ARLINGTON, Texas - Two major international tournaments and multiple collegiate events highlight the upcoming live video streaming schedule on the United States Bowling Congress’ website BOWL.com this fall.

The Pan American Bowling Confederation Women’s Championships, which will feature Team USA stars Kelly Kulick, Liz Johnson, Stefanie Nation, Shannon O’Keefe, Tennelle Milligan and Shannon Pluhowsky, will be broadcast for the second consecutive year, this time from Sunset Station Hotel and Casino’s Strike Zone Bowling Center in suburban Las Vegas from Sept. 27-Oct. 1.

USBC also has reached an agreement with QubicaAMF to provide coverage of the prestigious Bowling World Cup, which will be held in Toulon, France, from Oct. 18-23. Carolyn Dorin-Ballard and John Szczerbinski are Team USA’s representatives and will take on bowlers from an expected 90 countries.

Several NCAA programs will hold dual matches at the International Training and Research Center and those events also will be broadcast live. Morgan State will take on Delaware State on Sept. 20 at 1 p.m. Eastern, while Prairie View A&M will battle Maryland Eastern Shore on Oct. 10 at 9 a.m. Eastern. In the final matchup, Stephen F. Austin will take on Sam Houston State on Oct. 17 at 2 p.m. Eastern.

Finally, BOWL.com will simulcast the championship round of the Vienna Open on Oct. 3 at 11 a.m. Eastern. The event, which is being streamed by BowlingDigital.com, features a host of professional bowlers and past Team USA members. Among the Americans scheduled to compete are Chris Barnes, Lynda Barnes, Pete Weber, Sean Rash, Wendy Macpherson and Brian Voss.

More than 350,000 unique viewers have tuned in this year to watch live bowling action for free on BOWL.com. For a complete list of upcoming live streaming events, including dates and times, check the homepage of BOWL.com.

BOWL.COM LIVE STREAMING SCHEDULE

(Subject to change; all times Eastern)

• Sept. 20, 1 p.m., Morgan State vs. Delaware State
• Sept. 27, Noon, PABCON Women’s Championships singles
• Sept. 28, Noon, PABCON Women’s Championships doubles
• Sept. 29, Noon, PABCON Women’s Championships trios
• Sept. 30, Noon, PABCON Women’s Championships team
• Oct. 1, Noon, PABCON Women’s Championships Masters
• Oct. 3, 11 a.m., Vienna Open championship round
• Oct. 10, 9 a.m., Prairie View A&M vs. Maryland Eastern Shore
• Oct. 17, 2 p.m., Stephen F. Austin vs. Sam Houston State
• Oct. 18, TBD, QubicaAMF World Cup qualifying
• Oct. 19, TBD, QubicaAMF World Cup qualifying
• Oct. 20, TBD, QubicaAMF World Cup qualifying
• Oct. 21, TBD, QubicaAMF World Cup qualifying
• Oct. 22, 2 a.m., QubicaAMF World Cup women’s Round of 24
• Oct. 22, 5:30 a.m., QubicaAMF World Cup men’s Round of 24
• Oct. 22, 11 a.m., QubicaAMF World Cup men and women Round of 8
• Oct. 23, 4 a.m., QubicaAMF World Cup women’s semifinals and final
• Oct. 23, 8 a.m., QubicaAMF World Cup men’s semifinals and final

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ARLINGTON, Texas - USBC Collegiate has determined sectional-qualifying assignments for the 2010 USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships. Now, the nation’s top men’s and women’s collegiate bowling teams can begin charting their courses toward the 2010 national title.

The four sectional qualifiers will be held March 13-14 at AMF Parkway Lanes in Allentown, Pa.; Holiday Bowl-Brainerd in Chattanooga, Tenn.; Landmark Lanes in Peoria, Ill.; and the South Point Hotel and Casino Bowling Center in Las Vegas.

The top four teams in each division at each sectional will advance to the 2010 USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships, which will be held April 14-17 at the El Paso (Texas) Convention and Performing Arts Center.

