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Tom Hess leads qualifying at GIBA Ebonite Winter Classic as minus 2 makes cut

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Saturday, February 22, 2020 10:00 pm
Tom Hess leads qualifying at GIBA Ebonite Winter Classic as minus 2 makes cut
Tom Hess, right, led qualifying Saturday at the GIBA Ebonite Winter Classic. GIBA administrator Joe Engelkes is at left. Photo by Greater Iowa Bowling Association.
Two-time champion Tom Hess led Saturday’s qualifying with 1,659 for seven games and 1,398 made the cut at the Greater Iowa Bowling Association Ebonite Winter Classic (formerly the Fusion Open) at Cadillac Lanes in Waterloo, Iowa. The 199-player field bowled seven games of qualifying on Saturday and the top 64 advanced to  a 6-game semifinal round at 9 a.m. on Sunday, with pins carrying over. The top 10 after 13 games make the modified stepladder finals, which feature a 5-man...