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Young stars, living legend, first-timer, defending champion make 2024 USBC Queens stepladder something for every fan

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Monday, May 20, 2024 11:00 pm
Young stars, living legend, first-timer, defending champion make 2024 USBC Queens stepladder something for every fan
The stepladder finalists for the 2024 USBC Queens, left to right from first to fifth: Hope Gramly, Kelly Kulick, Jillian Martin, Felicia Wong, and Lindsay Boomershine. Photo by USBC.
Tuesday night’s stepladder finals of the 2024 USBC Queens offers something for pretty much every fan. Like young stars? Top seed Hope Gramly is the reigning PWBA Rookie of the Year and No. 3 seed Jillian Martin is the youngest-ever PWBA Tour winner with her win at 17 in the 2021 PWBA BowlTV Classic. It’s no stretch to say they may be in many Player of the Year battles in the coming years. Favor veteran superstars? No. 2 seed Kelly Kulick is a Hall of Famer and indisputably one of...