Bowling Buzz: Rio Rancho’s Youth NM Open Scholarships, ‘Filling Frames’ Triumph, Real Bowling Heroes, & High School Season Kickoff!

BOWLING UPDATE From Tenpins & More* An unprecedented, one-time added scholarship of $ 5,000 is being awarded to bowlers coming to Rio Rancho this weekend (September 23-24) for the annual Youth New Mexico Open. Both scratch and handicap division winners this Sunday will each receive scholarships for a record$ 1,250. Boys and girls ranging in Continue Reading…

SEPTEMBER 5 Filling Frames at various times

* It took a while but former stand-out youth bowler Andy Byer is back in the winner’s circle, following a decisive victory in the Labor Day Scratch Match-Play tournament at Tenpins & More in Rio Rancho. Byer, whose good form of late in league prompted him to bowl last month’s New Mexico Open, during which Continue Reading…

AUGUST 29 Scratch Match-Play at various times

* An exciting finish in Monday’s championship round match of the Scratch Doubles summer league at Tenpins & More resulted in only one and a half points separating the top four teams. Tylor MacPhee utilized his two-handed release to average 215 for the season, assisted by league high average partner, Zach Harvey (227.8) to amass Continue Reading…

AUGUST 13 Dan Brenning of Albuquerque

* Dan Brenning of Albuquerque added his name to the entry list for this week’s $ 70,000 New Mexico Open with a solid 1,398/6 in Sunday’s qualifier in Rio Rancho. Brenning, using a slower approach and ball speed, threw 239, 212, 266, 225, 224 and 232 to beat returning Andy Byer of Rio Rancho with Continue Reading…

July 30 Brian Skidmore ran away from the field Sunday at a qualifier

* Brian Skidmore ran away from the field Sunday at a qualifier for the August 18-20 New Mexico Open bowling tournament at Tenpins & More. The nephew of Gary Skidmore, a successful touring professional, Skidmore opened his account with 300 and followed with 201, 254, 254, 279 and 236 for 1,524 at an average of Continue Reading…

JULY 29 IS OUR HAWAIIAN BOWLING LUAU

1:00pm, Check-in from 12:30pm, $20 per person, sign up & pay at the Front Desk.  Get 3 Games of Color Pin Bowling, rental shoes.  Prizes awarded for some Xs and /s.   Enjoy a lunch of Pulled Pork on Hawaiian sweet rolls, Egg Rolls, Glazed Ham & Pineapple Skewers, Tropical Fruit Salad, Banana Bread, Hawaiian Lemonade Continue Reading…

July 28 A record eleven 300 games

A record eleven 300 games were bowled in the past month at Tenpins & More, including a weekly record of five authored by Joe LaRosa and Carson Opela in the Scratch Match-Play tournament, Dana Miller-Mackie and Jon Arevalo in the Jim Chapman Trios on Wednesday and Levi Yoder the next night in a Coffee Wars league Continue Reading…

MORE WAYS FOR YOU TO WIN PAID ENTRY IN TO THE NEW MEXICO OPEN! FINAL TOURNAMENT SWEEPER

#5 SUNDAY, JULY 30 -9am  Check-in is 30 minutes prior; practice starts on time.  Entry fee is $55.  Bowl 6 games across 3 pairs.  Winner GUARANTEED paid entry ($295 VALUE) in to 19th New Mexico Open.  Other paid entries or place money based on entries.  Call 505-891-4462 or email no earlier than one week prior Continue Reading…

JULY 10 Summer Masters finals were contested

Summer Masters finals were contested July 4 with two close finishes and one runaway in the three divisions at Tenpins & More in Rio Rancho.  Ryan Kern, following a recent family move here from Texas, included four 200 plus games in his series, with a finishing run of 243 and 217 to win the men’s by Continue Reading…