BRC PREMIER

champs Russ Oviatt & Ryan Galland

        In what may be the tallest combined height of JBT champs, Russ Oviatt and Ryan Galland captured titles in exciting Southern California Conference action at BRC Premier Lanes in Chula Vista.

        73-time champ Cortez Schenck opened the scratch division stepladder finals with a 243-204 win over Eric Hatchett.  Ryan Lee then stopped Schenck 238-210, and followed with a 223-151 win over Harley Sweigart to advance to his first career title match.

        Top seed Russ Oviatt had been stringing the strikes all weekend, with two more front-8 runs today to gain the #1 spot.  He and Lee engaged in a classic title match, bowling well above the day's scoring pace on the challenging Shark lane pattern.  Needing a double to win in the tenth, Lee crushed the first hit, but hit the out of bounds on the second shot, and the result was a 254-247 win for Oviatt, notching the 11th title of his excellent JBT career.

        First time finalist Ranelle Ulanday opened the handicap division stepladder finals with a 195-169 win over Katelyn Abigania.  Ulanday then rolled past Zach Greim 216-196, before Galland halted her fine run with a 229-194 victory to advance to the title match.

        Top seed Eric Phillips bowled brilliantly in the semifinals to grab the lead, but in the battle of non-champions, Galland finished strong, defeating Phillips 242-186 for a long awaited first career JBT title.

        Another first time winner on the day was Michaela Buhain, who snuck out a 183-177 win over Megan Carpenter for the day's girls' title.

        Thanks as always to the crew at Premier for a great hosting job.  Want in on all this fun for all ages and averages?  Just check out our schedule and come on down, that's all there is to it!