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Milestone win in 2025 USBC Queens makes Josie Barnes title-eligible for PWBA, USBC Halls of Fame
13 days ago

all of Fame and USBC Hall of Fame by winning the 2025 USBC Queens on Tuesday night. The top seeded Barnes jumped out to a huge lead and then held off a furious rally from reigning PWBA Player of the Year Sin Li Jane to win 211-198. Sin was seeking to complete the Triple Crown — the Queens, U.S. Women’s Open and PWBA Tour Championship. Since the re-launch of the PWBA Tour in 2015,... subscribe to read more.
John Janawicz soars to 564-pin lead in first day of match play at 2025 Bud Moore PBA50 Players Championship
13 days ago

tended his lead from 86 to 128 to 173 pins. The 2024 PBA50 Player of the Year was just warming up. After opening match play on Tuesday at Bowl America Woodbridge in Woodbridge, Virginia with a 214 and a loss, Janawicz fired games of 246, 245, 215, 243, 242, 231, 201, 234, 209, 205, 213, 268, 225, 244 and 177, with his only losses after the opener the 215, 205 and 177, according to results... subscribe to read more.
John Janawicz Holds Significant Lead at Bud Moore PBA50 Players Championship
13 days ago

Josie Barnes a win from second major title as she tops a global stepladder finals for 2025 USBC Queens
14 days ago

finals for the 2025 USBC Queens at the Suncoast in Las Vegas. Barnes went 6-0 in double-elimination match play Sunday and Monday, winning with series of 697, 683, 712, 620 and 632 before routing Malaysia’s Nur Hazirah Ramli 699-603 in the final winners bracket match for the top seed. Nur, who is competing in her first PWBA Tour event, earned the No. 2 seed for the stepladder finals, which... subscribe to read more.
John Janawicz extends lead again to 173 pins heading into match play at 2025 Bud Moore PBA50 Players Championship
14 days ago

ud Moore PBA50 Players Championship at Bowl America Woodbridge in Woodbridge, Virginia. The reigning PBA50 Player of the Year dominated the 2025 Billy Hardwick 44 lane pattern with 1,537 for his six games in the first round on fresh oil, 1,466 in the second round on double burn, and 1,432 in the third round on burn on games of 204, 244, 257, 211, 289 and 227. That gave him an 18-game total of... subscribe to read more.
John Janawicz Extends Lead at Bud Moore PBA50 Players Championship
14 days ago

Players of the Year Sin Li Jane, Bryanna Coté highlight 16 left in winners bracket as 2025 USBC Queens heads to final day of match play
15 days ago

the 16 players left in the winners bracket as the 2025 USBC Queens heads to Monday’s final day of match play, according to the brackets posted here. Coté and Sin went 2-0 in Sunday’s bracket match play at the Suncoast in Las Vegas, as did Lindsay Boomershine, Elysia Current, Singapore’s New Hui Fen, Cassidy Courey, Josie Barnes, Malaysia’s Natasha Roslen,... subscribe to read more.
John Janawicz widens lead from 86 to 128 pins after Day 2 of 2025 Bud Moore PBA50 Players Championship
15 days ago

nship at Bowl America Woodbridge in Woodbridge, Virginia, John Janawicz found the double burn a “tougher” go. Janawicz had 1,537 for his six games in the first round on the 2025 Billy Hardwick 44 lane pattern, and “only” 1,466 in the second round as he rolled games of 255, 225, 257, 269, 206 and 254. That gave him a 12-game total of 3,003, a 256.25 average and a 128-pin... subscribe to read more.
E.J. Tackett, Jesper Svensson sweep to spots in finals of 2025 PBA Playoffs, answer to future trivia question
15 days ago

in next Saturday’s title match live on FOX at 1:30 p.m. Central time. They also earned a spot in PBA history as the answers to a future trivia question, putting themselves in the same category as Walter Ray Williams Jr. and Pete Weber. Williams beat Weber in the title match of the St. Clair Classic on June 21, 1997 in the final PBA Tour tournament on ABC-TV, ending a run that began in 1961.... subscribe to read more.
John Janawicz Increases Lead at Bud Moore PBA50 Players Championship
15 days ago

