SHAKE, RATTLE, and BOWL at Cliff Castle Casino
champs Kyle King and Tim Keegan
Kyle King continued his early season dominance, while Tim Keegan tasted victory for the first time, in season-opening JBT Arizona Conference action at Cliff Castle Casino's Shake Rattle and Bowl.
Cameron Smith, who has bowled well at Cliff Castle in the past, opened the scratch division stepladder finals with a 218-193 win over fellow Californian Brian Ballard. Smith and 15-time JBT champ Kris George then engaged in a classic battle, with Smith striking out in the tenth for a 247-246 win over Kris. Cameron had an easier time in the semifinals, defeating first-time scratch finalist Tyler Shipman 245-180, to advance to the title match.
Top seed Kyle King opened the event with a 300 game, the only one of the season thus far, and after early leader Randy Cote stumbled in the semifinals, coasted to the top seed. However, he found himself in a battle with the always-tough Smith. In the end, though, his tenth frame spare was good for a 212-205 win, and the 18th title of his JBT career.
Dylan Taylor opened up the 8-person handicap finals with a 226 game, beating Joey Sorce (218) and Travis Johnson (152). Keegan then took over, rolling 216 to win round two over Savannah Carr (204) and Taylor (187). In the semifinal, Keegan exploded with 275 to oust Kathleen Hastings (172) and Taylor Knight (181) to reach the title match.
Top seed Alex Holbrook had put on an impressive performance all day long to nab the top spot, but struggled a bit in the title match. Fortunately for Alex, so did Tim, and the result was a nailbiter that went down to the final shot. Needing a strike to win, Keegan got nine, tying the match at 192, setting up a two-frame rolloff- the second already in 3 JBT events this season! In the rolloff, Tim escaped 44-31 for the title, the first of his JBT career.
Gino Salaverria and Deven Johnston picked up $50 scholarships each as lucky winners of the Impact Challenge Bonus. Visit them at Impact Bowling Pro Shop, 99th Ave and Bell in NW Phoenix. Huge thanks to everyone at Cliff Castle for always being great hosts for our Tour. $2,415 in scholarships was awarded to the 94 player field- want in on the fun? Come on out to the next JBT event, it's a simple as that!
| Cliff Castle (Sat.)- final results and optional scholarship winners | |||
| 8/30/2008 | |||
| Arizona Conference | |||
| Scratch Division | |||
| rank | name | city, state | prize |
| 1 | Kyle King | Phoenix, AZ | $460 |
| 2 | Cameron Smith | Santee, CA | $115 |
| 3 | Tyler Shipman | Gilbert, AZ | $60 |
| 4 | Kris George | Las Vegas, NV | $105 |
| 5 | Brian Ballard | San Diego, CA | $50 |
| 6 | Greg Garbera | Tempe, AZ | $75 |
| 7 | Rachelle Davis | Tucson, AZ | $80 |
| 8 | Randy Cote | Tucson, AZ | $20 |
| 9 | Nicholas Lee | Tucson, AZ | |
| 10 | Gino Salaverria | Phoenix, AZ | $65 |
| 11 | Allie Ijams | Flagstaff, AZ | $30 |
| 12 | Miguel Lopez | Peoria, AZ | |
| 13 | Mike Armstrong | Tucson, AZ | $30 |
| 14 | James Hawkins Jr | Quail Valley, CA | $45 |
| 15 | Marc Burris | Tucson, AZ | |
| 16 | Anthony Tripi | Avondale, AZ | $15 |
| 17 | Matt Cormack | Woodland Hills, CA | |
| 18 | Amanda Vadnais | Prescott, AZ | |
| 19 | Chris Varholdt | Chandler, AZ | $15 |
| 20 | Andy Holick | Tucson, AZ | |
| 21 | Eduardo Perez | Peoria, AZ | $30 |
| 22 | Nathan Shock | Thornton, CO | |
| 23 | David Johnston | Peoria, AZ | |
| 24 | Tyson Lewis | Peoria, AZ | |
| 25 | Theo Douthit | Phoenix, AZ | $15 |
| 26 | Matt Herbert | Prescott, AZ | $15 |
| 27 | CJ Lee | Gilbert, AZ | |
| 28 | Rebeca Reguero | Phoenix, AZ | |
