The second week of Fall 2008 saw four teams climb in the standings, while five teams slipped. Andrea Caudillo landed this week's high game for the women with a 170, and women's high series was bagged by Freda Schroeder with a 445. As for the men, Bill Krejci earned this week's high game (236) and series (630). Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 19 & 20: Is This Billable? couldn't stop inappropriately groping Chico's Bail Bonds. Regardless of the star power of Ryan Doll with his above-average 576 series, Is This Billable? accomplished only 1 win against Chico's. Meanwhile, Ken M. Wilson commanded Chico's with his 547 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Is This Billable? remains in 6th place, while Chico's plunge 2 spots to 3rd.

On lanes 21 & 22: Bad Newz Kennels had a rendezvous with Dios Mios. Although topped by Phil Schroeder with his above-average 476 series, the Kennels got swept by Dios Mios. As for the opposition, #1 Power Ranked and #1 Head-to-Head Bill Krejci shined in Dios Mios with his terrific 630 as they swept the competition. Bad Newz Kennels plummet 3 spots in the standings to 8th place, while Dios Mios move 1 spot to 1st.

On lanes 23 & 24: Ain't No Sh!t alternated splits with Dave and the Wingers. Reinforced by Cory Chorpenning with his 582 series, Ain't No Sh!t celebrated a clean sweep over the Wingers. Conversely, Dave Winger guided the Wingers with his 367 despite his team getting swept. Ain't No Sh!t leaps 2 spots in the standings to 2nd place, while the Wingers sink 1 spot to 10th.

On lanes 25 & 26: Livin' On A Spare waged a heated competition against Bowl Movement. With top billing by Tom Finley with his above-average 385 series, Livin' On A Spare split the series with Bowl Movement. In the midst of this, Carter Collins showed off in Bowl Movement with his above-average 387 as they matched their opponent in wins. Livin' On A Spare leaps 3 spots in the standings to 7th place, while Bowl Movement plunges 2 spots to 5th.

Finally, down on lanes 27 & 28: WWJB entered a showdown to the death with Spare The Rod, Split The Kitty. Featuring Eric Summers with his splendid 393 series, with kudos to Most Valuable Bowler Emily Podhajsky, WWJB celebrated a clean sweep over Spare The Rod. In the meantime, Andrea Caudillo took the lead in Spare The Rod with her (either injured, sick, or sandbagging) 418 despite her team getting swept. WWJB leaps 3 spots in the standings to 4th place, while Spare The Rod sinks 1 spot to 9th.

Bowlers getting the VIP treatment in The 200 Club include: Bill Krejci (236,201), Cory Chorpenning (232), Duncan Ferber (209), Kendall Kukowski (206), and Ryan Doll (205)

The Tournament of Champions begins in 2 weeks. Here are how the divisions are shaping up so far:

• First, on lanes 19&20, 9th-place Spare The Rod, Split The Kitty will roll against 7th-place Livin' On A Spare (hcp 74). Spare The Rod is expected to maintain their current strength as they win the series; while Livin' On A Spare is forecast to hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
• Moving to lanes 21&22, 10th-place Dave and the Wingers (hcp 32) will compete against 4th-place WWJB. The Wingers might maintain their current strength as they lose the series but avoid getting swept; while WWJB ought to raise their average while they enjoy their victories.
• Then, over on lanes 23&24, 5th-place Bowl Movement (hcp 108) will meet with 8th-place Bad Newz Kennels. Bowl Movement will likely roll decently, yet still manage to get swept; while the Kennels will probably raise their average while they rack up a sweep.
• Next up, on lanes 25&26, 3rd-place Chico's Bail Bonds (hcp 81) will face 2nd-place Ain't No Sh!t. Chico's might maintain their current strength as they win the series; while Ain't No Sh!t ought to drop their average a bit while they avoid getting swept.
• Finally, on lanes 27&28, 1st-place Dios Mios will throw some gutter balls with 6th-place Is This Billable? (hcp 12). Dios Mios are predicted to roll a little low and lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Is This Billable? is anticipated to hold steady as they enjoy their victories.

THIS WEEK'S MVB Emily Podhajsky Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Bill Krejci Runner Up: Kris Hiestand	#1 H2H BOWLER Bill Krejci Runner Up: Ryan Doll
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "I tried to ignore it, but my gaze was constantly drawn to Eric's dead wood." Carl Goetz, wishing someone would come get it off. (The lane.)