ARLINGTON, Texas – Dexter Bowling and the United States Bowling Congress have agreed on a partnership that will keep Dexter as the exclusive title sponsor of the USBC High School All-American Team.

The three-year agreement also includes Dexter’s sponsorship of the USBC Coach/Player Luncheon at the Intercollegiate Team Championships. Dexter has been the official sponsor of the USBC High School All-American Team since 2005-06.
“Dexter has been a big supporter of high school and youth bowling, and it is great that we can continue our relationship with them in the coming years,” USBC Executive Director Stu Upson said. “Being named to the Dexter All-American Team is one of the most prestigious honors a high school bowler can achieve and the recognition of these bowlers is because of the commitment Dexter has made to this program.”

Each year, five male and five female USBC High School members are selected for the Dexter/USBC High School All-American Team. Each All-American receives a $1,000 scholarship.

“We look forward to continuing our relationship with USBC to promote high school and collegiate bowling,” Dexter Shoe Company Vice President Bud Clapsaddle said. “It is important to recognize the many young bowlers who are not only great ambassadors for the sport but also make important contributions to their communities.”

Coaches or team administrators nominate eligible contenders for the Dexter/USBC High School All-American Team. Selection to the team is based on bowling accomplishments, academic achievement, letters of recommendation, extracurricular activities and community involvement, and submitted essays and resumes. Minimum requirements include a 3.0 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale and at least one letter of recommendation.

The Dexter/USBC All-American Team awards are presented at the USBC Junior Gold Championships in July.

Dexter Bowling also will sponsor the USBC Coach/Player Luncheon at the ITC. The ITC is the pinnacle event of the college bowling season, bringing together the top 16 men’s and top 16 women’s teams in the country to compete for national titles.

Go to BOWL.com/highschool for more information about the Dexter/USBC High School All-American Team.

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That mark is STILL the record. For an EIGHT GAME BLOCK!

More outstanding records you may or may not know about here at PBA.com

MUNICH, Germany – At the halfway point of qualifying, Team USA holds the lead in the coveted five-player team event at the 2010 World Tenpin Bowling Association World Men’s Championships.

The Americans put together a three-game set of 3,314, an average of 220.9, to take the lead Thursday heading into the final round of qualifying Friday. The top four teams after six games will advance to the semifinals, which will be contested Friday night.

Team USA had games of 1,142, 1,122 and 1,050 and leads Finland by 29 pins on the medium oil pattern. Chris Barnes led the Americans with a 692 series and was followed by Tommy Jones (670), Bill O’Neill (663), Patrick Allen (645) and Wes Malott (644).

“I think we are in good shape because tomorrow’s long pattern plays to our strengths,” Barnes said. “The goal is to get the top seed so you can have choice of lane pattern in the semifinals and final. I like our chances in the semifinals, especially if we can get there and choose the pattern.”B

arnes said the team was satisfied with the score, but felt like they could have finished a little stronger in the third game to put some distance between themselves and the rest of the field.

“The last game today was a little disappointing,” Barnes said. “I thought the third game we could make up some pins and pull away a little bit. At the end of the day, 1,050 is a good score, but we left some pins out there.”

Rhino Page also bowled Thursday, but his 640 series did not count toward the five-man team total. In Friday’s second round, Malott’s score will not count. Both players scores will be credited toward their all-events score, however.

BowlingDigital.com will provide live streaming of the semifinals and finals of each event and coverage also can be viewed live on BOWL.com. The team semifinals and final are scheduled to begin Friday at 1:30 p.m. Eastern.

In the all-events race, O’Neill maintained the top spot with just three games remaining. He has totaled 4,717 for 21 games, an average of 224.6, and leads Barnes, who has 4,633, by 84 pins. Korea’s Jang Dong-Chul is third, 94 pins behind Barnes.

The top 16 players in the all-events standings after 24 games advance to Masters match play Saturday. Allen sits in fifth at 4,489, Jones is ninth with 4,437 and Malott is 12th with 4,406. Page is currently 26th at 4,323.

The 2010 WTBA World Men’s Championships features 356 competitors from 65 countries competing for medals in six events – five-player team, trios, doubles, singles, all-events and Masters match play.

