Darryl Izumo soared above the field of eight Kaua‘i bowlers yesterday. Izumo, in addition to being the host of the 9th annual PBA West/Northwest Regions Rice Shopping Center Open, was the only Kaua‘i bowler to advance to the finals after
Darryl Izumo soared above the field of eight Kaua‘i bowlers yesterday.
Izumo, in addition to being the host of the 9th annual PBA West/Northwest Regions Rice Shopping Center Open, was the only Kaua‘i bowler to advance to the finals after rolling eight games in the tournament opener.
Joining Izumo, Chad Pojas of Wahiawa, O‘ahu, Michael Hartter of Honolulu, and Keith Odette of Waipahu are the Hawai‘i bowlers who advanced to the final rounds.
David Robertson of Ewa Beach, O‘ahu, finished with a 1,547 to earn $200 as an alternate.
Tyler Jensen of Keller, Texas, holds the top spot after eight games with a 1,837 pin count. He is followed by Chad Uyehara — whom Izumo said has relatives in Waimea — with a 1,775 pin count.
“Chad was leading through most of the day,” Izumo said of the bowler from Fresno State who won the PBA Northwest/West Regions Caveman Bowl Open on March 16. “But in the last two games, that guy from Texas just overtook him.”
Ryan Oldham, the father of 6-year-old bowler Christian, of Fairview, Ore., finished in the third spot just nine pins back.
Craig Diver of Spring, Texas, is the fourth qualifier, finishing with a 1,733 pin count to advance.
Below Diver, Pojas (1,667), Hartter (1,667), Roger LeClair (1,662) of Clackamas, Ore., Izumo (1,599), Odette (1,579), Jason Craigen (1,576) of Mesa, Ariz., Don Allen III (1,569) of Vancouver, Wash., and Jon Brandon (1,556) of Santa Clarita, Calif., round out the field of 12 bowlers in the final rounds.
Sheldon Peralta of Lawai was the next highest bowler below Izumo, rolling a 1,456 for 27th place. Randy Iloreta of Kapa‘a was six pins back in 28th place with 1,450.
John Petrovits of Princeville finished in 29th with a 1,421 pin count followed by David Castle of Kapa‘a ending in 32nd place with a 1,382 total.
Kyrin Sasaki, Aaron Medina and Mary Jean Bueno, all Lihu‘e bowlers, rounded out the Kaua‘i showing with pin counts of 1,353, 1,300 and 1,173, respectively.
The final rounds include the dozen bowlers rolling a total of 12 games starting at 9 a.m.
Izumo said there is no charge for spectators to come and watch the competition at the Lihu‘e Bowling Center. He estimates that the final games will take place before 3 p.m.
