11thFrame.com 1 at the 2024 USBC Open Championships, left to right, Marc McDowell, Jeff Nimke, Jeff Richgels, David Leverage, Mike Shady. Photo by USBC.
As I explained in my preview before we bowled the 2026 USBC Open Championships, our group expanded from five teams to six as we underwent more changes.
11thFrame.com 3 and 4, which we call the Wittkowske family teams, bowled Thursday, April 30 at 11:30 a.m. and Friday, May 1 at 7 a.m. because John Wittkowske had to be in Phoenix for a wedding on Saturday, May 2.
Those teams included Eagle winners Wittkowske, Bret Faulkner and Tom Howery. Notably, Wittkowske totaled a steady 1,813 on 599 in...