We know you guys love our tournaments and we love hosting you guys.  Well if you want more competition you got it!  We are introducing a points system for our 2026 season!

Points will be given for performance but also for attendance, and attendance points will increase for every tournament you bowl.

The top bowlers with the most points will make the finals at the end of the year for a change to win it BIG!

P.S. our first tournament, the ABQ Masters, is a MAJOR, and majors are worth DOUBLE points!!

Stay tuned, and we'll see you out on the lanes!

King of the Rock Double Elimination Bracket:

1) Ben Heckroth (4-2) [2nd Place Finisher]

2) Zach Harvey (0-2)

3) JD Nance (2-2)

4) Eddie Joe Torrez (2-2)

5) Jacob Gill (1-2)

6) Trevor MacPhee (2-2)

7) John Green (6-1) [Champion]

8) Eric Vanderlip (0-2)

9) Tylor MacPhee (1-2)

10) Justin Medina (2-2)

11) Brian Skidmore (5-2) [3rd Place Finisher]

12) Gary Gill (0-2)

13) Scott Ashley (1-2)

14) Aaron Raymond Jr. (0-2)

15) Land Matthies (4-2) [4th Place Finisher]

16) Henry Olivas (1-2)

Albuquerque, N.M. – The legendary Tournament from the Sacramento Mountains lives on at Silva lanes in Albuquerque for 2025. The bowling center formerly known as Ruidoso Bowling Center decided to sever ties with the longstanding tournament after new ownership from out of state took over to turn the center into a mostly recreational center. This was hard news to hear for many bowlers in New Mexico and Texas, but NMCTS decided to step up to try to help the tournament live on. Moving the tournament to Albuquerque was hard for many bowlers who look forward to the weekend in Ruidoso to spend time with family, go to the Christmas parade, and stimulate the local economy. We are thankful to the bowlers who still made the trip and our friends at Silva lanes for helping make this happen! 

The tournament itself saw 76 total entries, about 20 of which were re-entries. Previous NMCTS Champion JD Nance took the early lead on the only Friday Squad with 1352 and proved to be more than plenty to ensure his spot to bowl in the advancers round on Sunday. Saturday consisted of 4 Squads total in which the freshly oiled lanes for each squad continued to give some high scores and punish mistakes. All of the leaders from each squad were able to post a good enough score to secure their spots into the next round on Sunday. Overall Qualifying Leader Ben Heckroth (234.5 avg) made it look easy as he was able to cruise ahead of JD Nance for the Top Spot. 

King of the Rock Qualifying Leaders:

• Friday 9AM: JD Nance 1352 (225.3)

• Saturday 10AM: Jacob Gill 1269 (211.5)

• Saturday 12PM: Eddie Joe Torrez 1294 (215.6)

• Saturday 1:30PM: Ben Heckroth 1407 (234.5)

• Saturday 5PM: Trevor MacPhee 1280 (213.3)

• Overall Leader: Ben Heckroth 1407 (234.5)

16 Bowlers made it into the Advancers Round and Double Elimination bracket, 3 Advancer Round games did not shake up the standings as pins did carry over into the next. The largest mover was Zach Harvey who shot 750 in the 3 game round to slide his way up a few spots in the standings. 

Ben was able to keep the momentum going throughout the Bracket finishing undefeated and securing the top spot for the stepladder finals, putting him in a position to have to lose twice in the Championship Match. John Green lost to Ben in the final match of the bracket previously being the only other undefeated bowler and securing the 2 seed. The 3 seed went to Land Matthies who won his first match, followed by a loss, then ran all the way through the Losers bracket to earn his spot in the finals. The only feat more impressive was the climb Brian Skidmore made into the finals, losing his first match and going undefeated the rest of the way to snag the 4 seed. 

King of The Rock Stepladder:

Championship Match (2)

(2)John Green 300 (Champion) (810 Series)

(1) Ben Heckroth 248

Championship Match (1)

(2)John Green 236 

(1) Ben Heckroth 162

Match 2

(2) John Green 274

(4) Brian Skidmore 238

Match 1

(3) Land Matthies 212

(4) Brian Skidmore 224

Congratulations to John Green on your Victory, 300 Game, and Stepladder 810 Series.

Thank you everyone who came out to bowl, support, and to those who watched the action online on Sunday. We had some really talented bowlers who all put their skill and fight on display this weekend! 

See you next time!