David Cole defeated Matt Hibbard 202-196 to win the MAST event at Watertown Bowl 18 in Watertown Sunday. Both bowlers were seeking their first career MAST title.
Cole qualified sixth at 868, and averaged over 226 through four rounds of match play en route to the win.
Hibbard led qualifying at 939, earning him fifty bonus points in the Pabst Points Race, and averaged 223 through his first two rounds of match play to reach the final.
Cole earned $578 for the win, with Hibbard taking home $313 for second. The other match play payouts Sunday were $229 for 3rd-4th, $145 for 5th-8th, and $121 for 9th-12th. Cole also received $130 from the Bet to Win pot.
Forty-seven bowlers competed on the 2025 PWBA Rockford Regional oil pattern. The cut after four games of qualifying was 839. There were no honor counts posted during the day Sunday.
Storm Bowling donated an Alpha Crux bowling ball at cost, won by Steven Judd. Total proceeds resulted in an additional $60 for the tournament prize fund.
Our next tournament is a singles event at Leisure Lanes in Monroe on Sunday, November 22nd at 11:00am. That event will be contested on Leisure’s house shot and will feature match play finals. We hope to see you all there.