BOWL EL PASO

champs Stephen Gaucin and Carlos Mendez

We all know the slogan "Don't mess with Texas", but the folks at Bowl El Paso were a bit more specific, saying "Don't mess with El Paso", as local bowlers captured titles in exciting JBT SW action at Bowl El Paso.

Justin Medina opened up the stepladder finals with a 212-168 win over Bill Grant.  Medina then followed with a 208-139 decision over Jerod Florez, setting up a brother-vs.-brother matchup against #2 seed Jeremy Medina.  This time big brother knew best, as he defeated Justin 224-198 to reach the title match.

Top qualifier Stephen Gaucin had a great look all day on the forgiving conditions, and was able to defeat Medina 225-191 to capture the 5th title of his increasingly impressive JBT SW career.

In the handicap division, Carrie Wiggins fired a big 242 in round one of the stepladder finals, defeating fine efforts from Jennifer Fast (224) and Wendy Shelton (200).  In round two, Carlos Mendez trumped that with an even bigger 259, defeating Wiggins (223) and Anthony Tripi (175).  The semifinal match went Mendez' way as well, as his 220 bested Darnelle Spears' 204 and Sara Vargas' 196, advancing him to the title match.

Carlos' last event was also a success, partnering with Bailey McFarland to win the TX-NM doubles event, but top-seeded Charlie Elliott presented a tough challenge this time around.  A well-bowled battle by both players ended heartbreakingly for Charlie when his tenth frame open allowed Mendez to just mark for the win.  Carlos spared a 2-4, and won the match 225-219, good for his third career JBT SW title.

Everyone who finished in the top 5 qualifies for the 2006 JBT SW NM-TX Invitational Tournament, the regular season's year end event, featuring a guaranteed minimum $1,000 first place scholarship in each division.  Top season-long point scorers also qualify for the 2006 JBT SW Touring Players' Championship, featuring a guaranteed minimum $2,000 first place scholarship per division! 

Thanks again to everyone at Bowl El Paso for another great visit to this historic center.  79 entrants shared in over $1,700 in scholarships awarded.  Please continue to help spread the word about the terrific benefits of bowling JBT SW events! 

Bowl El Paso- final results and optional scholarship winners  
1/7/2006        
New Mexico-Texas Conference      
       
Scratch Division      
rank name city, state score prize
1 Stephen Gaucin El Paso, TX p 323 $245
2 Jeremy Medina El Paso, TX p 284 $125
3 Justin Medina Rio Rancho, NM p 223 $60
4 Jerod Florez Bosque Farms, NM p 218 $40
5 Bill Grant Santa Fe, NM p 176 $25
6 BJ Baker Tempe, AZ p 152 $105
7 PJ Gordon El Paso, TX p 105  
8 William Entsminger El Paso, TX p 104 $15
9 Shane Peck Riverside, CA p 87 $15
10 Tom Anderson Chandler, AZ p 20  
11 Andy Byer Albuquerque, NM p 4  
12 Rachelle Davis Tucson, AZ p1 $10
13 Chris Johnson El Paso, TX m 34  
14 Brandon Dye Roswell, NM m 43  
15 Thomas Gutierrez Albuquerque, NM m 46  
16 Dan Romero Santa Fe, NM m 66  
17 Cody Mansfield Albuquerque, NM m 69  
18 Josh Arceo Albuquerque, NM m 72  
19 Chris Ward El Paso, TX m 75  
20 Christina Waldron Albuquerque, NM m 82  
21 Ashley Dale Albuquerque, NM m 105  
22 BJ Eichensehr El Paso, TX m 120  
       
       
Handicap Division      
rank name city, state score prize
1 Carlos Mendez El Paso, TX p 215 $245
2 Charlie Elliott Santa Fe, NM p 304 $138
3 Darnelle Spears El Paso, TX p 266 $70
4 Sara Vargas Albuquerque, NM p 238 $60
5 Anthony Tripi El Paso, TX p 209 $58
6 Carrie Wiggins El Paso, TX p 186 $56
7 Jennifer Fast Las Cruces, NM p 169 $30
8 Wendy Shelton Albuquerque, NM p 168 $35
9 Ruben DeAlba El Paso, TX p 147 $20
10 Kassi Willis-Johnson Roswell, NM p 128  
11 Bailey McFarland El Paso, TX p 128  
12 Paul Carper Rio Rancho, NM p 127 $75
13 Brandy Main Roswell, NM p 122  
14 Ryan Fast Las Cruces, NM p 122  
15 Jamison Spam Rio Rancho, NM p 101  
16 Aurora Popple El Paso, TX p 99  
17 Manuel Reyes El Paso, TX p 76  
18 Jonathan Frederick El Paso, TX p 74  
19 Julia Carrasco El Paso, TX p 68  
20 Cory Prater El Paso, TX p 67  
21 Austin Pangelinan El Paso, TX p 67  
22 Krista Casaus Roswell, NM p 59  
23 Austin Mansfield Albuquerque, NM p 53  
24 Sabrina Vargas Albuquerque, NM p 51  
25 Cyera Quintana El Paso, TX p 44  
26 McKenzie Nicolson El Paso, TX p 38 $30
27 Janeyl Carper Rio Rancho, NM p 20 $23
28 Ahkeen Williams Las Cruces, NM p 9 $15
29 Joshua Reyes El Paso, TX p 5  
30 Nathan Hughes San Jose, NM p 10  
31 Mark Mares Los Lunas, NM p 4 $30
32 Daniel Melendez El Paso, TX p 4  
33 Susan Kurzeka Albuquerque, NM even  
34 Alexys Escandon El Paso, TX m 4  
35 Cory Shepan El Paso, TX m 6  
36 Kyla Casaus Roswell, NM m 6  
37 Steven Buster El Paso, TX m 7  
38 Zak Covert El Paso, TX m 9  
39 Brandon Culp El Paso, TX m 11  
40 Kara Casaus Roswell, NM m 17  
41 Brianna Jaramillo Albuquerque, NM m 21  
42 Alex Yoder Albuquerque, NM m 23  
43 Michael Yoder Albuquerque, NM m 24  
44 Misty Carrasco El Paso, TX m 24  
45 Ashley Belden Tijeras, NM m 28  
46 Christopher Wiggins El Paso, TX m 28  
47 Michael Hinojosa Las Cruces, NM m 32  
48 Bethlehem Pal-Laya El Paso, TX m 34  
49 Andrew Esparza Albuquerque, NM m 40  
50 Cody Homnack El Paso, TX m 47  
51 Stephanie Sheffer Albuquerque, NM m 54  
52 CJ Jordan El Paso, TX m 59  
53 John Yoder Albuquerque, NM m 60  
54 Jeremy Baca Albuquerque, NM m 72 $15
55 Lee Nicolson El Paso, TX m 81  
56 Juan Romero Albuquerque, NM m 113  
57 Brittany McComb Albuquerque, NM m 136  
       
Cuts: scratch -26; handicap -11      
Storm Ball Winner: Jim Spam      
Jr. Gold Qualifier: none      
       
TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $1,739