Providence Senate Junior Program Tournaments

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New Bowlers Show-off their Talent at TNBA K/Q of Hill Tour

On Sunday, October 19th, the Providence Senate held its Monthly TNBA King/Queen of the Hill Tournament with two separate divisions for boys and girls. In the "A" division, Chey-ann Shorts was victorious over her younger sister (Breanna Shorts), 139-90 to earn the title. In the Girls "B" division, Nicole Trudell won first place by beating Gazmine Mason, 182-143. On the boy's side, rookie Paul Everton, II (picture above) cruised past Thomas Morrison, 147-109 for the "A" crown. Justin Scott-Jones was awarded the title in the "B" division over younger brother Jalen, who was disqualified by the tournament director. Our next K/Q of the Hill competition is expected to be very competitive and will take place on November 30th.

2009 TNBA ERJCT (Baltimore, Maryland)

The National Bowling Association, Inc., 36th Annual Eastern Regional Junior Championship Tournament will be held on March 14 & 15, 2009 at a NEW LOCATION - AMF Woodlawn Lanes in Baltimore, Maryland. This is both a Team & Doubles Event. Squad times are 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. on both days. It is recommended that the Senates closest to this location, opt for the latter time slots. The deadline for entries is February 8, 2009 (no exceptions) and entry forms not filled out completely will be returned for further completion. To download a copy of the entry form and rules, click here or visit the TNBA website which is listed above. Any questions pertaining to the junior tournament, can be directed to marty.jones@tnba.inc.org

Providence Senate 4th Annual Tournament

On July 26, August 3, 4, 10 and 11, the Providence Senate Junior Program held its 4th Annual Youth Tournament for awards and book stipends. The event was held at AMF Lang's Lanes in Cranston, RI and bowlers from Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island participated in the event.

This was a Doubles Event with an optional Singles and the bowlers had a choice of either handicap or scratch divisions. A book stipend was awarded to the top female and male (college-bound) athlete based on a percentage of the entries obtained. This year's winners were Deanna Outland, of Providence and Rai Doblmeier, of Warwick, who both earned $100 each towards their college education.

For the tournament itself, Danny Khuu (picture above with Coach Marty), of Brockton, was our biggest winner taking home 1st place in both Doubles and Singles (Scratch). Khuu and his partner placed 3rd in the Handicap Doubles portion of the event with a score of 1411.

In the Handicap Division, Cre'shon Morrison & Akeem Campbell, both of Hartford, took 1st place with an impressive total of 1443. Our winner in the Handicap Singles Event was Chris Miceli, of Westerly, who bowled an amazing 772. Providence Senate would like to thank AMF Lang's and its staff for hosting the event, especially Manager Shawn Fitzpatrick. We look forward to next year. All awards will be sent out to the winners by the end of September.

Coach Marty Directs His First TNBA Eastern Regional Tour

On March 8-9, 2008, the National Bowling Association, Inc. (TNBA) Eastern Regional Junior Championship Tour took place under the NEW Tournament Direction of Mr. Marty Jones from Rhode Island, and despite a few minor oversights, the event was a huge success. Our biggest winners were Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania with CBBS's (King's Point #3) capturing the Class One crown and advancing to the Anthony J. Roberts National Junior Roll-offs in Reno, Nevada. The team members were Joshua Chase, Robert Salm, Tanner Laughman and Drew Spriggs, who totaled 2708 with handicap. In Class Two, our winners were Jeffrey Major, Everett Hunt, Herbie Brown and Diante Fields of Delaware with a 2631 score. The Class Three winners were CBBS (King's Point #6) - William Boykin III, Coby Laughman, Zachary Dudley and Darius Snowden, and they posted a score of 2374. Philadelphia took the Class Four title with a 2057. The team members were Brandon Jenkins, Michael Pavlovcak, Kyrell Little and Quincy Turner. The Class Five champions were from Delaware (Marjani Griggs, Tiffany Ince, Kyree Scotton and Nathan Banks), and they shot a 1565 handicap series.

