AMF EAGLE

champs Kevin Valmonte and Logan Bain

Logan Bain joined the recent string of bowlers winning two events in a row, while Kevin Valmonte tasted victory for the first time, in JBT SW action at AMF Eagle.

Jared Lawrence and Cayson Coyle opened the scratch division stepladder finals in style with a tremendous match.  Both bowlers had 7 of 9 strikes going into the tenth frame, and Jared proceeded to strike out for a 258 finish, forcing Cayson to match the turkey to tie.  Coyle's first ball was high all the way but tripped the 4-7 out, but a much better second ball resulted in a 10-pin, giving Lawrence the 258-247 win in a very well bowled match.

In round two, Lawrence's carry faded, but he still struck out to put some pressure on his next opponent, Jeff Spiesman.  Jeff was up to the task, though, getting the first hit in the tenth for a 206-185 victory over Jared.  In the semifinal between Spiesman and Brian Carmichael, the good carry dried up on both bowlers, and in a pure grind, Carmichael outlasted Spiesman 183-175, to advance to the title match.

Top qualifier Kevin Valmonte had thrown two 290+ games the last two events, but hadn't finished higher than 5th in those tournaments.  This time, Kevin put it all together, easily leading the field.  He also had a relatively easy time in the final match, as he maintained his good shotmaking while Carmichael was unable to regain the form that got him to the title match.  The 225-158 final score earned Valmonte the first JBT SW title of his career.

The handicap division finals also started with a great match.  Kevin Phillips, the lowest average in the first round, threw a clutch strike to tie Kaitlin Mayall at 213, but then they both could only watch as Allie Ijams spared a 3-6 and then filled enough count for a 217 that just edged them both to advance. 

Miss Ijams the turned it on in round two, rolling a big 251 that squashed the scary-good strike ball of Justen Danforth (196) and Arizonan Gerg Geering (184).  In the semifinals, Allie started to tire out, while defending champion Logan Bain came in with confidence.  IN the end, Bain's 233 was enough to defeat a 164 from Ijams and a 187 from Christina Fraijo, making her first top-5 appearance, to advance to the championship match.

Top seed Jaymes Conn was leading a JBT SW event for the first time, and had dominated most of the day as well.  However, despite a clean start including a 4-5 Connversion, Jaymes suffered opens in frames 6-9, opening the door for Bain.  Bain's double in the 9th and 10th forced Conn to do the same to win, but a 9-count on his first ball wrapped up a 193-190 win for Logan.  Everyone who bowls JBT SW events knows how hard it is to win one in either division, yet this marks the fourth time in two months that a bowler has won two events in a row (joining Kris George, BJ Baker, and Christian Jensen).

Bowlers in all divisions enjoyed the annual 'easter egg hunt', which awarded prizes and Skittles to many participants!

Thanks to Ron Weber and his staff at AMF Eagle for a great day of bowling and Easter Egg Hunting!     

    

