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Tommy Jones, Former Ownership Partners Mike Slade, Rob Glaser Inducted into PBA Hall of Fame

January 19, 2020

Tommy Jones, Former Ownership Partners Mike Slade, Rob Glaser Inducted into PBA Hall of Fame

ARLINGTON, Texas (Jan. 18, 2020)@– Nineteen-time Professional Bowlers Association title winner Tommy Jones of Simpsonville, South Carolina, and former PBA ownership partners Mike Slade and Rob Glaser were inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame during ceremonies at the Arlington Hilton Saturday as part of the PBA Hall of Fame Classic tournament week.Jones was unanimously elected for superior performance by

St. Francis-Ill. women, St. Ambrose men win ISBPA Midwest Collegiate Classic

January 19, 2020

St. Francis-Ill. women, St. Ambrose men win ISBPA Midwest Collegiate Classic

The St. Francis-Illinois women and St. Ambrose men rallied to victories Sunday at the Kegel/ISBPA Midwest Collegiate Classic, a Tier I event on the 2019-2020 USBC Collegiate schedule.

Red Sox Star Mookie Betts Continued to Impress PBA Tour Players in Arlington

January 17, 2020

Red Sox Star Mookie Betts Continued to Impress PBA Tour Players in Arlington

Boston Red Sox star@Mookie Betts, in his first appearance in PBA Tour competition since the 2017 PBA World Series of Bowling, continued to impress his fellow competitors with his promise as a bowling talent.A feature story by Fort Worth Star-Telegram writer@Jeff Wilson@(https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/article239305808.html) includes high praise for Betts’ bowling skills while competing at the highest level of the sport in this

Big Second Round Boosts Jakob Butturff into PBA Hall of Fame Classic Lead

January 17, 2020

Big Second Round Boosts Jakob Butturff into PBA Hall of Fame Classic Lead

ARLINGTON, Texas (Jan. 16, 2020)@– Finishing 18th after the first round of qualifying, seven-time Go Bowling PBA Tour winner Jakob Butturff of Tempe, Arizona, had better success navigating the challenging PBA Hall of Fame Classic dual lane conditions Thursday averaging 252 in the second round to emerge as the top qualifier for the opening event of the 2020 Go Bowling

Anthony Lavery-Spahr Averages 242 to Lead PBA Hall of Fame Classic First Round

January 16, 2020

Anthony Lavery-Spahr Averages 242 to Lead PBA Hall of Fame Classic First Round

ARLINGTON, Texas (Jan. 15, 2020)@– Anthony Lavery-Spahr, a 29-year-old right-hander from Pasadena, Texas, beginning his third full season on the Go Bowling PBA Tour, averaged 242 for six games Wednesday to take the first-round lead in the PBA Hall of Fame Classic at the International Training and Research Center.In the first tournament of the 2020 season, Lavery-Spahr, who is trying

Women’s Championships survey shows all-time high satisfaction; event averages to be used in 2021

January 16, 2020

Women’s Championships survey shows all-time high satisfaction; event averages to be used in 2021

Satisfaction with the tournament is at an all-time high, based on a survey of participants to the 2019 event, and, with a majority favoring the use Championships Average as entering average, that change will start with the 2021 event.

For Bold Vision and Impactful Action, PBA CEO Colie Edison is BJI’s 2019 Person of the Year

January 15, 2020

For Bold Vision and Impactful Action, PBA CEO Colie Edison is BJI’s 2019 Person of the Year

Any magazine that endeavors to anoint a “Person of the Year” battles the public’s presumption that any such initiative amounts to little more than a popularity contest. It is, for any publication that is doing it right, much more a measure of impact and influence than it is a certificate of congeniality.To be sure, much of what this year’s BJI Person of the Year, Bowlero

Wichita's Hanrahan Tops Seven Players in PTQ Earning Berths in PBA Hall of Fame Classic

January 15, 2020

Wichita's Hanrahan Tops Seven Players in PTQ Earning Berths in PBA Hall of Fame Classic

ARLINGTON, Texas@ (Jan. 13, 2020)@–@@Left-handed two-hander Patrick Hanrahan of Wichita, Kansas, averaged 229 for the eight-game pre-tournament qualifier Monday at the International Training and Research Center to lead seven players who earned berths in the PBA Hall of Fame Classic. The seven players completed the field of 56 players who will begin the first tournament of the 2020 Go Bowling

Dick Allen, Brian Kretzer Headline 2019 PBA Regional Awards

January 15, 2020

Dick Allen, Brian Kretzer Headline 2019 PBA Regional Awards

CHICAGO (Jan. 14, 2020)@– Veteran PBA Regional competitors Dick Allen of Lexington, S.C., and Brian Kretzer of Kettering, Ohio, were repeat winners in 2019 PBA Regional awards categories, but otherwise, it was a year dominated by newcomers and first-time award recipients.Allen, who won his first PBA South Region Player of the Year award during the 2004-05 season, won back to

Collegiate Ticker - Jan. 15, 2020

January 15, 2020

Collegiate Ticker - Jan. 15, 2020

The Mount Mercy women and St. Ambrose men kicked off the year by winning their brackets at the Storm Baker Challenge in Addison, Illinois.