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Arrival of the next superstar: Bowling like he was the savvy veteran, Kris Prather beats Bill O’Neill to win inaugural PBA Playoffs

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Sunday, June 2, 2019 11:00 pm
Arrival of the next superstar: Bowling like he was the savvy veteran, Kris Prather beats Bill O’Neill to win inaugural PBA Playoffs
Kris Prather cradles the PBA Playoffs trophy. Photo by Pro Bowlers Association.
Conventional wisdom would say that Bill O’Neill, a savvy 10-time PBA Tour champion who likely already has punched his ticket to the PBA Hall of Fame, would have had the advantage in the pressure-packed title match of the PBA Playoffs Sunday at famed Bayside Bowl in Portland, Maine. Randy Pederson and Jason Belmonte both bought into that line of thinking during the pre-match scene setting on FOX, predicting a win for O’Neill, with only Kyle Troup picking Kris Prather, the emerging...