SANTA CRUZ LANES
champions
Kevin Saunders & Philip Stephens
Kevin Saunders returned to the winners' circle, while Philip Stephens tasted victory for the first time, in JBT SW action at Santa Cruz Lanes.
The scratch division finals opened with Greg Garbera blasting a big 246 to overpower Philip Schwartz (188) and CJ Crooks (178). In round two, Kevin Saunders turned the tables and shot an overpowering 249, taking out Garbera (180) and Derek Thurber (175).
The semifinal match was a true clash of the titans, as Saunders faced David Sevier and Steven Black, who made his 100th scratch top-5 appearance (yes, that was one HUNDRED top 5's). Sevier, throwing a plastic ball on the drying conditions, managed a 201, but took a back seat in the later frames as Kevin and Steven battled it out. Steven missed a 4-pin in the 9th to let Kevin back in, but then doubled in his 10th to force Kevin to get the first strike and high count to win. Kevin got the strike, but then left a washout on his next ball. When he only got 3 on the spare, the match ended tied at 215, forcing a one-shot rolloff. Steven, electing to go first, struck, but Kevin matched it to tie again. Black left a ringing-10 on his next ball, and Kevin came up clutch again, striking to win the match.
Top seeded BJ Baker was looking for his 10th career title and a stranglehold on AZ Bowler of the Year, but opened surprisingly shaky with two missed spares early. A ball change and a resulting late string by Baker got the match closer, but a 7-pin whiff in the 9th sealed his fate, and Saunders took advantage, striking out for a 225-184 win, good for the third title of his JBT SW career.
The handicap division finals opened with Kris George, continuing his annual spring fling, rolling a big 235 to defeat Alex Powell's 211 and Kyle Frederick's 157. In an exciting round two, Michael Kremer came up with a 254 game that beat out fine efforts from Bobby Lopez (231) and George (205). Kremer then took on two ladies in the semifinals, and showed no chivalry in shooting a 217 to defeat Holly Emery (187) and Kayln Washburn (183), advancing to the title match.
Top qualifier Philip Stephens was leading a JBT SW event for the first time, and fought off the nerves to stay clean through the first five frames, which built a lead that was big enough to last the rest of the match. In the end, Philip defeated Michael 215-183, capturing the first title of his JBT SW career.
Thanks to Dale Schnell for another great day of action at the nicely remodeled Santa Cruz center!
| Santa Cruz Lanes- final results and optional scholarship winners | ||||
| 4/2/2005 | ||||
| Arizona Conference | ||||
| Scratch Division | ||||
| rank | name | city, state | score | prize |
| 1 | Kevin Saunders | Goodyear, AZ | p 153 | $230 |
| 2 | BJ Baker | Tempe, AZ | p 212 | $175 |
| 3 | Steven Black | Phoenix, AZ | p 173 | $150 |
| 4 | David Sevier | Gilbert, AZ | p 160 | $140 |
| 5 | Greg Garbera | Glendale, AZ | p 113 | $105 |
| 6 | Derek Thurber | Phoenix, AZ | p 116 | $55 |
| 7 | Philip Schwartz | Oro Valley, AZ | p 115 | $60 |
| 8 | CJ Crooks | Oro Valley, AZ | p 86 | |
| 9 | Mike Hayes | Tucson, AZ | p 63 | $20 |
| 10 | Grant Sudbeck | Tucson, AZ | p 52 | $40 |
| 11 | Savahna Porter | Yuma, AZ | p 24 | $20 |
| 12 | Miguel Lopez | Peoria, AZ | p 1 | |
| 13 | Jimmy Kremer Jr. | Peoria, AZ | m 11 | |
| 14 | Spencer Firman | Casa Grande, AZ | m 38 | |
| 15 | Berman Sae-Aee | Glendale, AZ | m 55 | |
| 16 | Chris McHenry | Tucson, AZ | m 63 | |
| 17 | Christian Jensen | Anthem, AZ | m 85 | $15 |
| 18 | Adam Laskey | Fargo, ND | m 89 | $30 |
| 19 | Chris Davenport | Tucson, AZ | m 104 | |
| 20 | Robert Majeske | Tucson, AZ | m 121 | |
| 21 | Matt Seegel | Fort Sill, OK | m 146 | |
| 22 | Will McPherson | Chandler, AZ | m 157 | |
| 23 | Elias Ewert | Chandler, AZ | m 54 | |
| 24 | Michael Cross | Tucson, AZ | m 60 | |
| 25 | Jason Arnold | Phoenix, AZ | m 68 | |
