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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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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For the second week in a row none of our teams moved in the standings, though one team came close to doing so. But just because none of the rankings changed doesn't mean nothing interesting happened...First up, on lanes 41 & 42: League-leaders Amazeballs faced off against Sponsored By Rogue and got a well-deserved spanking. Led by Ian Goetz and his 702 series (his second 700+!), Sponsored By Rogue secured a clean sweep but was just barely unable to make any headway in the standings. Ryan Doll led Amazeballs to defeat with his 616 series. Amazeballs remains in 1st place, while Sponsored By Rogue remains in 3rd.On lanes 43 & 44: The Pin is Mightier, whose only goal at this point is to not end in dead last, faced off against a very late and only half-present Split It & Hit It. Led respectively by Scott Murdock and his 563 series, and Dennis Blake with his 535 series, the matchup ended in a stalemate. The Pin is Mightier remains in 7th place, while Split It & Hit It remains in 6th.On lanes 45 & 46: Squirtin' Tunas faced off against Gimme Headpin. Led by Aaron Barber and his 688 series, Squirtin' Tunas secured 3 wins against Gimme Headpin. Kody Karnes, in his last in-person session this season, led Headpin with his 676 series but only secure 1 win. Squirtin' Tunas remains in 5th place, while Gimme Headpin remains in 2nd.Finally, down on lanes 47 & 48: 10 Pins 10 Balls faced off against Ballz Out. Led by Aubrey Moren and his 618 series, 10 Pins 10 Balls split the series with Ballz Out. Cliff Barendsen and his 538 series led Ballz Out in their stagnated effort. 10 Pins 10 Balls remains in 4th place, while Ballz Out remains in 8th.Tonight the league hit a major milestone. With two weeks still to be rolled, we have now officially passed the previous league record for most 200+ games in a single season, with 254 so far. The previous league record was 252, set last season. How high can we take it?

Tonight was the last time this season we'll see Kody Karnes, as he will be deployed through the end of May. But don't fret, he has pre-bowled the remainder of the season. Thank you, Kody, for your service!Though tonight was technically the night that all fees for the season were due, the bowling alley will not be able to process our final deposit until next week. So those of you who were absent or otherwise unable to pay tonight can still write checks next week after all. And, as a reminder, no subs or post-bowling are allowed the remainder of the season.This week in Tournament of Champions, Ian Goetz won Division 1 to move into 2nd place. Division 2 had no true winner, Bob Brunker got the furthest but cannot place. Scott Murdock won Division 3 to retake 2nd, though his position is not secure. Finally, Alison Radke won Division 4 but cannot place.Bowlers contributing to our new all-time record in The 200 Club this week include: Aaron Barber (234,246,208), Angela Bradford (202), Aubrey Moren (226,204), Bob Brunker (200), Brian Coe (237), Carl Goetz (215,213,238), Cliff Barendsen (256), Dennis Blake (202), Ian Goetz (220,256,226), Kody Karnes (215,237,224), Michael Gordon (225), Phil Schroeder (209), Russell Bingham (235), Ryan Doll (206,213), and Scott Murdock (222)One more note, please keep former bowler and league favorite Nik Domann in your thoughts. He is having a pretty miserable time in the hospital right now and would really like to get back home to his family soon. See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Dennis Blake Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Aaron Barber Runner Up: Ian Goetz	#1 H2H BOWLER Ian Goetz Runner Up: Aaron Barber
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "This is a very complicated case, Maude. You know, a lotta ins, a lotta outs, a lotta what-have-yous. And, uh, a lotta strands to keep in my head, man. Lotta strands in old Duder's head." Nik Domann, aka "The Dude", rambling on from his hospital bed about some delusion he's having about kidnappers and a rug. Get well soon, Duder!

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Amazeballs	38.5-17.5	.688	29,095	n/a
2	Gimme Headpin	32-24	.571	34,132	n/a
3	Sponsored By Rogue	32-24	.571	32,463	n/a
4	10 Pins 10 Balls	30-26	.536	29,506	n/a
5	Squirtin' Tunas	28-28	.500	28,923	n/a
6	Split It & Hit It	24-32	.429	22,997	n/a
7	The Pin is Mightier	19-37	.339	22,888	n/a
8	Ballz Out	17.5-38.5	.313	21,950	n/a

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Ian Goetz - 702 Aaron Barber - 688 Kody Karnes - 676 Carl Goetz - 666 Aubrey Moren - 618	Angela Bradford - 590 Freda Schroeder - 496 Alison Radke - 427
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Aaron Barber - 707 Ian Goetz - 702 Kody Karnes - 676 Carl Goetz - 666 Scott Murdock - 661	Angela Bradford - 654 Alison Radke - 595 Freda Schroeder - 587
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Ian Goetz - 256 Cliff Barendsen - 256 (t) Aaron Barber - 246 Carl Goetz - 238 Kody Karnes - 237 Brian Coe - 237 (t) Russell Bingham - 235	Angela Bradford - 202 Freda Schroeder - 182 Alison Radke - 162
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Cliff Barendsen - 280 Russell Bingham - 263 Ian Goetz - 256 Scott Murdock - 254 Aaron Barber - 252	Angela Bradford - 223 Alison Radke - 218 Freda Schroeder - 212
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Cliff Barendsen - 86 Russell Bingham - 71 Scott Murdock - 63 Ian Goetz - 56 Aaron Barber - 54	Alison Radke - 32 Angela Bradford - 29 Freda Schroeder - 20

With Tax Day looming tomorrow, some bowlers probably wish they'd stay home to work on their taxes rather than suffer the beatings they took on the lanes. Before we begin, remember that all bowling fees for the season (17 weeks worth) need to be paid in full by next week. So Scoot will be IRSing all over your asses next week after Uncle Sam is done having his way with you this week.First up, on lanes 41 & 42: Ballz Out hoped to extend their recent slate of wins with some victories against Squirtin' Tunas. Led by Cliff Barendsen and his 516 series, Ballz Out started out looking like they were going to do it again after taking game 1. But Aaron Barber turned things around with his 573 series taking the rest of the series and knocking the Ballz Out of their hopes to leave last place tonight. Ballz remains in 8th place, while Squirtin' Tunas remains in 5th.

