United States (host), Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, Canada, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Dominican Republic and Costa Rica qualify for the 2013 WTBA Combined World Championships
Team USA's Shannon Pluhowsky (l.) and Canada's George Lambert IV (r.) earned the gold medals Saturday in Masters match play to close out the 2012 Pan American Bowling Confederation Adult Championships. Pluhowsky, the reigning World Champion in Masters, defeated teammate Liz Johnson, 238-226, to win the women's title, while Lambert fired a perfect game in defeating Puerto Rico's Francisco Colon, 300-175, at Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center in suburban Las Vegas.
The Team USA men and women swept the gold medals in Team and All Events Friday at the 2012 PABCON Adult Championships. The U.S. women broke the record for six-game team total with 6,713 as they rolled to the gold medal by 256 pins over Mexico. The Team USA men shot 6,687 and finished 194 pins ahead of Mexico.
Bill O'Neill and Liz Johnson captured the gold medals in All Events. The top 24 men and top 24 women in the All Events standings advanced to Saturday's Masters competition.
Team USA's Liz Johnson and Canada's George Lambert IV take over lead in All Events
Team USA took the lead in the men's and women's team event after the opening three games Thursday at the 2012 PABCON Adult Championships. The USA leads Mexico by just 11 pins in the women's team event with 3,349 pinfall on the Stockholm pattern, while Mexico totaled 3,338. Venezuela is third with 3,073. On the men's side, Team USA leads Puerto Rico by 45 pins. The U.S. totaled 3,317, while Puerto Rico had 3,272. Canada is third with 3,22.
Colombia's Maria Rodriguez and Steve Smith, United States, lead in All Events after 12/24 games
Team USA's Shannon Pluhowsky, Liz Johnson and Stefanie Nation, (l.) and Canada's George Lambert IV, Mark Buffa and Jean Sebastian Lessard (r.) claimed the women's and men's trios gold medal Wednesday at the 2012 PABCON Adult Championships.
Colombia's Maria Rodriguez and Team USA's Steve Smith hold the lead in All Events after 12 of 24 games.
Colombia's Rocio Restrepo and Maria Jose Rodriguez (r-l) and Team USA's Bill O'Neill and Tommy Jones (l-r) earned the gold medal in women's and men's Doubles Tuesday at the 2012 Pan American Bowling Confederation Adult Championships. The action now shifts to the Trios event starting at 9 a.m. Pacific on Wednesday.
Alicia Marcano and Team USA's John Janawicz won the women's and men's Singles titles in the opening event of the 2012 Pan American Combined Championships Monday at Sunset Station's Strike Zone in Las vegas. Janawicz had a monumental comeback in the final game to win the men's gold medal with with 1,449 six-game total and an average of 241.50. Marcano closed strong with games of 245 and 236 to claim the women's title with 1,368 (228 average).
Almost 200 athletes from 18 countries to compete for medals in Singles, Doubles, Trios, Team, All Events and Masters in Las Vegas; all the action will be broadcast live on BOWL.com's BowlTV; event serves as the qualifier for the 2013 WTBA Combined World Championships;
The PABCON Combined Championships got underway with the Opening Ceremonies Sunday evening at Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center in suburban Las Vegas. Almost 200 Athletes from 18 countries (the picture shows the team of the host country USA) will compete for medals in Singles, Doubles, Trios, Team, All Events and Masters with all the action being broadcast live on BOWL.com's BowlTV. Competition begins today with Singles at 8 a.m. Pacific.
Men and women from 18 countries to bowl for medals in Singles, Doubles, Trios, Team, All Events and Masters; event serves as the qualifier for the 2013 WTBA Combined World Championships
Though the United States has won more than 61 percent of the gold medals in the history of the Pan American Bowling Confederation Championships, members of Team USA won't take their competition lightly when the 2012 event begins next week. Athletes from 18 countries will descend upon Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center in suburban Las Vegas for the 2012 PABCON Combined Championships. The event will serve as the qualifier for the 2013 WTBA Combined World Championships.
Canada will be one of 18 countries expected to compete in the Pan American Bowling Confederation (PABCON) Adults Championships which will take place at Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center in the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson, Nevada, from Aug. 19-25, 2012. The championship is also a qualifier for the top eight countries plus the host country United States, who will compete in the 2013 Combined World Championships, which will be held in the same venue.
Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center in Henderson, Nev., USA (Aug. 18-26, 2012)
The United States Bowling Congress, host federation of the 2012 PABCON Adults Championships has released the Bulletins No. 1 and 2 as well as a special Bulletin for the championships which will be held from May Aug. 18-26 in Henderson, Nev. The event will be hosted by Sunset Station Strike Zone inside Sunset Station Hotel and Casino. This championships will qualify the countries that will be allowed to bowl in the 2013 WTBA Combined (men and women) World Championships.
