Red Rock Lanes

champs Brandon Kraye and Ian Hanuscin; Women's Series champ Melissa Huether

    Brandon Kraye and Ian Hansucin captured JBT titles in exciting Mojave Conference action at Las Vegas' brand new Red Rock Lanes.

    Devin Bidwell, by far the hottest bowler on Tour, was right back at it again, opening up the scratch division stepladder finals with a 237-184 win over Kris George.  In round two, Bidwell and Zack Hattori, who battled it out for the JBT Touring Players' Championship over the summer (Hattori won), couldn't decide anything in ten frames, tying at 194.  Devin won the rolloff 10-9 to avenge the TPC loss and advance, using that momentum towards a 234-201 win over Riley Dempsey, thus moving on to his fourth JBT title match in the last nine days (on house, viper, Earl Anthony, and today's shark)- amazing! 

    Top seed Brandon Kraye had been consistent on the demanding PBA Shark condition all day long, and grabbed the tournament lead with a 650 semifinal set.  It's sometimes on tough on top seeds in stepladder formats, as they effectively have to win the tournament twice, but Kraye put on a clinic in the finale, rolling 10 of 12 strikes for a big 268 (the second highest game of the whole event), defeating the 217 effort from Bidwell, for his second career JBT title.

    First time JBT bowler Nick Willis began the handicap division of the stepladder finals with a 209-192 win over JBT veteran Drew Stern.  In an all-Nick round two, it was Nicholas Pollak beating Willis 195-173.  The semifinal was a thriller, as early-round leader Ian Hanuscin got the 20 pins he needed in the tenth frame for a 205-204 win over Pollak, advancing him to the title match.

    Top seed Randi Speiler had a wonderful day en route to the top seed, including four 200+ games on the tough pattern, and the fourth-best female scratch total of the day as well.  The title match turned out to be a classic battle, with the higher-average Hanuscin getting strikes when he needed to stay close.  Both bowlers started to throw brooklyn hits late in the match, and by the tenth frame, Randi needed a mark to win.  However, her tenth frame shot left a 2-4-7-10 which she could not convert, and the stunned Hanuscin came away with the 189-181 victory and his third career JBT title.

    JBT Women's series action was also closely contested.  Allie Ijams led the field, with Melissa Huether grabbing the second finals spot by one pin over April Urban.  Melissa took advantage of that and remained in control the entire title match, defeating Ijams 194-180 for the Women's Series title, the second of her career.  Melissa will have a shot at the $500 bonus at the Girls Invitational, held in spring of 2010.

    Thanks to the crew at Red Rock for a great job hosting our Tour for the first time.  Over $1,700 in scholarships were awarded to bowlers of all ages and averages.  Want in on all this fun and excitement?  Come on out to the next JBT event, it's as simple as that!

Red Rock Lanes- final results and optional scholarship winners
9/20/2009    
Mojave Conference  
   
Scratch Division  
rank name prize
1 Brandon Kraye $215
2 Devin Bidwell $130
3 Riley Dempsey $90
4 Zack Hattori $80
5 Kris George $55
6 April Urban $20
7 Matthew Robbins  
8 Allie Ijams $90
9 Dallas Leong $45
10 Kyle King  
11 Spenser Lilley  
12 Dan Hansen $45
13 Tim Ursillo $60
14 Chris Kagawa  
15 Eric Hatchett  
16 Logan Kennedy  
17 Jeff Layman  
18 Cameron Smith $15
19 Melissa Huether  
20 Teo Cipriaso  
21 Kaitlin Mayall  
22 Zachary Ford  
23 Jordan Ferrer  
24 Brandon Owen  
25 Jeff Williams  
26 Steven Manier  
27 Alyssa Madrid  
28 Charlie Goulet  
29 Rebeca Reguero $45
30 DJ Sloan  
31 Brad Hansen  
32 Ryan Howard  
33 Tony Rose  
34 Erik Matthewson  
35 Teddy Lucente  
36 Nick Lamek  
37 Matthew Kerstner  
38 Jared Billman  
   
Handicap Division  
rank name prize
1 Ian Hanuscin $230
2 Randi Speiler $130
3 Nicholas Pollak $60
4 Nick Willis $40
5 Drew Stern $65
6 Douglas Csayni $20
7 Kyle Andrews $15
8 Nick Wade $60
9 Phoenix Frei  
10 Trevor Roberts  
11 Amanda Ailport  
12 Justin Claspell  
13 James Nolan  
14 Shane Courtney  
15 Jacob Potts  
16 James Gabour  
17 Tyler Ottenschot $15
18 Kenny Herbster  
19 Samantha Meyers  
20 Taylor King  
21 Aaron Watkins $15
22 Alicia Sullivan $15
23 Paul Huether $30
24 John Baranowski  
25 Jon Gutierrez  
26 Aubrey Calabrese $15
27 Vincent Nolan  
28 Donovan Koff  
29 Justin Villa  
30 Jordan Cook $15
31 Kennison Andrews  
32 Dylan Lucas  
     
Scratch High Games:  
  King 279  
  George 268  
Kraye 268  
Hattori 257  
King 248  
   
Handicap High Games:  
Kyle Andrews 288  
Kyle Andrews 266  
Hanuscin 257  
Frei 255  
Speiler 252  
   
High Females:  
Ijams -54  
Huether -71  
Urban -72  
Speiler -90  
Mayall -110  
   
Round Leaders (5 pts. Each)  
Scratch Handicap
1 Bidwell Hanuscin / Courtney
2 Bidwell Speiler
3 Bidwell Hanuscin
4 Dempsey Hanuscin
5 Dempsey Hanuscin
6 Dempsey Speiler
7 Dempsey Speiler
8 Kraye Speiler
   
   
  TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $1,710