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- June 2017
RESTREPO WINS FIRST TITLE OF 2017 AT
QUBICAAMF PWBA SONOMA
COUNTY OPEN
BATON ROUGE, La.
- On a very demanding and grueling condition, Rocio Re-
strepo of Louisville, Ohio, earned her third Professional Women's Bowling Associa-
tion Tour title after capturing the 2017 QubicaAMF PWBA Sonoma County Open.
Restrepo defeated Brandi Branka of Fairview Heights, Illinois, 203-168, for her first
PWBA title of 2017. The stepladder finals aired nationally on CBS Sports Network
on Tuesday.
One of the keys to overcoming the 40-foot lane condition was to fill frames, and
Restrepo did just that on her way to the title. While compiling just three strikes in the
championship match, she avoided any miscues and filled every frame during the
final.
Branka, who was making her TV debut, had two splits in the first three frames,
which was more than enough for Restrepo to take advantage. An early double for
Restrepo ultimately would prove to be the difference, along with some key observa-
tions during practice.
"I knew, no matter what, it was going to come down to making spares and keeping
it clean, especially with the TV lights," said Restrepo, who qualified for the season-
ending Smithfield PWBA Tour Championship at Richmond International Raceway in
Richmond, Viriginia. "This pattern is so flat, and there wasn't a good spot to play on
the lanes. It came down to how everyone else played the lanes, along with the tran-
sition and how they developed. There wasn't a perfect place to play, but I did what I
needed to do, and it means the world to take home this title because of those rea-
sons."
Branka earned her spot in the finals by defeating Shannon Pluhowsky of Dayton,
Ohio, 211-197, in a match where each player filled all 10 frames. Pluhowsky led by
one pin through four frames, but Branka delivered a pair of doubles down the stretch
to take the advantage. Branka secured the victory with a spare in the final frame.
Pluhowsky, the only left-hander on the show, defeated Colombian native Maria Jose
Rodriguez of Austin, Texas, 222-205, in the opening match, which featured the most
combined strikes of the three matches with 14.
All qualifying and match-play rounds of the QubicaAMF PWBA Sonoma County
Open were held at Double Decker Lanes in Rohnert Park, California, on April 28-29.
Nor Cal Junior State Tournament
Scholarship Winners:
Kylah Whitacre, Kimi Boudreau, Colton Jones, Nathen Gaston. $50.00 each.
Athena Valdelomar, Maddie Kummer, Ashtyn Woods, Ciarra Patterson, $12.50 each.
Maddie kummer, Ahtyn Woods, $35.00 each.
Daniel Crowhurst, Evan Beach, $55.00 each.
Parker Brem $30.00. Kimi Boudreau $50.00.
J R Mehlum
$35.00.
Ashtyn Woods $40.00.
Olivia Walker
$35.00.
Chase Bellotti $30.00.
Kimi Boudreau $30.00.
Evan Beach
$10.00.
Daniel Crowhurst $20.00
Maddie Kummer $15.00.
Ashtyn Woods $30.00
Jayden Dewit
$10.00.
J R Mehlum
$75.00.
CONGRATULATIONS ALL!!!!!!t
