As the league nears its midway point, the position round awaits. Certain teams that figured they would be near the top of the standings aren't exactly where they figured while other teams are somewhat surprised that the rest of the league doubted them. Week #6 provided a lot of one-sided victories in which the victorious teams came away with 3-1 or 4-0 matchup victories. Overall, the positions within the standings didn't change very much but the margins in-between win percentages shifted somewhat. Firstly, if you didn't notice, hats off to Scott Murdock for developing the new and vastly improved white sheets that will be distributed before each week's round of bowling. For more information of why they are so great, check it out. Beautiful work, Scooter J!In what was jokingly referred to as "The Battle for Last Place," the 7th and 8th place teams faced one another for the first time all season. After quite a rough initial few weeks, the bowlers of No Pinheads returned to their winnings ways – compliments of Phil Schroeder's team leading 513 series and this week's Most Valuable Bowler performance by Dennis "Pops" Laube. Despite a Game #2 tenth frame scare from opponents Touch My Vlad, the Pinheads managed to hold on to the lead en route to nearly doubling their win record with their four victories Tuesday night. Vlad's Chris Able led the charge for his team with a 416 series. No Pinheads climbs one spot into 6th while Touch My Vlad remains in 8th place.What got into SucmaBOWLS's very own Orion Kinkaid? The chance to do some damage to the league's 3rd place team, that's what. Although Istanbowl Turkey managed to somehow pull off a 3-1 victory – including a single pin total pins victory despite the not-matching-up ScooterMath on their scoresheet – Orion's 555 series (including a 223 in Game #1) earned him the distinction of being this week's #1 Power Ranked bowler. Yet it was the Turkey's Angela Bradford and her 547 series that gobbled up the victories for her crew, keeping them in 3rd place. Orion and his fellow Sucma's slip one spot down into 7th place.After hearing that his team would not have a legal lineup due to the absence of two of his Dolls and Balls bowlers, recent surgical patient Ryan Doll decided to take one for the team and roll nonetheless. Despite his best efforts, Doll may not have been able to turn the tides against current league leaders S*I*C*K (temporarily renamed K*S*I*C due to their former anchor's demotion from the anchor spot) but he certainly earned kudos from those around him. Rob Kaszuba led the Balls with his 523 series but it was simply not enough to derail K*S*I*C's Carl Goetz, who continues to have his best season to date. Goetz ended the night with a 623 series. The four victories increases K*S*I*C's lead over the league to two games while Dolls and Balls remains in 4th place, back 6.5 games.The final matchup of the evening pitted fifth place Tonganoxie Doglift against 2nd place Eat Split and DI. After taking Game #1, Tonganoxie seemed poised to add even more wins to their record before Eat's AJ Hofmann woke up and carried his team with his 465 series to a 3-1 matchup win. The Doglift, led this week by Shane Pfaffly and his 410 series, remain in fifth place but gained ground while attempting to get back to the top half of the league standings. Eat Split and DI remain in 2nd, trailing first place by two games.Bowlers earning their beads in The 200 Club this week include: Carl Goetz (213, 227), Ian Goetz (200), Orion Kinkaid (223), Rob Kaszuba (204) and Seth Gunderson (205).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Dennis Laube Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Orion Kinkaid Runner Up: Seth Gunderson	#1 H2H BOWLER Seth Gunderson Runner Up: Orion Kinkaid
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "That's how they win...they wear you down by taking for-EVER to bowl to the point where you just want to give up and go home." Sarah Manning, after her team's battle with No Pinheads concluded...half an hour after everyone else had gone home.

My, my, my...what a difference a single week can make in the VML Bowling League. After amassing a 15-1 record to start their season, the team that was trying to run away with the 2011 Spring season has been given a reality check after running head first into the 2nd place team, ending the night with first through fourth place now separated by only 2.5 games. With the position round only a couple weeks away, things could get really interesting. Let's see how everyone did, shall we?Having just moved into 2nd place last week, the bowlers of Eat Split and DI decided to up the stakes and make some serious waves in their matchup against first place S*I*C*K... and, boy, did they ever. Handing the reigning champions their first sweep in a very long time, Eat Split took the wind out of S*I*C*K's sails and single-handedly tightened the league standings in one gigantic swoop. Led by lead-off bowler Teresa Deterding's 444 series, Eat took Game #1 by the slimmest of margins before routing S*I*C*K in Game #2 by a hundred. Game #3 was once again close – with Carl Goetz putting his team in range with his 573 series to come away with the win – but the team's anchor once again failed to deliver in the 10th frame. Way to go, Wilson. The victories keep Eat Split and DI in 2nd place with a record of 14-6 while S*I*C*K clings to their first place position by a single victory.Making the leap from fifth to fourth this week was Dolls and Balls. With their anchor sitting out in preparation for shoulder surgery, sub Adam Messner stepped in to fill the role of anchor to great success. Rolling a 464 series, Messner lead his merry Balls to a 4-0 matchup sweep against opponents Tonganoxie Doglift. Despite Russell Madsen's 384 series, Tonganoxie was unable to take flight and find themselves forced to swap places with their competitors as they assume the position in fifth place. Dolls and Balls are now 2.5 games back from first place.After a rough couple of weeks, No Pinheads planned on rebounding against second-to-last place team SucmaBOWLS. What they didn't plan on was Sucma's Sam Nau raising his average 20 pins while earning both Most Valuable Bowler and #1 Power Ranked bowler honors in the process. Nau's output – combined with anchor Orion Kinkaid's 463 series – brought about a 3-1 matchup victory in their favor. If not for a 520 series out of the Pinhead's Phil Schroeder (including his first 200+ game of the season in Game #3), we may have seen four sweeps in league play Tuesday. With the wins, Sucma switches places with No Pinheads as they land in 6th and 7th places respectively.The final matchup of the evening pitted 3rd place Istanbowl Turkey against 8th place Touch My Vlad. Despite a 4-0 sweep from the Turkeys – handed over compliments of sub Neil Rieger's impressive 658 series (you should have had him last week, Turkeys!) – neither team changes places in the standings. Vlad was led this week by Chris Able, who put up a 347 series in the losing effort. Only three bowlers this week turned in performances worthy of admittance into The 200 Club this week. They include: Carl Goetz (217, 226), Neil Rieger (265, 215) and Phil Schroeder (201).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Sam Nau Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Sam Nau Runner Up: Neil Rieger	#1 H2H BOWLER Phil Schroeder Runner Up: Freda Schroeder
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Bi-polar? Hell, Ken wasn't even a bi-bowler. He just flat out sucked. Even in a terrestrial realm. I'm a wizard. Boom." Charlie Sheen, after hearing how poorly S*I*C*K's anchor performed in the 10th frame Tuesday night.