Tackett, Svensson to Duel for PBA Playoffs Championship
15 days ago

Breanna Clemmer takes lead, cut is plus 144 as qualifying ends at 2025 USBC Queens
16 days ago

g ended Saturday at the 2025 USBC Queens at the Suncoast in Las Vegas, according to third-round qualifying results posted here. Clemmer was 17th in the 198-player field at 2,224, 137 pins behind leader Maranda Pattison after the second round, but fired games 219, 279, 279, 229 and 211 for 1,217 in the third round to jump into the lead at 3,441 for 15 games, a 229.4 average and a 21-pin lead over... subscribe to read more.
Defending champion John Janawicz opens 86-pin lead after Day 1 of 2025 Bud Moore PBA50 Players Championship
16 days ago

2025 Bud Moore PBA50 Players Championship at Bowl America Woodbridge in Woodbridge, Virginia, according to results posted here. The reigning PBA50 Player of the Year fired games of 248, 300, 248, 258, 259 and 224 on the 2025 Billy Hardwick 44 lane pattern for a 6-game total of 1,537, an average of 256.17. PBA reported that his only open frame on the day came on a split in his final game.... subscribe to read more.
John Janawicz Leading Bud Moore PBA50 Players Championship
16 days ago

Brittany Smith averages 239.8 to lead first round of 2025 USBC Queens
18 days ago

ncoast in Las Vegas, according to results posted here. Smith, a right-hander from Van Meter, Iowa, rolled games of 246, 225, 236, 247 and 245 for a 1,199 total, four pins ahead of the 1,195 of Maranda Pattison. Malaysia’s Siti Rahman is third at 1,187, Latvia’s Diana Zavjalova fourth at 1,171, and Singapore’s Hui Fen New fifth with 1,167, four pins ahead of Alexis Runk and... subscribe to read more.
Tackett, Fach, Via, Svensson Pursue PBA Playoffs Title
18 days ago

Jillian Martin seeks to be first repeat champion since 1982 as 2025 USBC Queens hits Las Vegas
19 days ago

an Green Bay as the youngest Queens champion ever at 19. The University of Nebraska star can make more history by winning the 2025 USBC Queens at the Suncoast in Las Vegas, though it won’t be stand-alone history, as she would be the first repeat Queens champion since Japan’s Katsuko Sugimoto in 1981 and 1982. The difference for Martin this year is that instead of being the hunter, the... subscribe to read more.
16 U15 teams, 15 U12 teams advance to 2025 USA Bowling National Championships with arena title shows in Green Bay in July
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owling National Championships in Green Bay in July, USBC announced in this news release Wednesday. CBS Sports Network will air the U12 finals on Tuesday, July 15 at 6 p.m. Central time and the U15 finals on Tuesday, July 22 at 6 p.m. Central.   The finals of both divisions will be contested and taped for television in an arena setting at the Resch Center on July 13, the same day as the live... subscribe to read more.
PBA50 Tour and PBA60 titles as of May 13, 2025 — the complete historical list
20 days ago

won by Brad Angelo on May 13, 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.
Brad Angelo finally breaks through to win second PBA50 Tour title, taking the 2025 PBA50 The Villages Classic
20 days ago

e has just one PBA50 Tour title: it’s simply mind boggling that a player as good as Angelo doesn’t have more. Since winning the 2022 PBA50 Lightning Strikes Bowl Open, Angelo has found every possible way to not win, it seems, from opponents shooting big scores against him, to breaks going against him, to making bad shots himself. That finally changed on Tuesday night at Spanish... subscribe to read more.
Brad Angelo Wins 2025 PBA50 The Villages Classic
20 days ago

Hall of Fame lefties Jason Couch, Parker Bohn III top 2025 PBA50 The Villages Classic qualifying as top 60 advance
21 days ago

final round of qualifying to finish on top as the top 60 advanced at the 2025 PBA50 The Villages Classic. A year ago in the 2024 PBA50 The Villages Classic, Bohn beat Couch for the title 246-208, as I detailed in this story. Bohn came into the final round of qualifying in 19th in the 180-player field at 2,682 for 12 games, then fired games of 203, 249, 300, 247, 279 and 269 for a 1,547 block and... subscribe to read more.
Armond Sensabaugh takes singles title with 835 on last weekend of 2025 Wisconsin State USBC State Tournament
21 days ago

