Tyler Bischoff fires first career perfect game
Wednesday, September 19, 2018 11:55 pm
Tyler Bischoff fired his first career perfect game to highlight Madison area bowling on Wednesday. Bischoff’s 300 came in a 735 series in the Prairie Lanes Eagles 623 League. Jim Fosdick had...

Top seeds fall for fourth straight year as Maria Jose Rodriguez wins 2018 PWBA Tour Championship
Wednesday, September 19, 2018 11:00 pm
After the TV finalists were set for the 2018 PWBA Tour Championship, I wrote in this story that while it doesn’t quite qualify as a jinx, in the three PWBA Tour Championships since the...

Planet Fun makes it through Hurricane Florence, PBA50 Storm Invitational still on for Sept. 29-30
Wednesday, September 19, 2018 4:00 pm
As I spent quite a bit of time in my job as an online editor at Capital Newspapers and Lee Enterprises following and syndicating coverage of Hurricane Florence, the bowler in me thought of two...

PBA Regional champion, actor J.T. 'Action' Jackson pleads not guilty to alleged attempted extortion of actor Kevin Hart using sex tape
Wednesday, September 19, 2018 3:00 pm
Pro bowler and actor J.T. "Action" Jackson has pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted extortion of actor and comedian Kevin Hart, according to Los Angeles’ online court records. Jackson...

Madison Area USBC looking for workers, subs for 2019 Wisconsin Women’s State Tournament at Bowl-A-Vard Lanes, Dream Lanes
Wednesday, September 19, 2018 1:00 pm
The Madison Area USBC is looking for workers and bowling substitutes for the 2019 Wisconsin State USBC Women's Championship — aka the  Women’s State Tournament — at Bowl-A-Vard...

Mary Lo fires 715 for second 700 of season
Tuesday, September 18, 2018 11:55 pm
Mary Lo is the only Madison area woman with a 700 series this season and she now has two after firing a 715 on Tuesday. Lo’s 715 came in the Ten Pin Alley Fifth Quarter League; she previously...

Kelly Kulick, Maria Jose Rodriguez join Shannon O’Keefe, Danielle McEwan in TV finals of 2018 PWBA Tour Championship
Tuesday, September 18, 2018 11:00 pm
It doesn’t quite qualify as a jinx, but in the three PWBA Tour Championships since the re-launch of the PWBA in 2015, the No. 1 and 2 seeds have yet to win the title. In 2015, Danielle McEwan...

Third annual South Point Senior Shootout set for Nov. 12-16 at South Point Bowling Plaza in Las Vegas
Tuesday, September 18, 2018 8:00 am
Note: This story originally posted April 17, 2018. The South Point Senior Shootout presented by Logo Infusion will return to South Point Bowling Plaza for the third straight year, running...

Danny Wiseman Youth Scholarship Tournament set for Oct. 6-7 in Baltimore
Tuesday, September 18, 2018 5:00 am
For East Coast youth bowlers, the 7th Danny Wiseman Youth Scholarship Tournament Oct. 6-7 at AMF Country Club Lanes in Baltimore. He said the tournament again will deliver more than $25,000 in...

Corey Schmidt’s 768 tops Monday scoring
Monday, September 17, 2018 11:55 pm
Corey Schmidt fired a 768 series in the Spartan Bowl Major League to top Madison area bowling on Monday. Austin Powers was next with 756 in the Prairie Lanes Major League. Other men’s series...

Remnants of Hurricane Florence wreak havoc on opening day of 2018 PWBA Tour Championship
Monday, September 17, 2018 11:00 pm
The remnants of Hurricane Florence wreaked havoc on the opening day of the 2018 PWBA Tour Championship Monday at the Old Dominion Building at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. The historic...

Allie Leiendecker commits to Louisiana Tech
Monday, September 17, 2018 6:00 pm
Allie Leiendecker, one of the most accomplished youth bowlers ever, has announced that she will attend Louisana Tech and compete for the NCAA institution. Here was the Ohio right-hander’s...

Legislative proposal would put USBC Open Championships changes in hands of transparent committee of tournament champions subject to delegate approval
Monday, September 17, 2018 8:00 am
Robert Rowe III is not a bowler who has been significantly impacted by all of the changes — “enhancements” in United States Bowling Congress lingo — in the USBC Open...

12th annual Junior Hall of Fame tournament set for Sunday, Nov. 11 at AMF Bowlero
Monday, September 17, 2018 7:00 am
The 12th annual Junior Hall of Fame tournament is set for Sunday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. at AMF Bowlero Lanes in the Milwaukee suburb of Wauwatosa, and the entry deadline is Nov. 1, tournament...

Dave Shaw’s 744, Gayle Seltzner’s 677 top weekend scoring
Sunday, September 16, 2018 11:55 pm
Dave Shaw rolled a 744 and Gayle Seltzner fired a 677 to top Madison area bowling over the weekend. Both competed in the Prairie Lanes Twilights League. Next were Jim Fosdick with 704 and Pat...