When Yvonne Bennett took over as the executive director of the Bowling Centers Association of Wisconsin in 2014, I had never met or talked to her.
With her new position as head of my state&rsquo;s proprietors group, which operates Wisconsin High School Bowling, I had reason to talk to her many times over the ensuing years for 11thFrame.com.
And though we still have never met in person, we established a solid relationship based on our professional contacts, mutual love of rescue dogs and...

I admire Bennett for how she grew BCAW and with it helped Wisconsin’s legendary bowling culture, but mostly for her courage in being willing to speak out against the type of egregious conduct I detailed in my April 2018 Bullygate story.

Yvonne Bennett speaks out

Not afraid to speak her mind: Ex-BCAW ED Yvonne Bennett on bullying by Arlington, Bowlero’s impact, Wisconsin bowling, the future of the sport, and more