SAM'S TOWN
champs Nathan Panaligan and Chris O'Connell
He did it again.
Nathan Panaligan won the first two Mojave Conference JBT events of the season for the third straight year, while rookie Chris O'Connell nabbed his first win, in exciting action at Sam's Town.
The scratch division finals opened with Forrest Holland defeating Cayson Coyle, who along with Panaligan fired 300 games during the high scoring event, by a 231-216 margin. Holland then got by Brandon Allred 209-177, and followed with a 183-167 win over Brandon Watts to reach the title match.
Top qualifier Panaligan remained untouchable yet again in early season events. His 246-195 win over Holland, one of the JBT's best non-titlists, gives Nathan his 9th career JBT title.
The handicap finals opened with an all Califonian battle, won 256-193 by Mike May over Drew Stern. Another Californian, James Hawkins, came on and defeated May 197-187, ensuring him the points lead after two events. In a thrilling semifinal, red-hot Zach Hattori finished at 243, but watch helplessly as Hawkins, needing a mark to win, left a 3-pin. However, Hawkins missed the spare, and the result was a tie. In the noisy rolloff that followed, Hattori survived 44-30 to reach the title match.
Top qualifier O'Connell had an awesome debut performance to grab the top seed, but would probably have rather faced anyone but Hattori, who rode a 14-match winning streak into the contest, and was already looking for his second title of the season. In a back and forth affair, O'Connell squeaked by Hattori 198-193 to capture his first career victory.
Only 67 bowlers competed in the event, so we hope everyone who attended had a great time, and will spread the word about the great benefits of bowling JBT. Everyone who finished in the top 5 qualifies for the 2007 JBT Mojave 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 everyone at Sam's Town for their usual terrific job hosting our events. Over $1,500 in scholarships were awarded. Want in on the fun? Come on out to the next JBT event, it's as simple as that!
| Sam's Town- final results and optional scholarship winners | ||||
| 10/8/2006 | ||||
| Mojave Conference | ||||
| Scratch Division | ||||
| rank | name | city, state | score | prize |
| 1 | Nathan Panaligan | N. Las Vegas, NV | p 342 | $255 |
| 2 | Forrest Holland | Vista, CA | p 224 | $135 |
| 3 | Brandon Watts | Lake Havasu City, AZ | p 312 | $60 |
| 4 | Brandon Allred | Las Vegas, NV | p 283 | $65 |
| 5 | Cayson Coyle | Las Vegas, NV | p 255 | $140 |
| 6 | DJ Sloan | Las Vegas, NV | p 220 | $20 |
| 7 | Kris George | Glendale, AZ | p 149 | |
| 8 | JR Monteith | Orange, CA | p 135 | $120 |
| 9 | Chris Kagawa | Las Vegas, NV | p 126 | |
| 10 | April Urban | Henderson, NV | p 118 | |
| 11 | Hannah Chipman | Las Vegas, NV | p 88 | |
| 12 | Eddie Schaub | Las Vegas, NV | p 75 | |
| 13 | Christian Jensen | Anthem, AZ | p 71 | $30 |
| 14 | Adam Reynoso | Las Vegas, NV | p 21 | |
| 15 | Paolo Castro | Las Vegas, NV | p 16 | |
| 16 | Jordan Ferrer | Henderson, NV | m 16 | |
| 17 | Matt McHann | Las Vegas, NV | m 42 | $15 |
| 18 | Brian Pepper | Thousand Oaks, CA | m 47 | |
| 19 | Jessica Hetkowski | Las Vegas, NV | m 8 | |
| 20 | Ryan Jacobson | Las Vegas, NV | m 9 | |
| 21 | Ray Griffith | Las Vegas, NV | m 11 | |
| 22 | Joe Claspell | Lake Havasu City, AZ | m 25 | |
| 23 | Carl Winder | Las Vegas, NV | m 72 | |
| 24 | Bobby Majdanski | Las Vegas, NV | m 84 | |
| 25 | Adam Reynoso | Las Vegas, NV | m 89 | |
| 26 | Jeff Mathews | Las Vegas, NV | m 124 | |
| 27 | Kris Del Campo | Las Vegas, NV | m 140 | |
| 28 | Joshua Ferrer | Henderson, NV | m 147 | |
| 29 | Alyssa Madrid | Las Vegas, NV | m 152 | |
| 30 | Blaine Hellman | Lake Havasu City, AZ | m 157 | |
| 31 | Kary Nguyen | Las Vegas, NV | m 169 | |
| 32 | Gabriella Kinney | Las Vegas, NV | m 170 | |
| 33 | Sean Khureya | Las Vegas, NV | m 181 | |
| 34 | Kalani Dilliner | Las Vegas, NV | m 181 | |
| Handicap Division | ||||
| rank | name | city, state | score | prize |
| 1 | Chris O'Connell | Lake Havasu City, AZ | p 321 | $200 |
| 2 | Zach Hattori | Las Vegas, NV | p 232 | $100 |
| 3 | James Hawkins Jr. | Anaheim, CA | p 231 | $60 |
| 4 | Mike May | San Diego, CA | p 215 | $155 |
| 5 | Drew Stern | Northridge, CA | p 211 | $85 |
| 6 | Alicia Sullivan | Kingman, AZ | p 157 | $20 |
| 7 | Ryan Yadao | Las Vegas, NV | p 147 | $15 |
| 8 | Ricky Overton | Las Vegas, NV | p 144 | |
| 9 | Taelor McKenrick | Henderson, NV | p 106 | $5 |
| 10 | Paul Huether | Las Vegas, NV | p 105 | $15 |
| 11 | Teofisto Cipriaso | Las Vegas, NV | p 85 | |
| 12 | Kevin Foss | Pahrump, NV | p 81 | |
| 13 | Rebekah Gottlieb | Las Vegas, NV | p 64 | |
| 14 | Breezy Sharma | Lake Havasu City, AZ | p 51 | |
| 15 | Darcie Staggs | Bullhead City, AZ | p 46 | |
| 16 | Sean Huggins | Las Vegas, NV | m 16 | |
| 17 | Scott Schickling | Lake Havasu City, AZ | m 36 | |
| 18 | Kaitlin Mayall | Chula Vista, CA | p 7 | $30 |
| 19 | Donovan Koff | Las Vegas, NV | m 1 | |
| 20 | Kelly White | Henderson, NV | m 7 | |
| 21 | Justin Claspell | Lake Havasu City, AZ | m 14 | |
| 22 | Melanie Griffith | Las Vegas, NV | m 14 | |
| 23 | Melissa Huether | Las Vegas, NV | m 29 | |
| 24 | Ashley Olriksen | Las Vegas, NV | m 55 | |
| 25 | Chris Draper | Las Vegas, NV | m 57 | |
| 26 | Casey Rosenberg | Las Vegas, NV | m 61 | |
| 27 | Alesha Pannier | Lake Havasu City, AZ | m 65 | |
| 28 | Brandon Owen | Las Vegas, NV | m 70 | |
| 29 | Dan Fasanella | Las Vegas, NV | m 76 | |
| 30 | Dom Panaligan | N. Las Vegas, NV | m 102 | |
| 31 | Bethany Baker | Tempe, AZ | m 114 | |
| 32 | Steven Blackburn | Las Vegas, NV | m 148 | |
| 33 | Logan Kennedy | Henderson, NV | m 158 | |
| Cuts: scratch +11; handicap +9 | ||||
| Ebonite Ball Winner: Ricky Overton | ||||
| TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $1,525 | ||||