2017 State Scholarship Tourney Results

Over the past 4 weekends, youth bowlers from around the state traveled to Brandon & Tampa to compete for scholarships — bowling in teams, doubles and individually.  Several bowlers from the First Coast USBC did really well and we’d like to recognize performances in the top 15%.

(Note: 1 in 10 entries for team, doubles & singles will earn scholarships… the top 10%.  In 2016, the award ratio was 1:12, or roughly 8%.  For the “All Events Handicap” results, the top 2 in each division earn scholarships; Also this year the highest scratch score, boy and girl, that doesn’t win the All Events Handicap award will win $100 each.)

2017 State Tourney Results – unofficial week 4

*** Honor Scores — Congratulations to COREY PALMER and DONALD GRIGG, who each rolled their very first 300 game during the State Scholarship Tournament!  2 of the 3 perfect games in this tournament were bowled by First Coast youth bowlers! ***


Team, Division 1: 10th place out of 75 teams – “Really?” from Jax Lanes Grove Park — Anne Levasseur, Dakota Metlika, Jonathan McKinley & Jack Metlika

Team, Division 2: 14th place out of 144 teams – “Nassau Thunder #1” from Nassau Lanes — Simon Harvey, John Nunn, Matthew Jordan & Selena Jordan

Team, Division 2: 21st place out of 144 teams – “Cash Me Outside” from Jax Lanes Grove Park — Kaden Kovach, Matthew Johnson, Mary Johns & Isiah Bautista

Team, Division 4: 1st place out of 43 teams – “Gutter Ballz” from Jax Lanes Grove Park — Logan Childress, Paige Childress, Anthony Gray & Joshua Thomason


Doubles, Division 1: 2nd place out of 162 pairs – Jacob Smith & Corey Palmer from Batt Family Fun Center

Doubles, Division 1: 14th place out of 162 pairs – Alfred Ramirez from Beach Bowl & Bradley Hartsfield (State Youth Leaders President)

Doubles, Division 2: 10th place out of 273 pairs – Sydney Smith & Brandon Roberts from Jax Lanes Grove Park

Doubles, Division 2: 15th place out of 273 pairs – Kaden Kovach & Matthew Johnson from Jax Lanes Grove Park

Doubles, Division 2: 22nd place out of 273 pairs – Savannah Good & David Grigg from Jax Lanes Grove Park

Doubles, Division 2: 27th place out of 273 pairs – Kenneth Aldrich & Danielle Lester from Nassau Lanes

Doubles, Division 2: 29th place out of 273 pairs –Jonah Smith & Tyler Ryals from Nassau Lanes

Doubles, Division 2: 42nd place out of 273 pairs – Erica Grigg & Donald Grigg from Jax Lanes Grove Park

Doubles, Division 3: 9th place out of 224 pairs – Kenneth Etheridge & Andrew Walker from Batt Family Fun Center

Doubles, Division 3: 20th place out of 224 pairs – River Plungis & Landon Plungis from Nassau Lanes

Doubles, Division 3: 21st place out of 224 pairs – Ethan Russell & Andy Kuchler from Bowl America Orange Park

Doubles, Division 3: 32nd place out of 224 pairs – Travis Haynes & Alyssa Someillan from Jax Lanes Grove Park

Doubles, Division 4: 2nd place out of 94 pairs – Anthony Gray & Joshua Thomason from Jax Lanes Grove Park

Doubles, Division 4: 7th place out of 94 pairs – Nevaeha Bernard & Gabriella Pettus from Beach Bowl


Singles, Division 1: 2nd place out of 270 entrants – Donald Grigg from Jax Lanes Grove Park

Singles, Division 1: 9th place out of 270 entrants – Isiah Bautista from Jax Lanes Grove Park

Singles, Division 1: 10th place out of 270 entrants – Anthony Godwin from Nassau Lanes

Singles, Division 1: 19th place out of 270 entrants – Charles Goguen from Jax Lanes Grove Park

