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ugen also reached perfection to highlight Madison area bowling late Thursday and Friday. Competing in the Sport Bowl Lions League, Manderino started with consecutive 300s then added 202 for his 802. Competing in the Schwoegler’s Tiger Mixed League, Robson started with 287, then added 188 and his second career 300 for a 775. Robson teamed with Tyler Keister’s 289 and Brian... subscribe to read more.

pen at Royal Pin Woodland in Indianapolis, according to results posted here. After qualifying, Foy was fifth at 5,208, 149 pins behind leader Michael Davidson. But the 2-hander who is on the short list of best bowlers without a PBA Tour title, fired games of 289, 269, 233, 213, 247, 224, 203 and 259 for a 1,937 total that was the biggest block of the tournament. That pushed Foy to a 24-game total... subscribe to read more.

cords show. According to a Hamilton County, Indiana inmate record, Crowe was booked at the county jail at 1:47 p.m. Thursday by the Carmel Police Department. The record was obtained from the county website here and is attached to this story as a PDF. Crowe’s charges are listed as possession of cocaine: basic offense and for any amount below 5 grams, a felony class 6; and possession of... subscribe to read more.

designer Nick Hoagland said he thought the 35-foot pattern used in the third round would be the lowest scoring pattern of the 2026 U.S. Open at Royal Pin Woodland in Indianapolis. The tougher version of the early PBA Cheetah pattern was chosen over the flat pattern because he thought flat would be “over the line” with no urethanes in play. He also said he liked the risk/reward of a... subscribe to read more.

ame to top Madison area bowling late Tuesday and Wednesday. Competing in the Dream Lanes Major League, Eoff chained games of 275, 279 and 267 for his 821, his 50th career supernational. Pollentier’s 706 also came in the Dream Major. Call’s 300 came in a 750 in the Ten Pin Alley 2-Person League. The second-highest series were Eric Myhre’s 782 in the Prairie Lanes Big Ten League... subscribe to read more.

blic in explaining how he decides the lane patterns for the U.S. Open. Hoagland joined the BowlTV booth with Mike Flanagan and Craig Elliott on Tuesday night for C squad of the 2026 U.S. Open at Royal Pin Woodland in Indianapolis and provided a nice mix of information and entertainment. And they provided a few minutes of a half-hour video about Hoagland’s process in choosing the U.S. Open... subscribe to read more.

yers to eliminate squad equity issues. Two exceptions are the USBC-operated U.S. Open and USBC Masters, which feature three squads. That means the players who bowl later in the day on a pattern — each qualifying day at the U.S. Open and the first day in the USBC Masters — have the advantage of seeing how early squad players attack a pattern. (Whatever might be seen in a practice... subscribe to read more.

d. The tournament for everyone from casual league bowlers to PBA superstars has been held the past three years. I realized there had been no publicity about it when the 2026 PBA Tour season started and PBA Commissioner Tom Clark referred me to PBA public relations. I sent an email to PBA PR and they replied that “As of today, there is not a PBA LBC National Championships scheduled for... subscribe to read more.

ea bowling Monday. Holland and Jirsa, who chained games of 245, 244 and 258, both competed in the Spartan Bowl Major League. Ryan Anderson and Matt Ruhland also fell a shot shy of perfection, with Anderson rolling a 299 game in a 759 series and Ruhland a 296 in a 706, both in the Spartan Major. No other women’s series of 600 or higher were reported. Note that with the State Journal now... subscribe to read more.

mpeted in the Ten Pin Alley Friday Friends League. The top men’s scores came in the same league: Matt Mysliwiec 744 and Chris Pollentier 742. Nicole Russell was next for the women with 631 in the Schwoegler’s Jesters League. The top youth scores were Zane Pienkowski’s 667 and Maggie Porter’s 651(188-225-238) and 597, all at Prairie Lanes on the 2026 High School State... subscribe to read more.

ayer field for the 2026 U.S. Open at Royal Pin Woodland in Indianapolis, according to results posted here and attached to this story as a PDF. The PTQ’s 108 players bowled eight games on the 2026 U.S. Open PTQ lane pattern to decide who the 32 advancers were, and it played much softer than the numbers would indicate it should. The PTQ lane pattern is 42 feet with a 42-foot drop brush, 30.93... subscribe to read more.

nals in Japan and China. Later this year, France will become the fourth country with a partnership for PBA Regionals, a source confirmed for 11thFrame.com. The PBA deal with the Bowling Pro-Motion Tour was first reported by European bowling media outlet BowlingLife. The 11thFrame.com source said details on the first three tournaments in September, October, and November should be announced in... subscribe to read more.