There were many great individual performances over the weekend, but none more memorable than bowling sensation Diante Fields (picture left), age 13, of Delaware Senate, who had a remarkable weekend. In the team event, Diante posted a 300-240-247 for a 787 series. He returned the next day for the doubles event and shot games of 261-268-234 for a 763 series. That comes out to a 258 per game AVERAGE. Did I mention that he is only thirteen years old? Whoa!

Special thanks to Carolier Lanes and staff for such an outstanding job hosting the ERJCT. Shout-outs to Ms. Veronica Green, who assisted me throughout the weekend with the event. Finally, thank you to all the coaches and parents for their support during the event. I look forward to this upcoming ERJCT, and seeing you all back once again for another successful event. To learn more about TNBA or to view the 2008 results online, visit their website at the address listed above.

Rai Earns Two Golds in One Day

On November 23rd, Team Senate (Rai Doblmeier, David Lewis, Matt Peter, Deanna Outland, Nicole Trudell, Tori Whetstone, Qwadaris Rembert, Frankie & Vincent Borowy, Chris Moseley, Justin, Jadee and Jalen Scott-Jones) competed in the Northeast Junior Scratch Tour at Westgate Lanes in Brockton, MA. There was plenty of competition at the event, as the NeJST had a turnout of 64 participants. Unfortunately, only six of our 13 athletes advanced to the stepladder round. Three of our team member missed the cut by 27 pins or less, while Jadee was our only top-seed. Making his NeJST debut was rookie Frankie, and he bowled great finishing in 4th place in the 11 and under division. Rai, who captured the Gold Medal in the College Division, was our only 1st place winner. Justin finished in 5th place (College Division). Jadee (2nd place) and Nicole (4th place) were our only girls that advanced. Lastly, Vincent took 5th place in the Junior Division. Congratulations to Rai Doblmeier for also earning his fifth qualification into the 2009 Junior Gold Tour this coming July in Indiana. Rai finished in the top 150 at the 2008 Junior Gold Tour, and expects to do even better this time around. He has now qualified for Junior Gold "five times", which is the most for any bowler from RI.

Senate Represents at NeJST in Cranston (RI)

On November 16th, Team Senate (David Lewis, Matt Peter, Deanna Outland, Nicole Trudell, Tori Whetstone, Qwadaris Rembert, Thomas Morrison, Vincent Borowy, Justin, Jadee and Jalen Scott-Jones) competed in the Northeast Junior Scratch Tour at AMF Cranston Lanes in RI. Of our eleven-team members that participated, nine advanced to the stepladder round with Senate capturing four medals. Our lone Gold Medal winner was Jalen, who was the highest qualifier for the entire event with a 1326 (six-game total). Jalen captured 1st place in the Major Division, while Matt finished in 5th. In the College Division, Justin finished in 4th place. Qwadaris and Vincent bowled well all day and finished in 3rd and 5th respectively in the Junior Division. In the Girls Open Division Senate dominated by placing four of its members in the top-5: Nicole (2nd), Tori (3rd), Deanna (4th) and Jadee ended in 5th place. The next NeJST that we will be attending will be on Nov. 23rd, at Westgate Lanes in Brockton, MA. Congratulations to Tori Whetstone for earning her first ever qualification into the 2009 Junior Gold Tour this coming July in Indiana.

Rookie Matt Peter Wins Gold at Northeast Junior Scratch Tour

On November 2nd, rookie Matt Peter won the Gold Medal in the Major Boys Division of the Northeast Junior Scratch Tour, which was held at North Bowl Lanes in Attleboro, MA. Matt was the top seed after the six-game qualifying round and then went on the win the title match. The next Northeast Junior Scratch Tour will be on November 16th, in Rhode Island at AMF Cranston Lanes. Senate will bowl early that day so that we can attend the event. To learn more about the Northeast Junior Scratch Tour, then visit http://www.nejst.blogspot.com/. Bowlers must participate in at least seven (7) or more of these events to become eligible for the tournament of champions in June 2009. Most of these events are held on sport shot or modified lane conditions.

