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d Tuesday. Competing in the Dream Lanes Senior Classic League, Hamilton started with his 11th career 300, then added games of 244 and 279 for the 823 that was his sixth career supernational. Here is the close of his 300. Sarah Maciejeski led women’s scoring with a 644 in the Dream Early Mixed League. Next were Chris Green at 750 and Mimi Murphy with 621, both in the Dream Senior Classic.... subscribe to read more.

son area bowling Monday. Competing in the Spartan Bowl MARBA in the Middle League, Edgren opened with a 192 game before rolling a pair of 299s, leaving a 7-pin on the final shot of both games. Edgren also recorded a 759 in the Ten Pin Alley Frank’s League. Werronen’s 690 came in the Spartan Major League. Megan Jirsa was next with 637, also in the Spartan Major. Tim Gille bowled a 753... subscribe to read more.

asters, the Badger Queens, and a new Youth Masters the weekend of Jan. 10–11 at Dale’s Weston Lanes in Weston. The Wisconsin Masters will be Saturday and the Badger Queens and Youth Masters Sunday. The winners of the Masters and Queens will earn paid entries into the USBC Masters and USBC Queens, in addition to the tournaments’ prize money. The Wisconsin Masters features a $100... subscribe to read more.

rformance) bowling balls for college sectionals, matching the new urethane rule for the Intercollegiate Championships that start this year. USBC has made no public announcement that I have seen, but 11thFrame.com was tipped to the change and confirmed it with collegiate sources, one who shared the message sent to “USBC Collegiate Stakeholders.” PDFs of the message are attached to this... subscribe to read more.

e Wednesday and Thursday. Thomas’ 21st career 300 game in a 782 series in the Dream Lanes Golfers League. Ring’s 300 came in a 730 series in the Sport Bowl All-Star League. Schulz’s third career 300 came in a 707 in the Dream Golfers. Two men fell a shot shy of perfection: Hunter Bindle with a 298 in a 758 in the Sport Bowl All-Star and Bobby Bisco with a 298 in a 744 in the... subscribe to read more.

hampionships at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, according to results posted at this page. John Janawicz earned gold and Chris Barnes silver for the men, and Jodi Woessner bronze for the women. The 24 from the 140 men and 108 women advance to Masters match play based on their combined totalso in singles, doubles and team qualifying. Seven of the eight American players advanced, with... subscribe to read more.

ate Monday and Tuesday. Bindl’s 300 came in a 758 series inn the Sport Bowl Merchants League. Murphy chained games of 242, 224 and 254 for her 720 in the Dream Lanes Early Mixed League. Heath Haug fell a pin shy of perfection with a 299 game in a 729 series in the Dream Senior Classic league. The second-highest series were Mark Allen’s 735 in the Dream Senior Classic and Kayla... subscribe to read more.

on what would be the seventh amendment to the June 13, 2012 deal between the RSCVA, the city of Reno, and USBC.  The deal, which also needs to be approved by the Reno City Council, would add the 2035 and 2038 USBC Open Championships and the 2036 USBC Women’s Championships so the future tournaments scheduled would be: USBC OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS FUTURE SITES2026 - Reno2027 - Las... subscribe to read more.

ualifying at the 2025 IBF World Seniors Championships at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, according to results posted at this page. The 140 men (70 teams) and 108 women (54 teams) from 37 countries bowled six games of qualifying on Saturday, with the top four duos advancing to the medal round, which will be a 4-team bracket. The losers of the semifinals each earn bronze medals, while the... subscribe to read more.

States Bowling Congress in this news release on Aug. 29 named eight Senior Team USA players for the 2025 IBF World Seniors Championships Oct. 14-23 at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno. The men are Chris Barnes, Parker Bohn III, Tom Hess, and John Janawicz, and the women are Dana Ausec, Lynda Barnes, Rina Sabo, and Jodi Woessner. The Barnes’, Bohn, Janawicz, and Woessner are USBC Hall... subscribe to read more.