to win the Madison Area Scratch Tour doubles at Middleton Sport Bowl on Saturday, MAST reported in this post. Here is video of the title match. The win was Zagar’s fourth career MAST title and Albrecht’s second career and this season, as he won the doubles at Lake Ripley Lanes in Cambridge with Caitlin Powers in October. Jones was seeking his third title of the season and Myers was... subscribe to read more.

urethane (aka slow oil-absorbing high-performance) bowling balls, matching the PBA Tour rule by banning urethane balls below 78D hardness. In addition, IBF said in its Newsletter 12 that random hardness checks may be carried out during events and any ball that measures below 72D will be declared non-compliant and removed from the competition. The list of bowling balls not eligible for use in IBF... subscribe to read more.

g with title matches live on BowlTV, PBA reported Friday in this news release. The stellar field of 17 U18 boys, 16 U18 girls, and 16 U15 boys and girls features some of the country’s biggest youth stars. That includes Anna Antony, the defending U18 girls champion; Ernesto Reynoso, the 2023-24 U18 boys champion and 2024-25 runner-up; defending U15 Mixed champion Jackson Dyess, who now is in... subscribe to read more.

n State USBC Open Championships — aka the State Tournament — at Revs Bowl Bar and Grill in Oshkosh and Ledgeview Lanes in Fond du Lac, according to results posted here. I sent a message to the Wisconsin State USBC seeking the team members and scores and will add the information to this story if I get it. The Lanes on 20 Pro Shop was the prior team leader with 3,511,... subscribe to read more.

ent — opened Feb. 6 and runs through April 26 with team at Dream Lanes and minors at Bowl-A-Vard Lanes in Madison. The team lane pattern at Dream is 43 feet, with 23.28 mL of oil, and a middle-to-outside-track ratio of 8.13-1, while the minors pattern at Bowl-A-Vard is 42 feet, with 24.6 mL of oil, and a middle-to-outside-track ratio of 10.36-1. The leaders after the weekend of Feb. 21-22... subscribe to read more.

Missouri Classic had Thursday night off, having earned byes to the Round of 16, the next 16 highest qualifiers needed wins to advance to Friday. The two most impressive winners in the Round of 24 were red-hot World No. 1 E.J. Tackett and lefty Graham Fach, who both swept their foes 4-0 in the best-of-7-games matches. Tackett finished second and Fach third, losing to eventual winner Brandon... subscribe to read more.

3, and Brittany Pollentier slammed a 724 that included a perfect game to top Madison area bowling late Tuesday and Wednesday. Competing in the Dream Lanes Major League, Gibbons Chris Gibbons opened with his 83rd career 300, then added games of 258 and 268 for an 826 series. Here is the close of Gibbons’ 300. Hansen’s 825 came on games of 290, 267 and 268 in the Riviera Bowl Classic... subscribe to read more.

-player field for the 2026 Legendz PBA Pete Weber Missouri Classic at Bowlero St. Peters in St. Peters, Missouri, according to results posted here. The 66 PTQ bowlers rolled seven games on the 2026 PBA Shark 48 lane pattern to decide who the eight advancers were and Bayt rolled games of 212, 224, 202, 254, 270, 225 and 237 to total 1,624 to lead. The 2026 PBA Shark 48 lane pattern is 48 feet... subscribe to read more.

layer field for the 2026 PBA Pete Weber Missouri Classic at Bowlero St. Peters in St. Peters, Missouri, according to results posted here. The 66 PTQ bowlers rolled seven games on the 2026 PBA Shark 48 lane pattern to decide who the 11 advancers were and Bayt rolled games of 212, 224, 202, 254, 270, 225 and 237 to total 1,624 to lead. Originally, just eight players were scheduled top advance but... subscribe to read more.

for those who gamble on the PBA Tour in posts at Bookies.com. Bulanda, who now works for RotoWire.com, wrote this breakdown of what’s available for betting on the 2026 PBA Tour. In it, he asks the primary question for today’s stepladder finals of the 2026 PBA Players Championship live on The CW at 3 p.m. Central time:“Three-time reigning PBA Player of the Year EJ Tackett is in... subscribe to read more.

pionship on Sunday really boils down to one thing: what your expectations were coming in. If you compare it to the performances of Randy Pedersen and Rob Stone for FOX Sports or Bo Burton and Chris Schenkel for ABC after years of shows, you probably had a negative view of Sunday’s telecast. If you looked at as a debut and therefore had low expectations, you probably had a positive view.... subscribe to read more.

