Sunday, March 8, 2026 – CENTRAL LANES BOWLING CENTER, Tamuning, Guam
Top seed Sheila Bangs climbed to the top of the mountain at Central Lanes last Sunday, holding off a hard-hitting Mike Duenas 251-235 with handicap to claim the 2026 PinPoint Senior Monthly Challenge for March.
The tournament began with senior newcomer John Raymundo taking $106.00 in the Last Man Standing pot competition. Raymundo played it safe and stopped after rolling for 15% of the $710 pot. The balance will now move to next month’s tournament, with the pot growing with more participants coming to take a shot at this lucrative pot game.
Opening elimination rounds in Bracket A and B for 12 of the top 16 bowlers ended with 7th seed Virgil Toledo and 5th seed Edgar Nalundasan advancing over 16th seed John Raymundo, 14th seed Leody Ersando, 12th seed John Platz, and 9th seed Zaldy Ponce in Bracket A. The bracket B competition had 11th-seeded Gina San Nicolas and 10th-seeded Rick Torres advance past 15th-seeded Henry Abasta, 13th-seeded Jesse Eyoel, 8th-seeded John Tenorio, and 9th-seeded Chief Quitugua.
In the A bracket quarterfinals, Toledo and 3rd seed Jim Pinaula fell to Nalundasan to head into the next round. The B bracket also saw an upset, with Torres and 4th-seeded Jude Tenorio having their title hopes dashed by San Nicolas, who advanced.
With the final four semifinals in place, where it is a race to two victories to make the finals, the outcomes proved very interesting as it was an all-lady matchup with San Nicolas in the way of Bangs’ title quest. The other semi-final contest was an all-male
Battle between Duenas and Nalundasan. Duenas swept Nalundasan with two straight victories, while in a much tighter contest, Bangs had to beat San Nicolas in a roll-off after the two had a victory apiece in their semi-final match in order to go for the title.
The final was a see-saw battle with both Bangs and Duenas using their unique bowling styles to try and master the championship pair for the crown. It was the hard rolling power ball of Duenas that took the early lead against the steady rolling Bangs, who roared back, marking steadily to stay with Duenas. But an open frame by Duenas in the latter frames was what Bangs took advantage of, and despite Duenas’ three strikes in the 10th frame, it was not enough to overcome Bangs, who played clean till the end but had enough with her score and handicap to take the championship.
Current qualification rounds are underway this month for the April Senior Monthly Challenge and the Last Man Standing Competition. New qualifying rules have made it a much fairer platform for senior bowlers of all skill levels, as this month’s results have shown. For more information on how to enter the PinPoint SMC, contact Joey Miranda, Jim Pinaula, or Manny Tagle at PinPoint Pro Shop in Central Lanes.
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