The new “King or Queen of the Hill” bowling tournament series started last Sunday at Tenpins & More in Rio Rancho has crowned it’s first champion – and that is Adrienne Hare of Rio Rancho.

BOWLING UPDATE

From Tenpins & More 

* The new “King or Queen of the Hill” bowling tournament series started last Sunday at Tenpins & More in Rio Rancho has crowned it’s first champion – and that is Adrienne Hare of Rio Rancho.

Hare dominated proceedings in the survivor format in which the top half of the field after each round moved on while others were eliminated.

All this while bowling on a more difficult sport lane condition, Sunday a 37-foot long oil pattern, which seemed to favor outside boards on both right and left side of the lanes.

Seven advanced after the first four games, led by Scott Wiley of Corrales, whose 245, 211, 186, 279 (921) was followed by Hare’s 215, 206, 214, 236 (871) along with Andy Byer 796, Jacob Gill 781, Paul Yoder 766, Eric Vanderlip 759 and Espanola’s Ken Friedrich 749.

With previous pinfall dropped, Vanderlip fired 259 to lead three more, Gill 213, Hare 211 and Yoder 210 in to the semi-finals.

Hare had the first ten strikes in a row before leaving a pocket 7-10 split for 287, and Vanderlip finished with a desperately needed four strikes in a row to claim the second available spot with 217, relegating Gill 213 and Yoder 204 to third and fourth placings.

In the championship round, Vanderlip held a seven-pin lead by the sixth frame but powerful strikes in frames seven through nine gave Hare the nod 228-198.

There are two more events set this year – next Sunday November 12 then Christmas Eve December 24.