2025 Wisconsin State USBC Open Championships — aka the State Tournament — at Dale’s Weston Lanes in Weston, according to unofficial final results posted here and here. Sensabaugh, a Milwaukee right-hander, fired games of 299, 279 and 257 to pass the 831 of prior leader Michael Hungelmann, as I detailed in this story. The other leaders at the 123rd annual State Tournament held... subscribe to read more.
Jason Couch Leading PBA50 The Villages Classic
21 days ago

Svensson, Via Win Again to Advance to Semifinals
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Tom Adcock Leads Qualifying at PBA50 The Villages Classic
22 days ago

E.J. Tackett, Graham Fach, Jesper Svensson in roll-offs, Chris Via in sweep advance to semifinals of 2025 PBA Playoffs
22 days ago

t Jason Belmonte to advance to the semifinals of the 2025 PBA Playoffs. The Playoffs shows prior to the May 24 title match were taped late last month at Strobl Arena in Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park, Michigan for airing on FS1 this month, with the Round of 12 shows airing May 3-4, as I detailed in this story. All of the playoffs are with the 2025 PBA Bat 37 lane pattern on the left lane and the... subscribe to read more.
Tom Adcock takes lead after Day 2 of 2025 PBA50 The Villages Classic
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PBA50 The Villages Classic at Spanish Springs Lanes in The Villages, Florida, according to results posted here. In Saturday’s first round Adcock fired games of 235, 235, 256, 259, 268 and 212 to total 1,465, two pins behind lead Andres Gomez. In Sunday’s second round, Adcock was even better with games of 246, 237, 235, 278, 226 and 255 for 1,477, giving him a 12-game total of 2,942,... subscribe to read more.
For second straight year, Andres Gomez leads after Day 1 of PBA50 The Villages Classic
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s story. In Saturday’s first round of the 2025 PBA50 The Villages Classic, Gomez again was the leader, firing games of 278, 269, 243, 239, 245 and 193 for a 1,467 total, a 244.5 average and a 2-pin lead over 2024 Villages Classic champion Tom Adcock, according to results posted here. Gomez just has to hope that what follows in 2025 isn’t what followed in 2024, when he injured his... subscribe to read more.
Andres Gomez Earns Day One Lead at PBA50 The Villages Classic
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Tackett, Fach Advance to Semifinals
23 days ago

Bowlers Headquarters leaves with another lead after firing 10,053 in team all-events at 2025 USBC Open Championships
24 days ago

event and ended up second to the 3,400 of Kyle Troup’s Before the 1st Frame 1. At the 2024 Open Championships, the team that is based in the Milwaukee area rolled 3,206 to take the team lead and 9,915 to take the team all-events lead, though those scores finished well off the ultimate winning scores of 3,373 and 10,226. Team member Chad Kloss also rolled a perfect game in... subscribe to read more.
No transparency for bowlers or consequences for centers from USBC tiered certification program
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ion program announced Thursday afternoon at the USBC Convention Annual Meeting. USBC said in this news release that “These changes aim to provide greater clarity, reduce costs and streamline the inspection process for centers nationwide.” While the last two items may be true, bowlers will gain zero clarity from the program — unless centers choose to provide it to them.... subscribe to read more.
USBC doesn’t see a dues increase being needed until at least 2030, Chad Murphy says at Annual Meeting
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phy said at the organization’s Annual Meeting on Thursday at South Point in Las Vegas. That is the year USBC’s cash reserves are expected to fall to the 6 months of operating spending that the USBC Board of Directors requires. USBC has been burning down its cash reserves and it shouldn’t hit the 6 months level until 2029-30 or 2030-31 seasons, Murphy told convention delegates in... subscribe to read more.
Lucky Strike Entertainment stock falls 13.17% Thursday after Q3 earnings, revenue miss analysts’ expectations
25 days ago

orted fiscal third-quarter earnings that missed analysts’ expectations, according to reports. Lucky Strike Entertainment reported quarterly earnings of $41.26 million or $0.07 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.23 per share. The figures are adjusted for non-recurring items, Zacks.com reported in this story. The PBA Tour owner reported quarterly revenue of $339.88, missing... subscribe to read more.
Gillian Lim of Malaysia leads PTQ as 11 players advance to complete field for season-opening 2025 PWBA Go Bowling Topeka Open
25 days ago