| 26 | Randy Cote | Tucson, AZ | m 68 | |
| 27 | Tyler Addotta | Tucson, AZ | m 76 | |
| 28 | Gary Vose Jr. | Casa Grande, AZ | m 79 | |
| 29 | Amanda Falk | Tucson, AZ | m 82 | |
| 30 | Gary Pennington | Tucson, AZ | m 94 | |
| 31 | Mike Smith | Chandler, AZ | m 97 | |
| 32 | Sean Grant | Casa Grande, AZ | m 103 | |
| 33 | Tom Anderson | Chandler, AZ | m 114 | |
| 34 | Chris Ingram | Phoenix, AZ | m 115 | |
| 35 | Rachel Carr | Chandler, AZ | m 115 | |
| 36 | Mike Armstrong | Tucson, AZ | m 122 | |
| 37 | Labriel Leach | Tucson, AZ | m 126 | |
| 38 | Dan Bodinet | Phoenix, AZ | m 130 | |
| 39 | Carlos Jimenez | Peoria, AZ | m 144 | |
| 40 | Kurt Lehner | Tucson, AZ | m 186 | |
| 41 | Michael Noblesse | Tucson, AZ | m 200 | |
| 42 | Sarah Carity | Phoenix, AZ | m 213 | |
| 43 | Eric Thompson | Tucson, AZ | m 219 | |
| Handicap Division | ||||
| rank | name | city, state | score | prize |
| 1 | Philip Stephens | Phoenix, AZ | p 157 | $215 |
| 2 | Michael Kremer | Peoria, AZ | p 102 | $115 |
| 3 | Kayln Washburn | Tucson, AZ | p 153 | $100 |
| 4 | Holly Emery | Queen Creez, AZ | p 125 | |
| 5 | Bobby Lopez | Tucson, AZ | p 112 | $60 |
| 6 | Kris George | Glendale, AZ | p 100 | $110 |
| 7 | Alex Powell | Phoenix, AZ | p 85 | $55 |
| 8 | Kyle Frederick | Chandler, AZ | p 94 | $60 |
| 9 | Delano Coveris | Tucson, AZ | p 81 | |
| 10 | Rebecca Bodinet | Phoenix, AZ | p 80 | $20 |
| 11 | Francisco Peralta | Tucson, AZ | p 58 | |
| 12 | Kyle King | Phoenix, AZ | p 58 | $15 |
| 13 | Selena Coveris | Tucson, AZ | p 56 | $15 |
| 14 | Luis Soto | Tucson, AZ | p 45 | |
| 15 | Rane Lacona | Phoenix, AZ | p 44 | $30 |
| 16 | Bo LaLonde | Phoenix, AZ | p 38 | |
| 17 | Shane Peck | Riverside, CA | p 34 | $60 |
| 18 | Justin Newkirk | Tucson, AZ | p 31 | |
| 19 | Taylor King | Phoenix, AZ | p 23 | |
| 20 | Jeff Millmier | Phoenix, AZ | p 13 | $15 |
| 21 | Aaron Quintana | Phoenix, AZ | p 11 | |
| 22 | Justin White | Phoenix, AZ | p 1 | |
| 23 | Kayla Frederick | Chandler, AZ | m 2 | $15 |
| 24 | Eric Warren | Phoenix, AZ | m 5 | $15 |
| 25 | Kevin Narciso | Phoenix, AZ | m 14 | |
| 26 | Dan Eagy | Phoenix, AZ | m 42 | |
| 27 | Eric Rubin | Phoenix, AZ | m 43 | |
| 28 | Cody Vanderweyst | Phoenix, AZ | m 54 | |
| 29 | Mark Mandell | Queen Creez, AZ | m 55 | $30 |
| 30 | Jesus Contreras | Tucson, AZ | m 30 | |
| 31 | Jake Tatum | Prescott, AZ | m 32 | |
| 32 | Corey Sandberg | Prescott, AZ | m 35 | |
| 33 | Kevin Millard | Tucson, AZ | m 35 | |
| 34 | Nicki Nunez | Peoria, AZ | m 39 | |
| 35 | Chris Wurm | Chandler, AZ | m 40 | |
| 36 | Tim Radney | Mesa, AZ | m 43 | $15 |
| 37 | Loren Lemcke | Mesa, AZ | m 47 | |
| 38 | David Price | Safford, AZ | m 55 | |
| 39 | Megan Withey | Phoenix, AZ | m 59 | $15 |
| 40 | Brandon Dauphinais | Henderson, NV | m 65 | $30 |
| 41 | Melissa Del Rio | Tucson, AZ | m 66 | |
| 42 | Nicholas Lee | Tucson, AZ | m 69 | |
| 43 | Brian Weyrauch | Tempe, AZ | m 70 | |
| 44 | Kyle Smith | Casa Grande, AZ | m 71 | |
| 45 | Matt Payne | Phoenix, AZ | m 76 | |
| 46 | Beth Houston | Tucson, AZ | m 78 | |
| 47 | Bryanna Dawson | Phoenix, AZ | m 85 | |
| 48 | Kylee Bonneville | Mesa, AZ | m 88 | |
| 49 | Courtney Dutton | Chandler, AZ | m 91 | |
| 50 | CJ Crowley | Mesa, AZ | m 93 | |
| 51 | Rachelle Davis | Tucson, AZ | m 100 | |
| 52 | Taylor Brennan | Prescott, AZ | m 126 | |
| 53 | Bryce Techmer | Phoenix, AZ | m 132 | |
| 54 | Kevin Schoenfeld | Phoenix, AZ | m 171 | |
| 55 | Jeff Weyrauch | Tempe, AZ | m 185 | |
| 56 | Ken Russell | Queen Creez, AZ | m 198 | |
| High Games: scratch: Black 268, Baker 254, Thurber 244, Garbera 244. Handicap: Millmier 281, Warren 269, Stephens 250 | ||||
| High Female: Porter 1020 | ||||
| Cuts: scratch -50; handicap -27 | ||||
| Storm Ball Winner: David Price | ||||
| Jr. Gold Qualifier: Kris George | ||||
| TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $2,045 | ||||