2017 2018 GREATER IOWA SCHOLARSHIP BOWLING TOUR THANKS TO OUR 2017-2018 TITLE SPONSORS STORM BOWLING EQUIPMENT SPECIAL THANKS TO TROPHY KING OFFICIAL AWARDS SPONSOR OF THE GISBT IN 2017-2018 26th ANNUAL TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS SUNDAY, MAY 13, 2018 LEISURE LANES DAVENPORT, IOWA OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER EVENT # 261 MORSE CLOSES CAREER IN STYLE WITH T OF C VICTORY KELLY CHARGES TO FIRST CAREER CHAMPIONSHIP MORSE BIDS FAREWELL WITH MOST IMPORTANT WIN OF CAREER In the 26 season history of the Greater Iowa Scholarship Bowling Tour, many of the finest young bowlers in the Midwest have made their mark. Few have stood any taller than Adam Morse. This month, the 22 year-old wrapped up one of the most impressive careers in GISBT history and he did it in grand fashion, by capturing the 2018 Tournament of Champions, and putting an explanation point of his Bowler of the Year season. Morse had come close to capturing the Tournament of Champions before; he was 3rd in 2015, and runner-up last season. However, it was obvious from the beginning that Morse began the day on a determined mission to end his career in style. He set a fast pace in qualifying by averaging 230.62 for his 8-game block, garnering the high qualifier medal. Then, in match play, he was even sharper, averaging 232.5 for his 8 games. Every time he was challenged, he fought back to regain the lead. His final victory did not come easy, as he was challenged by eventual runner-up Jayson Miner and Ray Wiegand who were both seeking their first tour win, as well as 8-time champion Anthony Dodge.
Morse lost the lead midway through match play, trailing by 2 pins. Then, he watched as his lead was trimmed to just 20 pins with 2 matches remaining. However; Morse was relentless, as he averaged 245 over his final 4 games to pull away for the win. His margin of victory was a deceiving 149 pins. The victory was his 6th on tour, as he became just the 9th player in boy s division history to rack up at least 6 titles in their career. The right-hander from West Des Moines, Iowa, made his tour debut back at the Waterloo stop in September 2011. And he competed in every tour event since a total of 69 consecutive which ties the record held by Davenport, Iowa s Emily Papke. He also racked up 33 match play finals (3rd all-time in the boy s division, trailing only Joe Roseman of Davenport, Iowa with 40 finals appearances, and A.J. Chapman, of Manchester, Iowa with 36.) He also finished his career with a whopping $8,800 in earnings on tour the 4th highest in boy s division history. Morse was never the most orthodox competitor, nor the most powerful, but he amassed his resume through steely determination, and his ability to make shots when they counted most and none of that became more evident than at this season s Tournament of Champions. In his 7 seasons on tour, Morse established some eye-popping records, as seen below. RECORDS SET BY ADAM MORSE 69 consecutive tournaments bowled (ties the tour s all time-record) CAREER PINFALL BOY S ALL TIME LEADER 183,582 CAREER GAMES BOWLED BOY S ALL TIME LEADER 816 For his 16 games, Morse averaged 231.56. He earned a $700 scholarship and the winner s plaque as well. Congratulations, Adam! STELLAR FIELD OF 36 COMPETES IN SEASON-ENDING EXTRAVAGANZA Each year s Tournament of Champions brings together the top field of players from the season, and this year s 36-player contingent was no different, as there were no less than a dozen past champions in the field, and the 36 players had combined their talents for 279 match play appearances and more than $61,000 in tour earnings during their careers. MINER IN CAREER FORM, TAKES RUNNER-UP Jayson Miner enjoyed his finest day on the lanes. The lanky Silvis, Illinois resident qualified for the 2nd match play finals of his promising career, and he maintained his sharp form all day, leading to a runner-up finish, and a big $400 payday. Miner, a hard-throwing 18 year-old, was consistent all day, and his performance easily topped his previous best showing on tour a 7th place finish at the October 2017 tour stop in Waterloo. On many days, Miner s performance would have been good enough to take home the win, but he happened to come up against a very determined champion.
