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sen Classic with just four squads to go, the Petersen reported in this Facebook post. Brinkman rolled games of 190, 221, 181, 244, 196, 238, 210 and 201 to move past the 1,670 of prior leader Jonathan Schalow. Here is video of Brinkman’s first strike of the 10th frame of his eighth game and here is video of Brinkman’s second strike. Brinkman led Jerry Marrs squad into the squad lead... subscribe to read more.

a year ago, despite an increase in revenue. Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE:LUCK) reported a net loss of $74.71 million for its fourth quarter, worse than its $62.18 million loss in the same quarter a year ago, as it recorded an income tax expense of $54.40 million compared with a benefit of $30.04 million a year ago, Nasdaq.com reported in this story. Revenue for the quarter ended June 29... subscribe to read more.

scheduled features 16 events across the country beginning Oct. 19 in Columbus, Ohio, and concluding May 3 in Eagan, Minnesota. For the third consecutive year, the USA Bowling Regional Tournament Series will award a total prize fund of more than $120,000 in scholarships to youth athletes. Here is the 2025-26 schedule: ·         Oct. 19, 2025 –... subscribe to read more.

or Sept. 12-14 at Maple Lanes in Waterloo, Iowa, GIBA Administrator Joe Engelkes announced. Maple, 2608 University Ave., was torched by burglars in February 2020 and had to be rebuilt almost from the ground up, re-opening in magnificent form only a few weeks before the 2021 Ebonite Fall Classic, as I detailed in this story. Engelkes said the tournament will have at least $6,000 in... subscribe to read more.

place among the 48 advancers in the 156-player field at 1,386 for six games, 98 pins behind leader Josh Kennedy. Then Cole came out of the gate 297, 280 and 279 for 856 his first three games of Sunday’s 12 games of Flanagan format semifinals to jump into the lead. The Flanagan format awards bonus pins each game based on score from highest to lowest. For example, with 48... subscribe to read more.

season of the ultimate school of hard knocks in bowling: the PBA Tour. I went through it in 1987-88 before my wrist drove me from the Tour. Surgical repair didn’t make me quite able to return to the grind of the Tour, but what I learned in those two years was a giant factor in my crafting a career that landed me in the USBC Hall of Fame. And the gulf between the Tour and the rest of bowling... subscribe to read more.

at the 2025 PANAM Bowling Youth Championship at Metrobowl Zone 15 in Guatemala City, Guatemala, according to results posted here. Bohn, who won Monday’s singles and then Tuesday’s doubles with Josh Hammons, kept up his stellar bowling by firing games of 234, 278, 247, 208, 244 and 300 for 1,511, Hammons added 1,411 (235-257-246-242-227-204), and Reynoso 1,159... subscribe to read more.

wling Youth Championship at Metrobowl Zone 15 in Guatemala City, Guatemala, according to results posted here. The women bowled first and Jillian Martin fired games of 205, 203, 267, 214, 191 and 184 for 1,264 and Gianna Brandolino added 171, 228, 210, 212, 199 and 188 for 1,208 for a 2,472 total to top the 17 women’s duos. Annalise OBryant rolled games of 210, 202, 188, 168, 244 and 212 for... subscribe to read more.

26 season, the association announced in this Facebook post on Monday. Dennis is returning with the resignation of Janice Ryan, a Madison Area USBC Hall of Famer who replaced Dennis to start the 2022-23 season but is stepping down for health reasons. But Dennis only will be in a part-time background role as the Madison Area USBC continues to transition to being run by the Board of Directors.... subscribe to read more.

turday night carried special significance in more ways than one. This PWBA news release noted that Pluhowsky winning her fifth PWBA Tour title made her eligible for the PWBA Hall of Fame, and she should be a slam dunk selection considering that she certainly would have won many more titles if the bulk of her prime years weren’t when the Tour was dark between 2003 and 2015. And it also made... subscribe to read more.

ry by winning the 2025 Johnny Petraglia BVL PBA50 Tournament of Champions presented by Pleasant Day Schools and earning his second straight PBA50 Player of the Year crown. Janawicz didn’t even join the PBA until he turned 50 and wasn’t planning on bowling full time on the PBA50 Tour until he found quick success and Kegel told him he could/should bowl full time and worked his schedule... subscribe to read more.

