The 2022 NDBowling.com Classic was held this past weekend at Sunset Lanes in Moorhead, MN. 66 bowlers entered for a chance at the $1800 top prize and a coveted NDBowling.com Major Title.
The tournament was held on Kegel’s 39 foot Winding Road V2 pattern. Bowlers bowled 8 games on Saturday with the top 18 advancing to Match Play on Sunday. Leading the qualifying round was Jeremiah Smith with a 1847 total. Smith fired a 298 in game 8 of the qualifying round to claim the top spot. The cut to the top 18 was 3-time Classic champion, Mike Morris, at 1608.
On Sunday, the top 18 players returned for 9 games of Match Play. Scores remained extremely close throughout the round. Clayton Mohr and Jon Breckel lead the way most of the day, but a 268 by Dale Newton in position round vaulted him to the top spot in the NDBowlTV Finals. Joining Newton on NDBowlTV was Jon Breckel, Clayton Mohr, Jeremiah Smith, and Brady Stearns.
NDBowlTV Finals:
Stearns def. Smith 226-213
Stearns def. Mohr 234-156
Stearns def. Breckel 210-209
Newton def. Stearns 233-207
You can watch the NDBowlTV finals by clicking HERE.
The win gives Newton his first NDBowling.com Major title. Great bowling, Dale!
By finishing 3rd, Jon Breckel locked up the 2021-2022 NDBowling.com Player of the Year race. Breckel amassed 156.84 points across the 8 events this season to post the 3rd highest total in the 6 year history of the award. Great season, Jon! Rounding out the top 5 for Team of the Year were Wade Scott, Josh Kragh, Eric Parvey, and Mike Morris.
Shoutout to Darin Sundstrum, Lonnie Thielbar, Mike Emerson and the entire staff at Sunset Lanes for once again hosting the event. We want to thank everyone who made the trip to Moorhead to support both Sunset Lanes and NDBowling.com this past weekend.
Mark your calendars, the 2023 NDBowling.com Classic will be held March 4th and 5th at Sunset Lanes in Moorhead.
This wraps up year 9 at NDBowling.com. Stay tuned for some exciting changes over the next few months as we will be celebrating 10 years at the High Plains Bowling Network next season.