The top 16 players from the All Events standings advance to Friday's Masters match play
The Team USA women posted a 6267 six-game total and claimed the coveted five-player Team title for the 13th time in the 15 years the event has been part of the PABCON Women's Championships. Colombia also finished strong and took the silver medal with a 6090 total, while Canada finished third with 6,068. Liz Johnson and Kelly Kulick added two more medals Thursday as they finished first and second in the All Events standings.
Mexico's Sandra Gongora claimed the bronze medal.
For the first time since 1993, Canada (pictured) claimed the trios gold medal at the PABCON Women's Championships. Despite being more than 200 pins out of the top spot after four games, the Canadians closed with sets of 725 and 739, to surge to the top of the standings with a 3917 in suburban Las Vegas on Wednesday. Mexico led from the start but finished the day 23 pins back with 3894, while Team USA settled for the bronze with 3819 thanks to a 710 finale.
After a frustrating Singles performance at the 2010 Pan American Bowling Confederation Women's Championships, Team USA's Shannon Pluhowsky (r.) was able to regroup and join Singles bronze medalist Kelly Kulick (l.) in a record Doubles effort Tuesday. The accomplished left-hander shot 1400 for her six games, while Kulick contributed 1380 to claim the gold medal with a 2780 total at Sunset Station Hotel and Casino's Strike Zone Bowling Center in suburban Las Vegas.
Alicia Marcano earns the silver medal; Kelly Kulick gets bronze
Stefanie Nation (center), United States, showed off her world-champion focus and closed with two big games to claim the Singles gold medal at the 2010 PABCON Women's Championships at Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center in Henderson, Nev., on Monday. Nation closed out her six-game block with 268 and 245 for a 1372 six-game total to beat out Venezuela's Alicia Marcano (l.) by three pins. Kelly Kulick (r.), USA, was another two pins behind to finish third.
Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center in Henderson, Nev., USA (Sept. 25 - Oct. 2, 2010)
Sixty bowlers from 13 countries took part in the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Pan American Bowling Confederation Women's Championships at Sunset Station Hotel and Casino's Strike Zone Bowling Center in suburban Las Vegas on Sunday afternoon. The players participated in the traditional march of countries before a full house of spectators as the tournament staff declared the event officially open. USBC will provide wire-to-wire live
streaming coverage of the event beginning Monday at 1 p.m.
Eastern.
14 countries set to compete at Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center
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. 14 PABCON member countries have announced to send at least one or
maximum six players to compete for medals in six events - Singles,
Doubles, Trios five-player Team, All Events and Masters match play. USBC will provide live streaming broadcasts from the event.
Carolyn Lagrange (l.), Montreal, Quebec and Kerrie Ryan-Ciach (r.), Mississauga, Ontario will lead Canada at the Pan American Women's Championships. The championships will be held from September 25 - October 1 at Strike Zone Bowling Center located at Sunset Station Hotel and Casino in Henderson, Nevada near Las Vegas. 14 countries in North, Central and South America are expected to participate.
Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center in Henderson, Nev., USA (Sept. 25 - Oct. 2, 2010)
Kelly Kulick (pictured) of Union, N.J., recently enjoyed one of the most successful seasons in bowling history, and now she's hoping to continue that momentum at the 2010 Pan American Bowling Confederation Women's Championships in suburban Las Vegas. The experienced right-hander and her Team USA teammates will test their skills against representatives from 13 other countries across the American Zone beginning Sunday, Sept. 26th.
Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, John Szczerbinski to represent the U.S. at QubicaAMF World Cup
The United States will present a star-studded lineup when it hosts the 2010 Pan American Bowling Confederation Women's Championships this fall in suburban Las Vegas. The event is scheduled to take place Sept. 26-Oct. 1 at Sunset Station Hotel and Casino's Strike Zone Bowling Center in Henderson, Nev. The 2010 PABCON Women's Championships is expected to feature
approximately 100 competitors from nearly 20 countries competing for
medals in six events - five-player team, trios, doubles, singles,
all-events and Masters match play.
Twenty-two countries got together for the Pan American Bowling Confederation' Men's and Women's Championships held on the island of enchantment, Puerto Rico.
It was a star studded event at Carolina Lanes in San Juan but there was trouble, trouble, trouble in the air.
