EVERGREEN LANES

champs Nick Devlin & Brendan Hopkins

        Cousins Nick Devlin and Brendan Hopkins both put on clinics in the stepladder finals to win JBT titles in exciting Pacific Northwest Conference action at Everett's Evergreen Lanes.

        Brian Monnette began the scratch division finals with a 246-160 win over Brandon Jensen.  Devlin then took over, beginning with a front-9 performance in a 277-205 rout of Monnette.  Nick flirted with perfection again in the next match, this time running the front-10 in a 289-209 win over Johnny Leggett.

        Daniel Hanson led the tournament, which had been medium to low scoring all day, making Devlin's theatrics all the more impressive.  Nick did slow down quite a bit, but Daniel never got comfortable on the championship pair.  Devlin escaped with a 203-181 win, good for the fifth title of his JBT career.

        Michael Baunsgard began the handicap division stepladder finals with a 226-214 win over Zane Hays.  Baunsgard then snuck by Michael Creel 205-200.  Elisa Couch then beat Baunsgard 202-180 to advance to the title game.

        Top seed Hopkins beat out Couch by just six pins for the #1 spot after eight games, but left no doubt as to the winner in the final game, rolling to a 257-228 win, and the first title of his JBT career.

        Kelsey Abrahamsen drove to her second Women's Series title of the season with a 170-144 grind over Elise Yates, in what is shaping up to be a great season long battle between the two of them.

        Thanks to the crew at Evergreen for hosting our Tour again!  Want in on all the action?  Just check out our schedule and come on down!