SAM'S TOWN

Hunter Bower, Harper Schmidt, Chris Mayes, Gabriel Thomas, Brady Damron, Katelyn Abigania; Emily Cheesman

        Chris Mayes and Brady Damron picked up JBT titles in exciting Mojave Conference action at Sam's Town Bowling Center.

        Harper Schmidt began the scratch division stepladder finals with a win over Chris' brother Hunter 236-212.  Chris then avenged that with a 236-184 win over Schmidt to move on to the title match.  Katelyn Abigania had amazed yet again as the top seed, averaging exactly 240 in qualifying (including a front-10, solid-10 289 game) to pace the field.  However, she could not find the same look in the finals, and Mayes was able to cruise to the win, a long awaited sixth of his JBT career.

        Brady Damron began a climb up the handicap division stepladder with a 226-184 win over fellow first-time finalist Ethan Jorge.  In round two he stopped perennial all-star Gavin Fernandez 237-174 to move on to the title match. Newcomer Gabriel Thomas started the day with two huge games and never looked back, running away with the event in an extremely impressive debut.  However, Brady, who finally made the cut to the second round, had gained momentum with each game, and finished it off with an excellent title match to earn his first career JBT title.

        Katelyn's fine performance also put her in both subdivision finals.  Emily Cheesman, who earlier fired a big 290, beat her for he Girls Scratch win, but she rebounded with a win over her brother Josh to capture the U17 event.

        Big thanks as always to Christy, Tom, and the team at Sam's for their usual fantastic hosting job.  Want in on all this fun for all skill levels and ages?  Just check out our schedule and come on down! 

Date: Saturday April 9, 2022  (This is ONE tournament that is one day long. Sunday is a separate one day event.  You can bowl only Sunday, only Saturday, or both).  

Start Time: Saturday qualifying squad at Noon, one squad only.   Please try and check in by 11:30 AM; check in will be available by 10 AM. 

Equipment: JBT follows all USBC ball regulations.  The 6 Storm/Roto/Global balls recently banned at USBC national events CAN be used at this event (this is not a 'national' event).  The Storm Spectre, and 2016-17 purple hammers CANNOT be thrown.  All holes in a ball must be occupied (since 2020).  Please contact us with any questions.

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% advance to semifinals, 3 additional games. The top 4 then do a stepladder finals. Scratch division bowlers will use the 'mulligan' format.  

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 Mojave 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.  As the end of the season, the top 32 in Mojave points, plus anyone who had a top-4 finish in a Mojave event this season, advance to their respective Invitationals.

Entry fee: $50 handicap; $60 scratch.  Scholarship brackets are available for $2 each.  Raffle tickets for Ebonite bowling balls, and our PowerBowl and '26' 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.