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Low-scoring 2018 PWBA Sonoma County Open ends with high-scoring title match as Shannon O’Keefe edges Verity Crawley 268-266

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Saturday, May 5, 2018 10:00 pm
Low-scoring 2018 PWBA Sonoma County Open ends with high-scoring title match as Shannon O’Keefe edges Verity Crawley 268-266
Shannon O'Keefe beams after winning the 2018 PWBA Sonoma County. Photo by Professional Women's Bowling Association.
Just about any statistic you can cite from the 2018 PWBA Sonoma County Open will indicate how tough the conditions were at Double Decker Lanes in Rohnert Park, California. Top seed Verity Crawley averaged just 206.1. Shannon O’Keefe made the stepladder finals with just a 203.57 average. Cashing took just a 195.94 average. But that all changed in the title match, as O’Keefe edged Crawley 268-266 in a strikefest, though admittedly the flurry of strikes included three...