PBA Regional title 30 an unexpected pleasure

When I won my 29th PBA Regional title in Herrin, Illinois in 2007 I never imagined what a struggle it would be to get number 30. At the least, I figured I would get my 30th in a Senior Regional shortly after I turned 50 in July 2012, although my goal was to get 30 in a regular Regional. But as the years passed and I suffered a few tough title match losses — by a pin to Dave Traber in a regular Regional, and to a 290 by Tom Baker and 268-258 to Dave Axon in Senior Regionals — I was ...