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 waged a heated competition against Anchors Aweigh!. Despite the strength of Most Valuable Bowler Freda Schroeder and her powerful 434 series, Atomic Goo accomplished only 1 win against the Anchors. Countering this, Carl Goetz shined in 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 faced off against Theee Beeelt. Featuring Dennis Laube with his 452 series, the Wolverines collected 3 wins against Theee Beeelt. In the midst of this, Nik Domann showed off in 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 tussled with Bowl me Ishmael!. Topped by Jason Carpio with his above-average 486 series, Mass Confusion collected 3 wins against Ishmael. On the other half of the score sheet, Paul Linder reigned supreme in 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. In spite of the prowess of 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 ruled Gutter Minds with his dramatic 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 who lied to their significant other claiming bowling was running long then went out for after-bowling drinks at 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 triumphed over his enemies in Division 1, while Pat Searcy spanked Division 2. Nobody claimed victory in Division 3 (though Scott Murdock came closest), and Ginger O'Reilly dominated Division 4. In terms of overall points: Carl Goetz dominates Division 1; Aaron Weidner governs Division 2; Scott Murdock calls the shots for Division 3; and Ginger O'Reilly holds the reins in 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 chuck some balls with 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 tussle 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 socialize 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.

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) "I tried to be discrete, but Eric caught me coveting his big ball bag." Bob Brunker, unable to keep his eyes off it.