Thomas competed in the Sport Bowl Merchants League and Zimmer in the Dream Lanes Early Mixed League. Next were Mark Allen with 729 in the Dream Senior Classic League and Cher Breunig at 670 in the Prairie Lanes Big 10 League. Note that with the State Journal now having early deadlines at night, more scores from one day will appear two or more days later. Any Madison Area USBC center that has... subscribe to read more.

he Ten Pin Alley 2-Person Scratch League. Cassie Sedgwick led women’s scoring with 643 in the Ten Pin Alley Frenzy League. Two players fell a shot shy of perfection: Dan Ripp with a 299 in a 730 series in the Ten Pin 2-Person and Travis Dutcher with a 296 in a 729 in the Rude’s Lanes Suburban league. Next were Jordan Walsh with 744 in the Ten Pin 2-Person and Nicole Russell with 629... subscribe to read more.

late Thursday and Friday. Scharnke fired a 299 game in his 791 series in the Dream Lanes Moonlight League, while Pollentier competed in the Ten Pin Alley Friends League. Next were Tim Morris with 761 in the Viking Lanes Badger League and Lauren Sammel at 676 in the Dream Minor League. Other men’s series of 750 or higher were 756 each by Garret Beckett in the Dream Suburban Atlas League and... subscribe to read more.

sday and Thursday. Bailey and wells competed in the Dream Lanes Golfers League. Brodie Marks’ 730 and Lauren Sammel’s 612 were next, also in the Dream Golfers. Matt Krueger rolled a 657 on the 2025 PBA Scorpion 44 lane pattern to lead Thursday’s session of the Ten Pin Alley Bullseye Masters League, the Madison Area USBC’s only league that bowls on Sport patterns. Billy... subscribe to read more.

ment changes centers and formats for its 19th year on Sunday, Nov. 9. With Bowlero Wauwatosa closing its 24-lane side, reducing the historic center to 48 lanes, and dramatically hiking lineage fees, tournament founder and operator Shannon Labinski searched for a different center and ended up at Cassie and Stephen Hoehnen’s Sussex Bowl, which is not charging lineage for the tournament.... subscribe to read more.

uo;s 300 came with games of 224 and 221 for a 745 series in the Dream Lanes Suburban Merchants League. Here is the close of Bisco’s 300.   The top series were Brian Hoffman’s 794 in the Spartan Bowl Major League and Lisa Kolosso’s 654 in the Dream Suburban Merchants. Next for the women was Kristy Werronen with 651 in the Spartan Major. Note that with the State Journal now... subscribe to read more.

at Dream Lanes. Maggie Porter led girls scoring with 540 at Prairie Lanes. Next were Gavin Vossekuil with 689 and Annika Freund at 530, both at Prairie. Jesse Hauge led adult scoring with 708 in the Dream Lanes Survivors League. Note that with the State Journal now having early deadlines at night, more scores from one day will appear two or more days later. Any Madison Area USBC center that has... subscribe to read more.

Bowling Federation Technical Committee has recommended the IBF not make any changes to its urethane rules, according to a picture of an email posted on Facebook by the Thai Tenpin Bowling Association. I no longer can find the post and picture on Facebook, so it may have been taken down. But a picture of the email converted to a PDF is attached to this story. The recommendation is that only balls... subscribe to read more.

top Madison area bowling late Monday and Tuesday. Competing in the Dream Lanes Senior Classic League, Thompson closed with his 26th career perfect game for a 705 series. Here is the close of Thompson’s 300. Halvorsen’s 702 came in the Dream Early Mixed League. Nelson’s 700 came in the Spartan Bowl Datex-Ohmeda League. Casey Gibney led men’s scoring with 749, followed by... subscribe to read more.

d Sept. 4 to take effect Jan. 1 include a sometimes puzzling mix of complete bans on urethanes, allowing urethanes made at 78D or higher, and no changes — depending on the competition, as I detailed in this story.   For USBC college bowling, there will be no changes for the college regular season and sectionals but then a ban for the Intercollegiate Championships. It was never... subscribe to read more.

ling over the weekend. Competing at Prairie Lanes, Verdecchia chained games of 231, 254 and 267, and Pienkowski 235, 213 and 276. Maggie Porter led women’s scoring with 585, followed by Grace Moen at 562, both at Prairie. Other boys series of 650 or higher were Easton Wildes’ 663 at Prairie, Parker Maly’s 655 at Dream Lanes, and Will Andrews’ 653 at Ten Pin Alley. Note... subscribe to read more.

major 2025 PBA Tour awards. Tackett won his third straight and fourth overall Player of the Year award, putting him in territory only legends have traversed before him. Barnes earned Rookie of the Year. Benard was honored with the Tony Reyes Community Service Award. And Via’s peers voted him the Steve Nagy Sportsmanship Award winner. I voted for Tackett and Barnes, with my reasoning —... subscribe to read more.

d tell you they might win unanimous votes for 2025 PBA Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year. But that’s just not how these votes typically work: Someone will come up with reasoning that produces a different vote, or someone might make a sentimental vote knowing there is a near-zero chance anyone other than Tackett and Barnes win. My votes certainly went to Tackett and Barnes. Winning... subscribe to read more.

