Every lead but singles has changed hands at State Tournament: Whiskey Ranch 3,517 and 10,110, Chad Olson and Eric Zeitler 1,463, Chris McDonald 2,183
Thursday, February 20, 2020 5:00 pm
In the opening weekend of the 118th annual Wisconsin State USBC Bowling Association Championships — aka the State Tournament — in Madison, Brad Renspe of Osceola fired 779...

2020 PWBA Tour Championship will be at Richmond Raceway for fourth straight year
Thursday, February 20, 2020 4:00 pm
The PWBA announced in this news release Thursday that the PWBA Tour Championship will take place at the Richmond Raceway Complex for the fourth consecutive year in 2020, contested again as part of...

U.S. Open is first of 12 events on 2020 World Bowling Tour schedule
Thursday, February 20, 2020 3:00 pm
This week’s U.S. Open is just the first of 12 events on 2020 World Bowling Tour schedule. The remaining events include the USBC Masters, USBC Queens, and U.S. Women’s Open, and a variety...

2020 Phoenix Open Singles Scratch Tournament set for Sunday, March 29 in Richland Center
Thursday, February 20, 2020 2:00 pm
The 2020 Phoenix Open Singles Scratch Tournament set for Sunday, March 29 at 10 a.m. at the Phoenix Center in Richland Center. The entry fee for the popular tournament is $50 and first will pay...

Curtis Rauls fires 815, Chris Scharnke slams perfect game
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 11:55 pm
Curtis Rauls fired an 815 series and Chris Scharnke slammed a perfect game to highlight Madison area bowling on Wednesday. Rauls rolled games of 255, 289 and 273 for his 815 in the Prairie Lanes...

After 2 big-scoring days, flat pattern will bring 2020 U.S. Open back to 'a bloodbath,' Bill O'Neill says
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 11:00 pm
After two decidedly un-U.S. Open like big-scoring days, the flat pattern being used in Thursday’s third qualifying round of the 2020 U.S. Open almost certainly will produce a scoring pace more...

2020 PBA Players Championship draws largest viewership of year for FS1 first airing, tops 2019 Players Championship viewership by 13.1%
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 9:00 pm
Saturday’s live telecast of the PBA Players Championship on FS1 drew 541,000 average viewers during its 126 minutes starting at 4:30 p.m. Central time, 13.1 percent more than the 2019 Players...

Sectional assignments announced for 2020 Intercollegiate Team Championships; sites also host 2020 Intercollegiate Singles Championships qualifying
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 8:00 pm
The United States Bowling Congress on Wednesday announced in this news release the sectional assignments for the 2020 Intercollegiate Team Championships. The sectional qualifiers will take place at...

Young PWBA players Gazmine Mason and Julia Bond at Bowl-A-Vard Lanes for Storm Demo Day on Thursday, March 5
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 5:00 pm
Young PWBA players and Storm staffers Gazmine Mason and Julia Bond will appear at Bowl-A-Vard Lanes as part of a Storm Products Demo Day on Thursday, March 5 from 6-8:30 p.m. There is no fee to take...

$17,850 in scholarships awarded in Las Vegas in first Storm Youth Championships of 2020
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 4:00 pm
The first event of the 2020 Storm Youth Championships was held Feb. 15-17 at South Point Bowling Plaza in Las Vegas. With all that has happened with urethane balls and the USBC tests over the last 10...

GIBA Ebonite Winter Classic set for Feb. 21-23 at Cadillac Lanes in Waterloo, Iowa
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 10:00 am
Note: This story originally posted Jan. 15, 2020. The second of this season’s two Greater Iowa Bowling Association Ebonite Classics — formerly the Fusion Realtors/Community...

Roger Dushack slams 830-300; Chris Gibbons, Paul Kapugi also reach perfection
Tuesday, February 18, 2020 11:55 pm
Roger Dushack slammed an 830 series that featured a perfect game, and Chris Gibbons and Paul Kapugi also fired perfect games to highlight Madison area bowling on Tuesday. Dushack rolled his 14th...

Still seeking a first official PBA Tour title, A.J. Johnson takes lead after opening day of 2020 U.S. Open
Tuesday, February 18, 2020 11:00 pm
A.J. Johnson has won just about anything you can win other than an official PBA Tour title, including last year’s SamHo Korea Cup that featured PBA Tour players and paid more than $40,000, and...

Update: USBC report shows urethane ball hardness issue much wider than PURPLE HAMMER, even though only 2 illegal balls were that model
Tuesday, February 18, 2020 1:00 pm
(Note: This story has been updated with the end of testing and the USBC report.) Monday, Feb. 17, 2020 is a day that almost certainly will be referenced and recalled for a long time in bowling....

Ryan Anderson fires perfect game
Monday, February 17, 2020 11:55 pm
Ryan Anderson fired a perfect game to highlight Madison area bowling on Monday. Anderson’s 300 came in a 735 series in the Spartan Bowl Major League. The top series were Kenny...