Mike Machuga, a native of Erie, claimed his second career Professional Bowlers Tour title with a 209-204 win over Bill O'Neill in the PBA Chameleon Open in Michigan.

Machuga was the fifth seed and defeated four opponents for the crown He won 196-190 over Sean Rash, 245-188 over Brian Kretzer and 221-210 over Wes Malott on his way to the title game.

In the women's series final, Michelle Feldman topped Jodi Woessner 199-173.

The PBA stays at Taylor Lanes in Michigan this week for the PBA Ultimate Scoring Championship. ESPN will televise the finals at 1 p.m. Sunday.

If you rolled your first ball and left a "Woolworth," what pin combination is still standing? Answer at the end of the column.

With the Butler County Bowling Association holding the annual county tournament over the next two weekends, I thought I would spotlight a past county tournament in this week's blast.The 1957 tournament featured 63 doubles entries, 114 singles, 32 teams and 85 entries in the all-events.The Lyndora Lanes team swept both the scratch and handicap team titles with scores of 2,974 and 3,100, respectively. Carl Sacco led the way with a 671 series, followed by teammate Al DeMatt (658).George Michaels and Rocco Iannotti swept the doubles with a 1,169 total in scratch and 1,267 in handicap competition.Joe Rosenberg continued his fine bowling that year by taking top honors in the scratch singles with a 622 series. George Eichorn won the handicap singles with a 685 series.Bill Say swept the all-events, winning the scratch with a 1,832 total, and the handicap with a 1,910.

When entering a tournament, it is important to be prepared mentally for any type of lane condition. Many factors play a role in lane conditions, such as the squad you are bowling in, the center's lane conditioning program, etc.If you are in the first squad of the day, chances are you will be bowling on a fresh oil pattern, so be prepared to adjust when the lanes change as the oil is being pushed around.If you are bowling in a later squad, chances are the front end of the lane might be starting to be depleted of oil, so expect your ball to hook sooner.Be ready to have to play a different line to the pocket than the one you are used to during league play at your home center.If you can, get to the bowling center early and check out how the other competitors are handling the lane conditions.

• <B>Coins League:</B> Vicki Stevick, 181 game, Prudy Juran 464 seriesn <B>Armco C League:</B> Trent Slater 255 (674), Chuck Dight 253 (697), Ham Monks 266 (650)• <B>Fox's Pizza Den League:</B> Bob Eppinger 265 (752), Tom Fennell 657 series, Rick Vinroe 279 game• <B>Automotive League:</B> Dave Morgan 277 (723), Don Clark 651 series• <B>City League:</B> Kevin Richardson 259 (721), Mike Dunkerley 257 (719), Ed Kellerman 258 (707), Jeff Suchonic 287 (705)• <B>Butler County Men's Travel:</B> Brian Marcellus 258 game and 954 quad at Family Bowlaway, Tom Fry 238 (874) at Sherwood, Troy Strezeski 243 (866) at Sherwood• <B>Buckhorn:</B> Junior Suchonic 259 (723), Brad Buckley 257 (709), Mike Fair 266 (684).

A 5-10 split also is called a "Woolworth," an obvious reference to the five-and-dime store concept.