August 3, 2024 Nolan Hughes

In the 2024 PBA/PBA50/PWBA Jonesboro Trios — the first tournament to award national titles to all three professional bowling tours — François Lavoie, Tom Hess and Breanna Clemmer emerged victorious at Hijinx Entertainment Center in Jonesboro, Ark.

Lavoie, Hess and Clemmer, who qualified as the No. 4 seed for the championship round, climbed the stepladder to win the title. They defeated Justin Knowles, Parker Bohn III and Alexis Runk in the title match, 224-181.

Lavoie, who bowled the first, fourth, seventh and 10th frames of each match in the baker trios format, earned his sixth career PBA Tour title and second in Jonesboro.

Hess notched his ninth career PBA50 Tour title and fourth of the 2024 season, tying John Janawicz for the most on the senior tour. He bowled the third, sixth and ninth frames.

Bowling the second, fifth and eighth frames, Clemmer captured the second title of her PWBA Tour career.

“We just made history,” Hess said. “Nobody else will have the opportunity to win the first event where all three professional tours came together. There’s no words to describe it.”

All players bowled two five-game qualifying rounds within their respective division on the 40-foot Monacelli oil pattern.

Trios teams were formed based on qualifying seed; the top qualifier in the PBA, PBA50 and PWBA divisions comprise Team 1, and so on. Lavoie, Hess and Clemmer each qualified in fourth.

Pinfall was dropped for 16 games of round-robin match play using the baker trios format.

All teams rotated their lineup for the first 15 games in the order of PBA50, PWBA and PBA. Each player bowled five games from each position.

Teams then set their own lineup for position round and stepladder finals games.

Championship Round Scores

Match 1: François Lavoie, Tom Hess, Breanna Clemmer def. Brian Robinson, Dan Knowlton, Danielle McEwan — 237-193
Match 2: François Lavoie, Tom Hess, Breanna Clemmer def. Brad Miller, Mika Koivuniemi, Crystal Elliott — 233-187
Match 3: François Lavoie, Tom Hess, Breanna Clemmer def. Sean Rash, Jon Rakoski, Bryanna Coté, Rakoski, Coté — 232-228
Championship: François Lavoie, Tom Hess, Breanna Clemmer def. Justin Knowles, Parker Bohn III, Alexis Runk — 224-181

Final Standings

  1. François Lavoie, Tom Hess, Breanna Clemmer, $30,000
  2. Justin Knowles, Parker Bohn III, Alexis Runk, $16,500
  3. Sean Rash, Jon Rakoski, Bryanna Coté, $10,500
  4. Brad Miller, Mika Koivuniemi, Crystal Elliott, $8,700
  5. Brian Robinson, Dan Knowlton, Danielle McEwan, $7,500
  6. EJ Tackett, Paul Fleming, Stephanie Zavala, $6,600
  7. Kyle Troup, Mario Quintero, Verity Crawley, $5,700
  8. Michael Davidson, David Taylor, Erin McCarthy, $5,100
  9. AJ Johnson, Tom Adcock, Ashly Galante, $4,500
  10. Brandon Flora, Chris Barnes, Julia Bond, $4,200
  11. Nathan Bohr, Dino Castillo, Dasha Kovalova, $3,975
  12. Stu Williams, Jason Couch, Lauren Russo, $3,750
  13. Nick Pate, Brad Angelo, Jordan Richard, $3,525
  14. Kyle Sherman, Mitch Beasley, Josie Barnes, $3,300
  15. Matt Russo, Brian Link, Sydney Brummett, $3,150
  16. Ryan Barnes, John Janawicz, Diana Zavjalova, $3,000

More information on the PBA/PBA50/PWBA Jonesboro Trios is available here.