Four weeks of the Spring 2011 VML Bowling league are in the books now and the standings offer up some surprises. One of last season's powerhouse teams is off to a slow start while a low team from two seasons ago has completely reversed its fortunes and has racked up big wins. The team atop the standings increases its record thanks to big output from its youngest bowler. All in all, the first month has been a roller coaster and who knows where it'll take us next.For fun, we've decided to implement a weekly poll on the site. Questions will range from the silly to the serious. You'll find them on the right hand side of the page just below our (fake) banner ads. Look for a new question each week! Just FYI, you'll need to be logged in to cast your vote. In the event that you don't have an account on the site or you've simply forgotten your login information, drop Ken a line and he'll get you set up.So, with all that said, let's get into how everyone did...The first matchup of the week pitted No Pinheads against surging Tonganoxie Doglift. Needing some redemption after last week's 0-4 performance, the Pinheads seemed poised to earn it back after winning Game #1 with Aubrey Moren's 474 series leading the way...but soon found themselves lost in Tonganoxie. Behind Doglift's Shane Pfaffly hoisting a 460 series, the team avenged their Game #1 loss and walked away with a 3-1 victory. While neither team moved at all in the standings, 4th place Tonganoxie cut the gap between themselves and third place immensely. No Pinheads continues to look for answers in 6th place.Talk about an impressive start. With the second best record in the league now, Eat Split and DI continues to add to their win record – this week at the hands of opponents Touch My Vlad. With AJ Hofmann putting up the best series for Eat – a 401 – the team easily took Game #1 and scraped by with a 2-pin victory in Game #2. Game #3, however, was all Vlad as Chris Able kept his team from getting swept, compliments of his 388 series. Eat Split and DI moves up to 2nd place with a 10-6 record while Vlad remains in 8th at 4-12.The Clash of the Titans took place down on Lanes 17 & 18 where the first and (former) second place teams faced off for the first time this season. With a personal best 649 series from this week's #1 Power Ranked bowler Ian Goetz, the reigning league champs S*I*C*K added four more wins to their record and extend their lead over the league to five games. Istanbowl Turkey, led this week by Angela Bradford's 540 series, simply couldn't muster the firepower necessary to derail the camouflage-clad keglers. Istanbowl falls to third with their 9-7 record.The final matchup of the evening included a cast of subbing characters. With their anchor out soon for surgery, the bowlers of Dolls and Balls tried out a few familiar faces on the lanes but it was teammate Kelly Andeson who pushed the team to a 3-1 matchup win with her Most Valuable Bowler performance. While Ryan Doll led the team with his 537 series, it was Kelly that sparked the team to the victory over SucamaBOWLS Tuesday night. New sub Neil Rieger made his league debut in a big way, rolling a 567 series. Sadly for SucmaBOWLS, the output was only good enough to secure one win. Dolls and Balls remains in 5th while Sucma clings to 7th place.Six bowlers landed into The 200 Club this week. They include: Angela Bradford (210), Carl Goetz (226), Ian Goetz (222, 254), Ken M. Wilson (211, 224), Neil Rieger (202) and Seth Gunderson (223).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Kelly Anderson Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Ian Goetz Runner Up: Seth Gunderson	#1 H2H BOWLER Seth Gunderson Runner Up: Kelly Anderson
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Were those...elephant balls?!?" Seth Gunderson, to Ken after witnessing Scoot's wardrobe malfunction.

Typically after three weeks of bowling, averages stop going through wild swings as scores settle down. We also usually get a good glimpse at which teams mean business by their initial win records. Currently, four teams can claim winning records. While the teams in first and second place are made up of former and reigning champions, the two teams in third and fourth are off to a great start in the 2011 Spring league. This season should prove to be an interesting one if this continues.The first matchup of the night pitted two powerhouse teams against one another. Striking first, Dolls and Balls' anchor Ryan Doll used his 531 series to come away with Game #1 over opponents Istanbowl Turkey. Game #2, however, proved to be the Turkey's turning point as they routed the Balls by 85 pins. Even though Dolls and Balls took Game #3 they simply could not overcome the difference from their earlier loss and split the series 2-2. Istanbowl's Angela Bradford provided the most firepower for her Turkeys, ending the night with a 503 series. The Turkeys remain in second place with their 9-3 while the Dolls slip one spot into fifth behind their 5.5-6.5 record.One pair of lanes over, current standings leaders S*I*C*K continues to be the team to beat as they refused to oblige SucamaBOWLS. With Carl Goetz continuing to have his best season of all time – this week adding another 600 series beneath his belt, S*I*C*K added another four wins to their win record to improve to 11-1 on the season. Sub Mike Berlin provided the most fire power for SucmaBOWLS, making his league debut with a 429 series, but it simply wasn't enough to derail the competition. SucmaBOWLS drops down one notch into 7th place with a record of 3-9.The big story of the evening, however, took place down on Lanes 19 & 20. After getting off to a slow start, the members of No Pinheads looked to add some more wins to their record. Thanks to a stellar performance by opponents Eat Split and DI, they'll have to keep on looking. With this week's Most Valuable Bowler AJ Hofmann leading the charge with his 453 series, Eat Split handed the Pinheads their first four game loss since Week #11 of the Spring 2010 league. Despite Pinhead Phil Schroeder putting up a 502 series, nothing could derail Eat's monstrous night. The wins propel Eat up two spots into 3rd with a record of 7-5 while No Pinheads plummet three spots into 6th behind their 3.5-8.5 record.The final matchup of the evening almost saw Tonganoxie Doglift pulling off the third sweep of the night, falling short by the narrowest of margins. Dropping Game #1 to opponents Touch My Vlad by a single pin, Doglift promptly bounced back behind this week's #1 Power Ranked bowler Russell Madsen. Madsen's 471 series reversed his entire team's fortunes as they stormed back to end the night with a 3-1 matchup victory. Chris Able led Vlad with a 425 series in the losing effort. Making the largest leap in the standings, Tonganoxie lifts itself three spots into 4th place with their 6-6 record while Touch My Vlad remains in 8th with a record of 3-9.Only four bowlers dropped by The 200 Club this week to enjoy a cold one: Carl Goetz (224), Ian Goetz (202), Ken M. Wilson (226) and Scott Murdock (201).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB AJ Hofmann Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Russell Madsen Runner Up: Lawrence Prak	#1 H2H BOWLER Ian Goetz Runner Up: Russell Madsen
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "I haven't seen a longstanding regime fall like that since, well, me." Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, after reading on Twitter that No Pinheads got swept.

