The fourth week of Spring 2006 saw two teams climb in the standings, while two teams slipped. Three bowlers set a new personal best series, and three rolled new personal high games. Freda Schroeder picked up this week's high game (160) and series (440) for the women, while Thomas Lin earned this week's high game (267) and series (704) for the men. Meanwhile, the Tournament of Champions also kicked off tonight, beginning of 13 weeks of one-on-one bowling excitement! Read on for all the rest of the details!
First up, on lanes 21 & 22: Tatonka celebrated their love of large, heavy balls with Guttersluts. Regardless of the star power of Greg Franklin with his above-average 434 series, Tatonka accomplished only 1 win against Guttersluts. While that was going down, Aaron Hoyt guided Guttersluts with his wondrous 423 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Tatonka remains in 7th place, while Guttersluts remain in 8th.
On lanes 23 & 24: Sweeter Than Yoohoo sparred with Yo Mama. Blessed by #1 Power Ranked and #1 Head-to-Head Thomas Lin and his astonishing 704 series, Yoohoo celebrated a clean sweep over Yo Mama. As for the opposition, Andy Metzler took the lead in Yo Mama with his above-average 565 despite his team getting swept. Sweeter Than Yoohoo leaps 1 spot in the standings to 3rd place, while Yo Mama sinks 1 spot to 6th.
On lanes 25 & 26: Bowl Movement waged a heated competition against I'm Gonna Belt Ya, Sucka!. Despite the strength of David Codding with his above-average 571 series, Bowl Movement accomplished only 1 win against the Belt. Meanwhile, Seth Gunderson drew the spotlight in the Belt with his stupendous 611 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Bowl Movement remains in 2nd place, while the Belt remains in 1st.
Finally, down on lanes 27 & 28: Bora Bora had a delightful time with Split Happens. While headlined by John Richardson with his above-average 497 series, Bora Bora got swept by Split Happens. Across the ball return, Most Valuable Bowler Ryan Doll mastered Split Happens with his dramatic 558 as they swept the competition. Bora Bora plummets 2 spots in the standings to 5th place, while Split Happens jump 2 spots to 4th.
Bowlers entering The 200 Club include: Carl Goetz (201), David Codding (202), Jason Carpio (213), Ken M. Wilson (222), Michael Basham (205), Seth Gunderson (209,214), Steve Kiernan (200,202), and Thomas Lin (267,211,226)
New personal high games were set tonight by Thomas Lin (267, previous best 246), Aaron Hoyt (169, previous best 156), and Greg Franklin (169, previous best 167). In addition, new personal best series were rolled by Ray Haynes (463, previous best 423), Thomas Lin (704, previous best 668), and Seth Gunderson (611, previous best 557). Thomas Lin nabbed both high game and series for the men this season with his 267 and 704, respectively.
The 267 rolled by Thomas Lin is tied for the 3rd-best game in league history!
The 704 rolled by Thomas Lin is the new 3rd-best series in league history!
In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Nobody claimed victory in Division 1 (though Carl Goetz came closest), while Thomas Lin cleaned up Division 2. Nobody claimed victory in Division 3 (though John Richardson came closest), and nobody claimed victory in Division 4 (though Greg Franklin came closest). Finally, Tim Segraves (Division 3) trounced this week's Interdivisional bracket.Finally, Ryan Doll (Division 4) trounced this week's Interdivisional bracket. In terms of overall points: Carl Goetz reigns over Division 1; Thomas Lin holds the reins in Division 2; Tim Segraves governs Division 3; and Ryan Doll tops Division 4.
NEXT WEEK:
- First, on lanes 21&22, 3rd-place Sweeter Than Yoohoo (hcp 99) will battle 2nd-place Bowl Movement. Yoohoo is expected to roll a little low and get swept; while Bowl Movement is forecast to hold steady as they rack up a sweep.
- Moving to lanes 23&24, 4th-place Split Happens will share a couple of pitchers with 8th-place Guttersluts (hcp 140). Split Happens might maintain their current strength as they sweep the series; while Guttersluts ought to raise their average even as they endure a rough night.
- Then, over on lanes 25&26, 7th-place Tatonka (hcp 77) will throw some gutter balls with 5th-place Bora Bora. Tatonka will likely maintain their current strength as they get swept; while Bora Bora will probably hold steady as they rack up a sweep.
- Finally, on lanes 27&28, 1st-place I'm Gonna Belt Ya, Sucka! will test their mettle against 6th-place Yo Mama (hcp 160). The Belt is predicted to maintain their current strength as they sweep the series; while Yo Mama is anticipated to hold steady as they endure a rough night.
|
THIS WEEK'S MVB
|
#1 POWER BOWLER
|
#1 H2H BOWLER
|
||||||
|
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE)
|
||||||||
| Pos. | Team name | Record | Percent | Total Pins | Change |
| 1 | I'm Gonna Belt Ya, Sucka! | 14-2 | .875 | 10,277 | n/a |
| 2 | Bowl Movement | 10-6 | .625 | 11,030 | n/a |
| 3 | Sweeter Than Yoohoo | 10-6 | .625 | 9,575 | +1 |
| 4 | Split Happens | 10-6 | .625 | 8,335 | +2 |
| 5 | Bora Bora | 7-9 | .438 | 9,129 | -2 |
| 6 | Yo Mama | 6-10 | .375 | 8,328 | -1 |
| 7 | Tatonka | 4-12 | .250 | 7,936 | n/a |
| 8 | Guttersluts | 3-13 | .188 | 6,143 | n/a |
