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The deadline for centers to submit entries to the Annual Youth City Championship is Friday 11/4.  If you are interested in competing in this tournament but do not yet have a team formed, contact your Youth Director.  We can form “association teams” where team members bowl at different centers/leagues, but time is running out!  No “walk-in teams” will be accepted; however, you may ask to be on a waiting list in case another bowler cannot attend.  Either way, talk to your center’s Youth Director today!

Youth Bowlers,

October was certainly an interesting month (thanks to Hurricane Matthew) but we made it through and held a few more tournaments.  Here’s what we have to look forward to in November (beyond your weekly bowling leagues):

• League Qualifiers for the FL Pepsi and FL Handicap Tournaments will take place in all youth leagues during the first or second week of November.
• Saturday, November 5th & Sunday, November 6th – Bill & Millie Landen Scholarship Tournament event at AlleyGatorz in Gainesville.  This is a two-day tournament run by the State Youth Leaders.
• Saturday, November 5th – BVL Mixed Scotch Doubles Tournament at Batt Family Fun Center.  Adult and Youth (ages 12-20) divisions, squad times are 1:30pm and 3:30pm.  Cost is $20 per couple, and walk-ins are welcome.
• Sunday, November 13th – Travel League (Week 4) at 1:45pm at Nassau Bowling Center.
• Saturday, November 19th AND Sunday, November 20th – Annual Youth City Championship Tournament.  Team event held at King Pins, Doubles & Singles events at Batt Family Fun Center.  See your center’s Youth Director for your schedule / squad times.
• Sunday, November 27th – Travel League (Week 5), 1:45pm at Batt Family Fun Center.

Almost every bowler strives to accomplish bowling their first perfect game, and some set their sights on their first 800 series.  Those nationally-recognized feats (usually accompanied by a commemorative ring) don’t happen often to youth bowlers, nor do they usually happen on the same day — but that’s exactly what happened a few weeks ago here on the First Coast!

We’d like to recognize Tanner Warwick for accomplishing his first 300 game and first 800 series, bowled on 9/24 at Batt Family Fun Center.  Check out our “In The Spotlight” page for an article about him — our October 2016 youth bowler in the spotlight!

The second Challenge Tournament for the 2016-2017 season took place Saturday 10/22 at Nassau Bowling Center.  11 teams from 7 bowling centers competed in this Handicap tournament.  As part of a new twist to the tournament format, teams bowled two games individually and then a team “Baker” game.

Here are a few of the results (full results will be updated at a later time):

 

1st Place Team: Bowl America Orange Park – Travis Willard, Kyle Nelson & Dean Ganci

 

There will be NO Challenge Tournament during the month of November (due to the City Tournament and Thanksgiving Holiday); the next Challenge Tournament will take place at Bowl America Orange Park on December 17th.  Special thanks go out to the Youth Leaders members who help run our Challenge Tournament events!

The Jacksonville Jr Bowling Tour (JJBT) held its second scholarship tournament of this season on 10/15/16 at Beach Bowl.  32 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:

Major Division: 14 bowlers competed in the Major Division (Handicap, averages between 120 – 159).  In the Challenge round, Denis Sukharev finished with the highest total score and also had a high handicap game of 288 (scratch score of 235)!  At the end of the day, the top 3 finishers were Kamarey Walker, Denis Sukharev and Mari McKinley.  This is Kamarey’s second win in as many months!

 

Classic Division: 10 bowlers competed in the Classic Division (Scratch, 160-184 averages).  In the Challenge round, Anne Levasseur finished with the highest total score and high game scratch score of 255.  After the Brackets round, the top 3 finishers were Kenneth Aldrich, Justin Grogg and Brandon Belz.

 

 

Masters Division: 8 bowlers competed in the Masters Division (Scratch, 185+ averages).  In the Challenge round, Ryan Franz finished with the highest total score while Anthony Godwin had the high game scratch score of 267!  At the end of the tournament, the top 3 finishers were Anthony Godwin, Kyle Kohler and Harley Romedy.

 

Let’s get to know more about the winners…

Kamarey Walker, Major Division Champion (Oct. 2016)

5 years in Youth Bowling, 2 years in JJBT tour, 2nd win on tour (prior win: Sept. 2016)

Favorite bowler: Jason Belmonte            Favorite Ball: Strike King

Bowling goals: Bowl a perfect game, beat my brother Sayed, bowl a 600 series

Biggest accomplishment: Finalist in District Science Fair

Non-bowling hobbies/interests: Video games & recording video on YouTube

In 15 years, I plan to be… a news reporter.

