The Spring 2008 season is now underway, with ten teams entering the 16-week competition for the coveted, nonexistent championship trophy. Two bowlers set a new personal best series, and two rolled new personal high games. Freda Schroeder picked up this week's high game (222) and series (505) for the women, while Duncan Ferber earned this week's high game (277) and series (616) for the men. Read on for all the rest of the details!
First up, on lanes 19 & 20: Ebowla chucked gutter balls with Sofa King Good. Although topped by Chris Lewis with his 443 series, Ebowla accomplished only 1 win against Sofa King. Meanwhile, Don Glasscock drew the spotlight in Sofa King with his 604 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Ebowla starts out in 8th place, while Sofa King starts off with 2nd.
On lanes 21 & 22: You Don't Know Sh!t matched wits with Dios Mios. Headlined by Duncan Ferber with his 616 series, with props to #1 Head-to-Head bowler , Don't Know Sh!t collected 3 wins against Dios Mios. As for the opposition, #1 Power-Ranked Bill Krejci shined in Dios Mios with his 605 despite his team notching only a single win. You Don't Know Sh!t leaves the gate in 1st place, while Dios Mios get rolling in 6th.
On lanes 23 & 24: It's Britney, Bitch waged a heated competition against 3 Dudes and a Doll. Even though highlighted by the skills of Dave Winger with his 454 series, Britney accomplished only 1 win against 3 Dudes and a Doll. Across the ball return, Ryan Doll oversaw 3 Dudes and a Doll with his 576 (with kudos to Most Valuable Bowler John Richardson) as his team took the series with 3 wins. It's Britney, Bitch gets underway in 10th place, while 3 Dudes and a Doll gets going with 4th.
On lanes 25 & 26: Split Happens deliberately ate cheese sticks in front of Bad Newz Kennels. In spite of the prowess of Ryan Schooley with his 450 series, Split Happens accomplished only 1 win against the Kennels. On the other side, Freda Schroeder guided the Kennels with her 505 as her team took the series with 3 wins. Split Happens begins with 7th place, while the Kennels begin in 3rd.
Finally, down on lanes 27 & 28: Dr. Strangelanes, Or How I Learned To Stop Opening And Earn The Belt shared a platter of cheese sticks with ?. Blessed by Nik Domann with his 493 series, Dr. Strangelanes collected 3 wins against ?. On the flipside, John Coleman showed off in ? with his (either injured, sick, or sandbagging) 462 despite his team notching only a single win. Dr. Strangelanes, Or How I Learned To Stop Opening And Earn The Belt 5th place, while ? 9th.
Bowlers slipping into The 200 Club include: Bill Krejci (213,222), Cory Chorpenning (218), Don Glasscock (225), Duncan Ferber (202,277), Freda Schroeder (222), Kendall Kukowski (211), and Ryan Doll (201)
New personal high games were set tonight by Freda Schroeder (222, previous best 215) and Duncan Ferber (277, previous best 263). In addition, new personal best series were rolled by Kendall Kukowski (601, previous best 534) and John Keck (429, previous best 382). The 222 rolled by Freda Schroeder is tied for the 8th-best women's game in league history!
The 277 rolled by Duncan Ferber is tied for the 3rd-best game in league history!
The Tournament of Champions begins in 3 weeks. Here are how the divisions are shaping up so far:
| DIVISION 1 1. Duncan Ferber 2. Bill Krejci 3. Don Glasscock 4. Kendall Kukowski 5. Cory Chorpenning 6. Ryan Doll 7. Freda Schroeder 8. David Parre 9. Nik Domann 10. John Coleman | DIVISION 2 1. Angela Bradford 2. Kris Hiestand 3. Scott Murdock 4. Ryan Schooley 5. Ryan Simonet 6. Chris Lewis 7. Jennifer Seefeldt 8. John Keck 9. Phil Schroeder 10. Aubrey Moren | DIVISION 3 1. Ben Carmean 2. John Richardson 3. Dennis Laube 4. John Koehler 5. Rob Kaszuba 6. Jason Garcia 7. Brian Henderson 8. Jeff Geheb 9. Cindy Palmer 10. Amy Goodnow | DIVISION 4 1. Joel Teply 2. Jeff Unseld 3. Martin Coady 4. Sarah Buchanan |
NEXT WEEK:
- First, on lanes 19&20, 7th-place Split Happens (hcp 167) will share a couple of pitchers with 1st-place You Don't Know Sh!t. Split Happens are expected to astounding, yet still manage to lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Don't Know Sh!t is forecast to catapult their team average they enjoy their victories.
- Moving to lanes 21&22, 8th-place Ebowla (estimated hcp 154) will hang out with 4th-place 3 Dudes and a Doll. Ebowla might breathtaking and sweep the series; while 3 Dudes and a Doll ought to catapult their team average even though they endure a rough night.
- Then, over on lanes 23&24, 2nd-place Sofa King Good will battle 5th-place Dr. Strangelanes, Or How I Learned To Stop Opening And Earn The Belt (estimated hcp 133). Sofa King will likely thrilling, yet still manage to get swept; while Dr. Strangelanes will probably catapult their team average they rack up a sweep.
- Next up, on lanes 25&26, 10th-place It's Britney, Bitch (estimated hcp 64) will face 9th-place ?. Britney might perform well, yet still manage to get swept; while ? ought to catapult their team average they rack up a sweep.
- Finally, on lanes 27&28, 3rd-place Bad Newz Kennels (hcp 29) will meet with 6th-place Dios Mios. The Kennels are predicted to spectacular and win the series; while Dios Mios are anticipated to raise their average even as they avoid getting swept.
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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 | You Don't Know Sh!t | 3-1 | .750 | 2,289 | n/a |
| 2 | Sofa King Good | 3-1 | .750 | 1,890 | n/a |
| 3 | Bad Newz Kennels | 3-1 | .750 | 1,736 | n/a |
| 4 | 3 Dudes and a Doll | 3-1 | .750 | 1,715 | n/a |
| 5 | Dr. Strangelanes, Or How I Learned To Stop Opening... | 3-1 | .750 | 1,669 | n/a |
| 6 | Dios Mios | 1-3 | .250 | 1,844 | n/a |
| 7 | Split Happens | 1-3 | .250 | 1,657 | n/a |
| 8 | Ebowla | 1-3 | .250 | 1,520 | n/a |
| 9 | ? | 1-3 | .250 | 1,475 | n/a |
| 10 | It's Britney, Bitch | 1-3 | .250 | 1,376 | n/a |
