Scholarships Awarded at Winter Break Tournament

The Mystery Score was hit during the first squad of the tournament by both Bobby Pacuk and Jadee Scott-Jones, both of RI. They did not hit the mystery score during the 4th game so they split half the jackpot getting $6 scholarship each. The Mystery Score Jackpot will begin at $26 next tournament.

One bracket was run. Kalvin Chin (MA) won a $30 scholarship and Danny Khuu (MA) finished second for a $10 scholarship.

Prep Division (11 and under) winners were:
1st place and $100 scholarship - Jadee Scott-Jones (RI)
2nd place and $50 scholarship - Tyler Bartee (CT)

Junior Division (12-15) winners were:
1st place and $250 scholarship - Chris Colella (MA)
2nd place and $125 scholarship - Jason Brunelle (MA)
3rd place and $75 scholarship - Josh Regnier (CT)
4th place and $50 scholarship - Nick Jenson (CT)

Open Division (16-21) winners were:
1st place and $250 scholarship - Danny Khuu (MA)
2nd place and $125 scholarship - Ryan Evans (MA)
3rd place and $75 scholarship - Caitlin McCaw (CT)
4th place and $50 scholarship - Rai Doblmeier (RI)

Advancing to Winter Break Match Play Are ....

PREP DIVISION --
TOMMY TKACZ -- 1058 -- CT
JADEE SCOTT-JONES --1 037 -- RI
JACKIE EVANS -- 1033 -- MA
TYLER BARTEE -- 973 -- CT
JOSHUA MCCART -- 944 -- NY

JUNIOR DIVISION --
JASON BRUNELLE -- 1342 -- MA
CHRIS COLELLA -- 1296 -- MA
NICK JENSEN -- 1260 -- CT
STEPHEN ROGERS -- 1235 -- NY
MATTHEW RICHARD -- 1237 -- MA
JOSHUA REGNIER -- 1183 -- CT
PETE DIXON -- 1145 -- CT
NICOLE TRUDELL -- 1086 -- RI

OPEN DIVISION --
MICHAEL LEYVA -- 1346 -- CT
DANNY KHUU -- 1330 -- MA
RYAN EVANS -- 1315 -- MA
TYLER ALSTON -- 1300 -- CT
CAITLIN MCCAW -- 1298 -- CT
DEANNA OUTLAND -- 1297 -- RI
RAI DOBLMEIER -- 1285 -- RI
ALEXANDER RAEDEL -- 1253 -- MA

Changes made to Junior Team USA selection process

The following is a "news release" posted on bowl.com.

If these changes do become the actual selection process this year will be the last year NeJST will conduct Jr. Gold Qualifiers.

It is one thing for USBC to manipulate the adult team membership by appointing pros and making a mockery of the qualifying process. Now they intend to do the same with Jr Gold.

The Jr. Gold National Championship won't be the National Championship. Only 4 members of each of the teams are guaranteed to come from the actual Championship. "Adult" bowlers if they meet USBC's new age requirement and bowl in the Team Trials can become Jr Team Members. It doesn't say they have to meet any of the other youth membership requirements (like not having bowled for cash.)

12/17/2007

By Kevin Hazaert
USBC Communications

Junior Team USA, the U.S. national junior bowling team and feeder program for Team USA, will expand to 20 players in 2009 - allowing more elite youth bowlers the opportunity to further develop their skills and represent their country.

The majority of Junior Team USA (comprised of 10 males and 10 females) will continue to be established at the previous year's United States Bowling Congress Junior Gold Championships, which brings together over 1,500 of the country's best youth bowlers vying for scholarships and U.S. Junior Amateur titles.

However, new for 2009, additional players will be selected through the USBC Team USA Trials (beginning with the 2009 event), which is held annually in January to help determine Team USA.

"Expanding Junior Team USA will give more of the top young athletes in our sport exposure to the elite coaching and training they will receive in the program," USBC Team USA High-Performance Director David Garber said. "By adding individuals from the USBC Team USA Trials as well, we will be able strengthen Junior Team USA with even more promising talent."

Selection process for Junior Team USA 2009:

• Top four male and top four female finishers at the 2008 USBC Junior Gold Championships, which will be held July 5-11 in Detroit.
• Two males and two females, chosen by the National Selection Committee, from the pool of remaining match play advancers at the 2008 USBC Junior Gold Championships.
• Top two males and top two females who are age 20 or under as of Jan. 1, 2009, at the 2009 USBC Team USA Trials (dates and location TBD), provided they are not already on Junior Team USA 2009. These four athletes can be either USBC Youth or Adult members as long as they meet the age requirement.
• Two males and two females, chosen by the National Selection Committee, from a pool of athletes that were either match play finalists at the 2008 USBC Junior Gold Championships or who are age 20 or under as of Jan. 1, 2009, and competed at the 2009 USBC Team USA Trials (dates and location TBD). These four athletes can be either USBC Youth or Adult members as long as they meet the age requirement.

Also beginning in 2009, the Pan American Bowling Confederation (PABCON) Youth Championships (formerly American Zone Youth Championships) will be held on odd-numbered years.

"Previously, Junior Team USA members in odd-numbered years didn't have the chance to bowl in either the World or PABCON Youth Championships since they were held in the same calendar year," Garber said. "Now athletes on Junior Team USA will have a competition to strive for each year."

The 2008 PABCON Youth Championships is tentatively scheduled to be held next September in Lima, Peru.

Neither Rain, Nor Snow, Nor.....

shall cause us to cancel a tournament. The 12th tournament of the year will take place at Westgate Lanes, Brockton, MA on Sunday. I'm driving up this afternoon, spending the night.

Hope to see all of you tomorrow.

DEL LANES

October 7th found us at Del Lanes, Delmar, NY. As usual, they put out a fairly difficult lane condition for us. Dan Quesnell of Kingston, NY, rolled the high game and series of the event, 242 and 1218, respectively.

Medalists were:
Collegiate Division: Dan Quesnell, gold - Ali Dihmes (CT), silver - Drew Brow (NY), bronze
Girls Division: Liz Pratt (NY), Ashlee Rundle (NY), and Tricia Matthews (NY)
Junior Boys Division: Josh Regnier (CT), Stephen Rogers (NY), and Jeremy Janusz (NY)
Junior Girls Division: Rebecca Pratt (NY), Ashley Reid (CT), and Brianna Amidon (MA)
Major Boys Division: Alex Weglarz (NY), Chris Leahy (NY), and Shane Reid (CT)
Prep Division: Joshua McCart (NY), Dakota Fleury (VT), and Maeson Cooper (NY)

Junior Gold qualifiers were Brianna Amidon and Dan Quesnell. Josh McCart won the Litchco's Hot Shot of the Week for scoring more pins over his average than any other NeJST member during this tournament.