Narrows Plaza Bowl

champs Darren Stanley & Thomas Nute

        Darren Stanley capped off a dream day for his first career JBT title, while Thomas Nute rolled along with title #3, in exciting JBT Pacific Northwest Conference action at Tacoma's Narrows Plaza Bowl.

        Nick Bachteler rocketed up the scratch division stepladder finals prior to his meeting with fellow lefty Stanley.  He began with a 199-183 win over Perry Crowell IV, who finished V.  Bachteler then eliminated Ryan Jamrog 226-202, and followed with a 256-217 win over Anthony Douglas to reach the final match.

        Stanley earlier rolled a perfect 300 game, AND a 290 game, both in qualifying, to totally dominate the high scoring day en route to the top seed.  Though Bachteler put up a heck of a fight, Darren remained completely locked in and his tenth frame mark was good for a 255-243 win and his first career JBT title.

        Bri Hemming opened up the high scoring handicap stepladder finals with a 242-223 win over Connor Gracia.  Nute then took over, defeating hemming 219-195, and following with a 265-223 win over Vince Bachteler, Nick's brother, to reach the title match.

        Top seed Luke Jordan also had a dream day, firing the event's other 300 game in game eight, leaping into half the Tour's arms afterward, as well as leaping into the top seed for the finals.  The scoring pace came down in this match, but in the end Nute outlasted Jordan 210-205 for the title, the third of the talented portsider's JBT career.

        Thanks as always to the great crew at Narrows for hosting us. Over $1,200 in scholarships were awarded, so if you want your share just check out or schedule and come on down to our next stop!