BOWLING
UPDATE (6/25/09)
From Tenpins & More
Here's the latest on what's been happening at our center in Rio Rancho:
* 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.
* Upcoming Calendar:
- Saturday, June 27: Family
Fun Day at 9.30am
- Sunday June 28th: New
Mexico Open Sweeper 9:30am
- Sunday June 28th: Alibi
League Bowlers Club Singles 12:30pm (see below)
- Monday, June 29th: Color Pin Money
Monday at 8.30pm
- Wednesday, July 1st: Transformers bowling
ball league starts!
Check out the Pro Bowling Association
site!