 7th place, while Stephen Hawking's Dance Club moves up 1 spots to 2nd.

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While it's almost certain to change in the weeks to come, fir the first time this season one team has pulled ahead of the pack to stake a claim to the first place throne.

Starting with lanes 41 & 42: 404: Team Name Not Found faced off against Holy Sandbaggers, Batman!. Co-led by Scott Murdock and Sean Miller and their 484 series...es?, 404: Team Name Not Found secured first place with a clean sweep over Holy Sandbaggers, Batman!. Though this wasn't exactly because of stellar bowling by the 404 Error. Forgetting which week they are supposed to live up to their namesake, Holy Sandbaggers, Batman! was led by an uncharacteristic 496 series from Aubrey Moren. 404: Team Name Not Found remains in 1st place, while Holy Sandbaggers, Batman! sinks 2 spots to 6th.

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The second week of the Fall 2015 season saw some pretty big shakeups, as every team ever moved in the standings or caused a major upset.

First up, on lanes 41 & 42: Stephen Hawking's Dance Club faced off against Ray & Stevie. Led by a freshly-back-from Vegas Michael Gordon and his 540 series, Stephen Hawking's Dance Club secured a clean sweep against the blinds. Stephen Hawking climbs 4 spots in the standings to 2nd place, while Ray & Stevie remains in 8th in perpetuity.

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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

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 »

Well, that's it! With another 300 game, a 7-10 split, a combined league average of 168.845, and 285 200+ games, our best-season ever on MANY metrics is now in the history books!Highlights include Brian Coe picking up our league's second 300 game, and newcomer Russell Bingham picking up our first 7-10 split ever.It also came some with some sadness, when a league staple from the very beginning, Ken M. Wilson, quit after the 4th week. He was just one week shy of being the first bowler in league history to reach 100 600+ series, so maybe that dangling over his head will entice him to return someday. Our final week of the season included the surprise Hall of Fame induction of Ryan Doll, captain of this season's championship team Amazeballs.SEASON FAVORITESRookie of the Season: Russell Bingham (Dennis Cummings, runner-up)Seth Gunderson Captain of the Season: Ryan Doll (Seth Gunderson, runner-up)Carl Goetz Defensive Bowler of the Season: Carl Goetz (Ryan Doll, runner-up)Underdog of the Season: Alison Radke (Dan Imperial, runner-up)Emily Podhajsky Good Sportsmanship Award: Alison Radke (Angela Bradford, runner-up)Bob Brunker/Rob Kaszuba Good Sportsmanship Award: Rob Kaszuba (Bob Brunker, runner-up)People's Choice: Most Valuable Bowler: Brian Coe (Ryan Doll, runner-up)Favorite Team to Face: Sponsored By Rogue (Split It & Hit It, runner-up)Most Feared Team: Gimme Headpin / Amazeballs (Sponsored By Rogue, runner-up)Pat Searcy "Life of the Party" Award: Cliff Barendsen (Seth Gunderson, runner-up)Scott Murdock "Get 'er Done" Award: AJ Hofmann (Angela Bradford, runner-up)SEASON INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:Women's High Series Scratch - Angela Bradford (590)Women's High Game Scratch - Freda Schroeder (204)Women's High Series Handicap - Alison Radke (595)Women's High Game Handicap - No one, as there were only 3 females on the roster this seasonMen's High Series Scratch - Brian Coe (715)^*Men's High Game Scratch - Kody Karnes / Aubrey Moren (278, tie)^**Men's High Series Handicap - Ryan Doll (722)Men's High Game Handicap - Michael Gordon (286)^*Would have been Ken M. Wilson with his 717 scratch series, but Rule 3b disqualifies him this season.^**An odd side effect of the above means that Brian Coe's 300 doesn't count as high game scratch, due to the other part of Rule 3b.See you August 25! Please check out the recruitment page for updates on the Fall Season. Some of Scoot's sign-up sheets from the last night got tossed before he could collect them, so please let Scoot know if any info on here is inaccurate. Formal recruitment will start in June but you are welcome to add your name to the list any time!