AMF Eagle- final results and optional scholarship winners
3/26/2005
Southern California Conference
	Scratch Division
rank	name	city, state	score	prize
1	Kevin Valmonte	La Verne, CA	p 294	$215
2	Brian Carmichael	Moreno Valley, CA	p 187	$135
3	Jeff Spiesman	Upland, CA	p 186	$60
4	Jared Lawrence	Redondo Beach, CA	p 147	$40
5	Cayson Coyle	Las Vegas, NV	p 146	$80
6	Felicia Mara	Rancho Cucamunga, CA	p 94
7	Josh Wilson	Vista, CA	p 90	$15
8	Matt Clune	San Diego, CA	p 84	$30
9	Brittni Zilisch	Moreno Valley, CA	p 77
10	Josh Blanchard	Upland, CA	p 45
11	Augie Guerrero	Riverside, CA	p 24	$30
12	Brandon Watts	Lake Havasu City, AZ	p 3	$50
13	Jennifer Katsura	Norwalk, CA	m 13	$10
14	Brian Ballard	San Diego, CA	m 20
15	Matthew Spive	Valley Center, CA	m 84
16	Justin Lou	San Diego, CA	m 85
17	Chris Fore	Oceanside, CA	m 8
18	Forrest Holland	Vista, CA	m 9
19	Shelby Shirlock	Lake Elsinore, CA	m 10
20	Sam Hitchcock	Lake Forest, CA	m 32	$35
21	Paul Green	San Diego, CA	m 36
22	Philip Schwartz	Oro Valley, AZ	m 36	$10
23	Ramey Rahib	San Diego, CA	m 50
24	Theo Douthit	San Diego, CA	m 63
25	Heather Brown	Las Vegas, NV	m 71
26	Michael Cripe	San Diego, CA	m 72
27	Daniel Soraci	Oceanside, CA	m 87
28	Joseph Anderson	Avondale, AZ	m 96
29	GT Myrick	Vista, CA	m 120
30	Patrick Poritt	Lakeside, CA	m 268
	Handicap Division
rank	name	city, state	score	prize
1	Logan Bain	San Diego, CA	p 163	$200
2	Jaymes Conn	La Mesa, CA	p 179	$175
3	Christina Fraijo	Moreno Valley, CA	p 134	$75
4	Allie Ijams	Mission Viejo, CA	p 105	$75
5	Greg Geering	Phoenix, AZ	p 129	$95
6	Justen Danforth	Lake Forest, CA	p 121	$75
7	Kaitlin Mayall	Chula Vista, CA	p 115	$60
8	Kevin Philips	San Diego, CA	p 87	$20
9	Melissa Long	Long Beach, CA	p 86	$30
10	Drew Thevenot	Santee, CA	p 85
11	Lana Lycan	San Diego, CA	p 73
12	Savannah Guerrero	Riverside, CA	p 50
13	Shane Peck	Riverside, CA	p 45	$40
14	Kelly Ruzylo	Oceanside, CA	p 29
15	Joe McLoed	San Diego, CA	p 16
16	Kyle Ruzylo	Oceanside, CA	p 10
17	Mimi Duong	San Diego, CA	p 3
18	Monica Lozano	San Diego, CA	p 2	$15
19	Jennylee Valles	San Bernardino, CA	m 19
20	Jesus Garcia	San Diego, CA	m 38
21	Bryan Valles	San Bernardino, CA	m 9
22	Steven Lanning	San Diego, CA	m 9
23	Taylor Brennan	Prescott, AZ	m 9	$15
24	Michael Lozano	San Diego, CA	m 11	$15
25	Daniel Trinh	San Diego, CA	m 15
26	Cameron Smith	Santee, CA	m 19	$15
27	Kris George	Glendale, AZ	m 20	$15
28	Kenny Taylor	San Diego, CA	m 25
29	RJ Garcia	San Bernardino, CA	m 26
30	Andrew Chain	San Diego, CA	m 37
31	Jason Larcome	Chula Vista, CA	m 38
32	Anthony Cruz	San Diego, CA	m 41
33	Foster Phandanouvong	San Diego, CA	m 61
34	Samantha Meyers	Mission Hills, CA	m 67
35	Sean Balbos	Prescott, AZ	m 89
36	Kevin Valles	San Bernardino, CA	m 95
37	Stephen Fuller	Riverside, CA	m 99
38	Nick Powanda	San Diego, CA	m 119
39	Tyler Boscarino	Alpine, CA	m 146
40	Jordan Bain	San Diego, CA	inc card
40	Andrew Wellnitz	San Diego, CA	inc card
High Games: scratch: Hitchcock 268, Watts 252, Schwartz 250. Handicap: Mayall 284, Danforth 278, Peck 258
High Female: Katsura 1022
Cuts: scratch -5; handicap -7
Storm Ball Winner: Brandon Watts
Easter Egg scholarships: Peck $10, Kelly Ruzylo $5, Thevenot $5, Chain $10, Monica Lozano $10, Blanchard $10
TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $1,630