For complete coverage of the World Men’s Championships, including photos, videos, stories and results, visit BOWL.com.

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MUNICH, Germany – When the Team USA men won four of six gold medals at the 2008 World Men’s Championships, it did not come easy against a field of the world’s top bowlers. The 2010 edition should prove to be just as challenging.

The United States will send its latest version of bowling’s Dream Team to compete at the 2010 World Tenpin Bowling Association World Men’s Championships in Munich, Germany, from Aug. 12-21 at Dream Bowl Palace.

Selected to compete are Lumber Liquidators Professional Bowlers Association Tour stars Chris Barnes, Wes Malott, Bill O’Neill, Tommy Jones, Rhino Page and Patrick Allen. It marks the World Championships debut for Malott and O’Neill.

“It will be our goal to win every event, but many teams will also have the same goal,” Barnes said. “I think it will be very difficult to match or improve on our success in 2008. Although our team is even deeper this time with the addition of Wes and O’Neill, the short six-game equalizer format with a top four bracket final makes it very difficult.”

The United States won the coveted five-player team gold medal with a team of amateur bowlers in 2006 in Busan, South Korea. After a change in WTBA legislation that allowed professional bowlers to compete, the United States sent a team of five pros and one amateur and successfully defended the title at the most recent World Championships in 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Team USA’s victory in 2008 did not come easy, however. The Americans took on Korea in the one-game finals and the teams finished tied at 1,084, forcing a roll-off. Page defeated Korea’s Kim Tae-Young, 49-39, in the one-player, ninth-and-10th frame roll-off to win the title.

In total, Team USA came away with four gold medals in 2008. The Americans won doubles (Page and Allen), while Walter Ray Williams Jr. won gold in singles and Masters.

“I think there are many teams that will be there that don’t think we will dominate,” Barnes said. “The overall talent worldwide has improved dramatically over the last 15 years. The European teams have always been good, but the Asian teams have been gaining over the past decade quickly with Korea leading the charge. Their work ethic is unmatched, and we were fortunate to beat them in the team event in Thailand.”

The six players heading to Munich will meet up at the International Training and Research Center in Arlington, Texas, for a couple days of last minute training before heading to Munich.

“We plan to work hard as a team and fine-tune prior to the World Championships,” Team USA and ITRC head coach Rod Ross said. “We will be evaluating how some of the new equipment works on the WTBA lane patterns and making our equipment selections for the tournament.”

The 2010 WTBA World Men’s Championships will feature more than 370 competitors from 68 countries competing for medals in six events – five-player team, trios, doubles, singles, all-events and Masters match play.

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ARLINGTON, Texas – The United States Bowling Congress will bring an international touch to the sport this fall with the launch of Team USA Experience leagues, a new Sport Bowling option that will allow bowlers to test their skills on the lanes.

Team USA Experience leagues were developed to give bowlers the opportunity to compete on the same challenging lane conditions that members of Team USA face when competing against the top players in the world at international competitions. These patterns are used by the World Tenpin Bowling Association in major contests such as the World Championships, Pan American Games and QubicaAMF World Cup.

“Taking on these types of conditions can really help a bowler learn more about their game,” said Team USA head coach Rod Ross. “Our teams have put in a lot of work to learn the nuances of the patterns and that has helped us achieve the success we have had at the international level.”

Team USA Experience leagues will be Sport Bowling leagues. Advancements in technology and the prevalence of forgiving lane conditions tend to conceal weaknesses in the games of even the top bowlers, which led to the development of Sport Bowling.

Sport Bowling provides lane oil patterns that are more challenging than typical league conditions. Bowlers who compete in Sport leagues are eligible for exclusive awards, special discounts on equipment through USBC partnerships with pro shops, a monthly e-newsletter that highlights honor scores and access to a members-only page on BOWL.com.

The new Team USA Experience leagues will offer a great variety of challenges since there are 12 patterns available – four short, four medium and four long patterns. Each pattern is named after an Olympic host city.

The short patterns start with Sydney at 33 feet, followed by Stockholm (34 feet), Beijing (35 feet) and Los Angeles (36 feet). Atlanta, at 38 feet, is the first of the medium patterns along with Seoul (39 feet), Athens (40 feet) and Montreal (41 feet). The long patterns include Tokyo (43 feet), London (44 feet), Mexico City (45 feet), and Paris (47 feet).

