Hi Everyone!

       Let's have some tournaments already!!!  Here's a close look at what's going on in JBT land the next few weeks as we wrap up season 13 and dive right into season 14!

This weekend: Desert Open - Tour Trials Marathon: 4 girls min. qualify!

    Coming up this weekend is one of the best scratch events of the year- the Desert Open - Tour Trials Marathon, August 21-23 at Glenfair Lanes in Glendale AZ.  The scratch only event starts at 6 PM on Friday and features a 20-game qualifier on 4 different patterns.  The top 32 bowlers then advance to single elimination matchplay.  One special twist is that the highest seed remaining in the round of 16 gets to choose the lane condition used for the rest of the event- wow!  Plus, look at this list of goodies to the winner:

        - $1,000 first place scholarship

        - the beautiful glass cactus trophy

        - 25 free raffle tickets at EVERY 09-10 JBT event

        - qualification for all 2010 JBT Invitationals

        - exemption into day 2 of the TPC

    Also, please note that a minimum of 4 girls are guaranteed to qualify for the round of 32, so, ladies, be sure to make your plans to be there as well!

    Wow, what a great event!  All scratch bowlers should really consider bowling this event.  But pay by credit card online, send in a check, or arrive very early on Friday to secure a spot- space is limited.  See you there!

August 29-30: Pac NW Season-Openers

     Season 14 of JBT action kicks off in the great Northwest, and it all begins Saturday August 29 with a stop at AMF Imperial Lanes in Seattle.  The event starts at 1 PM, but be sure to check in early- check-in takes longer the first event of a season, and we'll start on time even if there's a line- don't be stuck on line when I start babbling the announcements!  Also, Imperial will have the first JBT Women's Series event of the season- so higher average females, make sure you mark your calendars.  For more info on the Women's Series, simply visit the 'statistics' page of the website.

    Sunday August 30 we'll visit the swanky Acme Bowling in Tukwila, 9 AM starting time.  This is one of the most modern centers in the northwest, and has been well-attended every time we're there.  We have more lanes booked, so we can fit 90 bowlers, but no more, so again, prepay on the website, prepay Saturday at Imperial, or arrive very early!

September 5-6: Cliff Castle Casino AZ Season-Openers

    Our always-packed visit to Cliff Castle is just a few weeks away!  Because it's a small center, each day of the separate doubleheader has TWO qualifying squads, 9 AM and 1 PM.  You can choose to bowl either qualifying round, with the semifinals and finals to follow the 1 PM squad.   If you bowl the 9 AM squad, you do have the option to re-bowl at 1 PM (space permitting, first-time bowlers have priority) to try and improve your score, so that's a pretty good incentive to wake up early for the 9 AM squad. 

    Get your rooms booked now at Cliff Castle!  Use code JBT945, and do it soon- this hotel usually sells out, and is the only lodging at the exit Cliff Castle is on.  More hotels are a few miles down the road- try www.jbttravel.com for good deals on those and any other travel you might be doing!

September 12-13: Oregon, So Cal, and New Mexico all in action!

    We'll talk more about this busy weekend as it approaches, but there will be JBT action for everyone this weekend, with doubleheaders at 20th Century Lanes in Portland, Holiday Bowl in Albuquerque, and Del Rosa Lanes in San Bernardino.  Check out the schedule page for more details on all those events.

September 19-20: Red Rock Lanes, Las Vegas NV

        Again, more detail to come, but in a city where most bowling centers make you go 'whoa', this place makes you go "WHOA!!"  It's been a long time in the works to get JBT a weekend at Red Rock, so show your appreciation to the center by making plans to bowl this weekend- there's no other conflicting JBT events so no excuses, folks!!!

Plan out the rest of the schedule too!

     Now is the time to make plans for Main Event, Best in the West, the Doubles and Team events, and all the other great regular season action on our fall schedule.  Make sure to make www.jbttravel.com your one-stop destination for all your hotel, car, and flight needs.

    We'll see you this Friday for the Desert Open.  Spread the word, folks, it's the only way we exist!