SECOMA LANES

Piper Chalmers, Jade Walters, Mac Kaurin, Bud Sicard, Kendall Bollea

        Mac Kaurin and Jade Walters opened the 2021-22 JBT Pacific Northwest Conference season with big wins in exciting action at Federal Way's Secoma Lanes.

        Ashton Yamasaki began the scratch division stepladder finals with a 237-157 win over Piper Chalmers.  Kaurin then stopped Yamasaki 248-205 to reach the title match.  Top seed Bud Sicard had traded off the lead with Mac a few times, and the title match was similar, with Sicard losing carry in the final frames.  This left Mac with a chance to spare-strike for a one pin win, but Kaurin did away with the drama by crushing the first strike en route to a 200-182 final score and his third career JBT title.

        Alena McDugle won round one of the handicap stepladder 240-211 over TPC champion Logan Winchell.  Bryan Zeutenhorst then beat McDugle 227-193 to set up the title match against top seed Jade Walters.  Both Jade and Bryan had bowled well all day, but it was Walters who came up big in the finale, winning 220-201 to win the first title of her JBT career.

        Piper made the title match in both subdivisions as well, but unfortunately couldn't maintain the high pace she had set earlier, as Bud beat her for the U17 title and two-time defending all-conference Bowler of the Year Kendall Bollea beat her for the Girls Scratch win.

        Big thanks to Mike and the great team at Secoma for their usual great hosting job.  Want in on all the fun for all skill levels?  Just check out our schedule and come on down!  

***Secoma Lanes requires masks indoors for everyone, and strongly requests a max of one spectator per bowler.  Thanks in advance for your help.

Date: Saturday August 28  (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 11 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 Pacific Northwest 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 Pac NW points, plus anyone who had a top-4 finish in a Pac NW 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.  As of 8/19, masks will be required for everyone in the center, and the center is requesting a max of one spectator per bowler if at all possible. 

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.