Each and every season of the VML Bowling league, Week #2 seems to be the wildest. Averages set in the initial week are put to the test as each and every bowler must do his or her best to stay on pace from their initial output. While a few historically remain basically the same, the vast majority radically raises or lowers their average. This season was no exception. And while the same two teams from last week remain tied atop the league standings, this is shaping up to be an interesting season.The first matchup of the night found Tonganoxie Doglift going up against opponents SucmaBOWLS. After taking Game #1 behind lead off bowler Orion Kinkaid and his 460 series, the bowlers of Sucma fell victim to this week's Most Valuable Bowler – Lawrence Prak. Prak, with his triplethreat of above-average games, combined with fellow Doglift Russell Madsen's team leading 399 series, led the charge en route to a 3-1 comeback victory. While the wins keep Tonganoxie in 7th place, a mere half a game separates them from moving into third. SucmaBOWLS fall one spot to sixth place also with a record of 3-5.After a perfect start to their season in Week #1, Istanbowl Turkey seemed like a different team against Eat Split and DI in Game #1. With lead off bowler Teresa Deterding hoisting the largest numbers for Eat – a 399 – and a personal best game from fellow teammate Aaron Chandler, Eat Split and DI looked poised to cause the upset of the night. Unfortunately for them, Turkey's Angela Bradford stormed back with a 476 series to reverse her team's fortunes to the tune of a 3-1 series victory. Improving to 7-1 on the season, Istanbowl Turkey remains in 2nd place due to total pins. Eat Split and DI drop down into 5th place with their 3-5 record.The team making the most noise in the standings this week was Dolls and Balls. They could have REALLY made some noise if not for an epic Game #3 from opponents Touch My Vlad. After having tucked away wins in Games #1 and #2 behind anchor Ryan Doll and his 569 series, Dolls and Balls looked to be well on their way to a winning record when Vlad's Chris Able and crew (including a gigantic above-average game from newcomer Jeremy Stockbridge) knocked the wind out of them. Besting their opponents by nearly 80 pins (Able ended his night with a 400 series), Vlad managed to not only take Game #3 but won by enough of a margin to secure a total pins victory by a margin of three effectively splitting the series at two games apiece. The two wins push Dolls and Balls to a record of 3.5-4.5 and climbing two spots into 4th place while Vlad remains in eighth with a record of 2-6.Former NBA head coach Rudy Tomjanovich once said "Don't ever underestimate the heart of a champion." S*I*C*K's powerhouse Carl Goetz – and this week's #1 Power Ranked bowler – proved why his team is the hell bent on repeating as champions this season. Rolling an incredible 683 series, Goetz paved the way for a 3-1 matchup win over last season's rivals No Pinheads. After taking Game #1 with ease, Game #2 was a 10th frame battle ending with Goetz's 267 game pushing his team to a slim 6-pin victory. Game #3 saw the emergence of the Pinhead's lead off bowler Aubrey Moren, whose 542 series secured their lone victory of the night. The Pinhead's record of 3.5-4.5, along with total pins, keeps them in 3rd place while S*I*C*K remains atop the league standings with their 7-1 record.Four bowlers managed to shovel games in the 200 range this week and gain admittance into The 200 Club. They include: Carl Goetz (207, 267 and 209), Ian Goetz (200), Ken M. Wilson (202) and Ryan Doll (201).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Lawrence Prak Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Carl Goetz Runner Up: Ryan Doll	#1 H2H BOWLER Carl Goetz Runner Up: Ryan Doll
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Oh, it was a total suck off." Scott Murdock, trying to articulate his team's matchup Tuesday evening to Ken.

At 6:30pm on Tuesday night, eight teams all began their quest towards the Spring 2011 title in the VML Bowling League. Along side a good number of returning veterans, four new faces made their debuts – we gladly welcome Kelly Anderson, Russell Madsen, Jeremy Stockbridge and substitute Matt Miquelon into the fold. Ready to find out how everyone did? Well, let's go...Fresh off their championship run last season, three of last season's 1st place team returned as S*I*C*K (named after the first name initials of the members of the team in their bowling order) in an attempt to continue their run for another title. Facing opponents Touch My Vlad, the team wasted no time in showing why they will be the team to beat this season. Led jointly by Ian Goetz and this week's #1 Power Ranking bowler Ken M. Wilson – both ending their night with a league-leading 582 series – S*I*C*K charges out to a perfect 4-0 start and currently reside in first place. Leading the charge for Vlad was Chris Able, who shot a 383 series. Touch My Vlad start their season off in 8th place.Down on Lanes 21 & 22, two powerhouse teams with long established histories of dominating the league standings in past sessions faced off against one another on the inaugural night. No Pinheads managed to come away the victor this time, taking a 2.5-1.5 matchup win over Dolls and Balls. After battling one another to a standstill in Game #1 with a score of 668-668, the Pinhead's Aubrey Moren threw a team-high 512 series to take Games #2 and total pins. The Balls' anchor Ryan Doll stepped up with a 519 series to secure the team's lone outright win in Game #3. With the outcome No Pinheads find themselves in 3rd place while Dolls and Balls start their season off in 6th. Both of these teams are expected to do well this season with each head-to-head matchup destined to be hard fought games.The other perfect start to the season goes to Istanbowl Turkey who defeated awesomely named opponents Tonganoxie Doglift in a clean sweep...barely. After having a rough off-season complete with foot surgery and an auto accident, Angela Bradford – this week's Most Valuable Bowler – showed that nothing could stop her as she led the way with a 540 series. The brightly shirted Turkeys blinded their competition in Games #1 and #2 before taking Game #3 by a single pin. Doglift's anchor Shane Pfaffly kept his team in the hunt but came up short despite his 439 series. Total pins places Istanbowl in 2nd while Tonganoxie rides its way into 7th place.The final matchup of the evening found Eat Split and DI and SucmaBOWLS going back and forth on a roller coaster ride. With Eat's anchor Jake Parrott leading the way with a 427 series, the team took Game #1. Battling back, Suc's Orion Kinkaid came up strong in a big way with his 478 series to take Games #2 and #3. The final game of the night was settled by a mere five pins. Eat managed to hold on for the total pins victory to split the night 2-2 between the teams. Eat and Sucma land in 4th and 5th places, respectively.Four bowlers managed to make their way into The 200 Club in their 2011 debuts. They include: Freda Schroeder (204), Ian Goetz (213), Ken M. Wilson (213) and Orion Kinkaid (206).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Angela Bradford Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Ken Wilson Runner Up: Ian Goetz	#1 H2H BOWLER Ken M. Wilson Runner Up: Carl Goetz
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "We lost by one to the Charlie Browns?!? Screw this, I'm going back to my butt crack defense." Lawrence Prak, after losing Game #3 by a single pin to Istanbowl Turkey.

The 23rd season of VML Bowling will kick off tomorrow (Tuesday, January 25th) at the NKC Pro-Bowl in North Kansas City, Missouri. The lanes will come on for practice at 6:20pm with league play beginning ten minutes later.For those of you new to the league, welcome! We're glad to see that you've been suckered into, er...that you've joined our league. We have just a few little rules for you to know about how it all works: Read the rest of this entry »

Well, gang, we're exactly two weeks away from starting up the next session of the VML Bowling League and it's that ever-popular portion of the league – picking teams and team names.Below is the list of teams that have already been formed:SucmaBOWLSOrion Kinkaid*Joe LongstreetDave WingerSam NauS*I*C*KSeth GundersonIan GoetzCarl GoetzKen M. Wilson*Touch My VladEmily Podhajsky*Jeremy StockbridgeSarah ManningChris AbleNo PinheadsAubrey MorenPhil SchroederDennis "Pops" LaubeFreda Schroeder*Istanbowl TurkeySabrina GrayScott MurdockAngela Bradford*Bob BrunkerTonganoxie DogliftLawrence Prak*Bill RileyRussell MadsenShane PfafflyDolls and BallsKelly AndersonRob KaszubaBill KrejciRyan Doll*Eat Split and DITeresa DeterdingAaron ChandlerAJ HofmannJake Parrott** = Team captain.

All hail, 2011! With the new year we have a new season upon us...and it's time to fill that roster. While we'll settle for a 32-person league we'd love to return to a full ten teams with a total of 40 bowlers. Whaddya say?The league will start back on Tuesday, January 25th. For those of you that don't know, we bowl at the NKC Pro Bowl located at 505 E. 18th Avenue in North Kansas City. Same bat time, same bat channel.Bowlers already signed up for the next season include: Read the rest of this entry »

The Fall 2010 bowling season officially came to a conclusion Tuesday night with the disbursement of the prize fund and individual awards.Here's a recap of the season's awards:Women’s High Series Scratch: Freda Schroeder (511)Men’s High Series Scratch: Carl Goetz (680)Women’s High Game Scratch: Jessica Thomas (188)Men’s High Game Scratch: Ken M. Wilson (240)Women’s High Series Handicap: Alison Radke (648)Men’s High Series Handicap: Aubrey Moren (691)Women’s High Game Handicap: Sarah Manning (254)Men’s High Game Handicap: Ian Goetz (256)Rookie of the Season: Jake Parrott (Jessica Thomas, runner-up)Captain of the Season Ken M. Wilson (Freda Schroeder, runners-up)Defensive Bowler of the Season: Ken M. Wilson (Freda Schroeder, runners-up)Underdog of the Season: Jessica Thomas (Ryan Simonet, runner-up)Bob Brunker Good Sportsmanship Award: Emily Podhajsky (Alison Radke, runner-up)Individual Team MVBs: Team 1: Pin Pricks = Ken M. WilsonTeam 2: Feed the Monkey = Emily Podhajsky/Sarah ManningTeam 3: Ground Zero Mosque = Scott Murdock/Derrick GrimpoTeam 4: Drink and Hurl = Jake Parrott/Teresa DeterdingTeam 5: Kitten Mittons = Nick AllegriTeam 6: Bowl Movement = Brian CunninghamTeam 7: No Pinheads = Phil SchroederTeam 8: Ray & Stevie = n/a MVB (People's Choice): Ken M. Wilson (David Codding, runner-up)MVB (Actual): Ken M. Wilson (Jake Parrott/Teresa Deterding, runners-up) FINAL STANDINGS:1. Pin Pricks (49-15)2. Ground Zero Mosque (45-19)3. No Pinheads (43.5-20.5)4. Kitten Mittons (31.5-32.5)5. Drink and Hurl (29.5-34.5)6. Bowl Movement (29-35)7. Feed the Monkey (22-42)8. Ray & Stevie (0-64)The next session of the VML Bowling League will start up on January 25th, 2011. If you know of anyone that would like to join the league, please have them drop us a line.Thank you and happy holidays!

The 22nd season of the VML Bowling League came to a close Tuesday night with four teams swapping places in the standings after all was said and done. Only three teams ended with a record above .500, each managing to compile records strong enough to move into the top ten best win records in the league's 11-year history. Congratulations to the members of Pin Pricks (49-15), Ground Zero Mosque (45-19) and No Pinheads (43.5-20.5). As it is league tradition, please take a few moments out to vote for your season favorites. The winners will be announced next Tuesday when the prize money is handed out.Ready for the recap? Okay, here we go...In the fourth and final battle this season between the Pin Pricks and No Pinheads, the teams battled one another into a standstill ending the evening in a 2-2 tie. After losing Game #1 to the Pinheads behind Phil Schroeder's team-leading 504 series, the Pricks rallied to take Game #2 before faltering in the 10th frame to lose Game #3. Total pins went to the league champions by a slim margin resulting in the split. David Codding shot a 607 series to lead the Pricks. The Pricks end the season in 1st place while the Pinheads slip to third place.Due to unforeseen circumstances, the members of Kitten Mittons could not field a legal lineup in the Finals leaving Ground Zero Mosque to do battle against themselves. With each and every game coming down to the wire, the team managed to kick Rule 6B to the curb and add four more victories to their record and wrapped up second place. Jason Carpio led the Mosque with a 548 series. Despite the forfeits, Kitten Mittons managed to hold on to finish their season in fourth place.Having started Week #1 by shooting his personal highest game at the time, it was only fitting that Jake Parrott of Drink and Hurl end the season with an even higher game. Rolling his first 200+ game – and ending his week with a team-leading 481 series – Parrott earned Most Valuable Bowler honors en route to leading his team to a 3-1 matchup victory over opponents Bowl Movement. The Movement's Jessica Thomas shot a 455 series to land her team their lone victory of the night in the Finals. With the wins, Drink and Hurl swapped places with Bowl Movement and moved into 5th and 6th places respectively. In the final battle of the evening, Feed the Monkey took on themselves and came up smelling like roses. With Chris Able hosting a 443 series, the Monkeys bested the blind team to end their season with yet another four victories added to their record. The Monkeys, who had a much better run in the second half of the season, end it all in seventh place.Making his first appearance in The 200 Club this week was Jake Parrott (206). Joining him were David Codding (256) and Ken M. Wilson (230).For the full results of this week, please check out Season 22, Week 16.See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Jake Parrott Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Jake Parrott Runner Up: Phil Schroeder	#1 H2H BOWLER Jason Carpio Runner Up: Scott Murdock
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Damn, even MY teams weren't that stacked." George Steinbrenner, after the Pin Pricks ended their season setting no actual league records other than just winning the title by a margin of only four games.

