New leaders emerge in Regular Team at 2026 USBC Open Championships
March 31, 2026
Pictured above (from left): Israel Pavy, Jonathan Cherpeski, Richard McCormick, Scott Kramer, Jalen Mosley
UPDATE (April 1, 2026): FOF/KPT also took the lead in Team All-Events with 10,120, while Jonathan Cherpeski is the new leader in Regular All-Events with 2,149. Additional details were added to the story below.
RENO, Nev. – The members of FOF/KPT of Fairfield, Ohio, took over the lead in Regular Team by 100 pins Tuesday at the 2026 United States Bowling Congress Open Championships, finishing with a 3,365 total.
The youthful squad put together games of 1,086, 1,157 and 1,122 at the National Bowling Stadium to roll past the 3,265 posted by Nicholas J’s Pro Shop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, on March 25.
Jonathan Cherpeski led the effort Tuesday with a 757 series and was joined by Richard McCormick (713), Jalen Mosley (703), Israel Pavy (599) and Scott Kramer (593).
Their crossing team – Walking Buckets of Madison, Indiana – moved into fourth place after tossing games of 980, 1,134 and 1,104 for 3,218. Nolan White led the way with a 708 set and was followed by Tyler Ring (682), Jackson Stiles (651), Brady Adler (641) and Charles Adler (536).
Watch the interview below with McCormick to find out more about the team’s performance at the Taj Mahal of Tenpins.
Both teams will be back on the lanes for doubles and singles Wednesday at 7 a.m. Pacific. The number they’ll be chasing for Team All-Events currently belongs to Raise the Woof Pet Resort of La Crosse, Wisconsin, with 10,050.
UPDATE (April 1): On Wednesday morning, FOF/KPT was able to take over the top spot in Team All-Events at the 2026 Open Championships with a 10,120 total.
Cherpeski led the way for the team and also took over the lead in Regular All-Events with a 2,149 total, surpassing the 2,078 rolled by Brandon Drummond of Loganville, Georgia, on March 20. In addition to his 757 in team on Tuesday, the right-hander added 720 in doubles and 672 in singles.
McCormick moved into fourth place in all-events with 2,075, Mosley and Kramer each had 1,989 and Pavy added 1,918. Kramer (703 series) and Mosley (701) also jumped to third in Regular Doubles during the run with a 1,404 total. Brandon Bates and Christopher Davidson of Fair Oaks, California, lead with 1,433.
The members of Walking Buckets also had a strong showing Wednesday morning, moving into third place in Team All-Events with 9,596.
Ring now is second in all-events with 2,100 and was followed by White (2,002), Brady Adler (1,904), Stiles (1,859) and Charles Adler (1,731).
The Open Championships is celebrating its 122nd edition in 2026 and making its 15th trip to Reno, Nevada. The 2026 event is scheduled to feature more than 55,000 bowlers and 11,000 five-player teams competing across 128 consecutive days at the National Bowling Stadium.
Follow the action from the tournament’s official Facebook and Instagram accounts.
UPDATE (April 1, 2026): FOF/KPT also took the lead in Team All-Events with 10,120, while Jonathan Cherpeski is the new leader in Regular All-Events with 2,149. Additional details were added to the story below.
RENO, Nev. – The members of FOF/KPT of Fairfield, Ohio, took over the lead in Regular Team by 100 pins Tuesday at the 2026 United States Bowling Congress Open Championships, finishing with a 3,365 total.
The youthful squad put together games of 1,086, 1,157 and 1,122 at the National Bowling Stadium to roll past the 3,265 posted by Nicholas J’s Pro Shop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, on March 25.
Jonathan Cherpeski led the effort Tuesday with a 757 series and was joined by Richard McCormick (713), Jalen Mosley (703), Israel Pavy (599) and Scott Kramer (593).
Their crossing team – Walking Buckets of Madison, Indiana – moved into fourth place after tossing games of 980, 1,134 and 1,104 for 3,218. Nolan White led the way with a 708 set and was followed by Tyler Ring (682), Jackson Stiles (651), Brady Adler (641) and Charles Adler (536).
Watch the interview below with McCormick to find out more about the team’s performance at the Taj Mahal of Tenpins.
Both teams will be back on the lanes for doubles and singles Wednesday at 7 a.m. Pacific. The number they’ll be chasing for Team All-Events currently belongs to Raise the Woof Pet Resort of La Crosse, Wisconsin, with 10,050.
UPDATE (April 1): On Wednesday morning, FOF/KPT was able to take over the top spot in Team All-Events at the 2026 Open Championships with a 10,120 total.
Cherpeski led the way for the team and also took over the lead in Regular All-Events with a 2,149 total, surpassing the 2,078 rolled by Brandon Drummond of Loganville, Georgia, on March 20. In addition to his 757 in team on Tuesday, the right-hander added 720 in doubles and 672 in singles.
McCormick moved into fourth place in all-events with 2,075, Mosley and Kramer each had 1,989 and Pavy added 1,918. Kramer (703 series) and Mosley (701) also jumped to third in Regular Doubles during the run with a 1,404 total. Brandon Bates and Christopher Davidson of Fair Oaks, California, lead with 1,433.
The members of Walking Buckets also had a strong showing Wednesday morning, moving into third place in Team All-Events with 9,596.
Ring now is second in all-events with 2,100 and was followed by White (2,002), Brady Adler (1,904), Stiles (1,859) and Charles Adler (1,731).
The Open Championships is celebrating its 122nd edition in 2026 and making its 15th trip to Reno, Nevada. The 2026 event is scheduled to feature more than 55,000 bowlers and 11,000 five-player teams competing across 128 consecutive days at the National Bowling Stadium.
Follow the action from the tournament’s official Facebook and Instagram accounts.