Sunday, May 5
Boot Hill Scratch Tournament
Arlington Lanes
$100 Entry Fee - Entries: 18
Prize Fund $3,600
Optionals $980
Total Payout $4,580
Final Game:
Mike Kristofik, Naperville, Il - 235 - $2,000
Michael Zylius, Highland Park, IL - 216 - $1,000
Scott Tapley, Goshen, IN - 182 - $500
Nate Stubler, Peru, IL 150 - $100
Cut Scores:
Round 1 (3 Games) - 581
Round 2 (2 Games) - 417
Pot Winners:
Game 1 - Mike Kristofik, 242, $35
Game 2 - Nate Purches, 236, $35
Game 3 - Mike Steil, 237, $35
Series - Mike Kristofik, 655, $35
Top Bracket Winners:
Mike Kristofik, $200; Nate Purches, Nate Stubler, $175 each
The composite average for all bowlers for this event was 194.
The pattern for this event was 40 feet with 24.24 mls of oil and a ratio of 2.5 to 1.
Sunday, April 28
Boot Hill Doubles Tournament
Arlington Lanes
$80 Entry Fee per Team - Entries: 30 teams
Prize Fund $3,600
Optionals $855
Total Payout $4,455
Final Game:
Bobby Habetler, Park Ridge, IL & Nate Stubler, Peru, IL - 475 - $1,800
Brandon Mooney, Roscoe, IL & Blaine Allred, West Chicago, IL - 385 - $900
Brandon Mooney, Roscoe, IL & Rick Hara, Arlington Hts., IL - 368 - $500
Keith Klenck, Chicago, IL & Rick Hara, Arlington Hts., IL - 327 - $160
Third Round:
Keith Klenck, Chicago, IL & Benjy Martinez, Westmont, IL - 368 - $80
Keith Klenck, Chicago, IL & Jeff Vainauskas, Oak Forest, IL - 367 - $80
Kelly Plummer, Westchester, IL & Keith Klenck, Chicago, IL - 354 - $80
Cut Scores:
Round 1 (3 Games) - 1150
Round 2 (2 Games) - 756
Round 3 - 381
Individual Pot Winners:
Game 1 - Brandon Mooney, 231, $30
Game 2 - Kelly Plummer, 257, $30
Game 3 - Bobby Habetler, 256, 430
Series - Keith Klenck, 633, $30
Top Individual Bracket Winner:
Brandon Mooney, $235
The composite average for all bowlers for this event was 175.
The pattern for this event was 36 feet with 15.12 mls of oil and a ratio of 2.86 to 1.
Sunday, March 10th
Boot Hill Scratch Tournament
Arlington Lanes
$70 Entry Fee - Entries: 28
Prize Fund $2,100
Optionals $600
Total Payout $2,700
Final Game:
Mike Kristofik, Naperville, IL - 236 - $1,000
Manuel Sanchez, Chicago, IL - 234 - $500
Scott Tapley, Goshen, IN - 187 - $250
Craig Keith, Bloomingdale, IL - 186 - $140
Third Round:
Jerry Marrs, Lake In The Hills, IL - 198 - $70
Kristin McEntee, Whiting, IN - 194 - $70
Tyler Arredondo, Carol Stream, IL - 180 - $70
Cut Scores:
Round 1 (3 Games) - 533
Round 2 (2 Games) - 386
Round 3 - 205
Pot Winners:
Game 1 - Benjamin Martinez, 255, $30; Tyler Arredondo, 214, $15
Game 2 - Manuel Sanchez, 269, 30; Jerry Marrs, 232, $15
Game 3 - Mike Kristofik, 234, $30; Jerry Marrs, 232, $15
Top Bracket Winners:
Jerry Marrs, $235; Scott Tapley, $100
The composite average for all bowlers for this event was 185.
The pattern for this event was 42 feet with 39.38 mls of oil and a ratio of 2.5 to 1.
Sunday, December 3rd
Boot Hill Scratch Tournament
Arlington Lanes
$70 Entry Fee - Entries: 32
Prize Fund $2,170
Optionals $980
Total Payout $3,150
Final Game:
Jack Sullivan, Bensenville, IL - 220 - $1,000
Jason Miller, Crown Point, IN - 210 - $500
Michael Kicmal, LaGrange, IL - 198 - $250
Mike Kristofik, Naperville, IL - 165 - $140
Third Round:
Brandon Mooney, Roscoe, IL - 197 - $70
Rick Hara, Arlington Heights, IL - 182 - $70
Mike Stout, Glen Ellyn, IL - 171 - $70
Ryan Keith, Villa Park, IL - 168 - $70
Cut Scores:
Round 1 (3 Games) - 562
Round 2 (2 Games) - 394
Round 3 - 200
Pot Winners:
Game 1 - David Cole, 235, $30; Brandon Mooney, 227, $15
Game 2 - Michael Kicmal, 250, $30; Derek Engeln, 226, $15
Game 3 - Mike Kristofik, 257, $30; Brandon Mooney, 228, $15
Top Bracket Winners:
Brandon Mooney, $380; Jason Miller, $100
The composite average for all bowlers for this event was 187.
The pattern for this event was 36 feet with 16.8 mls of oil and a ratio of 3.2 to 1.
