024 Strike ZOne Feb

STRIKE ZONE at Sunset Station

Caleb Asato, Javier Puente, Gage Baker, True Harvey, Katelyn Abigania

A truly historic day saw over $31,000 in scholarships awarded in just one event, a piece of that to every single entrant, and Gage Baker and Caleb Asato emerging with enormous wins, in Junior Bowlers Tour action at Strike Zone Bowling Center, presented and sponsored by Sunset Station in Henderson.

The second-largest ever regular-season event starting field of 161 bowlers (bested only by the 165 at our 1000th tournament in 2012- our 2000th event is this September!) came to play with high scores in both divisions. In scratch, Gage Baker was well below the cut line with one game to go, then blasted his first career 300 game (and the first tour-wide this year!) to jump into the cut, and kept it rolling all the way to the top 4. He then won his first match against Tyler Castronova 227-206, and followed with an exciting 244-222 win over Aiden Ruiz Jimenez to reach the final. Top seed Katelyn Abigania often comes up big in the bigger events, and did it again here by leading the strong field. She couldn't find the right look in the title game though, and Gage was able to fill the frames to get across the finish line, winning 217-201 for his third career JBT title, but very first in the scratch division!

An all-time record 116 bowlers began the day in handicap, cut to 47 semifinalists and then 4 outstanding finalists. Unsurprisingly, everyone put up good scores in the stepladder, beginning with 9 year-old Javier Puente's 247-230 win over Logan Bugay. In a semifinal thriller, True Harvey stopped Puente 234-229 to reach the title match. His opponent was in familiar territory, as top seed Asato lost the title match the day before at Suncoast. Despite a 17 average increase overnight, his hard work continued to pay off by leading here. This time he was able to finish the deal, pouring on strikes to beat Harvey 259-219, earning his second career title with the win.

Abigania's scratch loss came with plenty of consolation as she swept the subdivisions, beating Ella Phelps for the girls scratch win and Daryus Alo for the U17 win. Maurice Boston-Sand took home a ball of his choice from JBT's title sponsor, the Brands of Brunswick.

Among all these great stories, the biggest story of the day was the surreal scholarship totals awarded. Thanks to Sunset Station, every entrant earned a break-even $60 for bowling, $120 for making the cut, $240 for the finals, on up to $600 for the win. All of that was then DOUBLED for Nevada bowlers- for example, this meant that Asato cleared almost $2,000 on the day, and over $2,500 for the weekend- just look at that, and the rest of the totals below! We are honored and so grateful to Jerry Francomano and all the others involved at Sunset Station and Station Casinos for arranging this amazing contribution that helps every single youth bowler and tehir families who competed.

Want in on all this-- why the heck wouldn't you? Just check out our schedule, drop us an email to reserve spots, and come on down!

