JD Sweet earned a career triple-crown format-wise, while the Varholdt brothers earned their second titles each, to highlight action in the JBT AZ Doubles Classic, hosted by AMF Christown.
Rebeca Reguero and and Ron Hatfield used a big game to get into the finals, then opened the Baker-style stepladder with a 214-192 win over Cortez Schenck and Chris Klerk. Cortex became one of our youngest scratch division finalists ever at 11 years old! Sweet and Nedry then took over, defeating Rebeca and Ron 233-147, and following with a 225-170 decision over Delano Coveris and Mike Armstrong to reach the title match.
Top seeds Kyle King and Matt Jones combine for both ends of the JBT timeline, with Kyle the defending AZ Bowler of the Year and Jones the first Bowler of the Year winner, in 1996-97. It was a bit of a struggle for all 4 finalists, but in the end it was a sweet score for JD and Will, as they won the match 193-184. It was Nedry's first JBT win, and Sweet's third, giving him a win in singles, doubles, and team JBT formats!
The father-son team of Alex and Robert Pellegrino opened the handicap stepladder with a 214-192 win over Courtney Piazza and Brittany Kolatzny. The Varholdts then too charge, defeating the Pellegrinos 220-156, and following with a 221-215 thriller over Gollian Coyle and Tina Stickney, as both Tima and Chris came up with tenth frame doubles for their teams.
Top seed Josue Chavez and Taylor King teamed up jut before the event began, and it proved to be a great combination as they cruised to the top seed. However, the title match proved to be a struggle, and the Varholdts remained comfortable throughout, winnning the game 227-186 for the second titles of their JBT careers each.
Thanks as always to the fantastic crew at Christown for hosting this popular event. Over $2,830 in scholarships were awarded to the 21 and under bowlers- if you want in on all this fun, come on down to the next JBT event, it's that simple!
| AZ Doubles- final results and optional scholarship winners | |||||
| 12/11/2010 | |||||
| Arizona Conference | |||||
| Scratch Division | |||||
| rank | name | partner | prize | ||
| 1 | JD Sweet | $350 | William Nedry | $350 | |
| 2 | Kyle King | $330 | Matt Jones (az) | $330 | |
| 3 | Delano Coveris | $150 | Mike Armstrong | $150 | |
| 4 | Rebeca Reguero | $125 | Ron Hatfield | $125 | |
| 5 | Cortez Schenck | $100 | Chris Klerk | $100 | |
| 6 | Mark Myers | $90 | Matt Herbert | $90 | |
| 7 | Zach Herbert | $40 | Steven Black | $40 | $80 |
| 8 | Joe Lewandowki | $35 | Andy Garriott | $35 | $70 |
| 9 | Zach Martinez | Brian Makan | |||
| 10 | Curtis Lindeman | Derek Iozzio | |||
| 11 | Riley Demspey | Jim Dempsey | |||
| 12 | James Hawkins | Randy Cote | |||
| 13 | Mike Cross | Lanndyn Carnate | |||
| 14 | Kyle Karpovich | $15 | Mike Fiorino | $15 | $30 |
| 15 | Chris Rice | Paul Rice | |||
| 16 | Rane Lacona | Will McPherson | |||
| 17 | Nick Lee | Andy Holick | |||
| 18 | Brandon Donnelly | Jory Koizumi | |||
| 19 | Kris Maglunog | Kaylene Folks | |||
| 20 | Mark Curtis | Carlton Aspin | |||
| 21 | Dakota Thompson | Brian Coleman | |||
| 22 | Theo Douthit | Kyle Klein | |||
| 23 | Jacob Smith | $15 | Sean Riley | $15 | |
| 24 | Anthony Benicki | $30 | Dave Roppel | $30 | |
| 25 | Rachel Carr | Courtney Dutton | |||
| 26 | Justin Givler | Joe Reguero | |||
| 27 | Savahna Porter | Shane Valleau | |||
| 28 | Aaron Foshie | $15 | Kelvin Douthard | ||
| 29 | Derek Acuff | Chad Swiman | |||
| 30 | Robert Atherton | Steven Sheffey | |||