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Since Bryan Mohr was absent again preventing a team photo of the champs, the top story this week is that for the first time anyone can remember the matchup involving Freda's team was the first to finish without a forfeit being involved --- and that was even with a forfeit happening elsewhere in the league tonight!The Fall 2015 season – our 31st since beginning back in the Winter of 1999 – came to a big finish Tuesday night. And, for the second time in a row, we set a new record for the best season in our league's 15 year-history and once again shattered the season record for the most 200+ games thrown in a single season. Like a... broken record..., we once again kicked some serious butt over these past 16 weeks. Congratulations to this season's champions: Bryan Mohr (his 2nd title), Rob Kaszuba (his 2nd), Angela Bradford (her 5th), and Ryan Doll (his 2nd). It should also be noted that this was the best season in both Rob Kaszuba's and Angela Bradford's careers in our league.While the championship was already sealed last week by the thinnest margin possible (half a game), our first two teams to face each other tonight were both powerful forces all season long. Amazeballs reached it's pinnacle in the 3rd game of the midseason position round, in which they also (like tonight) faced Sponsored By Rogue. Rogue, meanwhile, peaked just last week with an 875 series. Apparently deciding they didn't need to win any more, which was technically true, Amazeballs (led by Led by Ryan Doll's 602 series) rolled over and was swpt by Rogue, ending the season only half a game up. Carl Goetz and his 650 series led Rogue in achieving the highest possible 2nd-place finish.Gimme Headpin is a team that should have been a contender, and probably would have been if not for the sudden departure of its captain in week 5. The team soldiered on the best it could, but peaked early on with an 885 series in week 3. Meanwhile 10 Pins 10 Balls saw its greatest performance in the 3rd game of week 7, with an 863 series that included a new personal best score of 246 by Phil Schroeder. The matchup between this pair tonight ended in a draw, with Brain Coe leading Hedpin to half the wins with a 596 series and Dennis "Pops" Laube leading 10-Pins to the other half of the wins with a 538 series. Headpin remains in 3rd, while 10 Balls drops to 5th.

Squirtin' Tunas is a team that has been struggling in our league, in various forms, for quite some time... but this season they evolved into a team that should not be ignored. It is only due to luck of the draw and the sheer strength of the league this season that they didn't finish higher in the standings. Aaron Barber finished the season as the 13th best bowler of all time -- and the 8th best among those who are still active in the league. The Tuna's best series was an 829 in the 3rd game of the midseason position round. On the other end of this matchup, the league's team to finish best among the losers was Split It and Hit It. For the first time in its 6-season career, Split It operated as a 4-man team instead of a 5-man team with rotating members. They peaked last week, when a new personal best game of 192 by Michael Smith helped them achieve a 761 series. Tonight, MVB and #1 Power Ranked Bowler Michael Gordon lead the Tuna to a clean sweep with a 629 series. Meanwhile Lloyd Blair Dennis Blake led Split It with a 490 series in the losing effort. Tuna climbs to 4th place, while Split It remains in 6th.Finally, Ballz Out experienced quite a ride this season. After finishing the first half of the season with only 3.5 wins, in the second half of the season they would go on to increase that nearly fivefold with 17 second-half wins. This should be more than enough to earn them the #1 spot among the best ever second-half comebacks when the season gets closed out next week. Cliff Barendsen's personal best score of 256 rolled in week 14 helped the Ballz hit their best series with a 696. On the other side of matchup, The Pin Is Mightier proved this season that the pin was indeed mightier. Never quite ever able to fire on all cylinders until the end, they finished the season with their strongest performance, a 622 series in game 3 of week 16. Dan Imperial led the Pinis Mightier with a 473 series, while Ballz Out was so determined to return to dead last that they opted not to bowl at all tonight. Mightier regains 7th place, while Ballz Out zips up the season in 8th.  The absence of Ballz Out this evening disappointed a long time fan who stopped by specifically to see them.  This fan has vowed to return next week for Fun Week to meet them.The Tournament of Champions ended with Dennis "Pops" Laube winning the final game by 47 pins. Congratulations, Pops! You had a hell of a rookie season. Jake Parrott takes 2nd place. They join the list of winners dating all the way back into the early 2000s although we officially began awarding the winners with cash prizes in the Spring 2012 season.Bowlers helping destroy the previous league record in The 200 Club this week include: Aaron Barber (202), Brian Coe (233), Carl Goetz (205,275), Ian Goetz (210), Jonathan Vigliaturo (210), Kody Karnes (200,213), Michael Gordon (257), Russell Bingham (202), Ryan Doll (224), and Seth Gunderson (229,204)SEASON INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:Women's High Series Scratch - Angela Bradford (590)Women's High Game Scratch - Freda Schroeder (204)Women's High Series Handicap - Alison Radke (595)Women's High Game Handicap - No one, as there were only 3 females on the roster this seasonMen's High Series Scratch - Brian Coe (715)^*Men's High Game Scratch - Kody Karnes / Aubrey Moren (278, tie)^**Men's High Series Handicap - Ryan Doll (722)Men's High Game Handicap - Michael Gordon (286)^*Would have been Ken M. Wilson with his 717 scratch series, but Rule 3b disqualifies him this season.^**An odd side effect of the above means that Brian Coe's 300 doesn't count has high game scratch, due to the other part of Rule 3b.Prize money will be handed out next week at our semi-annual Fun Night, followed by 9-pin tap.PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO VOTE FOR YOUR SEASON FAVORITES RIGHT NOW, DAMMIT!!!See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Michael Gordon Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Michael Gordon Runner Up: Jonathan Vigliaturo	#1 H2H BOWLER Seth Gunderson Runner Up: Michael Gordon
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Well, I have a napkin in my pocket with a drawing of a penis holding a gun on it..." AJ Hofmann, after being asked what lucky charm he was using to be bowling so well tonight.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Amazeballs	40.5-23.5	.633	33,205	n/a
2	Sponsored By Rogue	40-24	.625	37,404	n/a
3	Gimme Headpin	35-29	.547	38,709	n/a
4	Squirtin' Tunas	35-29	.547	33,150	+1
5	10 Pins 10 Balls	33-31	.516	33,594	-1
6	Split It & Hit It	26-38	.406	26,601	n/a
7	The Pin is Mightier	23-41	.359	26,197	+1
8	Ballz Out	20.5-43.5	.320	23,661	-1