Strike Zone- final standings and scores
	2/25/2024

	Scratch Division
rank	bowler	+/-	JBT prize	Station Bonus	NV bonus	TOTAL
	*finalists:*
1	Gage Baker	+280	$350	$600		$950
2	Katelyn Abigania	+305	$315	$350		$665
3	Aiden Ruiz-Jimenez	+281	$179	$300		$479
4	Tyler Castronova	+251	$125	$240	$240	$605
	*semifinalists:*
5	Daryus Alo	+244	$100	$120	$120	$340
6	Nicholas Harnit	+233	$100	$120		$220
7	JT Verde	+216	$70	$120	$120	$310
8	Jeremy Morris	+196	$60	$120		$180
9	Carson Belnap	+170		$120		$120
10	Brent Purugganan	+140		$120		$120
11	Brandon Rother	+129	$29	$120		$149
12	Cayden Matherly	+123		$120		$120
13	Bryan Gregson	+99		$120	$120	$240
14	Brock Bivins	+93		$120		$120
15	Keiran Roth	+87		$120		$120
16	Hayden King	+86		$120	$120	$240
17	Nathan Harnit	+48		$120		$120
18	Edison Yuen	+33		$120	$120	$240
	*missed cut :/*					$0
19	Quinten Bell	+54		$60		$60
20	Mason Snow	+52		$60	$60	$120
21	Justin Erickson	+46	$15	$60		$75
22	Zeke Trejo	+40	$40	$60	$60	$160
23	Elijah Nebres	+27		$60	$60	$120
24	Gavin Fernandez	+27		$60	$60	$120
25	Gyrus Alo	+26		$60	$60	$120
26	Milan Vasquez	+17		$60	$60	$120
27	Reiley King	+14		$60	$60	$120
28	Dan'd Acock	+8		$60	$60	$120
29	Jazmyn Beck	+6		$60		$60
30	JR Barczyszyn	+5		$60	$60	$120
31	Sam Grossman	-4		$60	$60	$120
32	Riley Marcelino	-13		$60	$60	$120
33	Brandon Yeager	-27		$60	$60	$120
34	Zach Pedro	-33		$60	$60	$120
35	Earl Garner	-42		$60	$60	$120
36	Bryce Nakunz	-43		$60		$60
37	Devin Montoya	-55		$60	$60	$120
38	Xavier Robinson	-78		$60	$60	$120
39	Benjamin O'Neal	-81		$60		$60
40	Kendall Bollea	-113		$60		$60
41	Mason Langhans	-119		$60		$60
42	Noah Barranco	-124		$60	$60	$120
43	Hayden Fernandez	-140		$60	$60	$120
44	TJ Hardy	-184		$60	$60	$120
45	Jackson Gillespie	-51 (INJ)		$60	$60	$120

