[Junior Gold 2023] Final Results

A total of 21 HJBC bowlers competed in the Junior Gold Championships held in Indianapolis, IN, with representation in all six divisions (U12, U15, and U18 boys and girls).

Hickam Junior Bowling Club at the Party in the Park Opening Ceremony. July 16, 2023. Indianapolis, IN.

Final results, including scholarships won:

U12 Boys (226 bowlers)
Louis Cloud: 49th (2654, 165.88 avg) – $150
Kyson Yoshimoto: 73rd (2513; 157.06 avg) – $150
Jacob Badua: 214th (1868; 155.67 avg) – did not bowl Day 2

U12 Girls (102 bowlers)
Aliyana Debina-Gasper: 37th (2310; 144.38 avg) – $150

U15 Boys (700 bowlers)
Ryder Baisac: 30th (second advancers cut; 193.42 avg) – $350
Kaz Yamada: 78th (first advancers cut; 184.43 avg) – $250
Koby Shinogi-Ling: 209th (2839; 177.44 avg) – $150
TJ Ichimura: 220th (2829; 176.81 avg) – $150
John Badua, Jr.: 338th (2693; 168.31 avg)
Darin Debina: 404th (2627; 164.19 avg)
Quentin Terada: 492nd (2527, 157.94 avg)

U15 Girls (326 bowlers)
Alicen Ichimura – 127th (2592; 162 avg)
Charis Shimabukuro – 170th (2507; 156.69 avg)

U18 Boys (1,313 bowlers)
Jesse Holtcamp: 319th (2950; 184.38 avg) – $200
Nicholas Kidd: 627th (2768; 173 avg)
Dylan Terada: 632nd (2766; 172.88 avg)
Kalani Castro: 1,111th (2503, 156.44 avg)
Guylen Shimabukuro: 1,166th (2441; 152.56 avg)

U18 Girls (588 bowlers)
Masie Shimabukuro – 210th (2744; 171.5 avg) – $200
Mae Bishop – 342nd (2619; 163.69 avg)
Caitlyn Chang – 501st (2401; 150.06 avg)

Great job on your resilience, everyone! Additional kudos to the bowlers who cashed scholarship money!
If it didn’t go your way this year, take notes and let’s put in the work for next year!

Additional high finishers include:

U12 Girls – Karissa Kamada (Schofield) – 7th/8th (Match Play) – $500

U15 Boys – Ezra Bentkowski (Leeward) – 83rd (first advancers cut) – $250

U15 Girls – Jayna Yockman (Barbers) – 19th (second advancers cut) – $350
Kaila Kamahiai (Leeward) – 34th (first advancers cut) – $250

U18 Boys – Noah Akiona (Leeward/Newman Univ.) – 28th (second advancers cut) – $400
Shaine Fujii (Leeward/Midland Univ.) – 122nd (first advancers cut) – $300

For full results, click here.

[PBA Jr.] Ryder Baisac wins U15, Hickam Jrs. well-represented in first PBA Jr. event in Hawaii

Photo courtesy of Josh Blanchard, PBA West Region Manager

In the PBA Jr. Hawaii West Regional, the first PBA Jr. event held in Hawaii, HJBC’s Ryder Baisac overtook three fellow HJBC bowlers to claim the U15 title.

Ryder initially qualified 6th averaging 189.4 on the O’Neill and Tackett patterns after 10 games, and defeated 3rd seed Koby Shinogi-Ling (HJBC; 193.1) after splitting points in the two-game single-elimination and winning the 9th and 10th frame roll-off. Ryder then defeated Kaz Yamada (7th seed; HJBC; 184.2) in the semifinals by winning both games, and defeated TJ Ichimura (5th seed; HJBC; 189.9) in the Finals. Ryder won the first game, then was forced to do a single-ball roll off after tying the second game at 213 (8-9), then won the final 9th and 10th frame roll-off by one pin.

In the first round, TJ Ichimura defeated another HJBC bowler, Louis Cloud (4th seed; 191.9) after a 9th and 10th frame roll-off. In all, HJBC qualified 5 bowlers in the U15 division.

Elsewhere, Mae Bishop qualified 7th (149.0) after enduring a tough Saturday shift, and lost her first round match to eventual runner-up Haydyn Ideue in the U18 Girls division. In the U18 Boys division, HJBC’s highest placer was Dylan Terada at 9th (177.8), missing the match play cut by twenty pins.

Final standings for PBA cashers:

U15 Division

(1) Ryder Baisac – $600
(2) TJ Ichimura – $300
(T3-4) Kaz Yamada – $200
(T5-8) Louis Cloud – $140
(T5-8) Koby Shinogi-Ling – $140*

*Koby also earned a free RecruitUS event entry for shooting the highest game (279) during qualifying. RecruitUS is a partner with the PBA Jr. program, connecting youth athletes with college athletic programs.

U18 Girls Division

(T5-8) Mae Bishop – $75

Dylan Terada (9th) in the U18 Boys Division and Kyson Yoshimoto (12th) in the U15 Division will also receive scholarships courtesy of the Oahu USBC, who donated an additional $2,000 to the prize fund.

Full tournament results can be viewed using the “Game-by-game scoring” links for each division on this page: https://www.pba.com/tournaments/2023/pba-jr-hawaii-west-regional

PBA West Region Tour Manager Josh Blanchard also posted his own write-up on Facebook, which includes the cover photo:

Mahalo to the PBA West Region and PBA Jr. for coming down, Darrell Pojas for hosting the PBA, and Chad Pojas for advocating for the youth to get a PBA Jr. event here! Mahalo also to the Oahu USBC for the increased prize fund, and to Fort Shafter Bowling Center for hosting the event.

See you next year!

[Junior Gold] Kanile‘a Ukulele Fundraiser

Donate to the club and for each dollar donated, you receive one chance to win a beautiful brand-new ukulele!

This Kanileʻa Concert Ukulele (Made in Kāneʻohe, Hawaiʻi) is a K-1 C Deluxe Silk (SN. 1221-D-010). It has a solid deluxe Koa body; ebony fretboard, bridge, and head-plate; white mother-of-pearl position marker and logo inlays; UV cured silk finish ; Kanileʻa geared tuners; and ebony bridge pins. The ukulele also includes a Kanileʻa branded oha carrying case. Retail value of the ukulele is $1,595. In addition to the ukulele, the winner will receive one month of ukulele lessons from Kapena School of Music and Creative Expression. The one month of group lessons includes the registration fee, a draw string bag and a lug-gage tag. Retail value of the lessons is $110.

Follow the QR code or https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/91e1f104-5e90-4d80-ab45-015f16e2e1d0

Do you know someone who might want to support the club but wouldn’t be interested in the ukulele? The same links give an option to simply donate to the club as well!

We will announce the winner at the end of May.

(The online service that we have used requests a donation to their service platform.By clicking “other” you can bypass the donation if you’d like. We are grateful for their services, as we get 100% of your donation!)

For a printable/shareable flyer, visit https://bit.ly/HJBCukulele

Sports Photos: Sat, April 22nd during bowling

For more information, email lisa@lisabecreative.com.

HBT Summer Clinic: Darren Tang and Sean Rash, May 31 6-8pm

Please contact Chad Pojas directly for spots.