Making his sixth championship round appearance of the year, Dave Husted came through with his first title of 1988, defeating Joe Berardi, 233-191, in the final game of the $125,000 LaMode Classic. Husted, Milwaukie, Ore., played an extreme inside line and used a different ball on each lane of the championship pair en route to claiming the $18,000 top prize at Red Carpet Lanes-Green Bay for his sixth career PBA victory. The title game began with top-seeded Berardi holding a two-pin lead after three frames. Husted then put together a six-bagger beginning in frame four and had the victory iced by the time his string was stopped by a 5-7 split in the 10th frame. To get to the final match the 28-year-old Husted edged past Ricky Corona in the semifinal game, 204-190, despite struggling on the left lane. Corona, Diamond Bar, Calif., began the ESPN-televised finals by ousting Joe Firpo, Lake Worth, Fla., 193-163. Next, Corona sneaked past Ron Williams, Cahokia, III., 209-205, as all of the championship round participants played strike lines inside the fourth arrow. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | 437 (2 games) | $18,000 | | 2 | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 191 (1 game) | 9,500 | | 3 | | Ricky Corona, Diamond Bar, Calif. | 592 (3 games) | 7,000 | | 4 | | Ron Williams, Cahokia, Ill. | 205 (1 game) | 5,500 | | 5 | | Joe Firpo, Lake Worth, Fla. | 163 (1 game) | 4,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Corona defeated Firpo, 193-163; Corona defeated Williams, 209-205; Husted defeated Corona, 204-190; and in the championship game, Husted defeated Berardi, 233-191.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 8921 | | 212.4 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9401 | | | | 2 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 8892 | | 211.7 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9297 | | | | 3 | | Ron Williams, Cahokia, III. | | 8869 | | 211.2 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9289 | | | | 4 | | Joe Firpo, Lake Worth, Fla. | | 8821 | | 210.0 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9241 | | | | 5 | | Ricky Corona, Diamond Bar, Calif. | | 8662 | | 206.2 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9112 | | | | 6 | | Tom Crites, Tampa, Fla. | | 8704 | | 207.2 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9109 | | $4,000 | | 7 | | Jimmy Keeth, W. Palm Beach, Fla. | | 8727 | | 207.8 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9087 | | 3,600 | | 8 | | Butch Soper, Windsor, Ont., Canada | | 8579 | | 204.3 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9029 | | 3,300 | | 9 | | Rowdy Morrow, St. Louis | | 8649 | | 205.9 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9024 | | 3,000 | | 10 | | David White, Oklahoma City, Okla. | | 8667 | | 206.4 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8997 | | 2,800 | | 11 | | Parker Bohn III, Freehold, N.J. | | 8635 | | 205.6 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 8980 | | 2,600 | | 12 | | Don Genalo, Perrysburg, Ohio | | 8588 | | 204.5 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 8978 | | 2,400 | | 13 | | Ron Palombi Jr., Erie, Pa. | | 8555 | | 203.7 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 8975 | | 2,200 | | 14 | | Mark Sullivan, Indianapolis | | 8577 | | 204.2 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 8937 | | 2,100 | | 15 | | Michael Karch, Tacoma, Wash. | | 8485 | | 202.0 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 6905 | | 2,000 | | 16 | | Randy Pedersen, Santa Maria, Calif. | | 8565 | | 203.9 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8895 | | 1,900 | | 17 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | | 8539 | | 203.3 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 8854 | | 1,800 | | 16 | | Leroy Bornhop, St. Charles, Mo. | | 8528 | | 203.0 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8828 | | 1,700 | | 19 | | Craig Rourke, Santa Clara, Calif. | | 8530 | | 203.1 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8800 | | 1,600 | | 20 | | John Mazza, Mt. Clemens, Mich. | | 8508 | | 202.6 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8778 | | 1,500 | | 21 | | Chuck Pierce, Dallas | | 8405 | | 200.1 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8735 | | 1,400 | | 22 | | Rey Perez, Cincinnati, Ohio | | 8371 | | 199.3 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 8686 | | 1,300 | | 23 | | George Branham III, San Diego, Calif. | | 8353 | | 198.9 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8623 | | 1,250 | | 24 | | D.J. Hochstein, Farmington Hills, Mich. | | 8364 | | 199.1 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8574 | | 1,200 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Paul Renteria, Tucson, Ariz. | $1,195 | | 26 | | Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla. | 1,040 | | 27 | | Richard Orf, St. Louis | 1,010 | | 28 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | 990 | | 29 | | Marc McDowell, Madison, Wis. | 970 | | 30 | | Todd Thompson, Reno, Nev. | 950 | | 31 | | AI Croteau Jr., El Toro, Calif. | 930 | | 32 | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo. | 915 | | 33 | | James A. Miller, Scottsdale, Ariz. | 900 | | 34 | | Earl Ziemann, Garden Grove, Calif. | 890 | | 35 | | Corey Groth, Laverne, Calif. | 880 | | 36 | | Tom Laskow, Commack, N.Y. | 865 | | | | Derek Smith, Hicksville, Ohio | 865 | | 38 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | 850 | | 39 | | Gus Yannaras, Wauwatosa, Wis. | 840 | | 40 | | Purvis Granger, Lafayette, La. | 825 | | | | Mike Taylor, Carlsbad, Calif. | 825 | | 42 | | Dale Eagle, Lake Havasu City, Ariz. | 810 | | 43 | | Eric Forkel, Van Nuys, Calif. | 795 | | | | Jon O'Drobinak, Hammond, Ind. | 795 | | 45 | | Walter Ray Williams Jr. Stockton, Calif. | 780 | | 46 | | Sam Maccarone, Glassboro, N.J. | 770 | | 47 | | Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C. | 760 | | 48 | | Jess Stayrook, San Diego, Calif. | 750 | | 49 | | Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind. | 740 | | 50 | | Mats Karlsson, Sweden | 730 | | 51 | | Joe Salvemini, Colo. Springs, Colo. | 720 | | 52 | | Kevin Nietfeldt, Joliet, Ill. | 710 | | 53 | | Paul Ashby, Mentor, Ohio | 700 | |
* - Match play alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - David White, 3911. 24th place - John Mazza, 3667. 53rd place Paul Ashby, 3577. PRO-AM CASHERS - Philip Ringener, Todd Thompson, Craig Rourke, Roger Bowker, Earl Ziemann, Eric Forkel, Randy Pedersen, Tony Marrese, Tom Crites and Ron Palombi ($50 each).
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