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 chucked gutter balls with Anchors Aweigh!. Even though highlighted by the skills of Most Valuable Bowler Freda Schroeder and her astonishing 434 series, Atomic Goo accomplished only 1 win against the Anchors. On the other side, 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 faced off against Theee Beeelt. Topped by Dennis Laube with his 452 series, the Wolverines collected 3 wins against Theee Beeelt. Conversely, Nik Domann shined 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!. With the strength of Jason Carpio with his above-average 486 series, Mass Confusion collected 3 wins against Ishmael. Meanwhile, 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 did battle with Gutter Minds. Despite being led by Bill Krejci with his amazing 568 series, Spare Change accomplished only 1 win against Gutter Minds. On the flipside, #1 Power Ranked and #1 Head-to-Head Pat Searcy dominated Gutter Minds with his stupendous 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 had his way with Division 1, while Pat Searcy whipped Division 2. Nobody claimed victory in Division 3 (though Scott Murdock came closest), and Ginger O'Reilly conquered Division 4. In terms of overall points: Carl Goetz calls the shots for Division 1; Aaron Weidner governs Division 2; Scott Murdock reigns over Division 3; and Ginger O'Reilly tops Division 4.

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 15&16, 3rd-place Gutter Minds will chuck some balls with 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 challenge 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 socialize 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 face 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) "No, Aaron, these men are nihilists, there's nothing to be afraid of." Dennis Laube, showing calm in a crisis.