First two rounds of Senior Masters complete
The first and second rounds of qualifying for the 2025 Joe Scarnecchia Warren Senior Masters Bowling Tournament was held at Champion Lanes on Saturday and at Cortland Lanes Sunday.
After eights games, the division leaders are: Bobby Shultz 1,962 (age 50-59 division), Mel Bowen 1,704 (60-69 division) and three-time champion Bill Bahny 1,564 (70-above division).
The five wildcard spots are occupied by Jeff Czerniak 1,809, Shawn Ruddy 1,761, Bud Hatfield 1,755, 2020 champion Richard Adams 1,721 and Dave Joseph 1,713.
Shultz rolled the high for-game block both days, with 1,037 on Saturday and 925 on Sunday. He also has rolled the high game of the tournament thus far with a 297 game on Sunday.
The third and final round of qualifying will start at 1 p.m., Saturday, at Freeway Lanes. After the 12 games of qualifying, the three division leaders and the next five highest qualifiers based on total pin fall will advance to the finals. The finals are scheduled for 1 p.m., Sunday, at Freeway Lanes.