Top four teams will advance to the 2010 USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships
After finishing their regular season last weekend, the WSU Shockers quickly found out that they will be traveling to Peoria, Ill. to compete in the Peoria Sectional, March 13-14. Both the men and women (pictured) will be competing in the same sectional which features 17 teams in the men's division and 18 in the women's. The top four teams from each will advance to the USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships at the El Paso Convention and Performing Arts Center in El Paso, Texas on April 14-17.
National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev., United States (Feb. 20 - July 5, 2010)
Barry Zimmerman of Grand Forks, N.D., has been on the verge of perfection at the USBC Open Championships before, and when he got a second chance to add his name to the record books, he took full advantage and rolled the first 300 game of the 2010 event. The 49-year-old right-hander started singles with 12 consecutive strikes and added games of 230 and 236 for a 766 series at the National Bowling Stadium on Monday night, which also moved him into the top spot in Regular Singles. Larry Thompson Jr. of Spring, Texas previously held the lead with 742.
Republished courtesy of The California Bowling News
Ashley N. Dunn, Palmdale, CA, is no stranger to having success on the lanes at an early age. She has been racking up accomplishments well ahead of her age group since she began bowling at 8 years old. Ashley has now turned 13, but was determined to accomplish as much as possible while she was still 12. On February 8th and 9th Ashley rolled two games of 11 in a row, a 748 and 760 series, a 290 and 298
game, which helped her to a book average of 201 and a league average in session of 205. Not
bad for a 12 year old girl!
National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev., United States (Feb. 20 - July 5, 2010)
Matt Smith (l.) of Altoona, Iowa, has performed consistently during his USBC Open Championships career, and he excelled again in 2010, taking the lead in Regular Doubles and Regular All-Events at the National Bowling Stadium on Sunday. The 34-year-old right-hander started his 2010 tournament campaign slowly with a 609 series in team, but averaged 244 during doubles and singles on the way to a 2,073 all-events total. Smith partnered with Jason Hale (r.) of Des Moines, Iowa, for a 1,411 doubles total.
National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev., United States (Feb. 20 - July 5, 2010)
For Troy Schaefer (right) of Neenah, Wis., communication, pride, trust and mental toughness are the keys to success at the United States Bowling Congress Open Championships and great lessons for the fifth-grade students he teaches. The 37-year-old right-hander teamed up with Richard Voakes Jr. (left) of Oshkosh, Wis., to take the Regular Doubles lead with a 1,326 total Saturday, and the pair helped Super Bowl-Appleton of Kaukauna, Wis., into the top spot in Team All-Events with 9,165.
National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev., United States (Feb. 20 - July 5, 2010)
Six years ago, Joseph Crocco Jr. and Mike Vasey of Racine, Wis., took home the Regular Doubles title at the USBC Open Championships, and now they hope to share that winning feeling with their teammates. The pair helped Central Saw and Mower into the Regular Team lead with a 3,081 effort at the National Bowling Stadium on Thursday and into the top spot in Team All-Events with a 9,017 total Friday.
The International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame (IBMHF) hosted the fourth Annual Dallas/Fort Worth & Beyond Marketplace at the International Bowling Campus (IBC) March 1, 2010. Over 400 professionals from all over North Texas attended the 2010 DFW Tourism Council event to learn first-hand all of the new, exciting things being offered this spring and summer in Dallas/Fort Worth area.
In preparation for upcoming postseason events, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) women's bowling team paid a visit to the International Training and Research Center this week. The Hawks, the No. 2 ranked NCAA team nationally, trained with ITRC and Team USA head coach Rod Ross and assistant head coach Kim Terrell-Kearney (pictured left) at the International Bowling Campus. The team did a combination of classroom work and on-the-lanes training.