WIEGAND FINISHES 3rd AT T OF C FOR 2nd STRAIGHT YEAR Ray Wiegand must really enjoy the year-end Tournament of Champions. The feisty 17-year old returned to the T of C for the 2nd time and both of those invitations resulted in 3rd place finishes. The 2-hander from Marshalltown, Iowa was in fine form this month, landing in his 5th match play finals, and hauling in a $225 scholarship for his efforts. Wiegand also placed 3rd at least season s Tournament of Champions in Cedar Rapids, and again at this past November s event in Muscatine. DODGE TAKES 4th Anthony Dodge, a 2-time Bowler of the Year who captured last season s Tournament of Champions, was this month s 4th place finisher. The 21 year-old southpaw from North Bend, Nebraska earned a $200 scholarship for his efforts. The high finish was Dodge s 23rd trip into the match play finals. Dodge is an 8- time champion on tour. SRAMEK STAKES 5th Brenden Sramek finished 5th; he earned a $175 scholarship for his performance. The 20 year-old from Bellevue, Nebraska was appearing in the 8th match play finals of his career. PAST CHAMPION HIBBARD PLACES 6th Billy Hibbard closed out a great 2017-2018 campaign by qualifying for his 6th match play finals of the season, and the 9th of his career. The 20 year-old stroker from Mukwonago, Wisconsin hauled in a $150 paycheck as a result of his performance. BOHO BAGS 7th Brent Boho returned to the finals for the 4th time in his career. The 20 year-old right-hander from Colgate, Wisconsin native finished 7th, earning a $125 scholarship. COBLE CLAIMS 8th Braxton Coble capped off a stellar season by qualifying for the 11th match play finals of his career. The hard-throwing right-hander from Ottumwa, Iowa eventually wound up in 8th place, hauling in a $110 scholarship. An interesting side note; all 5 members of the 2017-2018 boy s All Star Team qualified for this year s Tournament of Champions match play finals. THANKS TO LEISURE LANES & THE ROSEMAN FAMILY Leisure Lanes served as proud host to this year s Tournament of Champions for the 6th time; they first hosted the T of C in 2006. The GISBT sends its sincere appreciation to the Roseman family, and the entire staff for hosting GISBT competition again this season!
# BOWLER Qual Tot 1 BOYS MATCH PLAY FINALS 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 FIN TOT Bon Total $$$ 1 ADAM MORSE 2 JAYSON MINER 3 RAY WIEGAND 4 ANTHONY DODGE 5 BRENDEN SRAMEK 6 BILLY HIBBARD 7 BRENT BOHO 8 BRAXTON COBLE 1845 243 211 225 197 255 194 256 279 1860 180 3885 700 1785 264 222 216 224 212 257 195 241 1831 120 3736 400 1741 225 237 221 269 170 193 194 238 1747 180 3668 225 1685 239 258 215 276 150 228 156 244 1766 180 3631 200 1783 201 178 209 238 225 171 234 188 1644 90 3517 175 1703 219 218 202 204 192 214 183 180 1612 90 3405 150 1725 206 204 246 226 183 190 182 176 1613 60 3398 125 1651 218 206 213 169 208 200 170 162 1546 60 3257 110 MITCHELL DUVER COMPETES IN 79th GISBT HAS COMPETED IN MORE EVENTS THAN ANY PLAYER IN HISTORY This month marked Mitchell Duver s final GISBT appearance, but it was also a special day for the 22 year-old, as he was competing in his 79th tour event. In the 26-season history of the GISBT, Duver concludes his career not only as a 3-time winner and 21-time match play finalist but as the player who competed in more tour events than any other bowler in the 26-season history of the GISBT. He also competed in 8 Tournament of Champions, which ties the tour record (Drew Balta, Jeff McCann and Andrea Mingee also competed in 8 T of C events.) MOST TOURNAMENTS BOWLED IN GISBT HISTORY # EVENTS BOWLED BOWLER HOMETOWN 1 79 Mitchell Duver Indianola IA 2 78 Jake Stansbury Bettendorf IA 2 78 Emily Papke Davenport IA 4 77 Andrea Mingee Davenport IA 5 76 Jeff McCann Waterloo IA
BOYS QUALIFYING SCORES (## INDICATES GISBT CHAMPION) # BOWLER & HOMETOWN AVG $$$ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total 1 ADAM MORSE ## 230.62 ---- 226 253 236 195 207 214 247 267 1845 WEST DES MOINES IA 2 JAYSON MINER 223.12 ---- 195 232 229 268 203 233 223 202 1785 SILVIS IL 3 BRENDEN SRAMEK 222.87 ---- 279 191 175 254 226 232 203 223 1783 BELLEVUE NE 4 RAY WIEGAND 217.62 ---- 232 200 204 182 255 193 249 226 1741 