Sunday, December 21, 2025 – CENTRAL LANES BOWLING CENTER, Tamuning, Guam
Two new champions rose to the throne at the 2025 King and Prince Grand Finals, as Jeremiah Camacho and Dominic Cruz battled through a marathon seven-hour, three‑lane pattern gauntlet to outlast a stacked field of 24 bowlers in each division. What unfolded was nothing short of a rollercoaster of comebacks, clutch shots, and heart‑pounding drama.
Camacho’s King Division Comeback
Camacho’s day started rocky, grinding through the early qualifying games before finally catching fire in Game 4. With one game left and the cut line slipping away, he dug deep and delivered a crucial 204 — just enough to leap from seventh to fifth and punch his ticket into the elimination rounds.
Once there, he transformed.
Camacho went on a tear, knocking down opponents like dominoes. First, he toppled 4th seed Jay Leon Guerrero in the quarterfinals, 217–171. Then he stunned 2nd seed Cisco Uncangco in the semifinals, taking both games convincingly, 191–141 and 176–141, to earn his spot in the championship match.
Meanwhile, 6th seed Noah Taimanglo lit up the lanes with a strike storm, blasting past 3rd seed Brian Manibusan 266–155. His run ended in a nail-biter against top seed and defending champion Ray San Nicolas, who needed — and delivered — a clutch double in the 10th to survive, 217–203.
But the final belonged entirely to Camacho.
He came out firing, stringing strikes from the opening frame and never letting the defending champ breathe. With a commanding 257–147 victory, Camacho sealed the crown, the trophy, and a memorable year‑end performance.
San Nicolas had earlier topped all King qualifiers by just 7.5 pins over Uncangco, with Manibusan close behind. Leon Guerrero, Camacho, and Taimanglo rounded out the top six, while Ricky Duenas narrowly missed the cut in the final game. Maria Wood, Juan Blas, and RJ Santos completed the top ten.
A Prince Division Thriller for the Ages
The Prince Division delivered its own fireworks as 24 talents battled through six intense qualifying games to determine the final six. Seventeen‑year‑old Dominic Cruz surged to the top, edging Naiyah Taimanglo by 29 pins, with 13‑year‑old Nathan Caasi just 15 pins back in third. Manny Tagle, Jethro Lanuza, and Chris Santos rounded out the finalists in a razor‑thin race that saw Jaeceline Espiritu miss the cut by only 2.5 pins.
In the quarterfinals, Caasi rolled past Santos, while Tagle squeaked by Lanuza in a one‑mark thriller.
The semifinals were a test of nerves. Cruz survived a tense finish against Tagle when a stubborn pin four refused to fall — a break that kept him from facing a second game. Taimanglo held off Caasi by 14 pins, setting up a marquee Prince Grand Final.
And what a final it was.
Cruz entered the tournament as the 24th seed out of 24 finalists, but bowled with heart, discipline, and smart use of his handicap to rise all the way to the top. In the championship match, he and Taimanglo traded blows frame after frame, each trying to capitalize on the other’s spare misses.
In the end, it came down to one shot.
Taimanglo forced the southpaw, Cruz to convert a pressure-packed single pin six spare to clinch the title. Cruz stepped up, delivered, and sealed the crown by a slim seven‑pin margin, completing one of the most impressive underdog runs in Prince Division history.
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