08/09/2026
DV8 Bowling Bowl4Life Foundation Bogart's Entertainment Center Chuck Gardner Bowling Brunswick Youth Experience
Thank you to everyone who helped make the 2026 Shootout a success!
Chris Loth, Josh Clark, Keith Hinrichs, Jeff Walther and the entire staff of Bogart's, plus Will Mateffy at Wild Bill's Pro Shop... you have a first class bowling center and entertainment hub. Thank you!
Jeff Smith, Laura & Alan Paul, Heather Paul, Chuck & Deb Gardner, Jackson & Lindy... thank you all for your help to ensure that everything ran smoothly.
Boog Krol, Stephanie Johnson, Stephanie Zavala, Dasha Kovalova, Alex Horton, Justin Bohn and Brandon Bohn... thank you for having fun with us. Thank you Brian Graham and Adam Ishman at Brunswick Bowling, and to Bowlers Supply for getting the order right this year. Thank you Dave Hummel for the donations for the raffles.
Thank you to everyone at Weaver Associates Inc. for the printing. Thank you to my fellow tournament directors for promoting the event, as well as the cooperative efforts of our hosts in Minnesota.
On a personal note, thanks to Paul Allen at Canterbury Park for the adult beverage and Kevin Gorg & Angela Hermann for the betting tips... I broke even!
There's still some work to do, and it will get done by the 14th.
Thank you to my wife, Jen, and kids, Catie & Charlie, for their love and support.
In advance, thank you our dear friends Jerry Hindel and Mark Hunt in Indiana for helping to find a host for the 2027 Shootout.. we will announce it once it is scheduled.
We'll have an announcement next week for the 2026-2027 schedule.
Until then, congratulations to our eight winners, who all receive free entries to next year's shootout.
In U12 Girls, Kayelle Belvin gives Delaware its first shootout winner. U14 Girls champ Gabby Jackson of PA went on to finish 2nd at Junior Gold. In U16 Girls, Sadrianna Erb became the 9th bowler from New York to win a shootout crown. Oklahoma's Jasmine Grizzle won U18 Girls, just a few weeks after winning Teen Masters.
PA's Josh Worley became the first male to win back-to-back shootout titles, claiming U12 Boys. U14 Boys went to Nehemiah Keefer of Illinois, who finished 3rd at Junior Gold. Isaiah Durflinger of Ohio walked into the first squad and held the lead for the entire event, winning U16 Boys. Finally in U18 Boys, Hawaii claims another win as Kaz Yamada wins his first shootout title... his brother Kai won twice in the 2010's. Kaz rolled 781 for his first three games, a new shootout record.
Arryn Odujebe of Virginia gave everyone some excitement as he tied the record for highest game with a 299. He would go on to finish 2nd in the shootout, and win U14 Boys Junior Gold. Congrats also to Treavor Mason for finishing 3rd in the shootout, and second in U14 Boys at Junior Gold.
One last attaboy to Harper Burnett, who finished 8th in U16 Boys, and won U16 Boys Junior Gold.
644 entries for the 2026 shootout is the third-best all time for participation.