MARSHALLTOWN IA 5 BRENT BOHO 215.62 ---- 219 224 191 236 192 224 257 182 1725 COLGATE WI 6 BILLY HIBBARD ## 212.87 ---- 247 191 224 190 192 221 224 214 1703 MUKWONAGO WI 7 ANTHONY DODGE ## 210.62 ---- 248 201 214 207 235 169 180 231 1685 NORTH BEND NE 8 BRAXTON COBLE 206.37 ---- 224 223 221 180 224 170 198 211 1651 OTTUMWA IA 9 JAKE WEBER 206.25 $ 90 206 230 256 157 188 236 216 161 1650 WATERLOO IA 10 MITCHELL KELLEY 205.62 $ 85 188 210 258 234 225 223 184 123 1645 DAVENPORT IA 11 JORDAN CHAVEZ 204.37 $ 80 177 214 197 191 223 212 196 225 1635 CREST HILL IL 12 JARROD JOURDAN 203.25 $ 75 149 187 170 289 209 279 191 152 1626 PAPILLION NE 13 DUSTIN BEAHAM 197.12 $ 70 200 189 182 178 223 225 188 192 1577 LETTS IA 14 RUSSELL DEER 196.87 $ 68 176 226 199 196 188 189 196 205 1575 HARVEY IL 15 ZACK DENTON 194.37 $ 66 193 213 220 188 156 214 174 197 1555 WAVERLY IA 16 TANNER PEELER 193.87 $ 64 176 158 219 175 190 201 243 189 1551 DES MOINES IA 17 MITCHELL DUVER ## 193.12 $ 62 209 151 214 234 150 196 215 176 1545 INDIANOLA IA 18 BLAKE ELDRIDGE 192.75 $ 60 177 175 175 238 198 220 182 177 1542 DAVENPORT IA 19 TY McCUMSEY 190.25 $ 58 190 197 168 200 188 195 201 183 1522 DAVENPORT IA 20 SETH SIKKEMA 189.50 $ 56 180 164 169 222 189 181 200 211 1516 FULTON IL 21 ALEX DENTON 189.37 $ 54 171 179 207 201 183 187 203 184 1515 WAVERLY IA 22 CALEB BAKER 187 50 $ 52 177 195 205 188 190 196 205 144 1500 ALEXANDRIA MN 23 BRET KEIMIG ## 186.50 $ 50 202 203 177 159 198 200 182 171 1492 DAVENPORT IA 24 SKYLAR DELANO MUSCATINE IA 185.12 $ 50 168 234 187 199 173 179 167 174 1481
KELLY CLAIMS FIRST TOUR TITLE BREAKTHROUGH COMES AT YEAR-END FINALE KELLY BREAKS THROUGH FOR FIRST CAREER VICTORY Over the past several seasons, Michaela Kelly has earned her reputation as one of the tour s steadiest competitors. Since she began her career back in December 2014, she s racked up a dozen match play finals appearances. All that was missing from her impressive tour resume was a victory and that changed at this season s final tour stop, as she used the Tournament of Champions stage as a platform to garner her first victory on tour. CHAMP REELS OFF MOST IMPORTANT 6-BAGGER OF CAREER Kelly, a smooth-stroking 21 year-old from Bettendorf, Iowa has been tossing hints at victory in recent months; she was close to securing her first win at this past February s stop in Cedar Rapids, but eventually settled for the runner-up spot. This time out, she found herself trailing leader Hanna Duver by 67 pins heading into the all-important position round. And during the championship tilt, she fell behind early as well, but she then proceeded to reel off the most important 6-bagger of her life, posting a 237-192 victory to earn the championship. My hands were shaking, the champion said afterward. I knew Hanna would bowl well, and I would have to do something special to beat her. Her 237 was the 2nd highest game during the girl s finals, and it came on a demanding lane condition under the most extreme pressure. The champ was in good form the entire day, but the winning difference on this day was her 221 average over the final 5 games of match play. Kelly became just the 2nd female to earn her first victory at the Tournament of Champions, joining Hayley Ryan who won in 2016. Amazingly, that feat has happened 13 times in the boy s division. In victory, Kelly became the 81st different girl s champion in tour history. For her 14 games, she averaged 204.71. The spoils of victory included the championship plaque, a check for $350, and a permanent place on Champion s Row. Congratulations, Michaela! DUVER NABS RUNNER-UP Hanna Duver, one of 4 former champions in this month s girl s finals field, nabbed the runner-up showing. The 18 year-old was appearing in her 5th consecutive Tournament of Champions, and this represented her 25th match play finals appearance. The 2-time tour champion qualified 2nd, just 39 pins out of the lead, and she grabbed the lead midway through the finals, eventually holding a 67-pin lead heading into the position round. There, she fell victim to the eventual champs 6-bagger, and was relegated to the runner-up spot. The Indianola, Iowa native reeled in a $200 scholarship for her performance.
