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Washington Blogger Wins IBMA Pezzano Scholarship

August 13, 2020

Washington Blogger Wins IBMA Pezzano Scholarship

Vianne Daniels, a dual-enrolled student finishing high school while also attending Olympic College in@Bremerton, Wash., has been selected as the@winner of the 2020 Chuck Pezzano Scholarship by the@International Bowling Media Association. The $5,000 award is presented by the Billiard and@Bowling Institute of America.The 18-year-old Daniels said she plans to attend the University of Nevada Las Vegas in the fall, and

Five schools awarded Bowler&amp;#39;s Ed kits

August 11, 2020

Five schools awarded Bowler's Ed kits

The International Bowling Campus Youth Development team recently selected five schools to receive Bowler's Ed kits through its equipment grant program.

COVID-19, Governor Claim Venerable Washington Center

August 08, 2020

COVID-19, Governor Claim Venerable Washington Center

As we reported last week with our story on California’s Cloverleaf Family Bowl, the pandemic plays no favorites when it comes to the bowling centers that it strikes down.Now, the owners of a legendary center in Everett, Wash., have been forced to throw in the towel. Glacier Lanes, which had served its community for more than six decades, had to

New Classification Helps Reopen Centers in Illinois

August 08, 2020

New Classification Helps Reopen Centers in Illinois

Is bowling a sport or recreation?That question has been at the forefront of bowling’s Olympic Games quest for decades. And now, the answer to that question has become an important element in the reopening of tenpin centers in one Midwest state.The Illinois State Bowling Proprietors Association has agreed, with the approval of its board of directors, to a settlement offer

16-Year-Old Deo Benard Becomes Youngest PBA Member to Win Regional Title

August 06, 2020

16-Year-Old Deo Benard Becomes Youngest PBA Member to Win Regional Title

Deo BenardDeo Bernard may only have started bowling four years ago, but the résumé he has compiled on the lanes makes clear that the bowling world can plan on hearing about him for years to come.Bernard, a 16-year-old two-hander from the left side, said he bowled using a traditional one-handed style for the first year, but started bowling two-handed

Oct. 16 is Deadline for 2020 BJI Architecture & Design Awards; Submission Form Now Available

Oct. 16 is Deadline for 2020 BJI Architecture & Design Awards; Submission Form Now Available

DOWNLOAD THE 2020 BJI ARCHITECTURE @ DESIGN AWARDS SUBMISSION FORM HEREOct. 16 Is Deadline for BJI Design Awards Competition No one needs to be told that 2020 has provided the bowling industry with far more opportunity for stress than celebration. As readers of Bowlers Journal International will see in the August issue, however, the accomplishments of 15 pro-bowling greats are

Several Reasons Cited for Postponement of New Mexico Open

Several Reasons Cited for Postponement of New Mexico Open

The 17th New Mexico Open, originally scheduled for mid-August at Tenpins @ More in Rio Rancho, N.M., has been postponed due to the many uncertainties caused by the pandemic, along with the various and differing state government responses to it. "We have a record 226 entries on July 29,” said tournament organizer Steve Mackie. "It was necessary to hold off

Mandated Closure Claims Cloverleaf Family Bowl

Mandated Closure Claims Cloverleaf Family Bowl

The COVID-19 pandemic claimed perhaps its highest-profile center to date when, on July 24, the Chambers and Hillman families announced that Cloverleaf Family Bowl in Fremont, Calif., would not be reopening. In an open letter to the center’s patrons, the families wrote, “Due to the high monthly cost of sitting here without any income to offset such monthly costs as

Illinois Proprietors Say ‘Governor Pritzker Has Thrown a Gutter Ball’

Illinois Proprietors Say ‘Governor Pritzker Has Thrown a Gutter Ball’

Bowling center proprietors in Illinois were allowed to reopen by Governor J.B. Pritzker on June 26, but with perhaps the most unusual limitation yet seen in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic: Centers could open, but all were limited to no more than 50 people at a time for bowling.The same limitation applied to an eight-lane center as to a 60-lane center.

75 North Carolina Centers Reopen… Then Are Shut Down Again

75 North Carolina Centers Reopen… Then Are Shut Down Again

Considering BPAA Past President Nancy Schenk is North Carolina Legislative Chair of the Bowling Proprietors Association of the Carolinas and Georgia, it should come as no surprise that the 75 BPAC/GA-member centers in the Tar Heel State were allowed to open their doors.Not long after businesses began to reopen in North Carolina, Schenk publicly questioned Governor Roy Cooper’s mandates, wondering why bowling centers were excluded.