Alberto Lizano/Rodolfo Madriz and Viviana Delgado/Marie Ramirez win the titles in Men's and Women's Doubles; Costa Rican men achieve a clean sweep in 10th frame drama
Wins final gold medal of the Central American Games for host Puerto Rico
Andraunick Simounet (l.) ended the bowling competition of the 21st Central American and Caribbean Games with a surprise victory in Men's Masters. In the best-of-three title match between the two lowest-seeded players, No. 15 Simounet defeated No. 16 Armando Batres (r.), Guatemala, two-games-to-none, to win the second gold medal for the host country. Simounet's compatriot Gabriel Sanchez and Luis Olivo, Venezuela, shared the bronze.
Clara Juliana Guerrero and Sandra Gongora share the bronze medal
Karen Marcano (l.) from Venezuela won the coveted Women's Masters title in the XXI Central American and Caribbean Games when she defeated Iliana Lomeli (r.), Mexico, two-games-to-none, Sunday at Bolera Caribe in Ponce. In the semis, Marcano, seeded 13th, eliminated No. 16 Sandra Gongora, Mexico, and No. 2 Lomeli ousted No. 3 Clara Juliana Guerrero, Colombia. Lomeli received the silver medal while Gongora and Guerrero shared the bronze.
Colombia's Rocio Restrepo wins her fourth gold medal of the Games in All Events
The Venezuelan women followed in the footprints of the men when they captured the gold medal in the five-player team event at the Central American Games in Puerto Rico. The fivesome led the field of 10 countries with 6380 pinfall total (212.67 ave.). Mexico earned the silver medal and Colombia took the bronze. Colombia's Rocio Restrepo (right) won her
fourth gold medal of the Games in All Events.
Jose Estrada survives strong charge by Andres Gomez to win in All Events
Venezuela (l.) claimed the prestigious men's Team title in the 21st Central American and Caribbean Games in Ponce, Puerto Rico, with 6510 six-game total and an average of 217. Colombia took silver and Puerto Rico got the bronze. Jose Estrada (r.), Dominican Republic, survived a late charge by Andres Gomez, Colombia, to win the gold medal in All Events by 10 pins. Alejandro Reyna, Costa Rica, took bronze.
Silver and bronze go to Mexico and the Dominican Republic
Israel Hernández, Gabriel Sanchez and Andraunick Simounet (pictured) won the first bowling gold medal for the host country, Puerto Rico, in the men's Trios event of the 21st Central American and Caribbean Games. The trio averaged 237 for the last three games to secure the title with 4027 six-game total and an average of 223.72. Mexico was 174 pins behind with 3853 to earn the silver medal with the trios from the Dominican Republic in third and fourth place with 3830 and 3816, respectively
Venezuela shoots big final game to take the silver medal
The Colombian women dominated the Trios event in the 21st Central American and Caribbean Games winning gold and bronze at bowling center Caribe in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Paola Gomez, Clara Juliana Guerrero and Rocio Restrepo (pictured r-l) rolled six games between 603 and 673 to win the third bowling gold for Colombia with 3843 pinfall total and an average of 213.50. Venezuela leaped three spots in the final game to earn silver, while the second Colombian trio took the bronze.
Rocio Restrepo (l.) and Manuel Otalora (r.) both posted 1328 individual six-game series to cruise to the title in Mixed Doubles at the 21st Central American and Caribbean Games 2010 at Bolera Caribe in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Venezuela's Patricia De Faria and men's Singles champion Luis Olivo were 70 pins behind the Colombians to earn silve. Lilia Robles and Ernesto Franco captured the first medal for Mexico by finishing in third place.
Silver and bronze for Colombia and also bronze for Venezuela
Jose Estrada (r.) and Francisco Prats (l.) followed in the footprints of Women's doubles champions Aumi Guerra and Paula Vilas when they captured the second gold medal for the Dominican Republic in Men's Doubles at the 21st Central American and Caribbean Games in Puerto Rico. Colombia's Andres Gomez and Manuel Otalora, were 10 pins behind to take the silver medal while their compatriots Fabio Garcia and Juan Rodriguez tied with Rafael Medina and Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, for the bronze medal.
Aumi Guerra and Paula Vilas (r-l) from the Dominican Republic finished the Women's Doubles at the XXI Central American and Caribbean Games with the strongest game by blasting off 508 pins to jump from 5th to first place to earn the gold medal with 2604 six-game total and an average of 217.Mariana Ayala and Mariangie Colon finished second with 2568 to win the first medal for Puerto Rico. Singles gold and bronze medalists, Rocio Restrepo and Clara
Juliana Guerrero, Colombia, took the bronze with 2554.
