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Brian LeClair wins PBA50 South Shore Open for back-to-back titles

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Thursday, July 18, 2019 9:00 pm
Brian LeClair wins PBA50 South Shore Open for back-to-back titles
Brian LeClair, left, with Olympia Lanes manager Mike Kozy, right, after winning the PBA50 South Shore Open. Photo by Pro Bowlers Association.
After earning PBA50 Player of the Year honors in 2017, Brian LeClair’s bowling career was threatened by a balky left knee. A brace has enabled him to keep competing, but he wasn’t reaching the same level of success — until the last two weeks, when he won his fourth and fifth PBA50 Tour titles. No. 4 came last Friday night in the PBA50 River City Extreme Open and No. 5 came Thursday in the PBA50 South Shore Open presented by Ebonite at Olympia Lanes in Hammond, Indiana....