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Fighting through nerves and pressure, Matt Ogle wins first singles title by taking 2023 PBA Shark Championship at World Series of Bowling XIV

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Wednesday, April 19, 2023 9:30 pm
Fighting through nerves and pressure, Matt Ogle wins first singles title by taking 2023 PBA Shark Championship at World Series of Bowling XIV
Matt Ogle embraces his dad after winning the 2023 PBA Shark Championship. Photo by DV8 Bowling.
The bowling gods made Matt Ogle suffer and truly earn his first PBA Tour singles title Wednesday night at Bowlero Wauwatosa. With a comfortable lead over Sam Cooley in the title match of the 2023 PBA Shark Championship and working on a 3-bagger, Ogle left a flat 10-pin in the sixth frame and missed it. The powerful 2-hander followed with a 2-8 for a spare and another flat 10, which he converted. A blower strike in the ninth set him up for a potential 225 that Cooley also could have reached if...