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This page has taken the place of the weekly 'JBT Online Updates', so be sure to check this page out every day!

Over $34,000 was awarded at the Main Event, with east coast JBT star Matt Gasn, west coast female JBT star Valerie Riggin, and Californian Brandon Pekins earning the coveted singles titles. We hope everyone who attended had fun, and will start spreading the word right now for the 2012 Main Event!

The rest of the dates for the 2011-12 season are now available at the 'schedule' page of the website, as well as at all JBT events. As you'll see , we have an awful lot of fun in store for you. Some new centers, some great annual hosts, new formats, old classics, all leading up to the Invitationals and TPC! Get to as many events as you can to get in position for the most post-season fun.

On a day where the overall field didn't score extremely high, a few bowlers beat up the 'beaten path' lane pattern and made history at the JBT Doubles Classic held December 3 at Canoga Park Bowl.

JBT veteran Jeremy Glover and his adult partner Jared Lawrence had only shot one 200 game between them before game three of qualifying, when they each simultaneously exploded for their 12-baggers, combining for the first perfect 600 doubles game in JBT history, and sending the packed crowd into a frenzy.

Meanwhile, adult bowler (and east coast JBT alumni) Robert Piroozshad was making history of his own, starting the tournament with 274-299 (leaving a solid-8), and tacking on 300 for an 873 series, the all-time JBT record (Steven Black rolled a nearly unbeatable 299-300-300 in Invitational matchplay, but wasn't technically a series).

Current JBT star Steven Manier and former JBT star Mason Sherman also recorded 300 games, all this at event that didn't produce an extraordinarily high cut in scratch, and a fairly low cut in handicap- I guess when you got it, you got it!

Over $5,000 in prizes were awarded over the weekend at Canoga. Want in on the most exciting and lucrative events around for anyone age 21 and under? Check out our schedule and website at www.bowljbt.com and come on down, it's that simple!

Marina Stever became the first female with 3 Impact Bowling Women's Series wins, and thus is the first qualifier for the Girls TPC this summer. A bunch of girls have two wins, showing the parity and depth of our ladies' events, and will surely be joining her soon. Check out the Women's Series section of the website for all the details!

Marshall Kent added another major title to his stellar resume by winning the Team USA Trials event. JBT bowlers and alumni had a huge impact on the event, headlined by Tyler Cruz, who now joins Marshall on Junior Team USA. Great job guys!

Tristan Curtis and Vince Bachteler earned $2,000 scholarships each as champions of our most important event, the 2011 TPC. They beat fellow Washingtonians Marshall Kent and Kjerstin Richards in the title matches. Over $16,000 in scholarships were awarded overall in this very fun and very challenging event. We hope everyone who attended had a blast, and get ready to earn those points to qualify for the 2012 TPC!

Bowling Dynamics, with two shops in Phoenix, has agreed to partner with JBT Arizona Conference events! Extra money will be added to all the remaining 10-11 AZ Conference events, and bowlers winning with Bowling Dynamics bought / drilled equipment earn a bonus $50 scholarship. Wow! Thanks to Bowling Dynamics, which you can visit at www.bowlingdynamics.com, for this great deal. On a side note, it's awesome that multiple shops can offer great deals in the same area, with the goal of benefiting youth bowlers as much as possible- thanks to all our shops and other sponsors for "getting it"!

Be sure to check out Ebonite, our title sponsor, on facebook. In addition to news on all the great products Ebonite makes, notable accomplishments of JBT bowlers will be posted periodically as well. Check it out!

Be sure to check out 'jbt900' on YouTube for a complete collection of all JBT videos from 2010-11 on. It's a much more efficient system for us, so videos will generally be up the week they are filmed. There's some special treats on there as well, so be sure to check it out for hours of JBT fun!

Also, note the new address: PO Box 20011, Seattle WA 98102. The old PO Box won't work after January, so please make a note of it.