Regular Season Finale in the Bay Area!

From the Desk of Coach Chin:

The Bulldogs competed in their final Tier 2 tournaments of the season in San Jose, CA for both the Varsity and Junior Varsity teams. On Saturday, both teams bowled 7 team games on a 43’ ft (2.8:1) pattern. The Varsity, were up and down throughout the day and held a 9 pin lead going into position round. Unfortunately, the bulldogs were short by 34 pins behind UNLV and finished 2nd for the tournament. Great bowling UNLV! The junior varsity team ended up winning their division by 70 pins. Congrats to the JV team!

The Bulldogs were lead by Neil Weinstein, who averaged 209 for the tournament. Not only did he lead all individuals for day 1, he was the only bowler to average 200! Great bowling kid! Other bulldogs were Spencer Norvell (averaged 194) and Miguel Acosta (average 192) who placed top 10 within the tournament!

On Day 2, the Bulldogs bowled on a 37ft (2.78:1) pattern. Both JV and Varsity had struggled throughout the day. Going into position round, The varsity team was in 3rd and the JV was in 2nd. The varsity team went around Fullerton and finished in 2nd place behind San Jose State, which they ran away with tournament. Great bowling SJSU! The JV held their ground in 2nd place!

Once again the Bulldogs were lead by Neil Weinstein who finished 2nd, with a 224 average and Nolan Byers, with a 210 average. Both players were a part of the All Tournament Team! Great bowling by both bowlers! Congrats to Nolan for getting his first career All Tournament Team!

During this weekend and having it being the end of the season, the West Coast Committee had decided their end of the year awards! Below are the winners that we like to recognize:

Men’s All Star Team:

Jason Gee - UC Davis

Cesar Padilla - Arizona Christian University

Kyle Ponzo - Arizona State University

Joshua Molloy - Grand Canyon University

Spencer Norvell - Fresno State University

Women’s All Star Team:

Emily Schroder - Cal State Fullerton

Clarissa Samano - Fresno State

Erika Kemp - Grand Canyon University

Tony Reyes Sportsmanship Award:

Spencer Norvell - Fresno State

Rookie of the Year:

Cesar Padilla - Arizona Christian University

Of all the awards collected over the weekend, Spencer winning the Tony Reyes Sportsmanship award stands out. This award is voted on by all the teams in the west. Coach Carlson always promoted sportsmanship over all….win with grace, lose with grace. Coach would be exceptionally proud of this accomplishment!

Congrats to everyone on their fantastic season!!

Also, as a tradition for this tournament, we recognized all of our seniors from every program. From the Fresno State bowling team, we would like to congratulate everyone and wish them luck on their future endeavors! We would also like to point out the Bulldog seniors below!

Clarissa Samano

Max Leval

Nolan Byers

Sean Romero

Anthony Romero

Equipment in play for San Jose:

Neil Weinstein - Brunswick Mindset, Brunswick Teal Rhino, Brunswick EVO Response, Ebonite GB3 and Hammer Purple Urethane

Spencer Norvell - Hammer Black Widow 3.0, Brunswick Knockout, Brunswick EVO Response, Columbia 300 Eruption Pro and Hammer Purple Urethane

Miguel Acosta - Brunswick Mindset, Hammer Widow Ghost, Hammer Raw, Hammer Purple Urethane

Nolan Byers - Brunswick Mindset, Brunswick Teal Rhino, DV8 Trouble Maker Pearl, Radical Double Cross

Importantly, we would like to thank our parents and supporters from the weekend! We cannot do anything without them! We would like to thank the Norvell's, Weinstein’s, Boudakian’s and the Leval’s for rooting on our Bulldogs!

At the end of the season, the Bulldogs finished ranked 39th and qualified for ITC Sectionals. They will compete in Fort Worth, TX on March 9th and 10th, with 21 other schools to punch their ticket to ITC Nationals in Kentucky!

Lastly, we will like to thank our sponsors, The Brunswick Corporation, Genesis and Vise, Inc.

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