Williams Leads Field Into Finals

Mark Williams of Beaumont, Texas, won all eight of his matches to take the top spot in the stepladder final in the PBA Northwest Classic.

Williams won his final 13 matches to finish 19-5 with a 42-game pinfall total of 10,609. Bryan Goebel of Merriam, Kan., was 6-2 and took the second spot with a 10,509.

Norm Duke of Edmond, Okla., was third, Mike Aulby of Indianapolis qualified fourth and John Handegard of Las Vegas took the final spot.