Breakdowns, scheduling issues, misunderstandings, lack of preparation, lack of breakfast, lack of transportation, lack of scores, lack of common sense.
These are familiar things in this part of the world but on this event they were so prevalent that it tampered with the shine and luster of the tournament.
Carolina Bowling Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico (Sep. 20-27, 2009)
Chris Barnes and Kim Terrell-Kearney capped off a successful week by Team USA by winning gold medals in Masters match play Saturday night at the 2009 PABCON Championships. In the title matches, Barnes defeated Ernesto Franco of Mexico, 2-1, while Terrell-Kearney swept Canada's Robin Orlikowski, 2-0,. Daniel Falconi of Mexico, Frankie Colon of Puerto Rico, Clara Juliana Guerrero of Colombia and Karen Marcano of Venezuela all shared bronze medals as they lost in the semifinals.
Carolina Bowling Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico (Sep. 20-27, 2009)
The 2009 Pan American Bowling Confederation Championships concludes on Saturday. The Championships features both men and women this year for the first time since 2005. Competition ends on Saturday evening with at Carolina Bowling Center in San Juan with the men's and women's Masters. The United States Bowling Congress is providing live streaming of the events throughout the week.
Entering the final round trailing by more than 180 pins to Mexico, Team USA (pictured) stormed back in dramatic fashion to win the men's team event at the 2009 PABCON Championships. The United States finished with 6697 and easily pulled away from Mexico in the final three games while also breaking the event record of 6464 set by Team USA in 2007. The Mexicans finished nearly 300 pins behind with 6411. Venezuela took the bronze with 6210.
Carolina Bowling Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico (Sep. 20-27, 2009)
Mexico took the lead after the first 3-game block in the men's five-player Team event Friday at the 2009 Pan American Bowling Confederation Championships. The Mexicans finished with 3345 pinfall total and an average of 223 after putting forward for a balanced attack. The team from the host country Puerto Rico is second with 3189. Team USA has a big deficit to overcome in the second three games on Saturday morning trailing Mexico by 181 pins in third place.
Carolina Bowling Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico (Sep. 20-27, 2009)
The Team USA women (pictured) put on a dominate performance Friday night as they rolled to a record-setting team victory at the 2009 PABCON Championships. Lynda Barnes Diandra Asbaty Kim Terrell-Kearney,
Shannon Pluhowsky, Shannon O'Keefe and Carolyn
Dorin-Ballard totaled 6494 for six games at Carolina Bowling Center, easily breaking the previous record of 6357 set by Team USA in 2008. Colombia took the silver medal with 6146, while the Dominican Republic earned bronze with 5969.
Carolina Bowling Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico (Sep. 20-27, 2009)
Team USA's men and women swept the gold medals in trios Thursday at the 2009 Pan American Bowling Confederation Championships. Shannon O'Keefe, Lynda Barnes and Shannon Pluhowsky (l-r) earned the American women their first gold medal of the championships by finishing with a six-game total of 3980. For the men, Bill O'Neill, Tommy Jones and Chris Barnes, (l-r) earned the gold with 3915.
Silver for Mexico and bronze for Dominican Republic
Zussie Machon (l.) and Sofia Granda (r.) from Guatemala earned the gold medal in women's Doubles at the 2009 PABCON Championships. The duo averaged 218.42 on the last of three squads Wednesday at Carolina Bowling Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico to win the title with 2621 pinfall total. Mexico's rising stars Daniela Alvarado and Sandra Gongora totaled 2457 to take silver, while Dominican Republic's Paula Vilas and Aumi Guerra earned bronze with 2440.
O'Neil, Barnes, Jones lead in All Events after 12 of 24 games
Team USA's Tommy Jones and Chris Barnes (l-r) smashed the doubles record en route to win the second gold medal for the United States at the 2009 Pan American Bowling Confederation Championships.
Barnes and Jones combined to shoot 2788, an average of 232.33 over six games. to win the Doubles title at Carolina Bowling Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Their teammates, David Haynes and Bill O'Neill, earned the silver medal with 2583. Puerto Rico's Frankie Colon and Luis Rodriguez took the bronze with 2569.
Carolina Bowling Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico (Sep. 20-27, 2009)
Venezuela's Karen Marcano (l.) started the women's Singles competition at the 2009 Pan American Bowling Confederation Championships with a 278 game en route to win gold medal with 1364 six-game total Tuesday at Carolina Bowling Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Team USA's Diandra Asbaty (r.) had to settle for the silver medal with 1355. Panama's Tilcia Lancini emerged as the surprise bronze medalist with 1323.
