Category: Youth

Posts about honor scores thrown by youth bowlers, or about youth leagues and tournaments

Stephen Major wins Youth Sport Singles Challenge

Congrats to Stephen Major for winning the fourth Youth Sport Singles Challenge, held at Cove Lanes in Great Barrington, MA. The format was similar to a Masters competition at a World Championships, particularly where the lane condition is concerned, as the WTBA Paris pattern was on the left lane of a pair and Sydney on the right. Stephen defeated Andrew Hall by a score of 401-352 in the two game final match.

2015 Mass. youth state tournament results

The Mass. USBC Youth Association has posted official results of the 50th state tournament, which concluded recently at AMF Chicopee Lanes, on their website (see separate links on front page for each event). As usual with the youth tournament, I’ll note the winners from Westgate Lanes, as a post with all of the state champions would be lengthy:

Team, 321-400 Handicap: Nasirha Andrade, Haley Demling, Anna Blyth, Joshua White
Team, 461-560 Scratch: Brandon Moore (from North Bowl), William Gerraughty, Jonathan Gerraughty, Adaisha Straughn
Team, 461-560 Handicap: Xavier Andrade, Glenn Rucker, Anthony Vieira, Christopher Zalewski
Doubles, 321-360 Scratch: Cameron Kaestner & Kyle Egan
All-Events, 161-180 Handicap: Kyle Egan
All-Events, 101-120 Scratch: Xavier Andrade
All-Events, 121-140 Scratch: William Gerraughty

Congrats to all of our bowlers who placed in the tournament. 🙂

Isabella & Ethan Reyes win youth tournaments at Wonder Bowl

The Mass. USBC Youth Association ran two tournaments recently at Wonder Bowl, the annual state Pepsi tournament on Apr. 11, and the spring singles tournament the following day. In the former (link is to official results), Isabella Reyes won the U10 girls division, and in the latter, Ethan Reyes won the U15 boys division (competition in the spring singles tournament was based on handicap scores).

Congrats to both. 🙂

Youth doubles league to run Friday nights in summer

For the older youth bowlers, a Friday night doubles league will begin on June 5 and run for 12 weeks. The league will bowl four games per night on three Kegel (Recreation series) patterns (changing every four weeks) and use a modified match point system, as follows:

  • 1 point for individual game
  • 2 points for individual total
  • 2 points for team game
  • 5 points for team total

Note: The above means 25 possible points/night

Cost is $15/week for each bowler, with $7.50 going each for lineage and prizes (gift cards or sweatshirts, to be voted on).

Anyone with questions may see Stephen Major when he is at Westgate Lanes.

2015 Westgate scholarship tournament results

The results of this year’s Westgate Memorial Scholarship Tournament, held on Saturday (scores are with handicap):

Boys

  1. William Gerraughty 818 ($500)
  2. Jonathan Gerraughty 794 ($250)
  3. Glenn Rucker 736 ($125)

Girls

  1. Sarah Kendall 744 ($250)

Congrats to all of the scholarship winners. Of course, this is about the only time I list prizes won by bowlers, as I wish to demonstrate to the parents of prospective youth bowlers that they have the opportunity to win scholarship money in bowling. 🙂

2015 Mass. USBC Youth Association Youth Leader Doubles results

On Sunday, the Mass. USBC Youth Association conducted the annual Youth Leader Doubles tournament at Westgate Lanes, with the results having been posted here. I will note the champions here, with Westgate Lanes bowlers noted with an asterisk (and pardon me for getting the format of the tournament wrong on the calendar):

11 & Under Boys Handicap: Michael Ku & Patrick McMahon
11 & Under Mixed Handicap: Jessica Blyth* & Dylan Major*
12 & Over Boys Handicap: Ryan Giroux & Samuel Blanchette
12 & Over Girls Handicap: Jessica McGrath & Abigail Purches
12 & Over Mixed Handicap: Taylor Harris* & Ethan Reyes*
Scratch: Andrew Hall & Kevin Thibeault*

Again, congrats to all! 😀

2015 Brockton youth honor squad results

Below are the results of last Saturday’s Brockton USBC Youth Association honor squad; scores are with handicap except for the scratch division:

Bantam Boys

  1. Nolen Rec 786

Prep Boys

  1. Corey Major 725

Bantam/Prep Girls

  1. Isabella Reyes 691

Junior Girls

  1. Abby Murphy 678

Junior Boys

  1. Phillip Gottfried 782
  2. Jonathan Gerraughty 735

Major Girls

  1. Cassie Smith 672

Major Boys

  1. William Gerraughty 736
  2. Kyle Egan 716

Scratch

  1. Shane Litchfield 635

Congrats to all! 😀

Aaron Major bowls 2nd 800 of season in Junior King of the Hill

A tournament I’ve kept quiet about until now is a King of the Hill tournament youth coach Keith Kaestner has been running for the junior bowlers here, and in yesterday’s installment, Aaron Major followed up 258 and 264 qualifying games with a 279 game in his first stepladder match for an 801 series, his second 800 series of the season. WTG Aaron! 😀

