There were so many high scores rolled this week that it was easy to forget that the season is half over and next week is already the position round! One bowler set a new personal best series, and another rolled new personal high game. JoAnne Barber picked up this week's high game (138) and series (394) for the woman. As for the men, Curtis Whiles snagged this week's high game with a new personal best 245, and high series was earned by Matthew Taylor with a 650. And that's not even all! Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 21 & 22: Raining Chimps shared a platter of cheese sticks with Smokin Js. While headlined by Ben Spencer with his 533 series, Chimps accomplished only 1 win against Smokin. Conversely, Most Valuable Bowler JoAnne Barber and her better-than-normal 394 series drew the spotlight of Smokin as her team took the match with 3 wins. Raining Chimps drop 1 spot in the standings to 6th place, while Smokin jumps 3 spots to 3rd.

On lanes 23 & 24: Gordon Michael's Groupies shared some much needed male bonding time with Name Coming, Curtis Said. Blessed by #1 Head-to-Head Matthew Taylor and his above-average 650 series, Groupies collected 3 wins against TBD. While that was going down, #1 Power-Ranked Curtis Whiles and his commanding 620 series oversaw TBD despite his team notching only a single win. Gordon Michael's Groupies leap 2 spots in the standings to 2nd place, while TBD plunges 2 spots to 5th.

Finally, down on lanes 25 & 26: Gimme Some Of Your Totts regretted accepting a challenge by Larry, I'm On Ducktales. Though featuring James Tott with his above-average 557 series, Gimme Totts accomplished only 1 win against Ducktales. Simultaneously, Michael Gordon with his 623 series reigned supreme within Ducktales as his team took the match with 3 wins. Gimme Some Of Your Totts plummets 2 spots in the standings to 4th place, while Ducktales remain in 1st.

Bowlers who crashed the party at The 200 Club include: Aaron Barber (237), Curtis Whiles (245), Dennis Walling (204), James Tott (203), Matthew Taylor (214,214,222), and Michael Gordon (213,214)

A new personal high game was set tonight by Curtis Whiles (245, previous best 236). In addition, a new personal best series was rolled by Curtis Whiles (620, previous best 604).

Adding to the excitement, the 394 rolled by JoAnne Barber is this season's new high series among women.

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Curtis Whiles cleaned up Division 1, while JoAnne Barber creamed Division 2. In terms of overall points: Michael Gordon calls the shots for Division 1; and James Tott leads Division 2.

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 21&22, 1st-place Larry, I'm On Ducktales will chuck some balls with 2nd-place Gordon Michael's Groupies (hcp 20). Ducktales are expected to maintain their current strength as they win the series; while Groupies are forecast to drop their average a bit while they avoid getting swept.
• Moving to lanes 23&24, 3rd-place Smokin Js (hcp 68) will spend some quality time with 4th-place Gimme Some Of Your Totts. Smokin might maintain their current strength as they get swept; while Gimme Totts ought to drop their average a bit even as they rack up a sweep.
• Finally, on lanes 25&26, 5th-place Name Coming, Curtis Said (hcp 13) will tussle with 6th-place Raining Chimps. TBD is predicted to roll decently and just barely miss sweeping the series; while Chimps are anticipated to drop their average a bit while they just barely avoid getting swept.

^*(Remember, the predicted results above are based on mathematical extrapolations and can be changed by all sorts of factors. If you don't like how your team's results are predicted, you and your teammates have the power to prove the math wrong!)

THIS WEEK'S MVB JoAnne Barber Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Curtis Whiles Runner Up: Matthew Taylor	#1 H2H BOWLER Matthew Taylor Runner Up: Curtis Whiles
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Oh, I wanna dance with somebody I wanna feel the heat with somebody" Dennis Walling, singing falsetto as game 3 drew to a close, while s few bowlers in Wabash did the same.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Larry, I'm On Ducktales	14-6	.700	6,022	n/a
2	Gordon Michael's Groupies	10-10	.500	5,630	+2
3	Smokin Js	10-10	.500	3,798	+3
4	Gimme Some Of Your Totts	9-11	.450	5,152	-2
5	Name Coming, Curtis Said	9-11	.450	4,859	-2
6	Raining Chimps	8-12	.400	4,973	-1

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Matthew Taylor - 650 Michael Gordon - 623 Curtis Whiles - 620 Aaron Barber - 604 Dennis Walling - 557 James Tott - 557 (t)	JoAnne Barber - 394
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Curtis Whiles - 706 Matthew Taylor - 652 Dennis Walling - 631 Michael Gordon - 623 Aaron Barber - 618	JoAnne Barber - 578
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Curtis Whiles - 245 Aaron Barber - 237 Matthew Taylor - 222 Michael Gordon - 214 Dennis Walling - 204	JoAnne Barber - 138
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Curtis Whiles - 273 Aaron Barber - 241 Dennis Walling - 228 Matthew Taylor - 222 James Tott - 222 (t)	JoAnne Barber - 199
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Curtis Whiles - 81 Aaron Barber - 43 Dennis Walling - 35 James Tott - 27 Matthew Taylor - 23	JoAnne Barber - 15