STARLIGHT LANES

champions Stephen Gaucin and Sara Vargas

Stephen Gaucin climbed the stepladder to claim another JBT SW victory, while Sara Vargas took the short route to her first win, in JBT SW action at Starlight Lanes.

Gaucin first faced Robyn Ashley, and escaped when a great 10th frame shot by Robyn didn't strike, giving Stephen the 224-223 win.  In round two, Gaucin ran the back five strikes to eliminate Justin DeDera 204-200.  In the semifinals, he came up big again, defeating Jeremy Medina 237-219, to advance to the title match.

Top qualifier Jerod Florez was having his best tournament of the season, but was unable to keep pace with Gaucin, who was getting stronger with every shot.  In the end, Stephen defeated Jerod 245-205, good for the fourth title of his JBT SW career.

The handicap division saw some very competitive matches in the first three rounds of the stepladder finals.  Ahkeen Williams made his first finals a success by winning round one witha 218 game that squeezed by a 210 from Joey Grant, and a 209 from points leader Kyla Casaus.

In round two, it was Williams again, rolling a big 241 to just get by Zachary Barnard (231) and Brianna Jaramillo (212).  The semifinal match was as close as it could be without a tie, with #3 seed Justin Sanchez firing a 209 game, beating Ahkeen Williams by one pin (208), and William Yoder by two (207)- wow! 

Top seeded Sara Vargas remained in control the entire title match against a suddenly struggling Sanchez, and was able to capture her first JBT SW title with a 226-174 win over Justin.

  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! 

  Big thanks to Margaret, Jerry, Gary, and the staff of Starlight Lanes for a terrific job hosting our event, which awarded $1,584 in scholarships, bringing the weekend total to over $3,200! 

Starlight Lanes (Sun.)- final results and optional scholarship winners
10/30/2005
New Mexico-Texas Conference
Scratch Division
rank name city, state score prize
1 Stephen Gaucin El Paso, TX p 220 $244
2 Jerod Florez Bosque Farms, NM p 323 $107
3 Jeremy Medina Santa Fe, NM p 282 $50
4 Justin DeDera Albuquerque, NM p 243 $62
5 Robyn Ashley Farmington, NM p 168 $30
6 Sam Cuevas Lubbock, TX p 113 $30
7 Tom Anderson Chandler, AZ p 89 $15
8 Josh Arceo Albuquerque, NM p 11  
9 Shane Peck Riverside, CA m 21 $30
10 Bill Grant Rio Rancho, NM m 55  
11 Justin Medina Santa Fe, NM p 42  
12 Andy Byer Albuquerque, NM p 24  
13 William Entsminger El Paso, TX m 1  
14 Dan Romero Santa Fe, NM m 38  
15 Philip Stephens Phoenix, AZ m 78
16 Christina Waldron Albuquerque, NM m 117 $10
17 Ashley Dale Albuquerque, NM m 129
  Handicap Division
rank name city, state score prize
1 Sara Vargas Albuquerque, NM p 225 $215
2 Justin Sanchez Albuquerque, NM p 190 $100
3 William Yoder Albuquerque, NM p 199 $105
4 Ahkeen Williams Las Cruces, NM p 135 $60
5 Zachary Barnard Albuquerque, NM p 166 $107
6 Brianna Jaramillo Albuquerque, NM p 149 $77
7 Joey Grant Rio Rancho, NM p 135 $30
8 Kyla Casaus Roswell, NM p 127 $20
9 Jerrico Palma Roswell, NM p 119 $32
10 Mike Romero Santa Fe, NM p 118 $15
11 Kendall Kipp Albuquerque, NM p 116 $24
12 Aaron Winchester Santa Fe, NM p 112  
13 Tad Scott Roswell, NM p 110 $15
14 Olivia Silva Albuquerque, NM p 102  
15 Arielle Palma Roswell, NM p 98  
16 Heaven Pajala Albuquerque, NM p 88 $30
17 Lacey Shelton Albuquerque, NM p 85  
18 Krista Casaus Roswell, NM p 82  
19 Blake Brown Albuquerque, NM p 80  
20 Cameron Peck Riverside, CA p 75 $30
21 Jesse Henson Hobbs, NM p 62 $30
22 Brandon Dye Roswell, NM p 49 $15
23 Thomas Gutierrez Albuquerque, NM p 38 $15
24 Alex Powell Phoenix, AZ p 14 $10
25 Michael Hinojosa Las Cruces, NM p 8  
26 Mark Mares Los Lunas, NM m 5  
27 Nathan Hughes San Jose, NM  m 50 $30
28 Paul Carper Rio Rancho, NM m 124 $15
29 Miranda Ruiz Albuquerque, NM m 6  
30 Ashley Belden Tijeras, NM m 8
31 Shauna McAfee Albuquerque, NM m 14
32 Mariah Martinez Albuquerque, NM m 14  
33 Amanda Johnson Rio Rancho, NM m 26 $15
34 Susan Kurzeka Albuquerque, NM m 29  
35 Ryan Scheer Rio Rancho, NM m 33  
36 Charlie Elliott Santa Fe, NM m 34  
37 Kara Casaus Roswell, NM m 41  
38 Joseph Palma Roswell, NM  m 44  
39 Kassi Johnson-Willis Roswell, NM m 45  
40 Justin Roach Roswell, NM m 48  
41 Josh Brown Albuquerque, NM m 52  
42 Kylee Kipp Albuquerque, NM m 53
43 Juan Romero Albuquerque, NM m 54
44 Justin White Phoenix, AZ m 60
45 Tanner Palmer Amarillo, TX m 61
46 Brooke Scarberry Roswell, NM m 61
47 Brittany McComb Albuquerque, NM m 66
48 Rachel Thompson Albuquerque, NM m 67  
49 Travis Gudelj Albuquerque, NM m 70
50 Jessica Palma Albuquerque, NM m 72 $21
51 Jeremy Baca Los Lunas, NM m 90
52 Annalicia Martinez Roswell, NM m 99
53 Jamison Spam Rio Rancho, NM m 108
54 Sabrina Vargas Albuquerque, NM m 114
55 Jordan Oppenheim Albuquerque, NM m 121
High Female: Waldron 883
Cuts: scratch +43; handicap -1
Storm Ball Winner: Jamison Spam
Jr. Gold Qualifier: none
TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $1,584