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Matt McNiel, Linds Lakers make a run at team lead, move into fifth with 3,187 at 2016 Open Championships

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Saturday, April 30, 2016 11:55 pm
Matt McNiel, Linds Lakers make a run at team lead, move into fifth with 3,187 at 2016 Open Championships
The Linds Lakers scoreboard. The companion team's total was 2,967. Photo from Facebook.
After starting with a solid 991 and a big 1,164, Matt McNiel and the Linds Lakers were set up perfectly for a run at the team lead at the 2016 United States Bowling Congress Open Championships.  The 3,241 of leader Who’s Eddie Byrd was just a 1,086 third game away on lanes 31-32 at the National Bowling Stadium. But with games from 190 to 224, Linds Lakers could manage only a closing 1,032 for 3,187, moving them into fifth. McNiel finished with 650 (206-242-202). Fellow lefty Chuck...