After 15 days of online voting, six United States Bowling Congress league bowlers are closer to their chance of going on national television to compete against some of the top bowlers on the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour. Fans cast more than 140,000 votes to determine the six bowlers who advanced in the PBA Experience Showdown, a unique competition for USBC Sport Bowling members. The winner of the qualifier will square off against the five winners of the 2009-10 PBA Tour Versatility Swing.
The United States Bowling Congress has recently received several inquiries as to the overall financial status of the SMART scholarship funds. "We are issuing this statement to reassure all SMART providers and recipients that the funds are completely safe," USBC Executive Director Stu Upson (right) said.
Minnesota state and local association leader Harry Stewart, Texas proprietor Jamie Brooks and California local leader Tina Martin have been named winners of the 2010 United States Bowling Congress Recognition Awards. "The success of USBC depends on dedicated volunteers, engaged proprietors and innovators in the sport," USBC Executive Director Stu Upson (pictured right) said.
Larry Thompson Jr. (l.) of Spring, Texas, may be small in stature, but he had no trouble reaching the top of the leaderboard at the USBC Open Championships. The 5-foot-7-inch right-hander fired games of 215, 248 and 279 to move into the top spot in Regular Singles with a 742 series. Mark Wolford, West Liberty, Ohio, and Mitch Bakies, Reynoldsburg, Ohio (l-r), rolled into the Regular Doubles lead shooting 1,323.
The United States Bowling Congress has approved a new specification for bowling pin permit renewals. The change is designed to ensure that pins manufactured annually are comparable to the material of the originally approved pin. The new specification requirement will be enforced for the 2010-11 season and only affects manufacturers. "This specification will confirm that the materials within an approved pin do not change from year to year," USBC Vice President-National Governing Body Neil Stremmel said.
National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev., United States (Feb. 20 - July 5, 2010)
Bowlers from Wisconsin won three titles at last year's United States Bowling Congress Open Championships, and Butch Luther (r.) of Franksville, Wis., and Jim Larsen (l.) of Racine, Wis., did their best to continue the Badger State's dominance at the 2010 event. The two right-handers teamed up to shoot 1,294 and take the Regular Doubles lead at the National Bowling Stadium on Saturday. Luther, 65, and Larsen, 44, made their second consecutive appearance together on the tournament lanes.
Ryan Goettsch (l.) didn't let an injury slow him down as he moved into the lead in two events at the USBC Open Championships on Friday. The 25-year-old right-hander rolled games of 205, 241 and 172 to move into the top spot in Classified Singles with 618 and in Classified All-Events with 1,702. The Classified Doubles lead also changed hands Friday as Christine and Stephen Stewart combined to shoot 1,098.
Wichita State University Shocker Bowling has been consistently known as the best bowling program on the lanes but many may not know that Shocker Bowling is the best in the classroom as well. Since Academic All-American's began in 1990 the Shocker Bowling program has produced 85, which is more than any other program in the nation. An Academic All-American is a student-athlete that carries a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher. "Our program wants student-athletes that are wired to LEARN and WORK," said Shocker Head Coach Gordon Vadakin (pictured).
For the ninth time in his legendary career, United States Bowling Congress and Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer Norm Duke (pictured) of Clermont, Fla., has earned a place on the US Bowler All-America team. Duke won three titles on the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour in 2009 and was the leading vote-getter for the second consecutive year. Voters for the All-America teams used statistics from calendar year 2009 to make their decisions.
USBC Collegiate has determined sectional-qualifying assignments for the 2010 USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships. Now, the nation's top men's and women's collegiate bowling teams can begin charting their courses toward the 2010 national title. The four sectional qualifiers will be held March 13-14 at AMF Parkway Lanes in Allentown, Pa.; Holiday Bowl-Brainerd in Chattanooga, Tenn.; Landmark Lanes in Peoria, Ill.; and the South Point Hotel and Casino Bowling Center in Las Vegas.
