The Bowlers of Eastern Scholarship Tours (BEST) Tournament is a scratch event which offers one of the largest top prizes of any junior bowling tournament. A $5,000 top prize has been awarded to the winner in each of the four years of the tournament's existence and will once again be guaranteed in the 2008 BEST Tournament. Over $20,000 in scholarships was awarded in the 2007 BEST Tournament.
The BEST Tournament is a joint effort of various junior tournament organizations. Each organization runs qualifying events in which bowlers earn a spot in the BEST Tournament, which is held in June. The 2008 BEST Tournament will once again be held at LAUREL LANES in Maple Shade, NJ.
BEST qualifiers are run at all Junior Bowlers Tour singles events as an optional side event in one of two ways:
1) In a BEST bracket qualifier, one large bracket is run (using scores from four consecutive games) to determine the winner(s). Interested bowlers may enter the BEST bracket once for $3 or twice for $5.
2) In a total pinfall BEST qualifier, interested bowlers will pay an additional $10. For every twelve entrants, one bowler (based on the qualifying round scores) will earn a entry into the BEST Tournament.
In either type of qualifier, the winner will receive a partial or fully paid entry into the BEST Tournament (depending on entries). Additional prizes to the second and third place finishers will be awarded if entries warrant.
As of June 5, 2008, the bowlers who have qualified for the 2008 BEST Tournament are listed below:
| BOWLER | CITY, STATE |
| Ammirati, Stephen | Holbrook, NY |
| Appel, Ryan | Cinnaminson, NJ |
| Barber, Corey | Rochester, NY |
| Bardol, Chris | Brockport, NY |
| Barna, Brianna | Westminster, MD |
| Barna, Tom | Westminster, MD |
| Beers, Kevin | Bethlehem, PA |
| Bender, Adam | West Hartford, CT |
| Bennett, Stephen | Selden, NY |
| Berry, Kyle | Chesapeake Beach, VA |
| Bianchi, Anthony | Rochester, NY |
| Bichler, Jordann | Marlton, NJ |
| Bittenbender, Billy | Burlington, NJ |
| Bofrone, Joey | Laurel, MD | Booth Michelle | Arlington, VA |
| Boozer, Katie | Elizabethtown, PA |
| Borges, Darrin | New Bedford, MA | Boyer, Ben | Lebanon, PA |
| Boyer, John | Pottstown, PA | Branson, Ryan | Bordentown, NJ | Brezo, Dan | Coram, NY |
| Britton, Ray | Cherry Hill, NJ |
| Brown, Derek | Laurelton, NY |
| Brown, Tim J. | Norton, MA |
| Buckert, Brianne | Rochester, NY |
| Buckert, Jon | Rochester, NY |
| Burkhart, Merle | Lancaster, PA |
| Burns, Tim | Coram, NY |
| Cauwels, Ryan | Fair Lawn, NJ |
| Celmer, Travis | Wernersville, PA | Chase, Adam | Seaford, NY |
| Christ, Andrew | Whitehall, PA |
| Clemons, Mike | Pittsfield, MA |
| Colella, Chris | Templeton, MA |
| Collins, James | Brockport, NY | Connelly, Crystal | Lititz, PA |
| Conner, Benjamin | Hamilton, NJ |
| Costa, C.J. | Denver, PA |
| Cotch, Erik | Cohoes, NY |
| Cousins, Nathanial | Downingtown, PA |
| Cravotta, Jody | Rochester, NY | Cunningham, Brett | Clay, NY |
| Dean, Justin | Glen Burnie, MD |
| DelDonno, Danielle | Levittown, PA | DelFino, Nick | Middletown, NJ |
| Dewey, Matt | Rochester, NY |
| Dickson, Ilexia | York, PA |
| Dihmes, Ali | Bridgeport, CT | Dixon, Pete | Hamden, CT |
| Doblmeier, Rai | Warwick, RI | Domingo, Jeremy | Sewell, NJ | Donke, Steve | Rochester, NY |
| Doty, Travis | Hunlock Creek, PA | Drinosky, Kevin | Levittown, PA |
| Dziengiel, Chris | |
| Eberhart, Justin | Akron, PA |
| Edwards, Hunter | Groton, CT | Eitel, William III | Ellicott City, MD |
| Elicker, Jennifer | York, PA |
| Elvey, James | Newark, DE |
| Eschner, Bruce | Clinton, CT |
| Evans, Jacqueline | Acton, MA | Evans, Ryan | Acton, Ma |
| Farrington, Richard | Rochester, NY | Fields, Diante | Middletown, DE |
| Friedman, Jonny | Suffern, NY | Fromm, Shelby | Rochester, NY |
| Garger, Alex | Hicksville, NY |
| Garrison, Christian | Hamden, CT |
| Gasn, Matt | Laurel, MD |
| Gerhart, Becky | Lititz, PA |
| Gerhart, Dave | Lititz, PA | Gerula, Joe |
| Gotterbarn, Rob | Garden City, NY | Grabiec, Josh | Fairfield, CT |
| Gregory, Matt | Victor, NY |
| Grunwald, Thomas | Astoria, NY |
| Hamilton, Brittni | Webster, NY | Hammerstone, Justin | Lititz, PA |
