Thursday, May 12, 2011

PDW Wins His 80th PBA Title

Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Hall of Famer Pete Weber defeated 2010-11 Lumber Liquidators PBA Player of the Year Mika Koivuniemi by 416 pins to win the PBA Central Region’s Boss Snow Plows/Track Open on Saturday.

Weber finished the 18-game round-robin match play event with an 8-2 record and a total of 4628, including bonus pins, to increase his PBA-record total of regional titles to 45.

Weber, who also owns 35 PBA Tour titles for an overall record 80 national and regional victories, now has a three-title lead over Steve Jaros in the PBA Regional titles race.

PBA’s Top 10 Regional Title Winners

1. Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 45
2. Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill., 42
3. Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 39
4. Sam Zurich, Grant, Fla., 38
5. Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 36
6. Ross Packard, San Jose, Calif., 32
6. Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash., 32
8. Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 30
9. Guppy Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 29
9. Dennis Horan Jr., Temecula, Calif., 29
9. Jeff Richgels, Oregon, Wis., 29

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