Week 15 is now in the books and it turned out to be a historical one for the Pin Pricks. Not only did they clinch the league title but they propelled themselves to have the second best record in league history! Congrats to this season's champs Ian Goetz, Carl Goetz, David Codding and Ken M. Wilson. Ready to hear the results from Tuesday night? Let's get this party started.Having come a long way since their initial debut in the league, the members of Feed the Monkey added another four wins to their season record against loud-mouth opponents Ray & Stevie. Led once again by Chris Able – who ended his night with a 411 series – the Monkeys will end their season in 7th place despite a great push there for a while in an attempt to rise into sixth. They will face the blind team once again in the Finals.The second matchup of the evening pitted 3rd place Ground Zero Mosque against 4th place Kitten Mittons. In what may be a preview of their matchup next week in the Finals, Ground Zero – led by a seemingly recharged Jason Carpio who shot a 580 series – took the upper hand in the battle en route to a 4-0 victory over the Mittons. The Kittens' Kelly Sands put up the biggest numbers for his team, ending his night with a 442 series. Both teams remain in their respective positions in the league standings. While Ground Zero could move up into 2nd place, Kitten Mittons can finish no higher than 4th and could possibly drop to fifth in the Finals.In what turned out to be a coronation for the first place team, the Pin Pricks put on a clinic against opponents Bowl Movement. With David Codding's 638 series leading the way, the Pricks secured the season's crown by adding four more notches in their win column. The Movement, led by Jerry Krall and his 393 series, simply couldn't provide the saltpeter necessary to keep the Pricks down. Bowl Movement remains in 5th place but could climb as high as 4th next week.The final matchup of the night pitted league powerhouse No Pinheads against up-and-comers Drink and Hurl. After a shaky start in Game #1, the Pinheads regrouped under the team-leading series compliments of lead-off roller Aubrey Moren's 529 series along with this week's Most Valuable Bowler performance straight out of Phil Schroeder, the team regrouped and showed why they are a force to be reckoned with this season. Ending the night with a 3-1 victory, the Pinheads remain in 2nd place by a half a game. The Hurler's Aaron Chandler put up the biggest series for his team – a 417 – but it simply wasn't enough to steal more than one victory. No Pinheads will either remain in 2nd place next week or slip to 3rd place while Drink and Hurl could climb one spot into 5th.Several bowlers made their way into having a post-Thanksgiving drink in The 200 Club this week. They include: Aubrey Moren (203), Carl Goetz (222, 210), David Codding (232, 213), Jason Carpio (208, 201), Kelly Sands (204) and Ken M. Wilson (236, 202).For the full results of this week, please check out Season 22, Week 15.Winners of this season's individual awards, which wrap up the week before the Finals, are as follows:Men's High Series Scratch: Carl Goetz (680)Women's High Series Scratch: Freda Schroeder (511)Men's High Game Scratch: Ken M. Wilson (240)Women's High Game Scratch: Jessica Thomas (188)Men's High Series Handicap: Aubrey Moren (691)Women's High Series Handicap: Alison Radke (648)Men's High Game Handicap: Ian Goetz (256)Women's High Game Handicap: Sarah Manning (254)Each of the scratch awards will receive an additional $20 in their prize fund while the winners of the handicap awards will each receive an additional $10.The Finals operate in the same manner as the rolloffs with the team in 1st place facing the team in 2nd, 3rd will battle 4th and so on.See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Phil Schroeder Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER David Codding Runner Up: Jason Carpio	#1 H2H BOWLER David Codding Runner Up: Ken M. Wilson
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Wait...how can we lose to this team?!? All they've got is a midget lead-off bowler, a reformed skin head, Sasquatch and some smelly foreigner in the anchor spot. It's like a bad Marvel movie every Tuesday night." Ryan Simonet, coming up short in their bid to unseat Ground Zero Mosque from 3rd place.

On the week of Thanksgiving, the VML Bowling League gathered together to do battle on the second to last week before the Finals. As has been the case throughout the season, most teams stayed put in their respective spots in the standings with the exception of another flip-flop in 4th and 5th place. With eight games left to be played by each team in the league, it's a race to the finish line as teams try to overcome gaps between themselves and the team ahead of them. Ready to hear how Week #14 went down? Let's roll...After their split last week against the 2nd place team, the men of the Pin Pricks returned to their winning ways with a hard fought sweep against opponents Drink and Hurl. Led by David Codding and his 588 series, the Pricks made a miraculous comeback to take Game #1 before going on to take the rest of the series. Anchor Teresa Deterding provided the most fire power for the Hurlers, ending her evening with a 399 series. The Pricks stay in first place by 4.5 games while the Drinkers remain in 6th.Fighting to keep pace with the Pricks for their inevitable rematch in the Finals, the members of No Pinheads looked to this week's Most Valuable Bowler Dennis "Pops" Laube to deliver...and he did. Along with Aubrey Moren's team leading 538 series, Laube and the Pinheads doled out a 4-0 beat down on Bowl Movement Tuesday night to hold onto their 2nd place standing. The Movement, led this week by anchor Brian Cunningham's 440 series, fall one spot into 5th place. Facing the quietest team in the league this week was Kitten Mittons, who did battle against Ray & Stevie. With Kelly Sands dishing out a team-leading 474 series, the Mittons easily took all four games and returned to 4th place in the standings. The final matchup of the night found 3rd place Ground Zero Mosque doing battle with the members of Feed the Monkey. After surprising them in Game #1, the Monkeys – led by Chris Able's 442 series – fell just a little short in taking any more games away from the Mosque. Ground Zero's Scott Murdock put up a 433 series to help secure his team's 3rd place standing in their 3-1 matchup victory. Feed the Monkey remains in 7th.Only two bowlers started their pre-Thanksgiving celebration with some drinks at The 200 Club this week – David Codding (233) and Ken M. Wilson (200).For the full results of this week, please check out Season 22, Week 14.See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Dennis Laube Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Aubrey Moren Runner Up: Kelly Sands	#1 H2H BOWLER Aubrey Moren Runner Up: Kelly Sands
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "After that performance, the balls are being put away dirty." Jerry Krall, after getting swept by No Pinheads.