Bolera Caribe in Ponce, Puerto Rico (July 19-25, 2010)
Colombia was off to a great start into the bowling competition of the 21st Central American and Caribbean Games which got underway on Monday at Bolera Caribe in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Rocio Restrepo won the first gold medal of the Games and Clara Juliana Guerrero added a bronze medal. Sandwiched between the two Colombians was Sofia Granda, Guatemala, who took the silver medal. 72 women from 14 member federations of CONCECABOL will compete for medals in Singles Doubles,
Mixed Doubles, Trios, 5-Player Teams, All Events and Masters.
Bolera Caribe in Ponce, Puerto Rico (July 19-25, 2010)
The 21st Central American and Caribbean Games will take place in the city of MayagĂĽez and in other cities of the Porta del Sol region in the west of Puerto Rico. The Bowling competition will be held at Bolera Caribe in Ponce from July 19-25, 2010. Maximum six men and six women from the member federation of CONCECABOL will compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in Men's and Women's Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles, Trios, 5-Player Teams, All Events and Masters.
Tito's Bolo Club in Barranquilla, Colombia (July 22-29, 2006)
Daniel Falconi (left) from Mexico added another trophy to his impressive collection when he defeated Ildemaro Ruiz (right), Venezuela, 645-546, to end the 20th Central American and Caribbean Sports Games at Tito's Bolo Club in Barranquilla, Colombia, with victory in the Men's Masters finals.
Tito's Bolo Club in Barranquilla, Colombia (July 22-29, 2006)
In an all-Venezuelan affair, Karen Lugo (left) flew past Alicia Marcano (right), 677-555 over three games total pinfall, to cap off the 20th Central American and Caribbean Sports Games in Barranquilla, Colombia, with victory in Women's Masters and to claim her third gold medal.
Edith Quintanilla (pictured left) of El Salvador and Rodolfo Madriz (right) of Costa Rica captured the coveted gold medals in Masters match play to end the bowling competition at the X Central American Games 2013 Sunday at Bol Cariari in San José, Costa Rica. Quinanilla defeated All Events champion Sofia Granda, Guatemala, for the women's title, 2-1, while Madriz topped compatriot James Stanley in the men's finals also in three games. 
The Costa Rican men and the women from Guatemala captured the Trios titles in the X Central American Games 2013 at Bol Cariari in San José, Costa Rica. It was the fourth gold medal for the host country and the second for Guatemala. Alejandro Reyna, Mario Valverde and Alberto Lizano (l-r) posted a 3885 series, an average of 215.83, including a high game of 727 on the WTBA Montreal pattern to beat out their compatriots for the gold medal by 53 pins.
Sofia Granda and Armando Batres teamed to win the first gold medal for Guatemala on the third day of competition at the X Central American Games 2013 Thursday at Bol Cariari in San José, Costa Rica. The duo, which led the event from the beginning, put together games of 453, 403, 501, 458, 446 and 392 on the WTBA Stockholm pattern for 2653 total and an average of 221.08 to cruise to the title in the Mixed Doubles event. Competition resumes Friday with the Trios event.
Alejandro Reyna (r.) of Costa Rica and El Salvador's Edith Quintanilla (l.) started the bowling competition at the 10th Central American Games 2013 in San José, Costa Rica, with victory in men's and women's Singles. Reyna gave the host country its first gold medal when he rolled a 1354 series on the WTBA Stockholm pattern to capture the Men's Singles title with an average of 225.67. Quintanilla had six games between 200 and 255
to claim the women's gold with 1321 (220.17).
The X Central American Games 2013 are underway in San José, Costa Rica. After two consecutive editions without taking part, Tenpin Bowling celebrates its return at the quadrennial Games. The bowling competition will be held from March 12-17 at Bol Cariari. 51 bowlers - 27 men and 24 women - from five countries (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama and the host country, Costa Rica) will compete for the medals in Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles, Trios, Teams, individual All Events, Country All Events, and Masters.
Andraunick Simounet (l.) ended the bowling competition of the 21st Central American and Caribbean Games with a surprise victory in Men's Masters. In the best-of-three title match between the two lowest-seeded players, No. 15 Simounet defeated No. 16 Armando Batres (r.), Guatemala, two-games-to-none, to win the second gold medal for the host country. Simounet's compatriot Gabriel Sanchez and Luis Olivo, Venezuela, shared the bronze.
Karen Marcano (l.) from Venezuela won the coveted Women's Masters title in the XXI Central American and Caribbean Games when she defeated Iliana Lomeli (r.), Mexico, two-games-to-none, Sunday at Bolera Caribe in Ponce. In the semis, Marcano, seeded 13th, eliminated No. 16 Sandra Gongora, Mexico, and No. 2 Lomeli ousted No. 3 Clara Juliana Guerrero, Colombia. Lomeli received the silver medal while Gongora and Guerrero shared the bronze.