You can learn more about the Team USA Experience leagues, including a look at the lane patterns, on the Sport Bowling page of BOWL.com. You also can go to BOWL.com to learn about the Team USA program.

For Sport Bowlers who wish to compete in PBA Experience leagues, in which bowlers take on the same lane conditions used in PBA competitions, those leagues also will be available this fall.

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The Awards Banquet honors bowlers for their past years accomplishments in league and tournament competition. Anyone winning a City Tournament event or rolling an award score during the 2009 – 2010 season is invited. Invitations have been mailed out and are due back by July 29, 2010. If you did not receive an invitation and believe you should have, please contact Association Manager Barbara Hayes at 222-2695.

The cost for the dinner is $15.00 for the invitee and $25.00 for each guest they may bring.

1. Belinda Woods
2. Mandy Wilson
3. Jessie Lipscomb
4. Rita Norman
5. Denise McGrew
6. Jennifer Owens
7. Lauren Paige
8. Cora Craft
9. Ann McCormick
10. 1Norlene Frazier

Men’s Division

1. Terry Bloom
2. Dan Beemsterboer
3. Jimmy Helfinstine Jr
4. John Hoelscher
5. Dana Bone
6. Paul Zigmond
7. Kingsley Perry
8. Marty Marcum
9. Douglas Marshall
10. Tim Hartley
11. Jimmy Helfinstine Sr
12. Dean Kearby
13. Mark Staddon

For a Complete List– showing scores (actual and handicap) CLICK HERE

The fundraiser paired sponsored teams with current Senior PBA Stars. The PBA professionals competing in the tournament included Bob Chamberlain, Tom Baker, Tom Carter, Dale Eagle, Bob Kelly, Sam Maccarone, Ron Mohr, Johnny Petraglia, Ron Profitt, Dave Soutar, and Wayne Webb.

The sponsorships levels were the Alz Star Team Level of $5,000, the Super Star Level of $2,500, the Champion Level of $1,500, the Celebrity Level of $1,000, and the Hall of Fame Level of $500. Mike Irwin and the staff at Capri Lanes treated the participants to a wonderful evening of festivities including two games of bowling, a prime rib dinner, a silent auction, raffle, and live music. The event was a huge success.

The sponsors for the competing teams were as follows:

• Alz Star – Capri Lanes, Kettering Health Network, and Premier Partners.
• Champion – New Page, WoodGlen Alzheimer’s Community and Riverside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, WoodGlen Forget Me Not, Riverside Renegade, and Bowling Stones.
• Celebrity – Hospice of Dayton, Orville Smith & Nick Manos Memorial, and Victory Lanes.
• Hall of Fame – Chapter Champions, Chapter Hopefuls, Dayton Marriott, Greater Dayton USBC. Just For Laughs, KeyBank, The LeBron Team, 1040, Teradata Intelligence, and Wagner Insurance Agency.

The GDUSBC was represented by local Senior Champions Evelyn Fields, Paulette Hanselman, Craig Baker, John Papp, and Don Berry. Each of the bowlers had just completed winning titles in the local senior tournament and then they took their winning ways to this event and captured the inaugural title. Baker and Hanselman had the high scores in their respective divisions.

The Miami Valley Alzheimer’s Association has a very simple but demanding mission: To eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health.

Their vision is a world without Alzheimer’s.

What is Alzheimer’s? Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder named for German physician Alois Alzheimer who first described it in 1906. It is defined as a progressive and fatal brain disease that affects more than 5 million Americans. Alzheimer’s destroys brain cells, causing problems with memory, thinking and behavior severe enough to affect work, lifelong hobbies or social life. Alzheimer’s gets worse over time, and it is fatal. Today it is the seventh-leading cause of death in the United States.

There is no current cure for Alzheimer’s.

