PASO President Mario Vázquez Raña made the announcement during the Extraordinary General Assembly of the Pan American Sports Organization in Kingston, Jamaica
Earn automatic spots on Team Venezuela and will represent the country at the 2013 World Championships
Multiple PABCON Champion Karen Marcano (l.) and PBA Tour player Ildemaro Ruiz Jr. (r.) won the 2013 Team Venezuela Trials. 31 men and 23 women faced six lane conditions over six days in a long format that featured eight games per day. The player with the highest 48-game total was declared the winner. The top five men plus PBA superstar Amleto Monacelli and top six women earned spots on Team Venezuela in 2013.
Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, South Carolina, has been named the January 2013 Kegel Bowler of the Month by the International Bowling Media Association. Jones defended his men's title at the International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC in Inazawa, Japan, by beating Sean Rash, Montgomery, Illinois, 209-204. The title counted for a World Bowling Tour major title as well as a PBA International title, giving Jones his 14th career PBA crown and the 6,000,000 Yen first place prize.
It is with great sadness that Kegel has announced that its founder and CEO, John M. Davis passed away at the age of 64 this morning at his home in Winter Haven, Florida. John was a very generous and compassionate man, who absolutely loved the sport of bowling. John leaves behind a legacy that will impact the sport of bowling and those who knew him forever. He will be sadly missed by his mother, wife, four brothers, three children, and six grandchildren, along with his extended family at Kegel and throughout the bowling industry.
When President Obama returns to the White House for his second term, he'll have plenty of problems to deal with. First among them will be breaking up Vice President Joe Biden's raucous second Inauguration Day Kegger and Hot Pocket Feast in the White House bowling alley. However, parties in the basement bowling alley aren't unique to presidents with boisterous VPs, but also for anyone who owns a home with a bowling alley. If that sounds like fun you could spend $75,000—$336,000 to install one in your home, or just shell out a few million to buy one of these homes for sale that come with one built in.
Mika Koivuniemi, Finland, has been named December 2012 Kegel Bowler of the Month by the International Bowling Media Association. Koivuniemi captured two international tournaments in the month.
The first win was the Round1 Japan Cup, a 268-164 decision over Yoshihiro Kaji, Japan. The World Bowling Tour's 12th Qatar Bowling Open was Koivuniemi's second title of December with a 544-471 two-game total pins win over Finnish countryman Tony Ranta.
Top six men and six women earn will represent Colombia at international events in 2013
Jaime Gonzalez of Risaralda and Rocio Restrepo (left) of Bogota emerged as the men's and women's champion at the Colombian National Team Tryouts which were contested Dec. 7-10 at Bolera el Salitre in Bogotá and Dec. 12-15 at Coliseo de Bolo in Cali. 44 women and 74 men bowled eight blocks of eight games (64 games overall) on seven different WTBA patterns to determine the top six men and six women who earned automatic spots on the national team and will represent Colombia at international events in 2013.
The Canadian Tenpin Federation Team Selection committee has made their choices for the final two men and two women who will make up the 2013 Team Canada.
The top six men and six women at the Canadian National Championships plus two additional men and two women, who apply for the positions, will represent Canada at international events in 2013. The women selected were Samantha How and Alyssa Cicconi while Patrick Girard and Mark Buffa were selected for the men.
Chad McLean is what you might call an overachiever, the Huffington Post reported. The Florida native has just broken the Guinness World Record for most strikes thrown in one minute, bowling nine strikes in that time frame at the AMF Alley Katz bowling alley in Gainesville, Fla., on Monday.
The previous record was set in 2011 by Colin Champion, who threw eight. Remarkably, this is McLean's second bowling achievement to earn him a spot in Guinness.