On the men’s side, defending national champions Wichita State, the No. 1 program in Team Ranking System points, will compete in the Peoria Sectional. No. 2 Lindenwood will headline the field at the Chattanooga Sectional. No. 3 Fresno State and No. 4 Robert Morris (Ill.) will head to the Las Vegas Sectional, making No. 5 Webber International the lone top-five team at the Allentown Sectional.

In women’s competition, No. 1 Central Florida, which is coming off a victory at the 2010 Backhaul Direct Hoosier Classic, will be the featured team at the Chattanooga Sectional. No. 2 Wichita State, the reigning women’s national champions, will head to the Peoria Sectional while No. 3 Pikeville and No. 4 Webber International will compete in the Allentown Sectional. No. 5 Robert Morris (Ill.) will participate in the Las Vegas Sectional.

The complete men’s and women’s 2010 USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships Sectional Qualifier field (teams listed in alphabetical order):

MEN
Allentown Sectional
Briarcliffe, Erie Community College, George Mason, Hudson Valley Community College, Michigan State, Mohawk Valley Community College, Monmouth, Ohio State, Penn State, Penn State-Berks, Pikeville, Robert Morris (Pa.), Rochester Institute of Technology, Sacred Heart, St. John’s, Webber International, William Paterson, Youngstown State.

Chattanooga Sectional
Central Florida, Davenport, Florida State, Houston, Indiana, Lindenwood, Louisiana State, Michigan-Ann Arbor, Missouri Baptist, North Carolina State, Purdue, Rock Valley, Saginaw Valley State, Santa Fe, Urbana, Virginia Tech

Peoria Sectional
Bellarmine, Calumet College of St. Joseph, Delta, Kansas, McKendree, Morehead State, Nebraska-Omaha, Newman, Northern Illinois, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, Toledo, Vincennes, Viterbo, Western Illinois, Wichita State, Wisconsin-Madison, Wright State.

Las Vegas Sectional
Arizona State, Fresno State, Martin Methodist, Nebraska-Lincoln, North Texas, Robert Morris (Ill.), San Jose State, St. Ambrose, UC-Davis, UNLV, West Texas A&M, Wisconsin-Stout, Wisconsin-Whitewater.

WOMEN
Allentown Sectional
Adrian, Briarcliffe, Erie Community College, Hudson Valley Community College, Michigan State, Mohawk Valley Community College, Notre Dame College, Ohio State, Penn State, Penn State-Berks, Pikeville, Rochester Institute of Technology, SUNY Institute of Technology, Webber International.

Chattanooga Sectional
Calumet College of St. Joseph, Central Florida, Davenport, Florida State, Grand Valley State, Houston, Indiana, Lindenwood, Louisiana State, Maryland-Eastern Shore, Michigan-Ann Arbor, Missouri Baptist, Missouri State, Purdue, Rock Valley, Southern, Union, Urbana, Virginia Tech.

Peoria Sectional
Bellarmine, Elmhurst, Illinois State, Illinois-Urbana, McKendree, Newman, Robert Morris-Peoria, South Dakota State, Viterbo, Western Illinois, Wichita State, William Penn, Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Wisconsin-Green Bay, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wisconsin-Platteville, Wisconsin-Whitewater, Wright State.

Las Vegas Sectional
Arizona, Ball State, Fresno State, Martin Methodist, New Mexico, North Texas, Robert Morris (Ill.), St. Ambrose, San Jose State, Texas A&M, UC-Davis, Washington State, West Texas A&M.

Sectional assignments are based on the Team Ranking System points earned in USBC Collegiate-certified competition throughout the season. USBC Collegiate attempts to place no more than two of the top eight schools and no more than four of the top 16 schools in a sectional based on final TRS totals. Sectional Qualifier fields are determined by taking geographic distance, economics and field size into consideration.

The sectionals will consist of 32 Baker System games each day for a total of 64 Baker games. The top four teams based on total pinfall in each division following the completion of competition at each sectional will advance to the 2010 USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships.

In addition, these four locations will host qualifying for the 2010 USBC Intercollegiate Singles Championships on March 12. All participants will bowl six games with total pinfall determining final standings. The top four finishers in each division (men and women) at each Sectional Qualifier advance to the USBC Intercollegiate Singles Championships, scheduled for May 16-18 at AMF Euless Lanes in Euless, Texas.

