December 4, 2022 Chase Kaufman

As 2022 wraps up, the regional tour does as well with just four regional stops in the past couple of weeks. The RPI field has been finalized, but some are still putting the finishing touches on their season with hopes of an end-of-season award.

PBA Monroe Sport Center Central Challenge (One Day/Non-Champions Event)

 

Monroe, Mich. hosted the final non-champions event of the season, where 55 bowlers came to play. Justin O’Shaughnessy qualified for the one-seed by just two pins and earned a bye for his efforts. O’Shaughnessy dropped his first match to Cory Hersha, while Treg Smart, Larry DeNoon Jr., and Ben Sobel joined him in the semifinals. There, Smart defeated Hersha 235-163, while Sobel defeated DeNoon 225-216. In the finals, Sobel of Columbus, Ohio, picked up his first career title, knocking off Smart 216-206.

PBA Monroe Sport Center Central Challenge (One Day/Non-Champions Event) Final Standings

  1. Ben Sobel, $1,500
  2. Treg Smart, $1,000
  3. Larry DeNoon Jr., $750
  4. Cory Hersha, $750

Full tournament standings are available here.

PBA60 Wilson & Sons Pest Control Open

 

At one of the few PBA60 events of the season, Jeff Bellinger led the way in Gastonia, N.C. at +130. After winning his first match, he moved on to the semifinals to face Joe Scarborough in a one-game matchup. Scarborough started with a double while Bellinger split, which proved to be the difference as Scarborough moved on 213-193.

Carl Breaman took on Darryl Bower in a barnburner in the next round. After falling behind by two marks early, Breaman put together a seven-bagger and struck on his fill ball in the 10th frame to win 246-245. Continuing his momentum, Breaman struck in four of his first six shots in the final match to take down Scarborough 203-182.

PBA60 Wilson & Sons Pest Control Open Final Standings

  1. Carl Breaman, $2,500
  2. Joe Scarborough, $1,270
  3. Jeff Bellinger, $980
  4. Darryl Bower, $980 

Full tournament standings are available here.

PBA East Providence Lanes/StrikeFX Open 

Almost 100 bowlers arrived at East Providence Lanes to bowl on the Earl Anthony pattern, and Stephen Major began on top at +325 for eight games. After 32 bowlers made the first cut, the field continued to dwindle after more advancer rounds. After 17 games, four bowlers moved onto the stepladder.

In a crazy stepladder, Jason Sterner advanced to the next round via roll-off after a 238-238 tie, and Peter Fox then moved on via roll-off after a 201-201 game. In the end, Peter Fox defeated the top-seed Tim Foy, Jr. 268-237 for his first career regional title.

PBA East Providence Lanes/StrikeFX Open Final Standings

  1. Peter Fox, 2,500 points
  2. Tim Foy Jr., 1,500
  3. Jason Sterner, 1,150
  4. John Furey, 950

Full tournament standings are available here.

PBA50 Beaumont Southwest Open

For the final event of the last fortnight, the southeast Texas city hosted a senior event in which 39 bowlers registered to win a title. Michael Austin delivered in qualifying, going +307 for his eight games, but Paul Fleming quickly took the lead after the advancer round. The scoring pace stayed sky-high during match play as Glenn Smith took the lead. Smith won his final matchup of the day and took home his 4th regional title and third this season.

PBA50 Beaumont Southwest Open Final Standings

  1. Glenn Smith, 2,500 points, $2,500
  2. Michael Austin, 1,500, $1,500
  3. Chris Hibbitts II, 1,150, $1,100
  4. Paul Fleming, 950, $900

Full tournament standings are available here. 

Point standings in each region are available here.

The upcoming PBA Regional Tour schedule is available here.