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Red Carpet Lanes overcomes lane breakdown, move to new pair to fire 3,499 at Open Championships

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Saturday, April 6, 2013 4:00 am
Red Carpet Lanes overcomes lane breakdown, move to new pair to fire 3,499 at Open Championships
Red Carpet Lanes of Waukesha on Friday moved into second with 3,499 at the USBC Open Championships. Photo by United States Bowling Congress.
In all my years of bowling at the National Bowling Stadium — and that includes many PBA tournaments and a World Team Challenge finals as well as several USBC Open Championships — I can’t remember a lane breakdown during competition that caused bowlers to be moved. From everything I’ve ever seen, Bob Thomas and his team keep the Reno facility working like clockwork. And that typically goes for Open Championships sites outside Reno. Despite that, it’s always...