PBA50 Tournament of Champions presented by Pleasant Day Schools heading into the final round of match play on Saturday, according to results posted here. After 16 games of qualifying Wednesday and Thursday, the top 32 players in the 73-player field advanced to Friday’s 8-game advancers round. The top 16 then advanced to round-robin match play Friday night and Saturday, with the top five... subscribe to read more.

day night, trailing Hui Fen New and needing a strike on a lane in the ninth frame that she had left the 3-6-10 twice and the 1-2-4-8 on in her last three shots on it. The 4-time PWBA Tour champion also had missed the 3-6-10 both times, once to the inside and once to the outside, which wouldn’t help anyone’s confidence. Johnson, though, found the strength to roll a great shot that dug... subscribe to read more.

2027 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, as I detailed in this story in June. In the wake of that news, PBA Tour champion and International Bowling Federation Athlete Delegate Francois Lavoie made a post on his Facebook athlete page expressing some hope that the decision might not be final. Lavoie told 11thFrame.com at the time that he had talked with someone with knowledge of the... subscribe to read more.

qualifying at the 2025 PWBA Rochester Open at Yorktown Lanes in Parma Heights, Ohio, according to results posted here. Bond fired games of 191, 276, 239, 289, 193 and 254 for 1,442 in the first round and 255, 257, 208, 223, 210 and 268 for 1,421 in the second round and a 12-game total of 2,863, 64 pins ahead of the 2,799 of Singapore’s Hui Fen New. Stefanie Johnson is third with 2,787,... subscribe to read more.

o be at. In fact, it would be great if that event could be a template for an annual PWBA tournament with Junior Gold, perhaps even adding in the PBA, as I wrote in this story. But it’s also true, as I noted in that story, that the costs of arena finals make having them on a regular basis not feasible without the kind of sponsorship pro bowling can’t seem to find, though after the... subscribe to read more.

urnament during the regular seasons, and a new format for the Year End Championship, MAST announced in this post. The schedule, which is attached to this story as a PDF, includes details that are available — lane patterns that aren’t determined yet will be announced in advance of the tournaments. MAST said the reduction in doubles tournament was based on bowler feedback. A new format... subscribe to read more.

onal money going to the prize list. The entry fee goes from $68 to $80, and the high game pot entry goes from $6 to $10, which will eliminate $1 bills from the check-in process, hopefully speeding it up, SSBA administrator Gary Brinker said in his email announcing the 2025-26 schedule, which is attached to this story as a PDF. The organization runs tournaments every month or so during the bowling... subscribe to read more.

ing non-bowling properties to diversify its business. On Thursday, Lucky Strike Entertainment in this news release announced the acquisition of two waterparks and three entertainment centers in California. Terms of the deals were not disclosed. They are Raging Waters Los Angeles in San Dimas, California; Wet ‘n Wild Emerald Pointe in Greensboro, North Carolina; and Castle Park in Riverside,... subscribe to read more.

ednesday afternoon said it is not considering a total ban of urethane balls. Here is what the key segment of the statement said:“A complete ban on urethane would be a complicated transition for consumers and ball manufacturers. USBC is mindful of the impact such major governance changes would have on membership and the industry.With more than 57% of respondents answering that USBC should... subscribe to read more.

ecent message exchange. The USBC Hall of Famer, who lives in southern California, did not bowl the 2025 Open Championships in Baton Rouge. “He decided not to bowl this year as it was too far to travel at 95 years old,” his daughter Suzanne Allison said in a message exchange. “But he is planning on Reno.” USBC in its May 20 Weekly Glance at the Open Championships reported... subscribe to read more.

s, they were just part of a round-up story I did that week on new leaders at the Open Championships.   It was impossible at that time to confidently predict the chances that any of the leaders would win Eagles, but the two that I thought had little chance were Cassidy Schaub’s 2,158 in all-events and Phat Kidz Crew’s 3,300 in team. After all, 2,158 would have won just twice since... subscribe to read more.