Week 13 is now in the books and with it came the largest shakeup in the league standings in quite a long time. Almost half the league swapped places while the top three teams remained firmly in their respective spots. The big winner this week was a team that, until last week, had been on a massive tear and climbed from 6th to 4th place. Want to know the specifics? Read on...With their eyes on climbing into second place, Ground Zero Mosque stared down the most surprising opponent all season -- the blind team, aka themselves. After dropping Game #1 by a surprising margin, the team regrouped under the leadership of Jason Carpio's 547 series and came away with a 3-1 victory. The team, although still in 3rd place, close the gap to half a game separating them from the team in second. Fourth place was, until this week, the official hangout of Kitten Mittons. Having held onto the spot since Week #5, the Mittons had weathered storm after storm until they finally succumbed to a surprising 2-2 split with Feed the Monkey and slipped one spot into 5th place. Nick Allegri put up the top numbers for the Mittons, ending his night with a 450 series. The Monkeys, led by Chris Able's 410 series, remain in seventh. Ignoring their results from last week, Bowl Movement returned to their winning ways and walked away with the week's only 4-0 outcome. Punishing Drink and Hurl the most was The Movement's Jerry Krall's 440 series. The wins propel Krall and crew up into 4th place. The Hurler's Rick Heckadon provided the most firepower for his team – a 397 – but it simply wasn't enough to turn the tables. Drink and Hurl drop down into 6th place.In one of the most hotly anticipated matchups of the second half of the season, the top two teams in the league faced off for the third time. No Pinheads and the Pin Pricks ended up gaining no ground against one another, ending the night in a 2-2 split. With the Pinhead's Freda Schroeder's 511 series winning them Game #1, it took the Most Valuable Bowler performance of the Pricks' David Codding – who shot the night's highest series, a 633 – to end the battle in a standstill. To give an indication as to how closely fought this matchup was...total pins was settled by a single pin. The two teams remain in their respective spots.Only three bowlers were allowed to duck into The 200 Club this week. They were: David Codding (227, 211), Jason Carpio (202) and Ken M. Wilson (214, 227).For the full results of this week, please check out Season 22, Week 13.See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB David Codding Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER David Codding Runner Up: Ken Wilson	#1 H2H BOWLER David Codding Runner Up: Jason Carpio
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "I told Ken about our ass douche conversation." Ian Goetz, retelling a tale about a name calling father-son conversation he had had earlier Tuesday.

One month from today, the seven teams of the VML Bowling League will square off one last time in the Finals. While there has not been any real movement in the standings for several weeks now, time is starting to truly run out as the distances between win records continue to shift. Three teams appear to have put themselves out of reach as the season winds down...with one of those teams gaining ground each week.The last time that the current league leaders Pin Pricks met up against opponents Kitten Mittons, it proved to be a slug fest ending in a 2-2 split. After dropping Game #1 this time around, Prick Carl Goetz decided to take matters into his own hands and beat the competition 3-1 with his 609 series. Kelly Sands of the Mittons hoisted a team-leading 406 series to secure the team's lone win of the night. The Pricks remain in first by 4.5 games while the Mittons remain in 4th, albeit with a total pins tie.If any team's run could be equated to that of a yoyo, it's definitely Drink and Hurl. Led by lead-off bowler Jake Parrott and his 441 series, the Hurlers whooped up on the blind team in a clean sweep and hopped one place up into 5th place. The interesting thing to note here is that their record is now the same as 4th place's Kitten Mittons...with only total pins separating them.When second place No Pinheads began their matchup against 7th place Feed the Monkey, past history seemed to point to a sweep in favor of the Pinheads. Such was not the case Tuesday night. Pushing them to the brink in Game #1, the Monkeys – led by Chris Able and his 365 series – almost came away with the victory but fell to the Pinheads by a mere 8 pins. Dennis "Pops" Laube provided the most firepower for the Pinheads to keep them in the lead throughout the night. It wasn't until Game #3 that the Monkeys were able to regain the momentum they started the evening off with and secured their lone win of the night. Both teams remain in their respective spots in the standings, the Pinheads in 2nd and the Monkeys in 7th place.Things look to be on the way up for the men of Ground Zero Mosque. Continuing their Hail Mary run here at the end of the season, the team added four more victories to their record at the expense of Bowl Movement. Led by this week's #1 Power Ranked bowler Scott Murdock and his 528 series – combined with the Most Valuable Bowler performance from teammate AJ Hofmann – the Mosque continues to experience winning bliss as they eye moving into 2nd place very soon. Jessica Thomas had the top series for the Movement, ending her night with a 411 series. Ground Zero remains in 3rd while Bowl Movement slips one spot down to 6th place.Bowlers wondering how the hell Scoot made it into The 200 Club this week include: Carl Goetz (211, 238) and Ken M. Wilson (208). Scott Murdock proudly enjoyed his first drink this season within The 200 Club after having rolled a 212. For the full results of this week, please check out Season 22, Week 12.See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB AJ Hofmann Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Scott Murdock Runner Up: Carl Goetz	#1 H2H BOWLER Ken M. Wilson Runner Up: Dennis Laube
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "He doesn't recognize cute women...only beer." AJ Hoffman, explaining why Scoot wasn't able to tell the two female bowling alley employees apart that had been serving them beer.

Week 11 is now in the books and with it comes what appears to be very little change. As has been the case many times this season, not a single team has swapped places in the league standings. However, the distance between teams has narrowed quite a bit in some places and made vast improvements in others. The first place team now enjoys its largest lead to date this season while a game and a half separates 2nd and 3rd place. With a mere five weeks until the Finals, it's anyone's guess as to which team will gain the most ground before the big day.The last time that Ground Zero Mosque found themselves up against No Pinheads, the then-league leaders beat the Mosque members like a red headed step-child. This time, however? It was an entirely different story. Led by Jason Carpio and his 471 series, Ground Zero pulled off a 3-1 upset over the Pinheads and move within a game and a half of overtaking them in the league standings. This marks the second week in a row in which Ground Zero has gained ground against the two teams ahead of them. The Pinheads, who received their highest output compliments of Dennis "Pops" Laube and his 474 series, remain in second place nonetheless. One team that has been quietly racking up victory after victory is Bowl Movement. Entering this week on an 8-game win streak, Movement added two more for a total of ten games won in a row before being surprised by Feed the Monkey in Game #3. Led by Chris Able's 442 series, the Monkeys were able to stop Bowl Movement's win streak with a seven pin victory. Jessica Thomas of the Movement provided the most fire-power in their 3-1 matchup victory, ending her night with an impressive 505 series – the women's highest scratch series so far this season. Bowl Movement remains in 5th place but inches up to be a half a game back from fourth. The Monkeys remain in their 7th place cage.The league is already in agreement that the members of the Pin Pricks live up to their name. To add even more validity to this claim, the Pricks showed absolutely no mercy whatsoever against the league's lone blind team. Putting up the 2nd highest team series in league history in Game #3 – missing the all-time mark by 18 pins – the team took a 4-0 win over themselves, extending their lead out in first place to 4.5 games. David Codding led the team with a 658 series.The bowlers of Drink and Hurl have been all over the league standings this season. Reaching as high as 3rd place at one time, the team has been the lone team that has broken the "no teams are moving" curse over the past month. Facing the team two spots – and two games – ahead of them in the standings seemed like the most opportune time to turn on the heat. Well, that was until they ran into Kitten Mittons' anchor Nick Allegri and this week's Most Valuable Bowler Alison Radke. With Allegri's team-leading 470 series, coupled with Radke's well-above average performance, the Mittons held onto their 4th place spot by adding a 2.5-1.5 matchup victory to their tally. The Hurlers' Aaron Chandler put up his personal best series all season – a 462 – and it helped turn the tide for the night after losing Games #1 and #2. The teams tied total pins. Bowlers ducking into The 200 Club this week include a bunch of Pricks: Carl Goetz (209, 212), David Codding (224, 228, 206), Ian Goetz (212, 232) and Ken M. Wilson (215). For the full results of this week, please check out Season 22, Week 11.See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Alison Radke Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER David Codding Runner Up: Aaron Chandler	#1 H2H BOWLER David Codding Runner Up: Aaron Chandler
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Yeah, a hate crime!" Jason Carpio, after he was told to think about what had just happened after David Codding playfully faked punching him in the stomach.