Some other sad but true statistics regarding Alzheimer’s

• Every 70 seconds someone in America develops Alzheimer’s
• It is estimated that 5.3 million Americans have Alzheimer’s
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• 200,000 to 500,000 Americans younger than age 65 have Alzheimer’s
• Alzheimer’s disease is the 7th leading cause of death in the United States
• Currently, there are no disease-modifying therapies
• 70% of those with Alzheimer’s and other dementia live at home, cared for by family and friends
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• Direct and indirect care for those with Alzheimer’s amounts to more than $172 billion annually
• By 2050, there could be as many as 19 million people with the disease

FORT WORTH, Texas – Kelly Kulick of Union, N.J., finished the opening day of match play frustrated but at the top of the leaderboard Monday at the U.S. Women’s Open, a United States Bowling Congress event.

After 12 games of match play, Kulick found herself leading with a 5-7 record and a 36-game total of 7,879, including 30 bonus pins for each victory, at Cityview Lanes. Two players are right on Kulick’s heels, however, as Liz Johnson of Cheektowaga, N.Y., is second, 11 pins back, and Amanda Beck of Plano, Texas, is third, just 25 pins off the lead.

“The lanes have really played differently each round so far,” said Kulick, who made history in January by defeating Chris Barnes to become the first woman to win a Professional Bowlers Association Tour title. “Any hypothesis you come up with to be better prepared for the next block is out the door. I don’t think anyone has seen a consistent look each block because no one has really pulled away.”

Kulick said the lanes played much more difficult during Monday’s match-play round than they did in qualifying, and her game plan to continue to stay near the top of the standings is simple – don’t make mistakes.

“At this point it’s really all about executing shots and not giving up the pocket,” Kulick said. “Spares are the key to keep progressing and then finding the pairs where you can shoot 230s or 240s. There’s no magic ball that’s going to help anyone strike, it’s just about executing.”

Johnson finished the day with a 5-7 record and a total of 7,868, while Beck had a 7-5 record and 7,854 total. Shannon O’Keefe of Arlington, Texas, is fourth at 7,697 after going 6-6 in matches, while Carolyn Dorin-Ballard of Keller, Texas, went 10-2 and is fifth at 7,688.

Round robin match play continues Tuesday with the final 12 games, which will be broadcast live on BOWL.com, as the players will complete their 48-game totals.

The top five players after 48 games, including bonus pins, will advance to the championship round at the International Training and Research Center in Arlington for the live ESPN2-televised finals at 8 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 12.

For more information on the U.S. Women’s Open, including results, stories and videos, visit BOWL.com.

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2010 U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN

(At Cityview Lanes, Fort Worth, Texas)
Monday’s Results

MATCH PLAY
(Pos., name, hometown, match-play record, 36-game total including 30 pins for each win)

1, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 5-7-0, 7879.
2, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 5-7-0, 7868.
3, Amanda Beck, Plano, Texas, 7-5-0, 7854.
4, Shannon O’Keefe, Arlington, Texas, 6-6-0, 7697.
5, Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, Keller, Texas, 10-2-0, 7688.
6, Clara Guerrero, Pflugerville, Texas, 8-4-0, 7680.
7, Lynda Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 4-8-0, 7677.
8, Leanne Hulsenberg, Roseville, Calif., 8-4-0, 7669.
9, Carol Gianotti, Australia, 8-4-0, 7648.
10, Michelle Feldman, Auburn, N.Y., 8-4-0, 7638.
11, Tennelle Milligan, Arlington, Texas, 5-7-0, 7579.
12, Jodi Woessner, Oregon, Ohio, 6-6-0, 7575.
13, Cherie Tan, Singapore, 6-6-0, 7571.
14, April Ellis, North Richland Hills, Texas, 6-6-0, 7566.
15, Anita Manns, Austin, Texas, 8-4-0, 7535.
16, Stefanie Nation, Grand Prairie, Texas, 6-6-0, 7498.
17, Bryanna Caldwell, Tucson, Ariz., 3-9-0, 7481.
18, Tammy Boomershine, North Ogden, Utah, 3-9-0, 7384.
18, Jennifer Petrick, Canton, Ohio, 6-6-0, 7384.
20, Megan Kelly, Kettering, Ohio, 6-6-0, 7355.
21, Tish Johnson, Colorado Springs, Colo., 5-7-0, 7331.
22, Geraldine Ng, Singapore, 7-5-0, 7297.
23, Jazreel Tan, Singapore, 5-7-0, 7288.
24, Kim Terrell-Kearney, Grand Prairie, Texas, 3-9-0, 7237.

