MJBT is an Official PBA JUNIOR AFFILIATE the 25-26 season!

The first event of 2026 was held at Island Xtreme Bowl inside Treasure Island Casino in Welch, MN. We had 68 athletes (49 boys and 19 girls) to come out and compete on the 38 ft, 2.9 to 1, and 33mL lane pattern.

On the girls side, congratulations goes out to Claire Jacobson for leading wire-to-wire and claiming the title. Claire would be taking on this generations GOAT, the #2 seeded Kalli Triske. Both girls came out firing and the match was close through the first half to the game. A couple of bad breaks for Kalli and good breaks for Claire in the 2nd half of the match lead to Claire taking the victory with a final score of 246-177 final score.

On the boys side, congratulations to Michael Evenson Jr, for also leading wire-to-wire and taking home his FIRST MJBT TITLE! Michael would be taking on a quickly rising talent in the #2 seeded Thomas Ault. This match would again have two athletes who would both be looking for their first MJBT title. The match was a fairly even contest early on, and Thomas had a chance in the 10th to put some pressure on Michael for his 10th frame. But it wasn’t meant to be as Michael prevailed 239-195.

Thank you to Patrick Morgan and the entire staff at Island Xtreme Bowl for hosting this months event! A huge THANK YOU to all the parents and athletes for continuing to make the MJBT a premier youth scratch event in the Upper Midwest!

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