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The USBA Tournament Series event was held at Victory Bowl in Mankato, Minnesota on February 28, 2016. The tournament had 48 entries and awarded $1,293 in scholarships in 5 different flight categories.
The “Flight System” is a new and exciting format that eliminates the need for average divisions or handicaps yet allows all youth ages and skill levels to participate in competitive bowling. All bowlers enter the tournament at the same level and are divided into flights of ten bowlers based on the first four games of qualifying. The final flight will have a minimum of seven bowlers and a maximum of 16 bowlers. All bowlers then bowl an additional two games to fight for positioning to make the top three spots to advance to the stepladder finals within their flight. Each flight is paid on a 40% ratio with the 4th place finisher receiving more in scholarships than the 1st place finisher in the next flight.
Bowlers also receive points based on overall positioning after the six games of qualifying. Boys and girls points are tracked separately and the top bowlers will be awarded scholarships based on total points.
The following scholarships were awarded based on finishing positions within each flight:
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Flight 1
1st – Brennan Haugh $258
2nd – Garrett Anfinson $207
3rd – Connor Jacobson $166
4th – Kyle Darge $133
In the first stepladder match, Garrett Anfinson defeated Connor Jacobson 177-162. In the final match, Brennan Haugh defeated Garrett Anfinson 215-169.
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Flight 2
1st – Nick Gall $107
2nd -Kayla Stammer $86
3rd – Joshua Williams $69
4th – Jacob Nadeau $55
In the first stepladder match, Nick Gall defeated Joshua Williams 191-173. In the final match, Nick Gall defeated Kayla Stammer 182-147.
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Flight 3
1st – Shawn Burczek $44
2nd – Colin Lovejoy $35
3rd – Morgan Lindely $28
4th – Henry Borgstrom $23
In the first stepladder match, Shawn Burczek defeated Morgan Lindely 205-201. In the final match, Shawn Burczek defeated Colin Lovejoy 226-143.
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Flight 4
1st – Logan Langer $19
2nd – Kodie Lovejoy $17
3rd – Michael Templin $13
4th – Mary Gettel $11
In the first stepladder match, Kodie Lovejoy defeated Michael Templin 231-174. In the final match, Logan Langer defeated Kodie Lovejoy 213-205.
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Flight 5
1st – Matthew Braun $9
2nd – Jordan Pelant $8
3rd – Michael Braun $5
In the first stepladder match, Jordan Pelant defeated Michael Braun 182-163. In the final match, Matthew Braun defeated Jordan Pelant 202-171.
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