WEST SEATTLE BOWL

Mac Kaurin, Jake Keister, Ewan Oester, Logan Winchell; Piper Chalmers; Colt Jance

        Mac Kaurin and Jake Keister claimed JBT titles in exciting Pacific Northwest Conference action at West Seattle Bowl.

      In a scratch finals featuring all U-17 bowlers, Mac Reese won round of the stepladder 266-180 over Bud Sicard.  Ewan Oester then beat Reese 218-204 to advance to the finals.  Oester, still at just age 12, was looking to become the youngest bowler to win a second scratch title, but top seed Mac Kaurin had other ideas.  After firing 299 to open the event, he held the lead all day, and closed it out with a 243-209 win over Oester to earn his fifth career JBT title.

     In a battle of WSB juniors, Justice Jenkins beat Nathan Tavel to open the handicap finals 238-190.  Reigning TPC champion Logan Winchell then stopped Jenkins 257-200 to reach the title match.  Top seed Jake Keister had the best day of his young JBT career to lead the event, and finished things off with a 230-184 win for his first career JBT title.

    Piper Chalmers edged Joleigh Murphy 209-206 for the Girls Scratch subdivision win, while Mac's win over Ewan also counted for the U17 win.  Colt Jance nailed the '26' jackpot again for a quick $100 bonus, while Kyle Adams won a ball from our title sponsor Ebonite.  Huge thanks to the team at West Seattle for hosting a great day!  Want in on the fun for all ages and skill levels?  Just check out our schedule and come on down!

Date: Saturday March 26, 2022  (This is ONE tournament that is one day long. Sunday is a separate one day event.  You can bowl only Sunday, only Saturday, or both).  

Start Time: Saturday qualifying squad at Noon, one squad only.  Try and check in no later than 11:30.

Travel: The West Seattle Bridge is closed.  This may alter your travel route.  Please take note and adjust your travel and time accordingly.

Special Covid restrictions: King County and West Seattle Bowl have lifted the proof of vaccination requirement.  As we've learned, anything can change any day, so as always, stay tuned.

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% bowl a 3 game semifinals.. The top 4 then do a stepladder finals.   

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 Pac NW 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.  As the end of the season, the top 32 in Pac NW points, plus anyone who had a top-4 finish in a Pac NW event this season, advance to their respective Invitationals.

Entry fee: $50 handicap; $60 scratch.  Scholarship brackets are available for $2 each.  Raffle tickets for Ebonite bowling balls, and our PowerBowl and '26' 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.  This list may not be updated after the Friday of the event as we travel, etc.  However, walk-ins / late entries are still gladly accepted as space permits.  There is generally plenty of room for walk-ins / late entries, and we'll  post here clearly if an event is nearing sellout or sold out.