Lakewood, Wash. -- The Northwest Senior Tour’s Puget Sound Singles tournament at Bowlero Lakewood featured 64 bowlers and high scores from the opening game. Jeff Knapp and Mike Devlin both bowled perfect 300 games in game one, with Cale Brown narrowly missing with a 299, John West posting 297, and Jon Gustafson and Bobby McKenzie rolling 289s. By game two, Craig Tuholski moved into first place with a 259, followed by Scott Halvarson in second with 245. The top five also included McKenzie, Brown, and Fred Van Camp IV.

In game three, Blaine Weninger shot a 299 to take the lead, with Halvarson, West, McKenzie, and Springfels rounding out the top five. Weninger’s momentum continued in game four with a 266, keeping him in first, while McKenzie, Halvarson, West, and Erik Hohlbein trailed. Weninger maintained his lead in game five, bowling a 259. Hohlbein moved into second with a strong 279 game, while McKenzie, Halvarson, and West followed.

After qualifying, the top 20 bowlers advanced to match play. Weninger defeated Ted Loftman 268-190 to maintain his lead. Second-seeded Hohlbein struggled, losing 204-225 to Mark Blair but stayed in second overall. McKenzie won his match against Mike Polinsky 216-205, while Cale Brown, seeded seventh, defeated Ed Dolfay 258-206, jumping to third.

The second round saw Hohlbein beat Weninger 243-236, but Weninger’s pin count kept him in first. Despite the victory, Hohlbein dropped to third place. Brown’s 269-227 win over McKenzie propelled him to second, setting up a critical match against Weninger. 

Brown narrowly beat Weninger 259-256 and clinched the tournament title with a final 258-193 victory. 

Tournament Manager Sami Morris acknowledged Brown’s first NWST title and expressed appreciation to sponsors Brands of Brunswick and Lovely Tire and Wheel. The tour’s next event will be at Tigard Bowl.