Week 11 preview!

In the words of your publisher!


Battle of the beers…..Cycles in the lead……..another one on the injured reserve list!

As week 11 starts your Bud Light team is just 7 points behind the exhaust pipes of the Carroll Cycle Center. I hope each and every one of you had a Happy 4th of July holiday celebrating the birthday of our fine country! Your Captain is fresh off a fishing trip to Mule Lake Minnesota and attended the turtle races in Longville, Minnesota which is the Turtle racing capital of the world!

This report received front page billing in last Wednesday’s edition of the Carroll Daily Times Herald newspaper. I would like to thank Doug Burns for taking the time to sit down with your publisher to discuss the platform that is used to cast a little humor on the world of Carroll Country Club Supper league golf!

A big week for the Carroll Cycle Center has resulted in the Cycles vaulting to the top of the Zach Johnson division. This week the Cycles will take on Commercial Savings Bank. The bankers have struggled of late but do pose a threat to the leaders. This report is placing a bounty on the Cycles by offering the bank team a free drink for a victory over the front runners. This report will monitor the play of Joe Hinners as he was heard revving his motorcycle into the Carroll Country Club last night after a 4th of July trip to Eastern Iowa. Is Captain Terry Ruchti going to gamble on the condition of Hinners and place him in the week 11 line up? Details will follow!

Your second place Bud Light team takes on the Miller Lite team who currently resides in a tie for 7th place. The less filling beer will be without Fred Dolezal who will return to the area on Wednesday. After a big win by the Class of 69 last week one has to believe that Joel Harris will have to do some fancy begging to climb back into the line up!

Making the march to the 10th tee for your Bud Light team in week 11 will be 2008 Bud Light MVP and self proclaimed world’s best putter Mike Schulz, 2008 MVP runner up Steve Sinnard, Captain Mike Franey and Long time subscriber, top local amateur, highly successful and more veteran golfer Craig Mertz. Mertz has received a release from the doctor and returns to the line up after spending seven days on the injured reserve list for an accident while wrestling with fellow report subscriber Kristy “Kwee” McDermott. Your Captain officially places team sponsor Bud Two Troy Auen on the seven day injured reserve list for what doctors are saying is “Throttle elbow.” Bud Three Steve “Hans” Auen has carried the team so far this year and has earned the week 11 night off. Auen will return next week as interim Captain as Captain Mike Franey will be on a family vacation in Colorado.



Other news worthy items………………………..



· Bud One Jim Auen was spotted at the learning center on Monday night. The La-z-boys will take on the Broadband Bandits.


· On Thursday afternoon reporters covered a match at the Carroll Country Club which pitted Mike “Jewels” Eckerman and Carroll Cycle Center’s J. B. Greenwell against Wade and Kirby Pettitt. Jewels and the good doctor were allowed to play from the senior tees and started out strong against the former State Champions. As I said started out strong but the Eckerman/Greenwell pairing started to struggle, folded under the pressure and were soundly beaten by the two members of the Pettitt dynasty. After the match on the tarmac in front of the Carroll Country Club Pro Shop, Jewels was over heard negotiating to play from the women’s tees in their rematch.


· Papa Joe Pick’s Subway team is looking for a needed win. They tee it up against their sponsor Subway Mike’s Kerps squad. This ought to be good as Subway Mike can see first hand what is ailing his foot longs.


· Congratulations to Tiger Woods for hosting and winning the AT & T National Tournament over this past 4th of July weekend. Did someone really say that he was washed up?

· Captain Comito’s Stiffsticks take on the Carroll Eye Clinic. The sticks are currently tied with Ron Juergen's lawn boys. The lawn boys play Utilicom. Second place Macke Motors take on Hawkeye Commodity Brokers. 2008 Papa Joe Classic winner Digger Dave Nelson is nursing a sore shoulder after catching so many fish in Minnesota with your Captain over the weekend.



· The report would like to welcome new subscribers former Carroll residents Denny and Mary Thomas of McKinney, Texas, Kevin Milligan of Wells Fargo in Des Moines, my fine hair cutter Mo, my mother Shirley Franey of Jefferson, my in laws Phil and Caryl Dukes of Marathon, Iowa and all of my brothers and sisters in laws.





That is a wrap for the week 11 preview show! Your Bud Light team looks to take the lead in the Zach Johnson division.



Fairways and greens to all!





2008 Championship Supper league Captain





Mike Franey