Click here for the Men’s Results

Click here for the Women’s Results

Nev. – Member delegates heard announcements about program changes, voted on two dozen legislative proposals and elected four members to the United States Bowling Congress Board of Directors during the 2010 USBC Annual Meeting.

Headlining announcements made during the meeting was news of the creation of a new independent corporation to oversee and manage SMART (Scholarship Management and Accounting Reports for Tenpins) funds. The corporation will have its own board of directors comprised of bowling industry leaders with financial backgrounds.

“This corporation was created to have a total focus on the care of SMART funds and promote youth bowling scholarships,” USBC President Jeff Boje‚ said. “This board will remain consistent with people eminently qualified to manage those funds.”

USBC Executive Director Stu Upson detailed several program changes designed to improve the overall financial strength of the organization.

“USBC must build reserves in order to strengthen our position to invest in the sport in the future,” Upson said. “We need the membership to support our program changes this year, while USBC develops vastly new products and benefits for bowlers.”

Some of the program changes Upson discussed include:

• USBC will offer a new credit card partnership with Nationwide that gives card users free USBC national membership and other bowling-related benefits.
• USBC will put the U.S. Women’s Open on hiatus for 2011.
• U.S. Bowler magazine will be an electronic-only publication, while U.S. Youth Bowler will continue to be mailed to homes.
• The 2011 USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships will be broadcast exclusively on BOWL.com.

Delegates approve eight proposals and reject 16.

The most discussed item of the legislative session by the 1,049 voting delegates related to proposal B-7, which would have given the USBC Board of Directors authority to change bylaws.

The proposal required a two-thirds majority for passage and was rejected. Overall, delegates approved eight amendments and rejected 16.

Two incumbents, two newcomers elected to USBC Board of Directors

Current USBC directors Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, Keller, Texas, and Michael Italia, Warrington, Pa., joined newcomers Mark Martin, Waterford, Mich., and Deanna Rose, Fairport, N.Y., in being elected to the USBC Board of Directors by the delegates attending the Annual Meeting. All were elected on the first ballot with 956 ballots cast.

Dorin-Ballard had 787 votes, Italia 623; Martin 507; Rose 486; Bill Vint, East Troy, Wisc., 413; Michael Carroll, Huntington, W.Va., 407; Dale Bohn, Collinsville, Ill., 205; Steve Kaplan, Monroe, N.J., 158; Gary Anderson, Taylors, S.C., 119.

Baker named USBC president

Darlene Baker, Mahomet, Ill., was named USBC president at the Annual Meeting. She is the first female president in the history of the organization. Baker will begin her term Aug. 1. The remaining board officers will be announced following the June board meeting.

USBC raises nearly $2 million for charity

USBC once again generated significant financial support for charity. USBC Bowl For The Cure led to a more than $1.1 million donation to Susan G. Komen For The Cure at the 2010 meeting. Contributions to Bowlers to Veterans Link from USBC were nearly $826,000, an increase of more than $100,000 from the previous year.

Results of 2010 USBC Annual Meeting Legislative Session

League Rules
Amendment No. LR1 (Rejected)
Rule 100h. Senior
Deletes the rule related to senior leagues.

Amendment No. LR2 (Approved)
Rule 102c. Duties of the President, Item 3
Requires bank statements to be sent to the president.

Amendment No. LR3 (Approved)
Rule 102f. Duties of the Treasurer, Item 7
Changes the time frame for retaining treasurer records from 120 days to one year from completion of the season.

Amendment No. LR4 (Rejected)
Rule 105. Absentee and Vacancy Scores
Allows for individuals on a team to bowl baker format for one absentee or one vacancy score if the team is comprised of three, four or five players.

Amendment No. LR5 (Approved)
Rule 106a. Series – How Bowled
Allows for each game or frame to be bowled on a different pair of lanes.

Amendment No. LR6 (Approved)
Rule 111c.
Gives leagues more flexibility for requesting pre/post bowling.

Amendment No. LR7 (Rejected)
Rule 111f. Time Limit for Bowling
Restricts a league from adopting a rule that requires less than 15 days to pre- or post-bowl unopposed.

