Sykes Claims Record 13th Win at Johnson's Lanes

Amy Sykes defeated Krystal Ritchie 152-150 in the final game of the WNDA Pro Tour at Johnson's Lanes in Hamden, CT. This was Sykes' 13th tour victory and her first since returning to bowling after the birth of her son.
In the first game of the ladder finals, Jill Sachs of Baltimore, MD faced Melissa Llewellyn of Ontario, Canada. The game was close and came down to the last ball of the last frame, in which Llewellyn needed eighteen in her last frame to reach tie; nineteen would be a win. After making a spare, she came up short by only adding seven on her final ball.
This allowed Sachs to advance to the next ladder match, which pitted her against a close friend, Tara Cohen, of Owings Mills, MD. Sachs repeated her success by defeating Cohen 147- 113. It was now time for Amy Sykes to step up onto the lanes against Sachs. It was well worth the wait for Sykes, who showed the crowd why she had been ranked the number one bowler in the country for several years. By putting up one of the highest games of the weekend, she was able to handle Sachs, 183-122.
Sykes now faced the top-seeded Krystal Ritchie, of Wallingford, CT. Ritchie had been bowling well all day, averaging over 145 per game for her divisional matches. In yet another close game, it all came down to the last ball of the tenth frame once again. Amy had completed her game, with a score of 152, leaving Ritchie with an opportunity to win the game with a mark. Ritchie's first ball left a difficult shot and she was unable to convert the spare but still finished with an impressive 150 game.