LEISURE BOWL

champs Jerod Florez & Olivia Silva

Jerod Florez and Olivia Silva opened the 2006-07 NM-TX season of JBT action with victories at Albuquerque's Leisure Bowl.

The scratch division finals opened with Geoffrey Young handing 2-time defending NM-TX Bowler of the Year Andy Byer a rare stepladder loss, 222-186.  Young then rolled on with a big 254-187 win over fellow Texan William Entsminger, before Florez took over.  Jerod blasted the first nine strikes en route to a 279-223 win over Young to advance to the title match.

Top qualifier Steven Black reminded everyone just how dominant he can be, averaging over 235 after a slow first game to run away with the #1 spot.  However, Florez was up to the task of facing the 41-time winner.  A tenth frame spare wrapped up a 246-204 victory, the fifth of his JBT career.

Wendy Shelton won round one of the handicap finals with a 205 game that edged Koby Bicknell (198) and Travis Turner (186).  Silva then took over, rolling a 223 to beat out Shelton (192) and Cory Kleinsorge (213), and followed that up with a big 257 to oust Trevor Pedroncelli (226) and William Read (198), advancing to the title match.

Top qualifier Sara Vargas rolled over 600 scratch in the semifinals to nab the top seed, but found herself in a tough match with Silva.  In the end, Olivia made a clutch 3-10 spare in the tenth to lock up the victory, the first of her JBT career.

Everyone who finished in the top 5 qualifies for the 2007 JBT 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 2007 JBT Touring Players' Championship, featuring a guaranteed minimum $2,000 first place scholarship per division! 

Big thanks to Judy Sybertz and everyone at Leisure for a terrific job hosting our event, which awarded over $2,100 in scholarships!

Leisure Bowl- final results and optional scholarship winners  
9/9/2006        
New Mexico-Texas Conference      
       
Scratch Division      
rank name city, state score prize
1 Jerod Florez Bosque Farms, NM p 239 $320
2 Steven Black Phoenix, AZ p 366 $350
3 Geoffrey Young Denton, TX p 186 $110
4 William Entsminger El Paso, TX p 194 $155
5 Andy Byer Albuquerque, NM p 174 $85
6 Robyn Ashley Farmington, NM p 155  
7 Bill Grant Rio Rancho, NM p 149 $50
8 Jarrad Espinoza Albuquerque, NM p 112  
9 Nathan Shock Thornton, CO p 99  
10 Sam Cuevas Lubbock, TX p 74  
11 Anthony Johnosn Canyon, TX p 62  
12 Robbie Alley Albuquerque, NM p 42  
13 Zach Barton Canyon, TX p 25  
14 Justin Medina Santa Fe, NM p 21 $15
15 Michael Cross Tucson, AZ p 17 $20
16 Jeremy Medina Santa Fe, NM m 48 $30
17 Juan Romero Albuquerque, NM m 22  
18 Tyler Jaramillo Albuquerque, NM m 37  
19 Josh Arceo Albuquerque, NM m 56  
20 Zachary Barnard Albuquerque, NM m 84  
21 Michelle Snyder Alamogordo, NM m 87  
22 Gabrielle Potts Canyon, TX m 105  
23 Tom Anderson Chandler, AZ m 110  
24 Charlie Elliott Santa Fe, NM m 110  
25 Kris George Glendale, AZ m 111  
26 Cody Mansfield Albuquerque, NM m 117  
27 Paul Carper Rio Rancho, NM m 140  
28 Shawn Dosch Albuquerque, NM m 156  
29 Justin Silva Albuquerque, NM m 168  
30 Christina Waldron Albuquerque, NM m 189  
31 Steph Merrell Albuquerque, NM m 199  
32 Jamison Spam Rio Rancho, NM m 218  
       
       
Handicap Division      
rank name city, state score prize
1 Olivia Silva Albuquerque, NM p 162 $200
2 Sara Vargas Albuquerque, NM p 285 $125
3 Trevor Pedroncelli Albuquerque, NM p 232 $125
4 William Read Albuquerque, NM p 197 $90
5 Cory Kleinsorge El Paso, TX p 166 $60
6 Wendy Shelton Albuquerque, NM p 136 $125
7 Koby Bicknell Albuquerque, NM p 144 $85
8 Travis Turner Amarillo, TX p 130  
9 Roger Johnson Albuquerque, NM p 128 $30
10 Travis Gudelj Albuquerque, NM p 111 $75
11 Kyla Casuas Roswell, NM p 106  
12 Ryan Scheer Rio Rancho, NM p 105 $15
13 Eric Sanford Santa Fe, NM p 97  
14 Sabrina Vargas Albuquerque, NM p 95 $15
15 Nathan Hughes San Jose, NM p 94 $40
16 Kinzer Messenger Albuquerque, NM p 92 $12
17 Tevynn Laws Albuquerque, NM p 76 $15
18 Alex Cleland Albuquerque, NM p 75  
19 Hezakiah Wright Albuquerque, NM p 65  
20 Rachel Thompson Albuquerque, NM p 61  
21 Sydney Bowerman Amarillo, TX p 55  
22 Mariah Martinez Albuquerque, NM p 26  
23 Ricky Lara Albuquerque, NM p 20 $30
24 Amanda lara Albuquerque, NM p 19  
25 Jacob Sanchez Albuquerque, NM p 18  
26 Krista Casaus Roswell, NM p 10 $15
27 Jordan Oppenheim Rio Rancho, NM p 8  
28 Kalani Kaula Albuquerque, NM m 3  
29 Emily Milbank Rio Rancho, NM m 19  
30 Amanda Johnson Rio Rancho, NM p 12  
31 Scott Hargrove Albuquerque, NM p 9  
32 Jordan Spam Rio Rancho, NM p 8  
33 John Freeman Silver City, NM p 5  
34 Michelle-Ann Sisneros Albuquerque, NM p 1  
35 Chris Davis Albuquerque, NM m 13  
36 Joey Grant Rio Rancho, NM m 16  
37 Jordan Kleinsorge El Paso, TX m 18  
38 Kara Casaus Roswell, NM m 19  
39 Kelley Smith Albuquerque, NM m 22  
40 Andres Gallegos Albuquerque, NM m 26  
41 Jessica Palma Albuquerque, NM m 42  
42 Michael Hinojosa Las Cruces, NM m 49  
43 Heaven Pajala Albuquerque, NM m 49  
44 Jonah Seawright Albuquerque, NM m 53  
45 William Yoder Albuquerque, NM m 57  
46 Carlos Abeyta Alcalde, NM m 63  
47 Stephanie Sheffer Albuquerque, NM m 64  
48 Taylor Cruz Santa Fe, NM m 64  
49 Susan Kurzeka Albuquerque, NM m 64  
50 Seth Jaramllo Albuquerque, NM m 72  
51 Brittany Leiby Albuquerque, NM m 73  
52 Debbie Jarzemba Santa Fe, NM m 73  
53 Angelo Espinoza Albuquerque, NM m 74  
54 Sophie Diaz Santa Fe, NM m 82  
55 Vincent Michel Albuquerque, NM m 112  
56 Janeyl Carper Rio Rancho, NM m 117  
57 Louis Gonzales Albuquerque, NM m 122  
       
Cuts: scratch -6; handicap +28      
Ebonite Ball Winner: Jerod Florez' family    
       
TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $2,192