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After 10 years and 152 events on the PBA Tour, Chris Loschetter finally claimed a well-deserved trophy as he won his first career title in the Wolf Open. Loschetter led the tournament all throughout qualifying and match play, then sat atop the stepladder waiting for a formidable opponent.

Possible opponents for Loschetter included Hall of Famers Norm Duke and Pete Weber, as well as E.J. Tackett making his television debut, and the man Loschetter ended up facing in the finals, Bill O'Neill.

Take a look at the complete recap of the Lucas Oil PBA Wolf Open.

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The first television appearance for Jake Peters was also the first singles television appearance for a bowler on the Motiv staff (Dick Allen appeared on TV in team competition during the PBA League), and in the end, the first title for both Jake Peters and Motiv.

Peters showed no signs of first-time jitters as he rolled a 265 at Aaron Lorincz and 245 at top seed Josh Blanchard to win the Badger Open. The win secures a spot in the King of the Swing for Peters, which will close the Summer Swing telecasts.

Take a look at the complete recap of the Lucas Oil PBA Badger Open.

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The PBA makes its debut on the CBS Sports Network tonight at 7:00 p.m. ET with the Badger Open, the first event from the PBA Summer Swing. A relatively unknown field should make for exciting competition as we get a glimpse of the future of the PBA.

Five telecasts in total will be aired on CBS Sports leading up to the U.S. Open on ESPN in July. View the complete PBA television schedule.

Badger Open Stepladder Finalists

1. Josh Blanchard
2. Jake Peters
3. Aaron Lorincz
4. Michael Haugen, Jr.
5. Kurt Pilon

Amleto Monacelli once again led all bowlers through qualifying in a PBA50 tournament, but finally captured his first title of the 2013 PBA50 season in the Senior U.S. Open, winning the major title for the second consecutive year.

After completely dominating the qualifying and match-play rounds, Monacelli waited for his opponent as the top seed in the stepladder final. Ron Mohr, the 2011 Senior U.S. Open champion, defeated Walter Ray Williams, Jr. in the opening match, then defeated Eric Forkel to set up the title match between the event's previous two champions.

In a match that came down to the 10th frame and a heartbreaking 10 pin that stood for Ron Mohr, Monacelli earned the title and put himself into great position in the race for PBA50 Player of the Year.

The first of two PBA50 majors has been going on since Tuesday, and after today's 16 games of qualifying, four bowlers will remain for the stepladder finals tonight at 7 p.m. ET. The finals (and all games leading up to them) will be broadcast live on Xtra Frame, the PBA's subscription service.

Defending champion Amleto Monacelli continues to lead the event, with Randy Pedersen and Walter Ray Williams, Jr. also making statements.

Who is your pick to win the Senior U.S. Open?

Qualifying and match-play rounds for the PBA Summer Swing are set. Four tournaments (the Badger Open, Wolf Open and Bear Open) featured three new oil patterns, and collectively made up the Milwaukee Open, which required bowlers to compete in all three animal-pattern events, plus an additional five games of qualifying and 24 matches to determine the top five.

The fifth telecast from the Summer Swing will be the King of the Swing, in which the winners of each of the four events (plus a wildcard based on the bowler with the most points who didn't win a tournament) will compete for the crown.

PBA Badger Open Finalists

1. Josh Blanchard
2. Jake Peters
3. Aaron Lorincz
4. Michael Haugen, Jr.
5. Kurt Pilon

PBA Wolf Open Finalists

1. Chris Loschetter
2. Norm Duke
3. E.J. Tackett
4. Pete Weber
5. Bill O'Neill

PBA Bear Open Finalists

1. Jason Belmonte
2. Chris Barnes
3. Chris Loschetter
4. Dan MacLelland
5. Tom Hess

PBA Milwaukee Open Finalists

1. Chris Barnes
2. Pete Weber
3. Norm Duke
4. Mike Fagan
5. Jason Sterner

Qualifying rounds for the third event from the PBA Summer Swing, the Bear Open, begin tomorrow, Monday, May 27. Through two events, 10 different bowlers have made the five-man stepladder telecasts. Will we make it to 15? Convention says no, but how often does convention play into bowling?

Who are your picks to lead the Bear Open?

Josh Blanchard sits in the top spot for the Badger Open Finals, edging his former Wichita State teammate Jake Peters by 10 pins through 10 games of qualifying, 15 games of match play and a position round.

Behind Peters is Aaron Lorincz, a 23-year-old bowler making his first television appearance. Michael Haugen, Jr. took the fourth spot and will be looking to climb the ladder for his second title of the season. Rounding out the top five is PBA Tour champion Kurt Pilon.

Just on the outside of the stepladder finals, but rounding out the top 10, were big names (in order) Chris Barnes, Jason Belmonte, Andres Gomez, Jason Sterner and Tommy Jones.

The Badger Open finals will be contested June 1 and broadcast Tuesday, June 11 at 7 p.m. ET on the CBS Sports Network.

Randy Pedersen made his PBA50 debut with a less-than-auspicious 144 in his first game. The only reason that's notable is because of how he finished: as the champion.

Pedersen qualified third for the stepladder finals and defeated Mike Edwards in the first match. From there, he eliminated Bob Learn, Jr. to earn the right to face always-in-the-lead Amleto Monacelli. In a game that unsurprisingly came down to the 10th frame, Pedersen came out ahead, 232-226.

Summer bowling leagues are underway (or soon to be) across the United States. The USBC Open Championships are in full swing. The PBA50 Tour is near the midpoint of its season. The PBA Tour returns next week with the Summer Swing. Bowling is everywhere. Are you participating?

In many bowling centers, summer is the time for sport leagues, which let you test your skills on PBA oil patterns. If you've never bowled in a sport league, give it a try.

Is summer your off-season? No desire to hit the lanes? If that's the case, do you practice at all or do you put the equipment away until league starts again in the fall?