eld for the season-opening 2025 PWBA Go Bowling Topeka Open at West Ridge Lanes in Topeka, Kansas, according to results posted here. Lim rolled games of 221, 201, 249, 219, 241 and 199 for a 1,330 total, a 221.67 average and a 4-pin lead over the 1,326 of countrymate Natasha Roslan. Others advancing were 2-hander Nora Johansson of Sweden at 1,310, Arianne Tay Singapore 1,290, Estefania Cobo of... subscribe to read more.
PBA50 Tour and PBA60 titles as of May 8, 2025 — the complete historical list
26 days ago

n by Jon Rakoski on May 7, 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 won)... subscribe to read more.
Jon Rakoski Earns “Priceless” Win At 2025 PBA50 Fort Myers Classic
26 days ago

Jon Rakoski averages nearly 255 to jump into lead after Day 2 of season-opening 2025 PBA50 Fort Myers Classic
27 days ago

nd to jump into the lead as qualifying ended and the top 60 advanced at the 2025 PBA50 Fort Myers Classic at Lightning Strikes Bowl in Fort Myers, Florida. Rakoski fired games of 246, 248, 215, 268, 201, 246, 182 for 1,606 in Monday’s first round to be 15th, then slammed games of 254, 258, 210, 257, 300, 246 and 259 for 1,748 in Tuesday’s second round for a 14-game total of 3,390, a... subscribe to read more.
Incredible series puts Marc McDowell in position to make possible history at 2025 USBC Open Championships
27 days ago

e doubles Eagle, making possible tournament history, as I detailed in this story. The Poelzers were the second father-son to win doubles — Walt and Bob Roy of Glenwood Springs, Colorado were the first in 1977 — and the win also made 62-year-old Clark Poelzer one of the oldest ever to win an Eagle — USBC doesn’t keep an official record. It would not surprise me to learn... subscribe to read more.
Jon Rakoski Leads After Qualifying at PBA50 Fort Myers Classic
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Brad Angelo averages 246-plus to lead after Day 1 of season-opening 2025 PBA50 Fort Myers Classic
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assic at Lightning Strikes Bowl in Fort Myers, Florida. Angelo fired games of 269, 249, 234, 278, 247, 224 and 224 for a 1,725 total to lead the 181-player field at the 2025 PBA Tour season-opening tournament, according to results posted here. Angelo won his only PBA50 Tour title at Lightning Strikes in 2022, and finished second to Tom Hess last year. “I think because it is usually the... subscribe to read more.
Devastating loss for bowling: Madison Area USBC Hall of Famer Mark Henry killed, wife Cherise critically injured in crash near Rockford, Illinois
28 days ago

Friday and Saturday in Baton Rouge. Saturday’s 7 a.m. minors squad will be one I remember forever, as my teammate Marc McDowell took the lead in singles with a remarkable 795 (299-196-300). (Story to come and link will be added here.) It took only a few minutes for heartbreak to be added to the euphoria of Mac’s incredible series, as I hurried to get our car, load my bowling balls,... subscribe to read more.
Brad Angelo On Top at PBA50 Fort Myers Classic
28 days ago

Anthony Simonsen and Kyle Troup in sweeps, Jesper Svensson and Chris Via in roll-offs advance to quarterfinals of 2025 PBA Playoffs
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the quarterfinals of the 2025 PBA Playoffs. The Playoffs shows prior to the May 24 title match were taped last week at Strobl Arena in Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park, Michigan for airing on FS1 this month, with the Round of 12 shows airing on Saturday and Sunday, as I detailed in my preview. All of the playoffs are with the 2025 PBA Bat 37 lane pattern on the left lane and the 2025 PBA Billy... subscribe to read more.
Brittany Pollentier beats Amanda Turner to win 2025 Badger Queens in all-Madison Area USBC title match
29 days ago

he 2025 Badger Queens at Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley on Sunday. The Badger Queens format was changed this year to six games of qualifying, with the top 16 bowling bracket match play with the matches being two games determined by total pins. Emily Newbauer led qualifying with 1,384 (185-223-237-269-223-247), followed by Amber Gehrke 1,374, Alyssa Henrickson 1,327, and Melissa Lang 1,317. Pollentier... subscribe to read more.
Top Eight of PBA Playoffs Filled by Svensson and Via
29 days ago