2015 Mass. state tournament information

As usual, I make a post annually when I have all of the information on the year’s state tournaments:

  • The open state tournament, as I’m sure my readers know, will be at Westgate Lanes April 25-26, May 2-3, May 9-10, and May 16-17. Mail-in entries will close April 11, and the entry form can be downloaded from the Brockton Bowling Association here.
  • The women’s state tournament will take place at Brunswick Zone Lowell May 9-10, May 16-17, and May 30-31. Mail-in entries close April 1 (unless schedule is filled sooner), and the entry form can be downloaded from the Mass. Women’s Bowling Association here. Note: For the first time, optional scratch events will be offered in the women’s tournament.
  • The 50th youth state tournament will take place at AMF Chicopee Lanes on April 25-26 and May 2-3. Entries will close on Feb. 25, with an entry form available from the Mass. youth association here.

2013-14 state youth association awards follow-up

Following up on my earlier report about Shane Litchfield’s high series state award, Rose Hamilton has forwarded me a list of other Westgate youth bowlers who have earned state association awards for last season, as follows:

High Major/Senior Boys Average: Kevin Thibeault 224
High Prep Boys Average: Ethan Reyes 173
High Bantam Boys Series: Dylan Major 454
High Bantam Boys Game: Corey Major, James Theriault 173

Kevin, as well as Stephen Major, have also earned special awards for their respective 300 games during the season.

Congrats to all! 🙂

Shane Litchfield gets high series in state

I reported on it when he shot it, but Shane Litchfield yesterday was notified that he officially had the high junior boys series in the state last season with his 708. He has been invited to the opening ceremonies of the Mass. USBC Youth Association state tournament in April to receive his award. Good job, Shane! 🙂

Kevin Thibeault throws 300 in Tuesday Scratch Sportsmen

Technically, Kevin Thibeault is still a youth bowler, but, because he signed a waiver with the USBC in order to do so, could compete in the Tuesday Scratch Sportsmen league, an adult singles league (and singles leagues are the only adult leagues a youth bowler can compete in via the waiver process), and, tonight, he had his 6th career 300 game tonight in the league. Danny Khuu got video of the final two shots of the game, which I’ve uploaded to YouTube and have embedded below:

The lane condition for the league tonight was WTBA Los Angeles.

Congrats Kevin! 😀

Dec. 2014 Junior Bowling Sport Challenge results

First, congrats to Kevin Thibeault, as he won the U20 division again, and Sharon Evans, the tournament director, was kind enough to give me stepladder results for both the U20 and U15 divisions, so those will be below:

U20 Division

Match 1: Tyler Perry def. Bill Clukey 210-180
Match 2: Stephen Major def. Perry 210-162
Match 3: Major def. Andrew Hall 197-147
Semifinal: Major def. Brandon Kirby 186-175
Final: Kevin Thibeault def. Major 186-145

U15 Division

Match 1: Dakota Costa def. Sam Blanchette 176-149
Match 2: Costa def. Ethan Reyes 180-159
Semifinal: Shane Litchfield def. Costa 161-158
Final: Tom Hankey def. Litchfield 202-166

Additionally, congrats to Shane Litchfield on qualifying for Junior Gold next summer in Chicago.

The tournament was contested on the World Bowling Seoul pattern.

Nov. 2014 Junior Professionals results

Here are the results of today’s stepladder matches in the Junior Professionals Tournament (handicap has been added to scores in handicap division):

Handicap

Match 1: Cody Litchfield def. Michael Morrissey 234-174
Semifinal: Ryan Hoestery def. Litchfield 198-196
Championship: Nate Purches def. Hoestery 242-217

High Qualifier: Cody Litchfield 1,349

Scratch

Match 1: Allen Halacy def. Aaron Major 252-246
Semifinal: Kevin Thibeault def. Halacy 248-193
Championship: Thibeault def. Tyler Perry 237-220

High Qualifier: Tyler Perry 1,453

There were 12 entries in the handicap division, and 16 in the scratch division.

I tried to get a photo of the final bowlers, but didn’t like either one I took, so I decided not to post one. I apologize for that.

Thank you to everyone who came out today for the tournament. 🙂

Kevin Thibeault wins Junior Bowling Sport Challenge at Westgate

Congrats to Kevin Thibeault, who won the under-20 division of yesterday’s Junior Bowling Sport Challenge at Westgate Lanes. In his final match, Kevin tied Nick Flake with a 195 score, then won a four-frame roll-off 55-51. In addition to Kevin and Nick, Rachel Bamford (U15) and Sam Blanchette (U12) qualified for Junior Gold, and I’m going to assume Rachel won the U15 scholarship division unless I hear otherwise. The tournament was contested on the WTBA Los Angeles pattern.