Month: February 2017

Youth Bowlers,

Here’s what you have to look forward to in a busy month of March (beyond your weekly bowling leagues):

• Saturday, March 11th – Jacksonville Jr Bowling Tour (JJBT) monthly scholarship tournament at Nassau Bowling Center.  Registration is from 12:00pm to 12:45pm, and the tournament starts promptly at 1:00pm.
• Sunday, March 12th – The South-West Florida Classic will hold its monthly scholarship tournament at Nassau Bowling Center.  This tournament is played on a medium sport pattern and will offer an optional Junior Gold qualifier.  9:00-9:45 Check-in; 10am start. $50 entry fee.  Visit their Facebook page for details.
• Sunday, March 19th – The Travel League is holding its Annual Year-End Open Tournament at King Pins. This “bragging rights” tournament is open to all youth bowlers (not just those in the Travel League), and only costs $9 for 4 games.  See what it’s like to bowl on sport shot patterns and learn more about the Travel League.  Registration is 1:15pm-1:45pm, as we will start promptly at 2pm.  Afterwards, stay for the Travel League Awards Ceremony, where 8 Junior Gold spots and a lot of prizes (equipment / scholarships) are awarded!
• Saturday, March 25th – Challenge Tournament at Bowl America Mandarin.  1:00pm-1:45pm check-in, 2:00pm start.  See your Center Youth Director to form a team.  This is the last chance to qualify for the Tournament of Champions — the 6 monthly winning teams PLUS the 6 highest scores from non-winning teams are invited to the TOC in April!

The First Coast USBC held its Annual Scholarship Tournament on Sunday, February 19th at Nassau Bowling Center.  This tournament, also called the Debbi Parsons Memorial in honor of a past coach/volunteer, gave out $2500 in SMART scholarship funds and two Junior Gold entries.  41 youth bowlers competed in this handicap bowling competition, ranging in age from 5 to 20 and averages from 69 to 207.

During the initial qualifying round of 5 games, John Nunn of Nassau Bowling Center earned the High Game award for the Scratch division (268), while Nicklaus Ebey of Bowl America Orange Park earned that award for the Handicap division (291).  The qualifying round also determined who won the Junior Gold entries… Kyle Nelson earned the U15 entry and Harley Romedy won the U20 entry (both are from Bowl America Orange Park).

The top 10 bowlers in each division advanced to the 2-game Roll-Off round.  High Game awards went to Ryan Franz (244 Scratch, Jax Lanes Grove Park) and Nicklaus Ebey (263 with handicap, BAOP).  The top 5 in each division advanced to the step-ladder finals.

FINAL RESULTS – SCRATCH DIVISION:

1st place: Isiah Bautista (Jax Lanes Grove Park)

2nd place: Thomas McLaughlin Jr. (Batt Family Fun Center)

3rd place: Matthew Jordan (Nassau Bowling Center)

4th place: Harley Romedy (Bowl America Orange Park)

5th place: John Nunn (Nassau Bowling Center)

FINAL RESULTS – HANDICAP DIVISION:

1st place: Nicklaus Ebey (Bowl America Orange Park)

2nd place: Evan Johns (Jax Lanes Grove Park)

3rd place: Simon Harvey (Nassau Bowling Center)

4th place: Kyle Nelson (Bowl America Orange Park)

5th place: Shelbie Wagner (Lake City Bowling Center)

OVERALL CHAMPION: Nicklaus Ebey (Bowl America Orange Park), who earned a total of $525 in SMART scholarship funds for the day!

 

The Jacksonville Jr Bowling Tour (JJBT) held its fourth scholarship tournament of this season on Saturday 2/11/17 at King Pins Bowling Center.  38 bowlers entered and competed for scholarships, “Player of the Year” points, and the opportunity to participate in the videotaped finals (which will be posted on our YouTube channel)!  Please note that this was the Bill Kuchler Memorial, and we thank the Kuchler family for donating scholarship money towards each division — allowing us to pay out scholarships to the top 5 places in each division (instead of top 3).

Here are the results, including scholarship winners:

(Editor’s note: Sorry, no photos this month)

Major Division: 7 bowlers competed in the Major Division (Handicap, averages between 120 – 159) this month.  In the Challenge round, Shelbie Wagner finished with the highest series score while Emerson Jacobson had a high handicap game of 264 (scratch score of 183)!  At the end of the day, the top 5 finishers were (in order): Shelbie Wagner, Nicklaus Ebey, Emerson Jacobson, Sydney Smith, and Evan Johns.

Classic Division: 14 bowlers competed in the Classic Division (Scratch, 160-184 averages) this month.  In the Challenge round, Isiah Bautista finished with the highest series score while David Grigg had the high game scratch score of 279.  After the Brackets round, the top 5 finishers were (in order): Creed Towns, David Grigg, Dakota Metlika, John Rossignol, and Isiah Bautista.

Masters Division: 17 bowlers competed in the Masters Division (Scratch, 185+ averages).  In the Challenge round, Alex Evans finished with the highest series score, while Shane Mathis earned the high game scratch score of 289!  At the end of the tournament, the top 5 finishers were Shane Mathis, Claude Alvin, Chyna Romedy, Kyle Kohler, and Anthony Godwin.

 

Let’s get to know more about one of the winners…

 

Shelbie Wagner, Major Division Champion (Feb. 2017)

3 years in Youth Bowling, 1st year in JJBT tour, 1st win on tour!

Favorite bowler: Lauren Snipes            Favorite Ball: Hammer

Bowling goals: “Be the best I can be.”

Hometown: Lake City

 

 

Next JJBT Event: Saturday, March 11th @ Nassau Bowling Center.

NOTE: The Southwest Florida Classic Tour will make a stop at Nassau Bowling Center on Sunday, March 12th.  We are expecting a higher turnout for the JJBT, and JJBT bowlers are certainly encouraged to compete in the Southwest Florida Classic the following day!