MIRA MESA BOWL
Champs Preston Fukumizu & John Wright
Although one has been trying for a lot longer than the other, Preston Fukumizu and John Wright both captured their first JBT titles in exciting Southern California Conference action at Mira Mesa Bowl.
Lana Lycan opened up the scratch division stepladder finals with a 245-158 win over Foster Phandanouvong, who finally made his first finals of the season. That set up a JBT rarity, as two females played each other in the scratch stepladder for the first time since season one, with Caycee Landers defeated Lycan 233-176. Theo Douthit then put an end to ladies' day by running the front eleven before a seven-pin stopped perfection in a 299-228 win over Landers to advance to the title match.
Top seed Preston Fukumizu made some changes in his span and pitches, and used that and lots of determination to nab the top seed. Needing a mark for the win on a pair that proved pretty tricky, Fukumizu left the 2-5-8, which he just barely made for the 212-207 win and his long awaited first career title.
Kirk Chui opened up the handicap division stepladder finals with a 234-191 win over 9 year-old Michael Johnson, who impressed all day at a 90 average. Kirk then squeezed by Jenny Phandanouvong in a title match rematch from last season 218-213, before Christina Fraijo, coming in at the other end of the average spectrum at 192-- "any age, any average" is not just a slogan-- then edged Chui by the slimmest of margins, 205-204, to reach the title match.
Top seed John Wright came in second in his first JBT event in February, but had a rough title match. This time, a more poised performance saw him finish with a four bagger to snag the title away from Fraijo, 234-220. The win was the first of Wright's JBT career.
Huge thanks to Mr. John Balla for hosting us, and for being one of the biggest supporters of junior bowling in Southern California. Over $1,600 in scholarships were awarded- want in on the fun? Come on down to the next JBT event, it's as simple as that!
| Mira Mesa Bowl- final results and optional scholarship winners | |||
| 3/8/2008 | |||
| So Cal Conference | |||
| Scratch Division | |||
| rank | name | city, state | prize |
| 1 | Preston Fukumizu | Los Angeles, CA | $365 |
| 2 | Theo Douthit | Phoenix, AZ | $446 |
| 3 | Caycee Landers | Mission Hills, CA | $60 |
| 4 | Lana Lycan | Santee, CA | $40 |
| 5 | Foster Phandanouvong | San Diego, CA | $75 |
| 6 | Matt Cormack | Van Nuys, CA | $27 |
| 7 | Spencer Crawford-West | San Diego, CA | |
| 8 | Kyle King | Phoenix, AZ | $105 |
| 9 | Devin Bidwell | Simi Valley, CA | $45 |
| 10 | JR Monteith | Orange, CA | $15 |
| 11 | Anthony Stevenson | San Diego, CA | $15 |
| 12 | Forrest Holland | Escondido, CA | $60 |
| 13 | Mark White | San Diego, CA | |
| 14 | Dorian Herrero | San Diego, CA | $45 |
| 15 | Sharla Jucutan | San Diego, CA | |
| 16 | Martika Cabezas | Thousand Palms, CA | $5 |
| 17 | Rachelle Davis | Tucson, AZ | |
| 18 | Mikey May | Vista, CA | $15 |
| 19 | Greg Geering | Phoenix, AZ | $15 |
| 20 | Matt Tubis | San Diego, CA | |
| 21 | Shayne Huntley | Mission Viejo, CA | |
| 22 | Josh Wilson | Fallbrook, CA | |
| 23 | Nick Arms | San Diego, CA | |
| 24 | Matt Jones | Winnetka,CA | |
| 25 | Cameron Smith | Santee, CA | |
| 26 | James Hawkins | Quail Valley, CA | |
| 27 | Brian Ballard | San Diego, CA | |
| 28 | Michael Cripe | San Diego, CA | |
| 29 | Jon Dukes | San Diego, CA | |
| 30 | Lee Alpert | Los Angeles, CA | |
| 31 | Kristin Stevens | Chatsworth, CA | |
| Handicap Division | |||
| rank | name | city, state | prize |
| 1 | John Wright | Oceanside, CA | $371 |
| 2 | Christina Fraijo | Covina, CA | $115 |
| 3 | Kirk Chui | San Diego, CA | $96 |
| 4 | Jenny Phandanouvong | San Diego, CA | $55 |
| 5 | Michael Johnson | San Diego, CA | $45 |
| 6 | Caymann Huntley | Mission Viejo, CA | $16 |
| 7 | Denny Courtney | San Diego, CA | |
| 8 | Bethany Baker | Tempe, AZ | $57 |
| 9 | Craig Hernandez | San Diego, CA | |
| 10 | Brad Hansen | Huntington Beach, CA | $15 |
| 11 | Kaitlin Mayall | Chula Vista, CA | |
| 12 | Jeremy Davis | Santa Barbara, CA | |
| 13 | Rebeca Reguero | Phoenix, AZ | $30 |
| 14 | Justin Givler | Phoenix, AZ | |
| 15 | Jayvin Apon | San Diego, CA | |
| 16 | Brett Hirsch | San Diego, CA | |
| 17 | Eric Demo | San Diego, CA | |
| 18 | Jake Francisco | San Diego, CA | |
| 19 | Vincent Jouett | San Diego, CA | |
| 20 | Dan Hansen | Huntington Beach, CA | |
| 21 | Matt Towt | San Diego, CA | |
| 22 | Dustin DiGoria | San Diego, CA | |
| 23 | Brittant Kolatzny | San Diego, CA | |
| 24 | Wesley Low | Palmdale, CA | $5 |
| 25 | Josh Shoup | Tolleson, AZ | |
| 26 | Sarah Humphrey | Costa Mesa, CA | |
| 27 | Tyler Boscarino | Alpine, CA | $10 |
| 28 | Anthony Cruz | San Diego, CA | |
| 29 | Leann Kampley | San Diego, CA | |
| 30 | Drew Stern | Northridge, CA | $15 |
| 31 | David Fritz | San Diego, CA | |
| 32 | Jacob Camacho | Menifee, CA | |
| 33 | Mimi Duong | San Diego, CA | |
| 34 | Kimberley Dukes | San Diego, CA | |
| 35 | Samantha Meyers | Mission Hills, CA | |
| 36 | Ricky Clabaugh | San Diego, CA | |
| 37 | Steven Kampley | San Diego, CA | |
| 38 | Karlie Loop | Menifee, CA | |
| 39 | Kyle DeCew | Riverside, CA | |
| 40 | Albert Torres | San Diego, CA | |
| 41 | Michael Nistico | San Diego, CA | |
| Ball Winner: Devin Bidwell | |||
| Scratch High Games: Douthit 258, Cormack 257, Cabezas & Foster 256 | |||
| Handicap High Games: Chui 274, Baker 266, Wright 261 | |||
| TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $1,631 | |||