The Team USA men overcame a close battle with Puerto Rico to claim the gold medal in the coveted five-player team event Thursday at the 2011 Pan American Bowling Confederation Men's Championships. The United States won the gold medal with a six-game total of 6,772, (224.07) to top Puerto Rico's 6,642. Canada took the bronze with 6,584. Team USA's Bill O'Neill won the all-events gold medal with Canada's Dan MacLelland in second and Colombia's Manuel Otalora in third.
Team USA's Chris Barnes, Bill O'Neill and Mike Fagan (l.) broke the all-time PABCON Men's Championships trios record en route to the gold medal Wednesday with 4,179 (232.17 Ave.). The other Team USA squad of Walter Ray Williams Jr., Wes Malott and Patrick Allen (r.) earned the silver medal with 4,035. Canada took the bronze with 3,936.
Canadian and Puerto Rican duos take silver and bronze medals
Team USA's Walter Ray Williams Jr. and Patrick Allen didn't just break the all-time Pan American Bowling Confederation Men's Championships record in doubles on Tuesday, they blew past it with ease with 2,917, an average of 243.08, at Bolerama Tapatio, eclipsing the previous record of 2,788 set in 2009. Canada's Dan MacLelland and Michael Schmidt took the silver medal with 2,742, while Puerto Rico's Bruno Diaz and Andro Simounet earned the bronze with 2,720.
The 2011 Pan American Bowling Confederation Men's Championships officially kicked off on Sunday night as the 16 countries in the event were recognized at the opening ceremonies. Traditional Mexican music (pictured left), speeches by bowling dignitaries and a ceremonial first shot by Ivan Sisniega, the Sports Director for the 2011 Pan American Games, helped usher in the event. The competition gets underway on Monday with the singles event.
It's been more than 12 years since Mike Fagan (pictured) represented the United States as a youth bowler in international competition, and this Monday, the 30-year-old from Patchoge, N.Y., will make his debut as a member of Team USA. The United States is sending a team of six of the top professional bowlers in the world to take on the rest of the American Zone in the Pan American Bowling Confederation Men's Championships, which begins Monday in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Canada's national men's team will compete at the Pan American Bowling Confederation (PABCON) Men's Championships which will take place iat Bolerama Tapatio, a 42-lane center n Guadalajara, Mexico from May 8-13, 2011. Team members are: Art Oliver, Mark Buffa, George Lambert IV, Dan MacLelland, Mike Schmidt, and Jack Guay. Lucien Casagrande, Winnipeg, Manitoba will coach the team.
Beats Colombia's Clara Guerrero in the title match, 2-1
Venezuela's Karen Marcano (l.) battled through a painful hand injury to mount a comeback and win the Masters gold medal at the 2010 PABCONWomen's Championships in suburban Las Vegas on Friday. The 31-year-old right-hander cut open her hand on a broken thumb slug but was able to patch it up and push through the pain in a dramatic 2-1 victory over Colombia's Clara Juliana Guerrero (right) at Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center.
Team USA's Shannon Pluhowsky (l.) and Canada's George Lambert IV (r.) earned the gold medals Saturday in Masters match play to close out the 2012 Pan American Bowling Confederation Adult Championships. Pluhowsky, the reigning World Champion in Masters, defeated teammate Liz Johnson, 238-226, to win the women's title, while Lambert fired a perfect game in defeating Puerto Rico's Francisco Colon, 300-175, at Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center in suburban Las Vegas.
The Team USA men and women swept the gold medals in Team and All Events Friday at the 2012 PABCON Adult Championships. The U.S. women broke the record for six-game team total with 6,713 as they rolled to the gold medal by 256 pins over Mexico. The Team USA men shot 6,687 and finished 194 pins ahead of Mexico.
Bill O'Neill and Liz Johnson captured the gold medals in All Events. The top 24 men and top 24 women in the All Events standings advanced to Saturday's Masters competition.
Team USA's Shannon Pluhowsky, Liz Johnson and Stefanie Nation, (l.) and Canada's George Lambert IV, Mark Buffa and Jean Sebastian Lessard (r.) claimed the women's and men's trios gold medal Wednesday at the 2012 PABCON Adult Championships.
Colombia's Maria Rodriguez and Team USA's Steve Smith hold the lead in All Events after 12 of 24 games.
Colombia's Rocio Restrepo and Maria Jose Rodriguez (r-l) and Team USA's Bill O'Neill and Tommy Jones (l-r) earned the gold medal in women's and men's Doubles Tuesday at the 2012 Pan American Bowling Confederation Adult Championships. The action now shifts to the Trios event starting at 9 a.m. Pacific on Wednesday. 