Singles, Division 1: 35th place out of 270 entrants – Christopher Vetter from Bowl America Orange Park

Singles, Division 2: 8th place out of 352 entrants – Kenneth Aldrich from Nassau Lanes

Singles, Division 2: 24th place out of 352 entrants – Matthew Johnson from Jax Lanes Grove Park

Singles, Division 2: 30th place out of 352 entrants – Kyle Johns from Jax Lanes Grove Park

Singles, Division 2: 40th place out of 352 entrants – Leonard Fendenheim from Bowl America Mandarin

Singles, Division 3: 2nd place out of 244 entrants – Travis Haynes from Jax Lanes Grove Park

Singles, Division 3: 4th place out of 244 entrants – Simon Harvey from Nassau Lanes

Singles, Division 3: 7th place out of 244 entrants – Andrew Walker from Batt Family Fun Center

Singles, Division 3: 13th place out of 244 entrants – Nicklaus Ebey from Bowl America Orange Park

Singles, Division 3: 15th place out of 244 entrants – Derrick Wilson from Beach Bowl

Singles, Division 3: 17th place out of 244 entrants – Michael Ransom from Bowl America Mandarin

Singles, Division 3: 25th place out of 244 entrants – Sam Shipe from Beach Bowl

Singles, Division 4: 2nd place out of 115 entrants – Anthony Gray from Jax Lanes Grove Park

Singles, Division 4: 10th place out of 115 entrants – Joshua Thomason from Jax Lanes Grove Park

Singles, Division 5: 16th place out of 115 entrants – Kyle Johns from Jax Lanes Grove Park

Singles, Division 5: 1st place out of 66 entrants – Brianna Pisani from Beach Bowl

Singles, Division 5: 9th place out of 66 entrants – Kaden Kovach from Jax Lanes Grove Park

Singles, Division 6: 19th place out of 155 entrants – Jessica Crowley from Jax Lanes Grove Park

Singles, Division 7: 12th place out of 180 entrants – Savannah Nelson from Bowl America Orange Park

Singles, Division 7: 24th place out of 180 entrants – Keelie Percival of Nassau Lanes

Singles, Division 8: 4th place out of 91 entrants – Mary Johns from Jax Lanes Grove Park

Singles, Division 8: 8th place out of 91 entrants – Nevaeha Bernard from Beach Bowl

 

Upcoming Events – March 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!

2017 Scholarship Tournament Results

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!

 

JJBT Recap – Feb. ’17

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!

January Challenge Tournament Results

The January Challenge Tournament was held 1/21 @ Batt Family Fun Center, with 8 teams participating in the event.  Here are the top results:

1st place: Batt Family Fun Center, 1713 – Naomi Floyd, Mary Floyd, Cody Nobles

2nd place: King Pins, 1690 – Jordan Collins, Emma Johns, Mackenzie McBride

3rd place: BAOP #2, 1663 – Katie Waters, Patrick Waters, Emerson Jacobson

High Series, Boys 11 & Under: Sam Shipe from Beach Bowl

High Series, Girls 11 & Under: Emma Johns from King Pins

High Series, Boys 12 & Over: Matthew Waters from BAOP

High Series, Boys 12 & Over: Mary Floyd from Batt FFC

The next Challenge Tournament will be held 2/25 at King Pins… see you there!

JJBT Recap – Jan. ’17

The Jacksonville Jr Bowling Tour (JJBT) held its third scholarship tournament of this season on 1/14/17 at Batt Family Fun Center.  37 bowlers entered and competed for scholarships, “Player of the Year” points, and the opportunity to participate in the videotaped finals (now available to view on our YouTube channel)!

Here are the results, including scholarship winners:

(Editor’s note: Sorry, no photos this month… I was coaching the Baker Teams in Orlando)

Major Division: 9 bowlers competed in the Major Division (Handicap, averages between 120 – 159) this month.  In the Challenge round, Sydney Smith finished with the highest series score while Chloe McEwen had a high handicap game of 260 (scratch score of 203)!  At the end of the day, the top 5 finishers were (in order): Landon Evans, Kamarey Walker, Sydney Smith, Shelbie Wagner, and Emerson Jacobson.

