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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.

Facebook page. Here is the section at the Madison Area USBC website that explains how the teams are determined:"Madison Area USBC bowlers earn points for top finishes and honor scores in Madison Area, State, and National Championship Tournaments and the Madison Area Scratch Tour. Also considered are league honor scores and association high individual and composite averages. Additional top... subscribe to read more.

your head watching the 2025 Junior Gold Championships U12 show on CBS Sports Network on Tuesday night. The three girls in two matches had just three opens, and two were on splits and the other came after a gutter on a first ball. They also made a 2-7 split, a 1-3-10, a pair of 3-6-10s, and a 3-9. The three boys, in contrast, had 12 opens, and just three came from splits. The other nine were six... subscribe to read more.

e Luci” — at Houston’s Copperfield Bowl required just a 204.42 average to make the top 40 out of 160 duos after qualifying, and then just a 213.04 average to make the top 12 after the semifinals. Logically, players who have thrived in other tough environments should be expected to contend for the title – like U.S. Open champions such as Chris Via and Bryanna Coté.... subscribe to read more.

was won by Brad Angelo on July 24, 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... subscribe to read more.

top 32 advanced at the 2025 PBA50 Hamtramck Singles Classic at Vision Lanes in Westland, Michigan. Angelo, who is seeking his second PBA50 Tour title of the year and third of his career, was eighth at 1,696 after Tuesday’s first round, 35 pins behind leader Troy Lint. But he fired games of  248, 248, 269, 236, 259, 248 and 248 for 1,756 in the second round for a 14-game total of 3,452,... subscribe to read more.

les Classic at Vision Lanes in Westland, Michigan. Lint, a left-hander who was 2023 PBA50 Player of the Year but only recently returned from a long layoff due to multiple knee surgeries, used a BLACK HAMMER urethane in firing games of 205, 214, 263, 278, 249, 244 and 278 for a 7-game total of 1,731, according to results posted here. That final game enabled Lint to edge past Hall of... subscribe to read more.

ero Vernon Hills in suburban Chicago, the Petersen reported in this Facebook post. Beres, who had a high game of 255, was part of the strong Jeff Poholsky squad that totaled 44,776, which I believe is high squad of the year. “Good day at the Pete!!” Beres said in this Facebook post. Daulton Colligan had held the lead since Memorial Day weekend with 1,619, as I detailed in this story.... subscribe to read more.

at Junior Gold will be in the Twin Cities area in Minnesota, based on multiple reports and the published logo of the USA Bowling National Championships, which traditionally is held in the same locale as Junior Gold.  On Friday, USBC made it official in this news release: In 2026, the Twin Cities area will host Junior Gold for the first time. The 2026 Junior Gold Championships will run July... subscribe to read more.

rth round as the first cuts were made at the 2025 Junior Gold Championships in Wisconsin. There have been 10 300s through the first four days of the competition. Oester was at 2,407 through 12 games and fired 927 (300-268-179-180) in the fourth round at Riviera Lanes in Green Bay for a 16-game total of 3,334, which advanced in 65th in U18 boys. I could find no video of Oester’s 300. Rhoden... subscribe to read more.

mp that began when he got into bad habits trying to keep up with the mega-rev players during the 2025 PBA Tour. Barnes now officially has gone from slumping to scorching by becoming the first 2-time winner of the 2025 PBA50 Tour with his win Thursday night in the 2025 PBA50 Holman Championship, the fourth tournament of 2025 PBA50 World Series of Bowling III at JAX 60 in Jackson, Michigan.... subscribe to read more.

qualifying round of the 2025 Junior Gold Championships in Wisconsin. Graham was at 1,773 through eight games and fired 980 (257-225-300-198) in the third round at Riviera Lanes in Green Bay for a 12-game total of 2,753, which is third in U18 boys. Here is USBC video of the close of Graham’s 300. Mauro was at 1,604 through eight games and rolled 923 (300-200-213-210) in the third... subscribe to read more.

round of the 2025 Junior Gold Championships  in Wisconsin. Yarn totaled 890 for his four games in Monday’s first round and started the second round with 300, then added 191, 189 and 237 for 907 at Rolling Thunder in Neenah on Tuesday to give him an 8-game total of 1,797, which is 16th in U18 boys. Here is USBC video of the close of his 300. Marshall shot 794 on Monday, then... subscribe to read more.

son, who I believe is the only woman to make a PBA50 Tour championship round, put herself in the best position possible to change that by leading 2025 PBA50 Petraglia Championship qualifying on Monday at JAX 60 in Jackson, Michigan. The PWBA Hall of Famer told PBA she used just one ball in firing games of 217, 236, 215, 215, 254, 184, 299 and 237 for a 1,857 total, a 232.12 average and two pins... subscribe to read more.

