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the 2025 Wisconsin State USBC Senior Championships — aka the Senior State Tournament — at Ledgeview Lanes in Fond du Lac, according to unofficial final results posted here. The Sheboygan Old Balls fired games of 909, 925 and 1,003 for 2,837 to pass the 2,796 of prior leader Whitehouse Grading, as I detailed in this story. Wes Schmitz led the Sheboygan Old Balls with 726... subscribe to read more.

n Wednesday. Leikness competed in the Dream Lanes OM Cubed League and Pollentier in the Dream Lanes Major League. Dan Swenson was next for the men with 768, also in the Dream Major. No other women’s series of 600 or higher were reported. Other men’s series of 750 or higher were 766 by Chris Gibbons, 762 by Scott Erickson, and 753 by Rick Erce. The Wisconsin State Journal is back to... subscribe to read more.

te Singles Championships at South Point Bowling Plaza in Las Vegas, USBC reported in this news release. The format features the 24-player field bowling a 6-game qualifying round on Tuesday, with seeds 1-8 earning a first-round bye and seeds 9-24 bowling the first round. The eight men and eight women survivors of Tuesday’s matches advanced to Wednesday’s quarterfinals, with the... subscribe to read more.

ding the 2025 PBA Tournament of Champions after Tuesday’s first two round of qualifying at historic AMF Riviera Lanes in Fairlawn, Ohio. The powerful right-hander fired games of 201, 202, 268, 300, 180 and 268 for 1,419 to be sixth after the first round, then added 248, 241, 270, 247, 259 and 256 for 1,521 in the second round to take the lead at 2,940 for 12 games, a 245 average and a... subscribe to read more.

high that it was hard to see anyone but Matt McNiel getting elected in the near future. The new requirements included four Eagles at the USBC Open Championships, something 12 of the 23 people elected in the Outstanding USBC Performance category since it was created in 2011 did not achieve. If my math is correct, only 46 players have won four or more Eagles and only six have not been inducted,... subscribe to read more.

Monday’s PTQ as nine players advanced to complete the field for the 2025 PBA Tournament of Champions, according to results posted here. The PTQ for the Tournament of Champions is like no other PTQ on the PBA Tour because every competitor has won a PBA tournament (PBA Regional or PBA50). While PBA Tour champions who are PBA members can directly enter the main field, PBA Regional and PBA50... subscribe to read more.

ing in PBA Regionals. His talent was unmistakable and I marked him as a player to watch. Anyone who didn’t know of Fiore got their introduction when he battled World No. 1 E.J. Tackett in their record-setting 7-shot roll-off in the 2025 PBA Mike Aulby Nevada Classic last month. Fiore lost that roll-off, but it marked him as a future star. On Sunday, the star was born as top seed... subscribe to read more.

stepladder finals of the 2025 USBC Senior Queens at Sam’s Town Bowling Center in Las Vegas. Jody Scheerer, Rina Sabo, Canada’s Jill Friis, and defending champion Kathy Ledford also made the stepladder, which will air live at noon Central time live on BowlTV. Johnson, who turned 50 last year and is making her Senior Queens debut, led qualifying and went 2-0 on Friday, before beating... subscribe to read more.

men’s Bowling Championship at Suncoast Bowling Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Youngstown State senior and tournament MVP Jade Cote rolled a strike in the 10th frame of Game 7 to clinch the final game of the best-of-7-games Baker format match and give the Penguins the school’s first national title in a women’s sport. Here is video of Game 7. Youngstown State won 204-199, 248-210,... subscribe to read more.

game came in a 661 series in the Dream Lanes Moonlight League. The high series were Rick Erce’s 769 in the Dream Moonlight and Cher Breunig’s 614 in the Prairie Lanes Frontier Couples League. Brian Hoffman was next with 750 in the Oregon Bowl 3-Man League. No other women’s series of 600 or higher were reported. Danny Verdecchia rolled a 759 on the PBA Bat 37 lane pattern to lead... subscribe to read more.

he weekend at the 2025 Wisconsin State USBC Open Championships — aka the State Tournament — at Dale’s Weston Lanes in Weston, according to results posted here (not yet updated). Ryan Kohlmeyer led the team with 2,248 on 709 in team, 756 in doubles and 783 in singles. Glen Deutschendorf added 2,222 (749-733-740), Paul Callies 2,211 (737-729-745), Chris Hill 2,162 (683-802-722),... subscribe to read more.