TD’s Debut Headlines PBA50 Tour Season-Opener in Florida
29 days ago

Simonsen, Troup Advance to PBA Playoffs Quarterfinals
30 days ago

Richie Benninghoff in singles is latest in week of lead changes at 2025 USBC Open Championships
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the singles lead changed hands again, matching the two lead changes in doubles this week. Richie Benninghoff, a 32-year-old 2-hander from South Bend, Indiana, fired games of 277, 259 and 257 for 793 to edge past the 789 of prior leader Chris Karlin. Benninghoff rolled 617 in team on Thursday at Raising Cane’s River Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and on Friday after starting with 167 in... subscribe to read more.
2026 PWBA Tour again will have 12 tournaments as it visits familiar locales
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ey will be in familiar locales to fans of professional bowling. The 2026 schedule that was announced Thursday in this news release starts in Rockford, Illinois, at Cherry Bowl in Rockford, Illinois, April 30-May 2. The PWBA Northern Colorado Open at Highland Park Lanes in Greeley, Colorado is next May 7-9, followed by the season’s first major, the USBC Queens at the Gold Coast Bowling... subscribe to read more.
Chris Karlin takes singles lead, Joseph Robillard and Robert Clements doubles lead in wild Wednesday at 2025 USBC Open Championships
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d Joseph Robillard and Robert Clements moved into the doubles lead at the Raising Cane’s River Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Karlin, who is from Manitowoc and bowled for UW-Green Bay in college, is the men’s and women’s head coach for Indiana Wesleyan University and told USBC that he followed the advice he gives his players as he rebounded from a terrible doubles to take the... subscribe to read more.
CW Network to broadcast 10 PBA Tour shows live in 2026 in deal to be announced later Wednesday
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ounced later Wednesday, according to a PBA email obtained by 11thFrame.com on Wednesday morning. The 10 shows will air “as appointment TV on 10 consecutive Sundays,” the email states. (Appointment TV means the same time each week.) But PBA said the deal is only a part of the coverage there will be of the 2026 PBA Tour. “Additional media partners and coverage, featuring more PBA... subscribe to read more.
Mike Fagan buys Tenpins & More bowling center, tabs Carl Ong to run New Mexico Open
33 days ago

this news release Tuesday. Tenpins & More of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, which hosts the long-running New Mexico Open, has been sold to retired PBA Tour champion Mike Fagan by former owners Steve Mackie and Mike Miller, also a retired PBA Tour champion. The New Mexico Open is one of the biggest and best non-PBA tournaments in the country, drawing a strong field with many PBA champions and paying... subscribe to read more.
The CW Network and the PBA Strike a Deal for Multi-year Broadcast Agreement Set to Launch in 2026
33 days ago

Two-Time Playoffs Champion Kyle Troup Headlines 2025 Field
35 days ago

Storm Wins Manufacturer’s Cup
36 days ago

900 Global Advances to PBA Elite League Championship Round
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How the PBA TOC Shaped the Postseason
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Jesper Svensson Captures Second Career TOC Title
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Jakob Butturff Advances to PBA TOC Championship Round
44 days ago

O’Neill, Rash, Branham, Schroeder Enshrined in PBA Hall of Fame
44 days ago

Ray Bluth, a PBA Hall of Famer and Bowling Icon, Dies at 97
45 days ago

Jesper Svensson Seizes Top Seed for Nine-Player TOC Finals
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Jesper Svensson loses huge lead, but takes it back to earn top seed of 2025 PBA Tournament of Champions as 6 of 9 on TV shows are left-handed
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c AMF Riviera Lanes in Fairlawn, Ohio, Jesper Svensson had a 249-pin lead over qualifying leader E.J. Tackett. But Tackett fought back in Thursday’s second round of match play and Svensson struggled to a 1-7 record, flipping the top of the standings again, as Tackett fired games of 202, 269, 226, 243, 247, 196, 278 and 257 and went 4-4 to edge into a 22-pin lead, according to results posted... subscribe to read more.
Sheboygan Old Balls grab team title, other leaders hang on in final weekend of 2025 Wisconsin State USBC Senior State Tournament
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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.
Svensson, Tackett Rise to Top of TOC Standings
47 days ago