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Carl Goetz - 650 Seth Gunderson - 632 Michael Gordon - 629 Ryan Doll - 602 Brian Coe - 596	Angela Bradford - 511 Freda Schroeder - 491
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Michael Gordon - 686 Seth Gunderson - 651 Jonathan Vigliaturo - 650 Carl Goetz - 650 (t) Russell Bingham - 639 Dennis Laube - 622	Freda Schroeder - 584 Angela Bradford - 573
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Carl Goetz - 275 Michael Gordon - 257 Brian Coe - 233 Seth Gunderson - 229 Ryan Doll - 224	Freda Schroeder - 178 Angela Bradford - 174
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Michael Gordon - 276 Carl Goetz - 275 Dennis Cummings - 242 Seth Gunderson - 235 Jonathan Vigliaturo - 234	Freda Schroeder - 209 Angela Bradford - 194
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Michael Gordon - 81 Carl Goetz - 64 Dennis Cummings - 63 Jonathan Vigliaturo - 41 Dan Imperial - 38	Freda Schroeder - 17

Wow, what a night! By all rights, the lead story should be about Amazeballs securing the championship, making next week a formality. But their accomplishment was overshadowed when Russell Bingham, a rookie, did what no one else has done in 31 seasons of our league's existence -- he picked up a 7-10 split! This is an accomplishment that is statistically far more rare than a 300 game. For a little more perspective, 38,245 individual games had been rolled in our league before Russell became the first to do this. Congratulations, Russell, for doing what 330 of our league's bowlers have been unable to do before you!Russell's amazing pick-up took place on lanes 41 & 42, where Squirtin' Tunas faced off against 10 Pins 10 Balls. Aaron Barber led the Tuna with his 578 series, to net 3 wins against 10 Pins 10 Balls. Phil Schroeder topped the Balls with his 561 series, but it was only enough for 1 win and an eerily precise 2000 team series. Neither team moves in the standings.
On lanes 43 & 44 formerly last-place Ballz Out continued their amazing second-half recovery against Gimme Headpin. Cliff Barendsen and his 510 series led Ballz Out in splitting the series... which was enough to finally get them out of last place. This series included a crazy frame in which Cliff knocked the 10-pin into the gutter, only for it to bounce out and stand back up. Not quite as awesomely as what happened in this video, but still pretty entertaining. Meanwhile Brian Coe and his 632 series helped Gimme Headpin match the Ballz. Ballz Out climbs 1 spot in the standings to 7th place, while Gimme Headpin drops 1 spot to 3rd.

On lanes 45 & 46: The Pin is Mightier hoped to hold on to their spot in the rankings by winning at least one game against Sponsored By Rogue. Scott Murdock and his 483 series utterly failed in that regard, getting swept by Ian Goetz and his 677 series. Sponsored By Rogue secured a clean sweep. The Pin is Mightier drops 1 spot in the standings to DEAD LAST, while Sponsored By Rogue moves up 1 spot to 2nd.

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