Catching fire at the right time is something every bowler hopes for when the stakes are high. Pete Weber did it in 2012 when he did so early in the stepladder finals and rode the momentum through three more matches to win a fifth U.S. Open title.

PROUD MOMENT: Barnegat junior bowler Jamie White accepts the third-place medal from NJSIAA Bowling Director Derryk Sellers after losing in the stepladder semifinals of the state individual tournament at Bowlero on Feb. 27. (Photos by David Biggy)
Interestingly, in the same house – it was Carolier Lanes when Weber won, and now it’s Bowlero in North Brunswick – Middletown South’s Caitlyn Milczarski caught fire during the stepladder finals of the NJSIAA Individual Bowling Championships on Feb. 27.
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