The Venezuelan Bowling Federation has selected the players for the adult, youth and senior 2006 Team Venezuela. The selection procedure already started in the year 2005 with the national rankings and concluded in January 2006 with a total of 84 games over four weekends - 12 days and 12 different lane conditions.
Largest bowling alley in the United States demolished
Frenchy Letourneau, Publisher of the TenPin Alley bowling newspaper in Las Vegas, Nevada, has sent us his report on the day when the Hotel tower of the former Showboat and later Castaways that housed the largest bowling alley in the United States came crashing down in a spectacular array of dust and debris.
Republished courtesy of Las Vegas Review-Journal (February 8, 2004)
The 106-lane (Castaways bowling) center on Fremont Street was closed along with the rest of the 49-year-old hotel-casino on Jan. 29 (2004) when a creditor notified owner VSS Enterprises it was collecting collateral used to back a mortgage loan. Ingloriously, the end had come for another Las Vegas landmark -- one with a rich sports history.
The Canadian Tenpin Federation has announced the team that will represent Canada at the World Tenpin Federation's XI American Zone Youth Championships to be held in Pueblo, Mexico, June 9-17. CTF named the highest finishers - male and female - in the all events competition who are age eligible (under 20 as of January 1, 2006) from the 2004 and 2005 National Youth Championships.
Paulette Watson, Executive Director of the Bowling Tournaments of the Americas Association, has announced that regardless of problems in event planning, the South Florida International will be held in May 2006, and the Tournament of The Americas will not change its August dates.
Arturo Hernández and Mariela Alarza dominated the National Championships in Venezuela and highlighted their performances with a perfect game en route to become the Venezuelan Bowlers of the Year 2005.
Republished courtesy of Sarasota Herald Tribune By Bill Herald - December 1, 2005
By his own estimation, Kent Wagner of Palmetto has rolled "around 50" perfect games in his stellar bowling career, which includes three Professional Bowlers Association titles. Until Monday night, however, he had failed to achieve one of his longtime goals: a difficult-to-achieve 292 game.
Ken Racette got through the final matches firing back to back 269-games against Mike Larsen in the semis and Kerry Painter in the title match en route to win the High Roller Senior Thanksgiving Classic and the $25,000 winner's check. Earlier in the week, Joe Austin, won the 60 and Over Classic worth $10,000
Punta Cana Lanes in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Former PBA professional Bill Orlikowski came back from being down 0-1 to defeat Steve Weber, two-games-to-one en route to win the 4th Punta Cana Open in the Dominican Republic and the $12,000 top prize. The U.S. players took the first five spots in the $50,000 tournament with Alejandro Reyna of Costa Rica in sixth and the Quintero brothers Mario and his newly married younger brother Arturo in seventh and eighth place.
Two tornadoes spawned by Hurricane Wilma lifted the roof and destroyed total interior of Sawgrass Lanes, the new home of the South Florida International - formerly known as the Greater Miami International - which was scheduled to run April 1-8, 2006. The tournament will be postponed until either the end of April or into May depending on the completion date of the rebuilding of Sawgrass Lanes.
As published yesterday, the Kingpin Million Dollar Challenge to be held at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nevada, October 22-30, 2005 was postponed by the management. We have now received the Kingpin Postponement Official Statement promising that "all contestants will be offered a full refund of any and all funds they have paid the Kingpin organizers."
Aumi Guerra (left) and Jean Perez dominated the 3rd International Los Caneros Tournament at Punta Cana Lanes in the Dominican Republic. Guerra won the women's titles in Singles, Doubles and All Events, while Perez topped the men's field in Doubles and All Events and finished second in Singles. His third title came when he posted a 1925, 8-game high in the team event for a tied first place with 6859 pinfall total (214,34 ave)!
The teams from Mexico and the United States dominated the 43rd annual Tournament of the Americas at Sawgrass Lanes in Sunrise, Fla. Team USA won two national all-events titles in the adult and junior division, while Mexico won the senior division. Both countries captured five out of six individual all-events titles. The gold medal in Women Adult went to Alicia Marcano of Venezuela.
Republished courtesy of the Organizing Committee of the XV Pan American Games Rio 2007 (CO-RIO)
Cesar Maciel from Brazil has informed us that the Executive Committee of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) confirmed masculine indoor football and included bowling, water skiing, skating (artistic and speed) and karate in the program of the Pan American Games Rio 2007. "This is a big victory for bowling", wrote Maciel. "They are trying to include Olympic sports only in the Pan Am Games".
Republished courtesy of Portland Tribune Online (Aug 9, 2005)
"When you think about it, bowling seems relatively dull, considering the other options for distraction these days", writes By Suzie Ridgway in the Aug. 9 Online issue of the Portland Tribune. "Stripped to the essentials it is, after all, the simple act of rolling a ball down a well-polished lane. That's it. Not too exciting, really, compared to rock concerts, PlayStation 2 and a host of other things. What's the attraction, then?"
Punta Cana Lanes in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
The 1st Youth International Tournament took place July 3 through 10 at Punta Cana Lanes in Punta Cana. 38 players - boys and girls - from Puerto Rico, Canada and host country Dominican Republic participated in three age groups in Singles, Doubles, 4-player teams and All Events. Puerto Rico and Canada earned seven titles each, while Dominican bowlers took three titles.
Republished courtesy of The Cornerstone, The Foundation Newsletter (Volume 67 July 2005)
Mark Gerberich, the former Commissioner of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA), has been named as the 2005 recipient of "The John Davis Award". The surprise presentation was made in Orlando, Florida at the International Bowl Expo. Gerberich, 45, now joins a very impressive list of honorees that includes: Joyce Deitch, John Weber, Ted Hoffman, Jr. and Jim Dressel.
