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 tussled with UnaBowlers. Showcasing Pat Searcy with his 488 series, Top Guns split the series with the UnaBowlers. Conversely, Jarrod Guthrie laid down the law in the UnaBowlers with his 449 (with kudos to Most Valuable Bowler Jason Carpio) as they matched their opponent in wins. Top Guns begins with 3rd place, while the UnaBowlers get going with 4th.

On lanes 19 & 20: Pop Gunns had some one-on-one time with GRRR. Starring #1 Power Ranked and #1 Head-to-Head Dennis Laube and his 501 series, Pop Gunns collected 3 wins against GRRR. In the midst of this, Byron Hester dominated GRRR with his 471 despite his team notching only a single win. Pop Gunns leaves the gate in 1st place, while GRRR gets rolling in 5th.

Finally, down on lanes 21 & 22: Team 5 shared a platter of cheese sticks with Team 6. Led by David Parre with his 481 series, Team 5 collected 3 wins against Team 6. Countering this, Jim Jones called the shots for 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 enjoying a guest admission to The 200 Club include: No one at all. We sucked.



NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 17&18, 2nd-place Team 5 will throw some gutter balls with 5th-place GRRR. Team 5 is expected to drop their averages like a brick, 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 share a couple of pitchers with 6th-place Team 6. Top Guns might have the bottom drop out of their averages, 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 battle 1st-place Pop Gunns. The UnaBowlers are predicted to watch their averages take a plunge, 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) "Byron hit that pin like the Beltway Sniper." Jim Jones, solving the case.