Nicole Wins Gold
Senate Post Numbers

On September 21st, fourteen members of Team Senate traveled to Malden, Massachusetts to compete in the Northeast Junior Scratch. Our participants were: Jordan Lewis, Qwadaris Rembert, Bobby Pacuk, Vincent Borowy (picture right), Chris Moseley, Jalen Scott-Jones, David Lewis, Gazmine Mason, Deanna Outland, Tori Whetstone, Jadee Scott-Jones, Nicole Trudell, Danny Khuu and Rai Doblmeier. The event was held on a house shot, and three of our athletes posted some very impressive numbers. Rookie picture of Vincent

Qwadaris Rembert bowled a 290 Game, which is a new Senate Record in our Junior Division. Rembert ended up finishing in 4th place. Another rookie Danny Khuu posted the highest qualifying score of the day with an impressive 1451 total for six games (with a high game of 277). Khuu finished in 2nd place in the College Division. Vincent Borowy, who was bowling in only his second NeJST of his career, shot a 256 game and 614 series. Borowy ended up finishing in 2nd place (Juniors) at the event. Others that did well were: Jordan Lewis-2nd place (Preps); Bobby Pacuk-3rd place (Juniors); Rai Doblmeier-3rd place (College); and Jadee Scott-Jones-3rd place (Girls).

Our lone Gold Medal winner was Nicole Trudell (picture top), who captured our first title in the newly formed Girls Open Division. This year, it was decided to place all the girls ages 12 to 21 in ONE division. "This division is very challenging and the competition is great", says Jadee Scott-Jones. Although Jones lost to Trudell in the stepladder after beating two other girls prior, she enjoys this new division. Trudell bowled impressive and in the finals, she was victorious over Alley Keisman, of MA (210-170). The Senate also likes to recognize Chris Moseley, who won the Strike Jackpot at the competition and earned some scholarship money.

Rookie Qwadaris Rembert is the Senate's New Golden Child

On September 7th, Team Senate (Rai Doblmeier, David Lewis, Jalen Scott-Jones, Bobby Pacuk, Qwadaris Rembert (picture above), Thomas Morrison, Chris Moseley, Nicole Trudell, Tori Whetstone, Jadee Scott-Jones and Gazmine Mason) participated in the Northeast Junior Scratch Tour a week before its 10th Season is expected to start, and rookie Qwadaris Rembert captures 1st Place in the Junior Division. Eight members of the team finished in the top-5 for their respective divisions, but only Qwadaris managed to capture a Gold Medal. Qwadaris bowled awesome in his rookie debut and posted an impressive 192-133 victory over top seed Nicholas Sauve, of Massachusetts, in the finals. The event was held on a challenging modified house shot at AMF Lang's Lanes in Cranston, RI.

In the all new Girls Open Division, which features girls ages 12 to 21, the Senate had four girls finish in the top five - Jadee (2nd), Nicole (3rd), Tori (4th) and Gazmine (5th). Jadee posted the highest female game of the event with a 240, and climbed the entire ladder before eventually losing (170-196) to top seeded Alley Kiesman, of Massachusetts, in the finals. Nicole earned the female Junior Gold spot with a six-game total of 1145.

Other Senate athletes that did well were Bobby, 3rd place (Junior Boys); David, 3rd place (Major Boys); and Rai, 4th place (College Boys). Not advancing for the first time in his Senate career was Jalen Scott-Jones, who missed the cut by ONE pin. The next NeJST event will be on September 21st, in Malden, MA. See Coach Marty if interested in attending or visit the website above for more information.

