November 3, 2024
Stacy Gomen Captures First BBI Title At Park Lanes
Hillsboro, Ore. -- November’s BBI Tournament featured 84 bowlers at Park Lanes in Hillsboro. The excitement began in game one when Dustian Canary set the pace, rolling an impressive 272 to take the early lead. But as the competition intensified, game two saw a new frontrunner emerge: Mike Stefanchin. His consistent performance propelled him to the top of the standings, with Canary trailing behind, and Jim Ferretti making a significant move into contention with a 289 game.
By game three, Stefanchin remained firmly in the lead, however, Canary struggled to keep up, recording back-to-back games in the 180s, which dropped him to fifth place. Seizing the opportunity, Sean McKinley surged into second place, Sandy Abel climbed to third, and Wes Farron delivered a clutch 247 in his third game to secure the fourth spot.
Game four was a turning point as Stefanchin hit a roadblock, scoring a 177, but he managed to cling to his narrow lead. Thomas Ketchum capitalized on Stefanchin’s struggles, throwing a strong 243 to close the gap to just three pins. Meanwhile, Stacy Gomen’s 257 propelled her into a tie for fifth, setting up a tightly packed field, with 20 bowlers within 40 pins of the crucial cut line.
The drama heightened in game five as Dustian Canary roared back with a 226, reclaiming the top qualifier spot and earning a $50 bonus from Lovely Tire and Wheel. Mark Smudde came in hot with a 256 to finish second in qualifying, just three pins shy of Canary. The rest of the top sixteen qualifiers included standout performances from Sandy Able, Mike Stefanchin, Thomas Ketchum, Wes Farron, Stacy Gomen, Sean McKinley, and more, with the cut score landing at 1122.
The match play rounds kept the intensity alive, and when the dust settled, it was Stacy Gomen who emerged victorious.
FInal Standings
1 Stacey Gomen 1093 4-0-0
2 Lonnie Wills 1057 4-0-0
3 Thomas Ketchum 1027 3-1-0
4 Todd Hinchliffe 1015 2-2-0
5 Lynn Spellman 1015 2-1-1
6 Chuck Bush 968 2-2-0
7 Kristi Thompson 958 2-2-0
8 Wes Farron 965 1-3-0
9 Rick Kennedy 929 2-1-0
10 Sandy Abel 925 2-1-0
11 Mark Smudde 924 2-2-0
12 Mike Stefanchin 890 1-0-0
13 Josh Lott 863 1-2-1
14 Dustian Canary 845 1-0-0
15 Quenton Knight 831 1-0-0
16 Sean McKinley 798 1-0-0
Dustian Canary Top Qualifier Sponsored by Lovely Tire & Wheel
James Donaldson High Super SR - Out of cash Sponsored by Lovely Tire & Wheel
Sue Herring High Woman - Out of cash Sponsored by Lovely Tire & Wheel
October 6, 2024
Keith Figueroa and Rich Stocks win October BBI at AMF Firebird Lanes
Salem Ore. - The October BBI took members to AMF Firebird Lanes in Salem. After 5 games of qualifying, Steve Bretthauer and Paul Coates finished at the top qualifiers.
The field was cut to the top 16 pairs and in the end, the team of Keith Figueroa and Rich Stocks came out on top.
A full write up of the action will be added at a later date.
September 1, 2024
High Scores End With A Victory For Mike Sprano At The 2024 Al Whiteman Memorial
Gresham, Ore. -- 89 bowlers took part in the Monthly BBI tournament at Mt. Hood Lanes. Scoring was high from the very first game with Jason Kriege's 288 followed by Rob Grimes and Jim Ferretti posted 279 games each. Roger Kreighbaum posted a 268, Amber Palmer-Ortner a 258, and Marco Israel a 257. High scores continued game 2 with Jim Ferretti's 290, Quenton Knight with a 289, Dorothy Breazile with a 266, and Amber Palmer-Ortner with a 247. Game 3 would see Jim Ferretti post a 269 for an 838 scratch 3 game set. Amber Palmer-Ortner continued her hot bowling with a 258, and Bob Farmer would join the plus 250 club with a 254.
Game 4 saw Mike Sparano join the high scoring party with a 279 game vaulting him to 3rd in the standings after 4 games. Jason Krieger added a 279, Quenton Knight a 275 and Brian Mumm a 258 game. In Game 5, Curt Moody used a 279 game to finish qualifying as the number 2 seed, Tim Oge jumped into the top 16 with a 256 game and Jim Ferretti finished with a 225 to lead qualifying at 1310 scratch.