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Due to Scoot being extremely busy with work, this week's writeup will be almost entirely computer-generated. However, there's a few noteworthy items to call out...First up, on lanes 41 & 42: Sponsored By Rogue faced off against Gimme Headpin. Led by Seth Gunderson and his 685 series, Sponsored By Rogue managed only 1 win against Gimme Headpin. Led by Kody Karnes and his 706 series, Gimme Headpin secured 3 wins. Sponsored By Rogue remains in 3rd place, while Gimme Headpin remains in 2nd.  This was Seth's new personal best series, besting the 668 he rolled a little over a year ago. This also also included Kody's new personal best game, a 278.On lanes 43 & 44: Squirtin' Tunas faced off against Amazeballs. Led by Aaron Barber and his 639 series, Squirtin' Tunas split the series with Amazeballs. Led by Ryan Doll and his 582 series, Amazeballs ended in a stalemate. Squirtin' Tunas remains in 5th place, while Amazeballs remains in 1st.

On lanes 45 & 46: Split It & Hit It faced off against 10 Pins 10 Balls. Led by Dennis Blake and his 544 series, Split It & Hit It managed only 1 win against 10 Pins 10 Balls. Led by Aubrey Moren and his 580 series, 10 Pins 10 Balls secured 3 wins. Split It & Hit It remains in 6th place, while 10 Pins 10 Balls remains in 4th. A bonus tidbit from this game, Dennis "Pops" Laube got credited with his 1,000th win in our league tonight, becoming only the second bowler to reach that threshhold. On another note, I noticed I completely missed calling out Freda Schroeder for passing her 1,000th league game earlier this season. Congratulations to both of you!Finally, down on lanes 47 & 48: Ballz Out faced off against The Pin is Mightier. Led by Chadwick Andrews and his 527 series, Ballz Out secured a clean sweep over The Pin is Mightier. Led by AJ Hofmann and his 479 series, The Pin is Mightier got swept. Ballz Out remains in 8th place, while The Pin is Mightier remains in 7th. First off, what new strain is Ballz Out smoking???? Ballz Out has won 11 of their last 12 games and is poised to possibly climb out of last place next week! Furthermore, Chadwick's series included a new personal best game of 221, beating his previous record of 213 rolled during the Fall 2013 championship week.This week in Tournament of Champions, Aaron Barber won Division 1... again... and continues to extend his first place lead. Seth Gunderson won Division 2 to join a tie for second place. Freda Schroeder won Division 3 and remains in second, while Angela Bradford broke a massive tie to slip into second. Finally, Michael Smith won Division 4 to take over first place.Bowlers in The 200 Club this week include: Aaron Barber (204,241), Angela Bradford (201), Aubrey Moren (225), Chadwick Andrews (221), Cliff Barendsen (210), Dennis Laube (202), Ian Goetz (204), Kody Karnes (210,218,278), Phil Schroeder (225), Rob Kaszuba (213), Ryan Doll (225), and Seth Gunderson (244,205,236)See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Josh Eithun Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Seth Gunderson Runner Up: Kody Karnes	#1 H2H BOWLER Seth Gunderson Runner Up: Aaron Barber
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "His attempt to rub it out only made it look hairier." An AMF employee, who will go unnamed, on seeing Cliff's penis* last week. *His drawing of one on his score sheet, that is.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Amazeballs	35.5-12.5	.740	24,854	n/a
2	Gimme Headpin	30-18	.625	29,204	n/a
3	Sponsored By Rogue	26-22	.542	27,710	n/a
4	10 Pins 10 Balls	25-23	.521	25,189	n/a
5	Squirtin' Tunas	22-26	.458	24,674	n/a
6	Split It & Hit It	20-28	.417	19,348	n/a
7	The Pin is Mightier	16-32	.333	19,606	n/a
8	Ballz Out	14.5-33.5	.302	18,494	n/a

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Kody Karnes - 706 Seth Gunderson - 685 Aaron Barber - 639 Ryan Doll - 582 Aubrey Moren - 580	Angela Bradford - 551 Freda Schroeder - 477
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Seth Gunderson - 713 Kody Karnes - 706 Aaron Barber - 663 Chadwick Andrews - 642 Dennis Laube - 619	Angela Bradford - 618 Freda Schroeder - 570
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Kody Karnes - 278 Seth Gunderson - 244 Aaron Barber - 241 Ryan Doll - 225 Phil Schroeder - 225 (t) Aubrey Moren - 225 (t) Chadwick Andrews - 221	Angela Bradford - 201 Freda Schroeder - 173
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Kody Karnes - 278 Chadwick Andrews - 259 Seth Gunderson - 253 Aaron Barber - 249 Phil Schroeder - 241	Angela Bradford - 223 Freda Schroeder - 204
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Chadwick Andrews - 69 Kody Karnes - 63 Seth Gunderson - 56 Aaron Barber - 51 Rob Kaszuba - 46 Phil Schroeder - 46 (t)	Angela Bradford - 29 Freda Schroeder - 12

