Lynda and Chris Barnes (pictured left) of Double Oak, Texas, husband-and-wife teammates, doubles partners and occasional opponents since 1997, averaged a combined 214.6 over eight games to take the qualifying lead in the 16th annual PBA-PWBA Xtra Frame Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles tournament Saturday at Palace Lanes in Houston, Texas.

Lynda, a member of the United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame, and husband Chris, an 18-time Professional Bowlers Association champion, finished qualifying with 3,434 pins to take a one-pin lead over Jodi Woessner of Oregon, Ohio, and Dino Castillo of Highland Village, Texas, into Sunday's four-game cashers' round.

Anita Arnett of Richmond, Texas, and Tyler Jensen of Fort Worth (right) were in third place with 3,417 pins followed by recent Robert Morris University-Illinois graduates and dating couple Jackie Carbonetto of Blauvelt, N.Y., and Matt Gasn of Laurel, Md., who were fourth with 3,415 pins.

Lynda Barnes, who gave the couple the lead with a 279 final game Saturday, said she and Chris have bowled together before with mixed results, "but we keep trying. We seem to get calmer every year. It's a challenge to bowl with your husband, but I'd really rather not bowl with anyone else."

Chris Barnes, who won the 2001 mixed doubles event with Amy Dillon, said he and Lynda have bowled as Team USA teammates beginning in 1997, as doubles partners and once in a while, against each other, but enjoying the success as partners is the best option.

"As you spend more time together, you figure out how to communicate and play together at the best level, which is the long way of saying I don't talk anymore," Chris grinned.

"Today she had the better ball reaction and after watching some of the other guys at the time in the tournament when the guys start moving to play an inside angle, I was watching Lynda and she had a four-bagger (playing a much straighter shot), so I tried to play as close to where she was playing as possible."

The Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles event was founded in 2000 by Donna Conners as a tribute to her close friend, Luci Bonneau, who died of breast cancer in 1999.

Since its inception, the tournament has become the nation's largest high-profile mixed doubles bowling event, attracting dozens of PBA and PWBA Tour champions while raising in excess of $650,000 in the war against breast cancer.

The tournament, which is being covered live on PBA's Xtra Frame video-streaming channel, concludes Sunday with the four-game cashers round at 8 a.m., followed by round robin match play at noon CT.

The winners will be decided based upon a combined total of 20 games. The winning players, if they are members of their respective pro tours, will earn a PBA Tour or PWBA Tour title in addition to splitting the $15,000 first prize.

 

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Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles - Final Qualifying Standings

Players with position, hometown and 8-game total; top 30 advance to cashers' round Sunday.

1, Lynda /Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 3,434
2, Jodi Woessner, Oregon, Ohio/Dino Castillo, Highland Village, Texas, 3,433
3, Anita Arnett, Richmond, Texas/Tyler Jensen, Fort Worth, Texas, 3,417
4, Jackie Carbonetto, Blauvelt, N.Y./Matt Gasn, Laurel, Md., 3,415
5 (tie), Shannon O'Keefe, O'Fallon, Ill./Bill O'Neill, Langhorne, Pa., and
Elise Bolton, Merritt Island, Fla., E.J. Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 3,403
7, Diana Zavjalova, Beavercreek, Ohio/David Wodka, Beavercreek, Ohio, 3,386
8, Verity Crawley, England/Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 3,336
9, Danielle McEwan, Stony Point, N.Y./Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 3,312
10, Shannon Pluhowsky, Dayton, Ohio/Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 3,307
11, Rocio Restrepo, Colombia/Joe Hostetler, Louisville, Ohio, 3,281
12, Anggie Ramirez, Chicago/DJ Archer, Kingswood, Texas, 3,275
13, Kristin Warzinski, Muskegon, Mich./Joe Findling, Mesquite, Texas, 3,272
14, Clara Guerrero/Andres Gomez, Colombia, 3,261
15, Heather Whitney/Tyson Branagan, Euless, Texas, 3,260
16, Cassandra Leuthold, Rapid City, S.D./Jason Sterner, Covington, Ga., 3,259
17, Sandra Gongora/Humberto Vazquez, Mexico, 3,250
18, Elysia Current, Ephrata, Pa./ Travis Celmer, Wernersville, Pa., 3,249
19, Karen Boyd, Fort Lauderdale, Fla./John Janawicz, Winterhaven, Fla., 3,248
20, Maria Rodriguez/Manuel Otalora, Colombia, 3,232
21, Jacqui Reese, McAdoo, Pa./Nathan Van Putten, Houston, Texas, 3,227
22, Allie Ijams, Wichita, Kan./Brett Spangler, Niles, Ohio, 3,221
23, Liz Kuhlkin, Schenectady, N.Y./Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 3,216
24, Kayla Bandy, Salisbury, Md./Jimmy Cook, Indianapolis, 3,213
25, Brenda Padilla, Mansfield, Texas/Xeno Garcia, Fort Worth, Texas, 3,212
26, Brittni Hamilton, Victor, N.Y./Jesse Buss, Belvidere, Ill., 3,208
27, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y./Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 3,206
28, Megan Kelly, Dayton, Ohio/Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 3,204
29, Heather D'Errico, Rochester, N.Y./Eric Martinez, San Antonio, Texas, 3,202
30, Robin Romeo, Newhall, Calif./Eddie VanDaniker Jr., Chatsworth, Calif., 3,200
Romeo and VanDaniker def. Thornton and Lavery-Spahr, 458-414, for the final place in the cashers' round.

