Sports
Ewing Defeats Castiglione in State Tourney at Town Hall Lanes
Back-to-back strikes made the difference in the Rhode Island Duckpin Bowlers Association Tournament finals, held Aug. 23 to 25 at Town Hall Lanes in Johnston.
A late surge in the 8th and 9th frames propelled Brian Ewing to a 166-140 victory over Chris Castiglioni in the Rhode Island Duckpin Bowlers Association Tournament held at Town Hall Lanes in Johnston on Aug. 23 to 25.
Following three early spares, Ewing clung to a 5-pin advantage, 91-86, after the 7th, according to the scorecard posted on the RIDBA Facebook page.
Castiglione followed a 5th-frame spare with a strike to draw within striking distance, but Ewing went strike-strike-8 and capped the game by clearing the deck to secure a 32-pin non-handicapped win. Counting handicaps, Ewing's lead lost two pins but still secured the win.
Find: RIDBA Final Match video on YouTube
Ewing entered the finals seeded fourth with 883, while Castiglioni compiled an 861, good for seventh, in qualifying.
David Arsenault brought home third-place honors, with Gary Santora in fourth and top woman bowler Alicyn Costa rounding out the top five.
Joe DiPanni, Will Rigney, Stacy Nasisi, Chris Louth, and Christine Walaska completed the top-10 list.
The Town Hall Lanes event was the end of the 2013 tournament season, which started in May at Dudek's Bowling in Warren.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