	Handicap Division
	*finalists:*
1	Caleb Asato	+338	$750	$600	$600	$1,950
2	True Harvey	+331	$500	$350	$350	$1,200
3	Javier Puente	+316	$400	$300	$300	$1,000
4	Logan Bugay	+315	$300	$240	$240	$780
	*semifinalists:*
5	Pablo Ypina	+308	$309	$120	$120	$549
6	Brysen Mead	+280	$200	$120	$120	$440
7	Annabel Puente	+278	$150	$120	$120	$390
8	Ella Phelps	+245	$125	$120		$245
9	Bryaden Miller	+242	$100	$120		$220
10	Matthew Borngesser	+233	$130	$120	$120	$370
11	Joshua Graham	+229	$125	$120		$245
12	Allen Ricafrante	+190	$75	$120	$120	$315
13	Alex Kasting	+190	$70	$120		$190
14	Derek Solomon	+181	$65	$120	$120	$305
15	Jason Gonzalez	+179	$60	$120	$120	$300
16	Katelyn Dilworth	+172	$60	$120	$120	$300
17	Noah Ramos	+161	$60	$120	$120	$300
18	Kylie Belnap	+159	$60	$120		$180
19	RJ Grace	+159	$60	$120	$120	$300
20	Evelynn Bollea	+154	$60	$120		$180
21	Ethan Jon Samson	+151		$120	$120	$240
22	Kekoa Touchstone	+149		$120	$120	$240
23	Olivia Morency	+148	$29	$120	$120	$269
24	Ashley Soto	+145		$120		$120
25	RJ McNutt	+137		$120	$120	$240
26	Maurice Boston-Sand	+136		$120		$120
27	Alvin Lee	+134		$120	$120	$240
28	Samantha Katz	+133		$120	$120	$240
29	Huntar Jorgensen	+130	$75	$120	$120	$315
30	Adrian Saiz-Gandara	+130		$120	$120	$240
31	Vincenzo Cruzate	+126		$120	$120	$240
32	Alex London	+123		$120		$120
33	Joey Colletti	+122		$120	$120	$240
34	Landon Etchegoyen	+100		$120	$120	$240
35	Haoxuan Yang	+97		$120	$120	$240
36	Tarin Espinosa	+96		$120		$120
37	Austin Nash	+94		$120	$120	$240
38	Braeden Doolin	+87		$120	$120	$240
39	Madeleine Serafini	+87		$120		$120
40	Preston Freeth	+86		$120	$120	$240
41	Sean Lopez	+78		$120	$120	$240
42	Abigail London	+71		$120		$120
43	Calee Berry	+70		$120	$120	$240
44	Percila Garcia	+49	$15	$120		$135
45	Andrea Lee	+47		$120	$120	$240
46	Nathaniel Sample	+41		$120	$120	$240
47	Carlo Garcia	+15		$120	$120	$240
	*missed cut :/*
48	Conner Pitts	+50		$60	$60	$120
49	Jon Abigania	+50		$60		$60
50	Jakob Enright	+50		$60	$60	$120
51	Gracelynn Sweet	+50		$60	$60	$120
52	Chyston Manlapit	+50		$60	$60	$120
53	Ashton Asbahr	+47		$60	$60	$120
54	Noel Gregorich	+41		$60	$60	$120
55	Hayden Sherard	+39		$60	$60	$120
56	Evan Garcia	+38		$60	$60	$120
57	Jack Grossman	+37		$60	$60	$120
58	Megan Borngesser	+33		$60	$60	$120
59	Scott Seipp	+28		$60	$60	$120
60	Charles Yard	+26		$60	$60	$120
61	Leland Delgado	+26		$60	$60	$120
62	Sterling Smith	+25		$60	$60	$120
63	Logan Case	+29		$60	$60	$120
64	David Grossman	+24		$60	$60	$120
65	Manuel Gandara	+23		$60	$60	$120
66	Oliver Davies-Faircloth	+18		$60	$60	$120
67	Chase Eberle	+17		$60	$60	$120
68	Andrea Case	+13		$60	$60	$120
69	Brayden Owen	+12		$60	$60	$120
70	Eva Vega	+12		$60	$60	$120
71	Diana Hear	+10		$60	$60	$120
72	Nathan Sablow	+9		$60	$60	$120
73	Bailey Villegas	+8		$60		$60
74	Julian Islas	+6		$60	$60	$120
75	Gabriella Davis	+5		$60	$60	$120
76	Tyson Lopes	+5		$60	$60	$120
77	Alex Koteff	+2		$60	$60	$120
78	Liberty Acock	+2		$60	$60	$120
79	Trey Baker	+1		$60	$60	$120
80	Ethan Soto	0		$60		$60
81	Doug Brooks	0		$60	$60	$120
82	Jessica Read	0		$60	$60	$120
83	Jalen Greenlee	0		$60	$60	$120
84	Aryana Solomon	-1		$60	$60	$120
85	Lilly Houle	-1		$60	$60	$120
86	Charlie Colletti	-2		$60	$60	$120
87	Xaden Todacheenie	-3		$60		$60
88	Peyton Lee	-6		$60		$60
89	Violet Garcia	-10		$60	$60	$120
90	Sky Seay	-13		$60	$60	$120
91	Liam Hagy	-14		$60	$60	$120
92	Alyssa Price	-14		$60	$60	$120
93	William Chondro	-20		$60	$60	$120
94	Gemma Garcia	-21		$60	$60	$120
95	Jeremiah Lopez	-24		$60	$60	$120
96	Sara Miric	-25		$60	$60	$120
97	Hank Bernstein	-26		$60		$60
98	Aceton Naki	-35		$60	$60	$120
99	Grayden Ware	-35		$60	$60	$120
100	Steven Abarca	-37		$60	$60	$120
101	Gabriel Regpala	-50	$15	$60		$75
102	Jace Garberts	-68		$60	$60	$120
103	James Case	-73		$60	$60	$120
104	Maxwell Davis	-73		$60	$60	$120
105	TJ Pippenger	-74		$60	$60	$120
106	Devon Keesee	-74		$60	$60	$120
107	Jordan Almendarez	-76		$60	$60	$120
108	Andrew Thompson	-76		$60	$60	$120
109	Deliarose Colonna	-80		$60	$60	$120
110	Paityn Gaines	-81		$60		$60
111	Liam Sweet	-94		$60	$60	$120
112	Aaron Tejada	-95		$60	$60	$120
113	Brianna Vega	-96		$60	$60	$120
114	Jesse Helmer	-112		$60	$60	$120
115	Chastity Martinez	-126		$60	$60	$120
116	David Tejada	-537		$60	$60	$120