The 2012 International Senior Open concluded Saturday with the Masters finals at Red Rock Lanes in Las Vegas, Nev. The top six players in All Events in each division bowled five games round robin match play to determine the champion. Bob Markiewicz (pictured) of San Diego, Calif., defeated Toshihiro Kaji of Japan in the last match of the men's senior division (ages 50-60), 300-279, to claim the victory worth $500. Other champions were Terry Leong of Henderson, Nev., Robin Romeo of Newhall, Calif., and Char Hammel of Las Vegas.
The top six players in All Events advance to the divisional Masters finals Saturday at Red Rock Lanes in Las Vegas
Kerry Painter, John Bertolina, David Chew and Max Shellabarger, all United States, won the four-player team at the International Senior Open and the $4,000 top prize Friday at Red Rock Resort Casino Lanes in Las Vegas. Powered by Painter's 1546 series (257.67 ave.) the team totaled 5519 pins, an average of 229.96. The team event also decided the winners in All Events with the top six players from each
division advancing to the Masters finals on Saturday.
Bowlers from the United States dominated the first day of the Team event in the International Senior Open Thursday at Red Rock Lanes in Las Vegas, Nev. Howie Partell, Bob Markiewicz, Ken Meryman and Vaughn Doody joined forces to take the lead with 5509 pinfall total and an average of 229.54 for six games. Meryman and Markiewicz led the team with the field-best 1478 and 1442 series or an individual average of 246.33 and 240.33, resp. The Team event continues Friday with the re-entry squads.
Day two of competition in the International Senior Open, hosted by Red Rock Lanes in Las Vegas, Nev., was the doubles event with players competing in three divisions, Men's, Women's and Mixed. USA players topped the leaderboards once again. Each winning team received a check for $1,000. The high three-game doubles set was rolled by the Mixed Division team of Dick Baker, Henderson, Nev., and Char Hammel, Las Vegas, Nev., (r-l) with a combined scratch score of 1449.
Kerry Painter, Terry Leong, Robin Romeo and Char Hammel win men's and women's Senior and Super Senior divisions
U.S. bowlers swept the Singles titles in the International Senior Open Monday at Red Rock Lanes in Las Vegas, Nev. Kerry Painter (l.) of nearby Henderson, Nev. fired games of 278, 266 and 279 to win the Men's Senior division and the $1,000 top
prize with 823 total (274.33 avg.). On the women's side, Robin Romeo
(r.) of Newhall, Calif. rolled games of 278, 256 and 225 to easily
win the Women's Senior division with 759 (253.00).
Parker Bohn III (pictured) of Jackson, New Jersey, has been named November 2012 Kegel Bowler of the Month by the International Bowling Media Association. Bohn captured the PBA World Championship by defeating Jason Belmonte, Orange, New South Wales, Australia, in the title match, 254-227. It is his 33rd career PBA title and second major title, following the 2001 USBC Masters.
Event features two age divisions for both men and women and total prize fund of more than $12,000
The inaugural International Senior Open gets underway Monday morning, Dec. 3 with the Singles event at Red Rock Lanes, a 60-laner within Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa in Las Vegas, Nev. The tournament, which runs through Saturday, Dec. 8, features two age divisions for men (50-60, 61 and older) and women (45-55, 56 and older). Bowlers will compete for medals and total prize fund of more than $12,000 in Singles, Doubles, Team and Masters.
Senior event features two age divisions for both men and women and total prize fund of more than $12,000
The inaugural International Senior Open will be held at the famous Red Rock Lanes, a 60-laner within Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa in Las Vegas, Nev. United States, from Dec. 2-8, 2012. The tournament features two different age divisions for both men and women - Men 50-60, Men 61 and older, Women 45-55 and Women 56 and older. Bowlers will compete for medals and more than $12,000 prize money in Singles, Doubles, Team and Masters on two different lane conditions.
The 2012 Storm National Mixed Championships ended in dramatic fashion as new leaders emerged in 10 divisions at the National Bowling Stadium during the tournament's final weekend. Jackie Wyckoff of Campbell, Calif., led the way as she captured the top spot in three events, while Renee Steele of Carson City, Nev., and John Bertolina of Henderson, Nev., each grabbed the lead in two events. All standings are considered unofficial until final verifications are made.
