Repeat winners in SBA July roll-offs

Winner Percy Omechelang, center, is joined by runners-up Raymond Angeles, right, and Lito Teodoro for a group photo during the awards ceremony for the SBA Budweiser July King of the Lanes Tournament last Monday at the Saipan Bowling Center. (Contributed Photo)

Winner Diana Camacho is flanked by runners-up Gloria Omechelang, right, and Linda Yarobwemal during the awards ceremony for the SBA Budweiser July Queen of the Lanes Tournament last Monday at the Saipan Bowling Center. (Contributed Photo)

Omechelang, who took the June plum against Robert Talavera and Raymond Angeles, bowled only once in the two-day competition with his Day 1 (last Sunday) total of 883 pinfalls unbeaten after last Monday’s roll-off. The June and July champion was unstoppable in the opening day of the recent SBA roll-offs, as he knocked down 200-plus pins in all four games, registering 225, 214, 207, and 237 for an average of 220.75.

Angeles also joined the Sunday contest and was ranked fourth with his 743 (216, 179, 162, and 186) before returning for the Monday roll-off and falling short in surpassing Omechelang for the No. 1 spot. Angeles collected only 847 pinfalls, as after posting 200-plus pinfalls in the first three games (212, 231, and 213), he closed out with 191 pinfalls to settle for another runner-up honors.

Lito Teodoro rounded out the Top 3 with his Day 1 score of 820 pinfalls. Teodoro also logged more than 200 pinfalls in the first three games (204, 243, and 202) but collapsed in Game 4 with his 171 pinfalls to drop to second after the Sunday competition and eventually third after Angeles overtook him. Teodoro came back at SBC for the second and last day of the tournament, but nailed only 742 pinfalls (164, 182, 163, 233). Bowlers are allowed to compete on both days of the tournament, but only the higher score is counted.

Eighteen others joined the July King of the Lanes roll-offs. The list includes Edward Baluyan (794), Talavera (791), Raymond Zapanta (742), Ador Dimaano (738), Rusty Musca (729), Simon Manacop (726), Ronald Batac (699), Jerry Kaneshi (690), Paul Pangelinan (689), Raul Dumapit (664), Raphael Zapanta (644), Edgar Abalos (634), Bernard Paraiso (628), Ronald Epan (623), Jordan Jucutan (618), Tony Yarobwemal (584), James Jucutan (549), MJ Aldan (541), and Ariel Dumapit (459).

In the Queen of the Lanes, Diana Camacho prevailed against nine lady keglers, including Day 1 leader and Percy’s wife Gloria.

Diana Camacho and Gloria were at it in Day 1 with the latter taking the lead, 694-666. They returned to SBC for Day 2 and this time Diana Camacho edged Omechelang, 706-700, to bag her second straight win and third in the season.

Diana Camacho managed to squeeze out a six-pinfall win over Omechelang after collecting 230 pinfalls in Game 3. Diana Camacho tallied 147, 169, and 160 in the three other games, while Omechelang failed to record a 200-plus pinfall performance in a single game with her 190, 163, 187, and 160. Linda Yarobwemal completed the Top 3 with her four-game total of 627 (127, 189, 132, and 179).

Other participants in the July roll-offs were Tess Fabie (591), Ron Cal (585), Carrie Camacho (581), Lala Taitano (560), Janice Camacho (555), Myrna Santos (519), and Gigi Zapanta (511).