SUMMER 2015 Issue 15-02

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1 Summer 2015 Welcome everyone again to the KSBO newsletter. I hope you have had a great summer and enjoyed the great weather. With that said, the weather over the past few days definitely indicates that fall is right around the corner. That means football (Go Seahawks!), kids are heading back to school, and of course a new bowling season is upon us. After taking the summer off of bowling, I have been down on the lanes this past week trying to knock the rust off. Thankfully, the KSBO Board of Directors never takes the summer off and with the help of our outstanding sponsors has once again lined up great tournament schedule. Speaking of sponsors, I would like to ask that you please take a moment to review the list of sponsors we have this season and encourage you to make an effort to support them whenever you get the chance. Similar to last season, our goal with this summer newsletter is to put the wrap on last season and get you ready for the season ahead. To that extent, included is a full write-up of last year s grand finals and end of season statistics along with a season preview that looks at the tournament schedule and highlights any rule changes. In our blast from the past, we reached deep into the KSBO archives all the way back to It was the year that brought us MTV, the DeLorean, and the first Space Shuttle mission. The mustaches were legit, the hairdos wild, and the competition on the lanes fierce. Finally, we hope you are as excited as we are about this 43 rd season. If you haven t already, be sure to like us on Facebook for news, photos, tournaments results, and more throughout the season. Enjoy the newsletter!! -Jeremy IN THIS ISSUE Season Preview The wait is almost over. The 43 rd season of the KSBO kicks off September 19 th at Hi Joy Bowl.. Check out our complete guide to the season including the schedule, sponsors, rule changes, and much more. Page 2 President s Message Welcome KSBO members to our 43 rd season of the KSBO! We re excited to kick off the season on September 19 th at Hi Joy. While there are not any ground-breaking changes this year, we would like to highlight a couple of things. Our Quad Swiss this year is a one day tournament and falls on the Sunday after Halloween. Our open singles tournament is Oct. 17th, meaning it is open to any USBC member, and for our Quad Swiss, we are allowing one member of your team to be open to any USBC member also. Entry forms will be out shortly, but please do not hesitate to ask a KSBO board member if you have any questions. With that said, the board has been busy this summer updating our rules and working on how we can improve our organization going forward. As President, I am very pleased with the progress we have made to secure the long-term future of the KSBO. As always we welcome input from our membership on how we can continue to improve the organization. On a personal note, I will miss most of the first half of the season because of work obligations, but I am already looking forward to returning and bowling with all of you on Feb. 6 at the Champs/Non-Champs tournament. In the meantime, good luck and good bowling!! -Jamie Recap of the Grand Finals Forty Six bowlers showed up to Laurel Lanes on April 25 th to compete for over $7600 in prize money. See who came out on top. Page Statistics See the KSBO leaders for earnings, average, points, and also what you need to average at each tournament to take home a check. It might be less than you think. Page 6

2 SUMMER 2015 Issue KSBO Season Preview KSBO SCHEDULE DATE LOCATION OPEN DIVISION SPONSOR TIME FORMAT UNDER DIVISION SPONSOR 19-Sep HI-JOY WESTBAY AUTO NOON SINGLES TOM MYERS SR. MEMORIAL 3-Oct LAUREL CERTIFIED HEARING 11:00 AM SINGLES PENINSULA BOTTLING 17-Oct ALL STAR A&C TAVERN NOON SINGLES ALL STAR LANES AND CASINO 11/1-SUN HI-JOY HI-JOY LANES/ARTISAN TILE 9AM QUAD SWISS Nov LAUREL LONGHOUSE MARKET AND DELI 11:00 AM SINGLES LAKESIDE INDUSTRIES 5-Dec HI-JOY LAKESIDE INDUSTRIES NOON DOUBLES Feb ALL STAR DON HOLTZ/TALBOT EXCAVATING NOON CHAMPS/NON-CHAMPS Feb LAUREL LAKESIDE INDUSTRIES 11:00 AM SINGLES SEVEN CEDARS CASINO 3/5-3/6 ALL STAR ALL STAR LANES/TONY'S RESTAURANT NOON/10 SWISS TRIO Mar HI-JOY DESIGNS UNLIMITED NOON SINGLES MILLER CHIROPRACTIC 9-Apr LAUREL JAMES & ASSOCIATES 11:00 AM ELIMINATOR OLYMPIC ARTISTRY 23-Apr ALL STAR GREY CHEVROLET 10:00 AM FINALS 19TH HOLE BAR & GRILL Your KSBO Board has been hard at work this summer putting together the schedule for next season. This is no small task to coordinate with the bowling centers, line up sponsors, and attempt to avoid conflicts with other tournaments. Well I am happy to report that the board has once again delivered and coordinated a 12 tournament line-up concluding with the annual Grand Finals held this year at All Star Lanes and sponsored by Grey Chevrolet and 19 th Hole Bar & Grill. Similar to last year, the season is broken into 2 halves with a 2 month break over the holidays and county tournament. As Jamie mentioned in his President s message, there aren t any big rule changes for this season but there were still a few revisions that you should be aware of relative to membership eligibility, Membership A modification was made to Rule III.B regarding actively participating in a league. The rules had previously stated that Having an established book average from the previous season was counted as an option to meet the actively participating requirement. This led to some bowlers only bowling one season in Kitsap, Clallam, Jefferson, and/or Mason County and receiving two years of KSBO eligibility. To correct this, Rule III.B.I was deleted and now actively participating can only be obtained through being a current active member of a certified league in one of the four aforementioned counties, a current active sub with 21 or more games, or reside in one of the four counties. Quad Swiss Over the past several years, the QUAD Swiss tournament has been 2- days with 6 games each day. Although entries have held relatively steady, the board received feedback that members wanted to see the tournament compressed down to one day. As such, the Quad Swiss will be one day this season with 8 games. Our annual trios tournament will continue to be a 2-day event. Due to junior leagues and rock & bowl, this event will be held on Sunday, November 1 st so get that trick or treating done early. The reduction from 12 to 8 games will decrease the amount of lineage paid and result in increased payouts while also reducing the commitment to one day. In addition, this season we are allowing each team to have one bowler who can be from anywhere provided they are a USBC member in good standing and your team still fits within the published average cap. 300 Progressive Pot Last season for the first time in 30 years, there were no 300 games bowled during the KSBO season. As such, the progressive pot was paid out at the KSBO Finals for a 299 game that wash shot back at the first tournament of the season. Starting this year, if there are no 300 games rolled during the season then the pot will carry over to the following season. There was also a change to how much guests can win from the progressive pot. The rules were changed such that guests are only able to win half of the progressive pot with the thought being that our members are the ones that contribute most of the money to this pot throughout the season and it seemed a little unfair for a guest to come in (who might only bowl one tournament) and win the entire pot that might have been building all season. Finally the board has purchased a couple new laptops and is working on procuring software to make our tournaments more automated, particularly the Swiss events. The goal is to move away from the manual boards and transition to standing sheets after each game. Not sure if we will get there this season but the effort is underway. This has been brought up by several of our members the past couple years and want you to know the KSBO is listening. See you at Hi Joy Bowl on September 19 th.

3 KSBO Officers and Directors President Jamie Watson Vice-President Rafe Barone Sec/Tres Alison Eoff SGT at Arms Jeremy Ellis Directors Bernie Boyd, Tim Clemens, Mike Green, Milt Meeds, Lauren Carson, Preston Carson, Lonnie Sharkey, Brian Van Wert, Bruce Van Wert, Leo Funari Camera Man Paul Andrews, Chuck Ludwig Port Angeles Rep Gary Heilman KSBO Helper Larry Strege Follow us all season: On the web: On Facebook: On Twitter: On TV: (check weekly schedule for air times) Hi Joy Bowl and Westbay Auto are proud to present the 43 rd KSBO Season Opener on September 19th!!