| 29 | Michael Struble | Scottsdale, AZ | |
| 30 | Jeffrey Williams | Surprise, AZ | |
| 31 | Courtney Dutton | Chandler, AZ | |
| 32 | Shawn Peters | Glendale, AZ | |
| 33 | Tyler Brown | Prescott, AZ | |
| 34 | Chelsea Zemelka | Phoenix, AZ | |
| 35 | Jacob Smith | Tucson, AZ | |
| 36 | Kaitlin Mayall | Chula Vista, CA | |
| 37 | Kyle Karpovich | Chandler, AZ | |
| 38 | Tiffany King | Surprise, AZ | $15 |
| 39 | Jeff Weyrauch | Tempe, AZ | |
| 40 | Martika Cabezas | Palm Springs, CA | |
| 41 | Matt Payne | Phoenix, AZ | |
| 42 | Brian Weyrauch | Tempe, AZ | |
| 43 | Jared Billman | Peoria, AZ | |
| Handicap Division | |||
| rank | name | city, state | prize |
| 1 | Tim Keegan | Arleta, CA | $325 |
| 2 | Alex Holbrook | Flagstaff, AZ | $125 |
| 3 | Kathleen Hastings | Prescott Valley, AZ | $105 |
| 4 | Taylor Knight | Phoenix, AZ | $75 |
| 5 | Savannah Carr | Goodyear, AZ | $65 |
| 6 | Dylan Taylor | Scottsdale, AZ | $55 |
| 7 | Joey Sorce | Chino Valley, AZ | $60 |
| 8 | Travis Johnson | Peoria, AZ | $20 |
| 9 | Marina Stever | Mesa, AZ | $15 |
| 10 | Deven Johnston | Glendale, AZ | $45 |
| 11 | Sandy Truman | Phoenix, AZ | $5 |
| 12 | Kristen Lee | Tucson, AZ | |
| 13 | Nicholas Wade | Mesa, AZ | |
| 14 | Nick Armstrong | Tucson, AZ | |
| 15 | Justin Givler | Phoenix, AZ | |
| 16 | Bethany Baker | Tempe, AZ` | $5 |
| 17 | Taylor Coleman | Scottsdale, AZ | $15 |
| 18 | Blake Kalaf | Chandler, AZ | $15 |
| 19 | Amanda Ailport | Phoenix, AZ | |
| 20 | Alex Pellegrino | Queen Creek, AZ | |
| 21 | Mike Kenny | Prescott Valley, AZ | $15 |
| 22 | Krystal Gray | Tucson, AZ | $15 |
| 23 | Rachel Thompson | Albuquerque, NM | |
| 24 | Jordan Hastings | Prescott Valley, AZ | |
| 25 | Eric Demo | San Diego, CA | $75 |
| 26 | Shannon Ryan | Phoenix, AZ | $15 |
| 27 | Zac Sugahara | Prescott, AZ | |
| 28 | Danny Varholdt | Chandler, AZ | $15 |
| 29 | Gregg Kern | Tucson, AZ | $15 |
| 30 | Darcie Staggs | Bullhead City, AZ | |
| 31 | Kyle Frederick | Chandler, AZ | $15 |
| 32 | Daniel Cotten | Glendale, AZ | |
| 33 | Sam Zermeno | EL Paso, TX | |
| 34 | Valry Swaim | Phoenix, AZ | |
| 35 | Becki Meils | Cave Creek, AZ | |
| 36 | William Witt | Ft Huachuca, AZ | |
| 37 | Josh Shoup | Tolleson, AZ | |
| 38 | Kaitlin Silva | Canyon Country, CA | |
| 39 | Karissa Tafoya | Chandler, AZ | |
| 40 | Alexis Atkin | Glendale, AZ | |
| 41 | Cody Taylor | Phoenix, AZ | |
| 42 | Bryant Wade | Mesa, AZ | |
| 43 | Lindsey Ailport | Phoenix, AZ | |
| 44 | Cris Boyle | Mesa, AZ | |
| 45 | Benjamin Meils | Cave Creek, AZ | |
| 46 | Kyle Chambers | Chandler, AZ | $15 |
| 47 | Jay Prewitt | Chandler, AZ | |
| 48 | Pamela Perez | Peoria, AZ | |
| 49 | Terry Wade | Mesa, AZ | |
| 50 | Sergio Toscano | Phoenix, AZ | |
| 51 | Emilio Luna | Phoenix, AZ | |
| Impact Challenge Winners: Gino Salaverria and Deven Johnston | |||
| Scratch High Games: | |||
| King 300 | |||
| Cote 277 | |||
| Salaverria 275 | |||
| Hawkins 268 | |||
| Lopez 266 | |||
| Handicap High Games: | |||
| Armstrong 279 | |||
| Demo 276 | |||
| Keegan 275 | |||
| Holbrook 264 | |||
| T. Johnson 263 | |||
| Coleman 263 | |||
| Round Leaders (5 pts. Each) | |||
| Scratch | Handicap | ||
| 1 | King | Kern | |
| 2 | King | D. Taylor | |
| 3 | Cote | K. Hastings | |
| 4 | King | K. Hastings | |
| 5 | Cote | K. Hastings | |
| 6 | King | Holbrook | |
| 7 | King | Holbrook | |
| 8 | King | Holbrook | |
| High Female: | |||
| David 1045 | |||
| Vadnais 1034 | |||
| Ijams 1002 | |||
| Lee 987 | |||
| Reguero 932 | |||
| TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $2,415 | |||