RED ROCK LANES

champs Harley Sweigart, Rachael Berg, and Samantha Conti

        Harley Sweigart and Samantha Conti survived tough roads to JBT titles in exciting Mojave Conference action at Red Rock Lanes in Las Vegas.

        Sweigart qualified second to last for the 'super-survivor' portion of the tournament, where the low game and low series are eliminated each game, meaning he was always in double-danger of being eliminated.  He scraped by the early rounds though, and then stepped on the gas, firing 257 with four bowlers remaining, to pass Nick Devlin on pinfall, while Nick Pollak's 202 was the low game, eliminating the Nicks third and fourth.

        That left Harley to play Cortez Schenck, who although never leading a round, was always right behind the leaders.  He also had to survive a do-or-die moment early in super-survivor, as he avoided low game with a clutch tenth frame double.  From there he cruised, but seeking a sweep of the weekend, he was unable to keep up with Sweigart, who poured on second-half strikes for a 247-182 title match win, and the 8th title of his JBT career.

        Fifteen handicap survivors were carved down to six, and in that round Nicole Baranowki bowed out with low game, while Douglas Csanyi and Jopfel Gafate were eliminated as the lowest two total series (though 'low' gets pretty high by that round).  That left both Reyes entries, RJ and LeeAnn, as well as Samantha Conti, remaining.  Conti blasted a 240 semifinal game to advance to the finals, while LeeAnn's 214 fell to brother RJ's 229, advancing RJ to the final as well.

        Reyes struggled in the title match, and Conti took advantage for a 219-163 win and the second title of her JBT career.

        LeeAnn's day wasn't over, as she then took on Rachael Berg for the day's Women's Series title.  In that game, Rachael came away with the 185-171 win for her second girls' title of the season.

        Thanks as always to the team at Red Rock, and all our sponsors and suppliers, for all they do for our Tour.  Want in on all the fun?  Just check out our schedule and come on down, that's all there is to it!