The seventh week of Spring 2004 saw two teams climb in the standings, while one team slipped. Four bowlers set a new personal best series, and two rolled new personal high games. Angela Bradford picked up this week's high game (243) and series (630) for the women, while Pat Searcy earned this week's high game (245) and series (656) for the men. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 15 & 16: The Bowling Stones alternated between bowling and dry humping 2 Tall Asians, 2 Short Whites. Featuring Most Valuable Bowler Amanda Schulte and her remarkable 467 series, the Stones collected 3 wins against the White Asians. On the adjacent lane, Dennis Laube took the lead in the White Asians with his 488 despite his team notching only a single win. The Bowling Stones remains in 5th place, while the White Asians remain in 1st.

On lanes 17 & 18: Joey's B*tches chucked gutter balls with Got Carpio?. Despite the strength of David Codding with his above-average 578 series, the B*tches accomplished only 1 win against Got Carpio?. In the meantime, Eric Lynch reigned supreme in Got Carpio? with his above-average 565 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Joey's B*tches plummet 2 spots in the standings to 4th place, while Got Carpio? moves 1 spot to 3rd.

Finally, down on lanes 19 & 20: Recreation Intoxication sparred with T.R.O.T.B.. Starring #1 Power-Ranked Pat Searcy and his splendid 656 series, with props to #1 Power-Ranked and Most Valuable Bowler Amanda Schulte, Recreation collected 3 wins against T.R.O.T.B.. As for the opposition, Scott Murdock guided T.R.O.T.B. with his fantastic 531 despite his team notching only a single win. Recreation Intoxication leaps 1 spot in the standings to 2nd place, while T.R.O.T.B. remains in 6th.

Bowlers entering The 200 Club include: Angela Bradford (243,202), Bob Brunker (222), David Codding (211), Jason Carpio (209), Pat Searcy (242,245), and Phil Schroeder (200)

New personal high games were set tonight by Jason Carpio (209, previous best 203) and Amanda Schulte (197, previous best 170). In addition, new personal best series were rolled by Scott Murdock (531, previous best 513), Phil Schroeder (526, previous best 519), Angela Bradford (630, previous best 595), and Amanda Schulte (467, previous best 428).

Angela Bradford earned both this season's women's high game and series with her 243 and 630, respectively.

The 243 rolled by Angela Bradford is the new 2nd-best women's game in league history! (As well as the league's 9th-best game overall.)
The 245 rolled by Pat Searcy is tied for the 7th-best game in league history!
Angela Bradford SET THE NEW ALL-TIME HIGH SERIES FOR WOMEN WITH HER 630! CONGRATULATIONS! (This is also the league's 12th-best series overall.)
The 656 rolled by Pat Searcy is the new 6th-best series in league history!

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 15&16, 4th-place Joey's B*tches will tussle with 6th-place T.R.O.T.B. (hcp 54). The B*tches are expected to awe-inspiring and sweep the series; while T.R.O.T.B. is forecast to raise their average even as they endure a rough night.
• Moving to lanes 17&18, 5th-place The Bowling Stones (hcp 143) will throw some gutter balls with 2nd-place Recreation Intoxication. The Stones might perform well, yet still manage to lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Recreation ought to hold steady as they enjoy their victories.
• Finally, on lanes 19&20, 1st-place 2 Tall Asians, 2 Short Whites (hcp 48) will spend some quality time with 3rd-place Got Carpio?. The White Asians are predicted to maintain their current strength as they and split the series with Got Carpio?; while Got Carpio? is anticipated to hold steady as they keep the series tied.

^*(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 Amanda Schulte Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Pat Searcy Runner Up: Angela Bradford	#1 H2H BOWLER Angela Bradford Runner Up: Pat Searcy
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "How man more Asians can our league sustain without summoning Godzilla?" Pat Searcy, acknowledging that our league is quite a bit better at calculating averages and handicaps this season than usual.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	2 Tall Asians, 2 Short Whites	17-11	.607	12,188	n/a
2	Recreation Intoxication	16-12	.571	14,205	+1
3	Got Carpio?	16-12	.571	13,393	+1
4	Joey's B*tches	15-13	.536	13,910	-2
5	The Bowling Stones	14-14	.500	10,423	n/a
6	T.R.O.T.B.	6-22	.214	12,586	n/a

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Pat Searcy - 656 Bob Brunker - 579 David Codding - 578 Eric Lynch - 565 Ken Wilson - 555	Angela Bradford - 630 Amanda Schulte - 467 Andee Weinfurt - 418 Deena Slinkard - 399 Joey Fields - 356
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Pat Searcy - 694 Bob Brunker - 651 Scott Murdock - 651 (t) Phil Schroeder - 650 Eric Lynch - 637 David Codding - 626	Angela Bradford - 699 Amanda Schulte - 656 Andee Weinfurt - 578 Mary Jackson - 565 Deena Slinkard - 552
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Pat Searcy - 245 Bob Brunker - 222 David Codding - 211 Jason Carpio - 209 Phil Schroeder - 200	Angela Bradford - 243 Amanda Schulte - 197 Deena Slinkard - 176 Joey Fields - 160 Andee Weinfurt - 154
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Pat Searcy - 257 Bob Brunker - 246 Phil Schroeder - 241 Jason Carpio - 236 Scott Murdock - 230	Angela Bradford - 266 Amanda Schulte - 260 Deena Slinkard - 227 Joey Fields - 221 Andee Weinfurt - 207
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Pat Searcy - 61 Bob Brunker - 52 Phil Schroeder - 52 (t) Jason Carpio - 43 Seth Gunderson - 43 (t) Scott Murdock - 40 David Codding - 31	Amanda Schulte - 76 Angela Bradford - 72 Deena Slinkard - 40 Joey Fields - 37 Mary Jackson - 23