Doug Leikness fires 772, Brittany Pollentier slams 686 to top latest Madison area scoring
47 days ago

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.
Unbeaten night propels Jesper Svensson to lead at 2025 PBA Tournament of Champions as 5 of top 8 are left-handed
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h, 156 pins behind leader E.J. Tackett at historic AMF Riviera Lanes in Fairlawn, Ohio. But the powerful 2-handed lefty kicked it into high gear in the first round of match play Wednesday night, going undefeated with games of 300, 258, 227, 259, 227, 265, 232 and 248, giving him a 6,448 total for a 249-pin lead over the 5-3 and 6,199 of Tackett, according to results posted here. ... subscribe to read more.
4 men, 4 women advance to TV shows of 2025 Intercollegiate Singles Championships
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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.
Spencer Robarge, Maya Avilez top seeding round players advancing to quarterfinals at 2025 Intercollegiate Singles Championships
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ng round players to advance to the quarterfinals Tuesday at the 2025 Intercollegiate Singles Championships at South Point in Las Vegas, USBC reported in this news release. The format features the 24-player field bowling a 6-game qualifying round, 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... subscribe to read more.
Kevin McCune stays hot, leads after Day 1 of 2025 PBA Tournament of Champions
48 days ago

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.
2025 PBA Tournament of Champions is last points tournament for Elite League, Playoffs, Tour Finals
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eague: Battle of the Brands, PBA Playoffs, and PBA Tour Finals, PBA said in this news release. The season-long points competition for the Elite League is for seeding in the Elite League TV shows April 26-27. MOTIV has led the points since E.J. Tackett won the U.S. Open in the second week of the season on Feb. 2. Tackett has accounted for 59.6% of MOTIV’s points. Andrew Anderson has the next... subscribe to read more.
Kevin McCune Stays Hot, Leads Opening Rounds of TOC
48 days ago

Scott Schultz fires 803, Rachel Zimmer slams 671 to top latest Madison area scoring
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y. Competing in the Dream Lanes Early Mixed League, Schultz chained games of 267, 259 and 277 for his first career supernational. Zimmer’s 671 also came in the Dream Early Mixed. Chris Green was next for the men with 799 (277-279-243) in the Dream Early Mixed. Mike Stabenaw rolled 763 in the Dream Senior Classic League. The Wisconsin State Journal is back to normal operations and running... subscribe to read more.
Sweeping 2025 USBC Open Championship lead changes could have Hall of Fame implications for Anthony Pepe, Jay Lang, Derek Magno, Ronnie Sparks Jr.
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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.
Cody Stark rolls 719, Kari Kipp 615 to top latest Madison area scoring
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Monday. Stark competed in the Dream Lanes Suburban Merchants League and Kipp in the Dream Utility League. The Wisconsin State Journal is back to normal operations and running bowling scores after technical difficulties stemming from a cybersecurity incident had stopped scores from being run since Feb. 3. Any Madison Area USBC center that has scores to send to me can... subscribe to read more.
Nick Pate leads PTQ as 9 players advance to complete field for 2025 PBA Tournament of Champions
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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.
Postseason Races Come to Forefront in Regular Season Finale
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A star is born: Ethan Fiore wins 2025 PBA Players Championship for first PBA Tour title
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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.
Liz Johnson joins exclusive group by winning 2025 USBC Senior Queens
50 days ago

The Hall of Famer has won pretty much everything there is to win in bowling, including a PBA Tour title, and, of course, the USBC Queens. Johnson’s win Sunday in her first USBC Senior Queens put her with Sandra Postma and Anne Marie Duggan as the only bowlers to win both the USBC Queens and USBC Senior Queens. Johnson earned the top seed and routed Rina Sabo 243-185 to win the Senior Queens... subscribe to read more.
Ethan Fiore Wins 2025 PBA Players Championship for First Career Title
50 days ago

