Record-setter Ryan Barnes a game from first title. Packy Hanrahan, Spencer Robarge, Chris Via, and (somehow) E.J. Tackett also make stepladder of 2026 Pilgrim's PBA Ohio Classic
JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: 4/2/2026, 11:00 PM
The stepladder finalists of the 2026 Pilgrim's PBA Ohio Classic, left to right and in order from first to fifth: Ryan Barnes, Packy Hanrahan, Spencer Robarge, Chris Via, E.J. Tackett. Photo by PBA.
Ryan Barnes ended up earning the top seed of the 2026 Pilgrim's PBA Ohio Classic by 191 pins with the highest average ever for a PBA Tour tournament, and yet it seemed like other players kept stealing the headlines.
E.J. Tackett led after Tuesday’s Day 1 just two days after suffering one of the more agonizing defeats in PBA Tour history, leaving a 10-pin in the final frame when a strike would have clinched the 2026 USBC Masters title and so much actual and potential PBA history, ...