Senior Match was held on Sunday, February 22, 2026 at Anchor Lanes in Elkhart Lake. 31 bowlers participated in the tournament. Wes Schmitz was the scratch champion and Jody Gabsch was handicap champion! The tournament format consists of 4 games of qualifying with the top bowlers in each division competing in step ladder finals.

Scratch Division – In the scratch division, Steve Hoppert was the top qualifier followed by Wes Schmitz and Jeff Shircel. Wes Schmitz defeated Jeff Shircel in the first match and then defeated the #1 seed Steve Hoppert in the final 2 game match to win the title.

Handicap Division – In the handicap division, 5th place qualifier Pat O’Brien defeated 4th place qualifier Dan Rettagliate. In the second match, Pat O’Brien continued his way up the ladder defeating #3 qualifier Tina Reetz by 2 pins. In match three, 2nd place qualifier Lisa Gottsacker beat Pat O’Brien. And in the championship match Jody Gabsch defeated Lisa Gottsacker to win the Senior Match Handicap Division title.

Notable Scores – Steve Hoppert (811 series in qualifying), Steve Schmit (299 game in qualifying), Lisa Gottsacker (232 game (personal best) in step ladder finals)

Congratulations to all of the champions! Qualifying results and step ladder results can be found in the links below.