KEYSTONE LANES

champs Cortez Schenck & Secilia Kalvelage

            Cortez Schenck and Secilia Kalvelage picked up JBT titles in exciting JBT Southern California Conference action at Keystone Lanes in Norwalk.

            Bowlers were tested by the 'pick yer poison' format, where higher seeded bowlers have their choice who to bowl in matchplay.  Schenck put on one of the more memorable performances of his fantastic career, throwing a plastic ball from start to finish, with a low game of 227, a 252 qualifying average, and a sweep all the way to the title.  His last two opponents pushed him all the way though.  In the semifinal, previous day's champion Joe Grondin had a chance to steal a win away from Schenck when Cortez's 7-count left the window open, but a brutal solid-7 gave Schenck a 245-236 win.  In the other semifinal match, Bobby Hornacek rolled past Austin Thompson 254-167 to set up the finale.  Things looked good for Bobby when he started with the front five, but Cortez simply wasn't to be denied, finishing with a big string of his own and ending up with a 257-239 win, and the 41st title of his  JBT career.

        High scores were prevalent in the handicap division as well, exemplified by top seed David Schneider's 498-406 win over points leader Dawson Reese in the round of eight.  #2 seed Cameron Criss and Kyle Ponzo might have had the match of the day in that same round, as #2 Cameron edged Kyle 495-492.  In single game semifinal matches, Criss stopped Trevor Thompson 200-155, while Secilia Kalvelage doubled in the tenth frame to shut out Schneider in a 267-252 thriller, to set up the title match.

        The title match saw both bowlers again way over their average, but this time it was the veteran Kalvelage who came up with the bigger game, defeating Criss 254-239, to earn the first title of her JBT career.

        Ashley Dunn swept the weekend's Women's Series events, this time beating Sarah Schneider 202-182 for her third win of the season, making her the first bowler officially eligible for the 2015 Girls TPC!

        Thanks as always to the crew at Keystone for hosting our Tour.  Want in on the fun?  Just check out our schedule and come on down!