SECOMA LANES

Bud Sicard, Duke Knudsen, Alaina Degenstein; Piper Chalmers

        Bud Sicard completed an historic performance, while Alaina Degenstein made person history with her first win, in exciting JBT Pacific Northwest Conference action at Federal Way's Secoma Lanes.

        After five qualifying games, top scorers advanced to elimination matchplay.  It was a rare 'chalk' bracket in scratch, with the top 4 seeds advancing to the semifinals (and all 4 being U17 bowlers to boot).  In those semis, 12 year-old DoHon Kwon ousted Duke Knudsen, while top seed Bud Sicard stopped Charlie Simperman to set up the finale.

        Kwon is going to win a lot of scratch tournaments, but this final, and the weekend, belonged to Sicard.  After cruising to a win the day before, he qualified first again here, then rallied against Canadian Adam Jodoin for a perfect 300 in game two of their two-game match to advance.  All that was left was to bowl a good game to beat the talented DoHoon to sweep the weekend.   Bud was more than up to the task, firing another perfect 300 game (on a tricky Dead Man's Curve pattern), becoming the first Pac NW Conference bowler to bowl two 300s in one day, and to roll a title match 300 (and just the tenth overall to achieve title game perfection).  What a day for the now nine-time JBT titlist!

        The handicap bracket was far more chaotic (and completely female), as the semifinals featured #13 Brenna Winders upsetting to seed Shelby Unger, while #14 Alaina Degenstein defeated #7 Alena McDugle to set up a title match between two first time finalists.  Both girls bowled very well, but in the end Alaina made the spares that made the difference, and she claimed her first career JBT title with the victory.

        Bud's sister Mary Sicard led the first three rounds en route to a fifth place finish, but Piper Chalmers turned the tables in the day's Girls Scratch final, avenging yesterday's defeat with a win here, in a matchup we might see a lot of this season.  Duke avenged his semifinal loss with a win over Bud for the day's U17 subdivision win.

        Big thanks to Mike Martin and the team at Secoma for hosting, title sponsors Ebonite and IAM Bowling, all our other great sponsors, and everyone for attending.  Want in on all this fun for all ages and skill levels?  Just check out our schedule and come on down!    

Date: Sunday August 28, 2022  (This is ONE tournament that is one day long, open to anyone age 21 & under as of 8/1/22). 

Start Time: Bowling begins at 10 AM.

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% advance to matchplay.   

Divisions/ Averages:  Scratch or handicap.  It is the bowlers' choice of division.  Also, everyone age 16 or under as of 8/1/22 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.  If you don't have 15+ games in any organized competition this season, we need your finishing 21-22 average, and any 2022 summer averages.  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: $60.  Scholarship brackets are available for $2 each.  Raffle tickets for Ebonite bowling balls, and our PowerBowl and '27' jackpots, are available on-site. 

Sponsor Incentive bonuses:  1) IAM Bowling: Bowlers making the final match of an event (scratch or handicap) wearing an IAM patch (good), any IAM shirt (better), or an IAM JBT shirt (best) earn point bonuses towards a $5,000 IAM incentive jackpot.  (The IAM patch is requested to be worn by all bowlers).   2) Virtue Bowling: Bowlers making the final match of an event (scratch or handicap, win or lose), using a Virtue Bowling shirt or patch, and a Virtue drilled ball, earn a $25 Virtue gift card.  

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 are $300, $150, $100, $60.  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 $2,500 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:

This reservation is an expectation that you will be bowling.  PLEASE do not forget to contact us if you need to cancel or adjust your reservation.  Repeated 'no-shows' may result in you not being able to reserve a spot.  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.