Carolina Bowling Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico (Sep. 20-27, 2009)
Competing as a Team USA member for the first time, Bill O'Neill
(pictured) put on a record-breaking performance in winning the Singles gold medal
Tuesday at the 2009 Pan American Bowling Confederation Championships.
O'Neill totaled 1475 for six games, an average of nearly 246, to win
the opening event at Carolina Bowling Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Mexico's Jorge Rosado finished with 1422 to take the silver medal and David Haynes, United States, got bronze with 138.Â
The Team USA women posted a 6267 six-game total and claimed the coveted five-player Team title for the 13th time in the 15 years the event has been part of the PABCON Women's Championships. Colombia also finished strong and took the silver medal with a 6090 total, while Canada finished third with 6,068. Liz Johnson and Kelly Kulick added two more medals Thursday as they finished first and second in the All Events standings.
Mexico's Sandra Gongora claimed the bronze medal.
For the first time since 1993, Canada (pictured) claimed the trios gold medal at the PABCON Women's Championships. Despite being more than 200 pins out of the top spot after four games, the Canadians closed with sets of 725 and 739, to surge to the top of the standings with a 3917 in suburban Las Vegas on Wednesday. Mexico led from the start but finished the day 23 pins back with 3894, while Team USA settled for the bronze with 3819 thanks to a 710 finale. 
After a frustrating Singles performance at the 2010 Pan American Bowling Confederation Women's Championships, Team USA's Shannon Pluhowsky (r.) was able to regroup and join Singles bronze medalist Kelly Kulick (l.) in a record Doubles effort Tuesday. The accomplished left-hander shot 1400 for her six games, while Kulick contributed 1380 to claim the gold medal with a 2780 total at Sunset Station Hotel and Casino's Strike Zone Bowling Center in suburban Las Vegas.
Stefanie Nation (center), United States, showed off her world-champion focus and closed with two big games to claim the Singles gold medal at the 2010 PABCON Women's Championships at Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center in Henderson, Nev., on Monday. Nation closed out her six-game block with 268 and 245 for a 1372 six-game total to beat out Venezuela's Alicia Marcano (l.) by three pins. Kelly Kulick (r.), USA, was another two pins behind to finish third.
Sixty bowlers from 13 countries took part in the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Pan American Bowling Confederation Women's Championships at Sunset Station Hotel and Casino's Strike Zone Bowling Center in suburban Las Vegas on Sunday afternoon. The players participated in the traditional march of countries before a full house of spectators as the tournament staff declared the event officially open. USBC will provide wire-to-wire live
streaming coverage of the event beginning Monday at 1 p.m.
Eastern. 
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. 14 PABCON member countries have announced to send at least one or
maximum six players to compete for medals in six events - Singles,
Doubles, Trios five-player Team, All Events and Masters match play. USBC will provide live streaming broadcasts from the event. 
Carolyn Lagrange (l.), Montreal, Quebec and Kerrie Ryan-Ciach (r.), Mississauga, Ontario will lead Canada at the Pan American Women's Championships. The championships will be held from September 25 - October 1 at Strike Zone Bowling Center located at Sunset Station Hotel and Casino in Henderson, Nevada near Las Vegas. 14 countries in North, Central and South America are expected to participate.
Kelly Kulick (pictured) of Union, N.J., recently enjoyed one of the most successful seasons in bowling history, and now she's hoping to continue that momentum at the 2010 Pan American Bowling Confederation Women's Championships in suburban Las Vegas. The experienced right-hander and her Team USA teammates will test their skills against representatives from 13 other countries across the American Zone beginning Sunday, Sept. 26th. 
The United States will present a star-studded lineup when it hosts the 2010 Pan American Bowling Confederation Women's Championships this fall in suburban Las Vegas. The event is scheduled to take place Sept. 26-Oct. 1 at Sunset Station Hotel and Casino's Strike Zone Bowling Center in Henderson, Nev. The 2010 PABCON Women's Championships is expected to feature
approximately 100 competitors from nearly 20 countries competing for
medals in six events - five-player team, trios, doubles, singles,
all-events and Masters match play. 
