YOUTH NEW MEXICO OPEN

Jaxson Garton, Dmitri Richardson, Madeleine Serafini, Kendall Bollea, Gabriel Gurule, Rebecca Wilson

        Dmitri Richardson and nine year-old Madeleine Serafini captured titles at the 2023 Youth New Mexico Open, hosted by Tenpins & More at Rio Rancho to open the Mountain Conference JBT season.

        John Green and Lucius Sandoval began the scratch division stepladder finals with a 168 tie, with Green winning the ensuing rolloff to advance.  Green took advantage of the new life with a win over Jaxson Garton to move on to the title match.  Colorado' Richardson on the Mountain Invitational to cap off a great season last year, and picked up right where he left off by dominating the tournament on the difficult pattern.  After a close first half, Dmitri pulled away in the later frames to win the match, his third career JBT title, and enormous $1,250 top scholarship prize. 

        Gabriel Gurule made his first career finals a success with an opening round win over Alberto Medina in the handicap division.  Rebecca Wilson, last year's Invitational winner in the handicap division, then rolled past Gurule to advance and try and join Dmitri as back to back winners.  Top seed Serafini had other ideas, though, rolling a calm collected game while Wilson struggled a bit, and the final match victory earned Madeleine the landmark first win and another $1,250 scholarship windfall. 

        Garton's fine weekend continued with a win over top seed Aiden Ruiz-Jimenez for the weekend's U17 title, while Kendall Bollea beat Mia Medina for the Girls Scratch win. Thanks to the generous contribution from host center Tenpins and owner Steve Mackie, over $8,800 in scholarships were awarded to all ages and skill levels.  Want in on all the fun?  Just check out our schedule and come on down!

RESERVED BOWLERS:

This reservation is an expectation that you will be bowling.  PLEASE do not forget to contact us if you need to cancel or adjust your reservation.  Repeated 'no-shows' may result in you not being able to reserve a spot.  This list may not be updated after the Friday of the event as we travel, etc.  However, walk-ins / late entries are still gladly accepted as space permits.  There is generally plenty of room for walk-ins / late entries, and we'll  post here clearly if an event is nearing sellout or sold out.

YOUTH NEW MEXICO OPEN- additional details

Date: Saturday & Sunday September 23-24, 2023  (This is ONE tournament that is two days long, open to anyone age 21 & under as of 8/1/23). 

Start Time: Qualifying squads at 9 AM, 1 PM, and 5 PM Saturday (see above).

Re-entries?:  Unlimited re-entries as space permits.  If you make the cut at 9 or 1, you may choose to re-enter to try and improve your score (scores do carry forward into Sunday).  Your qualifying score is protected, you can't go lower than that score.  Re-entrants scores do not factor in to that round's cut score.

Reservations:  Please email director@bowljbt.com to reserve a spot.  You can prepay (not required) at the 'Prepaying' section of this website.  Reservations (paid or unpaid) must check in no later than 15 minutes before start time.  At that time, all bowlers will be taken on a first come, first serve basis until the field is full.

Format: see above.  

Divisions/ Averages:  Scratch or handicap.  It is the bowlers' choice of division.  Also, everyone age 16 or under as of 8/1/23 is automatically entered in the U-17 side event.   Also, every female is automatically entered in the Girls Scratch side event.   If this is your first JBT event this season, we will be asking for average info.  In most cases, your highest average from any current form of organized competition of at least 15 games is what we need.  If you bowl in multiple leagues / clubs, bring everything and we'll sort it out for you.  If you don't have 15+ games in any organized competition this season, we need your finishing 22-23 average, and any 2023 summer averages.  After your first JBT event, your average is re-rated before every JBT event according to JBT rules.  Please see JBT Rule 13 for complete details.

Points:  This event counts for Mountain and All-Conference points.  Points qualify you for the big money season-ending Invitationals and Touring Players Championship, so get all you can.  Visit the 'statistics' section of the website to check on your points.  At the end of the season, the top 32 in Mountain points, plus anyone who had TWO top-5 finishes in Mountain events this season, advance to their respective Invitationals.

Entry fee: $60.  Scholarship brackets are available for $2 each.  Raffle tickets for bowling balls from the brands of Brunswick, and our PowerBowl and '28' jackpots, are available on-site. 

Sponsor Incentive bonuses:  1) IAM Bowling: Bowlers making the final match of an event (scratch or handicap) wearing an IAM patch (good), any IAM shirt (better), or an IAM JBT shirt (best) earn point bonuses towards a $5,000 IAM incentive jackpot.  (The IAM patch is requested to be worn by all bowlers).   2) Virtue Bowling: Bowlers making the final match of an event (scratch or handicap, win or lose), using a Virtue Bowling shirt or patch, and a Virtue drilled ball, earn a $25 Virtue gift card.  (These sponsorships are pending final renewal for the new season.)

Covid details: JBT events follow- at least- all local Covid safety protocols, which you must be prepared for.   Please stay posted so you're not surprised about anything required of you. 

Scholarships: 1:6 in each division earn scholarships, scratch and handicap.  Minimum prizes are $300, $150, $100, $60.  Bowlers must finish in the top 5 twice this season in that conference to qualify for that conference's Invitational, which features $1,000 for first place.  Bowlers who finish in the top 20 in a conference's points race, or the top 100 in all-conference points, qualify for the Touring Players Championship, featuring $2,800 for first.

Lane conditions: conditions vary from event to event, and are not posted prior to the event (unless otherwise announced).  Some events do not post the pattern until after qualifying, or even at all.  Be ready for anything- it makes you a better bowler!  Check out previous patterns and corresponding cut scores at the 'lane conditions' section of this website.

Dress code:  Anything goes EXCEPT tank tops, gym shorts, clothing promoting alcohol, drugs, or firearms, or excessively ripped or short clothing, subject solely to the director's discretion.  However, bowlers wearing slacks or dress shorts/skirts, and a 'name shirt' or PBA-style 'dye-sub' shirt, or college or high school team shirt, earn an extra 10 points on their season-long points total.  If you're not sure about dress code, check with us.  If you're new to us, the vast majority of the bowlers do dress in the 'bonus' dress code, and those points become very important, so plan accordingly.