Tonight's lead story should have been all about Ballz Out tripling their win record in the past two weeks. But then something happened against the far wall. But before we get to that...First up, on lanes 41 & 42: Where has Ballz Out been all season? After suffering one of the worst starts in league history, they have enjoyed back to back weeks of victories. Cliff Barendsen, rolling his ball entirely with his exposed scrotum, whipped out a 514 series to crush the opposition 3-1. Todd Way tried to defend Split It & Hit It with his 514 series, but when you have that sac waving in your face even one win is miraculous. While Ballz Out gained substantial ground, neither team moved in the standings.On lanes 43 & 44: 10 Pins 10 Balls faced off against The Pin is Mightier. Led by an unusually inconsistent Aubrey Moren and his 586 series (including a 255 game), 10 Pins 10 Balls secured a clean sweep over The Pin is Mightier. This week's Least Valuable Bowler, Scott Murdock, "led" his team to abject defeat with his pathetic 444 series. (It's likely Dan Imperial may choose not to return from Europe when he reads this post.) 10 Pins 10 Balls climbs 1 spot in the standings to 4th place, while The Pin is Mightier remains in 7th.On lanes 45 & 46: In what was the closest thing we had to an evenly-matched matchup this evening, Sponsored By Rogue faced off against Squirtin' Tunas. Led by Carl Goetz and his 654 series and assisted by a Most Valuable Bowler performance by Jonathan Vigliaturo, Sponsored By Rogue secured 3 wins against Squirtin' Tunas. Meanwhile #1 Power-Ranked bowler Aaron Barber countered with a 663 series, to reel in 1 win for the Tuna. Sponsored By Rogue remains in 3rd place, while Squirtin' Tunas drops 1 spot to 5th.Finally, down on lanes 47 & 48: Gimme Headpin faced off against Amazeballs. Led by Brian Coe and his 715 series, Gimme Headpin secured 3 wins against Amazeballs. Led by Ryan Doll and his 572 series, Amazeballs could only secure 1 win. Gimme Headpin remains in 2nd place, while Amazeballs remains in 1st.That last paragraph was the computer-generated version of the matchup text, which is what I'm going with since video is worth a thousand words to describe what else happened...

That's right, Brian Coe became the second bowler in VML League history to roll a perfect game, following in the footsteps of David Codding. Congratulations, Brian!  (Even though you managed to not get MVB, nor #1 Power Rank, nor win your division in the Tournament of Champions...   )

The 300 is not without controversy, as the league's resident pharmacist discovered performance-enhancing drugs left behind after "Gimme Headpin" departed the lanes.

This week in Tournament of Champions, Carl Goetz conquered Division 1, knocking his least-favorite begotten son out of 2nd place. Rob Kaszuba won Division 2, again, and continues to run away with it. Jonathan Vigliaturo won Division 3 to join the three-way for 2nd place, and Jake Parrott won Division 4 to knock Michael Smith out of 1st.Bowlers in The 200 Club this week include: Aaron Barber (226,227,210), Aubrey Moren (255), Brian Coe (300,213,202), Carl Goetz (246,209), Ian Goetz (212,243), Jonathan Vigliaturo (207), Kody Karnes (211,221,231), Michael Gordon (221), Ryan Doll (237), Seth Gunderson (214), and Todd Way (215)Bowlers muscling their way into The 300 Club this week include: Brian Coe (300). (Yes, now that this has a second member, it's a thing now. It's been sitting there for nearly 3 years waiting to be used!)Can those of you who still haven't paid for any of your bowling at all yet PLEASE start paying so Scoot stops getting in trouble with the front office?See you all next week!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Jonathan Vigliaturo Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Aaron Barber Runner Up: Brian Coe	#1 H2H BOWLER Aaron Barber Runner Up: Jonathan Vigliaturo
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Obviously you're not a golfer." The Dude, on Brian Coe's perfect 300 game.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Amazeballs	33.5-10.5	.761	22,819	n/a
2	Gimme Headpin	27-17	.614	26,728	n/a
3	Sponsored By Rogue	25-19	.568	25,462	n/a
4	10 Pins 10 Balls	22-22	.500	23,041	+1
5	Squirtin' Tunas	20-24	.455	22,637	-1
6	Split It & Hit It	19-25	.432	17,537	n/a
7	The Pin is Mightier	16-28	.364	17,951	n/a
8	Ballz Out	10.5-33.5	.239	16,660	n/a

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Brian Coe - 715 Aaron Barber - 663 Kody Karnes - 663 (t) Carl Goetz - 654 Ian Goetz - 641 Jonathan Vigliaturo - 589	Freda Schroeder - 483 Angela Bradford - 449 Alison Radke - 379
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Brian Coe - 715 Aaron Barber - 694 Jonathan Vigliaturo - 670 Kody Karnes - 663 Carl Goetz - 654	Freda Schroeder - 576 Alison Radke - 542 Angela Bradford - 511
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Brian Coe - 300 Aubrey Moren - 255 Carl Goetz - 246 Ian Goetz - 243 Ryan Doll - 237	Freda Schroeder - 171 Angela Bradford - 168 Alison Radke - 146
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Brian Coe - 300 Aubrey Moren - 262 Todd Way - 246 Carl Goetz - 246 (t) Ian Goetz - 243 Michael Gordon - 238	Freda Schroeder - 202 Alison Radke - 200 Angela Bradford - 188
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Brian Coe - 85 Aubrey Moren - 64 Todd Way - 54 Ian Goetz - 44 Josh Eithun - 43 Michael Gordon - 43 (t)	Alison Radke - 14 Freda Schroeder - 10

While Amazeballs extended their hold on first place considerably tonight, the bigger story was that every other matchup of the night saw the underdogs commit some amazing upsets. Getting the ho-hum matchup out of the way first, on lanes 41 & 42: 10 Pins 10 Balls faced off against Amazeballs. Continuing to thumb their noses at the rest of the league, Ryan Doll and his 597 series led Amazeballs to a clean sweep. Dennis Laube tried to mount a defense with his 560 series, but couldn't muster any wins out of it. 10 Pins 10 Balls remains in 5th place, while Amazeballs remains in 1st.

