10/02/08
United States
Belmonte has sights set on more events in the United States
By Lucas Wiseman
For years,
Jason Belmonte struggled with the burden of being a world-class bowler based in the distant country of Australia. When he got on the plane to travel to the 2008 Columbia 300 Vienna Open on Thursday, it took him just an hour and a half. Belmonte is adjusting to some big changes in his life. He recently moved to Nice, France, with his new wife, Kimberly. The result is the ability to quickly and easily bowl more tournaments in Europe, and he will now be able to compete more in the United States. Belmonte is one of nearly 300 bowlers from 28 countries competing this week at the 2008 Columbia 300 Vienna Open.
09/30/08
United States
Desperately Seeking … Clara Guerrero
Some call the 25-year-old Colombian the "hottest woman in bowling."
In an item that appeared in Monday's new, revamped Chicago Tribune on page 3 of the front section author Rob Manker listed 5 hot topics from Sunday, as measured by Google Trends, which tracks fast-rising Internet search terms. Sandwiched between actress Heather Locklear, ESPN's Kenny Mayne, the National Football League and a Tom Hanks movie was … Colombian standout and 2005 World Ranking Masters champion
Clara Juliana Guerrero (left). It is more than unusual that a bowler makes it among the hottest topics on Google and it definitely makes the Colombian one of the "hottest woman in bowling".
09/27/08
El Salvador
Robles, Bowers capture U-20 Masters titles at PABCON Youth Championships
Alvarado, Leal win the titles in the Under-16 division
Brent Bowers, United States, and
Lilia Robles of Mexico won the gold medals in Under-20 boys and girls Masters on Friday to end the 2008 Pan American Bowling Confederation Youth Championships in El Salvador. Bowers defeated Michael Piccari of Venezuela, 2-0, in the best of three match to claim the title and complete a sweep of the boys gold medals. In the girls U-20 Masters, Robles came back from a 1-0 deficit to defeat Maria Jose Rodriguez of Colombia, 2-1.
Jose Andres Leal from Guatemala and Mexico's
Mariana Alvarado captured the gold medals in the Under-16 Masters.
09/26/08
El Salvador
Junior Team USA wins four more gold medals in El Salvador
Galaxy Bowling Center in San Salvador, El Salvador (Sep. 21-27, 2008)
The
Junior Team USA boys and girls continued their dominating performance at the 2008 Pan American Bowling Confederation Youth Championships on Thursday, sweeping the gold medals in Under-20 Team and All Events. Both teams won by triple-digit margins as the boys took home the gold with a six-game total of 5,305, good enough for a 167-pin victory, while the girls totaled 4,872, which won by 245 pins.
Geoffrey Young and
Josie Earnest, United States, won gold in U-20 All Events, while
Rodolfo Madriz, Costa Rica, and
Neishka Cardona, Puerto Rico, captured the titles in the U-16 division.
09/25/08
El Salvador
Junior Team USA sweeps trios at PABCON Youth
Galaxy Bowling Center in San Salvador, El Salvador (Sep. 21-27, 2008)
Trailing throughout the day in trios, the
Junior Team USA boys climbed into the top spot in the final game, claiming the gold medal and keeping their hopes alive for sweeping every event at the 2008 PABCON Youth Championships.
Colombia took silver with 3,879.
Puerto Rico earned bronze with 3,759. The
Junior Team USA girls took the lead from the start and cruised to the victory. The United States finished with 3,817 over six games, topping
Venezuela's 3,585 by 227 pins.
Colombia took the bronze with 3,558.
09/25/08
United States
Bowling museum receives major contribution
The International Bowling Museum unexpectedly received a significant five-figure contribution in September from the Helen E. Weston Trust. The Museum had no prior knowledge that it had been mentioned in Ms. Weston's will. "This is not the first surprise gift like this, but it is the largest," said Executive Director Gerald W. Baltz. "It is very gratifying to all of us at the Museum when an avid bowler recognizes our efforts to collect and preserve bowling's rich history and chooses to support those efforts as part of her legacy." Helen Weston was a high level bowler at both the national and international level at the peak of her bowling career in the 1960s.
09/24/08
El Salvador
United States and Mexico earn U-20 Doubles gold at PABCON Youth
Colombia and Guatemala capture the titles in the U-16 division
Junior Team USA's
John Szczerbinski and
Brent Bowers (l.) and Mexico's
Aseret Zetter and
Patricia Contreras (r.) teamed up to earn the gold medal in the Under-20 boys and girls Doubles Tuesday afternoon at the 2008 PABCON Youth Championships. Fueled by Szczerbinski's 299 in the fourth game, the Americans totaled 2,740 and won the boys title by 76 pins. In girls doubles, Mexico's
Aseret Zetter and
Patricia Contreras (r-l) won the gold as the pair combined for 2,639. The gold medals in the Under-16 division went to
Colombia and
Guatemala.