Quote: “Whatever my mind can conceive and believe, I can achieve.”

Kenneth Aldrich, Classic Division Champion (Oct. 2016)

3 years in Youth Bowling, 2 years on JJBT tour, 2nd win on tour (prior win: April 2016 – Major Division)

Favorite bowler: Pete Weber            Favorite Ball: Columbia

Bowling goal: Earn scholarships

Non-bowling hobbies/interests: Video games and hanging with friends

In 15 years, I plan to be… an engineer.

Quote: “You can’t win them all unless you win the first one”

Anthony Godwin, Masters Division Champion (Oct. 2016)

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

Favorite bowler: “Myself”           Favorite Ball: Storm Rocket

 

For those that are interested… here are the JJBT Player of the Year Standings as of 10/15/2016.

NOTE: The next JJBT event will be in January, 2017 — no event in November due to the Annual City Tournament, and no event in December due to the Christmas Classic Tournament.

Youth Bowlers,

First off, we hope everyone is okay and recovering from Hurricane Matthew.

September was a great start to the bowling season, with a lot of excitement both in leagues and in tournaments.  Here’s what we have to look forward to this month (beyond your weekly bowling leagues):

• Saturday, October 15th – Jacksonville Jr Bowling Tour (JJBT) scholarship event at Beach Bowl; 12pm-12:45pm registration, 1pm start.  Anyone with a 120+ current average may enter to win scholarships and earn Player of the Year points!
• Sunday, October 16th – Youth Leaders Meeting at 1pm; Travel League (week 2) at 2pm — both at King Pins Bowling Center.  It’s not too late to join!
• Saturday, October 22nd – Challenge Tournament at Nassau Bowling Center – 1pm registration, 2pm start.  See your center’s Youth Director to compete in this tournament.
• Saturday, October 29th – Final day to submit teams / registration forms for the Annual City Tournament (held November 19th-20th) to your center’s Youth Director.
• Sunday, October 30th – Travel League (week 3), 2pm at Beach Bowl.

Due to Hurricane Matthew’s anticipated impact to the First Coast area, there will be no youth bowling leagues taking place this Saturday, 10/8, at any of our centers.  Additionally, the October JJBT tournament is being postponed a week — it will be 10/15 (at Beach Bowl).
Please stay safe during the storm!

The first Challenge Tournament for the 2016-2017 season took place Saturday 9/24 at Beach Bowl.  11 teams from 7 bowling centers competed in this Handicap tournament.  As part of a new twist to the tournament format, teams bowled two games individually and then a team “Baker” game.

Here are the results / award winners:

High Series – Boy – 11 & under: Andy Kuchler, Bowl America Orange Park, 490

High Series – Girl – 11 & under: Emma Johns, King Pins, 447

High Series – Boy – 12 & over: John Nunn, Nassau Bowling Center, 496

High Series – Girl – 12 & over: Keelie Percival, Nassau Bowling Center, 508

1st Place Team: Beach Bowl – 1804 – Thomas Piert, Sydney Piert & Nicholas

2nd Place Team: Nassau – 1759 – Ken Aldrich, Keelie Percival & John Nunn

3rd Place Team: Nassau – 1730 – Anthony Godwin, Jonah Smith & Matthew Jordan

4th Place Team: BA Orange Park – 1726 – Andy Kuchler, Emily Kuchler & Jordan Petersen

5th Place Team: Batt FFC – 1662 – Maxwell Jones, Tyler McMillan & CJ Lloyd

6th Place Team: BA Orange Park – 1659 – Matthew Waters, Katie Waters & Patrick Waters

7th Place Team: Batt FFC – 1587 – Paul Ladd, Kent Strickland & Thomas Rowe Jr

8th Place Team: King Pins – 1583 – Kyle Johns, Emma Johns & Alex Evans

9th Place Team: BA Mandarin – 1578 – Sam Rogers, Trezure Connelly & Casey Trawick

10th Place Team: NAS Freedom – 1576 – Jon Farrell, Jess Farrell, Matthew Oppel

11th Place Team: BA Mandarin – 1555 – Wesley Outman, Ben Gombas & Jonathan Heard

 

Since the winning team’s center hosted today’s event, the October 22nd Challenge Tournament will take place at Nassau Lanes.  Special thanks go out to the Youth Leaders members who help run our Challenge Tournament events!

