Van Hees finishes 12th at Pepsi Viper Championship

Jonathan Van Hees of Newport, RI had another good week on the PBA lanes, finishing 12th in the Pepsi Viper Championship, being held at Thunder Alley outside of Omaha, NE. Van Hees qualified for the field of 64 through the Tour Qualifying Round (TQR), then qualified in 4th for match play. He survived the cut to 16 after going 5-3-1, but could only manage a matching 5-3-1 in the round of 16, with a 241-159 loss to Chris Loschetter in the last game of round robin play in that round putting Van Hees in a big hole going into the position round. Van Hees averaged 213.69 for his 32 games in the tournament. Loschetter, Walter Ray Williams, Jr., Brad Angelo, and Wes Malott will be the 4 bowlers competing for the title on ESPN tomorrow, while Michelle Feldman and Stefanie Nation will also appear on the broadcast for the Women’s Series title.