All Stars

Well, next weekend marks my last association tournament of my youth career. It will be held at Triangle Bowl in Longview, Washington. I am very excited and nervous at the same time. I try my hardest to keep a level head but for some reason, this tournament really gets my blood pumpin. Also, there is some added drama to the mix which is sure to make for some tense mathcups.

Let me start by giving the run down. The association tournament, or All Star Extravaganza, pits all of the major Western Washington Association teams against each other in a two-day tournament using both regular and baker formats. I think there is a total of 8 associations participating in the boys division this year which makes a nice even number. The associations are as follows:

Whatcom
Skagit Valley
Snohomish
Seattle
Tacoma
Kitsap
Thurston
Cowlitz
Yakima

Well, with that count there is actually nine. So maybe i dont know which associations are attending but those are the ones that would think are coming.

Over the two days, the teams will bowl each other once in regular match play format and twice in baker format. The match play is one-point per person and 2 or 3 for team. Baker consists of 2-game matches, with 1 per game and 2 for total pins. There is a lot a baker, placing emphasis on team bowling. Baker is unique because the team with the best look doesnt neccasrily win, its whichever team can fill frames the best.


I said earlier that there will be some added drama to the tournament. Ill just say that there were some individuals who were unhappy with how some teams were created, but fortunately, nothing more came of that. However, this will lead to some very heated matches with a couple of the associations.


I am also very excited cause this year every team is sporting solid rosters. I am going to be blunt and say in the past some teams have been weak compared to others. However, this year i expect no team to run away with the tournament and no team to be out of it either.


To wrap it up, i am counting the days until we start bowling. This is my last one and im going to lay everything out on the lanes and give it my all. I want to win. PLain and simple. There is going to be a ton of emotion both ways and im going to enjoy all of it. If it wasnt fun, i wouldnt be doing it.

Team bowling is my favorite type of tournament play. I feel there is no better feeling than striking not only for yourself, but for 5 other guys who are your team mates and in most cases, friends. It adds a different type of emotion, pressure, and excitement which you can only experience if you bowl.

Thanks again.
-Cameron
#winning

Just a couple things to note:
Triangle recently installed new synthetic lanes.
Kitsap county is the defending champion
Perry's first and last time as all star