The Fall 2008 season is now underway, with ten teams entering the 16-week competition for the coveted, nonexistent championship trophy. Andrea Caudillo picked up this week's high game (182) and series (494) for the women. As for the men, Ryan Doll snagged this week's high game with a 232, and high series was earned by Kendall Kukowski with a 583. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 19 & 20: Bad Newz Kennels had some one-on-one time with Ain't No Sh!t. Topped by Dennis Laube with his 482 series, the Kennels split the series with Ain't No Sh!t. As for the opposition, #1 Head-to-Head Kendall Kukowski oversaw Ain't No Sh!t with his dramatic 583 (with a nod to #1 Power-Ranked Duncan Ferber) as they matched their opponent in wins. Bad Newz Kennels begins the season in 5th place, while Ain't No Sh!t commences the season with 4th.

On lanes 21 & 22: Chico's Bail Bonds matched wits with Spare The Rod, Split The Kitty. Reinforced by Ken M. Wilson with his 554 series, Chico's collected 3 wins against Spare The Rod. Concurrently, Will Jeter took the lead in Spare The Rod with his terrific 528 despite his team notching only a single win. Chico's Bail Bonds starts out in 1st place, while Spare The Rod starts off with 8th.

On lanes 23 & 24: Livin' On A Spare alternated between bowling and dry humping Dios Mios. Even though highlighted by the skills of Tom Finley with his 344 series, Livin' On A Spare accomplished only 1 win against Dios Mios. On the other half of the score sheet, Bill Krejci mastered Dios Mios with his 482 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Livin' On A Spare gets underway in 10th place, while Dios Mios get going with 2nd.

On lanes 25 & 26: Is This Billable? celebrated their love of large, heavy balls with WWJB. Headlined by Ryan Doll with his 524 series, Is This Billable? split the series with WWJB. Conversely, Justin Wehrman ruled WWJB with his 446 as they matched their opponent in wins. Is This Billable? begins with 6th place, while WWJB gets rolling in 7th.

Finally, down on lanes 27 & 28: Dave and the Wingers chucked gutter balls with Bowl Movement. Despite the strength of Rob Kaszuba with his 370 series, the Wingers accomplished only 1 win against Bowl Movement. Countering this, Carter Collins guided Bowl Movement with his 366 (with kudos to Most Valuable Bowler Patty Morrisey) as his team took the series with 3 wins. Dave and the Wingers 9th place, while Bowl Movement 3rd.

Bowlers slipping under the velvet rope in front of The 200 Club include: Bill Krejci (200), Chris Lewis (203), Duncan Ferber (207), Kendall Kukowski (213), Ryan Doll (232), and Will Jeter (212)

The Tournament of Champions begins in 3 weeks. Here are how the divisions are shaping up so far:

• First, on lanes 19&20, 6th-place Is This Billable? (estimated hcp 80) will challenge 1st-place Chico's Bail Bonds. Is This Billable? is expected to maintain their current strength as they lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Chico's are forecast to hold steady as they enjoy their victories.
• Moving to lanes 21&22, 5th-place Bad Newz Kennels will test their mettle against 2nd-place Dios Mios (estimated hcp 168). The Kennels might perform well, yet still manage to get swept; while Dios Mios ought to catapult their team average they rack up a sweep.
• Then, over on lanes 23&24, 4th-place Ain't No Sh!t will chill with 9th-place Dave and the Wingers (estimated hcp 228). Ain't No Sh!t will likely have a bit of an off night, yet still manage to win the series; while the Wingers will probably raise their average even as they avoid getting swept.
• Next up, on lanes 25&26, 10th-place Livin' On A Spare will hang out with 3rd-place Bowl Movement (estimated hcp 69). Livin' On A Spare might maintain their current strength as they get swept; while Bowl Movement ought to catapult their team average they rack up a sweep.
• Finally, on lanes 27&28, 7th-place WWJB (hcp 65) will meet with 8th-place Spare The Rod, Split The Kitty. WWJB is predicted to maintain their current strength as they and split the series with Spare The Rod; while Spare The Rod is anticipated to hold steady as they keep the series tied.

THIS WEEK'S MVB Patty Morrisey Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Duncan Ferber Runner Up: Kendall Kukowski	#1 H2H BOWLER Kendall Kukowski Runner Up: David Parre
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Well, at least Finley will spend less time in the men's room holding up the game." Amanda Cox Jeter, on the death of Betty Page.