CROWN LANES

Jaxson Garton, Avery Domaguin, Josh Molloy, Kailee Seres, Elijah Smith, Lucia Giambri, Dmitri Richardson, Lucas Finley, Sam Sitler

            Josh Molloy reached a major milestone while Elijah Smith captured his first win, in terrific JBT Mountain Conference action at Denver's Crown Lanes.

        After qualifying, Colorado got its first taste of our 'super survivor' format, where the lowest game and lowest totals are eliminated game by game until only one survivor stands.  In the scratch division, eighteen qualifiers were carved down to six, and in that round pinfall leader Lucas Finely was eliminated with low game, opening up a potential title match spot, which sixth-place pinfall Dmitri Richardson took full advantage of, firing 267 to jump into the lead, advancing to the title match along with Molloy, who held onto second over Jaxson Garton, Clayton Hobbs, and Nicholas Barrieault.  In the final, Dmitri, who opened the day with the weekend's only 300 game, bowled well, but the veteran Molloy came up big, winning the match to become just the 52nd bowler in JBT history to reach the incredible 10-title plateau!

        Form held in the handicap division's penultimate game, where Nayt Beery bowed out with low game, and Lucia Giambri, Sam Sitler, and Karlie Temple had the lowest pinfalls, leaving #1 Kailee Seres and #2 Eljah Smith left standing to play for the title.  Kailee bowled a solid final game, but all Smith did was come up with the high handicap game of the whole tournament at the perfect time, and the strike barrage was plenty good to win the first title of his JBT career.

        Avery Domaguin swept the girls scratch subdivision wins on the weekend, this time beating Kinzie Temple.  U17 was claimed by Jaxson Garton, who beat qualifying leader Clayton Hobbs for that win.  Huge thanks to the team at Crown for another smooth hosting job, and everyone for coming.  Want in on all the fun for all skill levels?  Just check out our schedule and come on down!

Event nearing sellout- please reserve your spots asap.  If the reserved list (below) sells out, you're welcome to come down and see if any spots open up.  Any reserved spots not on line to check in 15 minutes before start time will lose their spot to wait list spots (and be put on the wait list themselves).

Date: Sunday October 30, 2022  (This is ONE tournament that is one day long, open to anyone age 21 & under as of 8/1/22). 

Start Time: Bowling begins at 10 AM.

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 round 2. Round two formats vary from event to event, and details will be released no later than one week prior to the event.  

Divisions/ Averages:  Scratch or handicap.  It is the bowlers' choice of division.  Also, everyone age 16 or under as of 8/1/22 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.  If you don't have 15+ games in any organized competition this season, we need your finishing 21-22 average, and any 2022 summer averages.  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: $60.  Scholarship brackets are available for $2 each.  Raffle tickets for Ebonite bowling balls, and our PowerBowl and '27' jackpots, are available on-site. 

Sponsor Incentive bonuses:  1) IAM Bowling: Bowlers making the final match of an event (scratch or handicap) wearing an IAM patch (good), any IAM shirt (better), or an IAM JBT shirt (best) earn point bonuses towards a $5,000 IAM incentive jackpot.  (The IAM patch is requested to be worn by all bowlers).   2) Virtue Bowling: Bowlers making the final match of an event (scratch or handicap, win or lose), using a Virtue Bowling shirt or patch, and a Virtue drilled ball, earn a $25 Virtue gift card.  

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 are $300, $150, $100, $60.  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 $2,500 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:

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.  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.

Event nearing sellout- please reserve your spots asap.  If the reserved list (below) sells out, you're welcome to come down and see if any spots open up.  Any reserved spots not on line to check in 15 minutes before start time will lose their spot to wait list spots (and be put on the wait list themselves).