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With a good portion of the league drunk / hungover from today's Irish festivities, the rest of us enjoyed a fairly quick bowling session tonight. And in each of the matchups, the luck o' the Irish seemed to be concentrated in just one of the teams.First up, on lanes 41 & 42: Gimme Headpin faced off against The Pin is Mightier. With only a 2-man team present, it was Brian Coe's time to shine. His 681 series earned him MVB, #1 Power Ranked Bowler, and a clean sweep for his team. Meanwhile the PinIs Mightier enjoyed some DP (doubled performance) by Scott Murdock & Dan Imperial, who both led their team with a 460 series. The PinIs came up short, unfortunately. Gimme Headpin remains in 2nd place, while The Pin is Mightier drops 1 spot to 7th.

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The Spring 2015 Position Round saw almost unbearably high temperatures in the bowling alley and also saw hot action in all four matchups.UPDATE!  The mystery of the standings discrepancy has been solved.  Last week our server needed a restore from backup and this restore happened to also restore a typo that had been previously fixed.   That typo resulted in Squirtin' Tuna being credited with 1 more win than they actually had.   So yes, Seth Gunderson, it turns out they were bowling in the correct position this week.   Updates below...First up, on lanes 41 & 42: Amazeballs hoped to extend their first place lead, and with the help of Angela Bradford and her 589 series, they not only succeeded but also put themselves (just barely) beyond one-week's reach of their closest competition. The most interesting facet of this matchup, however, is that her own brother Carl Goetz rolled a 704 series (the 6th in his career) but it wasn't enough secure even a single win in a very intense battle. Sponsored By Rogue drops 2 spots to 4th place 1 spot to 3rd place, part of a three-way tie.On lanes 43 & 44: a very fishy matchup saw Squirtin' Tunas deliver such an intense onslaught that the low bowler on the team was... Aaron Barber ?!?!?. With yet another new personal best series by Michael Gordon for the second week in a row, a 643 this week, the Tuna secured three victories to climb to 2nd place but remain in 4th place due to total pins (part of a 3-way tie). Meanwhile, Aubrey Moren had to roll a new personal best game of 278 (which is also the new high score for this season) to lead 10 Pins 10 Balls to their lone win with his 641 series. 10 Pins drops 1 spot 2 spots to 5th place.On lanes 45 & 46: In the quickest matchup of the night as both teams coped with their anchors away,  Gimme Headpin finally saw signs of life with the return of as full a roster as they're going to get the rest of this season. Brian Coe's 618 series was more than enough to get a clean sweep against Split It & Hit It (led by Todd Way's 407 series). Headpin climbs 1 spot to 3rd place 3 spots to 2nd place (the total pins leader in a 3-way tie), while Split It drops a spot to 7th.

Finally, down on lanes 47 & 48: The primary goal of Ballz Out was to increase their win percentage out of the hundredths spot, and that they did. Led by Cliff Barendsen's 515 series, and assisted greatly by continental drift and the gravitational perturbations of a distant passing asteroid, they were able to secure one win and make game 3 close enough to be exciting. Sadly, for the Ballz, Scott Murdock of The Pin is Mightier remembered a few basic fundamentals after a recent slump and rolled a 532 series to lead his team to 3 wins. Ballz Out remains in 8th place but at least now has a win percentage that doesn't begin with a leading zero, while The PinIs rises 1 spot to 6th place.On a sad note, Ken M. Wilson has had to withdraw from the league for the remainder of the season. His team will be carrying his average each week, and whomever faces him in the Tournament of Champions each week needs to roll 1 pin over average to advance.This week in Tournament of Champions, Carl Goetz gained ground by winning Division 1 but Aaron Barber continues to rule the roost. Michael Gordon won Division 2 to pull into 2nd place behind Rob Kaszuba. Division 3 started with AJ Hofmann cursing Angela Bradford and ended with Scott Murdock doing the same as she won the division to move into a tie for 2nd, while Scoot barely squeaked by into 1st. Finally, Bryan Mohr dominated Division 4 to extend his 2nd place position and start threatening division leader Jake Parrott.Bowlers jockeying to replace Ken in the The 200 Club this week include: Angela Bradford (222), Aubrey Moren (278), Brian Coe (235), Bryan Mohr (201), Carl Goetz (235,213,256), Cliff Barendsen (210), Ian Goetz (200,231), Kody Karnes (224), Michael Gordon (218,255), Russell Bingham (216,203), and Ryan Doll (235)See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Dennis Laube Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Michael Gordon Runner Up: Carl Goetz	#1 H2H BOWLER Jake Parrott Runner Up: Carl Goetz
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Fire when Gordon's in range!" General Kala, irritated that neither the gas chamber, swamp monsters, the destruction of Prince Vultan's kingdom, War Rocket Ajax, nor the Lightning Field seem to be able to stop Michael Gordon these days.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Amazeballs	24.5-7.5	.766	16,571	n/a
2	Gimme Headpin	19-13	.594	19,395	+3
3	Sponsored By Rogue	19-13	.594	18,414	-1
4	Squirtin' Tunas	19-13	.594	16,594	n/a
5	10 Pins 10 Balls	17-15	.531	16,814	-2
6	The Pin is Mightier	12-20	.375	13,085	+1
7	Split It & Hit It	11-21	.344	12,124	-1
8	Ballz Out	3.5-28.5	.109	11,523	n/a

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Carl Goetz - 704 Michael Gordon - 643 Aubrey Moren - 641 Brian Coe - 618 Kody Karnes - 611	Angela Bradford - 589 Freda Schroeder - 440 Alison Radke - 404
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Carl Goetz - 704 Michael Gordon - 693 Russell Bingham - 678 Aubrey Moren - 662 Jake Parrott - 659	Angela Bradford - 665 Alison Radke - 562 Freda Schroeder - 531
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Aubrey Moren - 278 Carl Goetz - 256 Michael Gordon - 255 Ryan Doll - 235 Brian Coe - 235 (t) Ian Goetz - 231	Angela Bradford - 222 Freda Schroeder - 172 Alison Radke - 147
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Aubrey Moren - 285 Michael Gordon - 271 Carl Goetz - 256 Russell Bingham - 246 Bryan Mohr - 241	Angela Bradford - 247 Freda Schroeder - 202 Alison Radke - 199
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Aubrey Moren - 87 Michael Gordon - 76 Russell Bingham - 54 Bryan Mohr - 51 Cliff Barendsen - 47	Angela Bradford - 54 Alison Radke - 13 Freda Schroeder - 10