in waiting. I certainly didn’t and my job includes paying careful attention to such things. Then she won the 2025 USBC Queens and became title-eligible for the PWBA and USBC Halls of Fame, as I detailed in this story. Five titles with two majors I enough to be eligible for the PWBA Hall of Fame at age 50 and the USBC Hall of Fame in the Superior Performance category with 20 years of... subscribe to read more.

the 2024-25 Dexter High School All-American teams that were announced in this USBC news release. All 10 team members will receive a $1,000 scholarship. Yeager and Drake Wait of Stillwater, Minnesota were named captains and will receive an additional $500 scholarship and take home the Bud Clapsaddle Award, named for the former Dexter Bowling vice president who oversaw selection of the first 12... subscribe to read more.

eking his first win of 2025. But that doesn’t mean he’s been bowling poorly this season, as he’s made four stepladder finals in seven PBA50 Tour tournaments — he just hasn’t won a title. Such are the vagaries of single-game matches in stepladder finals. In the 2025 PBA50 Monacelli Championship on Saturday, Janawicz put himself in position for two more shots at a... subscribe to read more.

deal with VICI Properties Inc. to sell the land and real estate assets of 38 of its bowling centers in 17 states for $432.9 million, as I detailed in this story. On Thursday, Lucky Strike announced in this news release that it was spending $306 million to buy the real estate of 58 of its locations in 16 states, including California, Illinois, Georgia, Arizona, and Colorado. The company said in... subscribe to read more.

er Tuesday’s third round as qualifying ended at the 2025 Teen Masters Championships at Plano Super Bowl in Plano, Texas, Teen Masters’ Johnny Campos reported in this post. The field of 104 bowlers competed on a 46-foot lane pattern on Sunday and a 35-foot pattern on Monday, before closing with a third 6-game round on the 46-foot pattern on the left lanes and the 35-foot pattern on the... subscribe to read more.

2025 Teen Masters Championship at Plano Super Bowl in Plano, Texas, Teen Masters’ Johny Campos reported in this post. Lee beat all the players in the U19 and U15 divisions by rolling games of 233, 217, 214, 223, 232 and 224 for a 1,343 total. Here is an interview with Lee. That left him 66 pins ahead of the 1,277 of Malachi Wilson in the U15 boys division. Louis Shontz of Manchester, Iowa,... subscribe to read more.

never have thrown a worse shot in a championship round than he did in the fourth frame of the title match of the 2025 PBA South Shore Classic on Thursday night. Just ask him. Barnes started with three solid strikes, while opponent Clint Dacy, who was making his first career championship round, had two strikes, but also two spares on a shot that missed the head-pin and another that barely touched... subscribe to read more.

first round of the 2025 PBA50 South Shore Classic at Olympia Lanes in Hammond, Indiana. In Wednesday’s second round, Janawicz fired games of 257, 216, 217, 255, 247, 255 and 268 for a 1,715 block and 14-game total of 3,373, a 240.92 average and a 24-pin lead over Angelo, according to results posted here. PBA reported that Janawicz started with urethane before making a change in the fourth... subscribe to read more.

ualifying round at the 2025 PBA50 South Shore Classic at Olympia Lanes in Hammond, Indiana. Angelo, who is seeking his third PBA50 Tour title and second of the season, fired games of 250, 247, 222, 233, 236, 300 and 237 for 1,725 on the Marshall Holman 38 lane pattern, according to results posted here. “In Game 5, I was still controlling the pocket, but I knew I had to make a (ball)... subscribe to read more.

d BowlTV PBA50 Regional Players Invitational in 2025, PBA announced in this news release on Monday. In 2024, Manny Ferrell and Randy Weiss won the PBA and PBA50 events, respectively, at the Stadium. The 2025 tournaments will be held Dec. 11-14 and webcast live on BowlTV. The champions earn an entry to their respective national tour’s Tournament of Champions next season. The RPI trophies are... subscribe to read more.

out of bracket play at the 2025 International Bowling Federation Youth World Cup at Olympia Bowling in Helsingborg, Sweden on Saturday. The 18-year-old right-hander was fourth after Friday’s first 8-game round of match play, going 5-3 on games of 167, 216, 212, 224, 226, 170, 224 and 222. “I did all I could during my wins to get as many pins as possible, but my lows were too low... subscribe to read more.

the Diamond Jo Casino in Dubuque, Iowa, will be Aug. 15-17. The weekend again will feature a Friday sweeper, and the tournament Saturday and Sunday will feature a maximum field of 156 entries that annually sells out within a few days of entries opening. GIBA administrator Joe Engelkes typically releases the flyer in late June and that is when entries open. The Holiday Inn Dubuque, 450 Main... subscribe to read more.