a new “King of the Hill” crowned when Eric Vanderlip survived qualifying rounds then walked through four more rounds untouched

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From Tenpins & More

* Lot of bowling action in the past weeks at Tenpins & More in Rio Rancho, including a new “King of the Hill” crowned when Eric Vanderlip survived qualifying rounds then walked through four more rounds untouched.

The left-hander made the cut from 35 to 18 players in 15th place with 817/4 on the 50 foot long sport lane pattern, then added 279, 258, 223 and a closing 202-193 win over Sam Pinge to notch his first win in the series from six attempts.

* This weekend, April 13 & 14, is the second and final chance for men and women senior bowlers to try and win a city title in the tournament being held at Tenpins & More.

More than three hundred bowlers are signed for the conclusion in teams of four, doubles and singles events.

* DeeRonn Booker, who won the United States Masters major championship last week in Las Vegas, is in Detroit, Michigan for the “World Series of Bowling” the next two weeks.

Booker, who manages the Pro-Shop inside Starlight Bowling, Bar & Grill, averaged a consistent 223.4 over 19 games, the highlight being his 279/300 back-to-back to beat reigning PBA Player-of-the-Year, E.J. Tackett in an earlier round.

* Carson Opela came within pins of breaking the eight-game house record in last Sunday’s Doubles Marathon at Tenpins & More.

The former Rio Rancho Rams anchor-man put together a rare series with 300, 220, 243, 300, 290, 244, 223 and 243 for 2,063 total pinfall, at an average of 257.8 pins per game.

His output enabled him and partner, Jon Arevalo to win with an 8-0 match-play result, assisted by Arevalo’s stout 213 average.

Tom Thornhill and Peter Silva won a roll-off 382-357 over Socorro’s Will Hall and Joseph Paterson for second and third place ahead of five other duos who cashed in the full-house tournament.

Thhornhill’s 228.1 average was a personal best, while Robin Prioleau 227.8, Charles Vigil 220.1 and Billy Grant 219.7 weren’t far off Opela’s blistering pace.