2007 LAS VEGAS MAIN EVENT- Girls Scratch Division

champ Samantha Hesley & runner-up Alyse McGinnes

Samantha Hesley, Wellington FL, captured the girls scratch division of the 2007 Junior Bowlers Tour's Las Vegas Main Event, presented by the Ebonite International and hosted by Texas Station.

After two days of qualifying, the 66 entrants were whittled to 30 for an exciting six game semifinal.  The field was then chopped again, this time to 8, for our unique bracket-style stepladder finals.

In round one, #5 Alyse McGinnes, the 2004 Girls Scratch champion, defeated #8 Ashley Belden, a former JBT Bowler of the Year, 222-179, while at the same time #6 Amanda Falk ousted #7 Caycee Landers, 191-183.  In round two, both higher seeds were upset, as McGinness eliminated #3 April Urban 206-184, and Falk ousted 2005 Main Event champ Danielle Schilling 168-151.  

In the semifinal matches, #2 Hesley defended her seed with a 233-215 win over Falk, but top seed Bryanna Caldwell was upset by McGinnes, 202-171, setting up a #2-#5 title match. 

McGinnes was looking to become the first bowler to win two Main Event titles, but in a closely contested title match, it was Hesley who emerged with the 183-177 win, and a $1,500 champion's scholarship prize, while McGinnes settled for $1,200 for the runner-up spot.