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In heart-stopping finish to battle of young titans, Anthony Simonsen edges E.J. Tackett in roll-off to win 2019 PBA Bear Open

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Thursday, August 29, 2019 11:30 pm
In heart-stopping finish to battle of young titans, Anthony Simonsen edges E.J. Tackett in roll-off to win 2019 PBA Bear Open
Anthony Simonsen won the 2019 PBA Bear Open for his seventh PBA Tour title. Photo by Pro Bowlers Association.
In a heart-stopping final frame that had more dramatic twists and turns than many entire stepladder finals, Anthony Simonsen edged E.J. Tackett in a battle of young titans to win the 2019 Bear Open Thursday night at Parkside Lanes in Aurora, Illinois. Simonsen has been the dominant performer in this week’s FloBowling Summer Swing, losing as top seed to Sean Rash in the title match of the Wolf Open on Tuesday night, and opening up a huge lead heading into match play for the Illinois Open...