Best In The West

Josh Molloy, Nicholas Harnit, Cameron Coleman, Andrew Guba, Gyrus Alo; Kloey Kielich

Andrew Guba and Cameron Coleman picked up JBT major titles, capturing the 2023 Best In The West event, hosted by Cactus Bowl in Tucson.

After fifteen games of matchplay on three different patterns, the top six in each division advanced to a bracket finals. In the scratch division first round, #6 Keith Ylvisaker got past #3 Daryus Alo, and #4 Josh Molloy beat #5 Jason Gootzeit, both in 2-0 sweeps. The next round also featured sweeps, as top seeded Guba came in to beat Ylvisaker, and Molloy upset #2 Amarr Bryant, to set up the title match. In the clash of two veterans, Josh won the first game, but Andrew won the second, setting up a final game for the title. Guba left no doubt, starting with the front six and then cruising to the 234-212 win, good for the ninth title of his JBT career (and eighth of the season!), coming with $829 in total scholarship earnings.

The handicap finals featured all sweeps, as they must have exhausted their dramatic finishes through the grueling and closely contested matchplay rounds. To open the finals, #3 Coleman beat #6 Alex Rosenblum in two close games, while #5 Evelynn Bollea bested early leader #4 Zackary Evans. The top two seeds then came in and could not maintain their momentum going, as Bollea stopped #2 Nicholas Harnit, and Coleman upset top seed Joshua DiGangi, to set up the final. Cameron had been cramping in earlier matches, but looked to be improving in the matches against Evelynn, and kept up the good scoring pace to sweep two games and earn his second career JBT title, first major, and the $800 first place scholarship prize.

The usual simultaneous Girls Scratch and U17 subdivisions were held with boosted prize funds as well. El Paso's Kloey Kielich defeated Kaitlyn Hammer to win the Girls event, while in a sibling match between two brothers both rapidly improving, 13 year-old Gyrus Alo squeaked past big brother Daryus for the title. A well-bowled title match is rarely anticlimactic, but it may have been the case, as Gyrus earlier fired 297-833 in the consolation event for the high game and series of both the tournament and his career by far!

Lots of big thanks for this (and all) JBT events: the team at Cactus for being amazing hosts, the folks at VisitTucson.com, Mark Kerr and the Tucson USBC for spreading the word, the AZ National Guard for a major prize fund contribution, our title sponsors IAM Bowling and the Brands of Brunswick, and especially the tireless Matt Hunt, director of the Cactus Youth program, for turning the center into a shrine for the kids, with pennants on the masking units, award banners everywhere, and the beautiful Best In The West banner shown below. A whopping $7,458 was awarded to the sellout field, wow! Want in on all this fun and action for all ages and skill levels? Just check out our schedule and come on down!

Best In The West- final results and scholarship winners
5/7/2023

	Scratch Division
rank	bowler	prize
1	Andrew Guba	$829
2	Josh Molloy	$752
3	Amarr Bryant	$430
4	Keith Ylvisaker	$329
5	Daryus Alo	$325
6	Jason Gootzeit	$260
7	Kyle Ponzo	$194
8	Harper Schmidt	$140
9	Juan Canez	$15
10	Cesar Padilla
11	Rene Canez	$15
12	Thomas Lawrence
13	Gavin Fernandez
14	Mike Jones
15	Juan Saenz
16	Quinten Bell	$45
17	Gyrus Alo	$100
18	Aaron Coleman
19	JR Barczyszyn
20	Alex Thompson
21	CJ Todeschi
22	Braxton Sexton
23	Ryan Zent
24	Grant Keller
25	Payton Workman
26	Ian Silva
27	Andrew Sager
28	Brock Bivins
29	Tayler Clark	$40
30	Cayden Matherly
31	Dylan Donahue
32	Mitchell Hays
33	Aiden Ruiz-Jimenez
34	Brendan Bobersky
35	Jadeyn Mabry	$45
36	Mackenzie Paige	$30
37	Jacob Ellis
38	Kaitlyn Hammer	$60
39	Josh Burnett
40	Mason Snow
41	Chris Lellos
42	Bailey Knight
43	Hayden Fernandez
44	Harrison Cole

