TOURNAMENT of ALL-TIME CHAMPIONS

scratch champ James Hawkins & runner-up Michael Haugen Jr; handicap champ Luke Jordan

        James Hawkins and Luke Jordan beat the best of the best and captured titles in the JBT Tournament of All-Time Champions, hosted by Glenfair Lanes.

        Anyone who has ever won or finished second in any JBT sponsored event (east or west coast) can bowl, which creates one of the toughest fields of the year, especially in scratch, as the college, amatuer, and even professional ranks are filled with bowlers with JBT pedigrees.  The result was a ridiculously talented final four.  The stepladder opened with a battle of two bowlers who dominated JBT in their respective eras, and 22-time JBT champ Andrew Cain came up with a 204-184 win over the Tour's current version of Andrew, 45-time champ Kyle King.  James Hawkins, a 7-time champ and one of the premier two-handed bowlers on Tour, then went nuts.  He dispatched Cain with an 11-strike, 278-237 win in the semifinal to advance to the title match.

        All James had to do to win was get past PBA exempt pro Michael Haugen Jr., who already won a T of C title-- on the PBA Tour.  On a lane condition where 200s were rare and 230s were excellent, both bowlers put on a clinic to the delight of the crowd.  Hawkins may be the best strike-machine on Tour when he gets it going, and he did here, blasting a 258-233 win over Haugen for the T of C crown, and his 8th career JBT title.  Any JBT title is sweet, but going through Andrew Cain and Michael Haugen to win one will certainly be a memory he'll cherish.

        Cortez Schenck, who has had an outsanding first full JBT season, won round one of the handicap finals with a 204-184 win over 2-time winner Ryan Doan.  KJ Martinez, who edged out Schenck for Arizona Rookie of the Year, then beat Cortez 203-185 to advance to the title match.

        Top seed Luke Jordan came on strong in the spring in the Pac NW Conference, breaking through for his first win at Crosley in May.  He rolled to the top seed for the T of C, and brimmed with confidence in a 262-210 win over Martinez for the championship and first JBT major victory.

        Thanks to the crew at Glenfair for a terrific job hosting this fun and prestigious event.  Be sure to get yourself T of C eligible if you're not to be a part of the action next season!

Tournament of Champions- final results and optional scholarship winners
8/15/2010    
   
Scratch Division  
rank name prize
1 James Hawkins $300
2 Michael Haugen Jr  
3 Andrew Cain $150
4 Kyle King $100
5 Chris Klerk $75
6 Marshall Kent $50
7 Tyler Cruz $40
8 Philip Schwartz  
9 Matt Jones  
10 Jordan Plunkett  
11 Peter Mochizuki  
12 Zach Martinez  
13 Brad Hansen  
14 Sarah Boe  
15 Joey Burke $10
16 Eric Rubin  
17 Randy Cote  
18 Anthony Tripi  
19 Mark Curtis  
20 Joe Lewandowski  
21 William Entsminger  
22 Josh Jackson  
23 Brian Ballard  
24 Rachel Carr  
25 Ahkeen Williams  
26 Cameron Smith  
27 Cameron Weier  
28 Bryanna Caldwell  
29 Rebeca Reguero  
30 Brian Ballard  
31 Mike Cross  
32 Dan Hansen  
33 Jeff Ellis  
34 Zach Simon  
35 Chris Weyrauch  
36 Travis Johnson  
37 Labriel Leach  
38 Nick DeHass  
39 Courtney Dutton  
40 Brian Coleman  
41 Aaron Foshie  
42 CJ Crooks  
43 Chris Spinner  
44 Brian Weyrauch  
45 Andy Holick  
   
Handicap Division  
rank name prize
1 Luke Jordan $400
2 KJ Martinez $150
3 Cortez Schenck $75
4 Ryan Doan $60
5 Danny Varholdt $50
6 Derek Acuff $40
7 Vincent Nolan $30
8 JD Sweet  
9 Marina Stever  
10 Brooke Martinez  
11 Steven Acuff  
12 Eric Demo  
13 Daniel Cotton  
14 Tyler Boe  
15 Derek Iozzio  
16 Megan LaPrell  
17 Zach Hemming  
18 Randi Speiler  
19 Bethany Baker  
20 Brittany Kolatzny  
21 Kyle Karpovich  
22 Alex Pellegrino  
23 Alexis Atkin  
24 Kayla Goad  
25 Jake Childers   
26 Seth Jaramillo  
27 Ryan Zent  
28 Taylor King  
29 Kyle Thompson  
30 Michael Curry  
31 Blake Kalaf  
32 Michael Keller   
33 Steven Cheatham  
34 James Adams  
35 Alicia Sullivan  

*prizes above are only finishing position; brackets applied to simultaneous Desert Open