The seventh week of Fall 2008 saw three teams climb in the standings, while two teams slipped. Freda Schroeder picked up this week's high game (222) and series (528) for the women. As for the men, Carl Goetz snagged this week's high game with a 243, and high series was earned by Ryan Doll with a 603. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 19 & 20: Dios Mios had some one-on-one time with Spare The Rod, Split The Kitty. Although topped by Bill Krejci with his 521 series, Dios Mios got swept by Spare The Rod. On the flipside, Will Jeter dominated Spare The Rod with his above-average 507 as they swept the competition. Dios Mios plummet 2 spots in the standings to 3rd place, while Spare The Rod remains in 4th.

On lanes 21 & 22: Is This Billable? shared a few beers with Dave and the Wingers. Reinforced by #1 Head-to-Head Ryan Doll and his above-average 603 series, Is This Billable? collected 3 wins against the Wingers. While that was going down, Rob Kaszuba drew the spotlight in the Wingers with his 422 despite his team notching only a single win. Is This Billable? remains in 8th place, while the Wingers remain in 10th.

On lanes 23 & 24: Bad Newz Kennels spent some quality time with Livin' On A Spare. With top billing by Freda Schroeder with her splendid 528 series, with kudos to Most Valuable Bowler Aubrey Moren, the Kennels collected 3 wins against Livin' On A Spare. Conversely, Lindsay Jamis laid down the law in Livin' On A Spare with her above-average 369 despite her team notching only a single win. Bad Newz Kennels leap 1 spot in the standings to 5th place, while Livin' On A Spare sinks 1 spot to 6th.

On lanes 25 & 26: Bowl Movement waged a heated competition against Chico's Bail Bonds. While headlined by Patty Morrisey with her above-average 375 series, Bowl Movement accomplished only 1 win against Chico's. Countering this, #1 Power-Ranked Carl Goetz commanded Chico's with his commanding 588 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Bowl Movement remains in 7th place, while Chico's move 1 spot to 2nd.

Finally, down on lanes 27 & 28: Ain't No Sh!t chucked gutter balls with WWJB. Demonstrating the prowess of Cory Chorpenning with his below-average 548 series, Ain't No Sh!t celebrated a clean sweep over WWJB. In the meantime, Eric Summers oversaw WWJB with his 360 despite his team getting swept. Ain't No Sh!t leaps 1 spot in the standings to 1st place, while WWJB remains in 9th.

Bowlers ducking past the bouncer at The 200 Club include: Carl Goetz (243,220), Cory Chorpenning (208), Freda Schroeder (222), Jason Carpio (200), Ken M. Wilson (203), Kendall Kukowski (203), and Ryan Doll (201,235)

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Nobody claimed victory in Division 1 (though Ryan Doll came closest), while Aubrey Moren whipped Division 2. Rob Kaszuba creamed Division 3, and nobody claimed victory in Division 4 (though Amanda Zahnweh came closest). Finally, Will Jeter (Division 1) triumphed over his enemies in this week's Interdivisional bracket. In terms of overall points: Will Jeter is in the driver's seat in Division 1; David Parre holds the reins in Division 2; Rob Kaszuba reigns over Division 3; and Amanda Zahnweh leads Division 4.

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 19&20, 2nd-place Chico's Bail Bonds will tussle with 10th-place Dave and the Wingers (hcp 118). Chico's are expected to perform well and sweep the series; while the Wingers are forecast to raise their average even as they endure a rough night.
• Moving to lanes 21&22, 9th-place WWJB (hcp 116) will battle 5th-place Bad Newz Kennels. WWJB might perform well, yet still manage to get swept; while the Kennels ought to raise their average while they rack up a sweep.
• Then, over on lanes 23&24, 3rd-place Dios Mios will share a couple of pitchers with 7th-place Bowl Movement (hcp 69). Dios Mios will likely maintain their current strength as they win the series; while Bowl Movement will probably hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
• Next up, on lanes 25&26, 1st-place Ain't No Sh!t will meet with 4th-place Spare The Rod, Split The Kitty (hcp 166). Ain't No Sh!t might roll a little low and lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Spare The Rod ought to raise their average while they enjoy their victories.
• Finally, on lanes 27&28, 8th-place Is This Billable? will spend some quality time with 6th-place Livin' On A Spare (hcp 66). Is This Billable? is predicted to maintain their current strength as they just barely miss getting swept; while Livin' On A Spare is anticipated to raise their average while they enjoy their victories.

THIS WEEK'S MVB Aubrey Moren Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Carl Goetz Runner Up: Ryan Doll	#1 H2H BOWLER Ryan Doll Runner Up: Aubrey Moren
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "I slipped in Phil's puddle." Ryan Doll, constantly in the middle of the drippy mess.