PARKWAY BOWL

champs and finalists

        Elias O'Hollaren joined an elite club, while Daniel Rios doubled his title total, in terrific JBT So Cal Conference action at El Cajon's Parkway Bowl.

        Nathan Tidball, who did his GCU signing ceremony at the start of the event, did his future Antelopes proud with a 171-166 grindout win over Justin Erickson in round one of the scratch stepladder finals.  The semifinal game against Avery Domaguin was a classic that ended in a 219 tie.  Avery one the rolloff 10-9 on the second shot to advance to the title match.

        It's rare for a JBT event to be so dominated by exactly two people, but that was the case here with Domaguin and top seed O'Hollaren.  Avery grabbed the qualifying lead after a front-9 game four, but Elias grabbed the lead (and the U17 subdivision title) with a head to head win in game six.  He held on after eight games by just six pins, with both 200+ pins over third place Tidball.   It was thus appropriate they they played a high-scoring, tremendous title match.  A fourth frame 4-9 put O'Hollaren behind, but all he did from there was strike out.  Avery stayed right with him, needing a tenth frame strike to win, but a stubborn 10-pin denied her, and the 244-238 final made Elias just the 54th bowler all-time to reach an amazing 10 career JBT titles.  In addition to the runner-up performance, Avery qualified 304 pins higher in Girls Scratch than runner-up Lindsay Greim, and avenged her loss yesterday to Greim with a win today, AND won the day's ball from title sponsor Brunswick and its brand family!

        The handicap division once again proved that any age can and does do well with us, as 12 year old Anthony Garcia beat 9 year-old phenom Caden Sham 218-207 to begin the stepladder.  'Old man' 14 year-old Daniel Rios then beat Garcia 240-221.  Another 9 year-old, top seed Neel Kankariya, watched his big brother Jai win yesterday's title at Surf, and tried to make it a family double with the win here.  Rios had other ideas though, firing a big game to beat Neel, earning his first singles and second career JBT title with the victory.

        Big thanks to John Balla and the whole team at busy Parkway Bowl for their usual smooth hosting job.  Want in on all this fun and excitement for all ages and skill levels?  Just check out our schedule and come on down! 

Date: Sunday March 5, 2023  (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 9 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, or scan this QR code to use Venmo:    .  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 advance to three additional games, with the top 4 then bowling a stepladder finals.

Divisions/ Averages:  Scratch or handicap.  It is the bowlers' choice of division.  Also, everyone age 16 or under as of 8/1/22 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 Southern California 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.  As the end of the season, the top 32 in Southern California Conference points, plus anyone who had a top-4 finish in a Southern California Conference 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, 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.