	"Regular" total awarded by JBT: $5,176
	Station Casinos bonus awarded: $15,580
	Double Down' to NV bowlers: $10,790
	*TOTAL AWARDED, JUST THIS EVENT: $31,546*
	*THANK YOU STATION CASINOS!*

	U-17		Girls Scratch
1	K Abigania +179		K Abigania +179
2	D Alo +165		E Phelps +62
3	Roth +144		Beck +6
4	Ruiz-Jimenez +141		K Belnap -28
5	Rother +141		S Katz -107
6	Castronova +114		Kasting -112
7	Nathan Harnit +110		K Bollea -113
8	B Purugganan +104		Miric -115
9	Graham +100		P Lee -131
10	Baker +98		N Gregorich -139

	Qualifying Leaders
	Scratch		Handicap
1	Matherly +184		Phelps +252
2	K Abigania +179		Ypina +240
3	D Alo +177		Asato +210

	Round Leaders
	Scratch		Handicap
1	Castronova/Gregson		Manlapit
2	Nathan Harnit		Ypina
3	J Morris		Ypina
4	K Abigania		Phelps
5	C Matherly		Phelps
6	D Alo		Asato
7	Ruiz-Jimenez		Asato
8	K Abigania		Asato

	Scratch High Game
1	Baker 300
2	Nathan Harnit 269
3	H King 268
4	Yuen 265
5	Nicholas Harnit 260

	Handicap High Game
1	Etchegoyen 295
2	Bugay 287
3	Bugay 281
4	Manlapit 281
5	Ypina 279

Huge prize fund bonus from Sunset Station: EVERY entrant earns $60 minimum! $120 if you make the cut! $240 if you make the final! $600 first place! DOUBLE the above if you're a NV league / high school bowler. THANK YOU Sunset Station! Bowlers must be members of USBC to be eligible.

Date: Sunday February 25, 2024 (This is ONE tournament that is one day long, open to anyone age 21 & under as of 8/1/23).

Start Time: Bowling begins at 9 AM. Please be on line to check in no later than 30 minutes prior to start time. We are usually ready to check in 90 minutes-two hours prior to start time.

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% then advance to 3 additional games, and 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 8/1/23 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 22-23 average, and any 2023 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 Mojave 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. At the end of the season, the top 32 in Mojave points, plus anyone who had TWO top-5 finishes in Mojave events this season, advance to their respective Invitationals.

Entry fee: $60. Scholarship brackets are available for $2 each. Raffle tickets for bowling balls from the brands of Brunswick, and our PowerBowl and '28' jackpots, are available on-site. Enhanced bonus prize fund as described above!

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.

Scholarships: Bonus prize fund from Sunset Station as described above. Bowlers must finish in the top 5 twice this season in that conference 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 $2,800 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, or even at all. 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.

