The Ohio Junior Tournament Bowlers Association (JTBA) completed the first half of its 2026-27 schedule under its new directors recently at Roseland Lanes in Oakwood and Poelking Lanes South in Dayton.
The JTBA now takes a break for the high school bowling season and will resume with its Welcome Back Open on March 7 t a site to be announced.
Andrew Allen has taken on the role of director along with Kirby Allen. The pair are the founders of “Youth Stars,” a company building youth scholarships through sports, with bowling as the main focus.
The format for JTBA regular events is five qualifying games before a cut for match play, determined by entries. Match play is two-game cumulative matches.
POELKING SOUTH CLASSIC
The Oct. 3 event at Poelking South drew a total field of 57 entries over three divisions 18U, 16U and 14U.
Wadsworth High School senior Aubrey Masuda captured the girls 18U division title with a 358-287 win over Ryann Eckhardt in the title match. Masuda was the the No. 2 qualifier, finishing six pins behind Baylie Massingill.
Gahanna Lincoln junior Mitchell Genson captured the boys 18U title with a 462-354 win over Parma’s Zachary Mayne, who has won twice this season in the JTBA.
Other winners included:
- Kristian Briscoe in the 16U boys, with a 430-380 win over Jace James.
- Maya East, with a 320-304 win over Kelli Howler in the 16U girls.
- Asa Wilson-Perry, with a 372-320 win over Kellen Smother in the boys 14U.
- Peyton Głowacki over Amelia Monroe in the girls 14 U division.
CLEVELAND YOUTH OPEN
The final event at Roseland Lanes drew 70 total entries for the Cleveland Youth Open.
Michigan’s Braeden McCorkle topped Columbus’ Elliott Gordon 486-400 to capture the boys 18IU division title. Bryan Brandt was the No. 1 seed with 1,137.
Other division winners included:
- Ava Mazza defeated Abbie Wheeler 440-346 to top the girls 18U division.
- Kristian Briscoe topped Isaac Stefan 475-465 in the boys 16U division.
- Danielle Martyka topped Perry High School’s Riley Thomas 377-335 for the girls 16U title.
- Aaron Cabiness defeated Asa Wilson-Perry 423-334 in the boys 14U division.
- Peyton Głowacki was unopposed in the 14U girls division, shooting 962 during qualifying.