Missed Cut:
31, Katie Thornton, Chesapeake, Va./Anthony Lavery-Spahr, Pasadena, Texas, 3,200
32, Brandi Calderon/Mike Calderon, Tempe, Ariz., 3,197
33, Carol Norman, Houston, Texas/David Haynes, Las Vegas, Nev., 3,186
34, Suzana Signaigo, Fort Worth, Texas/Jason Duran, Littleton, Colo., 3,185
35 (tie), Kristina Frahm/John Szczerbinski, N. Tonawanda, N.Y., and
Cindy Mattingly, Puyallup, Wash./Perry Crowell, Hoquiam, Wash., 3,181
37, Jessica/Ryan Abel, Rose Hill, Kan., 3,180
38, Lindsay Boomershine, Perry, Utah/Brett Cooper, Denver, Colo., 3,171
39, Tennelle Milligan, Arlington, Texas/Chris Johnson, Garland, Texas, 3,145
40, Catie Jensen, Fort Worth, Texas/Derwin Pitre, Lafayette, La., 3,144
41, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J./Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 3,138
42, Ashly Galante, Palm Harbor, Fla./Anthony Pepe, Astoria, N.Y., 3,137
43, Rachel Perez, Maumelle, Ark./Michael Shirley, North Little Rock, Ark., 3,134
44, Missy Parkin, Laguna Hills, Calif./Scott Norton, Mission Viejo, Calif., 3,126
45, Tina/Stuart Williams, Phoenix, Ariz., 3,125
46, Amanda Greene, Romney, W.Va./Kyle Sherman, O' Fallon, Mo., 3,122
47, Kerry Moreland/Ryan Holland, Houston, Texas, 3,120
48 (tie), Leanne Hulsenberg, North Ogden, Utah/Steve Kloempken, Pleasant View, Utah, and
Daria Kovalova, Wichita, Kan./Roger Petrin, Grand Prairie, Texas, 3,114
50, Marcia Kloempken, Pleasant View, Utah/Michael Haugen, Phoenix, Ariz., 3,111
51, Michelle Secours, Rochester, N.Y./BJ Moore, Raleigh, N.C., 3,103
52, T'Nia Falbo, Greensburg, Pa./Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 3,100
53, Jamie Martin, Omaha, Neb./Kelly Ray, Fort Worth, Texas, 3,089
54, Ashley Adams, Dallas, Texas/Keven Williams, Springfield, Mo., 3,077
55, April Ellis-Murphy, Wichita, Kan./Shawn Maldonado, Houston, Texas, 3,075
56, Jasmine Coleman, Manteca, Calif./Andrew Anderson, Holly, Mich., 3,074
57, Erin Lenahan, Meadow Vista, Calif./Chris Williams-Fikler, Las Vegas, Nev., 3,066
58, Carolyn Dorin Ballard, Keller, Texas/Mike Fagan, Fort Worth, Texas, 3,056
59 (tie), Paula Vidad, Sun City, Calif./Brian Valenta, Valparaiso, Ind., and
Christi/Ted Pritts, Little Elm, Texas, 3,051
61, Elizabeth Sienicki, San Jose, Calif./Eric Traylor, Cypress, Texas, 3,050
62, Samantha Kelly/Eric Fritton, Milwaukee, Wis., 3,045
63, Jennifer Asplin, Oakley, Calif./Blake Paris, Brentwood, Calif., 3,039
64 (tie), Kristina Wendell, Kingston, N.Y./Craig Nidiffer, Detroit, Mich., and
Patricia De Faria, Venezuela/T.J. Thompson, Houston, Texas, 3,036
66, Kaidee Sutphin/David O'Sullivan, Orlando, Fla., 3,034
67, Mariana Ayala, Puerto Rico/Jonathan Wiley, Houston, Texas, 3,030
68, Kamilah Dammers, Aruba/Nathan Bohr, Austin, Texas, 3,014
69, Sarah Lokker, New Baltimore, Mich./Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 3,012
70, Brandy Sanderson, Bossier City, La./Anthony Simonsen, Princeton, Texas, 3,004
71, Kimi Davidson, Irving, Texas/Peter Wong, Houston, Texas, 3,001
72, Mariana Alvarado, Alexandria, Va./Zeke Bayt, Westerville, Ohio, 2,987
73, Crystal Boutotte, Montgomery, Texas, Corey Atkinson, Montgomery, Texas, 2,981
74, Laura Hardeman, San Diego, Calif./Steve Smith, San Diego, Texas, 2,973
75, Katie Garcia, Wichita, Kan./eoffrey Young, Keller, Texas, 2,971
76, Brandy Silva, Fort Worth, Texas/David Tullos, Spring, Texas, 2,961