The Finals are officially a month and a half away. Week 10 had the potential of providing quite a shakeup in the league standings as the top four teams faced off against one another. While both of these matchups ended in a tie, another team's big move has them a mere one game back out of 4th place. With a mere 1.5 games separating first and second place, the teams in 3rd through 5th place find themselves just a short distance from one another with win records of 24, 22 and 21 respectively. A couple of great weeks from any of these teams could really shake things up. It's always interesting to see history repeat itself...especially when it involves this season's most rooted on team, Feed the Monkey. Two months ago, the Monkeys managed their lone regular season win against "a team with real people" (as Sarah Manning puts it) while facing Drink and Hurl. While the Hurlers once again came away with a 3-1 series victory – led by anchor Teresa Deterding's 420 series – the team could not finish off the win-hungry Feed the Monkey. Chris Able led the Feeders with a 388 series in the loss and remains in 7th place. The Hurlers improve their record to 20-20 but do not budge from 6th place.Having lost to Ground Zero Mosque the first time they faced them, the men of Pin Pricks stiffened their resolve and intended to penetrate their record with more wins. Their outcome, however, was pretty flaccid. With Ground Zero's Jason Carpio leading the charge with a 528 series, the teams see-sawed back and forth, exchanging wins throughout the showdown. Carl Goetz put up a 570 series which helped the Pricks barely hold onto a 2-2 tie and first place for the night. The Mosque remains in 3rd place.After handily winning Game #1, the men of No Pinheads ran into a rejuvenated Kitten Mittons. Led by anchor Nick Allegri and his 479 series, the Mittons took Games #2 and #3 but were unable to overcome the deficit from the initial game. Aubrey Moren's 527 series saved the day for the Pinheads, who remain in 2nd place while the Mittons cling to their 4th place standing.If there was ever a time to put on a Most Valuable Bowler performance, it's the Finals. Jerry Krall, however, saved his for when he faced the blind team. Putting up his highest series all season, Krall's 425 series – along with lead-off bowler Jessica Thomas's team leading 430 series – made the difference as Bowl Movement added four more notches in their win column. While the team remains in 5th place, they are now within striking distance to move into the top half of the league standings.Only two bowlers this week managed to sneak into The 200 Club: Carl Goetz (203) and Phil Schroeder (202).For the full results of this week, please check out Season 22, Week 10.See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Jerry Krall Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Aubrey Moren Runner Up: Teresa Deterding	#1 H2H BOWLER Aubrey Moren Runner Up: Carl Goetz
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Wow, and I thought *I* did a great job at sucking." Adult film star Shyla Stylez, after witnessing Ken's piss poor performance Tuesday night.

As the second half of the league officially kicked off, each team faced the same opponent they met on Week #1. With more games under their belts, the teams that took it on the chin the last time they met up in August mounted their own turnarounds on Tuesday night. Week #9 also had its share of controversy with a contested outcome against the blind team. After reviewing the league rules, discussing the situation with two employees of the bowling alley, polling various members of the league and applying logic it was determined that Game #2 in the matchup with No Pinheads is a tie. Simplest way to explain it? Every game in bowling can end in only one of three outcomes – a win, a loss or a tie. While facing the blind team, according to our league rules (Rule 6B), a team "must bowl within 40 pins of their own teams’ average." Therefore, a team must theoretically bowl against themselves with a set outcome of their "opponents." A team with an example collective average of 600 is theoretically facing a team that has bowled a 560 against them. Therefore, if the team bowls over 560 they win...if they bowl below a 560, they lose. If they bowl exactly a 560, it's a tie.With all that said, the matchup against blind team Ray & Stevie didn't turn out exactly how the members of No Pinheads had hoped. After dropping Game #1, the team tied Game #2 dead on the money. A massive Game #3 comeback, led by Phil Schroeder and his 499 series, helped the team secure a 2.5-1.5 matchup victory over themselves. The victories keep them in second place.Having the fourth best record in the league, Kitten Mittons expected to bat around their opponents Bowl Movement like a trapped mouse. Unfortunately for them, they ran head first into the over-average firepower of The Movement. With output of a 458 series from Jessica Thomas, The Movement commanded a clean sweep against their competition. The four victories push the team into 5th place, a mere three games behind 4th place Kitten Mittons. The Mittons were led this week by Ryan Simonet and his 433 series.After taking Games #1 and #2, the men of Ground Zero Mosque were poised to dismiss opponents Drink and Hurl. Game #3, however, saw quite the comeback from The Hurlers to eventually split the matchup at two games apiece. With an uncharacteristically high series out of Ground Mosque's Scott Murdock (a 529), the team went into the final game of the night with a total pins leads of 34. Yet, it was the Hurler's lead off bowler Jake Parrott whose 457 series was just enough to throw his team into the lead to not only take Game #3 but total pins as well...by a mere two pins. Adding in their two victories each, Ground Zero remains in 3rd place while the Hurlers slip to 6th due to a total pins tie-breaker with 5th place Bowl Movement.After post-bowling on the following Monday, Feed the Monkey found themselves in familiar territory against the appropriately named Pin Pricks. Led by a 636 series out of David Codding – along with this week's Most Valuable Bowler performance compliments of Ian Goetz, the Pricks cruised to a clean sweep and find themselves out in first place by a game and a half. The Monkeys, led by Chris Able and his 402 series, find themselves with a record of 8-28 good enough for 7th place. It seems you have to be a Prick in order to gain admittance into The 200 Club this week: Carl Goetz (211), David Codding (224, 231), Ian Goetz (201, 234) and Ken M. Wilson (220, 205).For the full results of this week, please check out Season 22, Week 9.See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Ian Goetz Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER David Codding Runner Up: Ian Goetz	#1 H2H BOWLER David Codding Runner Up: Ian Goetz
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Equality, or the identity relation, is the binary relation on a set X defined by { (x,x) | x ∑ X }. In other words...you dummkopfs tied." Albert Einstein, chiming in on the Pinhead's win or tie debate.

