LAS VEGAS – While the final scores may have been significantly different, the situations were identical, and defending champion Pete Weber of St. Ann, Missouri, rose to the occasion in both instances to remain undefeated after two rounds of match play at the 2017 United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters.
The
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Jakob Butturff to Defend PBA Xtra Frame Lubbock Sports Open Title This Weekend
LUBBOCK, Texas (June 7, 2017) – Left-hander Jakob Butturff of Tempe, Ariz., will return to South Plains Lanes Saturday and Sunday to defend his PBA Xtra Frame Lubbock Sports Open title against a potent field of PBA Tour champions, international players and future stars of professional bowling.
Butturff, who defeated two-hander
Brian LeClair Takes Lead at Senior Masters
LAS VEGAS – Brian LeClair of Delmar, New York, is in the midst of a breakout season on the Professional Bowlers Association 50 Tour, having already collected two wins during his 2017 campaign.
The 52-year-old right-hander brought that momentum to the United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters this week, and he
Restrepo Wins First Title of 2017 at QubicaAMF PWBA Sonoma County Open
BATON ROUGE, La. – On a very demanding and grueling condition, Rocio Restrepo of Louisville, Ohio, earned her third Professional Women’s Bowling Association Tour title after capturing the 2017 QubicaAMF PWBA Sonoma County Open.
Restrepo defeated Brandi Branka of Fairview Heights, Illinois, 203-168, for her first PWBA title of 2017. The
Canada’s Francois Lavoie Wins PBA Xtra Frame Greater Jonesboro Open
JONESBORO, Ark. – In a tournament that put a premium on spare shooting, Quebec City native Francois Lavoie threw an error-free game to upset top qualifier Ryan Ciminelli of Cheektowaga, N.Y., Sunday, 224-152, to win the PBA Xtra Frame Greater Jonesboro Open at Jonesboro Bowling Center.
Lavoie, PBA’s 2016 Rookie of
Ron Mohr Wins 2017 Super Senior Classic
LAS VEGAS – As the top seed for the finals at the 2017 Super Senior Classic, Ron Mohr of North Las Vegas, Nevada, found himself one win away from redemption and his first national victory in nearly five years, and he refused to be denied either Sunday at the Sam’s
Dom Barrett Leads Xtra Frame Storm Cup Points Race
England’s Dom Barrett, with a fifth-place finish in the PBA Xtra Frame Wilmington Open after a third-place finish in the Xtra Frame Reality Check Classic in March, has taken the lead in the Xtra Frame Storm Cup points standings after two of seven events.
Barrett, who owns five PBA Tour titles
Tommy Jones to Defend PBA Xtra Frame Greater Jonesboro Open Title
JONESBORO, Ark. (May 31, 2017) – Tommy Jones of Simpsonville, S.C., whose victory in the 2016 PBA Xtra Frame Greater Jonesboro Open was key to winning last year’s Xtra Frame points championship, will return to Jonesboro Bowling Center Saturday and Sunday to defend his title against a potent field of
TODAY on CBS Sports Network: Eight PBA Stars Begin Competition in Inaugural Main Event PBA Tour Finals
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Professional Bowlers Association’s eight leading players in combined earnings over a span of the past 30 months will begin competition in a new event that will become an annual PBA tradition. CBS Sports Network will air the complete Main Event PBA Tour Finals from Main Event-Orlando
E.J. Tackett Bids for Eighth Title Today in PBA Xtra Frame Wilmington Open
WILMINGTON, N.C. (May 28, 2017) – Reigning Professional Bowlers Association Player of the Year E.J. Tackett of Huntington, Ind., who won the first of his seven PBA Tour titles in PBA Xtra Frame Tour competition, will try for his eighth PBA Tour title, and fourth in Xtra Frame Tour competition,