FOREST LANES

Daniel Hong, Josh Abigania, Kaili Purugganan, Ernesto Reynoso, Avery Domaguin

        Josh Abigania and Kaili Purugganan opened up the 2021-22 JBT So Cal Conference season with big wins in exciting action at Forest Lanes.

        JBT newcomer Ernesto Reynoso began the scratch division finals with a 213-176 win over Kyler Orosco.  Daniel Hong then fired a big 269 en route to a 48 pin win over Ernesto to reach the title match.  Top seed Abigania put on a steady performance on the tricky 'winding road' pattern to grab the number 1 spot, but faced a tough challenge in a motivated Hong.  After Josh threw a wonderful trupe in his tenth frame, it was up to Daniel to strike for the title.  On his worse lane, Hong couldn't quite get the hit, and Abigania ended a long wait for his first career JBT title with the 217-197 victory.

        Kaili won three matches in the handicap finals, starting with a 214-172 win over Cuzack Bove.  In a semifinal thriller, she then snuck past Jacob McGough 229-223 to reach the title game.  Top seed Jerry Wang put on a brilliant performance in his first JBT event- he's only been bowling for a few months!  He performed very well in the title game too, but Purugganan came up with a huge effort, firing 183 scratch for a 251-227 win over Jerry, good for the second title of her JBT career.

        The Priority Girls Scratch subdivision title went to Avery Domaguin with a 226-180 win over Katelyn Abigania in a rivalry sure to be frequent this year, while Reynoso beat Josh for the U17 win.  Kaili's brother Brent won the day's Ebonite ball courtesy of our fantastic title sponsor.

        Big thanks as always to the great team at Forest for a top notch hosting job at their great facility.  Want in on all the fun for all ages and averages?  Just check out our schedule and come on down, that's all there is to it!

Date: Saturday September 18  (This is ONE tournament that is one day long. Sunday is a separate one day event.  You can bowl only Saturday, only Sunday, or both).  

Start Time: Saturday 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% bowl a 3 game semifinals.. The top 4 then do 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 Southern California 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.  At the end of the season, 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.