CROWN LANES

champs & finalists

         Terrell Creal and Alex West put on impressive performances to capture scratch and handicap titles in exciting JBT Mountain Conference action at Denver’s Crown Lanes.

          Scratch bowlers enjoyed the ‘use watcha bring’ format, where you had to throw every ball you declare as a strike ball.  All scratch finalists chose to use only one ball in the stepladder, and for Gaius Tipton it was plastic.  That might have been to use for spares, but Tipton wouldn’t shoot many, as he blasted 256 for a win over Trip Campbell in game one, and a 259 to defeat Jace Miles in game two.

          However, top seed Terrell Creal came in even hotter, having blasted 266 and 279 his last two games of round two.  Knowing he’d likely need a big game, Gaius upped his score to a phenomenal 266- and never had a chance, as Creal blasted the back eleven for 290.  For a bowler who has never won a title match in numerous tournaments and tournament clubs, that was wiped off his resume in a most impressive way, as he claimed his first career JBT title.

          Scores were good in the handicap division finals as well, beginning with Washingtonian Charles Trevethan’s 253-234 win over Samuel Zents.  Ashyln McIntire then stopped Trevethan to advance to the title match.  Like Creal, McIntire was looking for her first career title, but top seed Alex West had other ideas.  Alex nursed a small lead for most of the match and finished it off in the tenth for his second career JBT title.

          Mariah Payne was equally impressive in Girls Scratch, blasting 255 to beat Gianna Panetta for that title.  U17 was a daily double for Creal, beating Trip Campbell for that Subdivision win.

          Dylan Flores turned a rough day around by nailing the ‘31’ jackpot, earning a $160 scholarship bonus, while Xavier Provencher won a ball of his choice from the Brands of Brunswick, courtesy of our amazing title sponsor.  THREE year-old Phog Topoleski became the youngest to compete in quite a while, and with his 103 average, look out for him in coming years!

         Thanks as always to the team at Crown for their great hosting job.  Want in on all this fun for all ages and skill levels?  Just check out our schedule and email your reservations today!

Date: Sunday October 18, 2026  (This is ONE tournament that is one day long, open to anyone age 21 & under as of 8/1/26). 

Start Time: Bowling begins at 9 AM.  Check-in no later than 30 minutes before squad time.  Check-in is usually open 90 minutes to 2 hours before 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.   In your email, please give us your name, which event(s) you are signing up for, and which division you are planning to bowl (scratch or handicap; you can change this later).   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.  40% of each division advance to a three game semifinals, with the top 4 advancing to the stepladder finals. In addition, scratch bowlers have the "Use Watcha Bring" format.  Scratch bowlers must declare up to 5 balls for qualifying, but MUST use every ball declared as the strike ball for a full game of qualifying.  You re-declare for the semis, and for each finals match.

Divisions/ Averages:  Scratch or handicap.  It is the bowlers' choice of division.  Also, everyone age 16 or under as of 8/1/26, with a 170+ JBT average, is automatically entered in the U-17 side event.   Also, every female with a 150+ JBT average is automatically entered in the Girls Scratch side event.   If this is your first JBT event (and choose to bowl handicap), 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 25-26 average(s), and any 2026 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.  At the end of the season, the top 40 in this conference's points advance to their respective Invitationals.

Entry fee: $60, $63 if paid on-site by credit card.  Scholarship brackets are available for $2 each.  Raffle tickets for bowling balls from the brands of Brunswick, and our PowerBowl and '31' jackpots, are available on-site. 

Scholarships: 1:6 in each division earn scholarships, scratch and handicap.  Minimum prizes are $300, $150, $100, $60.  Bowlers who finish in the top 40 in points this season in this conference qualify for the Invitational, which features $1,000 for first place.  Bowlers who finish in the top 20 in a conference's points race after the Invitational, or the top 120 in all-conference points after the last Invitational, qualify for the 2027 Touring Players Championship, featuring $3,100 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 to get a good idea of what you might expect.

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.