Alicia Marcano and Team USA's John Janawicz won the women's and men's Singles titles in the opening event of the 2012 Pan American Combined Championships Monday at Sunset Station's Strike Zone in Las vegas. Janawicz had a monumental comeback in the final game to win the men's gold medal with with 1,449 six-game total and an average of 241.50. Marcano closed strong with games of 245 and 236 to claim the women's title with 1,368 (228 average). 
The PABCON Combined Championships got underway with the Opening Ceremonies Sunday evening at Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center in suburban Las Vegas. Almost 200 Athletes from 18 countries (the picture shows the team of the host country USA) will compete for medals in Singles, Doubles, Trios, Team, All Events and Masters with all the action being broadcast live on BOWL.com's BowlTV. Competition begins today with Singles at 8 a.m. Pacific.
Canada will be one of 18 countries expected to compete in the Pan American Bowling Confederation (PABCON) Adults Championships which will take place at Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center in the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson, Nevada, from Aug. 19-25, 2012. The championship is also a qualifier for the top eight countries plus the host country United States, who will compete in the 2013 Combined World Championships, which will be held in the same venue.
The United States Bowling Congress, host federation of the 2012 PABCON Adults Championships has released the Bulletins No. 1 and 2 as well as a special Bulletin for the championships which will be held from May Aug. 18-26 in Henderson, Nev. The event will be hosted by Sunset Station Strike Zone inside Sunset Station Hotel and Casino. This championships will qualify the countries that will be allowed to bowl in the 2013 WTBA Combined (men and women) World Championships. 
Dan MacLelland (l.) of Canada defeated local favorite Alejandro Cruz (r.), Mexico, two-games-to-none, to end the 2011 PABCON Men's Championships with victory in match-play Masters Friday at Bolerama TapatÃo in Guadalajara, Jalisco, México. Team USA's Bill O'Neill and Chris Barnes shared the bronze medal. Both lost in the best-of-three games semifinals at Bolerama Tapatio. Cruz took down O'Neill, 2-0, while Barnes lost 2-0 to MacLelland.
The Team USA men overcame a close battle with Puerto Rico to claim the gold medal in the coveted five-player team event Thursday at the 2011 Pan American Bowling Confederation Men's Championships. The United States won the gold medal with a six-game total of 6,772, (224.07) to top Puerto Rico's 6,642. Canada took the bronze with 6,584. Team USA's Bill O'Neill won the all-events gold medal with Canada's Dan MacLelland in second and Colombia's Manuel Otalora in third.
Team USA's Chris Barnes, Bill O'Neill and Mike Fagan (l.) broke the all-time PABCON Men's Championships trios record en route to the gold medal Wednesday with 4,179 (232.17 Ave.). The other Team USA squad of Walter Ray Williams Jr., Wes Malott and Patrick Allen (r.) earned the silver medal with 4,035. Canada took the bronze with 3,936.
Team USA's Walter Ray Williams Jr. and Patrick Allen didn't just break the all-time Pan American Bowling Confederation Men's Championships record in doubles on Tuesday, they blew past it with ease with 2,917, an average of 243.08, at Bolerama Tapatio, eclipsing the previous record of 2,788 set in 2009. Canada's Dan MacLelland and Michael Schmidt took the silver medal with 2,742, while Puerto Rico's Bruno Diaz and Andro Simounet earned the bronze with 2,720.
The 2011 Pan American Bowling Confederation Men's Championships officially kicked off on Sunday night as the 16 countries in the event were recognized at the opening ceremonies. Traditional Mexican music (pictured left), speeches by bowling dignitaries and a ceremonial first shot by Ivan Sisniega, the Sports Director for the 2011 Pan American Games, helped usher in the event. The competition gets underway on Monday with the singles event. 
It's been more than 12 years since Mike Fagan (pictured) represented the United States as a youth bowler in international competition, and this Monday, the 30-year-old from Patchoge, N.Y., will make his debut as a member of Team USA. The United States is sending a team of six of the top professional bowlers in the world to take on the rest of the American Zone in the Pan American Bowling Confederation Men's Championships, which begins Monday in Guadalajara, Mexico.
The Mexican Bowling Federation (Federación Mexicana de Boliche), host federation of the 2011 Pan American Bowling Confederation Men's Championships has released the Bulletin No. 1 for the championships which will be held from May 7-14, 2011 at 42-lane "Bolerama TapatÃo" in Guadalajara, Jalisco, México. Players will compete in Singles, Doubles, Trios, 5-player Team, All Events and Masters.
Venezuela's Karen Marcano (l.) battled through a painful hand injury to mount a comeback and win the Masters gold medal at the 2010 PABCONWomen's Championships in suburban Las Vegas on Friday. The 31-year-old right-hander cut open her hand on a broken thumb slug but was able to patch it up and push through the pain in a dramatic 2-1 victory over Colombia's Clara Juliana Guerrero (right) at Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center.