TOURNAMENT PROGRAM A WORD TENPINS HOSTS BIG EVENTS FROM STEVE Tenpins & More, long regarded as the most active tournament Center in New Mexico, gets a chance to build Another year - another 231,000 games on that reputation with four significant events coming soon. bowled at Tenpins & More, at 9,625 per The 20th annual NEW MEXICO GAMES - BOWLING lane average which is more than fifty has qualifying rounds, in or out of league, here from percent higher than the national average September 1 through October 23, with Center finals between STEVE MACKIE per lane. October 24-31, followed by State finals November 21-24. So grateful to our loyal weekly, many year-round, league The top three at state in each of 15 different average bowlers, our hundreds of tournament players and the tens of categories for men, women, seniors and youth become eligible thousands of open play customers who grace us with their to represent New Mexico in the every-other-year State Games presence too, enabling us to continue to be a shining light of America Nationals in the summer of 2021. in the business of bowling. The DICK TANNER MEMORIAL DOUBLES will be We continue to re-invest in the now 36-year-old held here over two weekends - October 19-20 and 26-27. establishment, having recently increased exterior lighting Mr. Tanner ran Leisure Bowl for many years and was around the building, re-carpeted the Sports Bar, Pro-Shop responsible for bringing both men and women pro bowlers and offices and continuously improving pinsetter machine to Albuquerque on numerous occasions, including at least performance. one memorable Pro-Am that attracted over 700 entries! We are hosts to numerous fund-raisers during the year, The USBC STATE SENIOR TOURNAMENT follows on including the mercurial ARCA/Bob Scanlon Bowlathon the first three weekends of November 2-3, 9-10, 16-17. It's that gained another $120,000 this past June, bringing the always one of the most attended state-wide events for those 11-year total to a God-blessed $1,081,000, arguably the most 50 years and older, so don't delay entering once flyers become successful such event in the whole world! available. The New Mexico Open, our signature event here this Finally, the annual WOMEN'S CITY CHAMPIONSHIP month continues to add new excitement, last year by addition will use January 18-19, 25-26 as the ladies bowl off in teams, as a tier 3 member of the "World Bowling Tour", this time doubles and singles events. with the opportunity for one bowler in the championship top four play-off to win a new car from local dealership, Pitre Kia/Buick/GMC. Their general manager, Wayne Simkins, wishes those bowlers "good luck" and dreams of the fantastic OUT OF CASH WINNERS publicity a perfect game then would generate. GET $300 EACH Of course, our primary focus at Tenpins & More has always been promoting and fostering the long-term growth Dave Cirigliano of Arizona, Karen Barcal of Albuquerque of the sport which is why we have over twenty leagues on and Will Davis of Artesia each won $300 for being high the upcoming fall schedule, over 50 weekends a year with senior, woman and youth respectively out of the cash (lower tournaments and special events and our Pro-Shop specialist, than 49th place) at the 2018 tournament. Billy Grant. These aspects all designed to produce lifelong That prize is up again this year too, giving all bowlers a bowlers to pursue one of the ONLY sports that can be played chance at more than their entry fee back. literally from "the cradle to the grave". Our hope is that everyone enjoys this tournament and the social interaction it provides, both in-person, and on social media outlets. And safe travels and fond memories going back home. NMO IS CERTIFIED The New Mexico Open is always a USBC certified tournament which enables bowlers to receive recognition awards for high scores bowled during the three-days of competition. 