April 28, 2010
Marshall Holman: Mt. St. Marshall
The fire Holman brought to the lanes would do more than raise people out of their seats; it would raise hell.
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April 22, 2010
Remembering Queen Marion: Ladewig's journey from rags to bowling royalty
Marion Ladewig looks out from behind the pins one winter afternoon as she fills in for an absent pinboy. It is a vantage point from which she sees how the best shots differ from the way she throws the ball herself; they are slower, they approach the pocket from more of an angle, and they always push all ten pins back into the pit where she waits to set them up once again.
April 12, 2010
Near-fatal disabilities no match for Reuer's dreams
This is a tale of two brothers. One was born with enough talent to be drafted by the Chicago White Sox out of high school; the other was born with a 50 percent chance of living through the night. One would go on to represent his country in the sport he loved, the other would go on to endure nine surgeries and a body so racked with pain that it felt more like an adversary.
April 09, 2010
Youth bowlers embrace challenge
The seemingly endless debate over so-called “inflated” scoring and its affect on bowling’s future may have come one step closer to resolution last month when Pennsylvania high school bowlers eager for a challenge took a shot at the USBC Blue and White lane patterns in their state championships.
March 26, 2010
USBC Coaching cert course coming to center near you
Bowlers looking to get an edge on the competition, and help their teammates, friends and relatives do the same, are in luck. From Florida to Las Vegas and points in between, the USBC Bronze-level coaching certification course is on its way to a bowling center near you.
March 25, 2010
Stories of determination and courage from the AWBA
Operating under the slogan “Ability Not Disability,” the AWBA was founded by Carlson in 1962 and now boasts about 500 members. The members’ common ground might be rooted in adversity, but the bond they share on the lanes is rooted in a friendship stronger than family ties.
January 14, 2010
Only the greatest bowlers in the world pass through here: the Wayne Garber story
If you're thinking about giving up on your dreams, try walking a day in Wayne Garber's shoes.
December 09, 2009
The Cassidy Schaub story: from a town of 500 to bowling’s big show
When locals crowded Ohio's Luray Lanes with laptops to follow Cassidy Schaub's progress game by game at the Lumber Liquidator's PBA Tour Trials in May, they saw the boy who once wiped the tables on which they opened their computers grow into the man who brought his small hometown of Polk a prestige reserved for cities you drive hours down I-71 to find-places like Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus.
November 18, 2009
Bowlers show charitable spirit despite tough times
The daily experience of most boys is characterized by sights and sounds that will linger in their memories for life: the shriek of a referee's whistle at a flag football game, the wads of gum they chew in little league dugouts, the crashing of pins at a Saturday morning youth league.
November 17, 2009
Catching up with Ernie Schlegel
One thing a retired Ernie Schlegel does not need to do at age 66 is get up early on a Saturday morning to root on bowlers at a local youth league. Yet that is exactly where you will find the PBA and USBC Hall of Famer on this particular Saturday.