Senate Wins Over $5,000 at Tournament of Champions

On June 28-29, Team Senate (David Lewis, Jalen Scott-Jones, Nicole Trudell, Tori Whetstone, Jadee Scott-Jones (picture right), Rai Doblmeier, Sarah Pimentel, Justin Scott-Jones, Bobby Pacuk, Deanna Outland (picture left) and Gazmine Mason) traveled to Newington, Connecticut to compete in the Northeast Junior Scratch Tournament of Champions with a Scholarship Fund totaling $12,000. The event was held on the PBA Scorpion pattern both days, and Team Senate did very well racking up close to $5,000 in scholarship winnings. Team Senate placed in every age division with Rai, Deanna, Nicole and Jadee all finishing in 1st place. Finishing in 2nd place was David and Jalen in their respective divisions, and had they won, then Team Senate would have swept every age division. Other winners were: Tori (3rd), Justin (4th), Bobby (5th) and Sarah (5th). Special thanks to Tournament Director Kathi McCaw. Kathi once again put together a great tournament as she has done all year long.

Senate Sends Heavy Hitters to JBT

On November 1st, five members of Team Senate traveled to Bradley Bowl in Windsor Locks, CT to compete in the Junior Bowlers Tour for scholarships and awards. Representing Senate at this event were Nicole Trudell, Rai Doblmeier (picture right above), David Lewis, Jalen Scott-Jones (picture left above) and Danny Khuu. As stated earlier in the season, Team Senate plans to make more appearances at the JBT's this year and likes its chances of success in the New England Conference. Four of our five athletes advanced to the second round, and two made it to the stepladder finals. Jalen, the fifth seed, climbed the entire ladder before losing in the finals to Alex Welgarz of New York. Prior to the finals, we had an old fashion Senate brawl with Jalen and Rai squaring off for chance to make it to the finals. Both Rai and Jalen put displayed some clutch bowling and it was an awesome match to watch. However, Rai got the short end of the stick losing 248-254 for a third place finish. Jalen, unfortunately lost in the finals, finishing in 2nd place at the event.

Team Providence plans to once again start attending the Junior Bowlers Tour, and we look forward to the competition that we will face in the 2008-09 season. To learn more about the Junior Bowlers Tour, then see Coach Marty or visit their website at the address listed above.

Senate Announces 2008-09 Pepsi Tour Qualifiers and Junior Gold Championship Qualifiers

As of November 16th, the Providence Senate is pleased to announce its 2008-09 Ocean State Pepsi Cola Tournament Qualifiers after the first window from our program. Our (11 and under) representatives are rookies Frank Borowy and Natalie Jones. Frank is an up and coming star bowler, who trains with Coach Marty on a weekly basis, and Natalie once bowled with Senate a few years back in the bumper division. In the 12 and up (Handicap Division), we will be sending rookies Paul Everton, II and Chey-ann Shorts (picture above). Paul, age 13, a hard worker and knowledgeable bowler that Coach Marty believes will one day be very good. Chey-ann, 15, is still very new to organized bowling, but is progressing quite well. The Scratch Division qualifiers are Jalen Scott-Jones, David Lewis and Nicole Trudell. These three athletes are household names in our area and need no introduction. All three were past Pepsi Qualifiers, and are hungry for this year's title. We will be holding our next qualifying round in January 2009. To learn more about the State Pepsi Tour and its rules, visit www.riyaba.org. Congratulations and best wishes to our qualifiers this coming March.

We would like to recognize and congratulate both Nicole Trudell, Tori Whetstone (picture above) and Rai Doblmeier, who have all qualified for the 2009 USBC Junior Gold National Championship Tournament, which be held in Indiana this coming July as our Rhode Island representatives. This will be the fourth straight appearance for Nicole at this prestigious scratch singles event, which features approximately1800 of the best female/male youth bowlers in the nation. Tori will be making her first appearance at the event. Rai, who finished in the top 150s last year, will be making his state leading fifth straight appearance. To learn more about the Junior Gold Tour, visit www.bowl.com. The Senate expects to add several more qualifiers to the Junior Gold Tour before seasons end.

