PAC NW INVITATIONAL

champs Brian Monnette, AJ Schock, & Brian DeLuisa-Anderson

        Brian Monnette, AJ Schock, and Brian DeLuisa-Anderson captured titles in the JBT Pacific Northwest Invitational, hosted by Bowlero Lanes in Lakewood.

        Daniel Hanson led the field into triple elimination matchplay on a highly demanding lane pattern, but it was Ryan Nikolas who gained the hot hand, starting matchplay 5-0.  It fell apart from there though, as he lost three straight, eventually bowling out to Luke Jordan.  In the same round, Eric Hatchett had a bye, and Monnette eliminated Hanson.  That left three bowlers, and Jordan earned the bye, and Brian eliminated Eric, setting up a one game title match for all the marbles.  Needing only a high count in the tenth, Monnette pured a perfect strike to lock up the win over Jordan, his fourth career and first major JBT title, and the $1,000 payday.

        Reagan Lorey qualified ninth for matchplay, then got red-hot with a 5-0 matchplay start.  She survived until round eight, where #13 Kyle Hays eliminated her.  In the same round, #10 Daniel Johnson gave #14 Brian De Luisa-Anderson his second loss.  With three bowlers left, that gave Johnson the bye, while Brian eliminated Kyle, setting up a one game rematch that was also the title match.    The finale remained close throughout, and when Johnson couldn't find a tenth frame double, DeLuisa-Anderson claimed his first career JBT title and the $1,000 scholarship windfall.

        Both Elise Yates and AJ Schock made their respective finals in the main Invitational, and found themselves as the 1-2 seeds for the Girls Invitational.  Yates struggled a bit in the title match, and Schock took advantage for the win and $200 prize as Pac NW Girls Invitational champ.

        Huge thanks goes to the team at Bowlero for a great job hosting a JBT event for the first time.  Over $5,000 in scholarships was awarded to the field.  Want to be Invite champ next year?  Check out our schedule and come on down!