no.	bowler, 9 AM Sunday
1	Abarca, Steven
2	Abigania, Jon
3	Abigania, Katelyn
4	Acock, Dan'd
5	Acock, Liberty
6	Alo, Daryus
7	Alo, Gyrus
8	Asato, Caleb
9	Baker, Gage
10	Baker, Trey
11	Barczyszyn, JR
12	Barranco, Noah
13	Beck, Jazmyn
14	Bell, Quin
15	Bivins, Brock
16
17	Bollea, Evelynn
18	Bollea, Kendall
19	Borngesser, Matthew
20	Boston-Sand, Maurice
21	Brooks, Doug
22	Bugay, Logan
23	Case, Andrea
24	Case, James
25	Case, Logan
26	Castronova, Tyler
27	Chondro, William
28	Colletti, Charlie
29	Colletti, Joey
30	Cruzate, Vincent
31	Dilworth, Katelyn
32	Donahue, Dylan
33	Doolin, Braeden
34	Enright, Jakob
35	Erickson, Justin
36	Etchegoyen, Landon
37	Evans, Zackary
38	Fernandez, Gavin
39	Fernandez, Hayden
40	Fontes, Wiley
41	Freeth, Preston
42	Gali, Chad
43	Garcia, Carlo
44	Garcia, Percila
45	Garner, Earl
46	Gonzalez, Jason
47	Grace, RJ
48	Graham, Joshua
49	Green, Abigail
50	Greenlee, Jalen
51
52	Grossman, David
53	Grossman, Jack
54	Grossman, Sam
55	Hagy, Liam
56	Harberts, Jace
57	Hardy, TJ
58	Harnit, Nathan
59	Harnit, Nicholas
60	Harvey, True
61	Houle, Lilly
62	Islas, Julian
63	Jones, Mike
64	Jorgensen, Huntar
65	Kasting, Alex
66	Katz, Samantha
67	Keesee, Devon
68	King, Hayden
69	Koteff, Rose*
70	Langhans, Mason
71	Lee, Alvin
72	Lee, Andrea
73	Lee, Peyton
74	Lofton, Bryce
75	London, Abigail
76	London, Alex
77	Lopes, Tyson
78	Lopez, Jeremiah
79	Manlapit, Chyston
80	Matherly, Cayden
81	McCracken, Casey
82	McNutt, RJ
83	Mead, Brysen
84	Miller, Brayden
85	Montoya, Devin
86	Morris, Jeremy
87	Naki, Aceton
88	Nakunz, Bryce
89	Nebres, Elijah
90	O'Neal, Benjamin
91	Owen, Brayden
92	Phelps, Ella
93	Pippenger, TJ
94	Pleasant, Jacob
95	Puente, Annabel
96	Puente, Javier
97	Ramos, Noah
98	Read, Jessica
99	Regpala, Gabriel Jr
100	Ricafrante, Allen
101	Roth, Keiran
102	Rother, Brandon
103	Ruiz-Jimenez, Aiden
104	Sample, Nathaniel
105	Sargent, Ashton
106	Serafini, Madeleine
107	Silva, Ian
108	Smith, Sterling
109	Snow, Mason
110	Soto, Ashley
111	Soto, Ethan
112	Sweet, Gracelynn
113	Sweet, Liam
114	Thompson, Andrew
115	Todacheenie, Xaden
116	Touchstone, Kekoa
117	Vasquez, Milan
118	Verde, JT
119	Villegas, Bailey
120	Ware, Grayden
121	Yang, Haoxuan
122	Yard, Charles
123	Yost, Easton
124	Ypina, Pablo
125	Yuen, Edison
126	Nash, Austin
127	Lopez, Sean
128	Couch, Kayla
129	Purugganan, Brent
130	Espinoza, Tarin
131	Marcelino, Riley
132	Gaines, Paityn
133	Asfall, Brianna
134	Belnap, Carson
135	Belnap, Alexis
136	King, Reilley
137	Miric, Sara
138	Trejo, Zeke
139	Sherard, Hayden
140	Pitts, Conner
141	Yeager, Brandon
142	Sablow, Nathan
143	Gillespie, Jackson
144	Eberle, Chase
145	Keller, Grant
146	Davies-Faircloth, Oliver
147	Gregson, Bryan
148	Rossi, Giancarlo
149	Martinez, Chastity
150	Samson, Ethan
151	Robinson, Xavier
152	Tejada, Aaron
153	Hear, Diana
154	Markowitz, Joey
155	Delgado, Leland
156	Helmer, Jesse
157	Almendarez, Jordan
158	Gregorich, Noel
159	Colonna, Deliarose
160	Gandara, Manuel
161