KINGPINS PORTLAND

Liam Hardman, Mac Kaurin, Mason Acda, Kassandra Foss

        Mac Kaurin and Kassandra Foss picked up JBT titles in exciting Pacific Northwest Conference action at the beautiful Kingpins Portland. 

        After qualifying, bowlers competed in 'pick your poison' matchplay, where higher seeded bowlers chose who they wanted to play.  Kurin earned the top seed, and won his two games to reach the finals, where he would play always-tough Duncan Whitaker.  However, Duncan could not find the look to pop the 10-pin out, while Mac had just enough carry to win the match, fourth career JBT title, and second of the young season.

        7 of the 10 handicap matchplay bowlers were girls, and two of them, Mary Sicard and Kassandra Foss, advanced to the finals, despite great semifinal efforts from Mason Acda and Danny Chalmers.  Mary, the qualifying leader, struggled a bit in the finals, while Kassandra, who's been working hard on her game since her last JBT visit, kept up the excellent bowling, rolling to her first career JBT title with the win.

        JBT rookie Corina Aguon-Africa made an impressive debut, rolling the last seven strikes to defeat Sicard for the girls scratch subdivision win (Mary then selected and beat her in the pick your poison matchplay!).  U17 went to Liam Hardman, in a overly serious, ferocious match (not haha).

        Huge thanks to Rebecca and the Kingpins team for a great hosting job.  Want in on the fun and action for all skill levels and ages?  Just check out our schedule and come on down!

Date: Saturday October 2  (This is ONE tournament that is one day long. Sunday is a separate one day event.  You can bowl only Saturday, only Sunday, or both).  

Start Time: Saturday qualifying squad at 10 AM, one squad only.

Re-entries?:  There's only one qualifying squad, so there are no re-entries this event..

Reservations:  Please email director@bowljbt.com to reserve a spot.  You can prepay (not required) at the 'Prepaying' section of this website.  Reservations (paid or unpaid) must check in no later than 15 minutes before start time.  At that time, all bowlers will be taken on a first come, first serve basis until the field is full.

Format: Qualifying round is 5 games.  The top 40% to a maximum of 16 advance to matchplay in our 'pick your poison' format.  

Divisions/ Averages:  Scratch or handicap.  It is the bowlers' choice of division.  Also, everyone age 16 or under as of 8/1/21 is automatically entered in the U-17 side event.   Also, every female is automatically entered in the Girls Scratch side event.   If this is your first JBT event this season, we will be asking for average info.  In most cases, your highest average from any current form of organized competition of at least 15 games is what we need.  If you bowl in multiple leagues / clubs, bring everything and we'll sort it out for you.  After your first JBT event, your average is re-rated before every JBT event according to JBT rules.  Please see JBT Rule 13 for complete details.

Points:  This event counts for Pacific Northwest Conference and All-Conference points.  Points qualify you for the big money season-ending Invitationals and Touring Players Championship, so get all you can.  Visit the 'statistics' section of the website to check on your points.  After this event, the top 32 in Pac NW points, plus anyone who had a top-4 finish in a Pac NW JBT event this season, advance to the Invitational.

Entry fee: $50 handicap; $60 scratch.  Scholarship brackets are available for $2 each.  Raffle tickets for Ebonite bowling balls, and our PowerBowl and '25' jackpots, are available on-site. 

Covid details: JBT events follow- at least- all local Covid safety protocols, which you must be prepared for.   Please stay posted so you're not surprised about anything required of you. 

Scholarships: 1:6 in each division earn scholarships, scratch and handicap.  Minimum prizes in scratch are $300, $150, $100, $60.  In handicap, $250, $125, $75, $50.  Bowlers must finish in the top 4 once this season to qualify for that conference's Invitational, which features $1,000 for first place.  Bowlers who finish in the top 20 in a conference's points race, or the top 100 in all-conference points, qualify for the Touring Players Championship, featuring $2,000 for first.

Lane conditions: conditions vary from event to event, and are not posted prior to the event (unless otherwise announced).  Some events do not post the pattern until after qualifying.  Be ready for anything- it makes you a better bowler!  Check out previous patterns and corresponding cut scores at the 'lane conditions' section of this website.

Dress code:  Anything goes EXCEPT tank tops, hats, gym shorts, clothing promoting alcohol, drugs, or firearms, or excessively ripped or short clothing, subject solely to the director's discretion.  However, bowlers wearing slacks or dress shorts/skirts, and a 'name shirt' or PBA-style 'dye-sub' shirt, or college or high school team shirt, earn an extra 10 points on their season-long points total.  If you're not sure about dress code, check with us.  If you're new to us, the vast majority of the bowlers do dress in the 'bonus' dress code, and those points become very important, so plan accordingly.

RESERVED BOWLERS:

PLEASE do not forget to contact us if you need to cancel or adjust your reservation.