The Venezuelan women followed in the footprints of the men when they captured the gold medal in the five-player team event at the Central American Games in Puerto Rico. The fivesome led the field of 10 countries with 6380 pinfall total (212.67 ave.). Mexico earned the silver medal and Colombia took the bronze. Colombia's Rocio Restrepo (right) won her
fourth gold medal of the Games in All Events. 
Venezuela (l.) claimed the prestigious men's Team title in the 21st Central American and Caribbean Games in Ponce, Puerto Rico, with 6510 six-game total and an average of 217. Colombia took silver and Puerto Rico got the bronze. Jose Estrada (r.), Dominican Republic, survived a late charge by Andres Gomez, Colombia, to win the gold medal in All Events by 10 pins. Alejandro Reyna, Costa Rica, took bronze.
Israel Hernández, Gabriel Sanchez and Andraunick Simounet (pictured) won the first bowling gold medal for the host country, Puerto Rico, in the men's Trios event of the 21st Central American and Caribbean Games. The trio averaged 237 for the last three games to secure the title with 4027 six-game total and an average of 223.72. Mexico was 174 pins behind with 3853 to earn the silver medal with the trios from the Dominican Republic in third and fourth place with 3830 and 3816, respectively
The Colombian women dominated the Trios event in the 21st Central American and Caribbean Games winning gold and bronze at bowling center Caribe in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Paola Gomez, Clara Juliana Guerrero and Rocio Restrepo (pictured r-l) rolled six games between 603 and 673 to win the third bowling gold for Colombia with 3843 pinfall total and an average of 213.50. Venezuela leaped three spots in the final game to earn silver, while the second Colombian trio took the bronze. 
Rocio Restrepo (l.) and Manuel Otalora (r.) both posted 1328 individual six-game series to cruise to the title in Mixed Doubles at the 21st Central American and Caribbean Games 2010 at Bolera Caribe in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Venezuela's Patricia De Faria and men's Singles champion Luis Olivo were 70 pins behind the Colombians to earn silve. Lilia Robles and Ernesto Franco captured the first medal for Mexico by finishing in third place. 
Jose Estrada (r.) and Francisco Prats (l.) followed in the footprints of Women's doubles champions Aumi Guerra and Paula Vilas when they captured the second gold medal for the Dominican Republic in Men's Doubles at the 21st Central American and Caribbean Games in Puerto Rico. Colombia's Andres Gomez and Manuel Otalora, were 10 pins behind to take the silver medal while their compatriots Fabio Garcia and Juan Rodriguez tied with Rafael Medina and Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, for the bronze medal.
Aumi Guerra and Paula Vilas (r-l) from the Dominican Republic finished the Women's Doubles at the XXI Central American and Caribbean Games with the strongest game by blasting off 508 pins to jump from 5th to first place to earn the gold medal with 2604 six-game total and an average of 217.Mariana Ayala and Mariangie Colon finished second with 2568 to win the first medal for Puerto Rico. Singles gold and bronze medalists, Rocio Restrepo and Clara
Juliana Guerrero, Colombia, took the bronze with 2554. 
Colombia was off to a great start into the bowling competition of the 21st Central American and Caribbean Games which got underway on Monday at Bolera Caribe in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Rocio Restrepo won the first gold medal of the Games and Clara Juliana Guerrero added a bronze medal. Sandwiched between the two Colombians was Sofia Granda, Guatemala, who took the silver medal. 72 women from 14 member federations of CONCECABOL will compete for medals in Singles Doubles,
Mixed Doubles, Trios, 5-Player Teams, All Events and Masters.
The 21st Central American and Caribbean Games will take place in the city of MayagĂĽez and in other cities of the Porta del Sol region in the west of Puerto Rico. The Bowling competition will be held at Bolera Caribe in Ponce from July 19-25, 2010. Maximum six men and six women from the member federation of CONCECABOL will compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in Men's and Women's Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles, Trios, 5-Player Teams, All Events and Masters.
Daniel Falconi (left) from Mexico added another trophy to his impressive collection when he defeated Ildemaro Ruiz (right), Venezuela, 645-546, to end the 20th Central American and Caribbean Sports Games at Tito's Bolo Club in Barranquilla, Colombia, with victory in the Men's Masters finals. 
In an all-Venezuelan affair, Karen Lugo (left) flew past Alicia Marcano (right), 677-555 over three games total pinfall, to cap off the 20th Central American and Caribbean Sports Games in Barranquilla, Colombia, with victory in Women's Masters and to claim her third gold medal.