Jackson, Michigan earlier this month, Brad Angelo had a first, a second and a fourth. But he failed to make a stepladder finals in five tournaments at the World Series, just missing with closing finishes of sixth in the Petraglia Championship and seventh in the World Championship. In the ultimate rebound from that disappointment, Angelo on Thursday night defeated Troy Lint 237-216 to win the 2025... subscribe to read more.

y of competition Friday set the U12 stepladder finalists and cut the U15 and U18 divisions down to 12 boys and 12 girls each, USBC detailed in this news release. The end of the 16 games of qualifying on Thursday meant the first cuts were made in the competition that started Monday with 3,176 players: 1,341 U18 boys, 552 U18 girls, 645 U15 boys, 303 U15 girls, 228 U12 boys, and 107 U12 girls. In... subscribe to read more.

BA50 World Championship at 2025 PBA50 World Series of Bowling at JAX 60 in Jackson, Michigan. But Mark Clark went 5-1 in the first round of match play on Friday and edged past Barnes by 18 pins, according to results posted here. Barnes rebounded in the second round, going 4-2 for the second straight round, and regaining the lead, ending 55 pins ahead of John Janawicz and 95 over Clark. Barnes,... subscribe to read more.

on by Chris Barnes on July 17, 2025. It includes corrections and updates by bowling historian Eric Hartman, who also compiled non–member winners that are included in this list, making it the most comprehensive list in existence. If anyone sees anything missing or incorrect, please message me at help@11thframe.com and I will get it added or corrected. PBA50 TITLESName (Last tournament... subscribe to read more.

pionship qualifying round held Wednesday was the fourth and final qualifying round of the 2025 PBA50 World Championship at PBA50 World Series of Bowling III at JAX 60 in Jackson, Michigan. Barnes fired games of 298, 212, 222, 232, 233, 269, 258 and 231 for 1,955, a 244.37 average and a 91-pin lead over Bryan Goebel in the Holman Championship, according to results posted here. His 298 start... subscribe to read more.

aren’t the top seed enjoy. The cruelty is what the top seed experiences when they lose a title match — hence the saying that “You have to win the tournament twice.” A quality player who makes a lot of stepladder finals and doesn’t wind experiences cruelty (when top seed) and frustration (when they don’t take advantage of the opportunity of lower seeds). Such... subscribe to read more.

of the 2025 Junior Gold Championships  in Wisconsin. Jenness’ 300 propelled him to the lead in U18 boys with 1,054 (249-300-227-278) at Riviera Lanes in Green Bay. Here is USBC video of his final shot. Mayne’s 300 lifted him to the lead in U15 boys with 1,038 (244-237-300-257) at Weston Lanes in that Wausau suburb. Here is USBC video of his final shot. Mayne was a little... subscribe to read more.

an arena finals for professional bowling, especially women’s professional bowling. I had planned to be there in person, but a family visit was postponed from Fourth of July weekend to starting Sunday, and with the PBA50 World Series of Bowling and Junior Gold also going on, I couldn’t figure a way to go to Green Bay, see family and get all my writing done — even with a vacation... subscribe to read more.

nal Championships before the championship matches air on CBS Sports Network. The title matches were taped Sunday at the Resch Center in Green Bay for broadcast on CBS Sports Network: U12 will air the next two Tuesdays, with U12 first and U15 second, both at 6 p.m. Central time. BowlTV webcasted the qualifying and match play rounds leading up to the finals. For the second time,... subscribe to read more.

game for the title. It also carries a benefit that often means little to nothing, but sometimes can mean everything. In the 2025 PBA50 Monacelli Championship at JAX 60 in Jackson, Michigan on Sunday, that benefit — being able to choose starting and finishing lanes — turned out to be decisive as the left lane was nearly unplayable and the right lane was merely tough. Consider that in... subscribe to read more.

Couch. For the powerful left-hander, it’s been knee injuries and surgeries that have left him fighting pain … and this week uncertain if he’d be able to compete in the PBA50 World Series of Bowling at JAX 60 in Jackson, Michigan. PBA reported that he woke up Wednesday for practice uncertain if he’d be able to bowl. He bought a knee brace and wore it for the first time in... subscribe to read more.

an. After all, he’s already made JAX 60 in Jackson his home house of sorts, having won three PBA tournaments there. The Hall of Famer’s success at the David Small center continued with Thursday’s qualifying round for the 2025 PBA50 Ballard Championship at the 2025 PBA50 World Series of Bowling, as he fired games of 221, 187, 254, 264, 238, 266, 268 and 226 to lead the 110-player... subscribe to read more.