FIESTA LANES

champs Christian Jensen & Ryan Scheer

Christian Jensen finally returned to the winner's circle, while Ryan Scheer tasted victory for the first time, in exciting JBT SW action at El Paso's Fiesta Lanes.

The scratch division finals opened with BJ Baker coming from way back with a double in the tenth frame for a 216-210 win over Christina Waldron.  Baker then rolled on, defeating Bill Grant in round two 194-162, and following with a 235-159 win over hometown favorite Stephen Gaucin to advance to the final match.

Jensen has been bowling well all season, especially in the second half, but the final results hadn't been there, with no wins. He turned that around at Fiesta by leading after 5 and 8 games, and finished the day off with a 211-193 win over the absolutely red-hot Baker, good for his 6th career JBT title.  For Baker, it was back-to-back runner up finishes on the weekend, piling up stats for a run to defend his All-Conference Bowler of the Year title.

In the handicap division, Jessica Palma, who won the last NM-TX event in Amarillo, opened the finals with a thrilling 237-234 win over Kyla Casuas.  Palma and Carper then traded open frames in the second half of match two, but Carper finally came up with a tenth frame strike for a 203-192 win.  A high scoring semifinal match saw Justin Silva, who's been on a tear himself lately, defeating Carper 250-236 to advance to the title match.

Top qualifier Scheer was making his third finals of the season, but it didn't look like the third time was the charm, as Silva opened with a powerful triple.  However, the match turned around late, and it was Scheer finishing off with the strikes for a 214-190 victory, the first of his JBT career.

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 to Michelle Johnson and everyone at Fiesta for a wonderful visit to their beautiful center.  65 entrants shared in over $1,600 in scholarships awarded, helped out by the 9th annual Easter Egg Hunt, which was a huge success.  Please continue to help spread the word about the terrific benefits of bowling JBT SW events! 

Fiesta Lanes- final results and optional scholarship winners  
4/16/2006        
New Mexico-Texas Conference      
       
Scratch Division      
rank name city, state score prize
1 Christian Jensen Anthem, AZ p 287 $212
2 BJ Baker Tempe, AZ p 174 $267
3 Stephen Gaucin El Paso, TX p 250 $75
4 Bill Grant Rio Rancho, NM p 236 $87
5 Christina Waldron Albuquerque, NM p 200 $37
6 Justin Medina Santa Fe, NM p 155 $22
7 BJ Eichensehr El Paso, TX p 125  
8 Chris Ward El Paso, TX m 68  
9 Justin DeDera Albuquerque, NM m 21  
10 Andy Byer Albuquerque, NM m 30  
11 Josh Arceo Albuquerque, NM m 40  
12 William Entsminger El Paso, TX m 42  
13 Carlos Mendez El Paso, TX m 47  
14 Dan Romero Santa Fe, NM m 91  
15 Jeremy Medina Santa Fe, NM m 132  
16 Will Knight El Paso, TX m 268  
       
Handicap Division      
rank name city, state score prize
1 Ryan Scheer Rio Rancho, NM p 222 $200
2 Justin Silva Albuquerque, NM p 220 $145
3 Janeyl Carper Rio Rancho, NM p 193 $60
4 Jessica Palma Albuquerque, NM p 159 $45
5 Kyla Casaus Roswell, NM p 168 $25
6 Bethany Baker Tempe, AZ p 124 $35
7 Andrew Esparza El Paso, TX p 120  
8 Krista Casuas Roswell, NM p 106  
9 Anthony Tripi El Paso, TX p 106 $66
10 Juamai Cupeles El Paso, TX p 97  
11 Zak Covert El Paso, TX p 65 $15
12 Brandon Culp El Paso, TX p 63 $81
13 Mike Santana El Paso, TX p 58  
14 Ashley Dale Albuquerque, NM p 54  
15 Jamison Spam Rio Rancho, NM p 52  
16 Sara Vargas Albuquerque, NM p 49 $30
17 Wendy Shelton Albuquerque, NM p 46 $12
18 Jordan Spam Rio Rancho, NM p 42 $36
19 Ahkeen Williams El Paso, TX p 41 $15
20 Kyle Gammon El Paso, TX p 32  
21 Cyera Quintana El Paso, TX p 22  
22 Leo Guzman El Paso, TX p 22  
23 Austin Yearwood El Paso, TX p 19  
24 Nathan Hughes San Jose, NM p 18 $15
25 Austin Pangelinan El Paso, TX m 4  
26 Corbin Farris Phoenix, AZ p 3  
27 Thomas Gutierrez Albuquerque, NM p 2  
28 Meagan Shipler Roswell, NM m 6  
29 Kara Casaus Roswell, NM m 13  
30 Sabrina Vargas Albuquerque, NM m 14  
31 Ashley Belden Tijeras, NM m 15  
32 Michael Hinojosa Las Cruces, NM m 16  
33 Jonathan Frderick El Paso, TX m 19  
34 Darnelle Spears El Paso, TX m 24  
35 Mike Romero Santa Fe, NM m 24  
36 Justin White Phoenix, AZ m 31  
37 Mark Mares Los Lunas, NM m 38  
38 Alyssa Williams El Paso, TX m 42 $15
39 Aaron Bennett El Paso, TX m 45  
40 Justin Shipler Roswell, NM m 45  
41 Paul Carper Rio Rancho, NM m 69  
42 Elizabeth Romero Santa Fe, NM m 70  
43 Jeremy Baca Albuquerque, NM m 87  
44 Aurora Popple El Paso, TX m 98  
45 Pryce Means El Paso, TX m 98  
46 Charlie Elliott Santa Fe, NM m 103  
47 Eric Kear Albuquerque, NM m 121  
48 Alex Pangelinan El Paso, TX m 123  
49 Bailey McFarland El Paso, TX m 137  
       
Cuts: scratch +11; handicap +4      
Ball Winner: Paul Carper      
Jr. Gold Qualifier: none      
       
TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $1,694