The top 16 bowlers advanced to match play where Dorothy Breazlle and Mike Sparano would finished tied with the most total pins plus handicap. According to BBI Rules, first place is awarded to Sparano for the highest game plus handicap during the tournament.
Congratulations to Mike Sparano on his win. A full write up from Tournament Director Debbie Mendenhall will be available soon.
3 Female Finalist
Sue Herring, Amber Palmer-Ortner, Dorothy Breazile
Tied For First Place
Mike Sparano and Dorothy Breazile
Top Qualifier
Jim Ferretti
August 5, 2024
Cory Bayless and Andrew Mssinger Win BBI Season Opener
The Bowling By Invitation (BBI) 24 – 25 season kicked off Sunday, August 4th at KingPins Portland for the 1st of 3 doubles tournaments. This is one many bowlers look forward to as we had a full house of 64 teams (128 bowlers) with a waitlist heading into Sunday. Normally our tournaments are capped at 96 bowlers but with a 32-lane house, of course, we were going to take full advantage of the extra lanes.
First, I want to thank KingPins Portland and the entire staff for all that you did, continue to do for the bowlers and especially for keeping us cool all day long. We look forward to keeping this as our 1st tournament each season. I also want to thank John Huggett with Lovely Tire and Wheel for your continued sponsorship.
Qualifying scores would vary game to game for some as they brushed off the summer dust. The patience of some was tested with splits and corner pins while others found their groove quickly like they have been bowling all summer.
In years past predictions would be made before the first ball was scored on what the cut might look like for finals. Larry was always great at tossing out a number but this year it would be anyone’s guess.
After 5 games of qualifying, the team of Griffin Kinney / Bill Beatty head into finals as top qualifier at +393. The 16th team to make it into the finals was Mike Hage / Tim Hagen at +162 beating long time BBI bowlers Les Dunckel / Wes Farron by 12pins.
Honorable mentions during qualifying include:
Nathan Gubele, now of age, for his perfect 300 in game 3 of qualifying. (He was not in the 300 pot) This is the first 300 bowled in qualifying or finals in over 2 years+. Congratulations!
Sami Morris (NWST Director), wanting to match her teammate Nathan Gubele, bowled her personal best game of 299 in game 4. Her 12th ball was gorgeous, but the 10-pin stood strong and did NOT budge. Congratulations Sami! (Side note: Kevin had no clue she was filling frames with strikes. He thought someone picked up a split when we all cheered for her.)
High Games: Bill Beatty 279 – GM 1 || Mike Arronson 278 – GM 2 || Jason Krieger – 268 – GM 2
High Series (Games 1-3): Mike Arronson 749 || Jason Krieger 728 || Brian Ferguson 710 || Steve McGee 681
During the 4 games of finals everyone was focused on not only winning the team series but gaining the crucial 30 points for a team win, especially since everyone is starting at zero (no carryover). Some teams struggled during the longer break while it gave other teams time for a quick refresh.
After GM1 and a big game by Curt Moody (247), he, and Khris Alexander (537) headed into game 2 as the leaders with Andrew Messinger Sr. / Cory Bayless (520) and Eric Stern / Teebone Marshall (517) just pins away.
GM2 had the final lead change of the day. Andrew and Cory had a monstrous team game (528 with bonus pins) and never looked back. Griffin and Bill were within range and needed the pins to fall in their favor. Several other teams were still in it to win and just needed that “ONE” big game to move up in the standings.
Cory struggled some in GM 3 & 4, but Andrew did not let up, stayed solid tossing out two more great scores (252 & 225) to secure the “W”.
Congratulations to the team of Andrew Messinger Sr. and Cory Bayless for your BBI Doubles win at KingPins Portland. For each of them, this is their first BBI win.
Big thanks to Sean Daniels for staying late, helping me move away from hand scoring finals by setting up our finals on Tournamentbowl.com. Your help and patience are appreciated not only by me as the TD but the BBI bowlers!! This will help moving between qualifying and finals faster once I am up to speed. Plus allow everyone to keep track of their favorite bowler / team in real time.
Special thanks to Char Moody for helping with bracket entries, Hannah Wools for coming in on her day off to help with scores (and letting me hangout with Bean)
Our next tournament will be a singles tournament on September 1, 2024, at MT Hood Lanes.
I look forward to seeing everyone September 1st
Debbie
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