4 2015 KSBO Grand Finals by Alison Eoff The JAMES & ASSOCIATES OPEN and PENINSULA BOTTLING 205 and under grand finals was held at Laurel Lanes on April 25th. Forty-six of the fifty-two total bowlers that were eligible showed up to bowl for over $7600 in prize money. After six games of qualifying Mike VanWinkle was the leader in the open division by shooting games of for Low to qualify and cash was Tim Clemens moved into the lead after the four games of semi-finals by shooting , winning three of them. This added to his 1209 qualifying score gave him a total of Behind him was Lonnie Sharkey 2269 (90), Mike VanWinkle 2217 (60), Jeremy Ellis 2178 (90), and in fifth, Tom Jamrog 2110 (90). tournament. So that became the high game for everyone to shoot for. That should have been no problem since for the last ten years we have been averaging six 300 s a year. Well, this year became the first year since 1985 that we did not have at least one 300 bowled. So each tournament the pot grew and despite a couple of scares at the finals Nick took home a check for $382 at the end of the day. The KSBO would like to thank Terry James from James & Associates and Jeff Hinds from Peninsula Bottling for sponsoring this tournament. It is greatly appreciated and we look forward to having them back again next season. OPEN Division Recap Grand Final Champions KSBO Grand Final Champions Lonnie Sharkey and Brandon Van Winkle show off their hardware. In the first match of the TV finals Tom defeated Jeremy Mike then beat Tom Lonnie beat Mike in the semifinal match and Tim in the final match to earn title number one hundred and seven. Congratulations Lonnie! In the 205 and under division Brandon VanWinkle was the leader after the six games of qualifying. He shot games of for Low to qualify and cash was Brandon remained in the lead after the four games of semi-finals. He shot winning three of them. This gave him a total of Behind him was Darrell Scott 2048 (120), Preston Carson 2029 (60), Mike Green 1925 (60), and in fifth, Larry Dodd 1903 (60). In the first match of the TV finals Larry defeated Mike Larry then beat Preston Larry ran out of steam Darrell won the next match The tournament belonged to Brandon though as he defeated Darrell to win his only under tournament of the year. Congratulations Brandon. High game out of the money in the open division was a 234 by Spencer Ludwig. He received a check for $100. The high game out of the money in the under division was a 239 by Larry Eoff. He also received a check for $100. Back at the September 20th tournament Nick Bachteler shot 299. He was one pin away from winning $28 at that AFTER 6 GAMES QUALIFYING: 1. Mike VanWinkle Nick Bachteler Jeremy Ellis Tim Clemens Lonnie Sharkey Scott Schimming Warren Cox Charlie Lynch Gary Heilman Jimmie Dillingham Tom Jamrog Mike Hansen Stu McMaster Clay Townsend Dean Richards Ryan Showalter 1117 AFTER 10 GAMES: 1. Tim Clemens 2289 (120) 2. Lonnie Sharkey 2269 (90) 3. Mike VanWinkle 2217 (60) 4. Jeremy Ellis 2178 (90) 5. Tom Jamrog 2110 (90) 6. Nick Bachteler 2092 (30) 7. Jimmie Dillingham 2087 (90) 8. Warren Cox 2069 (60) 9. Charlie Lynch 2068 (60) 10. Scott Schimming 2055 (30) 11. Stu McMaster 2047 (90) 12. Gary Heilman 2019 (30) 13. Ryan Showalter 2008 (60) 14. Mike Hansen 2006 (30) 15. Dean Richards 1978 (60) 16. Clay Townsend 1819 (0) Open Division Top 5 Finishers From left to Right: Jeremy Ellis, Tom Jamrog, Mike Vanwinkle, Tim Clemens, and Lonnie Sharkey (Champion) 205 and Under Division Top 5 Finishers From left to Right: Mike Green, Preston Carson, Larry Dodd, Darrell Scott, and Brandon Van Winkle (Champion) with tournament host Vern Elkhart