The leadup to the position round saw none of our teams move in the standings. But that doesn't mean nothing happened...Lanes 41 & 42: Lacking their flu-riddled anchor, Amazeballs might have been in trouble. But Angela Bradford stepped up with an MVB-earning 534 series to sweep Split It & Hit It. Fresh off their victory last week, Dennis Blake hoped to comtinue their surge but his 475 series wasn't enough to mount a defense against AB. Amazeballs extends their lead by 1 game.Lanes 43 & 44: Reeling from a series of setbacks, The Pin Is Mightier were happy to secure a solitary win against Sponsored By Rogue, courtesy of Dan Imperial's team-leading 473 series. Carl Goetz found himself earning more Rogue sponsorships with his 656 series, gaining 3 wins but still losing ground in their attempt to regain first place.

Lanes 45 & 46: The matchup between Squirtin' Tuna and 10 Pins 10 Ballswas a battle of bests, as Michael Gordon and Aaron Barber best set new personal best series (633 and 658, respectively). In additional, Michael Gordon rolled a new personal high game (266) as did Phil Schroeder (246... or is that 24penis?). The combined antics of Gordon and Barber guaranteed 3 wins for the Tuna, but Phil's high game combined with Aubrey Moren's 619 series to at least win game 3.Lanes 47 & 48: Having blown through all their post-bowls early in the season, Ballz Out definitely picked the wrong night to forfeit as they would have enjoyed a 220-pin handicap against a truncated team that rolled largely under average. Gimme Headpin, down 2 bowlers, struggled to roll close enough to their averages but a late surge by Kody Karnes and Brian Coe won game 3 by enough to secure total pins as well.This week in Tournament of Champions, only Aaron Barber and Dan Imperial won their divisions outright. Barber's win puts him far head of the pack in division 1.Bowlers in The 200 Club this week include: Aaron Barber (213,243,202), Aubrey Moren (204,245), Brian Coe (214), Carl Goetz (232,225), Kody Karnes (204,226), Michael Gordon (266), Phil Schroeder (215,246), and Seth Gunderson (210)See you next Tuesday! Remember, it's the position round, so no new subs!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Angela Bradford Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Aaron Barber Runner Up: Michael Gordon	#1 H2H BOWLER Aaron Barber Runner Up: Michael Gordon
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "I just don't have a bag big enough to hold two balls." Bryan Mohr, lamenting his petite sac

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Amazeballs	20.5-7.5	.732	14,359	n/a
2	Sponsored By Rogue	19-9	.679	16,068	n/a
3	10 Pins 10 Balls	16-12	.571	14,667	n/a
4	Squirtin' Tunas	16-12	.571	14,271	+1
5	Gimme Headpin	15-13	.536	17,036	-1
6	Split It & Hit It	11-17	.393	10,497	n/a
7	The Pin is Mightier	9-19	.321	11,375	n/a
8	Ballz Out	2.5-25.5	.089	9,837	n/a

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Aaron Barber - 658 Carl Goetz - 656 Michael Gordon - 633 Aubrey Moren - 619 Kody Karnes - 610	Angela Bradford - 534 Freda Schroeder - 507
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Michael Gordon - 695 Aaron Barber - 689 Carl Goetz - 656 Aubrey Moren - 647 Phil Schroeder - 635	Angela Bradford - 613 Freda Schroeder - 600
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Michael Gordon - 266 Phil Schroeder - 246 Aubrey Moren - 245 Aaron Barber - 243 Carl Goetz - 232	Freda Schroeder - 197 Angela Bradford - 182
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Michael Gordon - 286 Phil Schroeder - 262 Aubrey Moren - 254 Aaron Barber - 253 Carl Goetz - 232	Freda Schroeder - 228 Angela Bradford - 208
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Michael Gordon - 92 Phil Schroeder - 66 Aubrey Moren - 57 Aaron Barber - 56 Dennis Cummings - 32 Russell Bingham - 32 (t) Dennis Laube - 32 (t)	Freda Schroeder - 36 Angela Bradford - 15