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So far this season, USBC Collegiate has added 25 new schools to its roster of institutions fielding collegiate bowling teams. Those additions are expected to push USBC Collegiate’s total number of certified schools to 175, which would represent a 16.4-percent increase over the 152 schools that participated in 2008-09.

The current growth spurt has been felt across the country, but spikes have been seen in Florida, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Iowa and Wisconsin.

Viterbo University, located in Lacrosse, Wis., is among the schools that are newly-registered this season. Director of Athletics Barry Fried explains what prompted Viterbo’s decision to begin fielding bowling teams.

“One of the primary reasons we decided to add intercollegiate bowling was the increasing popularity of the sport,” Fried said. “It’s one of the fastest-growing sports in the country as 46 of 50 states have club or varsity bowling programs in high school. We felt the addition of bowling might give us a recruiting niche and help increase our enrollment.”

Currently, USBC Collegiate has approximately 2,775 registered bowlers in its program. That is nearly 150 more bowlers than it had last season and nearly 300 above its final number from 2007-08.

The current growth pattern can be attributed to many factors, but USBC Collegiate Manager Gary Brown thinks it is largely due to the financial benefits experienced by both schools and bowlers.

“Of the 25 new schools we have added this season, just about half offer at least some form of financial assistance to bowlers,” Brown said. “The student-athletes and their parents definitely see that and want to take advantage of it. Collegiate bowling already offered the opportunity to pursue the sport they love and compete for team and individual national titles. Now, it can help them pay for their educations, too.

“For the schools, bowling costs very little in the way of equipment to buy and facilities to use and maintain, and it boosts enrollment by allowing these schools to tap into the huge number of high school bowlers across the country. It’s a win-win situation for them. I think that’s why we’ve seen this huge spike this year and why we already have schools expressing interest in starting new teams in 2010 and 2011.”

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Last update on the Raiders provided information about their first tournament, but failed to mention a few other outstanding individual performances.

Aaron Richter averaged 213 for his 4 games and Torrey Gerdes averaged 192 for his 4. They also had Clinton Boisel in 30th, Ryan Dobie in 39th, Joey Bobinger in 41st and Dan Sakaitas in 48th. On the women’s side, they also had Erin Dever in 13th, Erica Morgan in 14th and Justina Tibbs in 23rd. Jessica Rodman averaged an outstanding 181 for her 4 games and Sara Turpin and Kindra Snyder were at 176 and 173 for their 4 games.

Last weekend they competed in the Midwest Collegiate Tier 1 event for the first time. The 7 hour trip to Wisconsin proved worthwhile as the women finished 7th out of 27 schools and earned $370 and their men finished 11th out of 45 schools and earned $400. Heidi Sanders had an outstanding tournament and finished 3rd overall to make the All Tournament team with a 204 average for her 9 games. Other top WSU women were Kathryn Cox in 24th and Kristen Keenan in 35th. Shayna Kanemoto averaged 191 for her 4 games and Erica Morgan averaged 198 for her two games.

On the men’s side, Jay Foote was tops with his 55th place finish followed by Freshman Ryan Dobie in 99th. Ryan averaged 200 for his 8 games. Dean Reynolds averaged 195 for his 6 games, Ricky Brown averaged 195 for his 5 games, Curtiss Rasnic was at 194 for his 5 games and Justin Marcinko was at 202 for his 3 games.

• Our woman’s other team finished a strong 3rd.
• The men had an outstanding day also as they finished 4th, 5th, 13th and 23rd in a 40 team field.
• Individually, Kristen Keenan won the woman’s side with Heidi Sanders a solid 6th.
• For the men, Jay Foote started hot with a superb 3rd place finish.
• Freshman Brown earned the first of what should be many top 25s.  Happy birthday to Ryan Dobie!

This year’s sectional competitions will be held March 13-14 in the following locations: South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa, Las Vegas; Holiday Bowl Brainerd, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Landmark Lanes, Peoria, Ill., and AMF Parkway Lanes, Allentown, Pa.

