Plano Super Bowl in Plano, Texas (Jan. 2-3, 2010)

The first Monica Brooks Memorial Scholarship Tournament, honoring the daughter of Texas Proprietor Jamie Brooks, who lost her life in a tragic auto accident in October, was a big success.

The event drew adult /youth doubles teams from four southwest states – Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana - totaling 173 entries at Plano Super Bowl in Plano, Texas.

"We were very pleased with the turnout," said event director Joyce Claus. "More than half the entries came from outside the area, so that is a good sign that the event will continue to do well in the future."

The winners were Wyatt Caldwell and his dad, Warren Caldwell (pictured) from Richardson, Texas. The Caldwells defeated Rachel and Patrick Carr, Siloam Springs, Arkansas in the final match, two-games-to-none, to win the $1,000 SMART Scholarship award. The Carrs received $750 for second place.

The qualifying rounds, consisting of four Baker games, were completed on January 2. After qualifying, teams were allowed to throw out their low game, and their best 3-game totals determined the top 16 who made the finals and received scholarship awards.

The round of 16 was played in best 2 out of 3 Baker games format with the winners advancing. The remaining top 8 finalists were seeded in brackets and again the winners of the best 2 out of 3 game matches advanced.

The remaining 4 teams were seeded in brackets. The 2 winning teams then rolled off for first place and the 2 losing team rolled off for third & fourth place.

Rolloff for third & fourth place:
Brad Rodda (Y) & Penny Pedersen (A) def. Anthony Lavery-Spahr (Y) & Jonathan Merriman (A) . 2-1
260-273, 271-187, 248-216

Rolloff for first & second place:
Wyatt Caldwell (Y) & Warren Caldwell (A) def. Rachel Carr (Y) & Patrick Carr (A), 2-0
311-257, 276-255

Story and results courtesy of Stars & Strikes magazine.

 

Final results & scholarship breakdown

Youth and Adult bowler with position, hometown and scholarship

1st Place: Wyatt Caldwell & Warren Caldwell - Richardson, Texas, $1,000
2nd Place: Rachael Carr & Patrick Carr - Siloam Springs, Ark., $750
3rd Place: Brad Rodda & Penny Pedersen - Plano, Texas, $500
4th Place: Anthony Lavery-Spahr & Jonathan Merriman - Pasadena, Texas, $250
5th - 8th Place: Keiler Sanchez & Anthony Ivizarry - Ft. Worth, Texas; Toby Huffman & Cody Huffman - The Colony, Texas; Taryn Gray & Jimmy Jenkins - Greenville, Texas; and Shawn Bailey & Brian Bailey - N. Richland Hills, Texas; $175 each
9th - 16th Place: Drew Claus & Jim Elisha - McKinney, Texas; Travis Davenport & Eric Smyser - Lewisville, Texas; Scott Teel & Steven Sanchez - Azle, Texas; Cody Thomas & James Thomas - Siloam Springs, Ark.; Richard Schwab, Jr. & Jayna Schwab - Mesquite, Texas; Colton Jennings & Matthew Jennings - Grand Prairie, Texas; Jeffery Wood & Jeff Wood - Pasadena, Texas; Christi Nedved & Jason Marquez - Allen, Texas; $100 each.