77 (tie), Erica McPhail, Copperas Cove, Texas/Josh Maxson, Killeen, Texas, and
Wendy Shelton, Albuquerque, N.M./Dylan Macon, Ennis, Texas, 2,935
79, Connie Esters/Jack Bevelhymer, League City, Texas, 2,934
80, Nicole Parkhurst, Utica, N.Y./Steve Lemke, Nacogdoches, Texas, 2,933
81, Maggie Adams/Kevin Lepler, Houston, Texas, 2,929
82, Michelle Sterner, Buffalo, N.Y./Jason Miller, Baytown, Texas, 2,923
83, Beth Owen-Cipielewski, Bradenton, Fla./Bryan Viator, Seabrook, Texas, 2,909
84, Cieara Watts/Tony Jones, Houston, Texas, 2,908
85, Diana Jessie, Dallas, Texas/Toney Nelson, Grapevine, Texas, 2,904
86, DeeDee Jeffery/Shane Gillmore, Little Rock, Ark., 2,892
87, Cathy Nelson, Lakeside, Texas/Billy Fontenot, Fort Worth, Texas, 2,888
88, Courtney/Kevin Bolin, Katy, Texas, 2,883
89, Tristan Senegal, Baton Rouge, La./Omar Arnett, Richmond, Texas, 2,882
90, Genie Franklin, Frisco, Texas/Brett Wolfe, Mesa, Ariz., 2,881
91 (tie), Joi Bell , Pflugerville, Texas/Terence McQueen, Houston, Texas; Rachael Gittings, Glen Allen, Va./Mike Dole, Loves Park, Ill., and
Kelly/David Jay, Katy, Texas, 2,877
94, Bryanna Caldwell/Randy Cote, Red Rock, Ariz., 2,867
95, Debby Oulicky/Robert McBride, Dallas, Texas, 2,863
96, Sandi Charles, Nolanville, Texas/CJ Thomas, Shreveport, La., 2,859
97, Pam Lawrence, Pflugerville, Texas/Robert Lawrence, Austin, Texas, 2,849
98, Britney Russell, Houston, Texas/Will Werner, Montgomery, Texas, 2,845
99, Jackie Fisher, Allen, Texas/Eddie Gaddison, San Dimas, Calif., 2,838
100, Lil Johnson, Lawton, Okla./Andy Patterson, Tyler, Texas, 2,831
101 (tie), Brette Joseph, Pflugerville, Texas/Warren Waggett, Houston, Texas; Kiyoko McDonald, McKinney, Texas/AJ Rice, Phoenix City, Ala., and
Wendy/Lee Arnold, Hockley, Texas, 2,825
104, Gabriella Mayfield, Valparaiso, Ind./Mike Austin, Houston, Texas, 2,823
105, Alice Hale, Austin, Texas/Ron Willard, Houston, Texas, 2,814
106, Nichole DePaul Miller, Baytown, Texas/Mark London, La Porte, Texas, 2,810
107, Mary Jo Cox/Lee Lorts, Houston, Texas, 2,806
108, Tamara Dunning, Little Rock, Ark./Corey Bottos, Houston, Texas, 2,796
109, Lisa Wasson, Murphy, Texas/John Pierce, Denton, Texas, 2,794
110, Ashley Blakley, Houston, Texas/Nick Johnsen, Rosenberg, Texas, 2,774
111, Diva Gwiscz/Kevin Foerster, Houston, Texas, 2,773
112, Deidra Johnson/Darrin Senegal, Baton Rouge, La., 2,770
113, Casey Goettel, St. Charles, Mo./Ben Howison-Johnstone, England, 2,745
114 (tie), Rene Fleming, Oklahoma City/Carlos Gonzalez, Pearland, Texas, and
Jaime Wells, Humble, Texas/Justin Maxwell, Houston, Texas, 2,737
116, Kristine Falcon, Conroe, Texas/Robert Richardson, Humble, Texas, 2,732
117, Norma Manns, Austin, Texas/David Scardaville, Houston, Texas, 2,712
118, Sue Jeziorski, West Seneca, N.Y./John Kroll, West Seneca, N.Y., 2,705
119, Jessica Haynes/Charles Vaughan, Pasadena, Texas, 2,704
120, Laura Godfrey, San Antonio, Texas/Chris Bryant, Austin, Texas, 2,697
121, Tamara Thompson, Grand Prairie, Texas/Clint Land, Houston, Texas, 2,685
122, Rocky Boubel, Selma, Texas/Mark Waldrep, Longboat Key, Fla., 2,680
123, Taylor Evans, Katy, Texas/Jeremy Evans, Taylor, Texas, 2,675
124, Lori Swanson/Randall Blackketter, Houston, Texas, 2,658
125, Kim/Michiel Burnham, Pasadena, Texas, 2,618
126, Pam/Rick Noftsier, Katy, Texas, 2,563

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