Mike Hoffman defeated Ethan Jones 258-225 to win the MAST event at Viking Lanes in Stoughton Sunday.
This was Hoffman’s 23rd MAST career title and fourth at Viking. Jones was seeking his third title of the season.
Hoffman qualified second at 1,001, and averaged over 250 through match play en route to the win. Jones qualified fifth at 971, and averaged 241 through his first three matches to reach the final.
Hoffman earned $703 for the win, with Jones taking home $402 for second. The other match play payouts Sunday were $251 for 3rd-4th, $167 for 5th-8th, and $134 for 9th-16th. Hoffman also earned $110 from the Bet to Win pot.
Fifty-five bowlers competed on Viking’s house shot. The cut after four games of qualifying was 915. Gabe Staude led qualifying at 1,006, earning him fifty bonus points in the Pabst Points Race. Despite the high scoring pace, Brandon Biondo posted the day’s only honor count with 300 in his second qualifying game.
King Pin Management and MAST added a combined $300 to the prize fund for this event. Storm donated a Phaze II Pearl bowling ball at cost, won by Henry Posnanski. Host Viking Lanes added three $10 gift cards, won by Jeff Prein, Matt Pursell and Kevin Thompson. Combined proceeds resulted in $596 in additional funds for this event. MAST extends a huge Thank You to King Pin Management, Storm, and Viking Lanes for their generosity.
Our next tournament will be our first-ever visit to Sugar River Lanes in Belleville on Sunday, February 8th at 10:30am. This will be a singles event contested on Sugar River’s house pattern, and featuring match play finals. We are capping this event at forty-eight entries due to the limited number of lanes, please visit MAST’s Facebook page to reserve a spot. We hope to see you all there.