National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev., United States (Feb. 20 - July 5, 2010)
Larry Pratt, Raymore, Mo., hasn't been to the USBC Open Championships in more than 20 years, but it definitely didn't show when he made his return to the lanes this week. The 45-year-old left-hander and fellow southpaw Greg Benefield (l.r), Lee's Summit, Mo., moved into the Regular Doubles lead with a 1,255 total. Julie Wahman (r.), Dexter, Iowa, took the lead in Classified Singles.
The University of Central Florida women and Webber International men claimed titles Sunday at the 41st Backhaul Direct Hoosier Classic. The UCF women successfully defended the title they won last year at the event, defeating Webber's women's team 3-1 in the best-of-five championship match at Western Bowl. On the men's side, Webber dominated match play, sweeping through the
quarterfinals, semifinals and championship match with 3-0 victories in
each round. The Warriors dominated Robert Morris-Illinois in the title
match.
After finishing their regular season last weekend, the WSU Shockers quickly found out that they will be traveling to Peoria, Ill. to compete in the Peoria Sectional, March 13-14. Both the men and women (pictured) will be competing in the same sectional which features 17 teams in the men's division and 18 in the women's. The top four teams from each will advance to the USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships at the El Paso Convention and Performing Arts Center in El Paso, Texas on April 14-17.
Barry Zimmerman of Grand Forks, N.D., has been on the verge of perfection at the USBC Open Championships before, and when he got a second chance to add his name to the record books, he took full advantage and rolled the first 300 game of the 2010 event. The 49-year-old right-hander started singles with 12 consecutive strikes and added games of 230 and 236 for a 766 series at the National Bowling Stadium on Monday night, which also moved him into the top spot in Regular Singles. Larry Thompson Jr. of Spring, Texas previously held the lead with 742.
Ashley N. Dunn, Palmdale, CA, is no stranger to having success on the lanes at an early age. She has been racking up accomplishments well ahead of her age group since she began bowling at 8 years old. Ashley has now turned 13, but was determined to accomplish as much as possible while she was still 12. On February 8th and 9th Ashley rolled two games of 11 in a row, a 748 and 760 series, a 290 and 298
game, which helped her to a book average of 201 and a league average in session of 205. Not
bad for a 12 year old girl!
Matt Smith (l.) of Altoona, Iowa, has performed consistently during his USBC Open Championships career, and he excelled again in 2010, taking the lead in Regular Doubles and Regular All-Events at the National Bowling Stadium on Sunday. The 34-year-old right-hander started his 2010 tournament campaign slowly with a 609 series in team, but averaged 244 during doubles and singles on the way to a 2,073 all-events total. Smith partnered with Jason Hale (r.) of Des Moines, Iowa, for a 1,411 doubles total.
For Troy Schaefer (right) of Neenah, Wis., communication, pride, trust and mental toughness are the keys to success at the United States Bowling Congress Open Championships and great lessons for the fifth-grade students he teaches. The 37-year-old right-hander teamed up with Richard Voakes Jr. (left) of Oshkosh, Wis., to take the Regular Doubles lead with a 1,326 total Saturday, and the pair helped Super Bowl-Appleton of Kaukauna, Wis., into the top spot in Team All-Events with 9,165.
The International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame (IBMHF) hosted the fourth Annual Dallas/Fort Worth & Beyond Marketplace at the International Bowling Campus (IBC) March 1, 2010. Over 400 professionals from all over North Texas attended the 2010 DFW Tourism Council event to learn first-hand all of the new, exciting things being offered this spring and summer in Dallas/Fort Worth area.
In preparation for upcoming postseason events, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) women's bowling team paid a visit to the International Training and Research Center this week. The Hawks, the No. 2 ranked NCAA team nationally, trained with ITRC and Team USA head coach Rod Ross and assistant head coach Kim Terrell-Kearney (pictured left) at the International Bowling Campus. The team did a combination of classroom work and on-the-lanes training.
