PBA Spare Shots: Five More Chinese “Pioneers” Qualify for PBA Membership
Longmarch Bowling founder Frank Zhao has confirmed five more Chinese players have qualified for PBA membership during the fourth edition of his Longmarch Pioneers League. The three-day “league” program...
View ArticleChris Barnes Enjoys Rewarding Day with 300 Game, 18th Career Title in DHC PBA...
TOKYO, Japan – Future Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer Chris Barnes of Double Oak, Texas, enjoyed one of the most rewarding days in his career Sunday, winning the DHC PBA Japan...
View ArticleMonacelli Avenges PBA50 Tour Loss to Williams in PBA Challenge; Parkin,...
LAS VEGAS – Venezuelan native Amleto Monacelli defeated fellow Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams Jr. of Oxford, Fla., with a near-perfect game, 277-219, to win the...
View ArticlePBA Charter Member Chuck Pezzano Dies at 86
CHICAGO – Chuck Pezzano of Clifton, N.J., a charter member of the Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame and widely recognized as the dean of bowling journalists, died Friday of cardiac arrest...
View ArticleKoivuniemi, Kulick Win WBT Finals Titles; Experimental “Frame Play” Scoring...
LAS VEGAS – Experimental scoring system or not, veteran professional champions Mika Koivuniemi of Hartland, Mich., and Kelly Kulick of Union, N.J., proved great bowling prevails as winners of the...
View ArticleAustralia’s Jason Belmonte Wins Second Consecutive Chris Schenkel PBA Player...
MILWAUKEE -- With another outstanding record in 2014 PBA Tour major championships, Australian two-handed competitor Jason Belmonte picked up where he left off in 2012-13 to earn his second consecutive...
View ArticleRed-Hot Russell Rolls into PBA Players Championship Lead; Williams-Smallwood...
WAUWATOSA, Wis. – Ronnie Russell of Marion, Ind., arguably the hottest player on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour, caught fire after an opening 212 game and rolled into the first round lead in...
View ArticleDJ Archer Uses New-Found Confidence to Take PBA Players Championship Lead
WAUWATOSA, Wis. – After 12 years and 159 tournaments before winning his first title, DJ Archer of Friendswood, Texas, put himself into position for a second Professional Bowlers Association Tour title...
View ArticleTorrid Final Round Propels Parker Bohn III into No. 1 Berth for PBA Players...
WAUWATOSA, Wis. – Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer Parker Bohn III of Jackson, N.J., won seven of his eight matches and tied the other Thursday afternoon at AMF Bowlero to complete a...
View ArticleDuke, Malott Qualify No. 1 in Defense of Mark Roth-Marshall PBA Doubles...
WAUWATOSA, Wis. – Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer Norm Duke of Clermont, Fla., and partner Wes Malott of Pflugerville, Texas, will try to repeat as Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles...
View ArticlePBA Spare Shots: Vote for the Greatest PBA Tournament of Champions TV Moment...
What was the greatest moment in PBA Tournament of Champions television history? In celebration of the 50th anniversary tournament which gets underway on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at Woodland Bowl in...
View Article50th Barbasol PBA Tournament of Champions Returns to Woodland Bowl in Indy...
INDIANAPOLIS – Woodland Bowl, the host for some of the most memorable championships in Professional Bowlers Association history, will continue that tradition as host of the 50th anniversary Barbasol...
View ArticlePBA Spare Shots: Vote for Your Favorite PBA Tournament of Champions...
In celebration of the 50th anniversary Barbasol PBA Tournament of Champions which gets underway on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at Woodland Bowl in Indianapolis, you are invited to vote on your favorite moment...
View ArticlePBA Hall of Famer Pete Weber Stars in New ESPN “This Is SportsCenter” Commercial
CHICAGO – For the first time in the 21-year history of ESPN’s iconic “This Is SportsCenter” commercial series, a bowler is playing a starring role and that bowler is the sport’s most recognizable star,...
View ArticlePainful Memories of 2009 Help Propel Rhino Page into First Round Lead in 50th...
INDIANAPOLIS – Propelled by memories of his painful loss in the 2009 Professional Bowlers Association Tournament of Champions title match, Rhino Page of Dade City, Fla., set a blistering pace as the...
View ArticlePBA Spare Shots: Barbasol Offers Great Prizes in New “Clean Sweep-Stakes”...
Tweet #PBACleanSweep to @Barbasolshave to be entered to win prizes in the newly-announced PBA CleanSweep-stakes which will begin February 15 and end on April 19.The rewards will be weekly prizes of...
View ArticleRhino Page Averages 249, Retains Second Round Lead in 50th Barbasol PBA...
INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 11, 2015)– Propelled by memories of his painful loss in the 2009 Professional Bowlers Association Tournament of Champions title match, Rhino Page of Dade City, Fla., set a blistering...
View ArticlePBA’s ESPN Telecast of USBC Masters Reaches More Than 3.5 Million Viewers, Up...
ARLINGTON, Texas– The Professional Bowlers Association Tour telecast of the United States Bowling Congress Masters on ESPN was one of the most-watched cable sports program on Sunday, reaching more than...
View ArticleRhino Page Leads Field of 24 into Barbasol PBA Tournament of Champions Match...
INDIANAPOLIS – Left-hander Rhino Page of Dade City, Fla., trying for his first Professional Bowlers Association title in five years, led a field of 24 finalists into the match play portion of the 50th...
View ArticleRhino Page Rallies to Retain Lead in 50th Anniversary Barbasol PBA Tournament...
INDIANAPOLIS – After temporarily surrendering the lead, Rhino Page of Dade City, Fla., rallied Thursday night at Woodland Bowl to regain a 109-pin lead over Scott Norton of Mission Viejo, Calif.,...
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