BOWLING UPDATE
From Tenpins & More
A new format tournament attracted 54 bowlers in eighteen teams of three at Tenpins & More on Sunday.
The unique point system coupled with a position round each of the eight games created many close and exciting matches.
Husband and wife, Brian and Adrienne Hare added southpaw, Andy Zumwalt and proved the winning combination gaining the maximum six points in three of their matches, along with five points in three other matches to secure the $ 2,400 first prize.
They finished with 38 points, six more than runners-up, father-and-son, Gary and Jacob Gill and Colorado’s Dale Coffee, a former anchorman for Cleveland Storm’s bowling squad.
Third place went to Rio Ranchoans, Tom Garcia and Chris Sanders who were joined by Tijeras’ Josh Matthies, on 30 points, one ahead of Albuquerque’s strong Sam Pinge, Carlos Fourzan and Brian Skidmore threesome, who bought down the most pins, but won only one point in three of their matches.
In the accompanying singles segment, Pinge finished with 231 to run down Jacob Gill who closed with 196 for the win 1,732 to 1,728, followed by Rio Rancho’s J D Nance on 1,713.
Others to cash included Scott Wiley 1,691, Adrienne Hare 1,683, Coffee 1,677, Skidmore 1,676, Brian Hare 1,673 and Santa Fe’s Dion Romero 1,672.
There are big field events the next six weekends at the Rio Rancho Center, starting with the annual Easter Sunday Doubles Marathon at 5pm, the 56th annual Native American Tournament Friday April 25 through Sunday April 27.
The first three weekends of May hosting the State Championships followed by a Scratch Match-Play event over Memorial weekend.
Summer league schedules are taking sign-ups now with eighteen different leagues on the docket.
