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Retired PBA Tour champion Josh Blanchard fires 812, teams with Tim Simonis for doubles lead at 2026 USBC Open Championships

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Thursday, April 2, 2026 10:00 pm
Retired PBA Tour champion Josh Blanchard fires 812, teams with Tim Simonis for doubles lead at 2026 USBC Open Championships
Tim Simonis, left, and Josh Blanchard, right, after taking the doubles lead at the 2026 USBC Open Championships. Photo by USBC.
Retired PBA Tour champion Josh Blanchard fired an 812 series and teamed with Tim Simonis to take the doubles lead Thursday at the 2026 USBC Open Championships at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno. Blanchard, who won three PBA Tour titles and now is a district manager for QubicaAMF, fired games of 269, 279 and 264, while Simonis rebounded from a 158 start with 214 and 252 for 624, giving the duo 1,436, according to the leaderboards. Blanchard struck on 31 of his 35 shots in doubles and had...