A couple who earlier this month celebrated their wedding anniversary received an unexpected surprise by also winning the annual Fall Doubles Marathon bowling tournament at Tenpins & More.

BOWLING UPDATE
From Tenpins & More

Jolene and Jonathan Sokohl, of Rio Rancho, went 7-1 in match-play to capture first prize without the need of an overtime play-off

Jolene averaged 180.6 over her eight games that included three scores above 200, while Jonathan carded 140.0, and three games over 150 (some 15 pins in excess of his entering average).

In a tie-breaker, Kassi Romero 208 and Tom Garcia 203 dominated for second place 417 to 380 over husband-and-wife, Cesar and Kristen Ruiz-Jimenez, followed by Jeanne and Andrew Carver on 369 then Troy Stodard and Sean O’Mara 358 and father-and-son Pete and Matthew Sheridan 349 in sixth place.

Brothers, Aaron and Steven Griego took seventh with Aaron’s 299, a pin shy of a perfect game leading the way ahead of Karen and nephew, Damien Coffey finishing in eighth place at the event which paid out $ 1,950 in prize-money.