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Teetz takes Open Championships singles lead with 800, helps Five Horsemen to team all-events lead
JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Monday, April 2, 2012 6:00 am
Henry Teetz (right front) took the singles lead with 800 and led the Five Horsemen into the team all-events lead with 9,731 at the USBC Open Championships on Sunday. Other team members are Kyle Geurtsen (left front), Ben Hoefs (left back), Ron Vokes (right back), and Mike Jamrose (right middle). Picture from Vokes' Facebook page.
Before Sunday, Henry Teetz III had never been in the position of needing to perform to take the lead in an event at the United States Bowling Congress Open Championships.
But the West Allis right-hander had seen teammate Ron Vokes win the all-events in 2009 with a then-record 2,321 total, so he'd had a taste of what winning an Eagle is all about.
And perhaps that helped as Teetz came through with a clutch double and 9-count in the 10th frame of his final game of singles to take the lead with...