5 SUMMER 2015 Issue KSBO Grand Finals (Cont.) OPEN Division Recap (Continued) TV FINALS: Match 1 Tom def. Jeremy Match 2 Mike def. Tom Match 3 Lonnie def. Mike Match 4 Lonnie def. Tim FINAL STANDINGS AND PRIZE LIST: 1. Lonnie Sharkey $ Tim Clemens $ Mike VanWinkle $ Tom Jamrog $ Jeremy Ellis $ Nick Bachteler $ Jimmy Dillingham $ Warren Cox $ Charlie Lynch $ Scott Schimming $ Stu McMaster $ Gary Heilman $ Ryan Showalter $ Mike Hansen $ Dean Richards $ Clay Townsend $ and Under Division Recap AFTER 6 GAMES QUALIFYING: 1. Brandon VanWinkle Preston Carson Darrell Scott Jeff Helmonds Mike Green Chuck Ludwig Jessica Sutton Larry Dodd 1095 AFTER 10 GAMES: 1. Brandon VanWinkle 2220 (90) 2. Darrell Scott 2048 (120) 3. Preston Carson 2029 (60) 4. Mike Green 1925 (60) 5. Larry Dodd 1903 (60) 6. Jeff Helmonds 1891 (30) 7. Jessica Sutton 1862 (60) 8. Chuck Ludwig 1765 (0) TV FINALS: Match 1 Larry def. Mike Match 2 Larry def. Preston Match 3 Darrell def. Larry Match 4 Brandon def. Darrell FINAL STANDINGS AND PRIZE LIST: 1. Brandon VanWinkle $ Darrell Scott $ Larry Dodd $ Preston Carson $ Mike Green $ Jeff Helmonds $ Jessica Sutton $ Chuck Ludwig $150 Blast from the Past 1981 Highlights (left to right) 10/10/1981 RJ Farnam def Jon Walters at Bay Bowl, 11/21/1981 Denny Martin def RJ Farnam at Westpark, 12/12/1981 Gabby def Steve Force at Bainbridge Bowl

6 Season Statistics Well the 42 nd season is in the books and here is a rundown of the final standings in each category. 1. Nick Bachteler Jeremy Ellis Lonnie Sharkey Tom Jamrog Mike VanWinkle Jimmie Dillingham Leo Funari Tim Clemens Jeremy Sears Mike Hansen 388 Open Division Winnings Amount 1. Lonnie Sharkey $ Nick Bachteler $ Tom Jamrog $ Jimmie Dillingham $ Jeremy Ellis $ Tim Clemens $ Mike VanWinkle $ Mike Hansen $ Dean Richards $ Scott Schimming $965 Average (Min 21 games) Average 1. Tom Anderson Lonnie Sharkey Nick Bachteler Dean Richards Ryan Jamrog Jeremy Sears Jeremy Ellis Tom Jamrog Tim Clemens Ryan Council Darrell Scott B. Vanwinkle Preston Carson Chuck Ludwig Jessica Sutton Larry Dodd Bob Greenwalt Craig Wilkey Danny O Toole Aaron Kielbasa & Under Division Winnings Amount 1. B. Vanwinkle $ Darrell Scott $ Preston Carson $ Chuck Ludwig $ Larry Dodd $ Jessica Sutton $ Mike Green $ Bob Greenwalt $ Zack Cox $330 (s) 10. Craig Wilkey $305 Average Average 1. Tanner Clemens B. Vanwinkle Preston Carson Chuck Ludwig Lucas Robinson Russ Johnson Darrell Scott Aaron Kielbasa Jessica Sutton Danny O Toole Here s what it took to take home a check last season (Specialty and Champ/Non-Champ tournaments excluded): Date Bowling Center Open Division 205 & Under Entries (Combined) 9/20/14 All Star /4/14 Laurel /18/14 All-Star /15/14 Laurel /7/15 Hi-Joy /21/15 Laurel /21/15 Hi-Joy /25/15 Laurel Total N/A N/A