Category: Youth

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

Kevin Thibeault makes first cut at 2013 Junior Gold

The USBC reported Kevin Thibeault as having made the first cut (after 15 games) at the North Pointe Junior Gold Championships this week in Detroit, the first bowler from Westgate Lanes to do so since Danny Khuu in 2008. Kevin finished 143rd after the first advancers round today, and, given more than 1,000 entries in the under-20 boys division and the fact that three WTBA lane patterns (London, Seoul, and Sydney) were used in three different bowling centers during qualifying, is quite an accomplishment.

Congrats Kev! 😀

Note about 2013 Youth Open pattern

I’ve noted a number of “hits” from search engines, both this year and in the past, searching on terms similar to “Youth Open oil pattern”, and I believe I get these because I post the pattern (two this year) for the USBC Open Championships, which, of course, is a tournament for adults. In years past, I’ve never found the pattern for the Youth Open, but, for those who find this blog on those search terms, I did find it this year, and I’ll link it here. I hope this also proves useful.

2013 MAUSBCYA youth leader doubles results

The Mass. USBC Youth Association has released unofficial results of the annual youth leader doubles tournament, which was conducted Saturday at AMF Taunton Lanes, and the following were champions from Westgate Lanes: Cody & Shane Litchfield (11 & under boys, handicapped), Alyson Cochrane & Rylee Walsh (11 & under girls, handicapped), Aaron & Stephen Major (12 & over boys, handicapped), and Nick Sauve & Kevin Thibeault (scratch). Congrats to all of you! 😀

2013 youth honor squad results

Below are the results of the Brockton USBC Youth Association honor squad, for which bowlers qualified by earning a singles patch during the 2012-13 season:

Bantam Boys: Dylan Major 645
Bantam Girls: Jesse Blyth 661
Prep Boys: Nick Gustin 728
Prep Girls: Anna Blyth 692
Junior Boys: John Monteiro 823
Junior Girls: Taylor Harris 657
Major/Senior Boys: Scott Damon 681
Major/Senior Girls: Kerrigan Mulvey 798
Scratch: Kevin Thibeault 750

All scores are with handicap except for the scratch division.

Congratulations to all! 😀

Correction to Mass. state youth tournament note

I probably could have posted this with my blog host’s mobile app, but I wasn’t completely comfortable with it, so I decided to wait until my power and Internet connection were restored after Nemo.

Rosemarie Hamilton has informed me that they’ve changed the venue of the state youth tournament to Ken’s Bowl in Pittsfield. Since she didn’t tell me, I’ll have to assume that they’re the same dates. I’m also still trying to find out when the Westgate Lanes contingent will be bowling.

2013 state tournament notes

I’ve already noted the women’s state tournament, which will take place at AMF Holiday Lanes in Somerset, but I now have information on the other state tournaments:

  • The Massachusetts open state tournament will take place at Town Line Luxury Lanes in Malden on weekends between Apr. 27 and May 19. Mail-in entries will close on Apr. 13, but walk-in entries will be accepted on the basis of lane availability. Look for entry forms at the desk soon.
  • The state youth tournament will be held at Mt. Greylock Bowl in North Adams from Apr. 27 to May 13. I’ll comment on when the Westgate Lanes youth bowlers will bowl when it is known to me.

June 2 outing with brother

Just a quick note about today’s outing with my brother: It was a morning visit to the lanes, and my left foot is often balky in the morning, but maybe more so today because of the rain. That said, I was still in the 160s and 170s for all three games despite my footwork suffering. I switched back to my Tropical Breeze after starting with the Fast, so if I bowl next week (and that is in doubt…I’ll “cross that bridge” next week if I have to), the Tropical Breeze will probably be the only ball out of the bag other than my spare ball.

Note: I’ve noticed some viewers finding this blog on a search for the oil pattern for the USBC Youth Open. Those people should probably check Bowl.com by clicking “Tournaments” in the menu, then the “Youth Open” link; if the pattern for this tournament is published, it will probably be there.

May 31 Adult/Junior note

This post doesn’t fit into the “Honor Scores” category, but I did find something in the first week results of the Adult/Junior League that stood out: Shane Litchfield had a 237 high game in a 668 series, which was better than the older boys in the league. WTG Shane…you’ll have your first 7 before too long! 😀

2012 Mass. youth tournament results

The Massachusetts Youth Bowling Association concluded their championship tournament at AMF Auburn Lanes last weekend, and the state champions representing Westgate Lanes are below:

Teams, 341-400 Handicap: Jessica Blyth, Alexi Wallace, Jessie Hanning, Taylor Harris
All-Events, 60 & under Scratch: Jessica Blyth

Congratulations to Westgate Lanes’ state youth champions! 😀

Full results are linked on the association website.

2012 youth honor squad results

Not sure if this qualifies as a league or a tournament post, so I put it in both categories…

The youth program ran its honor squad on Saturday, for which bowlers qualified by earning a singles patch during the season. The high scores in each age group are below; scores are handicap, I believe, except for the scratch division.

Bantam Boys

  1. Darnell Harrison 682

Bantam/Prep Girls

  1. Konice Asomugha 733
  2. Abigail Murphy 711

Prep Boys

  1. Nick Damon 778
  2. Anthony Rivera 711

Junior Boys

  1. Cameron Attardo 797

Junior/Major/Senior Girls

  1. Maeghan Cunningham 818

Major Boys

  1. Chris Couch 710

Scratch

  1. Kevin Thibeault 607

Congrats to all of the winners! 😀

Westgate Lanes team wins 2012 junior travel league championship

Congratulations to Westgate Lanes 1, consisting of Adam Johndrow, Chris Silveri, Mike Trent Jr., and Kevin Thibeault, on winning the championship of this season’s Southeastern Mass. Junior Travel League today. While I don’t have scores (the league uses a form of the Peterson scoring system), I can tell everyone that they bowled against Wonder Bowl 1 in the position round today at AMF Taunton Lanes.

Congrats again! 😀

February 2012 Adult/Junior results

The Adult/Junior doubles tournament yesterday had 9 entries in the Junior/Senior division and 12 entries in the Bantam/Prep division. The prize winners follow:

Junior/Senior

  1. Adam Johndrow & Henry Webber 1,477
  2. Cameron Attardo & Susan Marple 1,370

Bantam/Prep

  1. Anthony & Junior Rivera 1,505
  2. Taylor Harris & Hakim Emmanuel 1,438

Two of the adult bowlers had 11 in a row games, and both figured in the prize list, as Henry Webber had a 298 game and Hakim Emmanuel a 290 game.

Congrats all around. 😀

2012 Mass. state tournament notes

I now have complete information on all of the Massachusetts state tournaments in 2012, listed below:

  • The open (men’s) tournament will run weekends from April 21 to May 13 at AMF Holiday Lanes in Somerset. Entries close on March 21.
  • The women’s tournament will run weekends from May 12 to 20 and June 2 & 3 at North Bowl Lanes in North Attleboro. Entries close on April 15.
  • The youth tournament will run weekends from April 28 to May 13 at AMF Auburn Lanes. Entries close on February 28.

Entry forms for the open and women’s tournaments are available at the control desk. Note: I’ve been told by a source close to the Westgate Lanes youth program that the Westgate Lanes youth bowlers will be bowling on May 5 and 6.