AUGUST 16, 2018 CALIFORNIA 7502B Florence Ave, OWLINGDowney, CA 90240 • Website: CaliforniaBowlingNews.com • Email: [email protected] N • Office:EWS (562) 807-3600 Fax: (562) 807-2288 RESTREPO WINS 2018 BOWLERX.COM PWBA TWIN CITIES OPEN EAGAN, Minn. – Al- though the road to the season-ending Professional Women's Bowling Asso- MICHAEL HAUGEN JR. ciation Tour Championship may have had more bumps than planned in 2018 for LOCKS UP PBA50 PLAYER Colombia's Rocio Restre- po, she returned to form Saturday on the way to OF THE YEAR HONORS winning the BowlerX.com ANDERSON, Ind. – On boosting his tour-leading PWBA Twin Cities Open. the basis of points earned competition points total to Restrepo defeated top for his runner-up finish in 28,500 – eliminating Norm seed Liz Kuhlkin of Sche- Tuesday’s PBA50 Secu- Duke (20,014), Ron Mohr nectady, New York, in the rity Federal Savings Bank (19,721) and Walter Ray championship match at Championship, presented Williams Jr. (19,027) from Cedarvale Lanes, 224-193, by Track, in Anderson, Ind., contention. All three had to claim her fourth ca- The tightly contested ti- frame, Kuhlkin found the pin standing, which she 2017 PBA50 Rookie of the mathematical chances to reer PWBA Tour title and tle match saw Restrepo gain right line and rolled four was unable to convert. Giv- Year Michael Haugen Jr. catch Haugen entering last $10,000 top prize. the early lead after Kuhlkin consecutive strikes to make en the chance to seize the of Phoenix has added the week’s tournament. The finals of the Bowl- was unable to strike in her up the difference and take victory, Restrepo delivered 2018 PBA50 Player of the By locking up Player erX.com PWBA Twin Cit- first four frames, which the lead. a pair of strikes in the ninth Year award to his portfolio. of the Year, Haugen be- ies Open were televised included a missed 4 pin in Kuhlkin delivered an- and 10th frames to win her With only the PBA50 came the second player live Saturday on CBS the first frame. After a ball other pocket shot in the first title of the 2018 sea- Cup presented by DV8 to win PBA50 ROY and Sports Network. change to start the fifth ninth frame but left the 7 continued on page 6 remaining on the PBA50 POY honors in consecutive Tour’s regular-season years, joining Mark Roth schedule, Haugen ended who accomplished the feat the PBA50 Player of the in 2001 and ’02. Duke and Brian Kretzer Wins PBA50 Cup for First PBA50 Tour Title Year drama in Anderson by continued on page 7 Kretzer defeats Hall of Famer Amleto Monacelli, 259-225, in title match of final major of the season WYOMING, Mich. – for the win. Still in con- day Sunday which helped Brian Kretzer of Dayton, tention in the ninth frame, him earn the No. 1 qualify- Ohio, defeated PBA Hall of Monacelli got a bad break ing position for the steplad- Famer Amleto Monacelli, when he left a pocket 7-10 der finals. 259-225, in the title match split which ended his hopes “I had a good feeling the of the PBA50 Cup pre- of winning his fifth PBA50 whole tournament,” said sented by DV8 Sunday at Tour major title. the 52-year-old Kretzer, Spectrum Lanes to win his “When I left the 2-4- who also owns one PBA first title on PBA’s tour for 10 in the fifth frame I told Tour title. “There was re- players 50 and over. myself that the match isn’t ally never a time in the Monacelli jumped out over if I can make this tournament where I felt Invitation to to the early lead with four split,” Kretzer said. “I was like I was in trouble. 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