The top four men’s and top four women’s teams from each sectional site will advance to the 2010 Intercollegiate Team Championships national finals, which will be held on specially-constructed lanes at the El Paso Convention and Performing Arts Center in El Paso, Texas, April 14-17.
The El Paso Convention and Performing Arts Center also will serve as the host site for the 2010 USBC Women’s Championships, USBC Queens and Bowling’s Clash of Champions.

This year will mark the first time the national finals have been held in an arena setting from start to finish. In 1998, Bowl-A-Vard Lanes hosted qualifying and match play before the tournament transitioned to the University of Wisconsin Field House in Madison, Wis., for the championship matches.

“It’s very exciting that we’ll be able to give all of these teams the opportunity to bowl in a world-class, arena setting like the El Paso Convention and Performing Arts Center,” USBC Collegiate Manager Gary Brown said. “It will be a terrific venue for this year’s tournament, one that competitors and fans are sure to enjoy.”

Intercollegiate Team Championships competition is conducted using the Baker format, which features five bowlers combining their efforts to bowl one team game. The lead-off bowler on each team bowls frames one and six. The second bowler bowls frames two and seven, and so on down the line.

Tournament competition will start with 32 games to establish seeds. Once the seeding process is completed, teams will begin five rounds of double-elimination, best-of-seven match play. Four teams will remain after the completion of round five. Those four teams will advance to the semifinals.

The semifinal winners will advance to the championship round, which will be a best-of-three match that is taped for television and will air nationally on ESPN2 May 5.

“The Intercollegiate Team Championships is an outstanding national championship event, and this year’s competition will be made even more exciting because of the outstanding venue it will be contested in,” Brown said. “We hope to see a lot of local support from the bowling fans in El Paso because watching this great competition will be something they won’t soon forget.”

Visit the collegiate section of bowl.com for tournament results, team rankings and all other collegiate news leading up to the 2010 Intercollegiate Team Championships.

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First, we would like to congratulate Erica Morgan from Wright State on being one of 5 youth bowlers selected by the United States Bowling Congress to receive the 2009 Earl Anthony Memorial Scholarship award of $5000. You can read more about Erica and her award here.

We would also like to congratulate Mark Allen from Mason, Ohio on being named one of 5 male bowlers to make the 2008-09 Dexter/United States Bowling Congress High School All-American Team. Mark and his family are very dear friends and supporters of our program. You can read more about Mark and this prestigious honor here

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ARLINGTON, Texas – Elizabeth Donahoe of Ardsley, Pa., has been named the winner of the 2009 United States Bowling Congress Annual Zeb Scholarship.

The Zeb Scholarship is awarded to a USBC Youth member who achieves academic success and gives back to the community through service. Started in 2005, the award is named for Jim Zebehazy, who served as the executive director of the Young American Bowling Alliance from October 1996 through December 2004.

“I have always excelled in academics, participated in after-school activities, and volunteered to help better my community,” Donahoe said. “I needed a sport to help keep me active and also to experience the athletic side of life. It was gratifying to find a team-oriented sport where I could truly enjoy myself.

“Bowling has been so much fun and I value the bond that my team has created. A supportive environment where I can enjoy myself and also keep fit was exactly what I was looking for. Receiving the Zeb Scholarship is such an honor for me. I am thrilled about being the recipient this year.”

Donahoe will receive a $2,500 scholarship, which will be managed through the USBC’s SMART Program. The scholarship will be formally presented at the USBC Junior Gold Championships award presentation July 17 in Indianapolis.

This past summer, Donahoe traveled to Nicaragua, through the Building with Books program at her high school, to help build a school in a small village. In her applicant essay, Donahoe described the life of her Nicaraguan family, saying it “showed me material things do not matter. Even though they have a mud house with mud floors, they have the biggest hearts and welcomed us into their close-knit family.”

Donahoe will graduate from Abington Senior High School next month. She is a National Honor Society member and has a 4.395 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale. She earned the Gold Award, the highest national honor given by the Girl Scouts of America, for putting together an event to help women with young children entering the workforce. The event included breakfast and lunch, motivational speakers, a workshop on resume writing, and a session on skills needed in an interview.