Tonight saw yet another reshuffle of the top spots in the league as the power players continue to battle it out. It also saw all 8 teams present for the first time in a long while,... well, if one lone representative from a team of prebowlers counts as a team.Lanes 41&42 seemed to be bowling their way across multiple time zones as they slowly worked their way to a 3-1 victory of 10 Pins 10 Balls over Ballz Out. While Aubrey Moren led his team with a 593 series, perhaps the bigger story is Chadwick Andrews leading his team to nearly doubling their win record with his 516 series. Neither team moves in the standings this week.Lanes 43 & 44: Reeling from last week's sweeping defeat, the mostly-prebowling men of Gimme Headpin sought to fight their way back up the standings. And with a team-leading 686 series by Kody Karnes, it seemed destined to happen. But suddenly Michael Gordon of Squirtin' Tuna decided to roll his new personal best game (256) and new personal best series (605) to deal a crushing blow in game 3. This was enough to take total pins, so the series was split 2-2. Both teams remain in their same spots ion the standings.Lanes 45 & 46: The new league leaders, Sponsored By Rogue, mathematically should have held on to first place longer than they did. Carl Goetz's team leading 663 series only tells part of the story, all four members came out firing and put on strong performances. But sometimes Ryan Doll likes to mess things up for you by rolling his new personal best series (708, his second 700). And his Amazeballs teammates decided to get in on the action, too. With a 3-1 victory, Amazeballs climbs to #1 by the thinnest of margins, while Rogue tenuously drops to #2.Finally, on lanes 47 & 48: The matchup to settle the case of who is the best of the three losing teams. At the beginning it seemed like The Pin Is Mightier might claim the crown, especially with the entire team rolling strikes in multiple frames on lane 47. (That team NEVER rolls all strikes!) But despite Scott Murdock's team-leading 529 series, they just couldn't survive long once Dennis Blake remembered what he was there to be doing. Blake's 591 series led Split It & Hit It to a 3-1 victory. Neither team moves in the standings.The Tournament of Champions saw Ryan Doll take Division 1, he now trails Aaron Barber by 1 point. In Division 2 Bob Brunker failed to beat a blind to in the whole round, leaving Phil Schroeder and Birthday Boy Rab Kaszuba tied for first. Scott Murdock took this round in Division 3, but Freda Schroeder and Dennis Blake still lead in points. Finally, Jake Parrott took Division 4, furthering his hold on first place.Bowlers in The 200 Club this week include: Aubrey Moren (226, 204), Cliff Barendsen (201), Michael Gordon (202, 256), Aaron Barber (207), Bob Brunker (201), Kody Karnes (201, 255, 231), Brian Coe (226, 225, 201), Bryan Mohr (201), Angela Bradford (205), Ryan Doll (245, 214, 249), Jonathan Vigliaturo (233), Ian Goetz (214, 245), Seth Gunderson (202), Carl Goetz (200, 216, 247), and Dennis Blake (223). And now my fingers are cramped. Sheesh.See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Dennis Blake Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Ryan Doll Runner Up: Bryan Mohr	#1 H2H BOWLER Ryan Doll Runner Up: Jake Parrott
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "I'm pretty sure you'll know when he's done." Angela Bradford, after Scoot asked Seth if he would ever be finished with his unusually lengthy humping of Scoot's ear.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Amazeballs	16.5-7.5	.688	12,285	+1
2	Sponsored By Rogue	16-8	.667	13,801	-1
3	10 Pins 10 Balls	15-9	.625	12,433	n/a
4	Gimme Headpin	13-11	.542	14,663	n/a
5	Squirtin' Tunas	13-11	.542	12,021	n/a
6	Split It & Hit It	11-13	.458	8,856	n/a
7	The Pin is Mightier	8-16	.333	9,759	n/a
8	Ballz Out	2.5-21.5	.104	9,837	n/a

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Ryan Doll - 708 Kody Karnes - 686 Carl Goetz - 663 Brian Coe - 652 Ian Goetz - 651	Angela Bradford - 546 Freda Schroeder - 518 Alison Radke - 391 Sarah Feldkamp - 225
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Ryan Doll - 722 Kody Karnes - 686 Michael Gordon - 679 Bryan Mohr - 677 Dennis Blake - 667	Angela Bradford - 632 Freda Schroeder - 616 Alison Radke - 547 Sarah Feldkamp - 525
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Michael Gordon - 256 Kody Karnes - 255 Ryan Doll - 249 Carl Goetz - 247 Ian Goetz - 245	Angela Bradford - 205 Freda Schroeder - 185 Alison Radke - 172 Sarah Feldkamp - 83
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Michael Gordon - 280 Jonathan Vigliaturo - 263 Kody Karnes - 255 Ryan Doll - 253 Dennis Blake - 248	Angela Bradford - 233 Alison Radke - 224 Freda Schroeder - 217 Sarah Feldkamp - 183
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Michael Gordon - 87 Jonathan Vigliaturo - 71 Bryan Mohr - 57 Ryan Doll - 55 Dennis Blake - 55 (t) Ian Goetz - 46	Angela Bradford - 41 Alison Radke - 37 Freda Schroeder - 26 Sarah Feldkamp - 8

Big games from Jake Parrott propel him to the top of of this week's charts and his team into a group of 5 teams all within a single series of a tenuous grasp on first place. But enough about Jake for now...The first 4 weeks of this season have seen all 8 teams present only once. So tonight was a refreshing change to finally see all eigh.... wait, never-mind. The matchup between Sponsored by Rogue and Split It & Hit It will have to wait until Split It post-bowls.Lanes 43 & 44: With both Amazeballs The Pin is Mightier missing their lead-off bowler, both of whom having the exact same average, it truly came down to teams-of-three in this fast-moving matchup. Ryan Doll dominated with a 622 series, leading his team to a 4-0 sweep of The Pin is Mightier. Dan Imperial tried to keep The PinIs mighty with his 455 series but it just wasn't enough. Amazeballs climbs to tentative 2nd while The PinIs limply droops to 7th.Lanes 45 & 46: Returning from a two-week absence (or a 24-hour absence depending on whose point of view), Ballz Out showed up completely unaware they had won a game the night before so wondered if tonight would be the night their win column would break into the single digits. It's a good thing it already had, because Jake Parrot of Squirtin' Tunas rolled the best series of his career so far (555) to sweep the night. Jake's performance also earns him tentative MVB and temtative #1 Power Rank for the week. The Tuna climbs to Tentative 4th while Ballz Out remain, well, yeah. Lanes 47 & 48: With Ken and Pops hung out at the casino or something, the rest of 10 Pins 10 Balls and Gimme Headpin showed up for what was expected to be an epic stalemate. Instead, the Schroeders must have discovered some new "dietary supplement". Phil Schroeder's team-leading 605 series completed tonight's trifecta of clean-sweeps, kicking 10 Pins up to tentative 3rd. Brian Coe gave it a valiant effort with his 628 series, but Headpin took the biggest tumble of the night, dropping 3 places to 5th place (while still remaining < 3 games out of 1st).The Tournament of Champions can't be updated yet since we once again have a team post-bowling. Sigh.Bowlers in The 200 Club this week include: Aaron Barber (207), Angela Bradford (200), Aubrey Moren (203), Bob Brunker (221, 201), Brian Coe (213, 205, 210), Kody Karnes (206, 224), Phil Schroeder (203, 220), and Ryan Doll (201, 223). And maybe more once we can post Matchup #1.See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Jake Parrott Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Jake Parrott Runner Up: Carl Goetz	#1 H2H BOWLER Jake Parrott Runner Up: Ryan Doll
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Who shut off the heat? Why is everything frozen?" Satan, after a matchup involving "10 Pins 10 Balls" ended by 8:00.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Sponsored By Rogue	15-5	.750	11,355	n/a
2	Amazeballs	13.5-6.5	.675	10,023	+1
3	10 Pins 10 Balls	12-8	.600	10,362	+1
4	Gimme Headpin	11-9	.550	12,175	-2
5	Squirtin' Tunas	11-9	.550	9,837	n/a
6	Split It & Hit It	8-12	.400	6,932	+1
7	The Pin is Mightier	7-13	.350	8,034	-1
8	Ballz Out	1.5-18.5	.075	8,193	n/a

