A light turnout at Texas Station did not discourage the competition in determining who would be the next Tour Champion.  We paid out over$3,000.00 which included $100.00 to Hul Taing for his 4-Taps in the 9-Tap Jackpot.  Next week the Jackpot will be at an all time high of $2,681.00.  Seattle Members are getting spoiled as their Jackpot was hit AGAIN this week for $1177.00.  More members are also taking advantage of the Progressive Pot as our Top 3 this week were all in again for the Pot at the $20 level.  Corben Etteldorf had a shot at winning a $25 Gift Certificatefrom Texas Star Lanes by tossing a No-Tap 300 but came up short with an 8 count on his 12th shot.  The Tour's next stop will be at Sunset Station celebrating Father's Day with a $5 High Handicap Game Pot for Dads only, adding a little extra sweetener to the day.  The Tour will kick off the pot with $200.00 and pay at least 2 spots.  So come on down to Sunset Strike Zone and become the next Champion of the 9-Tap Tour before we take a two week summer break.  Read on for the Texas Station rundown:

Christopher Nichols and Bryan Tanudra set the bar at 11 am by posting scores of 963 and 960, respectively.  Texas Station, however, has a history for yielding some high scores and with two squads to go it was a good bet these scores would be challenged.  Greg Mamac, our 2nd Quarter Champion wasted no time in taking the lead away from Christoper by posting a 1002 with games of 238-247-222-295 on a re-entry at 1 pm.  Not to be outdone, Tony Madolora, having joined the Tour just last week, posted his own 1010 series with games of 225-289-220-276.  No one else was able to get dialed in to best Tony's score, thus our next Champion was crowned.  With Tony taking 1st for $975.00 and Greg in 2nd place worth $436.00, who would take 3rd?  Hul Taing, our Jackpot Winner, posted a 979 to take that honor.  If it weren't for a 186 for his last game, the ending to this Tour stop might have been different.  Hul cashed for $303.00 to add to his $100.00 jackpot payoff.  Congratulations to all!

Tony Madolora, having only returned to bowling in the last 2 years after taking a 20 year break from the sport, joined the Tour at the urging of hisfriend Davey Bass Jr and Tour member.  It was only his second tournament on the Tour and he was bowling one day after celebrating his B-Day.  Using a Hammer BadAss, Tony said he just never gave up and just kept trying to do his best.  His advice to others is to always try hard and have fun.  This is great advice as Tony lists among his hobbies surfing, golfing, dirt bike riding, fishing, and spear fishing.  Sounds like he is sure to have a ton of fun with such a diverse set of activities.  Tony plans to pay some bills with his winnings!   Congrats Tony on being the Tour's newest Champ!