After 15 days of online voting, six United States Bowling Congress league bowlers are closer to their chance of going on national television to compete against some of the top bowlers on the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour. Fans cast more than 140,000 votes to determine the six bowlers who advanced in the PBA Experience Showdown, a unique competition for USBC Sport Bowling members. The winner of the qualifier will square off against the five winners of the 2009-10 PBA Tour Versatility Swing. 
The United States Bowling Congress has recently received several inquiries as to the overall financial status of the SMART scholarship funds. "We are issuing this statement to reassure all SMART providers and recipients that the funds are completely safe," USBC Executive Director Stu Upson (right) said.
Larry Thompson Jr. (l.) of Spring, Texas, may be small in stature, but he had no trouble reaching the top of the leaderboard at the USBC Open Championships. The 5-foot-7-inch right-hander fired games of 215, 248 and 279 to move into the top spot in Regular Singles with a 742 series. Mark Wolford, West Liberty, Ohio, and Mitch Bakies, Reynoldsburg, Ohio (l-r), rolled into the Regular Doubles lead shooting 1,323. 
Bowlers from Wisconsin won three titles at last year's United States Bowling Congress Open Championships, and Butch Luther (r.) of Franksville, Wis., and Jim Larsen (l.) of Racine, Wis., did their best to continue the Badger State's dominance at the 2010 event. The two right-handers teamed up to shoot 1,294 and take the Regular Doubles lead at the National Bowling Stadium on Saturday. Luther, 65, and Larsen, 44, made their second consecutive appearance together on the tournament lanes. 
Ryan Goettsch (l.) didn't let an injury slow him down as he moved into the lead in two events at the USBC Open Championships on Friday. The 25-year-old right-hander rolled games of 205, 241 and 172 to move into the top spot in Classified Singles with 618 and in Classified All-Events with 1,702. The Classified Doubles lead also changed hands Friday as Christine and Stephen Stewart combined to shoot 1,098.
Wichita State University Shocker Bowling has been consistently known as the best bowling program on the lanes but many may not know that Shocker Bowling is the best in the classroom as well. Since Academic All-American's began in 1990 the Shocker Bowling program has produced 85, which is more than any other program in the nation. An Academic All-American is a student-athlete that carries a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher. "Our program wants student-athletes that are wired to LEARN and WORK," said Shocker Head Coach Gordon Vadakin (pictured).
For the ninth time in his legendary career, United States Bowling Congress and Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer Norm Duke (pictured) of Clermont, Fla., has earned a place on the US Bowler All-America team. Duke won three titles on the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour in 2009 and was the leading vote-getter for the second consecutive year. Voters for the All-America teams used statistics from calendar year 2009 to make their decisions.
USBC Collegiate has determined sectional-qualifying assignments for the 2010 USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships. Now, the nation's top men's and women's collegiate bowling teams can begin charting their courses toward the 2010 national title. The four sectional qualifiers will be held March 13-14 at AMF Parkway Lanes in Allentown, Pa.; Holiday Bowl-Brainerd in Chattanooga, Tenn.; Landmark Lanes in Peoria, Ill.; and the South Point Hotel and Casino Bowling Center in Las Vegas.
Larry Pratt, Raymore, Mo., hasn't been to the USBC Open Championships in more than 20 years, but it definitely didn't show when he made his return to the lanes this week. The 45-year-old left-hander and fellow southpaw Greg Benefield (l.r), Lee's Summit, Mo., moved into the Regular Doubles lead with a 1,255 total. Julie Wahman (r.), Dexter, Iowa, took the lead in Classified Singles. 
The University of Central Florida women and Webber International men claimed titles Sunday at the 41st Backhaul Direct Hoosier Classic. The UCF women successfully defended the title they won last year at the event, defeating Webber's women's team 3-1 in the best-of-five championship match at Western Bowl. On the men's side, Webber dominated match play, sweeping through the
quarterfinals, semifinals and championship match with 3-0 victories in
each round. The Warriors dominated Robert Morris-Illinois in the title
match.