LEISURE BOWL (Saturday)

champs Kyle King & Seth Jaramillo

Kyle King made it two in a row in the NM-TX Conference, while Seth Jaramillo tasted victory for the first time, in exciting JBT action at Leisure Bowl.

King took the long route, winning four matches to climb the scratch stepladder.  He began by doubling in the tenth frame to squeak by Allie Ijams 187-183.  Ashley Belden was up next, and that made for some history as it was the first time in a looooong time that two females made the scratch finals on the same day.   However, that history was tempered as Kyle came up with a 223-182 win to advance.  The semifinal was another nailbiter, as Stephen Gaucin gave King everything he could handle.  However, when Gaucin threw a 7-count split in the tenth and then only got one on the fill, that allowed Kyle to only fill 20 pins instead of double for the win, and he did just that for a 212-211 win, advancing him to the title match.

Top seed Justin Medina conquered the challenging lane conditions to grab the top spot for the finals, and engaged in a tough battle with King.   The well-bowled match took a bizarre turn when Medina fouled in the 8th frame (on a shot that struck), giving the match to Kyle.  However, King, on a four-bagger, responded by going 5-1 in the next frame, to again bring the match up for grabs.  Kyle recovered well though, striking out from there for a 217-181 win, the 8th title of his JBT career.

Taylor Quintana almost matched King's ladder climbing theatrics, beginning with a 245-210 win over Andrea Jaramillo.  Taylor then rolled past veteran Janeyl Carper 238-221, before knocking off a second- unrelated- Jaramillo in the semifinal, Brianna, by a 234-204 margin.

Amazingly, in order for Quintana to win the title, she'd have to get by a THIRD unrelated Jaramillo- top seeded Seth.   In the match, Jaramillo came out firing, while Quintana remained strong but a little off her previous torrid pace.  In the end, Seth hung on for a 233-205 victory, and his first career JBT title.

Big thanks to Judy Sybertz and everyone at Leisure for their usual top notch hosting job, we appreciate all the hospitality (and breakfast burritos!). 

Leisure Bowl- final results and optional scholarship winners
10/20/2007      
NM-TX Conference    
     
Scratch Division    
rank name city, state prize
1 Kyle King Phoenix, AZ $360
2 Justin Medina Santa Fe, NM $130
3 Stephen Gaucin El Paso, TX $125
4 Ashley Belden Tijeras, NM  
5 Allie Ijams Flagstaff, AZ $105
6 Andy Byer Albuquerque, NM $15
7 Jess Gagliardi Alamosa, CO  
8 Carlos Mendez El Paso, TX $25
9 Paul Carper Rio Rancho, NM  
10 Dan Romero Santa Fe, NM $15
11 Zach Barnard Albuquerque, NM  
12 Bill Grant Rio Rancho, NM  
13 Jarrad Espinoza Albuquerque, NM  
14 Casey Fitzgerald Albuquerque, NM  
15 Travis Turner Amarillo, TX  
16 Diego Lucero Santa Fe, NM  
17 Josh Brown Albuquerque, NM  
18 Charlie Elliott Santa Fe, NM  
19 Mark Mares Los Lunas, NM  
20 Scott Wiley Albuquerque, NM $10
     
Handicap Division    
rank name city, state prize
1 Seth Jaramillo Rio Rancho, NM $335
2 Taylor Quintana El Paso, TX $100
3 Briana Jaramillo Albuquerque, NM $135
4 Janeyl Carper Rio Rancho, NM $70
5 Andrea Jaramillo Santa Fe, NM  
6 Billy Read Albuquerque, NM $30
7 Joshua Barress Albuquerque, NM $20
8 Don Guariello Bosque Farms, NM $11
9 Sam Zermeno El Paso, TX $20
10 Angela Walls Albuquerque, NM $45
11 Kristina Casaus Roswell, NM $15
12 Jaden Spam Rio Rancho, NM  
13 Felishia Sevier Albuquerque, NM  
14 Olivia Silva Albuquerque, NM  
15 Susan Kurzeka Albuquerque, NM $45
16 Kara Casaus Roswell, NM  
17 Jonah Seawright Albuquerque, NM $15
18 Reanne Quesada El Paso, TX  
19 Rachel Thompson Albuquerque, NM  
20 Wendy Shelton Albuquerque, NM  
21 Mike Romero Santa Fe, NM  
22 Krista Casaus Roswell, NM  
23 Sabrina Vargas Albuquerque, NM  
24 Maisie Martinez Albuquerque, NM  
25 Lacey Shelton Albuquerque, NM  
26 Kyla Casaus Roswell, NM  
27 Bailey McFarland El Paso, TX  
28 Mariah Martinez Albuquerque, NM  
29 Zach Prince Albuquerque, NM  
30 Jerry Carter Albuquerque, NM  
31 Tyler Johnson Albuquerque, NM  
32 Sophie Diaz Santa Fe, NM  
33 Armando Ortega Albuquerque, NM  
34 Tevynn Laws Albuquerque, NM  
35 Becki Meils Cave Creek, AZ  
36 Roger Johnson Albuquerque, NM  
37 Sara Vargas Albuquerque, NM  
38 Rhiana Thomas Albuquerque, NM  
39 Benjamin Meils Cave Creek, AZ  
40 Kalani Kaula Albuquerque, NM  
41 Jamar McDaniel Rio Rancho, NM  
42 Trevor Pedroncelli Albuquerque, NM  
43 Blake Brown Albuquerque, NM  
44 Chris Davis Albuquerque, NM  
45 Jason Schindwolf Albuquerque, NM  
46 Taylor Knight Phoenix, AZ  
     
Ball winner: William Entsminger  
Scratch Hi Games: Medina 249, Gaucin 224, King 213
Handicap Hi Games: Zermeno 254, Jaramillo 246, 244
     
TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $1,681