Ethan Jones and Gabe Staude defeated Dylon Wilde and Devon Boeck 462-436 to win the MAST split-doubles event at Lake Ripley Lanes in Cambridge Saturday. This marked the third career title for Jones and the second for Staude.
Jones and Staude qualified fourth at 1,894, with Staude shooting 300 in the final qualifying game to climb up from ninth place, then averaged over 473 through three rounds of Survivor play en route to the win.
Wilde and Boeck qualified second at 1,907, and averaged over 477 through their first two Survivor rounds to reach the final.
Jones and Staude earned $1,534 for the win, with Wilde and Boeck taking home $790 for second. The other Survivor-round payouts Saturday were $418 for 3rd-4th and $326 for 5th-8th. MAST paid one additional cash spot with $186 going to Jim Steiner and Dal Geitz for ninth place (1,848). Jones and Staude also claimed $230 from the Bet to Win pot.
Seventy-six bowlers competed on Lake Ripley’s house shot. The cut after eight games of qualifying was 1,856. Andy Mills (971) and Ryan Zagar (1,021) led qualifying at 1,992. Mike Hoffman was the high individual qualifier at 1,040, earning him fifty bonus points in the Pabst Points Race. Chad Svendsen posted the day’s other honor count with 300 in the first round of Survivor play.
Host Jeremy Porter and Lake Ripley Lanes donated $500 to the prize fund for this event, and also added a pair of $20 gift cards won by Mike Hoffman and Chris Miller. Ten Pin Alley Pro Shop donated a Roto Grip Perfect Gem bowling ball, won by Hunter Pursell. Total proceeds resulted in an additional $895 for the prize fund for this event. MAST extends a huge Thank You to our sponsors for their generosity.
Our next tournament is a singles event at Watertown Bowl 18 in Watertown on Sunday, November 1st at 11:00am. That event will be contested on the 2025 PWBA Rockford oil pattern, and will feature Match Play finals. We hope to see you all there.