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Carl Goetz - 664 Brian Coe - 628 Ryan Doll - 622 Kody Karnes - 612 Phil Schroeder - 605	Freda Schroeder - 536 Angela Bradford - 526 Alison Radke - 396
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Jake Parrott - 707 Carl Goetz - 664 Phil Schroeder - 657 Ryan Doll - 643 Brian Coe - 628	Freda Schroeder - 646 Angela Bradford - 619 Alison Radke - 549
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Carl Goetz - 255 Ian Goetz - 245 Kody Karnes - 224 Ryan Doll - 223 Bob Brunker - 221	Angela Bradford - 200 Freda Schroeder - 194 Alison Radke - 147
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Carl Goetz - 255 Jake Parrott - 246 Ian Goetz - 245 Phil Schroeder - 237 Bob Brunker - 231	Angela Bradford - 231 Freda Schroeder - 230 Alison Radke - 198
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Jake Parrott - 59 Carl Goetz - 49 Ian Goetz - 46 Phil Schroeder - 42 Bob Brunker - 34	Freda Schroeder - 40 Angela Bradford - 39 Alison Radke - 11

What a difference one night can make! Despite one team needing to post-bowl once again, seven – count 'em, SEVEN – teams swapped places in the league standings after Week #4 action was posted. While not everything be updated, it's pretty apparent that this week will go down as one of the biggest reshuffles we've seen in quite some time. Here's how almost all of it played out...The results of the matchup between The Pin is Mightier and Ballz Out will have to wait until next Monday when Ballz will take advantage of their last post-bowling opportunity of the season. Stay tuned!On Lanes 43 & 44, Split It & Hit It had their four horsemen together for the first time all season to square off against 10 Pins 10 Balls...and did it pay off. Nearly blanking their competition, Split It got off to a fast start with a Game #1 thumping before stumbling in the second contest. Games #3 and total pins, however, were ably manned by Split It – led by anchor Dennis Blake and his 525 series – to come away with a 3-1 matchup victory. 10 Pin's Aubrey Moren led his team with a 553 series in the losing effort. With the wins, Split It & Hit It tentatively moves up one spot into 6th while 10 Pins 10 Balls slips one spot into 4th place.In a replay of last season's Finals, the men of Sponsored by Rogue decided tonight was when they would emphatically exact their revenge. With a 613 series out of Seth Gunderson – who is tentatively this week's Most Valuable Bowler – Rogue stomped last season's champions in a 3-1 beatdown to knock opponents Gimme Headpin out of the top spot for the first time all season. Kody Karnes and Brian Coe put up a 645 series each but it didn't matter in the least. The two top teams swap places in the standings with Sponsored by Rogue ascending to the top of the heap in 1st while Gimme Headpin falls into 2nd place.Sometimes it takes a little while before a team finds its groove and the members of Amazeballs seem to have found theirs already. Facing off against the Squirtin' Tunas, Ryan Doll put up a team-leading 551 series along with this week's tentative #1 Power Ranked bowler performance out of fellow Amazer Bryan Mohr to take the Tunas 3-1 in league play. Squirtin's Aaron Barber brought about the lone victory for his team with a 604 series and a four pin victory in Game #2 in a 10th frame showdown. With the wins, the Amazeballs climb two spots into 3rd while the Squirtin' Tunas slide one spot into 5th place.The Tournament of Champions almost got off to a complete start...but won't fully update until the post-bowling takes place.Bowlers swimming in Miller Lite in The 200 Club this week include: Aaron Barber (204, 214), Angela Bradford (201), Bob Brunker (224), Brian Coe (206, 225, 214), Carl Goetz (223, 213), Jonathan Vigliaturo (211), Ken M. Wilson (212), Kody Karnes (225, 234), Russell Bingham (209), and Seth Gunderson (242).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Bryan Mohr Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Seth Gunderson Runner Up: Kody Karnes	#1 H2H BOWLER Freda Schroeder Runner Up: Aaron Barber
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Wait...are we still talking about Split It & Hit It?!?" Scott Murdock, after having been read Mark DeVoe's above-average scores.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Sponsored By Rogue	12-4	.750	9,056	+1
2	Gimme Headpin	11-5	.688	9,749	-1
3	Amazeballs	9.5-6.5	.594	7,969	+1
4	10 Pins 10 Balls	8-8	.500	8,175	-1
5	Squirtin' Tunas	7-9	.438	7,795	n/a
6	The Pin is Mightier	7-9	.438	6,449	n/a
7	Split It & Hit It	7-9	.438	5,087	n/a
8	Ballz Out	1.5-14.5	.094	6,614	n/a

