2026 NEW YEAR’S DAY TOURNAMENT
The 12th annual New Year’s Day Tournament will take place on Thursday, January 1st, 2026. The format remains the same, 8 games, post your score. First and second place are guaranteed $2000 and $1000 respectively. Brackets, mini sweeper, and the optional 16 game doubles will all be available. Entries are open for this event.
Entry fee, if paid before 12/23 is $100, after 12/23 the entry fee will be $130. Contact the bowling center or Doug Bohannon to enter and pay.
The top 12 bowlers cashed
|
PLACE |
BOWLER |
SCORE |
AVERAGE |
PRIZE |
|
1 |
Eddie Torres |
1812 |
226.50 |
$2000 |
|
2 |
Matt Fazzone |
1744 |
218.00 |
$1000 |
|
3 |
Ethan Crouse |
1704 |
213.00 |
$600 |
|
4 |
Nick Galusha |
1677 |
209.63 |
$500 |
|
5 |
Nick Wells |
1674 |
209.25 |
$460 |
|
6 |
Connor LeClair |
1661 |
207.63 |
$380 |
|
7 |
Steve Wagoner |
1651 |
206.38 |
$380 |
|
8 |
Billy McGaffin |
1636 |
204.50 |
$360 |
|
9 |
Steve Rock |
1625 |
203.13 |
$340 |
|
10 |
Brandon Boyer |
1605 |
200.63 |
$320 |
|
11 |
Donald Guest |
1600 |
200.00 |
$310 |
|
12 |
Zach Bogholtz |
1597 |
199.63 |
$300 |
In addition to the high game pots, there were also 270 brackets. Back again this year was the optional 16 game doubles in which bowlers could pair up with any number of partners to combine their scores for a 16-game total. The entry fee for this was $50 per team. There were 84 teams this year with 10 teams making money. Below are the results of the doubles event.
|
TEAM |
BOWLER 1 SCORE |
BOWLER 2 SCORE |
TOTAL |
|
Matt Fazzone / Nick Galusha |
1744 |
1677 |
3421 |
|
Nick Wells / Matt Fazzone |
1674 |
1744 |
3418 |
|
Connor LeClair / Matt Fazzone |
1661 |
1744 |
3405 |
|
Nick Wells / Nick Galusha |
1674 |
1677 |
3351 |
|
Connor LeClair / Nick Galusha |
1661 |
1677 |
3338 |
|
Steve Wagoner / Nick Galusha |
1677 |
1677 |
3328 |
|
Nick Wells / Steve Wagoner |
1674 |
1651 |
3325 |
|
Matt Fazzone / Taylor LeClair |
1744 |
1578 |
3322 |
|
Connor LeClair / Steve Wagoner |
1661 |
1651 |
3312 |
|
Eddie Torres / Dave Handlowich |
1812 |
1499 |
3311 |
Kingpin’s Alley says “Thank you” to all the bowlers who came out and bowled. We also thank the spectators who took the time to come to watch these great bowlers.
We also extend our appreciation to our great staff and the volunteers including “Dangerous” Dan and Maryanne.
Eddie Torres is holding his championship trophy and ceremonial prize check after he won the 2025 New Year’s Day Tournament. KPA Proprietor, Doug Bohannon pictured on the left presenting Eddie’s awards