6-TIME TOUR CHAMP CRAWFORD CLAIMS 3rd Kayla Crawford, a 6-time tour winner, was this month s 3rd place finisher. The Silvis, Illinois resident, appearing in the 29th match play finals of her stellar career. The 20 year-old earned a $175 scholarship, and it raised her career earnings on tour to $5,922, as she continues her effort to become just the 6th player in girl s division history to surpass the $6,000 mark in career earnings. QUALIFYING LEADER COUREY PLACES 4th Cassidy Courey rolled into the year-end finale hot off the heels of capturing her first GISBT victory at last month s Big Weekend in Davenport. She continued that fine form by grabbing the qualifying lead heading into match play. She struggled to find the range in match play, however, and it led to a 4th place finish. The talented stroker from Brooklyn Center, Minnesota took home a $150 payday for her performance. This was career match play finals #10 for Courey. HUDDLESTON TAKES 5th Kelly Huddleston, one of 4 past champions in this month s girl s finals field, finished 5th; she won a $125 scholarship. Huddleston became one of the tour s top players in 2017-2018, capturing the season opening event in Cedar Rapids, and qualifying for 4 match play finals. SMITH FINISHES 6th In opening ceremonies, Breanna Smith was recognized as this season s Most Improved Bowler. She followed up that presentation with another trip into the match play finals the 4th of her promising career. The right-hander from Marion, Iowa would go on to finish in 6th place, earning a $110 scholarship for her efforts. GIRLS MATCH PLAY FINALS # BOWLER Qual Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 FIN TOT BON Grand Total $ $ $ 1 MICHAELA KELLY 2 HANNA DUVER 3 KAYLA CRAWFORD 4 CASSIDY COUREY 5 KELLY HUDDLESTON 6 BREANNA SMITH 1604 161 224 213 234 193 237 1262 105 2971 $ 350 1666 204 180 222 192 198 192 1188 105 2959 $ 200 1596 188 215 191 192 192 206 1184 120 2900 $ 175 1705 182 157 193 168 171 200 1071 90 2866 $ 150 1618 170 268 155 161 214 178 1146 60 2824 $ 125 1593 167 181 226 192 193 195 1154 60 2807 $ 110
GIRLS QUALIFYING SCORES (## INDICATES GISBT CHAMPION) # BOWLER & HOMETOWN AVG $$$ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total 1 CASSIDY COUREY ## 213.12 --- 201 206 182 223 277 213 223 180 1705 BROOKLYN CENTER MN 2 HANNA DUVER ## 208.25 --- 225 170 184 203 245 189 225 225 1666 INDIANOLA IA 3 KELLY HUDDLESTON ## 202.25 --- 195 215 230 235 164 195 171 213 1618 PAPILLION NE 4 MICHAELA KELLY 200.50 --- 203 224 180 189 221 169 224 194 1604 BETTENDORF IA 5 KAYLA CRAWFORD ## 199.50 --- 168 171 213 219 202 248 194 181 1596 BETTENDORF IA 6 BREANNA SMITH 199.12 --- 171 266 180 211 234 201 167 163 1593 MARION IA 7 GABI EVANS 197.75 $ 70 244 188 203 189 207 178 205 168 1582 WEST LIBERTY IA 8 JACKIE PETERS 197.62 $ 65 139 186 248 216 171 214 205 202 1581 ELK GROVE VILLAGE IL 9 KAYLA EWING ## 197.50 $ 60 196 195 183 177 188 257 193 191 1580 ROCKFORD IL 10 AMBER OVEL 187.75 $ 55 148 237 214 156 181 193 191 182 1502 WATERLOO IA 11 NICOLE PETERSEN ## 180.00 $ 50 187 207 180 180 164 198 148 176 1440 CEDAR RAPIDS IA 12 HAYLEY RYAN ## PIQUA OH 170.62 $ 50 183 193 146 201 220 158 169 95 1365 SEASON #26 OPENS AUGUST 25 & 26 AT MAY CITY BOWL IN CEDAR RAPIDS The 27th season of Greater Iowa Scholarship Bowling Tour competition will kick off with a special Saturday event on August 25th in Cedar Rapids. Both Saturday and Sunday (August 25 & 26) events will be held at May City Bowl. We will begin taking entries on June 30th. The entire 2018-2019 schedule, official entry blank, rules, some important upcoming changes, and other information about the GISBT will be emailed to every member sometime in June. The Greater Iowa Scholarship Bowling Tour has served as one of the nation s premier tours for the past 26 seasons. Many of the finest young bowlers in America have competed on our tour. If you know of any promising young bowlers, please spread the word about the GISBT, and the outstanding opportunity to compete on challenging conditions against the very best young bowlers in the Midwest. We are looking forward to an exciting 2018-2019 season!
