SO CAL DOUBLES
champs Josh Blanchard, Rhino Page, and Holly and Matt Emery
75 teams shared in over $2,700 in scholarships awarded in the JBT So Cal Doubles Classic, held at Mira Mesa Lanes.
After seven grueling games of generally high-scoring competition, the field in each division was whittled to five for the exciting alternate-shot stepladder finals. The handicap finals opened with the team of Brenden Lou and Steven Lanning defeating Lisa Marine and Oran Houck by a 211-197 margin. In round two, Bill and Kaitlin Mayall defeated Lou and Lanning 212-196, before a thrilling semifinal in which Matt Emery struck all three times in the tenth for a 227-226 victory for him and daughter Holly over the Mayalls, setting up the title match.
Another father-daughter team, Arno and Brittany Kolatzny, easily claimed the top seed, with both partners well over average for the day. However, despite an incredible split conversion by Brittany mid-game, the Emerys were able to maintain the semifinal momentum, winning the title match 214-204 for their first JBT titles.
The scratch division opened with the junior-junior team of JR Monteith and Daniel Watanabe defeating ASU teammates Brian Makan and Phillip Tanvas 204-182. Tanvas had the high game of the event with a perfect 300 during qualifying. The righty-left combo worked again in game two, as JR and Daniel ousted Anthony Stevenson and Gary Burke (Gary rolled a huge 814 in the semis) 225-197. In the semifinals, defending champions Devin Bidwell and mason Sherman eliminated Monteith and Watanabe 220-214 to reach the title match yet again.
Top qualifiers Josh Blanchard and Rhino Page were quite a story even before the title match. Blanchard was looking for his third consecutive JBT title personally, but the current Junior Team USA star had a mediocre day, averaging only 205 on a very high scoring condition. Not to worry though, because his partner Rhino, a former Team USA star, had one of the best individual days in JBT history. His scores in order were 249-290-225-279 (that's 1043 for 4), 279-278-289 (for a sick 846 in the semis), for an 1,889 7-game total, a 269 average!!! The team's +665 7-game total is also a JBT record.
After being denied the week before with a different partner, Rhino was not to be denied this time, as he and Josh cruised to a 267-214 win over Bidwell and Sherman. The win was the 7th of Josh's JBT career and Rhino's 3rd.
75 teams competed in the event, and we hope everyone who attended had a great time, and will spread the word about the great benefits of bowling JBT. Every junior who finished in the top 5 qualifies for the 2007 JBT So Cal Invitational Tournament, the regular season's year end event, featuring a guaranteed minimum $1,000 first place scholarship in each division. Top season-long point scorers also qualify for the 2007 JBT Touring Players' Championship, featuring a guaranteed minimum $2,000 first place scholarship per division!
Big thanks to Mr. John Balla everyone at Mira Mesa for another terrific job hosting our event. Over $2,700 in scholarships were awarded. Want in on the fun? Come on out to the next JBT event, it's as simple as that!
| So Cal Doubles- final results and optional scholarship winners | |||
| 12/16/2006 | |||
| Southern California Conference | |||
| Scratch Division | |||
| rank | name | score | prize |
| 1 | Josh Blanchard, Fresno CA ($300), and Rhino Page, Fresno CA | p 665 | $300 |
| 2 | Devin Bidwell, Simi Valley CA ($285) and Mason Sherman, Moorpark CA | p 551 | $285 |
| 3 | JR Monteith, Orange CA ($63) and Daniel Watanabe, Bakersfield CA ($63) | p 362 | $126 |
| 4 | Anthony Stevenson, San Diego CA ($105) and Gary Burke, San Diego CA | p 456 | $105 |
| 5 | Brian Makan, Akron OH ($130) and Phillip Tanvas, Neenah WI ($40) | p 414 | $170 |
| 6 | Jeff Spiesman, Ventura CA ($70) and Jared Lawrence, Torrance CA | p 356 | $70 |
| 7 | Mike Cross, Tucson AZ ($30) and Randy Cote, Tucson AZ ($30) | p 228 | $60 |
| 7 | Danielle Schilling, Ventura CA ($15) and Kevin Valmonte, La Verne CA | p 221 | $15 |
| 9 | Chris Weyrauch, Chandler AZ ($15) and Rachel Carr, Chandler AZ | p 208 | $15 |
| 10 | Shane Peck, Riverside CA and Gerald Baker, Riverside CA | p 203 | |
| 11 | Will Jackson, Gardena CA ($15) and Preston Fukumizu, Los Angeles CA ($45) | p 177 | $60 |
| 12 | Nick Powanda, San Diego CA and John Powanda, San Diego CA | p 140 | |
| 13 | Dorian Herrero, San Diego CA ($5) and Mark Herrero, San Diego CA | p 23 | |
| 14 | Matt Hutchinson, Escondido CA and Chris Ingram, Phoenix AZ | m 2 | |
