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Ryan Ciminelli rallies to win Xtra Frame Parkside Lanes Open for seventh PBA Tour title

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Sunday, October 2, 2016 11:00 pm
Ryan Ciminelli rallies to win Xtra Frame Parkside Lanes Open for seventh PBA Tour title
Ryan Ciminelli, right, won his seventh PBA Tour title by taking the Xtra Frame Parkside Lanes Open over the weekend. Photo by Pro Bowlers Association.
A year ago, Ryan Ciminelli was a 2-time PBA Tour champion who was respected as a solid pro but not seen as one of the very best. Today, Ciminelli has seven PBA Tour titles, including the U.S. Open, just missed being the 2015 PBA Player of the Year and is widely regarded as one of the world’s top players. Title No. 7 came this weekend at the PBA Xtra Frame Parkside Lanes Open in the Chicago suburb of Aurora, as the powerful left-hander held off J.R. Raymond 232-221 in the title match to...