The Fall 2002 season is now underway, with six teams entering the 16-week competition for the coveted, nonexistent championship trophy. Freda Schroeder and Sharon Turner both tied for this week's high game for the women with a 159, and women's high series was bagged by Freda Schroeder with a 429. As for the men, Pat Searcy snagged this week's high game with a 195, and high series was earned by Dennis Laube with a 501. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 17 & 18: Top Guns celebrated their love of large, heavy balls with UnaBowlers. Featuring Pat Searcy with his 488 series, Top Guns split the series with the UnaBowlers. On the adjacent lane, Jarrod Guthrie oversaw the UnaBowlers with his 449 (with kudos to Most Valuable Bowler Jason Carpio) as they matched their opponent in wins. Top Guns leaves the gate in 3rd place, while the UnaBowlers get going with 4th.

On lanes 19 & 20: Pop Gunns couldn't stop undressing with their eyes the members of GRRR. Demonstrating the prowess of #1 Power Ranked and #1 Head-to-Head Dennis Laube and his 501 series, Pop Gunns collected 3 wins against GRRR. On the other side, Byron Hester took the lead in GRRR with his 471 despite his team notching only a single win. Pop Gunns starts out in 1st place, while GRRR commences the season with 5th.

Finally, down on lanes 21 & 22: Team 5 traded lane malfunctions with Team 6. Reinforced by David Parre with his 481 series, Team 5 collected 3 wins against Team 6. Across the ball return, Jim Jones shined in Team 6 with his 439 despite his team notching only a single win. Team 5 gets underway in 2nd place, while Team 6 starts off with 6th.

Bowlers ducking past the bouncer at The 200 Club include: No one at all. We sucked.



NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 17&18, 2nd-place Team 5 will battle 5th-place GRRR. Team 5 is expected to tank their averages considerably, but split the series with GRRR; while GRRR is forecast to see their team average take a dive while they keep the series tied.
• Moving to lanes 19&20, 3rd-place Top Guns will compete against 6th-place Team 6. Top Guns might have their averages plummet, but split the series with Team 6; while Team 6 ought to see their team average take a dive while they keep the series tied.
• Finally, on lanes 21&22, 4th-place UnaBowlers will challenge 1st-place Pop Gunns. The UnaBowlers are predicted to drop their averages like a brick, but split the series with Pop Gunns; while Pop Gunns are anticipated to see their team average take a dive while they keep the series tied.

THIS WEEK'S MVB Jason Carpio Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Dennis Laube Runner Up: Ken Wilson	#1 H2H BOWLER Dennis Laube Runner Up: Ken M. Wilson
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "I normally play with house balls, but tonight Bob let me play with his." Scott Murdock, taking his hands from a place many hands have been to a place only Bob Brunker's hands have been.