Tournament Rules
Amendment No. TR1 (Rejected)
Rule 315. Multiple Participation
Allows individuals to place more than once unless the tournament has a rule otherwise.

Amendment No. TR2 (Approved)
Rule 319a. Conditions that Apply
Treats all averages, including summer averages the same.

Amendment No. TR3 (Rejected)
Rule 319a. Conditions that Apply
Requires bowlers to report their current average if it is higher than their previous season’s book average, not just the 10 pin increase.

Amendment No. TR4 (Rejected)
Rule 319a. Conditions that Apply
Requires bowlers to use a composite average of all leagues if higher than the bowler’s highest 21 game average.

Amendment No. TR5 (Rejected)
Rule 319e. Average Adjustment for Entry
Requires bowlers to report their 21 game tournament average if it is higher than their highest USBC average.

Amendment No. TR6 (Approved)
Rule 320a. Two Lanes Required
Allows for each tournament game or frame to be bowled on a different pair of lanes.

Amendment No. TR7 (Approved)
Rule 329. Protests and Appeals
Changes the time frame for protesting rule infractions to 72 hours and the time frame for appealing tournament management’s decision to 10 days.

USBC National Bylaws
Amendment No. B1 (Approved)
Article VI, Meetings
Section A. Annual Meeting, Item 2
Provides for electronic balloting as the final system used for voting, unless the president determines the circumstances require a different method.

Amendment No. B2 (Rejected)
Article II, Purposes
Section B. Chartering State and Local Bowling Associations
Requires non-merged local associations to be merged by Aug. 1, 2012. (Amended)

Amendment No. B3 (Rejected)
Article III, Membership and Dues
Section B. Dues
Raises state and local dues maximums in the same increments as national.

Amendment No. B4 (Rejected)
Article III, Membership and Dues
Section B. Dues
Changes maximum USBC adult state membership dues from $1 to $5.

Amendment No. B5 (Rejected)
Article III, Membership and Dues
Section B. Dues
Changes maximum USBC adult membership dues from $10 to $15. Changes maximum state adult membership dues from $1 to $2 if the association is merged adults. Changes maximum state adult membership dues from $1 to $3 if the association is merged adult and youth.

Amendment No. B6 (Rejected)
Article IV, Board of Directors
Section B. Election, Item 2
Changes requirement for credentials to be filed with USBC from 24 hours to 90 days.

Amendment No. B7 (Rejected)
Article IV, Board of Directors
Section E. Authority and Duties, Item 14
Gives the board the authority to make important decisions any time of the year.

Amendment No. B8 (Rejected)
Article VI, Meetings
Section A. Annual Meeting, Item 3(b), Elections
Allows affiliate associations to have delegates and voting rights at the Annual Meeting.

Amendment No. B9 (Rejected)
Article VIII, Amendments
Allows legislation for General Playing Rules, League Rules and Tournament Rules to be conducted in even-numbered years.

Amendment No. B10 (Rejected)
National Bylaws
Changes the national bylaws

Resolution for Articles of Incorporation (Withdrawn)
Gives the board the authority to make important decisions any time of the year.

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Here is the updated All – City Standings. Included in these totals are honor scores and points from the Mixed Tournament ,City Team, City Doubles, City Singles, City All/Events. If anyone has any questions regarding their totals please email me at Dan.Beemsterboer@ThompsonHine.com or call the bowling office at 222-2695. Thanks.

1. George Gohagan III 65

2. Fero Williams 62

3. Brian Kretzer 56
    Bill Peters 56

5. Ron Profitt 52

6. Curt Rasnic, Sr. 48

7. Brian Hatcher 40

8. Jerry Kessler 34

9. Dave Benchic 31

10. Joe Hoelscher 30

11. Bob Kelly 29
      Jason Lundquist 29

13. Mike Irwin 26
      Jeremy Fleck 26

15. Jim Hilligas 24
      Joe Hoskins 24
      Ken Jessee 24
      Chris Mahaffey 24

19. Eddie Graham 23

20. Rick Borns 22

There are 2 people currently with 21 points, 3 people with 20 points.

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Click here for final standings PDF document.

