VISTA ENTERTAINMENT CENTER

champs Jeff Spiesman & Brian Castelloe

A JBT veteran finally broke through for his first title, while another won his second title in a month, in exciting JBT So Cal Conference action at Vista Entertainment Center.

The scratch division bowlers enjoyed our "Nerve-wracker" format, which created one-shot sudden death rolloffs if bowlers were tied 1-1 in two game matches.  In the round of 8, no rolloffs were needed as #6 Danielle Schilling, #2 Kyle King, #9 Jeff Spiesman, and #5 Forrest Holland all swept two games from their opponents.  

In the semifinal matches, Spiesman defeated Holland 228-200, while Schilling escaped from King 213-208, to set up an all-Ventura title match.

Both bowlers rolled clean games in the finale, but Jeff's strike in the tenth was good for a 207-197 win and a long awauted first JBT title after seven runner-up finishes.

Brittany Kolatzny opened up the handicap division stepladder finals with a 240-224 win over Nicholas Vinyard.  Christina Fraijo then defeated Kolatzny 231-155, before falling 236-215 to Castelloe, advancing Brian to the title match.

Top seed James Hawkins Jr. was the star of the tournament, rolling his second 300 of the month in qualifying en route to the lead, and getting to the final shot in the $1,900 Powerbowl jackpot!  But, in order to win he had to beat Castelloe, who defeated him for a title less than a month earlier in Indio.  This match followed a nearly identical pattern, with Hawkins falling way behind before a furious comeback fell just short.  The steady Castelloe got the 19 pins in the tenth he needed for a 227-225 win, the second title of his JBT career.

Only 66 bowlers competed in the event, so we hope everyone who attended had a great time, and will spread the word about the great benefits of bowling JBT.   Everyone who finished in the top 5 qualifies for the 2007 JBT So Cal 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 2007 JBT Touring Players' Championship, featuring a guaranteed minimum $2,000 first place scholarship per division! 

Big thanks to everyone at Vista for a terrific job hosting our event for the first time.  Over $1,900 in scholarships were awarded.  Want in on the fun?  Come on out to the next JBT event, it's as simple as that!