OPENING CEREMONIES INCLUDE YEAR-END AWARDS Adam Morse and Nicole Petersen were presented with the 2017-2018 Bowler of the Year awards at this year s opening ceremonies. Both bowlers, in their final GISBT seasons, were capturing their first-ever Bowler of the Year. Joining Morse and Petersen on the 2017-2018 GISBT All Star Team were Anthony Dodge, Billy Hibbard, Braxton Coble, Brenden Sramek, Hayley Ryan, Michaela Kelly, Cassidy Courey and Kayla Ewing. The 16th annual Director s Award was presented to Craig & Lisa Crawford, who have been positive influences on the lives of countless young bowlers throughout the country over the past 7 years. 2017 2018 BOYS ALL STAR TEAM 2017 2018 GIRLS ALL STAR TEAM Adam Morse West Des Moines, IA (Bowler of the Year) Anthony Dodge North Bend, NE Billy Hibbard Mukwonago, WI Braxton Coble Ottumwa, IA Brenden Sramek Bellevue, NE Nicole Petersen Cedar Rapids, IA (Bowler of the Year) Hayley Ryan Piqua, OH Michaela Kelly Bettendorf, IA Cassidy Courey Brooklyn Center, MN Kayla Ewing Rockford, IL 2017 2018 GISBT AWARD WINNERS Rising Star Award Girls Gabi Evans Muscatine, Iowa Rising Star Award Boys Jordan Chavez Crest Hill, Illinois Most Improved Bowler Girls Breanna Smith Marion, Iowa Most Improved Bowler Boys Dustin Beaham - Letts, Iowa Rookie of the Year Girls none eligible Rookie of the Year Boys Caleb Baker Alexandria, Minnesota 16th Annual Director s Award Craig & Lisa Crawford Silvis, Illinois FOR TOURNAMENT INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB-SITE gisbt.info OR CONTACT ERIC LITTIG 563-271-2967 (cell) or email LITTIG1@MCHSI.COM GISBT.INFO THE TOUR S OFFICIAL WEB-SITE ALSO NOW ON FACEBOOK AT GISBT BOWLING
TRIBUTE PAID TO QUINTET OF DEPARTING TOUR MEMBERS In opening ceremonies at this year s Tournament of Champions, tributes paid to 5 longtime tour members who were competing in their final GISBT event. Bret Keimig, Mitchell Duver, Nicole Petersen, Hayley Ryan and Adam Morse. This quintet of players have been mainstays on the GISBT scene for many years, and each was presented with a special certificate commemorating their talent, success and dedication. Mitchell Duver 78 events, 792 games, 168,278 pins, 21 match play finals, $4,958 earnings Bret Keimig 55 events, 528 games, 110,870 pins, 11 match play finals, $2,487 earnings Adam Morse 68 events, 800 games, 179,877 pins, 32 match play finals, $8,100 earnings Nicole Petersen 59 events, 566 gms, 113,885 pins, 16 match play finals, $3,502.50 earnings Hayley Ryan 26 events, 274 games, 56,820 pins, 11 match play finals, $2,420 earnings GISBT TOURNAMENT SCORING SUMMARY 26th ANNUAL TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS MAY 13, 2018 LEISURE LANES DAVENPORT, IOWA QUALIFYING FINALS GRAND TOTAL PINS S AVG PINS S AVG PINS S AVG BOYS 38,845 192 202.31 13,619 64 212.79 52,464 256 204.93 GIRLS 18,832 96 196.16 7,005 36 194.58 25,837 132 195.73 TOTAL 57,677 288 200.26 20,624 100 206.24 78,301 388 201.80 CONGRATULATIONS TO STORM RAFFLE WINNERS KRISTY MORSE MOTHER OF ADAM MORSE RICK MAGSAM FATHER OF KIERA MAGSAM CONGRATULATIONS, AND THANK YOU TO STORM! PLEASE REDEEM CERTIFICATES BY MAY 31, 2018