Twenty-two countries got together for the Pan American Bowling Confederation' Men's and Women's Championships held on the island of enchantment, Puerto Rico.
It was a star studded event at Carolina Lanes in San Juan but there was trouble, trouble, trouble in the air.
Breakdowns, scheduling issues, misunderstandings, lack of preparation, lack of breakfast, lack of transportation, lack of scores, lack of common sense.
These are familiar things in this part of the world but on this event they were so prevalent that it tampered with the shine and luster of the tournament. 
Chris Barnes and Kim Terrell-Kearney capped off a successful week by Team USA by winning gold medals in Masters match play Saturday night at the 2009 PABCON Championships. In the title matches, Barnes defeated Ernesto Franco of Mexico, 2-1, while Terrell-Kearney swept Canada's Robin Orlikowski, 2-0,. Daniel Falconi of Mexico, Frankie Colon of Puerto Rico, Clara Juliana Guerrero of Colombia and Karen Marcano of Venezuela all shared bronze medals as they lost in the semifinals.
The 2009 Pan American Bowling Confederation Championships concludes on Saturday. The Championships features both men and women this year for the first time since 2005. Competition ends on Saturday evening with at Carolina Bowling Center in San Juan with the men's and women's Masters. The United States Bowling Congress is providing live streaming of the events throughout the week.
Entering the final round trailing by more than 180 pins to Mexico, Team USA (pictured) stormed back in dramatic fashion to win the men's team event at the 2009 PABCON Championships. The United States finished with 6697 and easily pulled away from Mexico in the final three games while also breaking the event record of 6464 set by Team USA in 2007. The Mexicans finished nearly 300 pins behind with 6411. Venezuela took the bronze with 6210.
The Team USA women (pictured) put on a dominate performance Friday night as they rolled to a record-setting team victory at the 2009 PABCON Championships. Lynda Barnes Diandra Asbaty Kim Terrell-Kearney,
Shannon Pluhowsky, Shannon O'Keefe and Carolyn
Dorin-Ballard totaled 6494 for six games at Carolina Bowling Center, easily breaking the previous record of 6357 set by Team USA in 2008. Colombia took the silver medal with 6146, while the Dominican Republic earned bronze with 5969.
Team USA's men and women swept the gold medals in trios Thursday at the 2009 Pan American Bowling Confederation Championships. Shannon O'Keefe, Lynda Barnes and Shannon Pluhowsky (l-r) earned the American women their first gold medal of the championships by finishing with a six-game total of 3980. For the men, Bill O'Neill, Tommy Jones and Chris Barnes, (l-r) earned the gold with 3915.
Zussie Machon (l.) and Sofia Granda (r.) from Guatemala earned the gold medal in women's Doubles at the 2009 PABCON Championships. The duo averaged 218.42 on the last of three squads Wednesday at Carolina Bowling Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico to win the title with 2621 pinfall total. Mexico's rising stars Daniela Alvarado and Sandra Gongora totaled 2457 to take silver, while Dominican Republic's Paula Vilas and Aumi Guerra earned bronze with 2440.
Team USA's Tommy Jones and Chris Barnes (l-r) smashed the doubles record en route to win the second gold medal for the United States at the 2009 Pan American Bowling Confederation Championships.
Barnes and Jones combined to shoot 2788, an average of 232.33 over six games. to win the Doubles title at Carolina Bowling Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Their teammates, David Haynes and Bill O'Neill, earned the silver medal with 2583. Puerto Rico's Frankie Colon and Luis Rodriguez took the bronze with 2569. 
Venezuela's Karen Marcano (l.) started the women's Singles competition at the 2009 Pan American Bowling Confederation Championships with a 278 game en route to win gold medal with 1364 six-game total Tuesday at Carolina Bowling Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Team USA's Diandra Asbaty (r.) had to settle for the silver medal with 1355. Panama's Tilcia Lancini emerged as the surprise bronze medalist with 1323. 
Competing as a Team USA member for the first time, Bill O'Neill
(pictured) put on a record-breaking performance in winning the Singles gold medal
Tuesday at the 2009 Pan American Bowling Confederation Championships.
O'Neill totaled 1475 for six games, an average of nearly 246, to win
the opening event at Carolina Bowling Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Mexico's Jorge Rosado finished with 1422 to take the silver medal and David Haynes, United States, got bronze with 138. 