Cameron Smith and Ian Hanuscin captured the biggest prizes of their JBT careers, capturing $1,000 scholarships each as champions of the 2008 JBT Mojave Conference Invitational Tournament, hosted by Gold Coast.

JR Monteith led the qualifying round on a very demanding lane condition to grab the top seed for the 16-person, triple elimination stepladder finals, but it was #9 Cameron Smith who caught fire in the matchplay, starting 5-0 to gain the advantage headed into the late rounds.

In round six, Smith made it 6-0, handing #16 seed and last chance squad winner BJ Baker his second loss. In other matches, #15 DJ Sloan eliminated Monteith, #4 Allie Ijams ousted #7 Jeff Spiesman, and #14 Theo Douthit eliminated #2 Nathan Panaligan.

In round seven, Ijams enjoyed a valuable bye, while Douthit eliminated Baker, and Sloan handed Smith his first loss. In the next round, DJ beat Cameron again, while Theo eliminated Ijams, who enjoyed one of the best runs by a female in a JBT major.

With three bowlers left, Smith earned the bye, while Sloan eliminated Douthit, who finished third. This set up a seemingly inevitable title match clash between Sloan and Smith, with Cameron needing to beat DJ twice to win. The tide turned in the middle of the first game, when Cameron turned a lucky strike into an eventual five bagger and a win, and by then he regained all the momentum, easily defeating Sloan in the deciding game 233-165 for the win, his 5th career JBT crown, and second major, having won the Best in the West event in November.

Ian Hanuscin topped the field in the handicap division qualifying round to earn the #1 seed for the finals, and was able to maintain the momentum early in match play, starting 3-0 and avoiding the top-seed jinx that so often plagues bowlers. #14 Eric Hatchett ended Hanuscin's undefeated run in game 4, en route to being the only one-loss bowler by round 6.

In that round, Hatchett handed #11 Darcie Staggs her second loss, Hanuscin did the same to #12 Rebeca Reguero, while #2 Alesha Pannier eliminated #15 Josh Shoup, and #9 Melissa Huether eliminated #7 Drew Stern. In round 7, Hanuscin gave Hatchett loss number two, Staggs eliminated Reguero, and Huether eliminated Pannier.

In round eight, Huether eliminated Hatchett, while Staggs beat Hanuscin to stay alive. This left three bowlers, which means Ian and Darcie had to play again, and this time Ian beat her, giving Darcie an exellent third place finish.

Hanuscin and Huether, both with two losses, then squared off for the title, and a confident Ian was able to defeat Melissa 223-191 for the title, the second of his JBT career, and by far his biggest scholarship check.

77 qualifiers shared in well over $7,000 in awarded scholarships- a huge windfall for our bowlers , made possible by our great sponsors, as well as our bowlers' support of our Tour all season. Be ready for even bigger and better things as the JBT begins its 2008-09 season in September, but be sure to get in on all the great summer action JBT offers as well! \

Mojave Invitational- Final results and optional scholarship winners

Scratch Division

1. Cameron Smith, Santee CA, $1,110

2. DJ Sloan, Las Vegas NV, $550

3. Theo Douthit, Phoenix AZ, $400

4.Allie Ijams, Flagstaff AZ, $255

5. BJ Baker, Tempe AZ, $150

6. JR Monteith, Orange CA, $100

7. Nathan Panaligan, N Las Vegas NV, $135

8. Jeff Spiesman, Ventura CA, $120

9. Chris Kagawa, Las Vegas NV, $75

10. Eddie Schaub, Las Vegas NV, $75

11. Tiffany King, Surprise AZ, $50

12. Kyle King, Phoenix AZ, $420

13. Kris George, Las Vegas NV, $50

14. Greg Geering, Phoenix AZ, $130

15. Zach Hattori, Las Vegas NV, $50

16. Bill Grant, Rio Rancho NM, $80

17.. Shawn Hrisca, Las Vegas NV

18. Brandon Allred, Las Vegas NV, $45

19. Logan Kennedy, Las Vegas NV

20. Andy Reynoso, Las Vegas NV

21. Jordan Ferrer, Henderson NV

22. Cory Keraly, Las Vegas NV

23. Nick Lamek, Las Vegas NV

24. Brandon McMillen, Carmichael CA

25. Miguel Lopez, Peoria,AZ, $15

26. Lana Lycan, Santee CA, $10

27. Matt Cormack, Van Nuys CA

28. Matt McHann, Las Vegas NV

29. Martika Cabezas, Thousand Palms CA

30. Mike Cross, Tucson AZ

31. Chris Weyrauch, Chandler AZ

32. Kalyn Washburn, Tucson AZ

33. April Urban, Henderson NV

34. Chris Kutcher, Las Vegas NV

35. Matt Jones, Winnetka CA

36. Brian Ballard, San Diego CA, $15

37. Joshua Ferrer, Henderson NV

Handicap Division

1. Ian Hanuscin, Las Vegas NV,$1,000

2. Melissa Huether, Las Vegas NV, $500

3. Darcie Staggs, Bullhead City AZ, $300

4. Eric Hatchett, Las Vegas NV, $350

5. Alesha Pannier, Lake Havasu City AZ, $200

6. Rebeca Reguero, Phoenix AZ, $200

7. Drew Stern, Northridge CA, $90

8. Josh Shoup, Tolleson AZ, $155

9. Donovan Koff, Las Vegas NV, $75

10. Andrew Watkins, Las Vegas NV, $135

11. Nick McCoy, Kingman AZ, $215

12. Kristin Raz, Las Vegas NV, $50

13. Kenny Herbster, Las Vegas NV, $50

14. Andrew Kellogg, Las Vegas NV, $50

15. Paul Huether, Las Vegas NV, $50

16. Douglas Csanyi, Henderson NV, $50

17. Tyler Nall, Kingman AZ

18. Dericka Badilla, Kingman AZ

19. Bethany Baker, Tempe AZ

20.Kaitlin Mayall, Chula Vista CA

21. Aaron Watkins, Las Vegas NV, $15

22. Josh Chefalo, Bullhead City AZ

23. Cris Boyle, Chandler AZ

24. Jonathan Kozich, Las Vegas NV, $15

25. Dylan Lucas, Las Vegas NV

26. Chase Nadeau, Las Vegas NV, $15

27.James Gabour, Las Vegas NV, $15

28. Brandon Longo, Chandler AZ, $15

29. Andrew Gottlieb, Las Vegas NV

30. Taylor Knight, Phoenix AZ

31. Austin Signoretti, Las Vegas NV

32. Jackie Southam, Las Vegas NV

33. Chase Cole, Las Vegas NV

34. Brandon Owen, Las Vegas NV

35. Jordan Hastings, Prescott Valley AZ

36. Aubrey Calabrese, Las Vegas NV

37. Danny Warden, Bullhead City AZ

38. Danielle Stewart, Chandler AZ

39. Zac Hochman, Las Vegas NV

40. Brian Grupe, Las Vegas NV

41. Keith Williams, Las Vegas NV

42. Alicia Sullivan, Kingman AZ

Ebonite Ball Winner: Eddie Schaub

TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $7,680

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