	Handicap Division
1	Cameron Coleman	$800
2	Evelynn Bollea	$500
3	Joshua DiGangi	$415
4	Nicholas Harnit	$330
5	Zackary Evans	$265
6	Alex Rosenblum	$215
7	Isaiah Pino	$165
8	Miguel Espinoza	$125
9	Nathan Bravo	$159
10	Kloey Kielich	$145
11	RJ Pointon	$44
12	Mason Stark	$59
13	Ian Holzwarth	$15
14	Abigail London	$45
15	Devin Fincham	$44
16	Thomas Giali
17	Sam Winemiller	$100
18	Xaden Todacheenie	$74
19	Gage Baker	$40
20	Abigail Hunt	$30
21	Conner Pendergrass	$20
22	Jake King
23	Joshua Hansen
24	Jakob Enright	$15
25	Paityn Gaines
26	Danielle Fincham	$20
27	Jordan Cox	$15
28	Isaac John	$15
29	Jacob Vasquez
30	Keiran Roth
31	Madeleine Serafini
32	Terrell Coates	$15
33	Nathan Harnit
34	Ivan John
35	Doug Brooks
36	Nessa Betters
37	Araceli Hunt
38	Jaden Villanueva	$29
39	Kimberly Davis
40	Ethan Brancatelli	$15
41	Connor Lee Haven-Barker	$30
42	Eric Bol	$30
43	Peyton Lee	$15
44	Spencer Rafferty
45	Lily Winemiller
46	Jaida-Marie De La Cruz
47	Tavin Leonard
48	Kelsey Alexander
49	Mel Betters
50	Mason Langhans	$60
51	Cameron Sager
52	Christian Ortega

	U-17	Girls Scratch
1	D Alo 3109	Kielich 2618*
2	G Alo 2943*	K Hammer 2589
3	Schmidt 2943	T Clark 2571
4	Gootzeit 2891	M Paige 2445
5	DiGangi 2860	D Fincham 2433
6	Baker 2825	Mabry 2432
7	Ni. Harnit 2777	Davis 2360
8	Pointon 2775	P Lee 2294
9	Evans 2769	Gaines 2292
10	Barczyszyn 2740	A London 2225

	Qualifying Leaders
	Scratch	Handicap
1	J Molloy +484	Pointon +487
2	Guba +481	DiGangi +484
3	Ponzo +462	Ni. Harnit +477

	Round Leaders
	Scratch	Handicap
1	T Lawrence	Devin Fincham
2	T Lawrence	Devin Fincham
3	D Alo	Devin Fincham
4	D Alo	Pino
5	D Alo	Z Evans
6	Bryant	Z Evans
7	Molloy	Z Evans
8	Guba	Z Evans
9	Guba	DiGangi
10	Molloy	Pointon
11	Guba	DiGangi
12	Guba	DiGangi
13	Guba	DiGangi
14	Guba	DiGangi
15	Guba	DiGangi

	Scratch High Game
1	G Alo 297
2	T Clark 288
3	Guba 288
4	Ponzo 279
5	D Alo 278

	Handicap High Game
1	Devin Fincham 316
2	C Coleman 305
3	C Coleman 296
4	Giali 283
5	Roth 281

TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $7,458

THIS EVENT IS NEARING OR AT SELLOUT. Please review the list below and contact us if your plans have changed, and email us as soon as possible if you would like to reserve a spot.

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The Junior Bowlers Tour & its sponsors, VisitTucson.com, & The AZ National Guard present:

BEST IN THE WEST ALL-MATCHPLAY SHOOTOUT

Saturday & Sunday May 6-7, 2023 at Cactus Bowl, Tucson AZ

3665 S. 16^th Ave., (520) 327-6561 - Two day event, DOUBLE Arizona points

ENTRY FEE: $100, handicap or scratch (includes 5 scholarship ‘brackets’!)

GUARANTEED 1^st PLACE: $800 (1:8 earn scholarships, minimum 5 spots paid)

Prepaying not necessary, but you can at our website, or scan this QR code to use Venmo: .

FORMAT:

Saturday, 9 AM: Five games of matchplay, lane condition #1

Saturday, 1:30 PM (approx.): Five games of matchplay, lane condition #2

The top 16 bowlers in each division advance to the semifinals

The rest enter a consolation event at no additional cost.

Sunday, 9 AM: Consolation event, 4 games, $100 first place + 17^th place AZ points

Sunday, 9 AM: Semifinalists bowl 5 matchplay games, lane condition #3

Sunday, 1:30 PM: Top 6 finalists bowl a bracket stepladder finals (2-of-3 matches, byes to the top 2)

POINTS:

Double Arizona and All-Conference points to the top 25.

GUARANTEED MINIMUM PRIZE FUNDS:

Scratch and Handicap: Girls Scratch and U17 bonus:

1^st- $800 1^st- $100

2^nd- $500 2^nd- $60

3^rd- $300 3^rd- $40

4^th- $200 4^th- $30

5^th- $100 5^th- $20

1:8 scratch and handicap earn scholarships

Top 4 qualify for the 2023 AZ JBT Invitational, with $1,000 for first place!

