Ryan Zagar defeated Kevin Thompson 212-176 to win the MAST event at Prairie Lanes Saturday. Zagar qualified second at 895, then averaged 216 through four games of match play en route to the win, his first career MAST title.
Zagar earned $635 for first, with Thompson taking home $351 for second. The other match play payouts Saturday were $224 for 3rd-4th, $170 for 5th-8th, and $131 for 9th-16th. Zagar also earned $205 from the Bet To Win pot.
64 bowlers competed on the 38-foot USBC Blue 3 oil pattern used by Prairie’s Junior League this season. After four games of qualifying, the cut to 16th place to advance to match play was 806. Derek Eoff led qualifying at 950, and will receive 25 bonus points in the M & J Truck and Auto Points Race. There were no honor counts on the day.
Pete Yelk and Sherwood Press were title sponsor for this event, adding $300 to the tournament’s prize fund. Tour sponsor Bob Holzbauer and Phoenix Pro Shop donated a Storm® Hy-Road X bowling ball at cost, won by Cody Roedner. Host center Prairie Lanes provided a lineage discount, and also donated four $10 gift cards, won by Shaun Taliaferro (x2), Brittany Pollentier, and David Beres. Combined proceeds resulted in an additional $538 to the prize fund. MAST extends a huge Thank You to Sherwood Press, Phoenix Pro Shop, and Prairie Lanes for their generosity.
Our next event will be at Dream Lanes on Sunday, October 14th. We will be using Dream Lanes Majors’ Scratch League pattern for that event. We hope to see you all there.