| 15 | Jordan Ferrer, Henderson NV and Joshua Ferrer, Henderson NV | m 23 | $55 |
| 16 | Forrest Holland, Escondido CA, and Travis Benelli, San Diego CA | m 79 | |
| 17 | BJ Baker, Tempe AZ ($30) and Kevin Kaisaki, Phoenix AZ | p 81 | |
| 18 | Kyle Ruzylo, Oceanside CA ($15) and Josh Gomez, Oceanside CA | p 74 | |
| 19 | Shane Lien, San Diego CA and Julian Bosley, San Diego CA | p 71 | |
| 20 | Andrew and John Wellnitz, San Diego CA | p 64 | |
| 21 | Kyle King, Phoenix AZ ($120) and Foster Phandanoouvong, San Diego CA | p 61 | $120 |
| 22 | Felicia and Gordon Mara, Rancho Cucamonga CA | p 57 | |
| 23 | Jesus Garcia Jr. & Sr., San Diego CA | p 57 | |
| 24 | Brian Ballard, San Diego CA, and Sharon Fraijo, Corona CA | p 18 | |
| 25 | Matt Jones, Canoga Park CA ($15) & Matthew Harris, Los Angeles CA | p 17 | |
| 26 | Arisha Piper, Los Angeles CA and Krischna Howard, Los Angeles CA | m 15 | |
| 27 | Cameron Smith, Santee CA and Billy Fleet, San Diego CA | m 55 | |
| 28 | Brian Weyrauch, Tempe AZ and Eric Rubin, Phoenix AZ | m 57 | |
| 29 | Lana Lycan, Santee CA and Vique Woods, San Diego CA | m 88 | |
| 30 | Rodney Isaacson, San Diego CA and Robert Anderson, San Diego CA | m 112 | |
| 31 | Savannah Guerrero, Riverside CA and Brian Carmichael, Moreno Valley CA | m 155 | |
| 32 | Krystal Alvarado, Los Angeles CA and Patrick Snyder, Los Angeles CA | inc | |
| Handicap Division | |||
| rank | name | score | prize |
| 1 | Holly and Matt Emery, Phoenix AZ | p 264 | $400 |
| 2 | Brittany and Arno Kolatzny, San Diego CA | p 303 | $290 |
| 3 | Kaitlin and Bill Mayall, Chula Vista CA | p 254 | $164 |
| 4 | Brenden Lou, San Diego CA ($40) and Steven Lanning, San Diego CA ($40) | p 234 | $80 |
| 5 | Lisa Marine, San Diego CA($70) and Oran Houck, San Diego CA | p 227 | $70 |
| 6 | Albert Torres, San Diego CA ($60) and Savahna Porter, Yuma AZ | p 208 | $60 |
| 7 | Cameron Peck, Riverside CA ans Steven Martin, Riverside CA | p 179 | |
| 8 | Michael and Monica Lozano, San Diego CA | p 175 | $10 |
| 9 | Allie Ijams, Mission Viejo CA ($15) & Bethany Baker, Tempe AZ ($70) | p 174 | $85 |
| 10 | Justin and Mike Basom, San Diego CA | p 152 | |
| 11 | Ricky Clabaugh, San Diego CA and Tony Hogan, San Diego CA | p 147 | |
| 12 | Mike May, San Diego CA ($60) and Steve Lindsey, San Diego CA | p 143 | $60 |
| 13 | Courtney Dutton, Chandler AZ and Susy Monteith, Orange CA | p 137 | |
| 14 | Troy and Alan Lien, San Diego CA | p 128 | |
| 15 | Anthony Cruz, San Diego CA ($30) and Al Monfort, San Diego CA | p 116 | $30 |
| 16 | Nick Arms, San Diego CA and Brendalea Sparks, San Diego CA | p 112 | |
| 17 | Ryan and Ronald Laird, Oregon City OR | p 108 | |
| 18 | Melissa Reed, San Diego CA ($45) and John Staley, San Diego CA | p 73 | |
| 19 | Jaymes and Kevin Conn, El Cajon CA | p 60 | |
| 20 | Kirk Chui, San Diego CA and Paul Phounsaath, San Diego CA | m 5 | |
| 21 | Jesse Orlowski, San Diego CA, and Fred Pasquarella, San Diego CA | p 62 | |
| 22 | Sharla Jucatan, San Diego CA and Jayvin Apon, San Diego CA | p 54 | |
| 23 | Eric and Steven Demo. San Diego CA | p 50 | |
| 24 | Justin and Joe Garza, San Diego CA | p 44 | |
| 25 | Sarah and Douglas Pence, San Diego CA | p 44 | $15 |
| 26 | Shalynne Schmid, Indio CA ($19) and Bob Briney, San Diego CA | p 33 | $19 |
| 27 | Brandon and David Turner, San Diego CA | p 29 | |
| 28 | Kyle DeCew, Riverside CA and Jeff Ingram, San Diego | p 19 | |
| 29 | Drew Stern, Northridge CA ($15) and Justin Borland, Los Angeles CA | p 16 | |
| 30 | Martika Cabezas, Cathedral City CA ($15) and Doug Schmid, Indio CA | p 12 | $15 |
| 31 | Christina Fraijo, Covina CA and Andrea Snyder, Covina CA | p 7 | |
| 32 | Wesley Low Jr. and Sr., Palmdale CA | m 2 | |
| 33 | Erika Garcia, San Diego CA and Marycruz Mora, San Diego CA | m 9 | |
| 34 | Tyler and Mike Boscarino, Alpine CA | m 18 | |
| 35 | Samantha and Warren Meyers, Mission Hills CA | m 39 | |
| 36 | James Hawkins Jr., Anaheim CA and Donny Brannon, Anaheim CA | m 49 | |
| 37 | Jerico Napalan, San Diego CA ($15) and Andrew Chain, San Diego CA | m 57 | |
| 38 | Jenny and Pat Phandanouvoing, San Diego CA | m 59 | |
| 39 | Mimi Duong, San Diego CA ($15) and Robert Deardorff, San Diego CA | m 97 | |
| 40 | Todd Udell Jr. & Sr., Santee CA | m 99 | |
| 41 | Stephanie Udell, Santee Ca and Shawn Raupp, San Diego CA | m 136 | |
| 42 | Kaytlin Nadolski, San Diego CA and Sean McKenna, San Diego CA | m 145 | |
| 43 | David and Kenneth Clabaugh, San Diego CA | m 171 | |
| TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $2,779 | |||