Who is the best of the best this year?
BOWLERO MONTEBELLO
1201 W Beverly Blvd
Montebello, CA 90640
(323) 728-9161
Sunday, July 20, 2025
10am
ENTRY FORM COMING SOON!
Nikkei League Champions from 2024-25 Season
are eligible to enter!
Prize money awarded to First place Champions.
(Second place awarded prize money if 10+ teams are entered)
$120 Entry Fee/Team
Handicap: 90% of 220
Trio teams
3 games total on the same pair of lanes
(SCNBA Membership waived for this event only)
Entry fees can be paid via check payable to: SCNBA or
Zelle to: [email protected].
12 possible Nikkei SCNBA Champion teams are eligible to enter in this end of season championship event — winner take all! It will be a trios event, so leagues that are 4-person teams will pick the three bowlers that will enter. Don’t fret, if that team wins, ALL FOUR BOWLERS will get PAID equally! If a trios team needs a bowler to fill in for the tournament, that replacement has to come from the 2nd place team in their league. If they can’t fill the team with that format, then unfortunately they will be ineligible to participate. At least one bowler must be from the league champion team in order to be eligible as well. We hope to see all leagues participate as it will be a fun competition to see who is really the best of the best in the Nikkei World!
The Champion team will determine where the location will be for following year (when possible). The first place team will not only earn prize money for all members of their factual league champion team, each bowler will receive a ball certificate from one of the manufacturers below. We want the true league champions to be participating in this event.
SCNBA NIKKEI LEAGUES
CENTER | LEAGUE | DATE | TIME | CHAMPION |
Action Lanes | SGV Nikkei Mixed Family League | Fri | 9pm | 2012, 2023 |
SGV Nikkei Seniors | Tue | 11:30am | ||
Bowlero Montebello | 2014, 2015 | |||
PPBC Nikkei Trios | Mon | 8pm | 2013, 2016, 2024 | |
Bowlero West Covina | 2011 | |||
Gardena Bowl | 2010 | |||
Harbor City Nisei | Thu | 9pm | 2022 | |
Japan Trade | Tue | 7pm | ||
Wed Nikkei Mixed Trios | Wed | 6pm | ||
Nikkei Mixed | Wed | 7pm | ||
Premiere@Grd | Wed | 9pm | ||
Friday Islanders | Fri | 9pm | ||
Harley’s Simi Bowl | SFV Nisei | Fri | 9pm | 2009*, 2019*** |
La Habra 300 | Storm Sansei Trios | Thu | 9pm | |
Linbrook Bowl | Fri | 9pm | 2017, 2018 | |
Wed | 9pm | |||
Winnetka Bowl | SFV Nikkei | Fri | 9pm |
*League used to be held at Mission Hills Bowl (closed May 2015)
**No longer eligible as a recognized “Nikkei” league
***Harley’s Valley Bowl
PAST CHAMPIONS
Year | Location | Champion |
2024 | Bowlero Montebello | Bowlero Montebello – Andy Chan, Mike Lee, Rene Gutierrez, Robert Zuniga Jr |
2023 | Cal Bowl | Action Lanes – Miles Tatsumi, Linda Ukita, Shelli Miyashita, Stan Takemoto |
2022 | Harley’s Valley Bowl | Gardena Bowl – Cyndi Castile, Tommy Yonemine, Dan Matis, Jim Shimizu |
2019 | Linbrook Bowl | Harley’s Valley Bowl – Stan Holloway, Margie Holloway, Marvin Haywood, Jose Gutierrez |
2018 | Linbrook Bowl | Linbrook Bowl – Hoagy Wong, Judy Endow, Brian Hara, Kim Lee |
2017 | AMF Beverly | Linbrook Bowl – Dale Kakimoto, Leslie Katsura, Robert Pitti, Glenn Wada |
2016 | AMF Beverly | AMF Beverly Bowl – Jordan Gonzales, Justin Dabuet, Stacee Kosaka, Daniel Ohara |
2015 | AMF Beverly | AMF Beverly Bowl – Glen Nakahara, York Lock, Art Nakahara, Scott Leach |
2014 | AMF Beverly | AMF Beverly Bowl – Glen Nakahara, York Lock, Art Nakahara, Scott Leach |
2013 | Action | AMF Beverly Lanes – Eric Sera, Miles Yokota, Brett Yokota, Jason Carillo |
2012 | BRC Covina | Action Lanes – Sue Okamoto, Ryan Manganas, Kurt Valmonte, Kevin Yamauchi |
2011 | Gardena | Covina Bowl – Mike Shimabukuro, Ryoko Shimabukuro, Eric Shimabukuro, Hernan Yamakawa |
2010 | Mission Hills | Gardena Bowl – Kehau Fujikami, Kerwin Fujikami, Jeremy Balmoja, Rudy Castrellon |
2009 | Pickwick | Mission Hills Bowl – Eric Hsu, Amanda Grooms, Rich Honda, Nancy Kato |