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Close calls, but no Eagles at 2016 Open Championships for Matt McNiel, Linds Lakers  

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Sunday, May 1, 2016 9:00 pm
Close calls, but no Eagles at 2016 Open Championships for Matt McNiel, Linds Lakers  
Matt McNiel had a solid 1,989 all-events, but there will be no Eagles for the Minnesota lefty at the 2016 USBC Open Championships. Photo by United States Bowling Congress.
Matt McNiel and his Linds Lakers teammates made strong runs in multiple events but came up short of taking any leads over the weekend at the 2016 United States Bowling Congress Open Championships. On Saturday, the powerful Minnesota-based team moved into fifth in team event with 3,187, 54 pins shy of leader Who’s Eddie Byrd?, as I detailed in this story. On Sunday, they added 3,138 in doubles and 3,257 in singles for 9,582 team all-events, 90 shy of leader Junior Team USA Support 1 and...