the 2025 USBC Open Championships is looking a lot like 2024: very tough in team and softer in minors from outside. A little over five weeks into the tournament, the leaders are Strike it Rich Pro Shop with 3,270 in team and 9,817 in team all-events, Steve Wright and Paul McCordic 1,413 in doubles, Isaac Goodman 777 in singles, and Cassidy Schaub 2,158 in all-events. With the strongest players and... subscribe to read more.

e 2025 PBA Players Championship at JAX 60 in Jackson, Michigan, according to results posted here. The 172-player field is split into two squads for 8-game qualifying rounds Tuesday and Wednesday, before the field is cut to the top half for an 8-game advancers round on Thursday morning. Those 86 players are then cut in half, with the top 43 competing in an 8-game cashers round on Thursday evening.... subscribe to read more.

announced Monday in this news release. The new divisions will be U12, U14, U16 and U18, while the current divisions are U12, U15 and 18. USBC said that “This change is designed to create better peer-to-peer competition, allowing athletes to compete within more balanced age groups.” USBC previously phased out the U20 division and created the U22 Masters and U22 Queens for 18-and-older... subscribe to read more.

sday and Friday. Competing in the Schwoegler’s Tiger Mixed League, Wells chained games of 259, 297 and 248 for his 804. Murphy’s 684 came in the Sport Bowl Lions League. Next for the men were Rick Thomas with 760 and Bob Richardson 750, both in the Sport Lions. Next for the women were Tara Glassmaker with 674 in the Spartan Bowl Waubesa Mixed League and Kayla Klink 673 in the... subscribe to read more.

and Thursday. Breunig’s seventh career 300 came with a Roto Grip RST HYPERDRIVE in a 705 series in the Prairie Lanes Coachz Classic League. Nordness’ 300 came in a 658 in the Prairie Groundball League. Nick Powers led men’s scoring with a 770 in the Prairie Coachz Classic. Joe Braatz was next with 748 in the Spartan Bowl Monona Businessmen’s League. No other women’s... subscribe to read more.

ate Tuesday and Wednesday. Competing in the Riviera Bowl Classic League, Holl sandwiched a perfect game with a pair of 279s for his 858. He left just a 2-pin in the third frame of the first games and a 9-pin in the third frame of the third game, rolling 23 strikes between them, Dennis Breunig reported. The series is the second-highest in the history of the center in Sauk City, behind only Curtis... subscribe to read more.

thrill of that accomplishment. When I mentioned to Asher that making Team USA might delay me getting my PBA card and going on the PBA Tour as I had planned, he said something I have never forgotten: “The PBA Tour will always be there Jeff. You don’t have to hurry.” There was no reason to doubt Asher then. But about 15 years later, the PBA was facing bankruptcy after the loss of... subscribe to read more.

ursday and over the weekend. Erickson’s 798 came in the Dream Lanes Golfers League. Nelson’s 727 came in the Viking Lanes Badger League. Next were Redi Goldberg with 762 in the Dream Industrial Nites League and Karla Meinholz with 609 in the Sport Bowl Odd Couples League. Tim Morris rolled a 758 in the Viking Badger. The Wisconsin State Journal is back to normal operations and running... subscribe to read more.

719 came in the Ten Pin Alley Friday Friends League and was her 25th series of 700 or higher this season, tops among Madison area women. Brian Brown led men’s scoring with a 730 in the Schwoegler’s Tiger Mixed League. Next were Jeremy Krueger with 729 and Kayla Klink 675, both in the Schwoegler’s Tiger. The Wisconsin State Journal is back to normal operations and running bowling... subscribe to read more.

squo;s 805 came in the Bowl-A-Vard Lanes Mixed Nuts League. Bill Henry was next with 760 in the Sport Bowl All-Stars League. No women’s series of 600 or higher were reported. Chris Gibbons rolled a 678 on the 2024 USBC Open Championships minors lane pattern to lead the Ten Pin Alley Bullseye Masters League, the Madison Area USBC’s only league that bowls on Sport patterns. Jay... subscribe to read more.