e on Sunday, MAST reported in this post. The 2-handed lefty defeated qualifying leader Brent Ritchie 277-230 in the title match to win his first career MAST title. Here is video of the title match. The 41-player field competed in Leisure’s house shot, with the top 12 advancing to match play. Ritchie led qualifying with 1,036 (300-259-258-219) and 12th was Scott Henes at 883, three pins... subscribe to read more.

y and Thursday. Ramsden competed in the Sport Bowl All-Stars League. Sarah Maier led women’s scoring with 613 in the Sport All-Stars. Nate Reetz was next for the men with 753 in the Spartan Bowl Monona Businessmen’s League. No other women’s series of 600 or higher were reported. Matt Schroeder rolled a 752 in the Sport All-Stars. Aaron Turner rolled a 706 on the 2025 PBA... subscribe to read more.

tan Bowl Major League, Jirsa chained games of 255, 246 and 255 for her 754, the second-highest series of the 2025-26 season behind Brittany Pollentier’s 770. Corey Schmidt led men’s scoring with 784 in the Spartan Major. Next were Greg Cline with 773 and Kristy Werronen with 698, both in the Spartan Major. Lauren Sammel rolled a 660 in the Dream Lanes Senior Classic League. Note that... subscribe to read more.

ins at the 2025 GIBA Ebonite Fall Classic at Maple Lanes in Waterloo, Iowa, according to results posted here. The top 52 from the 166 entries after qualifying advanced to a 6-game semifinal round at 9 a.m. on Sunday, with pins carrying over. Another four players cashed. The top 10 after 13 games make the modified stepladder finals, which feature a 5-man stepladder with the top four making the... subscribe to read more.

quo; 787 came in the Dream Lanes Suburban Merchants League. Mike Hoffman was next with 783 in the Sport Bowl All-Stars League. Other men’s series of 750 or higher were 772 by Pete Hamilton, 770 by Tim McHowan, and 761 by Brandon Robinson 761 in the Schwoegler’s Towne Gypsies League, and 762 by Jacob Thomas in the Sport All-Stars. Note that with the State Journal now having early... subscribe to read more.

y. Smith’s 300 came in a 722 series in the Dream Lanes Major League. Here is the close of his 300.   The high series were Quinn Sheehy in the Dream Major and Dan Swenson in the Dream All-Star League with 795 each and Teri Taylor with 695 in the Dream Early Mixed League. Next for the women were Amanda Turner with 673 and Candace Kipp 659, both in the Dream Major. Note that with the... subscribe to read more.

t weekend, Jonathan Schalow rebounded to win the Madison Area Scratch Tour season opener at Prairie Lanes on Sunday, MAST reported in this post. Schalow defeated Chris Gibbons 215-195 in the title match to win his fifth career MAST title and $666, along with $90 in the Bet You Win. Video of the title match is here. The 56-player field bowled four games of qualifying on Prairie’s house shot... subscribe to read more.

ling. Brown competed in the Schwoegler’s Tiger Mixed League and Maciejeski in the Dream Lanes Pinheads League. No other men’s series of 750 or higher were reported. Maddie Weasner was next for the women with 652 in the Schwoegler’s Tiger. Derek Eoff rolled a 728 on the 2025 PBA Scorpion 44 lane pattern to lead the opening night of the Ten Pin Alley Bullseye Masters League, the... subscribe to read more.

in the Sport Bowl All-Stars League on Wednesday. Next were Jacob Thomas with 773 and Kevin Thomas with 753, also in the Sport All-Stars. Note that with the State Journal now having early deadlines at night, more scores from one day will appear two or more days later. For example, none of these Dream Lanes scores have been printed yet by the State Journal, though other scores appeared in... subscribe to read more.

f his best self in recent years. The 2011-12 PBA Player of the Year won his 17th PBA Tour title in the Chesapeake Open on Aug. 22, 2021, but had not won in the four years since as he headed into the Storm Lucky Larsen Masters in Helsingborg, Sweden that ends the 2025 PBA Tour. But Rash turned back the clock in winning the Lucky Larsen for his 18th PBA Tour title, appropriately fighting through... subscribe to read more.

sen Classic with just four squads to go through the final day on Sunday, the Petersen reported in this Facebook post. On Monday morning, Brinkman said he contacted the Petersen after competition ended Sunday night to ask who won and the Petersen replied: "Official results not out yet but leader has not changed since Friday." Update Sept. 8, 2025: The Petersen in this Facebook post made it... subscribe to read more.

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.