The Spring 2009 position round is now history, and and the championship will be on us before we know it! The tenth week saw two teams climb in the standings, while three teams slipped. Freda Schroeder landed this week's high game for the women with a 190, and women's high series was bagged by Angela Bradford with a 521. As for the men, Carl Goetz snagged this week's high game with a 244, and high series was earned by Cory Chorpenning with a 638. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 19 & 20: Rule 6B celebrated their love of large, heavy balls with Chico's Bail Bonds. Headlined by #1 Power-Ranked Ryan Doll and his remarkable 573 series, Rule 6B split the series with Chico's. As for the opposition, Most Valuable Bowler Carl Goetz drew the spotlight in Chico's with his stupendous 626 as they matched their opponent in wins. Rule 6B drops 1 spot in the standings to 2nd place, while Chico's sink 1 spot to 3rd.

On lanes 21 & 22: Schlitz For Us, Splits For You shared a platter of cheese sticks with Sh!t, Another Season. Demonstrating the prowess of Bob Brunker with his 529 series, Schlitz celebrated a clean sweep over Another Season. On the other side, Cory Chorpenning laid down the law in Another Season with his above-average 638 despite his team getting swept. Schlitz For Us, Splits For You leaps 2 spots in the standings to 1st place, while Another Season sinks 1 spot to 5th.

On lanes 23 & 24: No Pinheads spent a romantic evening with Chicks With Balls. With the strength of Freda Schroeder with her above-average 507 series, No Pinheads collected 3 wins against the Chicks. Concurrently, Janelle (Laube) Lamar mastered the Chicks with her above-average 427 despite her team notching only a single win. No Pinheads leap 1 spot in the standings to 4th place, while the Chicks remain in 6th.

On lanes 25 & 26: Turkey Sandwich took turns kicking the ball return with WWJB. Featuring Jason Carpio with his below-average 502 series, Turkey Sandwich split the series with WWJB. While that was going down, AJ Taylor oversaw WWJB with his 380 as they matched their opponent in wins. Turkey Sandwich remains in 7th place, while WWJB remains in 8th.

Finally, down on lanes 27 & 28: Capt. Awesome & Wonder Friends entered a showdown to the death with XXX. Even though highlighted by the skills of Drew Eldridge with his 404 series, Wonder Friends got swept by XXX. Across the ball return, #1 Head-to-Head Rich DeYoung commanded XXX with his dramatic 575 as they swept the competition. Capt. Awesome & Wonder Friends remains in 9th place, while XXX remains in 10th.

Bowlers slipping under the velvet rope in front of The 200 Club include: Carl Goetz (244), Cory Chorpenning (209,241), Duncan Ferber (202), Ken M. Wilson (215,202), Rich DeYoung (203), and Ryan Doll (218)

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Bob Brunker staked a claim for the Iron Throne in Division 1, while David Parre claimed victory in Division 2. Nobody claimed victory in Division 3 (though Scott Murdock came closest), and Deena Slinkard got the better of Division 4. Finally, Adam Messner (Division 3) won this week's Interdivisional bracket. In terms of overall points: Carl Goetz leads Division 1; Angela Bradford and David Parre are both in the driver's seat (on each other's laps?) in Division 2 in a tie; Adam Messner tops Division 3; and Deena Slinkard holds the reins in Division 4.

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 19&20, 6th-place Chicks With Balls (hcp 147) will tussle with 3rd-place Chico's Bail Bonds. The Chicks are expected to perform well, yet still manage to get swept; while Chico's are forecast to hold steady as they rack up a sweep.
• Moving to lanes 21&22, 10th-place XXX will throw some gutter balls with 9th-place Capt. Awesome & Wonder Friends (hcp 7). XXX might perform well and win the series; while Wonder Friends ought to hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
• Then, over on lanes 23&24, 5th-place Sh!t, Another Season will share a couple of pitchers with 4th-place No Pinheads (hcp 36). Another Season will likely maintain their current strength as they win the series; while No Pinheads will probably hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
• Next up, on lanes 25&26, 7th-place Turkey Sandwich (hcp 62) will chill with 1st-place Schlitz For Us, Splits For You. Turkey Sandwich might maintain their current strength as they get swept; while Schlitz ought to hold steady as they rack up a sweep.
• Finally, on lanes 27&28, 8th-place WWJB (hcp 96) will socialize with 2nd-place Rule 6B. WWJB is predicted to maintain their current strength as they get swept; while Rule 6B is anticipated to raise their average while they rack up a sweep.

THIS WEEK'S MVB Carl Goetz Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Ryan Doll Runner Up: Rich DeYoung	#1 H2H BOWLER Rich DeYoung Runner Up: Ryan Doll
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "I was bowling tonight like I was Rob's and Janelle's love child." Scott Murdock, on his parentage. You know, I can kind of see it.