SUNSET BOWL

champs BJ Baker (note the trend) and Lana Lycan

BJ Baker tied one of the JBT SW's most amazing records with his fourth consecutive victory, while Lana Lycan tasted victory for the first time in JBT SW action at Sunset Bowl.

The high scoring scratch division started the day with a bang, as Josh Blanchard flushed his first 12 shots for a perfect 300 game.  He also wowed the crowd by converting the 7-10 in his very next frame.  Kevin Valmonte closed out the qualifying round with a fine 299 game, leaving a 10 pin in the final ball.  Kevin used that big game to propel him to the finals, but Brian Carmichael stopped his run in round one of the stepladder with a 206-183 win over Valmonte.  Theo Douthit then took out the always-tough Carmichael with a 258-205 decision over Carmichael.  A tense semifinal match saw Douthit get the hits when he needed them, as he defeated Blanchard 210-202 to advance to the title match.

The final was a match of the two most dominant lefthanders on tour.  Theo is enjoying a great season with three wins already, but that performance is currently overshadowed by Baker's amazing run.  He began the day with 267, then stayed just under the lead until grabbing the top spot after game 7.  Both bowlers rolled excellent games in the title match, but Baker got all the strikes in the right places, as he started with the front five, spared twice, then went off the sheet for a 266-227 victory.

The win was the 7th already of the season for Baker (the record is 10 by J.D. Nance), and the ninth of his career, good for 5th place on our all-time list (Steven Black is tops with 31). But most importantly, it was his 4th win in as many events, tying a record set by Andrew Cain when he won the first four events of the 1997-98 season (is it that long ago already??).  Here's an event-by-event breakdown of BJ's run:

Tempe Village: qualified at +43.  Defeated Sean Grant 249-192.  Defeated Leach 224-211.  Defeated Douthit 220-198.  Defeated Garbera and Douthit 246-185-171.  Defeated Sheffey in the finals 230-172.

Sun City: qualified at +202.  Defeated Grant 204-178.  Defeated Herbert 227-165.  Defeated Byer 203-154.  Defeated Sheffey 178-149.  Defeated Leach in the finals 210-183.

Sam's Town: qualified at +39.  Defeated Jensen 256-189.  Defeated Saiz 246-202.  Defeated Ficalora 221-159.  Defeated Blanchard 235-215.  

Sunset: qualified at +119.  Tied Rahib 226-226.  Defeated Crossley 245-219.  Defeated Guerrero 206-183.  Defeated Douthit 266-227.  

So how do you win four in a row?  Win a lot of matches.  BJ has gone 17-0-1 in his streak- a great way to win four events in a row- congratulations!

Over in the handicap division, Enrique Curiel saved his best bowling for the stepladder finals, as he mowed through three opponents to get to top seed Lana Lycan.

In round one, Curiel got the better of last season's So Cal handicap Bowler of the Year Jason Larcome 248-204.  A bizarre round two saw Enrique's friend Carlos Cedillo out-strike him with 7 strikes, but unfortunately the other three frames were opens, and that allowed Curiel to squeak through with a 229-224 victory.

In the semifinal match, Aprille LeBaquin, who had led much of the tournament, fell victim to the drying-out lane conditions, while Curiel remained on a roll, and the result was a 212-180 win for Enrique, and he advanced to the final match.

Top seed Lycan was leading a JBT SW event for the first time, but showed no sign of nervousness as she bowled a confident game in the title match.  Curiel refused to go away however, and kept the match close the whole way.  However, Lycan's spare in the tenth was good enough to shut out Curiel, and despite his turkey in the tenth, Lana defeated Enrique 228-223 to capture her first JBT SW title.  Her win also marked the fourth time in the last five events that a female has won the handicap division title of an event, so the ladies are on a roll in JBT SW!

Thanks to everyone at Sunset bowl for hosting a great event on a very busy rainy day for their center!  