She has bowled in the Saturday morning Juniors league at Thunderbird Lanes in Willow
Grove, Pa., the past four seasons.

Annual Zeb Scholarship Award Winners
2005 Katelyn Spangler, Renton, Wash.
2006 Nicole Miller, Petaluma, Calif.
2007 Jacob Greene, Oilton, Okla.
2008 Natalie Demarko, Brunswick, Ga.
2009 Elizabeth Donahoe, Ardsley, Pa.

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We were treated like royalty.  We arrived on Wednesday and checked into the hotel first.  When the women opened their doors, it was like Christmas as each one received a brand new 3 ball tote from Storm.  We then proceeded to Cherry Bowl to do ball check ins.  Once each lady checked in her max of 5 bowling balls for the tournament, we were required to leave them in the paddock area or on the lanes for the whole tournament.  All surface changes and ball spinning had to be done in the center.

Wednesday evening we attended the banquet of Champions dinner and had a great time being in the same room as the premier programs.  On Thursday we bowled 32 games of baker to determine our seeding for the four out of seven double elimination matches.  As coaches, our plan was to balance our place with getting everyone experience on the pattern.  We finished qualifying in 13th place, but we were pleased with our performance.

On Friday, our women bowled the 4th seed, Robert Morris College.  After losing the first game, we stepped up big time and won 4 of the next 5 to win 4-2.  Considering that all we heard was how the first time for teams is normally a two and out, we were stoked with our upset.  We were the lowest ranked team to win the first round.  We then bowled Lindewood and lost a heartbreaking first game by 2 pins.  This seemed to take the wind out of our sails as we lost 4-0.  Of course considering Lindenwood ended up bowling in the championship match, we lost to a very strong team.  We then bowled Erie Community College (the junior college champions this season) and lost a couple of close games in a 4-1 match.  With our 1-2 record, we finished in the 9-12 spot which we consider a very successful first appearance.  We returned on Saturday to watch the TV finals so we could experience the scene and be prepared when it is our turn to be there!

We are very proud of our women and our men this season.  For only our 4th year as a program, we had an outstanding season.  Our men finished 18th in the season ending writer’s poll and the women finished 15th.  We have never had both teams finish in the top 20.  In the coaches poll, the men were just out of the top 20 and the women finished 12th.  The men won the conference championship for their first tournament win in 4 years and the women won two tournaments which were also their first ones.  Considering we are only losing one senior on the men’s side and one on the women’s side along with the quality of our incoming freshmen, the sky is the limit.

In addition, we would like to thank Beaver Vu and Poelking Woodman for all the support they have provided to our program.  We also wish to thank the parents for their unending support with food, snacks, driving and morale.  We could not have done it without you!!

Finally, don’t forget about our Junior Traveling League that starts on May 6th and our MyBowlingCoach.com clinic that will be on August 15th and 16th.  Information for both of these can be found on our website at www.raidersbowling.com.

Our teams bowled 3 games on 3 different patterns and because this was a Tier 1 tournament, our kids had to adjust using only 5 bowling balls each. Our men fought hard against the best 52 teams in the country and finished 22nd, but were less than 200 pins out of 10th.

The men finished the regular season ranked 18th out of 140 men’s programs. The women finished 11th out of 28 teams and received the last $300 check by 2 pins. We worked very hard in the second part of the last game and the effort paid off. Our women finished the regular season ranked 16th out of 73 schools.

Both teams will be heading to the Fairview Heights sectional where we expect to be a contender for one of the four national spots up for grabs.

This article supplied by Coach Jeff Fleck

Wright State University was added to the history books of the “American Heartland Conference” yesterday when two of their three men’s teams defeated 24 other teams in baker style match play, leaving only two WSU teams standing.

It took beating last years conference champion (Grand Valley State) twice, Saginaw Valley State (3 time national champion, 5 time conference champion and currently ranked 3rd in the country) four times, and our rival Ohio State University two times, to get the job done.

