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	The 11th Frame: Open Championships team event a frustrating but fascinating night 05/18/2013 09:30 The bowling geek in me was fascinated by what happened to our 11thFrame.com teams in the USBC Open Championships team event Friday night, even if the competitor in me was frustrated. The thing that... more »
	The 11th Frame: The best bowling day of the year 05/17/2013 10:00 Today is the best bowling day of my year: team event day at the United States Bowling Congress Open Championships. A close second is minor events day. I know there are many bowlers from across... more »
	The 11th Frame: Randy Pedersen wins in PBA50 Tour debut; Lennie Boresch Jr, just misses stepladder finals 05/17/2013 08:33 For all those folks who think Randy Pedersen is just that guy who announces bowling on TV, this week’s PBA50 Dayton Classic presented by Roto Grip provided a reminder that the guy is a pretty... more »
	The 11th Frame: Getting ready to roll in Reno 05/16/2013 10:00 The most important two bowling days of my year are almost here. We bowl in the USBC Open Championships on Friday at 7 p.m. with team event on lanes 15 and 16 at the National Bowling Stadium and... more »
	The 11th Frame: How the King of the Swing event works 05/16/2013 06:00 PBA on Wednesday released details on how the new GEICO Summer King of the Swing special event will work. The five-player stepladder finals event that will conclude the Summer Swing will feature a... more »
	The 11th Frame: Lennie Boresch Jr. stays hot, leads PBA50 Dayton Classic qualifying 05/15/2013 22:00 Skyn to win again? Fresh off winning last week’s PBA50 Miller High Life Classic, Kenosha’s Lennie Boresch Jr. — aka “Skyn” — emerged as the qualifying... more »
	The 11th Frame: Lennie Boresch Jr. fourth, Dale Traber 19th as Darryl Bower leads first round of PBA50 Dayton Classic 05/14/2013 20:00 Kenosha’s Lennie Boresch Jr. is fourth and Cedarburg’s Dale Traber 19th as Darryl Bower leads after Tuesday’s first round of the PBA50 Dayton Classic presented by Roto Grip, PBA... more »
	The 11th Frame: Lane pattern for U.S. Opens will be flat after all 05/14/2013 17:00 The U.S. Open will be THE U.S. Open after all, and the Women's U.S. Open will be the toughest test it's ever been. After considering a slightly softer lane pattern of about 1.5-1, as I detailed in... more »
	The 11th Frame: Combined U.S. Opens will conclude with 'Battle of the Sexes' exhibition match 05/13/2013 09:00 This one was as predictable as it’s likely to be entertaining: this year’s combined U.S. Opens will conclude with a “Battle of the Sexes” exhibition match, the Bowling... more »
	The 11th Frame: Reverse raffle highlights Salute to Bowling during Bowl Expo 05/13/2013 05:00 In a perfect world, 11thFrame.com and competitive bowling would be enough to be my job(s), which would allow me to attend and cover all of the major bowling events. I love my actual real... more »
	The 11th Frame: Dean Billings falls 14 pins shy of all-events lead at Open Championships 05/10/2013 05:00 Dean Billings isn’t likely to forget the 169 game he opened doubles with Thursday at the United States Bowling Congress Open Championships since it may end up costing him the all-events... more »
	The 11th Frame: Chad Kloss claims two titles as 2013 State Tournament ends 05/10/2013 04:00 Chad Kloss won the all-events and led Red Carpet Lanes to the team all-events title as the 2013 Wisconsin State USBC Bowling Association Championships — aka the State Tournament — ended... more »
	The 11th Frame: Second annual MDA fundraiser tourney set for Bowl-A-Vard May 18 05/09/2013 04:00 Bowl-A-Vard Lanes again will host a fundraising tournament for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The second annual Whop-Pin Tap Tournament starts at 7 p.m. on May 18. The fee is $60 for a... more »
	The 11th Frame: ‘Skyn to Win’ for second time on PBA50 Tour: Lennie Boresch Jr. edges Mike Henry for PBA50 Miller High Life Classic title 05/08/2013 22:00 Please indulge me again in bragging on my good buddy Lennie “Skyn” Boresch Jr. — and my own predicting skills. In my preview of the 2012 PBA Senior Tour (now PBA50 Tour) I wrote... more »
	The 11th Frame: Update: Joe Scarborough’s 900 was on Sport compliant pattern but tourney wasn’t Sport certified so USBC records it as ‘Standard’ score 05/08/2013 09:30 The only thing keeping Joe Scarborough's 900 series in the PBA50 Sun Bowl in The Villages tournament from being a Sport Bowling score is the tournament’s lack of Sport... more »
	The 11th Frame: Lennie Boresch Jr., Dale Traber advance as Bryan Goebel leads field into match play 05/07/2013 22:00 Kenosha’s Lennie Boresch Jr. and Cedarburg’s Dale Traber advanced to match play as Bryan Goebel led qualifying at the PBA50 Miller High Life Classic presented by Columbia 300, PBA... more »
	The 11th Frame: Update: Descriptions of diverse new PBA lane patterns released 05/07/2013 04:00 Update: PBA has released details on the new lane patterns. The Badger actually is 52 feet, not 48 feet as PBA Commissioner Tom Clark told me last week in Reno. He posted on Facebook that "I didn't... more »
	The 11th Frame: Lennie Boresch Jr. fourth, Dale Traber 25th as Bob Learn Jr. leads after first round of PBA50 Miller High Life Classic 05/06/2013 22:00 Lennie Boresch Jr. of Kenosha was fourth and Dale Traber of Cedarburg 25th as Bob Learn Jr. led after Monday’s first round of the PBA50 Miller High Life Classic presented by Columbia 300, PBA... more »
	The 11th Frame: Second annual Proprietors Cup tourneys set for second week of July 05/06/2013 04:00 With increased sponsorship and success in the satellite events, the second annual Proprietors Cup the second week of July already has exceeded last year’s entries with the same or a higher... more »
	The 11th Frame: Rochelle Blake, Natalie Cortese, Terysa Wojnar win inaugural Ladies Scratch Trio tourney at New Berlin Bowl 05/05/2013 20:00 Rochelle Blake, Natalie Cortese and Terysa Wojnar won the inaugural Ladies Scratch Trio tourney at New Berlin Bowl on Sunday, Phil Brylow of Essential Bowling Concepts reported. Blake, Cortese and... more »

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