Traci Warren Memorial Open

champs Zack Herbert & Steven Cheatham; Women's Series champ Rebeca Reguero

        Two JBT veterans picked up their third JBT titles each in exciting Arizona Conference action at the Traci Warren Memorial Open, hosted by AMF Deer Valley Lanes.

        Nick Lee opened up the scratch division stepladder finals with a 194-190 squeaker over Mark Curtis Jr.  Kylee Bonneville then turned the tables on Lee with a 211-201 victory.  Herbert then followed with a 208-183 win to advance to the title match.

        Top seed Kyle King, making his amazing 100th career top-5 finish, was looking to continue his recent JBT hot streak, but Herbert promised to be a tough challenge, having rolled the high game of the day with a 299 in qualifying.  The title match was a back and forth affair, and Herbert's clutch finish forced King to strike to win.  Unfortunately for Kyle, his attempt was very un-Kyle like, and as a result a stunned Zack claimed his first scratch and third overall victory with the 234-220 win.

        An eight-bowler handicap stepladder finals began with Taylor King rolling 232 to edge fine efforts from Jose Cortes (228) and Savannah Carr (222).  Taylor (Kyle's sister, by the way) was clutch again in round two, as her 236 advanced over more well-bowled games by ben Meils (225) and Brooks Gould (212).  In an all-female semifinal, Brooke Martinez came up with a 240 to stop King (201) and Brittany Kolatzny (214) to reach the title game.

        Top seed Steven Cheatham had dominated the event, held in his home house, for most of the day, and after a slow start, made a great move mid-match to pull away from Martinez, making her first finals.  Steven's 227-206 win earned him his third career JBT victory as well.

        On a day where we remembered Traci Warren, a talented JBT bowler we lost way too soon, it's appropriate to have a JBT Women's Series event.  In that title match, Rebeca Reguero earned her second Women's Series title of the season with a 218-193 win over Alicia Sullivan. 

        Ashley Benicki and Andy Garriott picked up $25 scholarships each as winners of the Impact Challenge, courtesy of Impact Pro Shop, located at 99th Ave and Bell Rd in Phoenix.  Please visit them and say thanks!

        Over $1,600 in scholarships were awarded to bowlers of all ages and averages.  Thanks to the whole crew at Deer Valley for hosting us.  Want in on all this fun and action?  Get yourself down to the next JBT event, it's as simple as that!