The Spring 2004 season is now underway, with six teams entering the 12-week competition for the coveted, nonexistent championship trophy. Angela Bradford picked up this week's high game (170) and series (477) for the women, while Pat Searcy earned this week's high game (191) and series (547) for the men. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 15 & 16: Joey's B*tches kept grabbing the balls of Got Carpio?. Headlined by #1 Head-to-Head David Codding and his 544 series, the B*tches split the series with Got Carpio?. Countering this, Eric Lynch called the shots for Got Carpio? with his 482 as they matched their opponent in wins. Joey's B*tches gets underway in 2nd place, while Got Carpio? starts off with 3rd.

On lanes 17 & 18: Recreation Intoxication celebrated their love of large, heavy balls with T.R.O.T.B.. Led by #1 Power-Ranked Pat Searcy and his 547 series, Recreation collected 3 wins against T.R.O.T.B.. On the adjacent lane, Nik Domann commanded T.R.O.T.B. with his 492 despite his team notching only a single win. Recreation Intoxication begins the season in 1st place, while T.R.O.T.B. gets rolling in 6th.

Finally, down on lanes 19 & 20: The Bowling Stones shared a platter of cheese sticks with 2 Tall Asians, 2 Short Whites. Reinforced by Michael Basham with his 414 series, the Stones split the series with the White Asians. Concurrently, Dennis Laube drew the spotlight in the White Asians with his 473 as they matched their opponent in wins. The Bowling Stones starts out in 5th place, while the White Asians begin in 4th.

Bowlers who stripped naked and shared a cozy hottub together in a back room at The 200 Club include: No one at all. We sucked.



NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 15&16, 5th-place The Bowling Stones (estimated estimated hcp 101) will throw some gutter balls with 6th-place T.R.O.T.B.. The Stones are expected to maintain their current strength as they get swept; while T.R.O.T.B. is forecast to hold steady as they rack up a sweep.
• Moving to lanes 17&18, 2nd-place Joey's B*tches will tussle with 4th-place 2 Tall Asians, 2 Short Whites (estimated hcp 95). The B*tches might perform well and win the series; while the White Asians ought to raise their average even as they avoid getting swept.
• Finally, on lanes 19&20, 3rd-place Got Carpio? (hcp 51) will challenge 1st-place Recreation Intoxication. Got Carpio? is predicted to roll decently, yet still manage to just barely lose the series; while Recreation is anticipated to raise their average while they enjoy their victories.

THIS WEEK'S MVB No one Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Pat Searcy Runner Up: David Codding	#1 H2H BOWLER David Codding Runner Up: Pat Searcy
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Michael tried to top Jenny that frame but wound up getting nothing but dead wood." Mary Jackson, describing the typical outcome for Michael Basham.