Congratulations to Dave Eatmon (SS) on his first SSO Championship by defeating Jeff Kendall in the final match 226 to 204 taking home the trophy and the $1000 top prize. Dave qualified 19th with 1303 total pinfall and an average of 217 for his first 6 games, three spots below the cut line set by Eddie Mintz. Eatmon made the Elimination Rounds by being one of three super seniors to advance, See rule 7 for details, and started with 237, 258 and 238 (732) to advance to round 4. He then bowled a 201 game, making it to the final match by just 5 pins.

Congratulations also to Jeff Kendall for his first appearance in the finals and winning our second place prize of $500. Jeff qualified 15th averaging 220 with a total of 1319 at the end of his first 6 games. Kendall safely advanced through the next three rounds but in round four, he advanced to the finals by just 1 pin!

This month's tournament was held at 5 Star Lanes where we requested a modified house pattern. We would like to thank the management and staff for hosting our tournament this weekend. See this article to help understand why we are at the mercy of the oiling machine on all tournament oiling patterns.