The 2010 Fall League is now officially half over and the standings do not look that much different than they did after Week #1. The top two teams have the same record, 3rd and 4th place share the same record and the rest of the league is knotted up on through 8th place, each with a chance to quickly move up...or down. As mentioned last week, the position round gives teams the optimal chance to improve their record against their closest competition but only two teams truly cashed in on the moment. Only one thing is certain – the second half of the league is bound to be interesting.Having been in first place all by themselves since the second week of the league, the members of No Pinheads finally stepped aside...barely. Despite having a record of 24-8 – the same as the Pin Pricks, who won the position round matchup 3-1 – total pins drops them into second place. The Pricks, led this week by lead off bowler Ian "Bourbon Bowl" Goetz and his 588 series (landing him this week's #1 Power Ranking), narrowly missing a clean sweep of the former first place team by 11 pins in Game #3 after easily taking Games #1 and #2. Pinhead Aubrey Moren led his team with a 474 series in the losing effort. These two teams are scheduled to face off once again on November 16th in what is sure to be a grudge match. The Pricks lead the overall series 6-2 against the Pinheads. Having faced one another the previous week, Ground Zero Mosque came away the 3-1 victor last Tuesday. The position round, however, belonged almost entirely to opponents Kitten Mittons. Led by Kelly Sands and his 457 series (including his personal best game over his career – a 208), the Mittons bounced back after a Game #1 loss to take Games #2, #3 and total pins. Derrick Grimpo put up the top scores for the Mosque, ending his night with a 404 series. While the teams both share a record of 20-12, the total pins tie-breaker keeps Ground Zero Mosque in 3rd place while Kittens Mittons remain in 4th. These two teams will meet again the week before The Finals.The last time that Drink and Hurl faced opponents Bowl Movement, they took it on the chin and lost 1-3. This time around, however? The Hurler's Jake Parrott put on this week's Most Valuable Bowler performance to reverse his team's fortunes and walk away with a 4-0 matchup victory. Parrott's 467 series pushed his team up into 5th place while Bowl Movement, led this week by Brian Cunningham's 470 series, falls to 6th place. The two teams face one another again on Nov. 16th.Fresh off their three game victory last week against the blind team, Feed the Monkey logged their first sweep of the season and improved their record to include 8 wins. Led by Chris Able and his 372 series, the team now finds themselves a mere five games behind the 6th place team. Could the recharged Monkeys make their way up the league standings? Only time will tell. Only two bowlers made it into The 200 Club this week, both with the same score – Ian Goetz (208) and Kelly Sands (208).For the full results of this week, please check out Season 22, Week 8.See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Jake Parrott Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Ian Goetz Runner Up: Jake Parrott	#1 H2H BOWLER Ian Goetz Runner Up: Brian Cunningham
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Dammit! Each time we get close to capturing him, that border-crosser up and disappears!" INS Officer Daniel J. Leibowitz, commenting unfavorably on Jason Carpio's no-show on position round night.

Historically, the weeks of the position round and the Finals have the biggest potential for a shake-up in the league standings. A distant third (and fourth) are the weeks preceding those showdowns. For those of you that are new to the league, we'll explain how the position round works.After each team has bowled one another once, the following week is handled a little differently. Rather than starting the schedule over again, teams are pitted against their standings counterpart. So, next week, the first place team will take on the second place team. The team in third will battle the team in fourth. Etc. What these matchups do is add extra pressure onto the team on top to keep their lead while giving the team just beneath them to truly gain some ground. All in all, the position round is typically the second most exciting week of the season. The Finals, however...ahh, yes.So, how did everyone do on Week #7? We'll start out with the matchup between league leaders No Pinheads and Drunk and Hurl. After Game #1's photo finish – in which the Pinheads survived yet another near miss – Aubrey Moren took matters into his own hands and kept his team afloat in first with his 539 series en route to another 4-0 matchup victory. Drink and Hurl, led by Jake Parrott and his 358 series, remain in 6th with a record of 11-17. The team most anxious for the position round is easily the Pin Pricks, who have been chomping at the bit to move into first place. Unfortunately for the Pricks, they'll have to do more work than expected after taking a 3-1 victory over opponents Bowl Movement. Having taken the first two games, led by anchor Ken M. Wilson and his 549 series, The Movement struck back in a big way to take Game #3 while narrowly missing total pins. Lead off bowler Jessica Thomas provided the most fire power for The Movement, ending the night with a 444 series. The Pricks remain in second place, two games back, while Bowl Movement remains in 5th with a record of 13-15. Miracles never cease, right? Right. Just ask Feed the Monkey. After struggling for the first six weeks of the league, they took charge in Week #7 against everyone's favorite opponent – Ray & Stevie – and came away with a 3-1 matchup win. Improving their record to 4-24, led by Chris Able and his 381 series, the team looks to add even more notches to their win column next week when they face Ray & Stevie once again.In what was perhaps a preview of next week, third place Ground Zero Mosque took on fourth place Kitten Mittons. Both teams began the night with a tied record, separated only by a total pins tie-breaker. The night, however, didn't end in a tie mostly due to this week's Most Valuable Bowler and #1 ranked Power Ranking performance by journeyman anchor Jason Carpio. Carpio, after being stung in Game #1 by the Mittons, turned it on with a 593 series to reverse the Mosque's fortunes and end the night 3-1. The Kittens were led by anchor Nick Allegri, who booked a 415 series. The Mosque improves their record to 19-9, a mere four games back from 1st place, while the Mittons remain in 4th with a record of 17-11. Only three bowlers were allowed to take shots this week inside The 200 Club – Aubrey Moren (208), Jason Carpio (210) and Ken M. Wilson (214). For the full results of this week, please check out Season 22, Week 7.See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Jason Carpio Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Jason Carpio Runner Up: Aubrey Moren	#1 H2H BOWLER Jason Carpio Runner Up: Aubrey Moren
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "What do you expect? He's the Ball Whisperer." Jerry Krall, to Ken while describing Dave Winger's uncanny ability to predict open frames.