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Lefty Jake Bockstie edges right-handed 'lefty' Zach Andresen to win 2025 GIBA Ebonite Fall Classic

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Sunday, September 14, 2025 10:00 pm
Lefty Jake Bockstie edges right-handed 'lefty' Zach Andresen to win 2025 GIBA Ebonite Fall Classic
Jack Bockstie, left, with Joe Engelkes, right, after Bockstie won the 2025 GIBA Ebonite Fall Classic. Photo by GIBA.
It was a tournament so dominated by left-handers that a right-hander bowling like a lefty came within one shot of winning. Left-hander Jake Bockstie beat 2-handed right-hander Zach Andresen’s backup balls off the left side 259-257 in the title match to win the 2025 GIBA Ebonite Fall Classic at Maple Lanes in Waterloo, Iowa. Andresen needed a 10th frame strike to take the title, but came slightly high in the 1-2 pocket and left a 6-pin. The top 52 from the 166 entries after...