BIG DADDY'S SUNSET BOWL

Lucas Finley, Trevor Seeley, Jaxson Garton, Clayton Hobbs, Kayden Johnson, Gauge Eccher, Kara Thompson, Finley

           Clayton Hobbs and Kayden Johnson picked up JBT titles in exciting Mountain Conference action at Big Daddy's Sunset Bowl in Pueblo.

         Travis Seeley, who earlier fired 298 for the high game of the day, began the scratch division stepladder finals with a 227-218 win over Lucas Finley.  In a thrilling semifinal, Jaxson Garton got the tenth frame double he needed for a 242-236 win over Seeley to advance to the title game.

         Top seed Clayton Hobbs has had numerous third place finishes on Colorado's Mile Hi Tour, but he finally broke the ice here, rolling a big semifinal set to take the lead and in another thriller, doubling in his tenth frame to beat Garton 231-223 for his first career JBT title.

        Isaac John began the handicap division stepladder with a 245-229 win over Zade Wilmot.  Kayden Johnson, who had led much of the day, then stopped John 227-215, to move on to the title match.  Top seed Gauge Eccher had taken over the lead from Johnson late in the semifinals with some great bowling, but could not find the same look in the final.  A late open gave Eccher new life, but when he couldn't get the tenth frame double he needed, Kayden escaped with a 207-197 win and his first career JBT title.

        Subdivision wins went to Kara Thompson with a win over Hayleigh Hale-Haggard in Girls Scratch, and Finley, with a win over Garton in U17.  Jackson McCool won the day's Ebonite ball of his choice courtesy of our terrific title sponsor.  Huge thanks to the whole team at Sunset for a great job hosting our Tour for the first time.  Want in on all the fun?  Just check out our schedule and come on down!

Date: Saturday April 2, 2022  (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 1 PM, 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.

Ball regulations: JBT follows all usbc ball regulation rules.  So, the 'spectre' may not be used.  2016-17 purple hammers may not be used (serial number will start with 6 or 7).  All holes in a ball must be occupied.  The 6 Storm/Global/Roto balls banned from national competition on 3/30 CAN be used (this is not a 'national' usbc event).  Be sure to check for any updates to this rapidly evolving set of rules

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 Mountain 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 Mountain points, plus anyone who had a top-4 finish in a Mountain 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.