SILVER NUGGET
champs Cayson Coyle & Chelsea Zemelka
Cayson Coyle and Chelsea Zemelka captured JBT titles in exciting JBT Mojave Conference action at Silver Nugget.
Coyle climbed the ladder en route to his third career JBT crown. He began with a 183-159 win over Jordan Katz. He followed with a 224-204 win over Kyle King, and followed up with a 242-224 win over Justin Spurrier, champ of the last Mojave event, to advance to the finals.
Top seed Ray Griffith was enjoying his best JBT performance ever, easily nabbing the top seed. However, he struggled in the finals, and a good ball change proved to be too little too late, as Coyle cruised 245-202 to the victory.
Kyle's sister Taylor King opened the handicap finals with a 213-176 win over Kingman's Alicia Sullivan. King then defeated Melissa Huether, 238-195, before Paul Huether defended the family honor with a 238-233 win over Taylor to reach the title match.
Top seed Chelsea Zemelka had been close to victory many times before, while Huether was looking for his second title of the season. The well-bowled title match came down to the tenth frame, where Paul converted a 10-pin and filled nine to force Chelsea to mark and get nine to win. After barely avoiding a washout, Zemelka got the spare and followed with a flush strike to finally win her first JBT title.
Only 55 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 Silver Nugget for hosting our event. 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!
| Silver Nugget- final results and optional scholarship winners | |||
| 2/25/2007 | |||
| Mojave Conference | |||
| Scratch Division | |||
| rank | name | city, state | prize |
| 1 | Cayson Coyle | Las Vegas, NV | $200 |
| 2 | Ray Griffith | Las Vegas, NV | $100 |
| 3 | Justin Spurrier | Las Vegas, NV | $60 |
| 4 | Kyle King | Phoenix, AZ | $70 |
| 5 | Jordan Katz | Las Vegas, NV | $30 |
| 6 | Kris George | Glendale, AZ | $150 |
| 7 | Nathan Panaligan | N. Las Vegas, NV | $55 |
| 8 | Kary Nguyen | Las Vegas, NV | $10 |
| 9 | Adam Reynoso | Las Vegas, NV | $45 |
| 10 | Christian Jensen | Anthem, AZ | $45 |
| 11 | Cameron Smith | Santee, CA | $10 |
| 12 | Carl Winder | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 13 | Brandon Watts | Lake Havasu City, AZ | |
| 14 | Jeff Mathews | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 15 | Andy Reynoso | Las Vegas, NV | $85 |
| 16 | Joe Claspell | Lake Havasu City, AZ | |
| 17 | Sean Khureya | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 18 | Kalani Diliner | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 19 | April Urban | Henderson, NV | |
| 20 | Jessica Hetkowsji | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 21 | Jeremy Medina | Santa Fe, NM | |
| 22 | DJ Sloan | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 23 | Brandon Allred | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 24 | Stephen Ashley | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 25 | Allie Ijams | Mission Viejo, CA | |
| 26 | Jordan Ferrer | Henderson, NV | |
| 27 | Chris Kagawa | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 28 | David Beisswenger | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 29 | Kevin Houck | Lake Havasu City, AZ | |
| 30 | Andy Byer | Albuquerque, NM | |
| 31 | JR Monteith | Orange, CA | |
| 32 | Shane Peck | Riverside, CA | |
| 33 | Alyssa Madrid | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 34 | Bobby Majdanski | Las Vegas, NV | $10 |
| Handicap Division | |||
| rank | name | city, state | prize |
| 1 | Chelsea Zemelka | Phoenix, AZ | $265 |
| 2 | Paul Huether | Las Vegas, NV | $120 |
| 3 | Taylor King | Phoenix, AZ | $85 |
| 4 | Melissa Huether | Las Vegas, NV | $55 |
| 5 | Alicia Sullivan | Kingman, AZ | $20 |
| 6 | Joshua Ferrer | Henderson, NV | |
| 7 | Sean Huggins | Las Vegas, NV | $15 |
| 8 | Blaine Hellman | Lake Havasu City, AZ | $45 |
| 9 | Joshua Shoup | Tolleson, AZ | |
| 10 | Taylor McKenrick | Henderson, NV | |
| 11 | Casey Bybee | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 12 | Logan Kennedy | Henderson, NV | |
| 13 | Darcie Staggs | Bullhead City, AZ | |
| 14 | Taylor Ray | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 15 | Jenna Graydon | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 16 | Sean Caliebe | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 17 | Donovan Koff | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 18 | Alesha Pannier | Lake Havasu City, AZ | |
| 19 | Justin Claspell | Lake Havasu City, AZ | |
| 20 | Brandon Owen | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 21 | Ashley Olriksen | Albuquerque, NM | |
| 22 | Zach Hattori | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 23 | Sarah Ansteth | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 24 | James Hawkins | Anaheim, CA | |
| 25 | Troy Graydon | Las Vegas, NV | |
| Ball Winner: Andy Reynoso | |||
| Bowlers' Discount Pro Shop Ball Bag Winner: Paul Huether | |||
| TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $1,545 | |||
as Chelsea patiently smiles, Cayson turns the champs' picture into his own personal photo shoot...
