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Bohn, Aguiar Win PBA West Region Member/Non-Member Doubles Title
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Nov. 13, 2011) – PBA Hall of Famer Parker Bohn III of Jackson, N.J., and amateur partner Alex Aguiar of Dartmouth, Mass., defeated Brian Kretzer of Dayton, Ohio, and amateur Jeff Fehr of Cincinnati, 428-415, to win the PBA West Region Member/Non-Member Doubles title Sunday at South Point Bowling Center.
Bohn fired a 224 and Aguiar a 204 to claim the $4,800 first prize. The victory was Bohn’s 19th in PBA Regional competition. He also has 32 PBA Tour titles, sixth best in PBA history. He and Aguiar upset the top-seeded team of Hyun Bum Kim of South Korea and Mika Koivuniemi of Hartland, Mich., 420-412, in the semifinal round to advance to the title match.
Action resumes in the PBA World Series of Bowling when qualifying begins in the Carmen Salvino Classic Monday morning. After two six-game rounds, the top 16 players will advance to an additional six-game qualifying round Monday evening to determine the top four players for the ESPN TV finals which will be conducted in South Point Exhibition Hall A next Sunday at 3:30 p.m.
All preliminary rounds of competition in the World Series of Bowling are being covered live on Xtra Frame, the PBA’s exclusive online bowling channel. For information on how to subscribe to Xtra Frame, visit pba.com.
PBA WEST REGION MEMBER/NON-MEMBER DOUBLES
South Point Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Nev., Nov. 13
Championship:
a-Alex Aguiar, Dartmouth, Mass./Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., ($4,800) def. a-Jeff Fehr, Cincinnati/Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio ($2,400), 428-415.
Semifinal Round (losers earned $1,600):
Aguiar/Bohn def. a-Hyun Bum Kim, South Korea/Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 420-412.
Fehr/Kretzer def. a-Raul Rosales, El Monte, Calif./Michael Haugen Jr., Cave Creek, Ariz., 525-435.
Bill Vint | PBA Media Relations
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