Bill O'Neill tops list after WTBA Men's World Championships performance
Bill O'Neill (pictured) of Southampton, Pa., has been named the August 2010 Kegel Bowler of the Month by the Bowling Writers Association of America. Nicknamed "The Real Deal," the 28-year-old O'Neill captured Singles and All Events crowns at the 2010 World Tenpin Bowling Association's (WTBA) Men's World Championships in Unterföhring near Munich, Germany. O'Neill aptured a third gold medal with his team mates in the five-player Team event.
Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center in Henderson, Nev., USA (Sept. 25 - Oct. 2, 2010)
The United States Bowling Congress will host the 2010 PABCON Women's Championships from Sept. 25 - Oct. 2, 2010 at 72-lane Strike Zone Bowling Center, inside the players' hotel, Sunset Station Hotel and Casino, in the city of Henderson, Nevada. The Championships is expected to draw approximately 100 competitors from nearly 20 countries competing for medals in Singles, Doubles, Trios five-player Team, All Events and Masters match play.
USBC plans to provide live streaming from the event.
10-minute HD video summaries feature commentary in English, Spanish and German
Bowlingdigital.com has uploaded 10-minute High Definition video summaries of the 2010 Men's World Championships Singles and Doubles title matches onto YouTube. All subscribers of our YouTube channel have already received the message. Bowlingdigital has now uploaded 136 videos from 17 events. To go straight to our YouTube account click here. For a selection of the 50 latest videos click on Bowlingdigital TV on the top horizontal menu bar.
Lifelong sport keeps centenarian's competitive edge with younger teammates
Almost 6 years ago to the day, Rolla Zuck (pictured) shot a 199 game on his 99th birthday during his league bowling match at Century Bowl in Waterford, Michigan. Like all good athletes, Rolla believes that practice, practice, practice makes you better. Only 1 month shy of his 105th birthday, Rolla rolled a 224 game during the "League Season Kickoff Tournament" at his favorite bowling center, Century Bowl. The tournament included all league bowlers getting ready to start the new season.
Kelly Kulick (pictured), the first woman to capture a title in the 51-year history of the Lumber Liquidators Professional Bowlers Association Tour, has been selected as one of 10 finalists for The Women's Sports Foundation's Sportswoman of the Year. The award will be presented Oct. 12 at the 31st Annual Salute to Women in Sports Awards at New York City's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Twenty athletes from 20 sports have been nominated for Sportswoman of
the Year – 10 each for individual and team competition.
Aumi Guerra (DOM) and Kristie Lopez (PRC) claim women's and girls B All Events titles
The 16-player team from the United States won all four gold medals in the 4-player Team event, all four gold medals in Country All-Events and six out of eight gold medals in Individual All Events on the final day of competition in the 48th Lee Evans Tournament of The Americas. Cassidy Schaub (l.) led all players with 7717 pinfall
total and an average of 214.36 for 36 games. Aumi Guerra (r.), Dominican Republic, was the best
female bowler averaging 207.75 for her 36 games.
The United States won another three gold medals in the Mixed Doubles competition at the Tournament of The Americas. Emily Maier teamed with Chris Bardol (l.) to win the Adult division, Lucy Sandelin and Ed Roberts won the Senior division and Elise Bolton and Kyle King (r.) took gold in Junior A. Colombia's Juliana Franco and Edison Molina won in Junior B.Â
USA wins 4/8 medals, Colombia 2, and Canada and Dominican Republic 1 each
The United States dominated the Doubles competition in the Tournament of The Americas winning 4 of 8 gold medals. Mike Conn and Kyle King (l.) posted the field-best 2635 six-game total to win in Male Junior A (ages 16-19). Canada's Danielle Lemoine and Melissa Courchesne (r.) led all female duos with 2523 en route to win the Junior Female A division.
Puerto Rico and the United States win two each; Colombia gets one
Bowlers from the Dominican Republic claimed three gold medals in the opening event of the 48th Lee Evans Tournament of The Americas currently underway at Boardwalk Bowl in Orlando, Fla. Aumi Guerra (pictured left; Adult Women), Julio Goris (Senior Men) and Manino Fernandez Junior A (ages 16-19) Boys won the Singles titles in their respective divisions. All players bowled two six-game series over two days with the 12-game total determining the winners. Puerto Rico and the United States earned two gold medals each and Colombia got one.
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Curt Guinn (center) from Greenwood, SC, became the 2010 TAT Amateur Champion at The Orleans in Las Vegas, Nev., and walked away with the $20,000 top prize. Brent Bowers finished second and received $10,000, with Tony Knuth third ($7,500), Paul Carter fourth ($6,000) and Chris Martin in fifth ($5,000). Rookie Dennis Killough (r.) has won $25,000 in the 2010 July High Roller at Sam's Town.
A handful of Team USA members will have their first taste of international competition when they take part in the 48th Lee Evans Tournament of The Americas. The week-long competition starts Monday, Aug. 2, at Boardwalk Bowl in Orlando, Fla., and the tournament features Adult, Senior (ages 50-plus), Junior A (ages 16-19) and Junior B (ages 12-15) divisions. The invitational
competition for countries of PABCON (Pan American Bowling Confederation) is the oldest annual
international tournament in the American Zone.
