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2009 California Pepsi Championships Awards
$70,000 in Scholarships to 220 Youth Bowlers!

Congratulations CA Pepsi Champions...
Tyler Duncan, Alex Greiner, Nicole Tweedy and Amanda Fry!

Results from State Finals
Girls Handicap | Boys Handicap | Girls Scratch | Boys Scratch
Stepladder Roll-Off Scholarship Payout

The 2009 Pepsi Championships finished with the State Finals being held this past May 2-3 at Classic Bowl in Daly City. The District Finals were held this past March at eight different locations over two different weekends. A total of 1,320 bowlers participated in the 11-Under Division and 2,380 participated in the 12-up Divisions (3,682 total). Thank you to the 2009 hosting centers: Tall Pines Entertainment, Paradise; AMF Mardi Gras, Sacramento; Diablo Bowl, Concord; Yosemite, Modesto; Buena Lanes, Ventura; Empire Bowl, Redlands; Cal Bowl, Lakewood; and Admiral Robinson, San Diego. 

The State Finals were held at Classic Bowl in Daly City on May 2-3. We had 410 bowlers travel from across the state to attend. There was a change this year in that there is no longer a Pepsi National Finals for the Handicap division bowlers. Instead we are sending the top four Scratch Division finalists (2 boys/2 girls) to attend the Jr. Gold National Finals in Indianapolis, IN this July. Those four bowlers will also receive a travel stipend along with their state scholarship.  And who are those four bowlers? They are Tyler Duncan (Boys Hdcp-Kentwig Lanes); Alex Greiner (Boys Scratch-Albany Lanes) Nicole Tweedy (Girls Hdcp-Regency Lanes); & Amanda Fry (Girls Scratch-Fireside Lanes). Alex and Amanda will be joined with Chris Valenzuela (Mission Hills) and Ashley Ajimura (Cloverleaf Bowl) to attend the Jr. Gold National Finals. Tyler earned the largest scholarship award of $3,700 for his first place finish in the 12-up Boys Handicap division.  

We are extremely thankful for our many sponsors this year. For the 9^th year in a row, BowlersParadise.com and Elitebowling.com has provided bowling bags for each of our district and state raffles. We received bowling balls from Pinpoint Bowling Concepts (located inside AMF Beverly Bowl-Montebello), Champions Bowling & Embroidery (located inside Fountain Bowl-Fountain Valley), The Bowlers Alley (located inside Buena Lanes-Ventura), Todd’s Pro Shop (located inside AMF Mardi Gras Lanes-Sacramento) and RotoGrip. Digital Team Photography also donated a portion of the State Finals picture sales directly to the scholarship fund.  Their support is a direct result of how we can raise so much money in this great event. Please help us to thank them by patronizing their businesses. 

Thanks to all of the District Directors for their hard work in running the District Finals this year and to all of those that helped them.  Also tremendous thanks to the District Finals hosting centers and to Classic Bowl for their superb hospitality!  All funds are held with SMART so be sure to contact them immediately if you do not receive confirmation of your funds.  

Congratulations again to our four champions: Tyler, Alex, Nicole and Amanda and to all of the scholarship winners! Thanks again to everyone for supporting the largest scholarship tournament in California. Remember, the BEST BOWLERS COME FROM CALIFORNIA!

First place finishers in 12-Up divisions from the District Finals held in March receive a CUSBC commemorative watch for their outstanding achievement.

Thank you Classic Bowl for being great hosts to this event!

Saturday Bracket Results | Sunday Bracket Results
Mega Bracket (two day overall):
1st: Scott Christensen $170; 2nd: Nicole Hiraoka $80; 3rd/4th: Tommy Neuzil & Michael Grzyb $40 each
$380 profit to the Pepsi Scholarship fund for 2009.

All Pepsi scholarship recipients will receive a scholarship packet in the mail after June 3.
All scholarships will be held with SMART.

Alex Greiner, Chris Valenzuela, Amanda Fry and Ashley Ajimura earned automatic berths into the
2009 Jr Gold USBC Finals to be held this July in Indianapolis, IN.

For the 9th year in a row, www.BowlersParadise.com will be sponsoring this event along with Elite Bowling, www.elitebowling.com, Brunswick, Pin Point Bowling Concepts (located inside AMF Beverly Bowl), Todd’s Pro Shop (located inside AMF Mardi Gras Lanes), RotoGrip, The Bowlers Alley (located inside Buena Lanes) and Champions Bowling & Embroidery (located inside Fountain Bowl). These sponsors will be donating items for our fundraising raffle at the district and state finals sites helping us to raise more scholarship dollars. Please support these sponsors and help us THANK them for their generous contributions and support!

Thank you for your support and participation in one of the largest scholarship events in California. Last year we worked extremely hard with your help in raising funds so that we could award $70,000 in scholarships! With the rising cost of education, this tournament strongly benefits many young bowlers on their way to a promising future.

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Pepsi Chairman and Co-Chair