Classic Division: 14 bowlers competed in the Classic Division (Scratch, 160-184 averages) this month.  In the Challenge round, John Rossignol finished with the highest series score and high game scratch score of 243.  After the Brackets round, the top 5 finishers were (in order): Trezure Connelly, Isiah Bautista, Matthew Johnson, Ian Deutsch, and John Rossignol/Marc Jacobson Jr (5th place tie).

Masters Division: 14 bowlers competed in the Masters Division (Scratch, 185+ averages).  In the Challenge round, Charles Goguen finished with the highest series score, and tied with Chyna Romedy for the high game scratch score of 267!  At the end of the tournament, the top 5 finishers were Claude Alvin, Donald Grigg, Ryan Franz, Charles Goguen, and Kyle Kohler.

Let’s get to know more about the winners… oops!

(Editor’s note: We’d like to highlight the 3 Champions, but none of them filled out the “player bio” sheets at any of the JJBT’s and we don’t have any photos available.  We’re hoping that next month we’ll have info to share.)

Next JJBT Event: Saturday, February 11th @ King Pins Bowling Center.

 

Baker Teams advance to Nationals!

Jacksonville-area teams won both the U12 and U15 divisions of the USA Bowling Coastal South Regional Tournament this past weekend (1/14/17-1/15/17), earning their exclusive spots on the national stage in July!  They are 2 of only 32 teams that will compete in the national tournament during the week of Junior Gold in Cleveland, where the championship matches will be televised on CBS Sports Network.

In the U12 division, “Beach Bowlzinga” went the distance to claim their victory — winning the final game by one pin.  This team was comprised of bowlers all from Beach Bowl!

In the U15 division, “Pocket Pounders” earned the top seed on Day 1 with a 7-1 record — then went 8-1 on Day 2 for the win.  Team members bowl in leagues across the First Coast: Batt Family Fun Center, King Pins Bowling Center, Bowl America Orange Park, Nassau Bowling Center, and the Travel League.

Though they did not win the event, we are certainly proud of “Beach Bowl Pin Dstroyers” (U15- 11th place) and “Ringing Ten-Pins” (U15- 4th place) for their teamwork and accomplishments in this Baker Team Tournament.  Thanks to all competitors, supporting relatives, and coaches (Al, Allen, Donna, Kathy & Ryan) for their time and dedication!

You can see the PDF brackets for each division below:

CoastalSouthU12

CoastalSouthU15

On to Cleveland!

Coaches Memorial Entry Form

The Coaches Memorial (Awards, Hall of Fame & No-Tap Tournament) will take place Sunday, January 29th at Batt Family Fun Center.  The Awards Ceremony begins at 10:00am, followed by the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.  All youth bowlers are invited to compete in a No-Tap tournament following all of the awards ceremonies — the entry form is below.  See you there!

Coaches Memorial Entry 2017

1/22 is the next Youth Leaders Meeting

The next Youth Leaders Meeting will be Sunday, January 22nd at 12:30pm — at King Pins Bowling Center.  This meeting is open to all youth bowlers, especially those interested in joining the Youth Leaders.  See how fun it can be to earn community service hours towards your graduation requirement!

Survey – Travel League

Travel League members and parents/supporters,

Please take a few moments to complete a survey regarding the Travel League.  We’d like to get your honest feedback about what you like, what you don’t, and how we can make it better!  Here is the link — https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RHHHS5N

 

Not in the Travel League but want to try it out?  On Sunday, March 19th there will be a Travel League Open Youth Tournament at King Pins (1pm registration, 2pm start).  For only $9, see how challenging it is to bowl 4 games on sport shot oil patterns!  Information about the Travel League can be found on the Travel League web page.

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