​Week 18 of the Bill Mastronardi’s Masters league is in the books, and it was the biggest night of the year so far.

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Bowlers had no trouble finding strikes on Monday night at Linn Lanes in Canton, the league average increased by over a pin.

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Mt. Hawley Bowl had arguably the best night of the year so far by any team this season. For the second week in a row, they were your team of the week, led by Bowler of the Week, Tony DeVita. He shot the 3rd 800 of the season with games of 215, 286 and 300 for 801.

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Mt. Hawley set the new league high with a team series of 3001. Outside of Tony, Kyle Andes added 795, Brad Moore shot 739 and Matt Liening chipped in with 666.

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Mt. Hawley is currently in 4th place; they are 32 points behind T&D Windshield who have held the top spot for a few weeks now.

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Three weeks remain before the 2nd position round, and two other teams are on the heels of T&D.

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Plaza Lanes is currently in second place; they also had a big night Monday. They shoot 2896 as a team, good for the second best this season right behind Mt. Hawley. They are 18 points behind, while Striketown is in third, 25 points out of first.

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Things are definitely a lot closer in the standings this third than when Potters Alley ran away with the first third. Bowlers should be in store for a fun finish over the next few weeks.

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The Strikeout pot has not been broken for 18 weeks in a row, but team Landmark got as close as anyone this season.

 

After Vince Pollard, Shane Taylor and Rob Johnson all struck out, it came down to Sammy Taylor with a chance to break it which would have given each bowler $255 dollars.

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Sammy struck the first ball in the 10th, but after he got the second shot a bit inside, he left a 7-pin, thus meaning now the pot will sit at 1,080 next week. Each bowler would receive $270 dollars if hit next week.

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WEEKLY STATISTICS

 

​​​As noted above, Monday was one of the biggest nights of the year so far.

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Before the night started the league average was 217.88, and after 100 of the 144 games went over that number it rose over a full pin to 218.99.

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36 of the 48 bowlers raised their average Monday, only 8 of them saw it decrease.

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Three 800s have now been thrown this season by Joe Robards, Luke Morris, and Tony DeVita, followed by Kyle Andes 795, Steve Taylor with 793, and 792 from Matt Liening.

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Six 300s have been thrown, while two others have shot 299.

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TOP 3 TEAM SERIES – DECEMBER 22, 2025

1 – 3001 – MT. HAWLEY BOWL

2 – 2896 – PLAZA LANES

3 – 2835 – STRIKETOWN

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TOP 3 TEAM GAMES – DECEMBER 22, 2025

1 – 1046 – MT. HAWLEY BOWL

2 – 1014 – PLAZA LANES

3 – 984 – MORTON INDUSTRIES

 

CURRENT LEADERS

High Average

1 – 236.61 – Tony DeVita

2 – 231.54 – Tommy Barnwell

3 – 231.39 – Steve Taylor

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Standings

1 – T&D Windshield – 230 - 120

2 – Striketown Bowl – 212 - 138

3 – Plaza Lanes – 205 - 145

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