December 27, 2021 Regional Director

Freeport, IL – Joel Carlson of Omaha, Neb. defeated Lennie Boresch, Jr. of Kenosha, Wis., 264-215, in the position round of match play to win the PBA50 Western Bowling Proprietors Insurance Greater Freeport Midwest RPI Open. Carlson’s win and Boresch’s second place finish earned them each a spot in the PBA Regional Players Invitational (RPI) on January 2-5, 2022 in Las Vegas.

Prior to the final match, John Marsala and Tom Adcock had a chance to capture an RPI spot, separated by only seven pins, 60 and 67 pins behind second place respectively.

Boresch led the qualifying round over Adcock and Larry Verble by 22 and 23 pins. After seven match play games, Boresch increased his lead to 65 pins over Carlson. Carlson’s huge 264 final game was enough to close the gap and finish in first place.

The event was the highest scoring Midwest Regional of the 2021 season.

PBA50 Western Bowling Proprietors Insurance Greater Freeport Midwest RPI Open
4 Seasons Bowl, Freeport, IL, Friday, December 3 – Sunday, December 5, 2021

Final Match Play Standings (including match play bonus pins)

  1. Joel Carlson, Omaha, Neb., 5-3-0, 3,944, 237.13 avg, $2,000
  2. Lennie Boresch, Jr, Kenosha, Wis., 5-3-0, 3,930, 236.25 avg, $1,200
  3. Tom Adcock, Decatur, Ill., 6-2-0, 3,825, 227.81 avg, $900
  4. John Marsala, St Louis, Mo., 6-2-0, 3,779, 224.94 avg, $700
  5. Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 4-4-0, 3,742, 226.38 avg, $675
  6. Jeff Johnson, Freeport, Ill., 2-6-0, 3,683, 226.44 avg, $650
  7. N – Steven Brinkman, Sussex, Wis., 4-4-0, 3,608, 218 avg, $625
  8. Larry Verble, Mason, Mich., 0-8-0, 3,530, 220.63 avg, $600

Other Cashers (after eight games)

  1. Todd Kjell, Roscoe, Ill., 1,681, 210.13 avg, $470
  2. Tom Hess, Granger, Iowa, 1,674, 209.25 avg, $460
  3. Gary Alstott, Washington, Ill., 1,671, 208.88 avg, $450

Super Senior Cashers (after eight games)

  1. SS – Robert Kicmal, LaGrange, Ill., 1,642, 205.25 avg, $293
  2. SS – James Knoblauch, Waukesha, Wis., 1,629, 203.63 avg, $293

Key:
SS – Designates Super Senior entry
N – Designates Non-Member entry