Joey Kick wins second career MAST Year End title; tournament shows flaws of USBC lane pattern program

Thanks to the United States Bowling Congress and it’s sorely-in-need-of-overhaul Red, White and Blue lane pattern program, I called it before the Madison Area Scratch Tour Year End began at Badger Bowl on Saturday: a lefty was going to win. When you have eight games of qualifying and 12 games of round robin match play and a stepladder finals, it’s almost inevitable with the designs of the Blue and White patterns (Red just signifies house patterns and there are no designs). The Blue...