The fifth week of Fall 2003 saw two teams climb in the standings, while two teams slipped. Angela Bradford picked up this week's high game (211) and series (518) for the women. As for the men, Bill Krejci snagged this week's high game with a 224, and high series was earned by Pat Searcy with a 606. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 15 & 16: Atomic Goo spent a romantic evening with Anchors Aweigh!. While headlined by Most Valuable Bowler Freda Schroeder and her spectacular 434 series, Atomic Goo accomplished only 1 win against the Anchors. In the midst of this, Carl Goetz commanded the Anchors with his above-average 564 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Atomic Goo remains in 8th place, while the Anchors remain in 1st.

On lanes 17 & 18: Wolverines had some one-on-one time with Theee Beeelt. Blessed by Dennis Laube with his 452 series, the Wolverines collected 3 wins against Theee Beeelt. Simultaneously, Nik Domann called the shots for Theee Beeelt with his above-average 500 despite his team notching only a single win. Wolverines remains in 2nd place, while Theee Beeelt sinks 1 spot to 6th.

On lanes 19 & 20: Bowlers of Mass Confusion celebrated their love of large, heavy balls with Bowl me Ishmael!. Showcasing Jason Carpio with his above-average 486 series, Mass Confusion collected 3 wins against Ishmael. On the flipside, Paul Linder showed off in Ishmael with his 375 despite his team notching only a single win. Bowlers of Mass Confusion leaps 1 spot in the standings to 5th place, while Ishmael remains in 7th.

Finally, down on lanes 21 & 22: Spare Change deliberately ate cheese sticks in front of Gutter Minds. In spite of the prowess of Bill Krejci with his amazing 568 series, Spare Change accomplished only 1 win against Gutter Minds. While that was going down, #1 Power Ranked and #1 Head-to-Head Pat Searcy mastered Gutter Minds with his exceptional 606 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Spare Change drops 1 spot in the standings to 4th place, while Gutter Minds move 1 spot to 3rd.

Bowlers slipping under the velvet rope in front of The 200 Club include: Angela Bradford (211), Bill Krejci (224), Bob Brunker (221), Carl Goetz (203), David Codding (204,204), and Pat Searcy (222,204)

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Carl Goetz cleaned up Division 1, while Pat Searcy conquered Division 2. Nobody claimed victory in Division 3 (though Scott Murdock came closest), and Ginger O'Reilly got the better of Division 4. In terms of overall points: Carl Goetz calls the shots for Division 1; Aaron Weidner runs the show in Division 2; Scott Murdock leads Division 3; and Ginger O'Reilly governs Division 4.

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 15&16, 3rd-place Gutter Minds will face 5th-place Bowlers of Mass Confusion (hcp 44). Gutter Minds are expected to maintain their current strength as they win the series; while Mass Confusion is forecast to hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
• Moving to lanes 17&18, 7th-place Bowl me Ishmael! (hcp 133) will tussle with 4th-place Spare Change. Ishmael might maintain their current strength as they get swept; while Spare Change ought to raise their average while they rack up a sweep.
• Then, over on lanes 19&20, 2nd-place Wolverines (hcp 92) will throw some gutter balls with 1st-place Anchors Aweigh!. The Wolverines will likely roll decently and win the series; while the Anchors will probably hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
• Finally, on lanes 21&22, 6th-place Theee Beeelt will hang out with 8th-place Atomic Goo (hcp 42). Theee Beeelt is predicted to perform well and win the series; while Atomic Goo is anticipated to drop their average a bit while avoid getting swept.

THIS WEEK'S MVB Freda Schroeder Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Pat Searcy Runner Up: Bill Krejci	#1 H2H BOWLER Pat Searcy Runner Up: Carl Goetz
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "So you have no frame of reference here, Angela. You're like a child who wanders into the middle of a movie and wants to know..." Carl Goetz, on bowlers who show up late and want to join the game in progress.