BOWLIUM LANES (Sunday)

AC Domantay, Elias O'Hollaren, Marquan Rivers, Caden Sham, Kendall Bollea

        Elias O'Hollaren and Kendall Bollea claimed JBT titles to wrap up a terrific Southern California Conference tripleheader of action at Montclair's Bowlium Lanes.

        Marquan Rivers began a brilliant run up the scratch division stepladder with a 243-215 win over Chris Mayes.  He then followed with a 259-242 triumph over Josh Molloy to advance to the title match.

        Top seed Elias O'Hollaren was fantastic all day on the tough Badger pattern, but did not look great in losing the U17 title match to Sebastian Huffman 193-169 prior to this game.  However, he figured out the title pair just fine, and a big split in the 8th from Rivers was the nail in the coffin, as Elias put on an 11-strike showcase in a 279-228 win, good for the 7th title of his JBT career.

        Kendall Bollea began her own run up the handicap stepladder with a 199-179 win over her doubles partner the day before, Kaili Purugganan.  A win over impressive 8 year-old Caden Sham in the semifinals advanced her to the title match to play top seed AC Domantay.  AC had taken over the lead with a great set in round two, but Bollea gave him little room for error.  She eventually won the match 251-205, and claimed her seventh career JBT title in honor of her grandfather Robert Sr. who recently passed.  

        Madison Holman qualified third in scratch the day after her Team win, and was the girls scratch leader, but Bollea completed her double-play day with a 188-182 win over Madi for the subdivision win.

        Huge thanks to the team at Bowlium for a wonderful job hosting a tremendous weekend.  Over $7,000 in scholarships were awarded to all ages and skill levels- want in on all the fun?  Just check out our schedule and come on down!

Date: Sunday November 21  (This is ONE singles tournament that is one day long. Saturday is a separate one day event.  You can bowl only Saturday, only Sunday, or both).  

Start Time: Sunday qualifying squad at 10 AM, one squad only.

Re-entries?:  There's only one qualifying squad, so there are no re-entries this event..

Reservations:  Please email director@bowljbt.com to reserve a spot.  You can prepay (not required) at the 'Prepaying' section of this website.  Reservations (paid or unpaid) must check in no later than 15 minutes before start time.  At that time, all bowlers will be taken on a first come, first serve basis until the field is full.

Format: Qualifying round is 5 games.  The top 40% roll 3 additional games, then the top 4 bowl a stepladder finals.

Divisions/ Averages:  Scratch or handicap.  It is the bowlers' choice of division.  Also, everyone age 16 or under as of 8/1/21 is automatically entered in the U-17 side event.   Also, every female is automatically entered in the Girls Scratch side event.   If this is your first JBT event this season, we will be asking for average info.  In most cases, your highest average from any current form of organized competition of at least 15 games is what we need.  If you bowl in multiple leagues / clubs, bring everything and we'll sort it out for you.  After your first JBT event, your average is re-rated before every JBT event according to JBT rules.  Please see JBT Rule 13 for complete details.

Points:  This event counts for So Cal Conference and All-Conference points.  Points qualify you for the big money season-ending Invitationals and Touring Players Championship, so get all you can.  Visit the 'statistics' section of the website to check on your points.  After this event, the top 32 in So Cal points, plus anyone who had a top-4 finish in a So Cal JBT event this season, advance to the Invitational.

Entry fee: $50 handicap; $60 scratch.  Scholarship brackets are available for $2 each.  Raffle tickets for Ebonite bowling balls, and our PowerBowl and '25' jackpots, are available on-site. 

Covid details: JBT events follow- at least- all local Covid safety protocols, which you must be prepared for.   Please stay posted so you're not surprised about anything required of you. 

Scholarships: 1:6 in each division earn scholarships, scratch and handicap.  Minimum prizes in scratch are $300, $150, $100, $60.  In handicap, $250, $125, $75, $50.  Bowlers must finish in the top 4 once this season to qualify for that conference's Invitational, which features $1,000 for first place.  Bowlers who finish in the top 20 in a conference's points race, or the top 100 in all-conference points, qualify for the Touring Players Championship, featuring $2,000 for first.

Lane conditions: conditions vary from event to event, and are not posted prior to the event (unless otherwise announced).  Some events do not post the pattern until after qualifying.  Be ready for anything- it makes you a better bowler!  Check out previous patterns and corresponding cut scores at the 'lane conditions' section of this website.

Dress code:  Anything goes EXCEPT tank tops, hats, gym shorts, clothing promoting alcohol, drugs, or firearms, or excessively ripped or short clothing, subject solely to the director's discretion.  However, bowlers wearing slacks or dress shorts/skirts, and a 'name shirt' or PBA-style 'dye-sub' shirt, or college or high school team shirt, earn an extra 10 points on their season-long points total.  If you're not sure about dress code, check with us.  If you're new to us, the vast majority of the bowlers do dress in the 'bonus' dress code, and those points become very important, so plan accordingly.

RESERVED BOWLERS:

PLEASE do not forget to contact us if you need to cancel or adjust your reservation.  This list may not be updated after the Friday of the event as we travel, etc.  However, walk-ins / late entries are still gladly accepted as space permits.  There is generally plenty of room for walk-ins / late entries, and we'll  post here clearly if an event is nearing sellout or sold out.