2 LIVE INTERNET DEE MILLER COVERAGE RECAP MEMORIAL COURAGE AWARD We started live broadcasts of the three day event on www. BowlStreamTV.com a few years ago. This attractive annual award, named in This past year attracted over 33,000 viewers from 112 honor of the Miller family matriarch, Dee countries, including almost 20,000 on the final day, big Miller, is chosen by Mike Miller and Dana numbers according to Craig Elliott, who does much of the DEE MILLER Miller-Mackie and presented during commentary. bracket play to a bowler whom they believe exemplifies Make sure to tune in on almost any device for every courage and strength under adversity. qualifying squad on August 16 & 17 as well as bracket play Past winners have been Eric Forkel of Henderson, NV and the championship round (top 4) on August 18. (2014), Marcus Medina of Santa Fe, NM (2015), Stoney "I expect massive interest will be generated by the Burke Jr of Killeen, TX (2016), Robert Lawrence of Austin, chance for one of the top four to win a new car (from local TX (2017) and Ricky Schissler of Brighton, CO in 2018. dealership Pitre Kia/GMC/Buick) for bowling a 300," said Elliott. "Social media will be alight if someone opens with a string," he said. LODGING OPTIONS GALORE! YOUTH NEW MEXICO OPEN There are seven hotel/RV options for those traveling to the tournament from out of the area. All are reasonably priced TO OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS ranging from $39 to $109 depending on one's preferences. Check out the event entry form on page 3 at www. Buoyed by the increased sponsorships received for the tenpins-more.com, then make sure to mention NM OPEN regular New Mexico Open, the up-and-coming youth BOWLING to get their published rates available between bowlers will be blessed when their 6th Youth New Mexico August 14-18, 2019. Open gets an added $2,500 in scholarship money on Quality Inn, Days Inn, Extended Stay America, The Inn, September 28 and 29 at Tenpins & More. Hilton Garden Inn and Stagecoach RV Resort are all within The brainchild of Junior Bowlers Tour director, Jeff Hemer easy driving, even walking distance from Tenpins & More. and NMO founder, Steve Mackie, the outing, held in both scratch and handicap divisions, gives youth a taste of things to come as their careers progress towards adult tournaments and leagues. It's also one of the opening points-gaining events in the NM/TX conference that leads to the late December "JBT Main Event" held in Las Vegas. 3 16th Annual New Mexico Open. 4 FLASHBACK: BARNES WINS NAIL-BITER LAST YEAR Professional bowler and Hall-of-Famer, Chris Barnes of Double Oak, Texas called on all his decades of experience, and then some, to win last year's title, and a record $13,060. Barnes barely made the cut from 171 to the top 32, qualifying in 29th place, after starting with a pair of 170's on the testing lane condition. He then went early to the loser's bracket in his second match, requiring a "long day at the office" to get back in the hunt for his first tilt at the coveted New Mexico Open crown. Barnes found form in a later match against hapless Al Wolfe lll beating him with 300 (worth $1,000 bonus from John Wilson's Target Line Bowling out of Flagstaff) and 257 in the two-game match. From then on there was little to not write home about, as Barnes clawed his way back to a place DEFENDING CHAMPION, CHRIS BARNES in the top four who would battle it out to challenge unbeaten Brandon Grant of Las Vegas. Barnes missed a second frame washout but added a five- Barnes first eliminated fellow Texan, veteran Dino Castillo bagger to take a handy lead until a blow-out 7-10 split halted 224/175 (399) to 167/139 (306), then Darren Tang of San his progress in the penultimate ninth. This gave Grant a life Francisco in a thriller 277/202 (479) to 256/211 (467). who threw a clutch double and ringing 10 for 191 and 410 He had to beat top seed Grant twice and did so by 105 pins for the set. in the opener but lost ground to Grant who opened with a Barnes left a 10 himself, looking for a strike, spared it and six-bagger in the second and deciding match. carefully checked the score. He had to strike to win by a pin; Barnes' ninth frame was decisive as he spared the washout anything less would require either a tie-breaking ninth/tenth while Grant opened twice for only 15 pins in his eighth and roll-off (no place for the faint-hearted) or a heartbreaking loss. ninth frames. Barnes gave some of it back, missing a single He struck, riding out the light hit a few lanes east of pin spare in the tenth to be down 219-201. delivery! RESULTS TOP 32 IN 2018 1. Chris Barnes, TX, $13,060 19. Chad Lusche, NV, $710 2. Brandon Grant, NV, $6,060 20. John Conaway, AZ, $710 3. Darren Tang, CA, $3,000 21. Matt McNiel, MN, $650 4. Dino Castillo, TX, $2,250 22. Michael Steele, TX, $650 5. Kris Koeltzow, CO, $1,650 23. Vern Peterson, FL, $650 6. Emily Eckhoff, CO $1,710 24. Cory Gonzales, NM, $710 7. Francois Lavoie, CAN, $1,410 25. Brandon Knowles, CO, $510 8. Stu Williams, ENG, $1,410 26.