* Local bowlers won titles and placings in the Men's and Women's Invitational tournaments held at Tenpins & More this month. More than 600 bowlers took part. In the women's events, Rio Rancho bowlers finished first through fourth, ahead of teams from Albuquerque, Sandia Park, Peralta, Belen and Amarillo, Texas.

Jodi King's "The Uppercuts" team beat Marsha McDowell's "Tenpin Gals" line-up by 35 pins. King and Jan Medas of Rio Rancho won the doubles with 1,353, beating Judy Loner and Margo Danoff by 18 pins. Mike Miller's team, also comprising Chris Webb, Paul Carper, Billy Grant and Bob Dillman finished second to an Albuquerque team, while local Willie Edwards teamed with Will Curtis for second in thev men's doubles by 14 pins to a team from Amarillo.

In the 179 average and under, Rio Rancho's George Hutton ran third with 696 behind bowlers from Bloomfield and Albuquerque. Monday night scratch league bowlers, Eric Espinda and J D Nance each averaged better than 220 to place first and second in the all-events tally.

* Dana Miller-Mackie, preparing for the US Open and PBA Women's Tour Trials, rolled the highest series of the meet with 232, 267, 244 (743), ahead of part-time professional wrestler, C J Patterson's 717. Miller-Mackie is one of two women in the 200-bowler field that can win the US Open title for a third time; the other is Liz Johnson of New York.

* Center manager, Steve Mackie, along with fellow employees, Connie and Mike Scheer, won last week's annual "Employee" tournament, beating the Pro-Shop team of Gary Millert, Jan Lee and Miller-Mackie by 103 pins. Mackie shot 222, 256, 205 (683). Tim Weber, Billy Grant and Ryan Scheer finished third.