Raphael Zapanta won his third Bing Prince\/Princess of the Lanes Tenpin Bowling Tournament of the year last Sunday, adding to his victories in the February and March editions of the monthly competition.<\/p>\n
Zapanta outdueled April champion Zack Cruz to take home the monthly plum held at the Saipan Bowling Center in San Jose.<\/p>\n
The 13-year-old Chacha Junior High School student edged Cruz by a mere 12 pins, 658-646, following a four-game roll-off of 180, 170, 143, and 165 that allowed him to finish with an average of 164.5 pinfalls.<\/p>\n
Cruz, meanwhile, was in the running for a second consecutive Bing victory after putting together rolls of 167, 142, and 162 his first three trips to bowling lanes. <\/p>\n
He would\u2019ve beaten Zapanta if he knocked down more than 187 pins in the fourth and final game, but it was not to be as he settled for runner-up honors with a 175 to conclude the tournament with a 161.5 pinfall average.<\/p>\n
Troy Verdaguer\u2019s 590 pinfalls and 147.5 average, meanwhile, was good enough for third place and allowed him to make it into the money list.<\/p>\n
Zapanta, Cruz, and Verdaguer earned $20, $15, and $10 for their performances. They also took home a case of Anchor Milk courtesy of Micronesian Brokers, Inc. and its affable general manager Kitz Barja.<\/p>\n
Ryan Gutierrez (579 pinfalls and 144.75 average), Marion McKenzie (563 and 140.75), and Toby Verdaguer (359 and 89.75) round out the six participants of the monthly Bing Prince\/Princess of the Lanes.<\/p>\n
In the Budweiser King and Queen of the Lanes, Percy Omechalang leads the men\u2019s roll-off with a first day score of 850 (212.5 average), while Ron Cal is pacing the women with her 742 and 185.5.<\/p>\n
Results of Day 2 of the two-day King and Queen of the Lanes last night were still not available as of press time. <\/p>\n
The Bing Prince\/Princess of the Lanes as well as the Budweiser King and Queen of the Lanes are sponsored by MARPAC. The tournaments are organized by the Saipan Bowling Association.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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