Logan Dunlap a Butte High senior was crowned champion in the B Division Finals of the Jr. Ringin’ Ten. Dunlap was seated 4th going into the top-5 stepladder. In the first match he defeated Ashleigh Preston of Butte with a 211 to her 191 game. Preston placed 5th and received a $100 scholarship. In the 2nd match Dunlap defeated Kayla Medina of Butte 188 to 170; Medina placed 4th and received a $175 scholarship. In the 3rd match Kyle West shot a 180 game to Dunlap’s 220 placing him 3rd with a $250 scholarship. The Championship match was against the top seated Hillary Vukasin from Great Falls. Dunlap was victorious in this close match of 191 to Vukasin’s 183 game. Vukasin received a 2nd place $375 scholarship and Logan Dunlap won the $500 champion scholarship.
Zac Wooten a Montana Tech student and a Whitefish native is no stranger to this tournament, in 2005 he was champion and last year he took fifth. He came back this year to reclaim his title by defeating Billings bowler, Chris Dunbar in the championship match. Strikes were abundant and it came down to spares, Wooten shot a 234 and Dunbar trailed with a 225. In the first match Theron Conger defeated Matt Sears both from Missoula 181 to 162. Sears received a 5th place $100 scholarship. Conger was then defeated by Chris Dunbar 162 to 205 which gave him the 4th place $175 scholarship. The 3rd match that brought Dunbar to the championship match was defeating Joleen Martinich of Great Falls with a 207 to her 146 game placing her 3rd with a $250 scholarship. Dunbar received the 2nd place $375 scholarship. Zac Wooten won the $500 champion scholarship.