PRO BOWLING: O’Neill finishes in the money

Bucks County's own pro bowler Bill O'Neill, of Southampton, made it to round three of Denny’s Dick Weber Open held Feb. 5-8 at Fountain Bowl located in Fountain Valley, California.

A Conwell-Egan Catholic alum originally from Levittown, O'Neill won 11 of 13 games in match play, while recording 8,661 bonus pins.

O'Neill pocketed $2,700 for his 16th-place finish. In 12 events on the PBA tour thus far, Big Bill has earned $63,950.

Norm Duke, who tops the earnings list on the tour at $130,330 won the Weber Open after holding off a hard-charging Mike Fagan, who won three consecutive matches from his No. 5 qualifying position to get to the championship match.

-Sports Editor Steve Sherman