Daniel (11 years old) and Melinda Kagarise, Billings, Mont., along with Kyle (17 years old) and Jerome Bauer, Howell, N. J., prevailed in the final matches to claim the Parent/Youth and Parent/Teen division titles respectively at the 2007 QubicaAMF International Family Tournament held July 26-28 at Indian Lanes in Wyandotte, Mich., a suburb of Detroit. Both first-place teams each won $5,000 scholarships to go towards their college education. Overall, scholarships totaling $70,000 were distributed. 32 teams from 27 states, as well as Canada, competed in each division at the IFT, which celebrated its 32nd year.
Brad Edelmann, Tournament Director of the High Roller Megabuck events, has informed us that effective for the 2008 February High Roller, the "A Game" & the Las Vegas Red Hot (Feb. 2-9, 2008), many of the world's top amateurs won't be present. New eligibility rules now disallow men and women players from any country's national team, including Team USA, going back to 2003. 
Though the United States Bowling Congress hasn't sent an official team and coaches to the 45th Lee Evans Tournament of The Americas, the U.S. team claimed 18 out of 36 or 50 per cent of the gold medals at Don Carter's Tamarac Lanes in Tamarac, Fla., United States. 137 players from 17 countries participated in the event which was established in 1963. Other countries who won gold medals were Venezuela (6), Mexico (5), Canada (3), Guatemala (2), Brazil and Colombia (1 each). 
The fire that consumed John M. Davis' shed destroyed more than antique cars. It destroyed his hobby, his memories and his dream of one day driving his Saabs in a parade. 
In the recently concluded elections of the Chilean Bowling Federation Veronica Rajii, first Vice President of the Pan American Bowling Confederation (PABCON) received a unanimous mandate to retain her presidency and guide the Federation through the next four years. The Chilean Federation is going through a major transition. 
The Mexicans Juniors won three out of four gold medals on Day Two in the CONCABA CAMBOWL Junior U-15 and U -21 at Metro Bowl in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Ernesto Bustamante/Estevan Hays and Mariana Alvarado/Olivia Montoya swept the gold medals in the Boys and Girls Under-15 division. Their team mates Aseret Zetter/Tannya Lopez earned the third gold in the Girls Under-21 division. Alberto Lizano and Diego Venegas (pictured) topped the Boys Under-21 Division en route to win Costa Rica's first gold medals in this year's event. 
Chris Simpson didn't know how much he missed bowling until he suffered a back injury. "I had to miss a whole year when I had back surgery and I didn't know how much I missed the sport until then," said Simpson. Saturday night he didn't know how much he enjoyed striking until teaming up with his 'Still Together' teammates in the NABI team event at The Orleans Hotel/Casino/Bowling Center.
Rocio Restrepo, Bogota, and Juan Ortega, Atlantico won their three matches over three games total pinfall to claim the coveted Masters titles in the Under 23 division at the 2007 Colombia National Youth Tournament. In the women's title match, Singles and All Events winner Restrepo (pictured) flew past third-seeded Alejandra Mora, 621-528. On the men's side, Ortega, seeded fourth, ousted All Events champ Julio C. Ochoa, 586-512, in the semi-final and went on to defeat second-seeded Juan C. Rodríguez for the title, 644-584.
Team USA member Rhino Page of Topeka, Kansas battled, persevered and conquered.... and when the final ball was thrown at the 2007 July High Roller, Page took home the top prize in the third leg of the High Roller's July Triple Header. A huge crowd saw Page fire a 210 in the Shootout Round, good for a $25,000 payday at Sam's Town in Las Vegas, NV. Page joins Rick Miller of Nebraska in the Winner's Circle. Miller took two legs of the Triple Header, the 'A' Game ($10,000) and Las Vegas Red Hot ($12,000). 
As the bowling world changes, NABI – the tournament group for the average bowler – is trying to change the image of handicap tournaments. NABI's tough handicap rules have eliminated sandbaggers for 23 years and it will be no different when the 2007 NABI National Championship Tournament is held July 13-21 at The Orleans Hotel/Casino/Bowling Center in Las Vegas. More than 1,000 bowlers are expected to enter many of the 10 different tournaments that are offered during NABI week.
Gonzalo Gonzales, Anzoategui, Venezuela and Roberta Rodrigues, Gladiators Bowl Clube, Brazil ended the 2007 South American Club Championshipswith victory in the men's and women's Masters competition. Gonzales swept #5 Marcelo Suartz, Recr. Ribeirao, Brazil, 2-9, while Rodriguez, defetaed Patricia Ciotti, Miranda, Venezuela, in the decider, 214-169. 
Brazilian and Venezuelan players shared the gold, silver and bronze medals in the men's and women's six-player Mixed Team Events as well as in men's women's and club All Events in the 2007 South American Club Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Gladiators Bowl Clube of Brazil (l.) earned the team title, while Rodrigo Hermes (r.), Barra Bowling, Brazil, won in Men's All Events. 
Bowling Cub Miranda from Venezuela captured the gold medal in the 2007 South American Club Championships Mixed Trios event at Norte Bowling Center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, while their compatriots of Bowling Club Anzoategui earned the bronze medal. Women's Singles gold medalist Stephanie Martins (center) of Gladiators Bowl Clube, Brazil, teamed with Decio Abreu (left) and Fabio Rezende (right) to win the silver medal. The South American Club Championships continue on Friday with the Team event. 
Marcelo Suartz and Charles Robini (l-r) of bowling club Recr. Ribeirao, Brazil won the men's doubles title in the 2007 South American Club Championships at Norte Bowling Center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On the women's side, Miranda, Venezuela, bowlers Patricia Ciotti (r.) and Contreras posted the highest game of the doubles event (481) to cruise to victory. 
Rodrigo Hermes (l.), Barra, Bowling, Brazil and Stephanie Martins (r.), Gladiators, Bowl, Clube, Brazil won the men's and women's Singles title Tuesday at the 2007 South American Club Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 52 men and 26 women from Club teams in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Uruguay and Venezuela participated in the first event of the championships at Norte Bowling Center. 