Sunday, November 12th
Boot Hill Scratch Tournament
Arlington Lanes
$50 Entry Fee - Entries: 25
Prize Fund $1,450
Optionals $440
Total Payout $1,890
Final Game:
Joey Ocello, Neptune, NJ - 256 - $700
Mike Kristofik, Naperville, IL - 226 - $400
Larry Tripamer III, Belvidere, IL - 206 - $200
Third Round:
Calvin Akers, South Beloit, IL - 202 - $50
Brad Snell, Mt Prospect, IL - 179 - $50
Craig Keith, Bloomingdale, IL - 146 - $50
Cut Scores:
Round 1 (3 Games) - 577
Round 2 (2 Games) - 398
Round 3 - 206
Pot Winners:
Game 1 - Larry Tripamer III, 255, $40
Game 2 - Michael Zylius, 256, $40
Game 3 - Michael Zylius, 256, $40
Top Bracket Winner:
Michael Zylius, $150
The composite average for all bowlers for this event was191. We are in the process of developing new patterns for Boot Hill tournaments. For this tournament we just used a house shot of 43 feet and 26.7 mls of oil and we cross-wiped the lanes.
Sunday, October 15th
12-Game Sweeper
Arlington Lanes
$375 Entry Fee ($325 prepaid) - Entries: 42
Prize Fund $22,865
Optionals $8,545
Total Payout $31,410
* $9,145 was added to the prize fund by W. D. Tournaments
The format below is name, town, prize followed by the the scores for the first six games, the second six games and the 12-Game total. Stepladder finals results appear afterward.
Nathan Stubler, Peru, IL - $10,000 - 1238, 1237, 2475
Jeff Vainauskas, Oak Forest, IL - $5,000 - 1263, 1121, 2384
Mike Kristofik, Naperville, IL - $3,000 - 1194, 1259, 2453
Kamron Doyle, Wentzville, MO - $2,000 - 1271, 1130, 2401
Rick Miller, Lincoln, NE - $1,000 - 1215, 1185, 2400
Ryan Zagar, Racine, WI - $800 - 1186, 1194, 2380
Craig Keith, Bloomingdale, IL - $590 - 1264, 1107, 2371
Jerry Marrs, Lake In the Hills, IL - $475 - 1264, 1107, 2311
Stepladder Finals:
Round 1 - Jeff Vainauskas (5th) def. Rick Miller (4th) 192-176
Round 2 - Jeff Vainauskas (5th) def. Kamron Doyle (3rd) 175-146
Round 3 - Jeff Vainauskas (5th) def. Mike Kristofik (2nd) 189-181
Finals - Nathan Stubler (1st) def. Jeff Vainauskas (5th) 197-181
Pot Winners:
Game 1 - Rick Miller, 248, $75; Greg Young, 221, $40
Game 2 - Michael Kicmal, 237, $75; Nathan Stubler, 225, $40
Game 3 - Nathan Stubler, 223, $75; Jeff Vainauskas, 216, $40
Game 4 - Jeff Vainauskas, 257, $75; Tom Heniff, 249, $40
Game 5 - Just Borges, 235, $75; Ryan Zagar, 232, $40
Game 6 - Mike Kristofik, 256, $75; Kamron Doyle, 249, $40
Series, Games 1-6 - Kamron Doyle, 1271, $75; Jeff Vainauskas, 1263, $40
Game 7 - Rick Miller, 215, $60; Bill Guszczo, 210, $30
Game 8 - Nathan Stubler, 237, $60; Ryan Zagar, 234, $30
Game 9 - Ryan Zagar, 227, $60; Mike Steil, 223, $30
Game 10 - Mike Kristofik, 218, $60; Rick Miller, 209, $30
Game 11 - Nathan Stubler, 266, $60; Tom Heniff, 229, $30
Game 12 - Greg Young, 243, $60; Mike Kristofik, 225, $30
Series, Games 7-12 - Mike Kristofik, 1259, $60; Nathan Stubler, 1237, $30
Top Bracket Winners:
First 6-Game Block - Kamron Doyle, $1,940; Keith Klenck, $565
Second 6-Game Block - Ryan Zagar, $475; Mike Kristofik, $355: Rick Miller, $330
The patterns for this event were:
Block 1 (1st 6 Games) - 31 feet with 15.36 mls of oil and a ratio of 1.6 to 1
Block 2 (2nd 6 Games) - 50 feet with 30.12 mils of oil and a ratio of 1.29 to 1
Stepladder Finals - 39 feet with 29.1 mls of oil and a ratio of 1.36 to 1
The composite average for all bowlers:
Block 1 (short oil, 31 feet) - 180.8
Block 2 (long oil, 50 feet) - 177.7
Overall 179.3 (excluding roll-off)
Sunday, October 1st
Boot Hill Scratch Tournament
Arlington Lanes
$70 Entry Fee - Entries: 25
Prize Fund $1,960
Optionals $415
Total Payout $2,375
Final Game:
Benjamin Martinez, Westmont, IL - 210 - $1,000
Jerry Marrs, Lake In The Hills, Il - 204 - $500
Craig Keith, Bloomingdale, IL - 180 - $250
Third Round:
Rick Hara, Arlington Heights, IL - 190 - $70
Piotr Rog, Palatine, IL - 189 - $70
Vince DeFranco, Darien, IL - 171 - $70
Cut Scores:
Round 1 (3 Games) - 565
Round 2 (2 Games) - 409
Round 3 - 192
Pot Winners:
Game 1 - Kristin McEntee, 267, $30
Game 2 - Benjamin Martinez, 235, $30
Game 3 - Benjamin Martinez, 205, $30
Top Bracket Winner:
Benjamin Martinez, $130
The composite average for all bowlers for this event was 188.
The pattern for this event was 38 feet with 27.1 mls of oil and a ratio of 1.7 to 1.