Rick Ramsey to run for USBC Board of Directors from floor again at 2020 USBC Convention
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 5:00 pm
It will be a few more weeks before the United States Bowling Congress announces how many Board of Directors positions will be open and who the nominated candidates are. But Rick Ramsey already has...

10th annual Turbo Collegiate Expo goes west for the first time: July 6-9 in Las Vegas
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 8:00 am
The 10th annual Turbo Collegiate Expo for high school bowlers will be the first held in the western U.S. when it hits Las Vegas July 6-9 at the Gold Coast, as always just before the Junior...

Jeff Stassi fires 769, Megan Jirsa slams 657 to top Monday scoring
Monday, December 9, 2019 11:55 pm
Jeff Stassi fired a 769 series and Megan Jirsa slammed a 657 to top Madison area bowling on Monday. Stassi and Jirsa both competed in the Spartan Bowl Major League. Next were Dick Thomas with 765...

Baseball superstar Mookie Betts entered in PBA Hall of Fame Classic
Monday, December 9, 2019 4:00 pm
Mookie Betts is entered in the PBA Hall of Fame Classic Jan. 13-19 at the International Training and Research Center in Arlington, Texas, according to the roster posted here. The tournament details...

Carter Albrecht fires 744, Erica Lohr slams 705 to top youth scoring
Sunday, December 8, 2019 11:55 pm
Carter Albrecht fired a 744 series and Erica Lohr slammed a 705 to top Madison area youth scoring over the weekend. Albrecht chained games of 244-278-222, and Lohr 177, 258 and 270, both at Prairie...

Lyle Kuhlmann beats Ken Kempf to take Wolf River Non-Pro at Silver Lake Lanes in Scandanavia
Sunday, December 8, 2019 9:00 pm
In a rematch of the prior tournament but with the opposite result, Lyle Kuhlmann defeated Ken Kempf 243-236 to win the Wolf River Scratch Tour tournament at Silver Lake Lanes in Scandinavia, the WRNP...

Brothers Ryan Zagar, Kyle Zagar repeat as champions of Midwest Championship Doubles
Sunday, December 8, 2019 8:00 pm
Brothers Ryan Zagar and Kyle Zagar on Sunday repeated as champions of the Midwest Championship Doubles, beating Dave Beres and Chad Maas 474-457 in the title match of the tournament at New Berlin Ale...

Father and son teammates Dick Thomas, Rick Thomas fire perfect games in same game, Jerry Ewers also reached perfection
Friday, December 6, 2019 11:55 pm
On March 15, 2011 at Ten Pin Alley, Bill and Chris Pounders may have made bowling history by firing perfect games against each other in the Fifth Quarter League at Ten Pin, as I detailed in this...

PBA Tour does the right thing, makes PBA Playoffs a Tour title, retroactively awards Kris Prather title for 2019 Playoffs win
Friday, December 6, 2019 4:00 pm
The PBA Tour generally does the right thing when it’s an obvious thing. Such was the case Friday when PBA announced that the PBA Playoffs would be a Tour title event in 2020, and that Kris...

Earl Chandler fires 801-300, Chris Casson also reaches perfection; Brittany Pollentier slams 710
Thursday, December 5, 2019 11:55 pm
Earl Chandler fired an 801 series that featured a perfect game, Chris Casson also reached perfection, and Brittany Pollentier slammed a 710 to highlight Madison area bowling late Wednesday and...

PWBA says it will hold at least 10 Regionals in 2020, 6 with PWBA Tour stops; top 10 to earn bonus money in 'BowlTV PWBA Regional Cup'
Thursday, December 5, 2019 11:00 am
The PWBA on Thursday said it will hold at least 10 Regionals in 2020, six in conjunction with PWBA Tour stops, and the top 10 regional players will earn bonus money in the “BowlTV PWBA Regional...

Bowlero confirms that Petersen Classic will move to Bowlero Mount Prospect in 2020
Thursday, December 5, 2019 9:00 am
Confirming rumors that had been on social media for a few weeks, Bowlero Corp. in a news release on Thursday announced that the Petersen Classic will move in 2020 to Bowlero Mount Prospect, 824 E....

Will Reeves, Paul Kablitz fire perfect games
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 11:55 pm
Will Reeves and Paul Kablitz fired perfect games to highlight Madison area bowling on Wednesday. Reeves 300 came in a 740 series in the Prairie Lanes General Casualty League. Kablitz’s 300...

Bradley Thompson fires second perfect game of season; Becky James slams 724
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 11:55 pm
Bradley Thompson fired his second perfect game of the season, and Becky James slammed a 724 series to highlight Madison area bowling on Tuesday. Thompson’s 300 came in a 751 series in the...

Jason Belmonte a slam dunk for 2019 PBA Player of the Year, but Sean Rash, Bill O’Neill, Anthony Simonsen all had POY-quality seasons
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 6:00 pm
Jason Belmonte’s stellar 2019 makes him a slam dunk choice for Chris Schenkel PBA Player of the Year, which would be the fifth of his legendary career if he tops the voting of PBA players and...