2026 SYC Connecticut

What: SYC Connecticut
Where: Nutmeg Bowl, Fairfield, CT
When: May 22nd - 24th, 2026

Quick Stats

Category Result
Division U15 Boys
Overall Finish 4th of 38

Block 1 (Short) 2nd, 1,119 (+119) 🥈

Block 2 (Medium) 7th, 982 (-18)

Block 3 (Long) 7th, 1,043 (+43)

Final Position 4th, 3,144 (+144)

Total Pins 3,144

Overall Average 209.6

       Block 1 – Short Pattern (36’, 2.38:1, 28.7mL) - 1,072 pins – 214.8 avg – 4th (+74)

       Block 2 – Medium Pattern (40’, 3.03:1, 29.65mL) - 1,027 pins – 179.8 avg – 14th (-101)

       Block 3 – Long Pattern (44’, 3.68:1, 29.45mL) - 1,153 pins – 211 avg – 7th (+55)

Tournament Recap

Bowling on the back end of a two-weekend Connecticut run, just seven days after capturing the PBA Jr. Regional Championship in East Hartford, Arryn returned to Connecticut for SYC Connecticut at Nutmeg Bowl in Fairfield. He opened with a silver-medal block on the short pattern, posting a 1,119 series for +119 to establish himself near the top of the leaderboard. The medium and long pattern blocks proved more challenging, with Arryn executing well shot-to-shot but struggling to convert that execution into carry on a demanding sport pattern. He finished the event at +144 overall, good for 4th place out of 38 U15 Boys in a deep and competitive field.

• Block 1 – Short Pattern | Friday 236, 243, 233, 202, 205 (1,119) — +119, 🥈 2nd Balls used: Storm !Q-78U

• Block 2 – Medium Pattern | Saturday 202, 201, 236, 161, 182 (982) — -18, 7th Balls used: Storm !Q-78U, Roto Grip GTX

• Block 3 – Long Pattern | Sunday 221, 186, 174, 238, 224 (1,043) — +43, 7th Balls used: Roto Grip Transformer, Roto Grip GTX

Across all three blocks, Arryn totaled 3,028 pins over 15 games for a 201.9 overall average and a +28 pin differential. The defining story of the weekend was his Sunday reset — coming back from a tough medium-pattern block, regrouping on his own, and competing at a high level on the long pattern to climb into the top 7.

Key Performance Highlights

• Silver medal in the short pattern block with a 1,119 series (+119)

• Opening four games of the tournament: 236, 243, 233, 202 (914 pins through 4)

• Game-three 236 on the medium pattern to lead the block at the midpoint

• Game-four 238 on the long pattern to reset and close strong

• 90% single pin spare conversion across the weekend

• 94% makeable spare conversion

• 100% ten pin conversion

• Converted the Big Four

• Finished 4th out of 38 U15 Boys, top 11% of the field

• Closed the tournament in positive territory at +144 overall

Why This Result Matters

Coming off a regional championship win the previous weekend, this tournament was a different kind of test. Different pattern series, different field, different state of mind heading in. The story of the weekend was not just the result, but the execution behind it. Arryn was hitting his mark, throwing the shot he wanted, and posting elite spare conversion numbers across every category. Sport patterns reward execution unevenly, and carry can disappear without warning. The most encouraging takeaway was Arryn's response to that. Where a year ago a tough block might have spiraled into the next one, this weekend he kept his composure, kept executing, and finished the event in the positive. A 4th place finish out of 38 against a quality field, on demanding conditions, in the second of two consecutive competitive weekends, is a strong result and a clear marker of growth.

Acknowledgments

We are incredibly proud of Arryn for the maturity and self-awareness he showed all weekend. A heartfelt thank you to Mike Sinek for his continued support and for the work that goes in behind the scenes. None of this happens without it. Thank you to the SYC staff and Nutmeg Bowl for hosting a well-run tournament. And to everyone who cheered Arryn on, hung out with him, and supported him through back-to-back weekends, thank you. Your encouragement carries him.

Two weekends, six patterns, one champion's mindset. Keep rolling strong, Arryn! 🎳