02/16/2026
First weekend of match play wraps up at 2026 Post-Standard Masters bowling tournament
Syracuse, N.Y. — Six bowlers are still vying for this year’s Post-Standard Masters bowling title after the first weekend of match play competition wrapped Sunday.
The two remaining undefeated bowlers are Dean Distin and Dave Jecko. Distin won the event in 2000 and finished second in 1994. Jecko won in 2020 and was runner-up in 2024.
Remaining bowlers in the once-defeated bracket are Mike Schardt, TJ Mento, Robert Mushtare and Joshua Kierpiec.
Match play will continue noon Saturday at AMF Strike ‘N Spare in Syracuse.
Noon matches feature Schardt vs. Mento and Mushtare vs. Kierpiec.
The second round will follow, featuring Distin vs. Jecko in the winners’ bracket, plus more matches among the once defeated.
The finals will still be double elimination for the final three bowlers.
The finals will be aired on Facebook Utica/Rome Bowling Live.
>>Saturday’s scores>>
Robert Mushtare is one of six bowlers still in contention for the 67th Post-Standard Masters bowling tournament title after the first weekend of match play wrapped up Sunday at AMF Strike 'N Spare in Syracuse.Photo courtesy of Bill Vangel
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Sunday’s results
Round 4 losers’ bracket
Name
Graywacz 702 def. Patterson 633
Manwarren 603 def. Magno 541
Schardt 640 def. Acquaviva Jr. 591
Sims 601 def. Carno 579
Adams 561 def. Santmyer 500
Hoyt 587 def. Howell 525
Mushtare 556 def. Tarby Jr. 550
Cronk 682 def. Gearsbeck 483
Round 3 winners’ bracket
Name
Kierpiec 622 def. Crouse 613
Distin 629 def. Vault 611
Mento 674 def. O’Melia 654
Jecko 591 def. Stoddard 536
Round 5 losers’ bracket
Name
Graywacz 659 def. Manwarren 615
Schardt 687 def. Sims 612
Hoyt 686 def. Adams 598
Mushtare 643 def. Cronk 503
Round 4 winners’ bracket
Name
Distin 612 def. Kierpiec 577
Jecko 682 def. Mento 632
Round 6 losers’ bracket
Name
Vault 653 def. Graywacz 608
Schardt 545 def. O’Melia 543
Stoddard 625 def. Hoyt 556
Mushtare 704 def. Crouse 595
Round 7 losers’ bracket
Name
Schardt 621 def. Vault 596
Mushtare 579 def. Stoddard 540
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