Here are the top scores bowled in leagues during the week ending 9/17/16:

 

Bowl America Orange Park – Tuesday Teens league – 9/13

	Scratch Game:	Scratch Series:
Boys:	239 James Darling 234 Chris Vetter 223,215,202 Kyle Kohler 218,215 Evan Walsh 212 Shane Mathis 211 Sal LaRosa 201 Brandon Belz	640 Kyle Kohler 614 Evan Walsh 585 Chris Vetter
Girls:	204,193,187 Harley Romedy	584 Harley Romedy 487 Chyna Romedy 471 Kassidy Hartman

Bowl America Orange Park – Keglers league – 9/17

	Scratch Game:	Scratch Series:
Boys:	249 Gavin Baum 229,202 Marc Jacobson Jr 180 Joe Whitman	577 Marc Jacobson Jr 560 Gavin Baum 508 Ethan Russell
Girls:	147,121,107 Emerson Jacobson 105 Jacqueline Brecht	375 Emerson Jacobson 272 Jacqueline Brecht 236 Mackenzie Miller

Bowl America Orange Park – Sharpshooters league – 9/17

Boys:	125 Travis Willard 122 Patrick Waters 117 Patrick Waters	336 Patrick Waters 185 Travis Willard 282 Jacob Williams
Girls:	147,122,119 Katie Waters	388 Katie Waters

If you do not see your center’s honor scores or believe the displayed information is incorrect, please contact your center’s Youth Director.

 

The Jacksonville Jr Bowling Tour (JJBT) kicked off the 2016-2017 season on September 17th with a lot of excitement, new enhancements and many memories!  38 bowlers entered and competed for scholarships, “Player of the Year” points, and the chance to be in the first-ever taping of the finals (now available to view on YouTube)!

Here are the results, including scholarship winners:

13 bowlers competed in the Major Division (Handicap, 120-159 averages).  In the Challenge round, Brandon Belz (not pictured) finished with the highest total score and also had a high handicap game of 304 (scratch score of 254)!  At the end, the top 3 finishers were Kamarey Walker, Kyle Johns and Joshua Cohen.

 

 

15 bowlers competed in the Classic Division (Scratch, 160-184 averages).  In the Challenge round, Matthew Jordan had the high game of 230, while John Nunn finished with the highest total score.  At the end, the top 3 finishers were Matthew Jordan, Anne Levasseur and John Nunn.

 

 

10 bowlers competed in the Masters Division (Scratch, 185+ averages).  In the Challenge round, Matthew Waters finished with the highest total score and also had the high game scratch score of 300 — Yes, a perfect game!  At the end, the top 3 finishers were Charles Goguen, Vincent Cavallaro and Donald Grigg.

 

Let’s get to know more about the winners…

Kamarey Walker, Major Division Champion

5 years in Youth Bowling, 2 years in JJBT tour, 1st win on tour

Favorite bowler: Jason Belmonte            Favorite Ball: Strike King

Bowling goals: Bowl a perfect game, beat my brother Sayed, bowl a 600 series

Biggest accomplishment: Finalist in District Science Fair

Non-bowling hobbies/interests: Video games & recording video on YouTube

In 15 years, I plan to be… a news reporter.

Quote: “Whatever my mind can conceive and believe, I can achieve.”

Matthew Jordan, Classic Division Champion (Sept. 2016)

5 years in Youth Bowling, 3 years on JJBT tour, 2nd win on tour

Favorite bowler: Jason Belmonte            Favorite Ball: Storm Nano

Bowling goal: Get a 300 game

Biggest accomplishment: Going from average in school to advanced programs and A/B honor roll

Non-bowling hobbies/interests: Video games and YouTube

In 15 years, I plan to be… a pro bowler.

Quote: “Let it go—there is always another game”

Charles Goguen, Masters Division Champion (Sept. 2016)

6 years in Youth Bowling, 2 years on JJBT tour, 1st win on tour

Favorite bowler: Jason Belmonte            Favorite Ball: Virtual Gravity

Bowling goal: Getting past 10 strikes in a row

Biggest accomplishment: A 723 series

Non-bowling hobbies/interests: Basketball

In 15 years, I plan to be… bowling.

Quote: “Air ball”

Matthew Waters, Special Recognition – 300 Game (his 1st sanctioned 300 game)

5 years in Youth Bowling, 4 years on JJBT tour

Bowling goals: Get my 300 game ring, Win Junior Gold, Make Junior Team USA squad

Biggest accomplishments: (prior to JJBT event) Bowled a 300 in practice, bowled a 279 in league last month, and flew a plane.

Non-bowling hobbies/interests: Aviation / Civil Air Patrol, basketball, video games

In 15 years, I plan to be… a PBA champion, certified pilot and Silver-level Coach.

Quote: “I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”

 

JJBT Player of the Year Standings – through Sept ’16 event