 

Sunset Bowl- final results and optional scholarship winners
2/19/2005
Southern California Conference
	Scratch Division
rank	name	city, state	score	prize
1	BJ Baker	Tempe, AZ	p 271	$220
2	Theo Douthit	San Diego, CA	p 243	$110
3	Josh Blanchard	Upland, CA	p 263	$100
4	Brian Carmichael	Moreno Valley, CA	p 214	$50
5	Kevin Valmonte	La Verde, CA	p 203	$55
6	Jared Lawrence	Redondo Beach, CA	p 196	$15
7	Shelby Shirlock	Lake Elsinore, CA	p 175	$30
8	Ramey Rahib	San Diego, CA	p 172	$45
9	Patrick Porritt	San Diego, CA	p 163
10	Jeremy Glover	Los Angeles, CA	p 129
11	Daniel Soraci	Oceanside, CA	p 112
12	Mark White	San Diego, CA	p 100
13	Dayton Crossley	Compton, CA	p 100
14	Paul Green	San Diego, CA	p 31
15	Augie Guerrero	Riverside, CA	p 16	$15
16	Kacy Bonifacini	San Diego, CA	m 63
17	William Jackson	Los Angeles, CA	dnf
18	Justin Lou	San Diego, CA	p 19
19	Jennifer Katsura	Norwalk, CA	p 17	$15
20	Michael Cripe	San Diego, CA	p 11
21	Matt Harris	Norwalk, CA	m 26	$15
22	Savannah Guerrero	Riverside, CA	m 26
23	Devin Bidwell	Simi Valley, CA	m 31
24	Brian Ballard	San Diego, CA	m 35	$15
25	Jarryd Bivins	Los Angeles, CA	m 48
26	Christian Jensen	Chandler, AZ	m 64
27	Sean Grant	Eloy, AZ	m 73
28	Berman Sae-Aee	Glendale, AZ	m 75
29	Matt Herbert	Prescott, AZ	m 80
30	Richard Brown	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	m 93	$15
	Handicap Division
rank	name	city, state	score	prize
1	Lana Lycan	San Diego, CA	p 251	$200
2	Enrique Curiel	San Diego, CA	p 167	$30
3	Aprille LeBaquin	Cerritos, CA	p 232	$115
4	Carlos Cedillo	San Diego, CA	p 203	$15
5	Jason Larcome	Chula Vista, CA	p 163	$95
6	Monica Lozano	San Diego, CA	p 142	$30
7	Tyler Boscarino	Alpine, CA	p 140
8	Cameron Smith	Santee, CA	p 137	$40
9	Kris George	Glendale, AZ	p 117	$45
10	Marycruz Mora	San Diego, CA	p 115
11	Erika Garcia	San Diego, CA	p 57
12	Andrew Chain	Escondido, CA	p 55
13	Shane Peck	Riverside, CA	p 39	$30
14	David Santos	San Diego, CA	p 38
15	Foster Phandanouvong	San Diego, CA	p 34
16	Carlos Vazquez	Chula Vista, CA	p 12
17	Samantha Meyers	Mission Hills, CA	p 41	$30
18	Michael Lozano	San Diego, CA	p 29
19	Mimi Duong	San Diego, CA	p 23	$30
20	Anthony Cruz	San Diego, CA	p 23
21	Drew Thevenot	Santee, CA	p 14
22	April Urban	Rancho Santa Margarita	p 3
23	Jesus Garcia	San Diego, CA	m 5
24	Daniel Trinh	San Diego, CA	m 5	$15
25	Micah Eguaras	Laguna Hills, CA	m 17
26	Allie Ijams	Mission Viejo, CA	m 23
27	Arisha Piper	Pico Rivera, CA	m 25
28	Todd Udell	Santee, CA	m 47
29	Daniel Fazzida	San Diego, CA	m 50
30	Stephanie Udell	Santee, CA	m 53
31	Kaitlin Mayall	Chula Vista, CA	m 59
32	Alan Perez	Tecate, CA	m 91
High Games: scratch: Blanchard 300, Baker 267, Lawrence 256. Handicap: Peck 284, Smith 258, George 248
High Female: Katsura 1015
Cuts: scratch + 33; handicap +44
Storm Ball Winner: Robert Borland
TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $1,405