GOLD COAST LANES

champions Matt O'Grady & Ryan Howard

Matt O'Grady completed a west-coast swing of domination, while Ryan Howard claimed victory in his rookie campaign, in exciting JBT SW action at Gold Coast Bowling Center.

The scratch division finals began with a pair of veteran Arizonans going at it, as 4-time winner Christian Jensen got the best of the JBT SW's all-time best, defeating Steven Black by a 248-213 margin.  

In round two, Brandon Allred, currently second in Mojave points, defeated Jensen 224-204.  Allred then fell to second seed Nathan Panaligan, who in addition to the points lead has dominated every Mojave statistical category this year, 213-206, to advance to the title match.

Top seed Matt O'Grady, an east-coast JBT superstar, was completing a three-tournament JBT SW swing which already saw him win in Kingman and finish eighth at the Main Event.  He led this event easily as well, firing all eight games over 220.  Matt left no doubt in the title match either, as he got off to a fast start while Nathan stumbled.  The end result was a 279-167 whooping of Panaligan, good for his 2nd JBT SW title, and 32nd career JBT title overall.

The handicap division stepladder opened with Joshua Ferrer, brother of 2005 Mojave Invitational champ Jordan, defeating Josh Chefalo 218-166.  In round two, newcomer Nathan Almoina took care of Ferrer 176-135.  In a close semifinal match, Krysta Nadeau defeated Almoina 210-201 to advance to the finale.

Top seeded Ryan Howard averaged over 210 in his JBT SW debut to nab the top seed in a high scoring day.  He found himself in a battle against the tenacious Nadeau, however, with both bowlers rolling fine games. In the end, Howard had just enough left for a 230-223 win over Nadeau, good for his first career JBT SW title.

Everyone who finished in the top 5 qualifies for the 2006 JBT SW Mojave Invitational Tournament, the regular season's year end event, featuring a guaranteed minimum $1,000 first place scholarship in each division.  Top season-long point scorers also qualify for the 2006 JBT SW Touring Players' Championship, featuring a guaranteed minimum $2,000 first place scholarship per division! 

Thanks to everyone at Gold Coast for hosting this great event. 84 entrants shared in over $1,900 in scholarships awarded.  Please continue to help spread the word about the terrific benefits of bowling JBT SW events! 

Gold Coast- final results and optional scholarship winners
1/15/2006      
Mojave Conference    
     
Scratch Division    
rank name city, state prize
1 Matt O'Grady South Amboy, NJ $230
2 Nathan Panaligan N. Las Vegas, NV $130
3 Brandon Allred Las Vegas, NV $116
4 Christian Jensen Anthem, AZ $65
5 Steven Black Phoenix, AZ $235
6 Brandon Watts Lake Havasu City, AZ $66
7 DJ Sloan Las Vegas, NV  
8 Jeff Mathews Las Vegas, NV $15
9 Shane Peck Riverside, CA $41
10 Bobby Sherman Las Vegas, NV  
11 Kary Nguyen Las Vegas, NV  
12 Justin Medina Santa Fe, NM  
13 Tiffany Chi Prescott, AZ $41
14 BJ Baker Tempe, AZ $15
15 Jordan Katz Las Vegas, NV  
16 Andy Reynoso Las Vegas, NV  
17 Cameron Smith Santee, CA  
18 Jeremy Almoina Las Vegas, NV  
19 Steven Clemence Las Vegas, NV $16
20 Tom Anderson Chandler, AZ  
21 Mike Ellingson Las Vegas, NV  
22 Paolo Castro Las Vegas, NV  
23 Jeremy Medina Santa Fe, NM  
24 Joe Claspell Lake Havasu City, AZ  
25 Ricky Overton Las Vegas, NV  
26 Steven Slivka Las Vegas, NV  
27 Philip Stephens Phoenix, AZ  
28 Jerod Florez Bosque Farms, NM  
29 Kris George Glendale, AZ  
30 Bobby Majdanski Las Vegas, NV  
31 Matt Pentz Lake Havasu City, AZ  
32 Ray Griffith Las Vegas, NV  
33 Chris Kagawa Las Vegas, NV  
34 Alex Powell Phoenix, AZ  
35 Carl Winder Las Vegas, NV  
36 Rebekah Gottlieb Tempe, AZ  
37 Justin Spurrier Las Vegas, NV  
38 Forrest Holand Vista, CA  
     
     
Handicap Division    
rank name city, state prize
1 Ryan Howard Las Vegas, NV $227
2 Krysta Nadeau Las Vegas, NV $100
3 Nathan Almoina Las Vegas, NV $110
4 Joshua Ferrer Henderson, NV $70
5 Josh Chefalo Las Vegas, NV $75
6 Sarah Ansteth Las Vegas, NV $40
7 Tim Lee Las Vegas, NV $50
8 Julianne Nosz Las Vegas, NV $45
9 Zach Hattori Las Vegas, NV $30
10 Alesha Pannier Lake Havasu City, AZ  
11 Nick Seghetti Las Vegas, NV $45
12 Chase Nadeau Las Vegas, NV  
13 Sean Huggins Las Vegas, NV $12
14 Merrill Hill Las Vegas, NV $27
15 Kevin Trieu Las Vegas, NV  
16 Nina Thyne Las Vegas, NV $15
17 Logan Kennedy Henderson, NV  
18 Taylor McKenrick Henderson, NV $15
19 Bryce Hackney Las Vegas, NV  
20 Sean Harrison Las Vegas, NV  
21 Kristopher DelCampo Las Vegas, NV $12
22 Travis Stroud Las Vegas, NV  
23 Jordan Ferrer Henderson, NV  
24 Cameron Peck Riverside, CA $57
25 Nick Lamek Las Vegas, NV  
26 Justin King Las Vegas, NV  
27 Eric Sheather Las Vegas, NV  
28 Darcie Staggs Bullhead City, AZ  
29 Hannah Chipman Las Vegas, NV  
30 Allie Ijams Mission Hills, CA $15
31 Casey Bybee Las Vegas, NV  
32 Bethany Baker Tempe, AZ  
33 Justin Claspell Lake Havasu City, AZ
34 Jason Majdanski Las Vegas, NV $15
35 Ryan Jacobson Las Vegas, NV $10
36 Ashley Olriksen Las Vegas, NV  
37 Quinn Hill Las Vegas, NV  
38 Alicia Sullivan Kingman, AZ  
39 Alex Katz Las Vegas, NV  
40 Scott Schickling Lake Havasu City, AZ $10
41 Melissa Huether Las Vegas, NV  
42 Kyle Ruzylo Oceanside, CA  
43 Paul Huether Las Vegas, NV  
44 Melissa Long Long Beach, CA  
45 Blaine Hellman Las Vegas, NV  
     
300 Games: none    
     
TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $1,950