The next scheduled board meeting is scheduled for

May 14 at the GDUSBC at 6:30 pm.

We welcome your input and participation.

The Annual GDUSBC Membership meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 18th, 6:30 pm, Association Office, 50 Walnut Street.

The Ambassador program is for those folks that do not want to have to attend meetings or do some of the other responsibilities of a Director. This allows the Ambassador to be at tournaments, fish fry, etc and be a part of helping the bowling community without the total responsibility. This is an ideal way to have an understanding of what it’s like to be part of the GDUSBC and we could sure use the help.

If you are interested in being a part of the GDUSBC, please contact Barbara Raglin at 222-2695

RENO, Nev. – Team USA member Shannon Pluhowsky of Phoenix has enjoyed many successes at the National Bowling Stadium, so it’s no surprise to see her name atop the leaderboard at the 2010 United States Bowling Congress Open Championships.

The 27-year-old left-hander took a step toward adding another piece of hardware to her trophy case when she moved into the Regular All-Events lead with a 2,083 total Sunday night.

Pluhowsky opened with a 642 series in team and caught fire during doubles and singles. She posted games of 279, 193 and 268 for a 740 doubles series and kept the momentum going in singles, rolling games of 239, 268 and 194 for 701. Matt Smith of Altoona, Iowa, and George Kontos of Joliet, Ill., previously shared the all-events lead with 2,073.

In all, Pluhowsky cracked the top 10 in four events this weekend. She helped Capri Lanes of Dayton, Ohio, into seventh place in Regular Team with a 3,073 total and teamed up with Megan Kelly of Huber Heights, Ohio, for a 1,361 doubles total, which is eighth overall. Together, Pluhowsky and Kelly helped Capri Lanes into ninth place in Team All-Events with 9,171.

“It’s exciting,” said Pluhowsky, who made her sixth consecutive USBC Open Championships appearance. “I have been bowling pretty well the last three months, so to be able to continue that here was a great thing.”

Pluhowsky didn’t know the all-events number during her doubles set, but decided to inquire about it right before singles began. When she found out, she was focused and determined.

“I am not even sure what made me ask,” said Pluhowsky, whose previous high all-events total was 1,958 at the 2007 event, also in Reno. “From there, it was about making good shots, and if it happened, it happened. If not, I still would have walked out happy because this is my best tournament to date.”

Pluhowsky’s success at the Stadium dates back to her days as a youth bowler when she claimed the last of her three consecutive wins at the USBC Junior Gold Championships in 2001. That same year, she won the first of two consecutive USBC Team USA Trials titles at the NBS, before adding a third straight win in Las Vegas. Her most recent victory at the Stadium came at the 2006 USBC Queens.

“Some people try to say the left is better here,” said Pluhowsky, who is the general manager at Capri Lanes. “I just match up here, and my ball reaction is good here. I always try to take advantage when I am here and do the best I can.”

Outside of the Stadium, the former University of Nebraska standout owns three collegiate national championships, three Professional Bowlers Association Women’s Series titles, two QubicaAMF World Cup titles and dozens of medals in international competition.

While Pluhowsky was making her all-events run Sunday, Dayton’s Mandy Wilson was a few lanes away making a run of her own.

The right-hander started the day with a shot at the Regular Doubles lead, too, but a missed 2-8 spare in her final frame left her and Douglas Stone of Troy, Ohio, two pins shy of Terry Hall of Rocklin, Calif., and Andrew Udahl of Elk Grove, Calif., who lead with 1,421.

Wilson was 14 pins off Pluhowsky’s all-events pace heading into her ninth and final game, but finished with 184 and a 2,059 all-events total, which is fourth overall. She had 727 in doubles, 699 in singles and 633 in team.

“My mindset in doubles is don’t let my partner down, fill frames and make spares,” said Wilson, who is a member of the Ohio USBC Hall of Fame. “I am happy about my finish, but unfortunately, I missed a couple makeable spares that hurt my doubles and all-events chances.”

Our beloved Brian Kretzer of Dayton bowling fame has now added a PBA title to his long list of accomplishments as both and amateur and professional bowler.

Congratulations Brian on fine job well done over the last 3 weeks. You’ve made Dayton proud!

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