First Ocean State USBC Event (Adult/child Tour)
is Dominated by Jones'

On November 2nd, Team Senate participated in the first of several Ocean State USBC YA events for the 2008-09 season. The first event was the Adult/child and this particular competition was held over three-weekends and also included a bumper division. The Senate captured three first place spots "five winners in all". Our winners were: Jadee Scott-Jones (picture above far right)/Arthur Robinson (1st place girls division-160& up averages); Jalen Scott-Jones /Tony Lee (1st place boys division-160 & up); Chris Moseley/Henry Beecham (2nd place boys division-160 & up); Qwadaris Rembert/Tony Lee (5th place boys division-160 & up); and Natalie Jones (picture far left)/Chris Jones (1st place girls division-90 & below). Also bowling very well at the event, but coming up just a little short was rookie Ashley Gudinas. Ashley posted a season high 215 game & 475 series. Providence Senate would like to thank all the adult partners for teaming up with the young people for the event. To view the a/c tour results, visit www.riyaba.org. All awards will be given out at the season ending State Awards banquet in June 2009.

PBA Exempt bowlers Billy Oatman & Trisha Reid Comes to RI

On September 27 and 28, the Providence Senate Junior Program will be sponsoring a couple of Bowling Clinics in our area featuring PBA Exempt Bowler & 2007 Rookie of the Year - Billy Oatman (picture above with kids) & the 2008 US Women's Open first Runner-Up - Trisha Reid (picture right).

The Youth Bowling Clinic will take place on Saturday (9/27), at East Providence Lanes and is limited to the first 24 participants. For more information, click here to upload the publisher file flyer. The cost is $30 per youth and includes lunch.

The Adult Bowling Clinic will take place on Sunday (9/28), at AMF Lang's Lanes in Cranston, and also includes lunch. For more information, click here. In addition to the camp, bowlers will be able to purchase a high performance Hammer Bowling Ball for an additional $100 (drilling not included).

Both Clinics will include a Meet & Greet Autograph Session, two exhibition matches and on-the-lane instructions by both Billy Oatman & Trisha Reid. Trisha can be seen bowling on Sept. 21st and again in the finals on Oct. 5th at 2 p.m. on ESPN where she battled more than 180 competitors through 32 games of qualifying. The field consisted of some of the most talented women bowlers in the world, featuring Team USA members, former professional stars, international standouts, collegiate champions and top amateurs, and the event concludes with a climatic title match that made bowling history. Trisha faced Kim Terrell-Kearney in the first match-up of black athletes for a professional title in the history of bowling.

Senate Youths Learn from the Pros Over the Summer

On the weekend of July 19-20, nine athletes from the Providence Senate traveled to Buffalo, NY to attend the WNYS Junior Bowling Camp that is directed by Mr. Mike Westfield. The camp instructors are several of the areas most talented coaches and Professional Bowlers, who provide each camper with some one-on-one tutelage. The camp sells out every year, and during the camp Mr. Westfield holds competitions and raffles where parents and youths can win bowling balls, shoes and other items throughout the weekend. Attending the camp from Senate was Jalen Scott-Jones, David Lewis, Rai Doblmeier, Jadee Scott-Jones (pictured above with Brad Angelo), Jazmine Price, Vincent Borowy, Deanna Outland, Bobby Pacuk and Joshua Briggs. While in the Buffalo area, the team took in some sights such as Fudrucker's Restaurant and Laser Tron (go-cart racing & laser tag facilities). The instructors at the camp were: Cindy Coburn-Carroll, Brad Angelo (pictured above with Jadee), Ryan Schafer, Jack Jurek, Nin Angelo, Jeanette Pieczynski, Ryan Ciminelli, Jim Wangler, Jr., Mike Faliero, Jocelyn Stutz, Joe Ciccone, Dave Guindon and Jim Wangler III. Team Senate plans to attend the camp again next summer, and a couple of the athlete already have earned a spot already. To learn more about the WNYS Junior Bowling Camp, visit their website at: http://www.wnysjuniorbowlingcamp.com/

Team Providence plans to attend and participate in the Massachusetts State USBC Youth Association Tournament Events (http://www.mausbcya.org/) during the 2008-09 season. For the last two years we have competed in the MA State and I must say these events are very well organized.

2008-09 Tournaments