Went for a nice breakfast and then head off to the Reno National Bowling Stadium for Sam's 1st All Star Scratch Tournament. Found out that the bantam and prep boys/girls will play the Pro-Am while the junior, major and senior bowlers do the scratch tournament. Sam had to play 4 games and the top 8 advances to the quarter finals.
Sam did pretty good with a total of 744 pinfalls (scores - 189, 176, 224, 155) coming in 5th. T4, she qualified for the quarterfinals (only top 8 bowlers advances). She had to play Ashley Ajimura in the quarters and she won to qualify for the semis. Of all bowlers she had to face in the semis is the top seeded bowler, Jennifer Eaves. I told Sam to just concentrate on her game and try not to be annihilated by Jennifer. Well, Sam kept her mental and romped home a good game to beat Jennifer Eaves when Jen missed a pin 10 spare in the 6th frame. So, this is the 1st final for Sam and she met a senior, Michelle Gratton. Sam bowled well and hung in there as much as possible. Was a little lacking in the luck department coz most of her pocket shots got her an 8 pinfall instead of her usual strike. Michelle bowled extremely well and was deserving of the win. Sam played a 184 game and we're proud of her that she tried her best, held her own mentally and rose to the occasion when she needed it most. She came in 2nd. This is the best result thus far in all her tournaments and we're so proud of her. Considering this was the best playing field featuring the best of the best from Northern California and the tough lane conditions today, we have every reason to be proud. 3 cheers for Sam....
We finally left Reno only at 3.30pm, got caught in an hour's traffic jam on I-80W due to a brush fire by the highway earlier on around lunch time. T4, traffic was backed up. Had Sam not qualify for the top 8 and had we left Reno earlier, we would have been stuck in a parking lot coz I-80W was closed down when the fire department tried to put out the fire. So, all in all, Sam's victory was also a blessing in disguise. Being stuck in a moving slow traffic jam is better than sitting in a parking lot jam for 2 hours. I was thankful Ed was driving and once in a while, I doze off as am tired, very tired by now. What a trip....praise God for journey mercies and HIS protection upon us.
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