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Kody Karnes - 645 Brian Coe - 645 (t) Seth Gunderson - 613 Aaron Barber - 604 Carl Goetz - 595 Bob Brunker - 588	Angela Bradford - 516 Freda Schroeder - 504 Alison Radke - 454
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Seth Gunderson - 665 Kody Karnes - 645 Brian Coe - 645 (t) Jonathan Vigliaturo - 636 Bob Brunker - 626 Aaron Barber - 625	Alison Radke - 624 Freda Schroeder - 624 (t) Angela Bradford - 619
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Seth Gunderson - 242 Kody Karnes - 234 Brian Coe - 225 Bob Brunker - 224 Carl Goetz - 223	Angela Bradford - 201 Alison Radke - 184 Freda Schroeder - 179
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Seth Gunderson - 259 Jonathan Vigliaturo - 244 Russell Bingham - 241 Bob Brunker - 236 Kody Karnes - 234	Alison Radke - 240 Angela Bradford - 235 Freda Schroeder - 219
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Seth Gunderson - 64 Jonathan Vigliaturo - 53 Russell Bingham - 50 Mark DeVoe - 44 Dennis Cummings - 40 Bob Brunker - 40 (t)	Alison Radke - 55 Angela Bradford - 44 Freda Schroeder - 29

There's an old saying that history repeats itself...well, considering that we only lost four bowlers from last season, it seems that the league is falling right back into the way it finished in the Fall for the most part. Week #3 is typically the calm after the storm of the first two weeks as averages wildly fluctuate but begin to settle. Tentatively, only two teams swapped places in the league standings as the bowlers of the Spring 2015 season get ready for the next 13 weeks of competition. NOTE: Until the members of Ballz Out complete their post-bowling, the full standings cannot be determined. This also impacts this week's #1 Power Ranked bowler as well as the Most Valuable Bowler results. Lastly, the seeding of the Tournament of Champions also cannot be truly calculated. Dammit, Cliff, hurry up and bowl! Having started the season with a perfect 8-0 record, the men of Gimme Headpin looked like they were well on their way to maintaining perfection after taking Game #1 from opponents Amazeballs behind Kody Karnes' 261 game and 703 series. Game #2, however, ended the party as Amazes' anchor Ryan Doll woke up and hoisted a team-leading 613 series to take the narrow victory in Game #2. Game #3 also came down to the wire with the Amazeballs upsetting Gimme by a 6-pin margin. Total pins, however, went to the current league leaders who manage to hold onto their top spot with a league best 10-2 record. The Amazeballs, at 6.5-5.5, remain in 5th place.Down on Lanes 43 & 44, Sponsored by Rogue continues to rack up the wins nearly blanking Squirtin' Tunas but coming away with a 3-1 matchup victory. Led by Carl Goetz and his 610 series, Rogue easily took Game #1 before dropping a close contest in Game #2. The Tunas' Michael Gordon surprised everyone with back-to-back 200+ games and led his team to the Game #2 upset with his 553 series. Game #3 and total pins, however, were chalked up as victories in favor of Sponsored by Rogue who remains in 2nd place with their 9-3 record. The Squirtin' Tunas, now at 7-5, slip one spot into 4th place due to the total pins tiebreaker.The results of the matchup between Split It & Hit It and Ballz Out will be tallied once Cliff and crew post-bowl. Stay tuned!In the lengthiest matchup of the evening, The Pin is Mightier and 10 Pins 10 Balls battled one another to a standstill en route to their 2-2 outcome. After an emphatic win in Game #1, the 10 Pins – led this week by lead-off bowler Phil Schroeder's 613 series – seemed to be completely in charge...but then came Game #2. With anchor Scott Murdock's 489 series, Mightier lived up to their name to take a 10-pin victory in the second contest and followed it up with an 11-pin victory in Game #3. Total pins, however, saved the day for 10 Pins 10 Balls and split the series. With their 7-5 record, 10 Pins gets the benefit of total pins once again to move up one spot to 3rd. The Pin is Mightier, currently at 4-8, remain tentatively in 6th place.Bowlers fighting over who gets to wear the Super Bowl halftime shark costume in The 200 Club this week include: Bob Brunker (202, 202), Brian Coe (208, 248), Carl Goetz (244), Dennis Laube (214), Ian Goetz (205, 214), Ken M. Wilson (236), Kody Karnes (261, 248), Michael Gordon (201, 208), Phil Schroeder (200, 222), Rob Kaszuba (203), and Ryan Doll (220, 224).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Michael Smith Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Kody Karnes Runner Up: Phil Schroeder	#1 H2H BOWLER Phil Schroeder Runner Up: Bob Brunker
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Once a slut, always a slut." Phil Schroeder, after rolling a 613 and booking a 183 average after Week #3 (his best ever), on being labeled a sandbagger.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Gimme Headpin	10-2	.833	7,352	n/a
2	Sponsored By Rogue	9-3	.750	6,763	n/a
3	10 Pins 10 Balls	7-5	.583	6,173	n/a
4	Amazeballs	6.5-5.5	.542	5,919	+1
5	Squirtin' Tunas	6-6	.500	5,802	-1
6	The Pin is Mightier	4-8	.333	4,769	n/a
7	Split It & Hit It	4-8	.333	3,188	+1
8	Ballz Out	0.5-11.5	.042	4,930	-1

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Kody Karnes - 703 Brian Coe - 645 Ryan Doll - 613 Phil Schroeder - 613 (t) Ken Wilson - 610 Carl Goetz - 610 (t) Bob Brunker - 603	Angela Bradford - 496 Freda Schroeder - 456
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Kody Karnes - 703 Phil Schroeder - 677 Bob Brunker - 663 Brian Coe - 645 Dennis Laube - 643	Angela Bradford - 608 Freda Schroeder - 578
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Kody Karnes - 261 Brian Coe - 248 Carl Goetz - 244 Ken Wilson - 236 Ryan Doll - 224	Angela Bradford - 189 Freda Schroeder - 158
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Kody Karnes - 261 Dennis Laube - 248 Brian Coe - 248 (t) Carl Goetz - 244 Phil Schroeder - 243 Michael Gordon - 237	Angela Bradford - 226 Freda Schroeder - 198
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Dennis Laube - 57 Phil Schroeder - 49 Michael Gordon - 45 Rob Kaszuba - 42 Michael Smith - 40	Angela Bradford - 36 Freda Schroeder - 9