| 31 | Anthony Tripi | $30 | Andrew Cain | ||
| 32 | Travis Johnson | Wayne Johnson | |||
| 33 | Robert Douglas | Mark Evans | |||
| 34 | Greg Garbera | Kylee Bonneville | |||
| 35 | Tim Burkhart | Mike Christie | |||
| 36 | Deven Johnston | Dave Rathert | |||
| 37 | Mike Kremer | Kurtis Paul | |||
| 38 | Ashley Walkenbach | Larry Ely | |||
| 39 | Brian Weyrauch | Chris Weyrauch | |||
| 40 | Chad Miyashiro | Dori Jaffess | |||
| 41 | Brooke Martinez | Michael Haugen | |||
| 42 | Brian Ballard | Susy Monteith | |||
| 43 | Randy Kettelhut | Chris Spinner | |||
| 44 | Nick Skalicky | Bruce Irwin | |||
| 45 | Brandon Webster | Justin Manuel | |||
| 46 | Gregg Kern | Kyle Abbas | |||
| Handicap Division | |||||
| rank | name | partner | prize | ||
| 1 | Danny Varholdt | $345 | Chris Varholdt | $345 | |
| 2 | Josue Chavez | $145 | Taylor King | $125 | $270 |
| 3 | Gillian Coyle | $165 | Tina Stickney | $165 | |
| 4 | Alex Pellegrino | $155 | Robert Pellegrino | $155 | |
| 5 | Brittany Kolatzny | $50 | Courtney Piazza | $50 | $100 |
| 6 | Sarah Allred | $90 | Eugene Robinson | $90 | |
| 7 | Lindsey Ailport | $40 | Kayla Goad | $40 | $80 |
| 8 | Jonathan Lawrence | $70 | Charlotte Strayhorne | $70 | |
| 9 | Brian Hirsch | Corbin Hirsch | |||
| 10 | Alexis Atkin | Cameron Smith | |||
| 11 | Bryanna Caldwell | Bethany Baker | |||
| 12 | Savannah Carr | $65 | Marina Stever | $30 | $90 |
| 13 | Vann Corroo | Michael Corroo | |||
| 14 | Michael Bonkowske | Ashley Benicki | |||
| 15 | Bear Wiltfang | Danielle Stewart | |||
| 16 | Lauren Douglas | Robert Douglas | |||
| 17 | Taylor Knight | Pat Knight | |||
| 18 | Britni Glasspool | $30 | Dana Glasspool | ||
| 19 | Stan Bunce | Chelsea Zemelka | $45 | $45 | |
| 20 | Anubrey Calabrese | Patricia Singer | |||
| 21 | Amber Evans | John Evans | |||
| 22 | Kylee Crisostomo | Ben Bowman | |||
| 23 | Sara Nassberg | Neil St.Amant | |||
| 24 | Kristen Lee | Valry Swaim | |||
| 25 | Blake Kalaf | Daniel Cotton | |||
| 26 | Stacey Lamb | KJ Martinez | |||
| 27 | Jacob DiGiacomo | Lyle Lamb | |||
| 28 | Kody Dixon | Shawn White | |||
| 29 | Candace Gardner | George Gardner | |||
| 30 | Maura Swaim | Tiffany King | |||
| 31 | Steven Acuff | Robert Clark III | |||
| 32 | Steven Ailport | Randy Ailport | |||
| 33 | Samantha Meyers | Michael Curry | |||
| 34 | Shelby Dempsey | Chris Solomon | |||
| 35 | Zach Simon | Kelsey Rhodes | |||
| 36 | Kyle Thompson | Jeff Willbanks | |||
| 37 | MacKenzie Butler | David Richard | |||
| 38 | Timmy Pate | Chris McHenry | |||
| 39 | Megan LaPrell | Deborah LaPrell | |||
| 40 | Jared Boscarino | Tony Boscarino | |||
| 41 | Taylor Coleman | Jacob Fann | |||
| Scratch High Games: | |||||
| Klein 299 | |||||
| Z Martinez 279 | |||||
| Iozzio 279 | |||||
| Sheffey 276 | |||||
| A Benicki 276 | |||||
| Handicap High Games: | |||||
| T King 282 | |||||
| L Ailport 276 | |||||
| T King 270 | |||||
| Chavez 265 | |||||
| Kolatzny 258 | |||||
| Round Leaders (5 pts. Each) | |||||
| Scratch | Handicap | ||||
| 1 | Donnelly - Koizumi | Chavez - King | |||
| 2 | Martinez - Makan | Corroo- Corroo | |||
| 3 | Z Herbert - Black | Chavez - King | |||
| 4 | Coveris - Armstrong | Chavez - King | |||
| 5 | Coveris - Armstrong | Chavez - King | |||
| 6 | Coveris - Armstrong | Chavez - King | |||
| 7 | King - Jones | Chavez - King | |||
| High Female: | |||||
| Zemelka +60 | |||||
| Dutton +52 | |||||
| T King +49 | |||||
| Koizumi +41 | |||||
| Kaylene Folks +27 | |||||
| TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $2,830 | |||||