Jason Belmonte (pictured) of Orange, New South Wales, Australia, has been named the October 2012 Kegel Bowler of the Month by the International Bowling Media Association. Belmonte claimed the 50th AMF Australian Masters title and his fifth PBA crown defeating Sean Rash of Montgomery, Illinois, two-games-to-one in the best-of-three finals. Others receiving votes were Chris Barnes, Diandra Asbaty, Anne Marie Duggan (all United States), Peter Hellström of Sweden, Clara Guerrero of Colombia and Cho Young-Seon of Korea.
Colombian men and women take home 9 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze medals
The men's and women's national teams from Colombia dominated the XIX South American Championships 2012 which were held from Oct. 15-21, 2012 at Neo Geo Bowling Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The eight Colombians captured nine out of 13 gold medals and added two silver and three bronze medals. The Championships drew 67 players - 38 men and 29 women - from ten countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela and the host country Brazil.
The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) hosts an Extraordinary General Assembly of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO/ODEPA) February 7 & 8 in Kingston. Representing the sport of tenpin bowling at the assembly is PABCON President José Guandique of El Salvador. Guandique was pleased to inform the PABCON member federations that PASO President Mario Vázquez Raña has announced Thursday afternoon that Bowling will be included again in the official program of the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto, Canada.
Multiple PABCON Champion Karen Marcano (l.) and PBA Tour player Ildemaro Ruiz Jr. (r.) won the 2013 Team Venezuela Trials. 31 men and 23 women faced six lane conditions over six days in a long format that featured eight games per day. The player with the highest 48-game total was declared the winner. The top five men plus PBA superstar Amleto Monacelli and top six women earned spots on Team Venezuela in 2013.
When President Obama returns to the White House for his second term, he'll have plenty of problems to deal with. First among them will be breaking up Vice President Joe Biden's raucous second Inauguration Day Kegger and Hot Pocket Feast in the White House bowling alley. However, parties in the basement bowling alley aren't unique to presidents with boisterous VPs, but also for anyone who owns a home with a bowling alley. If that sounds like fun you could spend $75,000—$336,000 to install one in your home, or just shell out a few million to buy one of these homes for sale that come with one built in.
Mika Koivuniemi, Finland, has been named December 2012 Kegel Bowler of the Month by the International Bowling Media Association. Koivuniemi captured two international tournaments in the month.
The first win was the Round1 Japan Cup, a 268-164 decision over Yoshihiro Kaji, Japan. The World Bowling Tour's 12th Qatar Bowling Open was Koivuniemi's second title of December with a 544-471 two-game total pins win over Finnish countryman Tony Ranta.
Jaime Gonzalez of Risaralda and Rocio Restrepo (left) of Bogota emerged as the men's and women's champion at the Colombian National Team Tryouts which were contested Dec. 7-10 at Bolera el Salitre in Bogotá and Dec. 12-15 at Coliseo de Bolo in Cali. 44 women and 74 men bowled eight blocks of eight games (64 games overall) on seven different WTBA patterns to determine the top six men and six women who earned automatic spots on the national team and will represent Colombia at international events in 2013.
The Canadian Tenpin Federation Team Selection committee has made their choices for the final two men and two women who will make up the 2013 Team Canada.
The top six men and six women at the Canadian National Championships plus two additional men and two women, who apply for the positions, will represent Canada at international events in 2013. The women selected were Samantha How and Alyssa Cicconi while Patrick Girard and Mark Buffa were selected for the men.
Chad McLean is what you might call an overachiever, the Huffington Post reported. The Florida native has just broken the Guinness World Record for most strikes thrown in one minute, bowling nine strikes in that time frame at the AMF Alley Katz bowling alley in Gainesville, Fla., on Monday.
