{"id":242506,"date":"2016-12-14T06:00:46","date_gmt":"2016-12-13T20:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=242506"},"modified":"2016-12-14T06:00:46","modified_gmt":"2016-12-13T20:00:46","slug":"full-circle-rules-budweiser-saturday-night-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/full-circle-rules-budweiser-saturday-night-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Full Circle rules Budweiser Saturday Night League"},"content":{"rendered":"
Members and supporters of Full Circle pose with their trophies and medals during the awards ceremony for the 55th Philippine Bowling Association-Budweiser Saturday Night League late last month at the Saipan Bowling Center. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Full Circle received the championship trophy in the 55th Philippine Bowling Association-Budweiser Saturday Night League late last month at the Saipan Bowling Center after besting eight other teams in the 18-week tournament.<\/p>\n

Full Circle, which was made up of Atoy Banting, Lito Teodoro, Cora Muna, Wrene May Alegre, Randy Abreu, Boy Sabate, Tass Nape, and Ed Caranso, finished the season with a 52.5-19.5 win-loss record to beat IT&E Hall of Fame and D\u2019Unknown. IT&E Hall of Fame and D\u2019Unknown had similar 46.1-25.5 marks, but the former won the tiebreak and took the runner-up honors.<\/p>\n

Other teams that joined the 55th season of PBA Saturday Night League were RR & Associates (45.5-26.5), SBC\/J\u2019s Restaurant (43-39), Team Mobil (42-30), Fiesta Resort & Spa Saipan (35-37), Jets (22-50), and Bud Rollers\/MARPAC, Inc. (9-63).<\/p>\n

After losing in the battle for the championship, IT&E Hall of Fame redeemed itself in the team scratch series and handicap series categories. IT&E Hall of Fame\u2019s 2,857 in the team scratch series prevailed against the 2,767 and 2,758 of Fiesta and SBC\/J\u2019s, respectively. In the handicap series, IT&E Hall of Fame collected 3,121 to beat Full Circle (3,113) and RR & Associates (3,099).<\/p>\n

Fiesta and RR & Associates split the two other teams awards. RR & Associates topped the team handicap game as its 1,129 pinfalls won against the 1,115 of SBC\/J\u2019s and 1,099 of IT&E Hall of Fame. Fiesta, on the other hand, ruled the team scratch game with its 1,009, while SBC\/J\u2019s and IT&E Hall of Fame were ranked second and third, respectively.<\/p>\n

Mersai dominates<\/p>\n

SBC\/J\u2019s Restaurant\u2019s Kathy Mersai swept the individual awards in the men\u2019s division. She recorded 238, 575, 263, and 647 in the scratch game, scratch series, handicap game, and handicap series for the four wins. Mersai also topped the high average category after registering 171.39.<\/p>\n

IT&E Hall of Fame\u2019s Lyn Santos and Jets\u2019 Gloria Omechelang finished second and third in the scratch game, respectively, and switched places in the scratch series. In the handicap game, Santos was ranked second anew, while Fiesta\u2019s Gigi Zapanta took the third place honors. Santos then gained her third runner-up finish in the handicap series, while D\u2019Unknown\u2019s Ron Cal placed third.<\/p>\n

In the men\u2019s field, IT&E Hall of Fame\u2019s Bernard Paraiso and Fiesta\u2019s Raymond Zapanta split the four categories. Paraiso won in the scratch game (254) and handicap game (269), while Zapanta claimed first place in the scratch series (683) and handicap series (716). In the individual high average, SBC\/J\u2019s Restaurant made it 2 for 2 with Robert Talavera (185.76) edging Fiesta\u2019s Simon Manacop (185.19) and teammate Percy Omechelang (181.02).<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Fiesta also had a sweep as its members\u2014Gigi Zapanta and Ador Dimaano\u2014brought home the Most Improved Player awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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