Vaping during competition allegation against Jason Belmonte full of twists and turns
51 days ago

dia the last couple of days is one of the strangest “scandal” type events I can recall in bowling history. If Belmonte did vape during competition, I don’t think anyone would consider it cheating in the sense of gaining a competitive advantage by, for example, illegally altering the surface of a bowling ball. But it is a fact that PBA rules say it is an offense with the... subscribe to read more.
Hall of Famer Liz Johnson earns top seed of 2025 USBC Senior Queens; Jody Scheerer, Rina Sabo, Jill Friis, Kathy Ledford also make stepladder finals
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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.
Kevin McCune Advances to Finals of PBA Players Championship
51 days ago

Youngstown State edges defending champion Jacksonville State to win 2025 NCAA Women’s Bowling Championship
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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.
Brian Brown fires 780, Sherri Stampfli slams 668 to top latest Madison area scoring
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ursday and Friday. Brown chained games of 270, 256 and 258 for his 780 and Stampfli rolled games of 234, 247 and 197 for his 668 in the Schwoegler’s Tiger Mixed League. Next were Cliff Klassy with 769 in the Spartan Bowl MARBA in the Middle League and Paty Nelson with 638 in the Viking Lanes Badger League. Ryan Benson recorded a 755 in the Schwoegler’s Tiger Mixed League. The... subscribe to read more.
Ethan Fiore Earns Top Seed, Belmonte and Simonsen Advance to Prelims Stepladder
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2023 USBC Senior Queens champion Dana Ausec leads after Day 1 of 2025 USBC Senior Queens
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e that she is leading the 2025 Senior Queens after Thursday’s first two rounds of qualifying at Sam’s Town Bowling Center in Las Vegas. Ausec rolled games of 223, 225, 222, 246 and 205 for 1,121 in the first round and 242, 181, 236, 237 and 233 for 1,129 in the second round for a 10-game total of 2,250, a 225 average and a 128-pin lead over the 2,122 of Hall of Famer and Senior Queens... subscribe to read more.
Nate Judd falls a pin shy of perfection to highlight latest Madison area scoring
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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.
Ethan Fiore extends lead to 155 pins heading into final pre-TV day at 2025 PBA Players Championship
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Championship at JAX 60 in Jackson, Michigan, as I detailed in this story. The 20-year-old Fiore fired games of 258, 268, 228, 179, 245, 217, 215 and 238 for 1,848 in Thursday’s advancers round to give him a 24-game total of 5,581, extending his lead to 166 pins over Kevin McCune, according to results posted here. The 2-handed righty cooled off a bit in Thursday night’s cashers round... subscribe to read more.
Defending champion Wolter Inc./Ch 4 News Team take team all-events lead at 2025 Wisconsin State USBC State Tournament
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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.
TJ Rock and Two Former Wichita State Teammates Advance to PBA Players Championship Match Play
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2025 USBC Open Championships looking a lot like 2024: tough in team, softer in minors from outside
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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.
Chris Gibbons fires 835-300, Brittany Pollentier slams 763 to top latest Madison area scoring
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top Madison area bowling on Wednesday. Competing in the Dream Lanes Major League, Gibbons used a Roto Grip ATTENTION STAR as he started with a 236, then fired 23 straight strikes for 300 and 299 and 835. It was the 78th perfect game and 41st 800 of his career, and third 300 and fourth 800 this season. Here is the close of Gibbons’ 300. Pollentier’s 763 also came in the Dream Major... subscribe to read more.
Ethan Fiore Leads PBA Players Championship Through Qualifying
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Dombrowski Paces Field in Opening Round of PBA Players Championship
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Patrick Dombrowski edges past Ethan Fiore for Day 1 lead at 2025 PBA Players Championship
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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.
Jesse Brown fires 766, Candace Kipp slams 649 to top latest Madison area scoring
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Tuesday. Brown competed in the Dream Lanes Early Mixed League and Kipp in the Dream Utility League. Next for the men were Mike Stabenaw with 763 and Mark Allen at 755, both in the Dream Senior Classic League. Next for the women were Kari Kipp at 645 in the Dream Utility and Rachel Zimmer at 642 in the Dream Early Mixed. The Wisconsin State Journal is back to normal operations and running bowling... subscribe to read more.
Junior Gold changes for 2025-26 season include going to 4 divisions instead of 3, USBC announces
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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.