| Handoga, Kyle | Clifton, NJ |
| Harris, Keefe | Mays Landing, NJ | Helmrich, Eric | St. Leonard, MD |
| Hentz, Brian | Sayreville, NJ | Herrman, Tyler | Harrisburg, PA |
| Himmelreich, Brent | Shillington, PA |
| Hopkins, Chris | Tenafly, NJ | Hresko, Chris | Pottstown, PA |
| Irvin, Casey | Selbyville, DE |
| James, Jemal | Brooklyn, NY |
| Johnson, Garrett | Marietta, PA |
| Johnson, Nate | Bellona, NY | Kaminski, Adam | Pennsville, NJ |
| Keegan, Kyle | Rochester, NY | Kent, Jacob |
| Kerstein, Kevin | Gilbertsville, PA |
| Khuu, Danny | Brockton, MA |
| Kissinger, Austin | Lititz, PA |
| Klukiewski, Courtney | Marlton, NJ |
| Knight, David Jr. | Folcroft, PA |
| Kosteleski, A.J. | Cherry Hill, NJ |
| Kozak, Keith | Palmyra, NJ |
| Kozak, Kevin | Palmyra, NJ | Kulesza, Tom | Newark, DE | Lane, Jason | Brick, NJ |
| Laube, Chris | Newark, DE |
| Laube, Justin | Newark, DE |
| Laube, Sean | Newark, DE |
| Lavoie, Jeremy | Windsor Locks, CT |
| Lehigh, Troy | York, PA |
| Leid, Christina | Ephrata, PA | Levan, Eric | Allentown, PA | Link, Paul | Fern Glen, PA |
| Longo, Jackie | Dickson City, PA | Lopez, Kyle | Millersville, PA |
| LoPresto, Kory | East Haven, CT |
| Marrero, Giancarlos | Lakewood, NJ | Martin, John | West Wyoming, PA |
| McKeon, Dillon | Pine Hill, NJ |
| Merola, Kai | East Haven, CT | Meyers, Nicole | Great Neck, NY |
| Mosley, Denzel | Bordentown, NJ |
| Moyer, Chris | Freeland, PA | Natali, John | Quakertown, PA |
| Novara, Joe | East Patchogue, NY |
| Nupp, Todd | Churchville, NY |
| Nye, Justin | Harrisburg, PA | Opperman, Michael | Williamsburg, VA | Ostrander, Greg | Wall, NJ |
| Parkhurst, Nicole | Utica, NY |
| Pavlinko, Steve | Sewell, NJ | Pellegrino, Steve | Blakeslee, PA |
| Pennock, Brett | Mt. Laurel, NJ |
| Pepe, Anthony | Jackson Heights, NY | Perry, Matt | Shelton, CT | Peter, Matt | Mansfield, MA | Phillips, Andrew | Norristown, PA |
| Phillips, Emily | Norristown, PA |
| Phillips, Will | Norristown, PA |
| Poff, Brittany | Windsor, PA | Pratt, Leigh | Troy, NY | Priore, Matt | North Arlington, NJ | Pucino, Mickie | Seneca Falls, NY | Rappaport, Eric | Lansdale, PA |
| Rasmussen, Kyle | Windsor, CT |
| Reagan, Jen | Rochester, NY |
| Reid, Shane | Enfield, CT |
| Reinsel, Bryan | Hamburg, PA |
| Reynolds, William | Mt. Sinai, NY | Ritter, Garth | Fogelsville, PA |
| Rogan, Corey | East Meadow, NY | Rogers, Stephen | Poughkeepsie, NY | Rosenberger, Kevin | Orefield, PA | Sabin, Matt | Woodbridge, NJ |
| Santoro, Samantha | Reinholds, PA |
| Scerati, Anthony | Mt. Laurel, NJ | Schickel, Tanner | Lancaster, PA |
| Schickel, Tyler | Lancaster, PA |
| Schuster, Jeremy | Oakland Gardens, NY | Secours, Michelle | Brockport, NY | Seibel, Liz | Hellertown, PA | Sekas, Michael | Orange, CT |
| Shirak, Sonja | Clifton, NJ |
| Shoop, David | Lancaster, PA |
| Sigeti, Todd | Lititz, PA |
| Simon, Evan | Singer, Danny | Hollis Hills, NY | Sirovetz, Brian | Morrisville, PA |
| Smith, Marcus | Wilmington, DE | Snyder, Elizabeth | Farmington, NY | Spadine, Kyle | South Montrose, PA |
| Stamm, Kayla | Mohnton, PA |
| Stewart, Andrew | Galloway, NJ | Stuut, Peter | Wayne, PA |
| Suscreba, Andrew | Clifton, NJ | Sweney, Bryan | Hillsborough, NJ | Syska, Shaw | Morrisville, PA | Szczerbinski, John | North Tonawanda, NY |
| Tetterton, Shane | Kenhorst, PA |
| Thatcher, D.J. | Lancaster, PA | Thomas, Carly | Frederick, MD | Tichelaar, Neil | Macungie, PA | Tolbert, Isiah | Paterson, NJ | Toomey, Ben | Dover, PA | Toto, Nichole | Piscataway, NJ | Trudell, Nicole | Coventry, RI |
| Trzcinski, Jon | Bay Shore, NY |
| Tyler, Dustin | Stittville, NY |
| Vidulich, Will | Hewitt, NJ |
| Vitelli, Zack | Annandale, NJ |
| Wallace, Jeff | Rochester, NY |
| Weglarz, Alex | Schaghticoke, NY |
| Williams, Alan | Hanover, PA |
| Williams, Anthony | Montville, NJ | Williams, Christopher | Lancaster, PA |
| Wise, John III | Wilmington, DE |
| Wisniewski, Vera | Ansonia, CT |
| Wodzinski, Mike | East Meadow, NY |
| Wolfe, Kevin | Lebanon, PA |
| Wyandt, Ryan | West Lawn, PA |
| Zapata, Aaron | Millersville, PA |
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