The Fall 2004 season draws to a close, with The Belt Strikes Back officially earning this season's championship title! The final week saw three teams climb in the standings, while two teams slipped. One bowler roll a new personal best game. Ashley Razak picked up this week's high game (174) and series (436) for the women. As for the men, Dennis Laube snagged this week's high game with a 217, and high series was earned by Bill Krejci with a 571. Read on for all the rest of the details!
First up, on lanes 19 & 20: The Belt Strikes Back shared a few beers with Recreation Intoxication. Showcasing Demond Robinson with his 569 series, the Belt collected 3 wins against Recreation . While that was going down, Pat Searcy commanded Recreation with his below-average 540 despite his team notching only a single win. The Belt Strikes Back close out in 1st place, while Recreation plunges 2 spots to end up with 4th.
On lanes 21 & 22: Real Ultimate Ninja Bowlers accepted a challenge by A Solid No. 2. Highlighting the skills of Dennis Laube with his above-average 549 series, the Ninjas celebrated a clean sweep over No. 2. On the flipside, Corey Weinfurt ruled No. 2 with his below-average 476 despite his team getting swept. Real Ultimate Ninja Bowlers leap 1 spot in the standings to complete in 2nd place, while No. 2 go home with 5th.
On lanes 23 & 24: Bowlkake traded lane malfunctions with Paul Hamms. While headlined by Justin Strelow with his 540 series, Bowlkake accomplished only 1 win against the Hamms. In the midst of this, #1 Head-to-Head Bill Krejci dominated the Hamms with his above-average 571 (with a nod to #1 Power-Ranked Mark McClendon) as his team took the series with 3 wins. Bowlkake drops 1 spot in the standings to finish in 7th place, while the Hamms move 1 spot to cross the finish line in 6th.
Finally, down on lanes 25 & 26: Die Schlag-Maschinen matched wits with Ashley Razabacks. Despite the strength of Jerry Krall with his 409 series, Die Schlag-Maschinen managed only 1.5 wins against the Razabacks. Concurrently, Rich DeYoung reigned supreme in the Razabacks with his 495 (with kudos to Most Valuable Bowler Ashley Razak) as his team took the series with 2.5 wins. Die Schlag-Maschinen end the season in 8th place, while the Razabacks move 1 spot to come out in 3rd.
Bowlers slipping into The 200 Club include: Bill Krejci (201), Demond Robinson (211), Dennis Laube (217), and James Long (203)
A new personal high game was set tonight by Kris Hiestand (153, previous best 140).
After a hard fought season, the Tournament of Champions was won tonight by Ray Haynes (Division 4), with Dennis Laube (Division 1) landing in second place. Ray will pocket the nice first-place pot, while Dennis will take away the second-place pot. Congratulations!
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THIS WEEK'S MVB
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#1 POWER BOWLER
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#1 H2H BOWLER
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FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE)
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| Pos. | Team name | Record | Percent | Total Pins | Change |
| 1 | The Belt Strikes Back | 45-19 | .703 | 31,021 | n/a |
| 2 | Real Ultimate Ninja Bowlers | 39-25 | .609 | 26,892 | +1 |
| 3 | Ashley Razabacks | 20.5-15.5 | .569 | 13,641 | +1 |
| 4 | Recreation Intoxication | 36-28 | .563 | 31,354 | -2 |
| 5 | A Solid No. 2 | 31-33 | .484 | 29,767 | n/a |
| 6 | Paul Hamms | 30-34 | .469 | 26,581 | +1 |
| 7 | Bowlkake | 29-35 | .453 | 34,086 | -1 |
| 8 | Die Schlag-Maschinen | 22.5-41.5 | .352 | 23,097 | n/a |
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