09/24/08
El Salvador
Earnest, Young start PABCON Youth Championships with gold in U-20 Singles
Castillo, Cardona claim Singles titles in under-16 division
Josie Earnest and
Geoffrey Young, United States, won gold medals in U-20 Singles Monday at the 2008 Pan American Bowling Confederation Youth Championships at Galaxy Bowling Center in San Salvador, El Salvador. In the opening event of the championships, Young averaged 248 over six games, totaling 1,488 to win the boys title. Earnest overcame a slow start to win the girls title with 1,263, an average of 210.5.
Juan Pablo Castillo, Guatemala, and
Neishka Cardona, Puerto Rico, won the titles in the U-16 division.
09/22/08
El Salvador
PABCON Youth Championships officially underway in San Salvador
Galaxy Bowling Center in San Salvador, El Salvador (Sep. 21-27, 2008)
The
2008 Pan American Bowling Confederation Youth Championships got underway Sunday with the traditional march out of the teams at Galaxy Bowling Center. More than 100 bowlers from 14 countries will compete in the PABCON Youth Championships, which features two divisions, one for bowlers 20 and younger and the other for bowlers 16 and younger.
Hector Armando Alvarado, a representative of El Salvador's National Institute of Sports, threw out the ceremonial first ball (pictured), knocking down seven pins to officially kick off the tournament.
09/21/08
El Salvador
KEGEL offers free seminar to PABCON Youth bowlers
Forty-five players, coaches and supporters attended the "
Walk This Way" seminar presented free of charge of Kegel on Saturday in advance of the
2008 Pan American Bowling Confederation Youth Championships in San Salvador, El Salvador.
Kegel's Del Warren spoke on several subjects, including how to read the lanes, the characteristics of lanes, ball dynamics, the physical game, breakpoint angles and a session on the lanes. The Championships get underway Sunday with the official practice, opening ceremonies and a welcome reception.
09/19/08
BPAA News
New bowling world record: More than half a million games played in a single day
548,721 games played across 808 centers as part of National Bowling Day Challenge
Strike Ten Entertainment, the marketing arm of the Bowling Proprietors' Association of America (BPAA), has announced a new bowling world record of the most games played in a single day. For the first time ever, more than 800 bowling centers joined forces in a nationwide challenge to record the largest number of games bowled during a 24 hour period. On National Bowling Day (August 30, 2008),
808 centers participated in the challenge, recording
548,721 games played.
09/19/08
BWAA News
Terrell named BWAA Kegel Bowler of Month for August
Kim Terrell, Dover, Del., topped the 186-player field to win the 2008 U.S. Women's Open at Brunswick Zone XL in Romeoville, Ill. It was her second U.S. Open title and third career major championship. Terrell's 216-189 title-match victory over Ohioan Trisha Reid earned her $25,000. August's other nominees included D
el Ballard Jr.,
Brian Brazeau,
Trisha Reid,
Lucy Sandelin,
Mark Williams, and
Walter Ray Williams Jr., who collected three gold medals and one bronze at the FIQ Men's World Championships in Thailand.
09/18/08
Canada
Canada will be one of an expected 20 countries represented at PABCON Youth Championships
Galaxy Bowling Center in San Salvador, El Salvador (Sep. 21-27, 2008)
Canada will be one of 20 countries represented at the
Pan American Confederation Youth Championships which will be held in San Salvador, El Salvador from September 21 through 26th. Canada, México, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Bahamas, Aruba, Peru, Uruguay, Brazil, the United States of America and El Salvador are expected to attend.
09/16/08
El Salvador
Earnest ready to lead Junior Team USA in El Salvador
Galaxy Bowling Center in San Salvador, El Salvador (Sep. 21-27, 2008)
With a relatively inexperienced crop of Junior Team USA bowlers representing the United States at the
2008 Pan American Bowling Confederation Youth Championships, Josie Earnest of Vandalia, Ill., is convinced communication will determine the team's fate. Earnest (right) leads a group of four girls who will be joined by four boys as Junior Team USA will take on other youth bowlers from across the American Zone in San Salvador, El Salvador, from Sept. 21-26.
09/16/08
United States
Milwaukee bowling alley, the oldest in the nation, celebrates 100th anniversary with reunion By Dinesh Ramde
Republished courtesy of Chicago Tribune, United States (Sep 14, 2008)
The walls that line the pair of lanes in this tiny bowling alley seem close enough to make a bowler feel claustrophobic. But at a 100th anniversary party Saturday, the walls of
Holler House felt like the wide-open arms of family. The wood in the lanes is original, and the narrow quarters cause thunderous echoes as bowling balls rumble down the lanes. Pin boys reload the manual pin mechanism by hand, and numerous photos and momentos on the walls document the history and good times at the nation's oldest bowling alley. In a city that became synonymous with beer and bowling, Holler House tavern and bowling alley has been an enduring landmark.