Team USA 2010 teammates Brenda Edwards, Mansfield, Texas, and John Janawicz, Winter Haven, Florida (pictured left), have been announced as winners of the Bowling Writers Association of America Amateur Bowlers of the Year for 2009. Both bowlers leveraged their 2010 U.S. Team Trials titles held in Las Vegas in December to garner the honors. Janawicz, 37, repeated his 2004 BWAA and Bowlers Journal International Amateur Bowler of the Year performance.
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.
Bill O'Neill (pictured) of Southampton, Pa., has been named the August 2010 Kegel Bowler of the Month by the Bowling Writers Association of America. Nicknamed "The Real Deal," the 28-year-old O'Neill captured Singles and All Events crowns at the 2010 World Tenpin Bowling Association's (WTBA) Men's World Championships in Unterföhring near Munich, Germany. O'Neill aptured a third gold medal with his team mates in the five-player Team event.
The United States Bowling Congress will host the 2010 PABCON Women's Championships from Sept. 25 - Oct. 2, 2010 at 72-lane Strike Zone Bowling Center, inside the players' hotel, Sunset Station Hotel and Casino, in the city of Henderson, Nevada. The Championships is expected to draw approximately 100 competitors from nearly 20 countries competing for medals in Singles, Doubles, Trios five-player Team, All Events and Masters match play.
USBC plans to provide live streaming from the event.
Bowlingdigital.com has uploaded 10-minute High Definition video summaries of the 2010 Men's World Championships Singles and Doubles title matches onto YouTube. All subscribers of our YouTube channel have already received the message. Bowlingdigital has now uploaded 136 videos from 17 events. To go straight to our YouTube account click 
Almost 6 years ago to the day, Rolla Zuck (pictured) shot a 199 game on his 99th birthday during his league bowling match at Century Bowl in Waterford, Michigan. Like all good athletes, Rolla believes that practice, practice, practice makes you better. Only 1 month shy of his 105th birthday, Rolla rolled a 224 game during the "League Season Kickoff Tournament" at his favorite bowling center, Century Bowl. The tournament included all league bowlers getting ready to start the new season.
Kelly Kulick (pictured), the first woman to capture a title in the 51-year history of the Lumber Liquidators Professional Bowlers Association Tour, has been selected as one of 10 finalists for The Women's Sports Foundation's Sportswoman of the Year. The award will be presented Oct. 12 at the 31st Annual Salute to Women in Sports Awards at New York City's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Twenty athletes from 20 sports have been nominated for Sportswoman of
the Year – 10 each for individual and team competition. 
The 16-player team from the United States won all four gold medals in the 4-player Team event, all four gold medals in Country All-Events and six out of eight gold medals in Individual All Events on the final day of competition in the 48th Lee Evans Tournament of The Americas. Cassidy Schaub (l.) led all players with 7717 pinfall
total and an average of 214.36 for 36 games. Aumi Guerra (r.), Dominican Republic, was the best
female bowler averaging 207.75 for her 36 games. 
The United States won another three gold medals in the Mixed Doubles competition at the Tournament of The Americas. Emily Maier teamed with Chris Bardol (l.) to win the Adult division, Lucy Sandelin and Ed Roberts won the Senior division and Elise Bolton and Kyle King (r.) took gold in Junior A. Colombia's Juliana Franco and Edison Molina won in Junior B. 
The United States dominated the Doubles competition in the Tournament of The Americas winning 4 of 8 gold medals. Mike Conn and Kyle King (l.) posted the field-best 2635 six-game total to win in Male Junior A (ages 16-19). Canada's Danielle Lemoine and Melissa Courchesne (r.) led all female duos with 2523 en route to win the Junior Female A division. 
Curt Guinn (center) from Greenwood, SC, became the 2010 TAT Amateur Champion at The Orleans in Las Vegas, Nev., and walked away with the $20,000 top prize. Brent Bowers finished second and received $10,000, with Tony Knuth third ($7,500), Paul Carter fourth ($6,000) and Chris Martin in fifth ($5,000). Rookie Dennis Killough (r.) has won $25,000 in the 2010 July High Roller at Sam's Town.
A handful of Team USA members will have their first taste of international competition when they take part in the 48th Lee Evans Tournament of The Americas. The week-long competition starts Monday, Aug. 2, at Boardwalk Bowl in Orlando, Fla., and the tournament features Adult, Senior (ages 50-plus), Junior A (ages 16-19) and Junior B (ages 12-15) divisions. The invitational
competition for countries of PABCON (Pan American Bowling Confederation) is the oldest annual
international tournament in the American Zone.
Team USA 2010 teammates Brenda Edwards, Mansfield, Texas, and John Janawicz, Winter Haven, Florida (pictured left), have been announced as winners of the Bowling Writers Association of America Amateur Bowlers of the Year for 2009. Both bowlers leveraged their 2010 U.S. Team Trials titles held in Las Vegas in December to garner the honors. Janawicz, 37, repeated his 2004 BWAA and Bowlers Journal International Amateur Bowler of the Year performance. 
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.