All JBT events are now PBA Jr. affiliate events!

Limited to 105 total entries. Email director@bowljbt.com to reserve spots.

RESERVED BOWLERS:

This reservation is an expectation that you will be bowling. PLEASE do not forget to contact us if you need to cancel or adjust your reservation. Repeated 'no-shows' may result in you not being able to reserve a spot. This list may not be updated after the Friday of the event as we travel, etc.

THIS EVENT IS NEARING OR AT SELLOUT. Please review the list below and contact us if your plans have changed, and email us as soon as possible if you would like to reserve a spot.

no.	bowler	Sat 9 AM
1	Alexander, Kelsey	x
2	Alo, Daryus	x
3	Alo, Gyrus	x
4	Baker, Gage	x
5	Barczyszyn, JR	x
6	Bell, Quinten	x
7	Betters, Melquidez	x
8	Betters, Nessaique	x
9	Bivins, Brock	x
10	Bobersky, Brendan	x
11	Bol, Eric	x
12	Bollea, Evelynn	x
12	Brancatelli, Ethan	x
13	Bravo, Nathan	x
14	Brooks, Doug	x
15	Bryant, Amarr	x
16	Burnett, Josh	x
17	Canez, Juan	x
18	Canez, Rene	x
19	Clark, Tayler	x
20	Coates, Terrell	x
21	Cole, Harrison	x
22	Coleman, Aaron	x
23	Coleman, Cameron	x
24	Cox, Jordan	x
25	Davis, Kimberly	x
26	DeLaCruz, Jaida-Marie	x
27	DiGangi, Joshua	x
28	Donahue, Dylan	x
29	Ellis, Jacob	x
30	Enright, Jakob	x
31	Espinoza, Miguel	x
32	Evans, Zackary	x
33	Fernandez, Gavin	x
34	Fernandez, Hayden	x
35	Fincham, Danielle	x
36	Fincham, Quinten	x
37	Gaines, Paityn	x
38	Gaudern, Daniel	x
39	Giali, Thomas	x
40	Gootzeit, Jason	x
41	Guba, Andrew	x
42	Hammer, Kaitlyn	x
43	Hansen, Joshua	x
44	Harnit, Nathan	x
45	Harnit, Nicholas	x
46	Haven-Barker, Connor Lee	x
47	Hays, Mitchell	x
48	Henry, CJ	x
49	Hernandez, Noel	x
50	Holzwarth, Ian	x
51	Hunt, Abigail	x
52	Hunt, Araceli	x
53	John, Isaac	x
54	John, Ivan	x
55	Jones, Mike	x
56	Keller, Grant	x
57	Kielich, Kloey	x
58	King, Jake	x
59	Knight, Bailey	x
60	Langhans, Mason	x
61	Lawrence, Robert	x
62	Lawrence, Thomas	x
63	Lee, Peyton	x
64	Lellos, Chris	x
65	Leonard, Tavin	x
66	London, Abigail	x
67	Mabry, Jadeyn	x
68	Matherly, Cayden	x
69	Molloy, Josh	x
70	Ortega, Christian	x
71	Padilla, Cesar	x
72	Paige, Mackenzie	x
73	Pendergrass, Conner	x
74	Pino, Isaiah	x
75	Pointon, RJ	x
76	Ponzo, Kyle	x
77	Rafferty, Spencer	x
78	Reid-Hirsch, Corbin	x
79	Reyes, London	x
80		x
81	Rosenblum, Alex	x
82	Roth, Keiran	x
83	Ruiz-Jimenez, Aiden	x
84	Saenz, Juan Felipe	x
85	Sager, Andrew	x
86	Sager, Cameron	x
87	Schmidt, Harper	x
88	Serafini, Madeleine	x
89	Sexton, Braxton	x
90	Silva, Ian	x
91	Snow, Mason	x
92	Stark, Mason	x
93	Thompson, Alex	x
94	Todacheenie, Xaden	x
95	Todeschi, CJ	x
96	Uribarri, Daunte	x
97	Vasquez, Jacob	x
98	Verde, JT	x
99	Villanueva, Jaden	x
100	Winemiller, Lily	x
101	Winemiller, Sam	x
102	Workman, Payton	x
103	Ylvisaker, Keith	x
104	Zent, Ryan	x
105	O'Hollaren, Elias	x
105	Simmons, Chase	x

	WAITING LIST
1		x
2		x
3		x
4		x
5		x
6		x