The seventh week of Spring 2007 saw two teams climb in the standings, while two teams slipped. Two bowlers set a new personal best series, and three rolled new personal high games. Freda Schroeder picked up this week's high game (195) and series (551) for the women. As for the men, Carl Goetz snagged this week's high game with a 258, and high series was earned by Pat Searcy with a 672. Read on for all the rest of the details!
First up, on lanes 15 & 16: X9XX spent a romantic evening with Those 4 Bowlers. Led by Dennis Laube with his below-average 461 series, X9XX split the series with 4 Bowlers. Concurrently, Seth Gunderson guided 4 Bowlers with his 503 as they matched their opponent in wins. X9XX remains in 4th place, while 4 Bowlers remain in 5th.
On lanes 17 & 18: Guttersluts accepted a challenge by King Pins. With top billing by John Boren with his 529 series, Guttersluts split the series with King Pins. Across the ball return, Duncan Ferber laid down the law in King Pins with his below-average 489 as they matched their opponent in wins. Guttersluts remains in 3rd place, while King Pins remain in 10th.
On lanes 19 & 20: Oily Balls did battle with Unstoppabowl. Topped by Pat Searcy with his thrilling 672 series, Oily Balls collected 3 wins against Unstoppabowl. On the other side, Cory Chorpenning dominated Unstoppabowl with his 564 despite his team notching only a single win. Oily Balls leap 1 spot in the standings to 1st place, while Unstoppabowl sinks 1 spot to 2nd.
On lanes 21 & 22: Frickin' Ten Pin spent some quality time with Doll's Balls. Featuring Carl Goetz with his stunning 640 series, with props to #1 Head-to-Head bowler , Ten Pin split the series with Doll's Balls. Countering this, Ryan Doll shined in Doll's Balls with his above-average 528 (with kudos to Most Valuable Bowler Ben Lee) as they matched their opponent in wins. Frickin' Ten Pin drops 1 spot in the standings to 7th place, while Doll's Balls remain in 8th.
Finally, down on lanes 23 & 24: T.B.D. deliberately ate cheese sticks in front of Churn and Burn. Although blessed by Nik Domann with his above-average 551 series, T.B.D. accomplished only 1 win against Churn and Burn. Meanwhile, #1 Power-Ranked Jason Carpio took the lead in Churn and Burn with his staggering 629 as his team took the series with 3 wins. T.B.D. remains in 9th place, while Churn and Burn moves 1 spot to 6th.
Bowlers paying far too much for well vodka at The 200 Club include: Carl Goetz (201,258), Jason Carpio (255,225), Nik Domann (214), Pat Searcy (234,257), Phil Schroeder (231), and Ryan Doll (208,205)

The 258 rolled by Carl Goetz is the new 9th-best game in league history!
In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Carl Goetz had his way with Division 1, while nobody claimed victory in Division 2 (though Jason Carpio came closest). Nobody claimed victory in Division 3 (though Kris Hiestand came closest), and nobody claimed victory in Division 4 (though Kendall Kukowski came closest). Finally, Phil Schroeder (Division 2) decimated this week's Interdivisional bracket.Finally, Deena Slinkard (Division 3) decimated this week's Interdivisional bracket.Finally, Justin Comfort (Division 4) decimated this week's Interdivisional bracket. In terms of overall points: Pat Searcy governs Division 1; Phil Schroeder dominates Division 2; Deena Slinkard calls the shots for Division 3; and Kendall Kukowski leads Division 4.
NEXT WEEK:
- First, on lanes 15&16, 8th-place Doll's Balls will spend some quality time with 10th-place King Pins (hcp 52). Doll's Balls are expected to perform well and win the series; while King Pins are forecast to raise their average even as they avoid getting swept.
- Moving to lanes 17&18, 6th-place Churn and Burn (hcp 69) will meet with 1st-place Oily Balls. Churn and Burn might maintain their current strength as they get swept; while Oily Balls ought to raise their average while they rack up a sweep.
- Then, over on lanes 19&20, 4th-place X9XX (hcp 28) will share a couple of pitchers with 7th-place Frickin' Ten Pin. X9XX will likely have a bit of an off night and get swept; while Ten Pin will probably raise their average while they rack up a sweep.
- Next up, on lanes 21&22, 9th-place T.B.D. (hcp 24) will hang out with 5th-place Those 4 Bowlers. T.B.D. might maintain their current strength as they get swept; while 4 Bowlers ought to raise their average while they rack up a sweep.
- Finally, on lanes 23&24, 3rd-place Guttersluts (hcp 9) will battle 2nd-place Unstoppabowl. Guttersluts are predicted to maintain their current strength as they lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Unstoppabowl is anticipated to hold steady as they enjoy their victories.
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 | Oily Balls | 20-8 | .714 | 14,170 | +1 |
2 | Unstoppabowl | 19.5-8.5 | .696 | 12,774 | -1 |
3 | Guttersluts | 18.5-9.5 | .661 | 12,450 | n/a |
4 | X9XX | 16-12 | .571 | 13,379 | n/a |
5 | Those 4 Bowlers | 13-15 | .464 | 11,951 | n/a |
6 | Churn and Burn | 12.5-15.5 | .446 | 11,996 | +1 |
7 | Frickin' Ten Pin | 12-16 | .429 | 13,097 | -1 |
8 | Doll's Balls | 11.5-16.5 | .411 | 11,665 | n/a |
9 | T.B.D. | 10-18 | .357 | 11,266 | n/a |
10 | King Pins | 7-21 | .250 | 11,077 | n/a |