Clutch 10th-Frame Performance Helps Norm Duke Win GEICO PBA King of the Swing
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer Norm Duke successfully concluded the GEICO PBA Summer Swing with a clutch 10th-frame performance for a bittersweet 222-213 victory over...
View ArticleEntries Now Open for PBA World Series of Bowling V
What has evolved into the premier showcase of bowling competition with five Tour titles up for grabs, the PBA World Series of Bowling V returns to the South Point Bowling Center in Las Vegas Oct....
View ArticleSouth Region Kicks Off New PBA Regional Players Invitational Series This...
SEATTLE – Break Point Alley in Tavares, Fla., will host the first in a series of new Professional Bowlers Association Regional Players Invitational tournaments this weekend, launching a series of six...
View ArticlePBA Spare Shots: Entries Still Available for PBA World Series of Bowling V
ENTRIES STILL AVAILABLE FOR PBA WORLD SERIES OF BOWLING VEntries continue to roll into the PBA’s Seattle office for PBA World Series of Bowling V, which returns to the South Point Bowling Center in Las...
View ArticleChanges in Store as PBA League Prepares for Second Season
SEATTLE (Aug. 1, 2013)– When team owner Billie Jean King raised the Elias Cup over her head with the help of her victorious New York City WTT KingPins presented by GEICO bowlers last April on ESPN, the...
View ArticleTom Daugherty Wins PBA South Region Players Invitational
TAVARES, Fla. – Tom Daugherty of Wesley Chapel, Fla., defeated Jason Sterner of McDonough, Ga., 219-209, to win the Professional Bowlers Association South Region’s Regional Players Invitational title...
View ArticlePBA Spare Shots: Fagan, Kulick Give U.S. its First World Games Bowling Gold...
FAGAN, KULICK GIVE U.S. ITS FIRST WORLD GAMES BOWLING GOLD MEDALThanks to PBA Tour champions Mike Fagan of Fort Worth, Texas, and Kelly Kulick of Union, N.J., the United States has ended its 22-year...
View ArticleWalter Ray Tops Mark in All-Williams Title Match in PBA50 Tour South Shore Open
HAMMOND, Ind. – Walter Ray Williams Jr. of Ocala, Fla., defeated Mark Williams – no relation – of Beaumont, Texas, 217-198, in an all-Williams title match to win the PBA50 Tour South Shore Open...
View ArticleExhausted Jabczenski, Monacelli Pace PBA50 Tour Senior/Super Senior Doubles...
DECATUR, Ill. – Mitch Jabczenski of Novi, Mich., isn’t sure how he did it, but one day shy of his 61st birthday, he found himself leading the entire field after the opening round of qualifying in the...
View ArticlePBA Spare Shots: Belmonte Paces PBA Tour Statistics Heading into World Series...
BELMONTE PACES PBA TOUR STATISTICS HEADING INTO WORLD SERIES OF BOWLING VAustralia’s Jason Belmonte, with a pair of 2012-13 titles and championship round appearances in all four PBA Tour major...
View ArticlePBA League Advisory #1: Player-Manager Norm Duke Kicks Off 2014 Signing...
(This is the first in a series of weekly reports on Professional Bowlers Association League activities for the 2014 season)2014 PBA League signing season is underwayPlanning, preparation and strategic...
View ArticlePBA Spare Shots: Duke to Donate Dallas Strikers’ “Manager” Compensation to...
PBA Hall of Famer Norm Duke, the No. 1 player on the Dallas Strikers in the PBA League, also serves as his team’s manager. But rather than taking personal advantage of the added financial compensation...
View ArticleWeber Celebrates 51st Birthday, Wins Treasure Island Resort & Casino Open in...
WELCH, Minn. – Pete Weber had a very nice birthday Wednesday, winning his second PBA50 Tour title in the Treasure Island Resort & Casino Open presented by Brunswick to lock up PBA50 Rookie of the...
View ArticleRadical Bowling Joins PBA’s Registered Product Company Family
SEATTLE (Aug. 22, 2013)– The partnership between Brunswick and Radical Bowling Technologies – the high-tech ball company featuring the team of Phil Cardinale and Mo Pinel – has provided the opportunity...
View ArticlePBA Spare Shots: Record 18 Countries Entered in PBA World Series of Bowling V
The fifth edition of the PBA World Series of Bowling, set for Oct. 25-Nov. 3 at South Point Bowling Center in Las Vegas, has already set a record for international representation with 18 countries...
View ArticlePBA League Media Advisory #3: All’s Quiet with Re-Signing Deadline Looming on...
(This is the third in a weekly series of reports on Professional Bowlers Association Leaguetransactions and activity for the 2014 season)Free agent signing period for 2014 PBA League begins SundayWith...
View ArticlePBA CEO Geoff Reiss Transitions to Board; Tom Clark Assumes Day-to-Day...
SEATTLE – After nearly two years as Chief Executive Officer of the Professional Bowlers Association, Geoff Reiss announced Monday he is transitioning from his role to join the organization's board of...
View ArticleWisconsin’s Dave Beres Wins PBA Midwest Regional Players Invitational Title
PERU, Ill. – Dave Beres of Waukesha, Wis., defeated Tom Hess of Urbandale, Iowa, 225-205, to win the Professional Bowlers Association Midwest Region’s Regional Players Invitational title Monday,...
View ArticlePBA Spare Shots: Markiewicz Becomes “Good Samaritan” on Way Home from PBA50 Tour
A funny thing happened to PBA member Bob Markiewicz on his way back home to San Diego after finishing out the PBA50 Tour season in Welch, Minn.He turned into a “Good Samaritan” and may be the driving...
View ArticlePBA League Advisory #4: Free Agency Begins…and Ends with All Rosters Filled
Following a couple of key strategic signing moves in the final hours of the re-signing period on Aug. 31, PBA League “free agency” opened with a flurry of activity on Sunday, Sept. 1, and ended almost...
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