The coaching staff made the decision not to bowl our two teams against each other in a final match, but just to come home as one victorious team. The men are currently ranked 15th and the girls 13th in the country (collegebowling.com). The Raider’s will travel to Indianapolis in two weeks for their final T-1 tournament of the year. From there, they will prepare for sectional competition in March,(location to be announced).

It’s there they compete with the top 64 ranked teams in the country, striving to be one of the elite 16 teams that will advance to the USBC Intercollegiate Bowling Championship finals to be held in Rockford, IL, April 15-18.

ARLINGTON, Texas – With a relatively inexperienced crop of Junior Team USA bowlers representing the United States at the 2008 Pan American Bowling Confederation Youth Championships, Josie Earnest of Vandalia, Ill., is convinced communication will determine the team’s fate.

Earnest leads a group of four girls who will be joined by four boys as Junior Team USA will take on other youth bowlers from across the American Zone in San Salvador, El Salvador, from Sept. 21-26.

Relying on her experience as a three-time Junior Team USA member and her two years as a collegiate bowler at Vanderbilt, Earnest will help guide Junior Team USA newcomers Kristie Petravich of West Palm Beach, Fla., and Christine Bator of Warren, Mich., as well as 2007 U.S. Junior Amateur champion Jenny Brown of DeLand, Fla.
“I think it will be important for me to take a leadership role because of my experience not only with Team USA but also with college bowling,” said Earnest, who helped lead Vanderbilt to the NCAA championship as a freshman in 2007. “These tournaments are very much team oriented and it is key to be able to communicate with one another. After being on this team for three years and being in college bowling for two years now, you learn very quickly how to communicate with people. I think that will be the key for us.”

In order to comply with age restrictions for the event, four bowlers who earned spots on Junior Team USA 2009 will compete. Petravich, Bator, Daniel Spink of Florissant, Mo., and Brent Bowers of Mulvane, Kan., were all selected to compete in El Salvador following their performances at the 2008 United States Bowling Congress Junior Gold Championships in suburban Detroit in July.

Spink and Bowers are joined on the boys side by Junior Team USA 2008 members Geoffrey Young of Denton, Texas, and John Szczerbinski of North Tonawanda, N.Y.

The PABCON Youth Championships (formerly American Zone Youth Championships) consist of competition in singles, doubles, trios, team, all-events and Masters. Junior Team USA will look to improve upon its performance at the 2006 PABCON Youth Championships in which it took home gold medals in boys singles, boys team, boys all-events and girls doubles en route to eight medals overall.

For more information on the 2008 PABCON Youth Championships, including stories, photos and results once the event begins, visit bowl.com

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Two national scholarship opportunities available this fall

GREENDALE, Wis. – Qualified United States Bowling Congress youth and adult members have until October 1 to apply for the Chuck Hall and Alberta E. Crowe Star of Tomorrow awards. Winners will receive $6,000 scholarships plus national recognition at the USBC Convention next spring.

“Bowling’s national governing body is proud to acknowledge the up and coming stars of our sport and encourage them to apply for these prestigious honors,” said Kevin Dornberger, USBC’s chief operating officer.

Each year the Chuck Hall Star of Tomorrow award recognizes one male high school senior or college student who competes in the sport of bowling. Star quality criteria for this award include distinguished bowling performances on the local, state and national levels, as well as academic achievement and community involvement.

The Alberta E. Crowe Star of Tomorrow award annually recognizes one female high school senior or college student who competes in the sport of bowling. Distinguished bowling performance on the local, state and national levels, academic achievement and extra-curricular involvement are the star quality criteria for this award.

Qualified applicants for either the Chuck Hall or Alberta E. Crowe Star of Tomorrow awards must be current USBC or USBC Youth members in good standing, hold a certified bowling average of 175 or better, have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 based on a 4.0 scale and be under 22 years of age as of Aug. 1, 2008.

Application forms for all national USBC scholarship opportunities may be downloaded from bowl.com (follow the “Youth” and “Scholarships” links). Paper copies of the applications may be requested by phoning USBC’s SMART Scholarship department at (800) 514-BOWL, ext. 3168.
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