Thomas Damon Memorial Scholarship Tournament Results and Prize Fund
Congratulations to all of our winners, cashers, and advancers. We have completed all the double and triple checking of the results from last week’s Thomas Damon Memorial Scholarship Tournament. We are so THANKFUL that you came to bowl in our first big event. We are also sincerely thankful that your parents put their trust in us to execute a safe tournament under strict and difficult conditions. Hopefully, our future events will not have to be planned around COVID-19 and we can get back to traditional bowling events.
Junior Gold 2021 Advancers: We held off finalizing the results, until we could get clarification from the USBC on how to execute the EARP rule properly (see page 8 of the Junior Gold Tournament Guide on Bowl.com for full details). We had a few instances that if we utilized this rule along with the 1:4 ratio and the greatest fraction thereof; we could advance more bowlers. Any shortages for the Junior Gold fees were paid for from the Edwin L. Walters Memorial Scholarship Fund. This fund is run by Erica Walters Zilk on behalf of her family in honor of their father and bowling coach.
Congratulations to the following advancers:
| Adrian Bojaxhi | U15 Boy | Joshua Hickman | U15 Boy | Tara Kuster | U15 Girl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelsey Cummings | U18 Girl | Amanda Grimsley | U18 Girl | Carrington Hayward (EARP) | U18 Girl |
| Kaiya Handerson | U18 Girl | Kalli Bzdil (EARP) | U18 Girl | JeBari Askew | U18 Boy |
| Parker Hoyt | U18 Boy | Deqlan Mitchell | U18 Boy | Alex Han | U18 Boy |
| Jeffery Swisher | U18 Boy | Cameron Carl | U18 Boy | ||
| Scott McGehean | U20 Boy | Philip Holmes, Jr. (EARP) | U18 Boy | Total Awarded: $3100.00 |
Handicap Division:
Prize Fund - 110 bowlers x $10 entry fee= $1,100
Addition funds: $1,100 from donated funds and the 50/50 proceeds
Total Fund: $2,200
Scratch Division: Re-entries were allowed to cash multiple times on Saturday, but only the highest Top 8 finish was used for seeding on Sunday. If a bowler had multiple scores that fell above the casher’s line on Saturday, they were paid for each place.
$15 of every entry fee was deducted from the $50 registration fee for lineage.
$35 x 175 entries = $6,125 starting Scratch Prize fund
Additional funds = $1,720
Total Prize fund for Saturday = $7,845
Sunday Finals: -$ 7,780 all funds were donated
Total Scholarships and Awards: $20,925
Thank you to all of our donors, volunteers, Pinboy’s at the Beach staff/management/ownership for your support, time and prayers for a successful tournament. Thank you for helping us provide a safe environment for both the bowlers and families!
On behalf of Virginia Beach Youth Bowling, Inc., Pinboy’s at the Beach, and the Pinboy’s Youth Bowling Program we want to wish you all a Safe, Healthy and Happy Holiday Season!
Sincerely,
Erica K. Zilk
VBYBI – Tournament Director
Secretary, VBYBI Board of Directors
Pinboy’s Jr. Gold Coordinator
