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AKRON — Survival Tournaments is bringing its Survival of the Fittest : Bowlin Down the Tracks Tournament to Station 300 on June 7.
The scratch event, which will be bowled on a house oil pattern, has different levels a bowler must survive in order to advance for a $45 entry fee. The event begins at 10 a.m.
In Game 1, bowlers must roll a 170 game or higher to advance. In subsequent rounds, the target score goes up 10 pins per game until all bowlers left standing after the ninth game, which carries a 240 or greater target, will determine final placement in order of scores.
The motto of the event: “Don’t get eliminated.”
Over 60 bowlers currently are entered for the event.
For information, see the flyer below:
OTHER EVENTS
HILES TOURNAMENTS: This week’s Friday Summer Sport Shot series tournament will be bowled on the 2025 PBA Viper oil pattern at Mt. Lebanon Lanes in Pittsburgh. Entry fee is $45, with discounts of $5 for juniors, seniors an veterans. The format is four qualifying games in the scratch event before the field is cut to the top 32 for pod-style match play, with four bowlers eventually meeting for the title. Starting time is 8 p.m. Don Hipkiss topped the field Friday on the 2025 PBA Shark pattern, followed by Alex Lankford, David Parr and Jared Shaner. See information here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/574281479814101
HDP SWEEPER: Hit Dem Pockets will host a handicap doubles sweeper at 5 p.m. June 8 at North Woods Lanes in Macedonia. Entry fee is $120 per team, with teams bowling five games to determine the winners. There will also be a sixth-game rolloff for the top team in each individual game for a separate prize. See information below:
HIT DEM POCKETS QUEENS: Hit Dem Pockets also has announced the date for its annual Queens Tournament, which is set for 10 a.m. June 21 at North Woods Lanes in Macedonia. Entry fee is $125, with bowlers rolling eight qualifying games before the field is cut for basket-style single-game elimination match play by seed. First place will pay $2,000 based off 50 entries. The oil pattern will be the 2023 PWBA Cleveland Regional pattern. For information, go to: https://www.facebook.com/events/1038541515041952?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22home%22%7D%2C%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22attachment%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D
AKRON OPEN: The sixth annual Akron Open will return to Station 300 in Akron on Aug. 23 and 24 with a $130 entry fee. The Open will consist of a six-game qualifier, with shifts available at 9 a.m. or 4 p.m. before the overall field is cut on a 1-in-5 ratio for a Sunday’s cashers round at 9 a.m. That group will bowl five more games with pinfall carrying over. The field then will be cut again to the top 24 for five more games before the final cut to the top five for a traditional stepladder finals. Ashland’s two-handed lefty Cassidy Schaub is the two-time defending champion in the event. Jody Boyd remains the tournament promotor. In addition, a four-game scratch doubles event will be held at 7 p.m. Aug. 22. For information on both, go to Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1442496887101908?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22home%22%7D%2C%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22attachment%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D
OHIO MASTERS: The 2025 Ohio Masters is set for Aug. 30 and 31 at HP Lanes in Columbus with a new format and entry fee for the eighth annual event. This will be the debut tournament for HP Lanes with its new lane surfaces. This event is open to all adult bowlers who are sanctioned and live within an Ohio State USBC association. It also is open to adult bowlers who bowled a minimum of nine games in an Ohio sanctioned association league during the 2024-2025 season, but the bowler doesn’t have to do both. Bowlers will bowl an eight-game qualifying round Aug. 30 with a $125 entry fee beginning at noon. There is a maximum field of 144 players. The field then will be cut to the top 32 based on 128 entries, with a minimum of 24 bowlers being taken to the Aug. 31 match-play rounds. During match play, players will be seeded into a two-game single-elimination, total-pinfall matches until there is a champion. No youth bowlers are permitted in this event. Brendan Salo is the defending champion. For information, go to: https://www.facebook.com/events/1437051134118721?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22attachment%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D
LEGACY LANES: Legacy Lanes and Lounge in Coshocton will be hosting a sport shot challenge at 4:30 p.m. June 8 on the 2025 USBC Masters oil pattern. This is a handicapped event, with bowlers rolling three games for a $25 entry fee. For information, go to: https://www.facebook.com/legacylaneslounge