[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!

HJBC Junior Gold Fundraiser Tournament Results

Mahalo to our tournament bowlers, donators, and volunteers for a great Junior Gold Fundraiser Tournament! With your help, we’re already just under halfway to our goal amount!

Please find the results (both as a PDF and JPGs) here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nl0eiSKCFZGWRz-hZcTDdVetfWuj9XKk?usp=share_link

We hope to see you at our next tournament—we’re looking at mid-March!

[Outer Island Tournament] Maui 2022 Junior Bowling Tournament, Nov 11/12

The Maui USBC Association is hosting a Junior Bowling Tournament on Veterans’ Day Weekend, November 11th and 12th. They are limiting entries to the first 80 bowlers, with multiple entries allowed. The tournament’s handicap is based on 100% of 200, with an optional scratch division.

Those interested can track flight prices on Google Flights (which has Southwest at ~$78 round trip): https://www.southwest.com/air/booking/select.html?int=HOMEQBOMAIR&reset=true&passengerType=ADULT&fareType=USD&adultPassengersCount=1&seniorPassengersCount=0&departureDate=2022-11-11&departureTimeOfDay=ALL_DAY&originationAirportCode=HNL&destinationAirportCode=OGG&returnDate=2022-11-12&returnTimeOfDay=ALL_DAY&tripType=roundtrip

[Results] Leeward Doubles

Results for Leeward Doubles will be linked here as they’re made available: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-4WNLD8vOpUx_KyUTzRJBwMXuxewUpS6

Leeward Doubles: Rules & Shift Times

All bowlers who requested a specific shift time were granted their shift:

• Saturday, September 3rd
  • Shift 1: check-in 9:30am, bowl at 10:00am
  • Shift 2: check-in 1:30pm, bowl at 2:00pm
• Sunday, September 4th
  • Shift 2: check-in 9:30am, bowl at 10:00am
  • Shift 1: check-in 1:30pm, bowl at 2:00pm
    • Depending on the size of Shift 2, the tournament managers may move up the shift time. Be prepared to show up as early as 1:00pm
  • The top 1/3 of teams in each division qualify to Monday’s semifinals (pinfall carries over)
• Monday, September 5th
  • Check-in 8:30am, bowl at 9:00am
  • The top five teams after Monday (9 game total) will move on to a Bakers Doubles stepladder soon after the semifinal round concludes
  • All teams who qualify for the top five should stay for an awards ceremony; plan to leave Leeward at about 5pm

The rules (PDF) can be found here.

Lane assignments will be posted when we receive them.