A Division Runner-Up
A breakout in the top flight. Twenty games across four weekends on a sport pattern, opened with a 299, and a second-place finish to show for it.
Tournament Overview
The NCAUSBCA Youth Invitational is one of the most demanding youth events in the region: 20 games across four weekends and four different centers, all on the challenging Dead Man's Curve V2 sport pattern. In his first year up in the A Division, Arryn made it count.
He opened the entire tournament with a 299 at Bowl America Gaithersburg, carried strong scoring through three qualifying weekends, then bowled head-to-head match play in the finals at Burke to lock up a runner-up finish, 4,176 total pins including bonus, at a 202.80 average.
The Climb to A Division
This was a step up, not a sideways move. A year earlier Arryn competed in Division B; in 2026 he jumped to the top flight and immediately finished second, raising his average by more than fourteen pins along the way.
Across Four Weekends
The Finals Weekend: Match Play
The fourth weekend at Burke was eight games of head-to-head match play, where a win adds 30 bonus pins to your total. Arryn carried a strong qualifying block into the finals and went 4 and 4 in his matches, with the bonus pins helping hold second overall.
Match play rewards beating the bowler next to you, not just the scoreboard. Arryn won a game with a 164 and lost one with a 221, the swing that makes head-to-head finals their own test. Silver bars are wins, the gold bar is his high game. The dashed line marks 200.
Key Highlights
Jumped from Division B to Division A and earned a runner-up finish in his first year up.
Eleven consecutive strikes in the first game of the event, one pin from a perfect game.
Averaged better than 208 across the twelve qualifying games before the match-play finals.
Went 4 and 4 head-to-head at Burke, with a 236 high game to anchor the finals.
Final Standings, A Division
Standings ranked by total pinfall including match-play bonus pins. Average shown is scratch pinfall across 20 games.
Acknowledgments
Congratulations to Cameron Bennett on the title and to Misael Garcia on third. Thanks to the hosts, volunteers, and the parents who powered through extreme weather across four weekends to make the event possible.
Arryn thanks his coaches, teammates, and bowling friends for their support, with special thanks to Off 7 Bowling Pro Shop for keeping his equipment dialed in throughout the tournament.
Up a division, second overall, a 299 to start and a 4 and 4 finish to seal it.