The previous record was set in 2011 by Colin Champion, who threw eight. Remarkably, this is McLean's second bowling achievement to earn him a spot in Guinness.
The 2012 International Senior Open concluded Saturday with the Masters finals at Red Rock Lanes in Las Vegas, Nev. The top six players in All Events in each division bowled five games round robin match play to determine the champion. Bob Markiewicz (pictured) of San Diego, Calif., defeated Toshihiro Kaji of Japan in the last match of the men's senior division (ages 50-60), 300-279, to claim the victory worth $500. Other champions were Terry Leong of Henderson, Nev., Robin Romeo of Newhall, Calif., and Char Hammel of Las Vegas.
Kerry Painter, John Bertolina, David Chew and Max Shellabarger, all United States, won the four-player team at the International Senior Open and the $4,000 top prize Friday at Red Rock Resort Casino Lanes in Las Vegas. Powered by Painter's 1546 series (257.67 ave.) the team totaled 5519 pins, an average of 229.96. The team event also decided the winners in All Events with the top six players from each
division advancing to the Masters finals on Saturday. 
Bowlers from the United States dominated the first day of the Team event in the International Senior Open Thursday at Red Rock Lanes in Las Vegas, Nev. Howie Partell, Bob Markiewicz, Ken Meryman and Vaughn Doody joined forces to take the lead with 5509 pinfall total and an average of 229.54 for six games. Meryman and Markiewicz led the team with the field-best 1478 and 1442 series or an individual average of 246.33 and 240.33, resp. The Team event continues Friday with the re-entry squads. 
U.S. bowlers swept the Singles titles in the International Senior Open Monday at Red Rock Lanes in Las Vegas, Nev. Kerry Painter (l.) of nearby Henderson, Nev. fired games of 278, 266 and 279 to win the Men's Senior division and the $1,000 top
prize with 823 total (274.33 avg.). On the women's side, Robin Romeo
(r.) of Newhall, Calif. rolled games of 278, 256 and 225 to easily
win the Women's Senior division with 759 (253.00). 
Parker Bohn III (pictured) of Jackson, New Jersey, has been named November 2012 Kegel Bowler of the Month by the International Bowling Media Association. Bohn captured the PBA World Championship by defeating Jason Belmonte, Orange, New South Wales, Australia, in the title match, 254-227. It is his 33rd career PBA title and second major title, following the 2001 USBC Masters. 
The inaugural International Senior Open gets underway Monday morning, Dec. 3 with the Singles event at Red Rock Lanes, a 60-laner within Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa in Las Vegas, Nev. The tournament, which runs through Saturday, Dec. 8, features two age divisions for men (50-60, 61 and older) and women (45-55, 56 and older). Bowlers will compete for medals and total prize fund of more than $12,000 in Singles, Doubles, Team and Masters.
The inaugural International Senior Open will be held at the famous Red Rock Lanes, a 60-laner within Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa in Las Vegas, Nev. United States, from Dec. 2-8, 2012. The tournament features two different age divisions for both men and women - Men 50-60, Men 61 and older, Women 45-55 and Women 56 and older. Bowlers will compete for medals and more than $12,000 prize money in Singles, Doubles, Team and Masters on two different lane conditions.
The 2012 Storm National Mixed Championships ended in dramatic fashion as new leaders emerged in 10 divisions at the National Bowling Stadium during the tournament's final weekend. Jackie Wyckoff of Campbell, Calif., led the way as she captured the top spot in three events, while Renee Steele of Carson City, Nev., and John Bertolina of Henderson, Nev., each grabbed the lead in two events. All standings are considered unofficial until final verifications are made.
The men's and women's national teams from Colombia dominated the XIX South American Championships 2012 which were held from Oct. 15-21, 2012 at Neo Geo Bowling Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The eight Colombians captured nine out of 13 gold medals and added two silver and three bronze medals. The Championships drew 67 players - 38 men and 29 women - from ten countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela and the host country Brazil.