Simonsen, Newell and Weier Win PBA ELITE Regionals as Hess Repeats in Midwest

The PBA ELITE Regional Tour played its second events in the Midwest, South and Northwest regions in Illinois, North Carolina and Washington.

Anthony Simonsen, Scott Newell and Cameron Weier won the standard divisions at this weekend's three PBA ELITE Regional Tour events. Tom Hess, Gary Faulkner and Shawn Horenberger took the senior titles.

Each event followed the same format: seven qualifying games, a four-game advancers round, then eight games of round-robin match play for the top eight. Winners were decided by total pinfall after 19 games, including bonus pins.

Midwest Regional 2: Simonsen and Hess win

Anthony Simonsen won the standard division at Strike N Spare II in Lockport, Illinois.

Tom Hess won the senior division, his second straight Midwest ELITE title after he won Midwest Regional 1 in Lincoln, Nebraska, a week earlier.

South Regional 2: Newell and Faulkner win

At Buffaloe Lanes North in Raleigh, North Carolina, Scott Newell won the standard division with 4,283 pins, 157 ahead of runner-up James Bennett. He went 7-1 in match play and earned $9,000. Christian Mouton finished third, Brian Robinson fourth and Alex Glinski fifth.

Gary Faulkner won the senior division with 4,171 pins, 129 ahead of Mark E. Clark, and received $5,000. Mark W. Tarkington was third, followed by Brad Angelo and Darren Fitzsimons.

Northwest Regional 2: Weier and Horenberger win

The closest finishes came at Strikerz in Arlington, Washington. Cameron Weier won the standard division with 4,187 pins, 38 ahead of Thomas McNeal, and took home $11,000. Austin Gratzer, P J Haggerty and Harrison Davis completed the top five. Dohoon Kwon, the 16-year-old Washington native, finished sixth.

In the senior division, Shawn Horenberger won with 3,902 pins, only 16 more than Richard Corwin, and earned $6,000. Blaine Weninger was third, followed by Richard Benard and Clyde DeLoach.

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