The Fall 2005 season draws to a close, with Same Belt, New Notch officially earning this season's championship title! A stagnated final week resulted in absolutely no movement in the standings. One bowler set a new personal best series. Janelle (Laube) Lamar landed this week's high game for the women with a 169, and women's high series was bagged by Freda Schroeder with a 436. As for the men, Carl Goetz earned this week's high game (235) and series (668). Read on for all the rest of the details!
First up, on lanes 21 & 22: Same Belt, New Notch alternated splits with Bora Bora!. Reinforced by trifecta-winner (#1 Head-to-Head, #1 Power-Ranked, and Most Valuable Bowler) Carl Goetz and his stunning 668 series, the Belt collected 3 wins against Bora Bora!. While that was going down, John Richardson showed off in Bora Bora! with his exceptional 531 despite his team notching only a single win. Same Belt, New Notch end the season in 1st place, while Bora Bora! wind up in 2nd.
On lanes 23 & 24: Tatonka alternated between bowling and dry humping Three Men and a Babe. Although blessed by Will Jeter with his above-average 501 series, Tatonka accomplished only 1 win against Three Men and a Babe. On the flipside, David Codding ruled Three Men and a Babe with his 575 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Tatonka close out in 3rd place, while Three Men and a Babe come out in 4th.
On lanes 25 & 26: Derka, Derka celebrated their love of large, heavy balls with The Big LeBowlskies. With top billing by Thomas Lin with his dazzling 617 series, Derka, Derka collected 3 wins against The Big LeBowlskies. Concurrently, Michael Basham dominated The Big LeBowlskies with his stupendous 584 despite his team notching only a single win. Derka, Derka complete in 5th place, while The Big LeBowlskies cros the finish line in 6th.
Finally, down on lanes 27 & 28: Harry Potter and the Magic Balls spent a romantic evening with Munson'd. With Harry Potter forfeiting, all Munson'd needed to do was roll within 40 pins of their combined team average each game. However, that would not be the case. . But Munson'd also forfeited, making this entire matchup a waste of time to have written about. Harry Potter and the Magic Balls end in 7th place, while Munson'd go home with 8th.
Bowlers sneaking into The 200 Club include: Carl Goetz (232,235,201), David Codding (222), Demond Robinson (206), Jason Carpio (211), Ken M. Wilson (213), Michael Basham (209), Thomas Lin (208,220), and Will Jeter (226)

The 668 rolled by Carl Goetz is tied for the 8th-best series in league history!
After a hard fought season, the Tournament of Champions was won tonight by Andrea DeLong (Division 4), with John Richardson (Division 4) landing in second place. Andrea will pocket the nice first-place pot, while John will take away the second-place pot. Congratulations!
THIS WEEK'S MVB
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FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE)
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Pos. | Team name | Record | Percent | Total Pins | Change |
1 | Same Belt, New Notch | 41-23 | .641 | 32,278 | n/a |
2 | Bora Bora! | 39-25 | .609 | 26,877 | n/a |
3 | Tatonka | 39-25 | .609 | 24,653 | n/a |
4 | Three Men and a Babe | 37-27 | .578 | 30,726 | n/a |
5 | Derka, Derka | 36.5-27.5 | .570 | 29,225 | n/a |
6 | The Big LeBowlskies | 32.5-31.5 | .508 | 29,300 | n/a |
7 | Harry Potter and the Magic Balls | 20.5-43.5 | .320 | 24,251 | n/a |
8 | Munson'd | 6.5-57.5 | .102 | 15,003 | n/a |