Punta Cana Lanes in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Alejandro Prats from the Dominican Republic and Junior Team USA's Josie Earnest (pictured) won the All Events titles at the 3rd International Youth Friendship Tournament in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Prats had a 5368 24-game total and an average of 223,67. Earnest, who also won the Singles, Doubles and Team events, led with 5191 (216,29).
Jennifer Willis-Park, Nanaimo, BC and George Lambert IV of Hamilton, Ontario earned the gold medals at the Canadian Tenpin Federation National Championships. Danyck Briere, Montreal, Quebec, used the second perfect game of the tournament to claim the silver medal. Bronze went to Jonathan Simoneau, Laval, Quebec. Caroline Lagrange, Notre-Dame de Pins, Quebec, finished second in the women's division with American Zone North Region ranking leader Melody Savage, Winnipeg, Manitoba, in third place.
Punta Cana Lanes in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
American Ed Roberts (pictured with tournament director Tuto Fernandez, left) defeated Marcio Vieira from Brazil, two-games-to-one, to win the 2nd Punta Cana Senior Tournament and the $4,500 top prize. Roberts, seeded 2nd for the 8-player single-elimination best of three games final, defeated Viera in the decider, 217-201, to seal the victory.
The Venezuelan Bowling Federation has selected the players for the adult, youth and senior 2006 Team Venezuela. The selection procedure already started in the year 2005 with the national rankings and concluded in January 2006 with a total of 84 games over four weekends - 12 days and 12 different lane conditions.
Frenchy Letourneau, Publisher of the TenPin Alley bowling newspaper in Las Vegas, Nevada, has sent us his report on the day when the Hotel tower of the former Showboat and later Castaways that housed the largest bowling alley in the United States came crashing down in a spectacular array of dust and debris. 
The 106-lane (Castaways bowling) center on Fremont Street was closed along with the rest of the 49-year-old hotel-casino on Jan. 29 (2004) when a creditor notified owner VSS Enterprises it was collecting collateral used to back a mortgage loan. Ingloriously, the end had come for another Las Vegas landmark -- one with a rich sports history. 
The Canadian Tenpin Federation has announced the team that will represent Canada at the World Tenpin Federation's XI American Zone Youth Championships to be held in Pueblo, Mexico, June 9-17. CTF named the highest finishers - male and female - in the all events competition who are age eligible (under 20 as of January 1, 2006) from the 2004 and 2005 National Youth Championships.
Paulette Watson, Executive Director of the Bowling Tournaments of the Americas Association, has announced that regardless of problems in event planning, the South Florida International will be held in May 2006, and the Tournament of The Americas will not change its August dates.
Arturo Hernández and Mariela Alarza dominated the National Championships in Venezuela and highlighted their performances with a perfect game en route to become the Venezuelan Bowlers of the Year 2005.
Ken Racette got through the final matches firing back to back 269-games against Mike Larsen in the semis and Kerry Painter in the title match en route to win the High Roller Senior Thanksgiving Classic and the $25,000 winner's check. Earlier in the week, Joe Austin, won the 60 and Over Classic worth $10,000
Former PBA professional Bill Orlikowski came back from being down 0-1 to defeat Steve Weber, two-games-to-one en route to win the 4th Punta Cana Open in the Dominican Republic and the $12,000 top prize. The U.S. players took the first five spots in the $50,000 tournament with Alejandro Reyna of Costa Rica in sixth and the Quintero brothers Mario and his newly married younger brother Arturo in seventh and eighth place. 
Two tornadoes spawned by Hurricane Wilma lifted the roof and destroyed total interior of Sawgrass Lanes, the new home of the South Florida International - formerly known as the Greater Miami International - which was scheduled to run April 1-8, 2006. The tournament will be postponed until either the end of April or into May depending on the completion date of the rebuilding of Sawgrass Lanes. 
As published yesterday, the Kingpin Million Dollar Challenge to be held at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nevada, October 22-30, 2005 was postponed by the management. We have now received the Kingpin Postponement Official Statement promising that "all contestants will be offered a full refund of any and all funds they have paid the Kingpin organizers." 
Aumi Guerra (left) and Jean Perez dominated the 3rd International Los Caneros Tournament at Punta Cana Lanes in the Dominican Republic. Guerra won the women's titles in Singles, Doubles and All Events, while Perez topped the men's field in Doubles and All Events and finished second in Singles. His third title came when he posted a 1925, 8-game high in the team event for a tied first place with 6859 pinfall total (214,34 ave)! 
Cesar Maciel from Brazil has informed us that the Executive Committee of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) confirmed masculine indoor football and included bowling, water skiing, skating (artistic and speed) and karate in the program of the Pan American Games Rio 2007. "This is a big victory for bowling", wrote Maciel. "They are trying to include Olympic sports only in the Pan Am Games". 
Alejandro Prats from the Dominican Republic and Junior Team USA's Josie Earnest (pictured) won the All Events titles at the 3rd International Youth Friendship Tournament in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Prats had a 5368 24-game total and an average of 223,67. Earnest, who also won the Singles, Doubles and Team events, led with 5191 (216,29). 
American Ed Roberts (pictured with tournament director Tuto Fernandez, left) defeated Marcio Vieira from Brazil, two-games-to-one, to win the 2nd Punta Cana Senior Tournament and the $4,500 top prize. Roberts, seeded 2nd for the 8-player single-elimination best of three games final, defeated Viera in the decider, 217-201, to seal the victory. 