Charles Lupica III captured his the PBA50 title with a 187-166 win over Shane Phillips in the final match of the PBA50 C Adam Toney Tire Pros Central-South Open on Sunday at Galaxy Lanes in Charleston, Va.
Lupica, who reached the final eight the previous Wednesday at Rebman Recreation in Lorain, came from the No. 14 seed to claim the win and the $2,500 top check.
Among area players, Akron’s Don Hogue also made the cut, but finished 13th after dropping his opening match. Vermillion’s John Shreve Jr. (23rd) and Akron’s Ed Carter (25th) were among the top 26 cashers in the 74-player event bowled on Billy Hardwick 44 oil pattern.
The PBA50 Tour will be at Suburban Lanes in Morgantown, W.Va., beginning Tuesday for the Johnny Petraglia BVL PBA Tournament of Champions. The defending champion is new PBA Hall of Famer Tom Hess, who won the event at AMF Riviera Lanes in Fairlawn a year ago.
See final regional results here: https://www.leaguepals.com/league-info?id=680944f2ad0c797a079fe360
FATBOY CHALLENGE
In Fairfield, Michael Mossbarger captured the 11th annual Fatboy Challenge presented by TMT Tournaments at Northwest Lanes.
Bowlers rolled eight qualifying games Saturday — four on a sport oil pattern and four on a house oil pattern — before the field was cut for Sunday’s best-of-three match play rounds on a challenge oil pattern.
Mossbarger defeated Ryan Liederbach in the semifinals before stopping Ken Abner in the finals. Abner advanced with a win over Ric McCormick in the field of 96 players.
Partial qualifying results along with early match play appear below:
OTHER EVENTS
SURVIVAL SERIES: The Survival of the Fittest, the Gates are Open is set for 9 a.m. Aug. 9 at AMF Brookgate Lanes in Brook Park. For details, go to: https://www.facebook.com/events/583681417531120?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22search%22%7D%2C%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22your_upcoming_events_unit%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D
MONDAY NIGHT SPORT SHOT SWEEPER: Dean Vargo took honors during last Monday’s Summer Sweeper at Rollhouse Parma, with Scott McIntire taking second, followed by Timothy Voytko and Tony Throckmorton with 17 players in the field bowling on the 2025 U.S. Open Pattern No. 3. The next sweeper is set for 7 p.m. Aug. 4. Entry fee is $40, with bowlers rolling four scratch qualifying games before the field is cut to the top four or five for the stepladder finals. For information, go to: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1917841658726024
HILES TOURNAMENTS: Lake High School graduate Zachary Abbott took honors during the Summer Sports Shot Series event Friday at Mt. Lebanon Lanes in Pittsburgh, which was bowled on the PBA Chameleon oil pattern. He was followed by Mark Walters, Jonathan Kleer and James Meyer, with 91 bowlers in the field. The penultimate event is set for 8 p.m. Friday at Mt. Lebanon Lanes on the U.S. Open 52-foot pattern. Entry fee is $45, with discounts of $5 for juniors, seniors and 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. For information, go to: https://www.facebook.com/groups/574281479814101
OHIO MATCHPLAY TOURNAMENTS: The Scratch Singles Senior Shootout originally set for 1 p.m. Aug. 9 at Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl in Columbus has been moved to Nov. 8 and will be the organization’s fifth anniversary event with a $125 entry fee. The event is open to bowlers age 50 and older. Bowlers will roll five qualifying games before the field is cut for two-game match-play rounds, with rounds two through fur being single game matches. The OMT’s season schedule will be announced soon.
SINGLES ELIMINATOR: Jody Boyd is promoting a $1,000 Singles Eliminator event, set for 1 p.m. Nov. 1 at Sequoia Pro Bowl in Columbus. Entry fee is $80 on a house oil pattern, with as maximum field of 120. Bowlers will bowl either four or five games (to be announced) before the field is cut to the top 24 for eliminator rounds, with the top eight receiving a first-round bye. For information, go to: https://www.facebook.com/events/1480891892928674?active_tab=about
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. 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. Tournament officials announced this week that the new lane surfaces will not be installed in time for this event. 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
BURNS MEMORIAL: The Teresa J. Burns Junior-Senior Doubles Handicap Memorial event is set for 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Aug. 20 at Roseland Lanes in Oakwood. Entry fee is $100 per team.
COLLEGE BOWL TOURNAMENTS: The opening College Bowl Tournaments event is a singles set for 10 a.m. Sept. 20 at Park Centre Lanes in North Canton. Entry fee for the first of monthly tournament series is $65, with bowlers rolling four qualifying games on a house oil pattern before the field is cut to the top eight for single elimination match play. See information at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1732438633645945 and the complete College Bowl Tournament schedule below.
STARK YOUTH EVENT
NORTH CANTON — The Stark County USBC is holding a youth singles fall tournament at 10 a.m. Aug. 10 at Park Centre Lanes.
Entry fee for the handicapped event (80 percent of 210 for all divisions based on last year’s book average) is $50 with scholarship money being awarded to SMART funds.
Bowlers will roll four total games with total pinfall determining places.
For information, see the entry form below:
