August 17, 2025
15-Year-Old Kwon Wins PBA Dave Husted Open
MILWAUKIE, Ore. – 15-year-old Dohoon Kwon, from Vancouver, Washington, won the 45th Annual PBA Dave Husted Open this weekend at Milwaukie Bowl.
Kwon began bowling when his parents owned a restaurant next to a bowling center, where he practiced daily. According to his biography on Storm Bowling, his goal is to become a professional bowler.
In addition to bowling, Kwon participates in violin, golf, swimming, and dance. He speaks Japanese, Korean, and English, and has expressed interest in pursuing dentistry as a college major.
Kwon’s accomplishments include:
Five-time Storm Youth Championships (SYC) Champion
PBA Jr. Nationals Champion
WYBT Champion
JBT Champion
Seventh place at the 2022 PBA Regional Jim Kent Memorial Tournament
And now 2025 PBA Dave Husted Open Champion
July 28, 2025
Blaine Weninger Wins 7th PBA Regional Title
Blaine Weninger won the PBA50 Sparetimes Classic at Spare Time Lanes in Kennewick, Washington. The victory marks Weninger’s seventh PBA Regional title.
Several Northwest bowlers advanced to Sunday’s finals, including Rich Corwin, Michael Kennedy, Shawn Copeland, and Craig Tuholski. After Saturday’s qualifying, Ted Dreibelbis led the field at +109, followed by Tuholski, Copeland, and Weninger. Kennedy was in fifth, and Corwin seventh.
On Sunday, the top 8 bowlers bowled five additional games. The top 4 advancing to the stepladder finals were:
Blaine Weninger
Shawn Copeland
Ted Dreibelbis
Erik Hohlbein
In the stepladder finals:
Dreibelbis defeated Hohlbein, 225–203
Dreibelbis defeated Copeland, 181–177
Weninger defeated Dreibelbis, 245–203
Weninger earned the tournament title and the $1,500 first-place prize.
On social media, Weninger stated:
“Saturday during qualifying I did enough to make it to Sunday and today I bowled about as good as I am capable of. It’s a great feeling when everything click because it does not happen very often.”
Zack Stone
Chris Tuholski
Bill Machin
Kyler Crevier
Craig Tuholski
September 24, 2024
3rd Place Finish For Kelso's Zack Stone At PBA Northwest Regional Drake Mechanical Open
GARDEN CITY, ID – The PBA Northwest Region Drake Mechanical Open at Westy's Garden Lanes ends with Lanndyn Carnate of Redding, California, securing the title.
Carnate led the field with a total of 6,103 pins, including an impressive record of 5 wins and 1 loss in the match play rounds, earning him the $2,300 1st place prize.
Riley Woodard from Orem, Utah, finished in second place followed by Zack Stone from Kelso, Washington,.
Lanndyn Carnate (Redding, CA) – 6,103 total pins (224.53 average, 5-1-0 match play record)
Riley Woodard (Orem, UT) – 5,965 total pins (222.16 average, 4-2-0 match play record)
Zack Stone (Kelso, WA) – 4,669 total pins (220.88 average, 2-2-0 match play record)
Nickolas Freiberg (Sparks, NV) – 5,795 total pins (222.78 average, 3-2-0 match play record)
Michael Fitzgerald (Phoenix, AZ) – 3,763 total pins (220.60 average, 0-2-0 match play record)
Evan Nash (Kennewick, WA) – 3,679 total pins (218.33 average, 0-2-0 match play record)
Giorgio Clinaz Jr. (Brigham City, UT) – 4,655 total pins (214.81 average, 1-2-0 match play record)
Nick Borgaro (Coeur d’Alene, ID) – 3,547 total pins (212.40 average, 0-2-0 match play record)
Strong showings by several other local Professionals including a 10th place finish for Craig Tuholski, 12th place Christopher Tuholski, 17th place Bill Machin, and 18th place Kyler Crevier.
Zack Stone
Chris Tuholski
Bill Machin
Kyler Crevier
Craig Tuholski
