PBA Spare Shots: John Burkett Learns Valuable $5 Lesson in PBA XF Lubbock...
John Burkett said he learned a valuable lesson during the Xtra Frame PBA Lubbock Southwest Open on his way to winning an additional $5 in prize money.The former Major League All-Star pitcher, in his...
View ArticleNew York’s Brandon Soedarmasto, Illinois’ Brigitte Jacobs Win Teen Masters...
LAS VEGAS – Brandon Soedarmasto of Levittown, N.Y., and Brigitte Jacobs of Freeport, Ill., captured the boys’ and girls’ titles in the Teen Masters Championships at South Point Bowling Plaza Friday,...
View ArticlePBA Spare Shots: Entries Now Open for GEICO PBA WSOB VII, South Point Bowling...
Entries opened today (July 8) for the GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VII, set for Dec. 7-19 in Reno, Nev., and for the PBA South Point Bowling Plaza Fall Classic, Oct. 19-26, in Las Vegas. Entries...
View ArticleJapan’s Bowling World Open Begins with Open Qualifying in Tokyo
TOKYO – Bowlers from 55 countries, including many of the best male and female players in the sport, have begun competition in the inaugural World Bowling Open, an event designed as a showcase for...
View ArticleFive PBA Champions Advance; Japan’s Bowling World Open Singles Competition...
TOKYO– Five American PBA champions will join bowlers from 55 countries in singles finals of the inaugural Bowling World Open, a showcase event for observers considering additional sports for the 2020...
View ArticleBarrett, Palermaa, O’Neill, Kulick Advance to Bowling World Open Championship...
TOKYO – Professional Bowlers Association champions Dom Barrett of England, Osku Palermaa of Finland and Bill O’Neill of Langhorne, Pa., along with Japan’s Isao Yamamoto, will bowl for an $81,000 first...
View ArticleFinland’s Osku Palermaa, Singapore’s Joey Yeo Win World Bowling Open Titles...
TOKYO – Finland’s Osku Palermaa and Singapore’s Joey Yeo won the men’s and women’s singles titles in the inaugural Bowling World Open Sunday. Each earned an $81,000 first prize in the showcase event...
View ArticlePBA Spare Shots: Mitch Beasley Defeats Wife in Historic PBA Regional Title Match
In a first for the Professional Bowlers Association, Mitch Beasley of Nashville, Tenn., defeated his wife, Inngellimar Beasley, 224-212, to win the PBA Shock Top Midwest Region Open at Plaza Lanes in...
View ArticleStriking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles Continues to Honor Luci...
HOUSTON, Texas - After watching her best friend, Luci Bonneau, lose her painful struggle against breast cancer in 1999, Donna Conners made a pledge to honor Bonneau’s memory in a way that would have a...
View ArticlePBA Spare Shots: PBA Stars Jones, Johnson, Pluhowsky Bowling for U.S. in Pan...
PBA Tour star Tommy Jones of Simpsonville, S.C., along with PBA Women’s Series winners Liz Johnson of Cheektowaga, N.Y., and Shannon Pluhowsky of Dayton, Ohio, plus with amateur Devin Bidwell of...
View ArticleNext Up on Xtra Frame: PBA/PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles
HOUSTON, Texas– The PBA Tour returns to action this week when it joins hands with the PWBA in a special event, the PBA/PWBA Xtra Frame Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles, from Palace Lanes...
View ArticlePBA Spare Shots: China’s PBA Pioneers League Continues to Pursue PBA Status
The Longmarch PBA Pioneers League in China is currently in its fifth season of working to develop players to PBA membership eligibility status. The PBA Pioneers League program involves rigorous...
View ArticleLong-Time Doubles Partners Anita Arnett, Tyler Jensen Hold Early Lead in...
HOUSTON, Texas – Formercollegiate star Anita Arnett of Richmond, Texas, and partner Tyler Jensen of Fort Worthled the first qualifying squad in the 16th annual PBA-PWBA Xtra Frame Striking Against...
View ArticleLynda and Chris Barnes Take Qualifying Lead in PBA-PWBA XF Striking Against...
HOUSTON, Texas – Lynda and Chris Barnes of Double Oak, Texas, husband-and-wife teammates, doubles partners and occasional opponents since 1997, averaged a combined 214.6 over eight games to take the...
View ArticleShannon O’Keefe, Bill O’Neill Dominate Match Play to Win PBA-PWBA XF Striking...
HOUSTON, Texas – Shannon O’Keefe of O’Fallon, Ill., and Bill O’Neill of Langhorne, Pa., won their first seven of eight matches Sunday to run away with the 16th annual PBA-PWBA Xtra Frame Striking...
View ArticlePBA Spare Shots: PBA Regional Challenge Points Races Head Toward September 30...
PBA Regional and PWBA-PBA Women’s Regional competitors are headed toward the qualifying finish line for berths in the PBA Challenge Finals qualifying events that will be held during the GEICO PBA World...
View ArticleDJ Archer, Bob Learn Jr. Throw Key Strikes to Win PBA-PBA50 South Shore...
HAMMOND, Ind. – DJ Archer of Friendswood, Texas, and PBA50 partner Bob Learn Jr. of Erie, Pa., used critically-place strikes to defeat EJ Tackett of Huntington, Ind., and PBA Hall of Famer Walter Ray...
View ArticlePBA Spare Shots: PBA Players Continue Making “Make-A-Wish” Dreams Come True
Over the years, a number of PBA Tour players have been asked to make dreams come true for youngsters through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The latest was PBA Tour star Sean Rash of Montgomery, Ill., who...
View ArticleFuture Stars Set to Challenge PBA’s Best in PBA Xtra Frame Gene Carter Pro...
MIDDLETOWN, Del. – Several of the Professional Bowlers Association’s most talented future stars will take on an all-star roster of PBA Tour champions when Mid-County Bowling and Entertainment hosts the...
View ArticlePBA’s 36th Season of Coverage on ESPN Begins Live in Prime Time on December 17
CHICAGO – On the heels of a break-out viewership season, the Professional Bowlers Association returns to ESPN for the 36th consecutive year with a live prime-time telecast on Thursday, Dec. 17, as part...
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