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Gary Faulkner Jr. leads, Jason Belmonte sneaks in with wild finish as 2021 USBC Masters heads to match play

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Friday, April 2, 2021 4:00 am
Gary Faulkner Jr. leads, Jason Belmonte sneaks in with wild finish as 2021 USBC Masters heads to match play
Gary Faulkner Jr. led qualifying at the 2021 USBC Masters. Photo by USBC.
Jason Belmonte’s wild ride to a final game — and final frame — of qualifying at the 2021 USBC Masters at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno stirred up bowling's social media Thursday, almost as much as positive COVID-19 tests by players had earlier in the week. Seven games into the 15 games of qualifying, the 6-time and reigning PBA Player of the Year was cruising at 109 over, far above a cut that clearly was going to end up well under. But Belmonte’s quest for a...