The fifth week of Fall 2003 saw two teams climb in the standings, while two teams slipped. Angela Bradford picked up this week's high game (211) and series (518) for the women. As for the men, Bill Krejci snagged this week's high game with a 224, and high series was earned by Pat Searcy with a 606. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 15 & 16: Atomic Goo shared a platter of cheese sticks with Anchors Aweigh!. Regardless of the star power of Most Valuable Bowler Freda Schroeder and her splendid 434 series, Atomic Goo accomplished only 1 win against the Anchors. Meanwhile, Carl Goetz called the shots for the Anchors with his above-average 564 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Atomic Goo remains in 8th place, while the Anchors remain in 1st.

On lanes 17 & 18: Wolverines hung out with Theee Beeelt. With top billing by Dennis Laube with his 452 series, the Wolverines collected 3 wins against Theee Beeelt. On the other half of the score sheet, Nik Domann ruled Theee Beeelt with his above-average 500 despite his team notching only a single win. Wolverines remains in 2nd place, while Theee Beeelt sinks 1 spot to 6th.

On lanes 19 & 20: Bowlers of Mass Confusion shared a few beers with Bowl me Ishmael!. Highlighting the skills of Jason Carpio with his above-average 486 series, Mass Confusion collected 3 wins against Ishmael. On the adjacent lane, Paul Linder commanded Ishmael with his 375 despite his team notching only a single win. Bowlers of Mass Confusion leaps 1 spot in the standings to 5th place, while Ishmael remains in 7th.

Finally, down on lanes 21 & 22: Spare Change deliberately ate cheese sticks in front of Gutter Minds. Although topped by Bill Krejci with his awe-inspiring 568 series, Spare Change accomplished only 1 win against Gutter Minds. As for the opposition, #1 Power Ranked and #1 Head-to-Head Pat Searcy guided Gutter Minds with his outstanding 606 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Spare Change drops 1 spot in the standings to 4th place, while Gutter Minds move 1 spot to 3rd.

Bowlers slipping under the velvet rope in front of The 200 Club include: Angela Bradford (211), Bill Krejci (224), Bob Brunker (221), Carl Goetz (203), David Codding (204,204), and Pat Searcy (222,204)

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Carl Goetz swept Division 1, while Pat Searcy creamed Division 2. Nobody claimed victory in Division 3 (though Scott Murdock came closest), and Ginger O'Reilly vanquished Division 4. In terms of overall points: Carl Goetz tops Division 1; Aaron Weidner runs the show in Division 2; Scott Murdock leads Division 3; and Ginger O'Reilly reigns over Division 4.

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 15&16, 3rd-place Gutter Minds will face 5th-place Bowlers of Mass Confusion (hcp 44). Gutter Minds are expected to maintain their current strength as they win the series; while Mass Confusion is forecast to hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
• Moving to lanes 17&18, 7th-place Bowl me Ishmael! (hcp 133) will battle 4th-place Spare Change. Ishmael might maintain their current strength as they get swept; while Spare Change ought to raise their average while they rack up a sweep.
• Then, over on lanes 19&20, 2nd-place Wolverines (hcp 92) will share a couple of pitchers with 1st-place Anchors Aweigh!. The Wolverines will likely roll decently and win the series; while the Anchors will probably hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
• Finally, on lanes 21&22, 6th-place Theee Beeelt will match wits with 8th-place Atomic Goo (hcp 42). Theee Beeelt is predicted to perform well and win the series; while Atomic Goo is anticipated to drop their average a bit while 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 Freda Schroeder Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Pat Searcy Runner Up: Bill Krejci	#1 H2H BOWLER Pat Searcy Runner Up: Carl Goetz
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "We're waiting Aaron to get his other ball out." Phil Schroeder, delayed from action by a stuck zipper.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Anchors Aweigh!	14.5-5.5	.725	10,499	n/a
2	Wolverines	14-6	.700	8,330	n/a
3	Gutter Minds	11-9	.550	9,750	+1
4	Spare Change	10-10	.500	9,392	-1
5	Bowlers of Mass Confusion	10-10	.500	8,681	+1
6	Theee Beeelt	8-12	.400	8,640	-1
7	Bowl me Ishmael!	6.5-13.5	.325	7,103	n/a
8	Atomic Goo	6-14	.300	7,882	n/a

insert into team_standings (teamID, seasonID, week, wins, losses, percent, movement, `rank`) values (28,8, 5, 6, 14, .300, 0, 8)

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Pat Searcy - 606 Bill Krejci - 568 Carl Goetz - 564 David Codding - 561 Bob Brunker - 528	Angela Bradford - 518 Freda Schroeder - 434 Janelle Lamar - 397 Andee Weinfurt - 367 Marca Robinson - 351 Amanda Schulte - 351 (t)
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Pat Searcy - 678 Bill Krejci - 659 Carl Goetz - 616 Nik Domann - 600 Scott Murdock - 598	Freda Schroeder - 633 Janelle Lamar - 601 Angela Bradford - 599 Amanda Schulte - 562 Ginger O'Reilly - 556
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Bill Krejci - 224 Pat Searcy - 222 Bob Brunker - 221 David Codding - 204 Carl Goetz - 203	Angela Bradford - 211 Freda Schroeder - 163 Janelle Lamar - 157 Andee Weinfurt - 145 Amanda Schulte - 131 Ginger O'Reilly - 131 (t)
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Bill Krejci - 254 Pat Searcy - 246 Bob Brunker - 243 Justin Strelow - 231 Jason Carpio - 227	Angela Bradford - 238 Freda Schroeder - 229 Janelle Lamar - 225 Ginger O'Reilly - 203 Amanda Schulte - 201
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Bill Krejci - 62 Pat Searcy - 52 Bob Brunker - 49 Justin Strelow - 41 Jason Carpio - 37	Freda Schroeder - 46 Angela Bradford - 45 Janelle Lamar - 42 Ginger O'Reilly - 22 Amanda Schulte - 19