Scott Safransky denied Jim Capps his third consecutive title in the eighth annual Kenosha Bowling Association Masters Tournament Sunday afternoon at Sheridan Lanes.

The tourney featured the top 16 all-event bowlers from the recently-completed KBA City Tournament.

Seeded fourth, Safransky edged second-seeded Ryan Yanel in the Division-1 championship match, 460-445.

Safransky finished with 2,215 pins in his nine games for a 246 average. He had a high game of 279.

After defeating No. 13 Tom Vena in the opening three-game match, Safransky scored a convincing 514-428 two-game victory over fifth-seeded Eric Prybylski in the second round.

Safransky then advanced to the final with a 537-473 victory over the eighth-seeded Capps, who was the two-time defending champion.

On the other side of the bracket, Yanel topped No. 15 Keith McGovern in the opening round and nipped seventh-seeded Barry Parker in the second round, 461-460. Yanel then advanced to the championship after slipping past 14th-seeded Jim Gentile in the semifinals, 456-451.

Yanel averaged 229 in his nine games. He had a high game of 267.

In Division-2, 11th-seeded Bryan Nevoraski defeated 13th-seeded Alex Shada, 432-400, in a close championship match.

Nevoraski averaged 215.8 in his nine games, while Shada averaged 215.9.

Shada had one of the highlights of the day with a perfect game in the third game of his match-play victory over fourth-seeded Pete Burditt.

In the semifinals, Nevoraski outlasted 10th-seeded Dave Sandoval, 407-364, while Shada pulled away from top-seeded Stan Johnson, 460-406.

Pankonie victorious

Tammy Pankonie captured the title in the 12th annual 700 Club Tournament recently at Guttormsen Recreation Center.

Pankonie rolled a four-game total of 909 on games of 233, 228, 216 and 232 to win the singles scratch and handicap divisions.

Liz Gentile took second place in scratch with a 897 series and 907 handicap total. Gentile rolled a 299 her last game, leaving a 10-pin on the final ball. Sue Millhouse was third with a scratch total of 883 and handicap total of 893.

Pankonie teamed with Julie Kunath (842) to win the scratch and handicap doubles with a 1,751. Pankonie and Kelly Pobloski (833) took second in the doubles scratch and handicap with a 1,742. Millhouse and Kunath finished third scratch (1,725) and Gentile and Kathy Follak were third in handicap doubles (1,736).

Honors

Matt Hanks sandwiched a 300 around games of 265 and 276 as part of a league-leading 841 series in the Miller Majors League at Surfside Bowl.

In the same league, A.J. Hedges fired a 290 high game to highlight a 767 series.

Rich Zutkowski rolled his first career 700 series on games of 278, 203 and 226 for a 707 series. Also in the Bowl A Matics League at GRC, Frankie DeBartolo spared the first frame and struck out for a 290 en route to a 773 series. Nicholas McNeish rolled a league-high 778 series.