Greater Iowa Bowling Association Ebonite Winter Classic at Cadillac XBC in Waterloo, Iowa on Sunday. Runk’s win was the fifth straight by a lefty in a GIBA Ebonite Classic and sixth in the last seven. The full field of 204 entries (not players because some were re-entries) bowled seven games of qualifying on Saturday and the top 64 players advanced to a 6-game semifinal round at 9 a.m.... subscribe to read more.

the schedule released Friday in this PBA news release. This year’s 45th season of the PBA50 Tour features 14 PBA50 title events, five of which are majors, and four PBA60 title events, one of which is a major. The 2025 PBA50 Tour included 12 PBA50 title events, five of which were majors, and four PBA60 title events, one of which was a major, as I detailed in this story. The 2024 PBA50 Tour... subscribe to read more.

lead and lost his first two matches, though he did roll games of 216 and 236. And thought that he might falter and lose the top seed or even miss the stepladder finals was quickly dispelled when he ran off four straight wins. Here is Tackett in action on Friday. By the time Friday was over, Tackett had gone 11-5 and finished with a 10,882 total that was 299 pins ahead of Graham Fach at 10,583.... subscribe to read more.

joined a select group of players who have won three straight POY crowns. Earl Anthony did it twice in 1974-76 and 1981-83, Mark Roth did it in 1977-79, Walter Ray Williams Jr. 1996-98, and Jason Belmonte 2013-15. No one has ever won POY in four straight years, which automatically makes Tackett the top story of the 2026 PBA Tour, not that he needed anything extra to earn that status. After... subscribe to read more.

tate USBC Senior Championship — aka the Senior State Tournament — at Skipp’s Bowling Center in Stevens Point and Five Star Lanes in Plover, according to results posted here. Fisher Farms of Oshkosh took the team lead with 2,537. David Hackbarth and Brad Juedes of Clintonville grabbed the doubles lead at 1,376. And Rick Ullius of Watertown moved into the singles lead... subscribe to read more.

resident of the company on Wednesday. Lucky Strike chairman and CEO Tom Shannon has been appointed to also serve as president. Lucky Strike didn’t say whether it would seek a new president, or if Shannon would keep all three jobs. The company said Ekster would remain employed through March 4, receive a severance payment of $275,000 and his unvested equity awards that would have vested by... subscribe to read more.

ctional assignments for the 2026 Intercollegiate Team Championships. The 2026 ITC is the 52nd edition of the competition. The sectional qualifiers for the 80 men’s and 80 women’s teams again will take place at four sites March 14-15: Stardust Bowl in Addison, Illinois; Cityview Lanes in Fort Worth, Texas; AMF Mt. Lebanon Lanes in Pittsburgh; and Smyrna Bowling Center in Smyrna,... subscribe to read more.

uesday. Krachey sandwiched his eighth career 300 and third in the past month between games of 267 and 224 for a 791 series in the Prairie Lanes Big Ten League. Gille’s 300 came in a 703 series in the Dream Lanes All-Star Scratch League. Here is the close of his 300. Sarah Maier led women’s scoring with 669 in the Sport Bowl Merchants League. Next were Dan Swenson with 786 in the... subscribe to read more.

for Feb. 21-22 at Cadillac XBC in Waterloo, Iowa. GIBA administrator Joe Engelkes said the tournament will have at least $6,000 in sponsorship. In addition to Ebonite (a brand of Brunswick) and the Waterloo Convention and Visitors Bureau, support also comes from Brandon Steen/The Steen Team, Kwik Trip/Kwik Star, IAM Bowling, Budweiser, Fran’s Pro Shop, Hampton Inn, and The Other Place... subscribe to read more.

game to highlight Madison area bowling Monday and late from over the weekend. Competing in the Spartan Bowl Major League, Krueger opened with a 300, then added games of 236 and 277 for his 813. Here is the close of Krueger’s 300. Kelliher’s second career 300 came in a 723 series in the Prairie Lanes Saturday Night Legends League. Here is the close of Kelliher’s 300. Candace... subscribe to read more.

schedule. The schedule is highlighted as always by the giant Hoosier Classic, which will be Feb. 20-21, 2027. All tournaments are open to all USBC Collegiate programs, H2M said. Anyone interested in entering any of the events should contact H2M’s Nick Hoagland at nick@h2mmanagement.com. 2026-27 COLLEGIATE BOWLING SEASONOctober 3-4 (Brunswick Midwest Collegiate Classic, Detroit, MI)October... subscribe to read more.

to highlight Madison area bowling over the weekend. Gallagher’s second 300 of the season came in a 621 series in the Dream  Lanes Industrial Nites League. Here is the close of his 300. The top series in adult leagues were Mike Pounders’ 757 and Brittany Pollentier’s 667, both in the Ten Pin Alley Friday Friends League. Next were Nick Westfall with 737 in the Dream... subscribe to read more.

Madison Area USBC Open Championships — aka the City Tournament — at Prairie Lanes, according to results posted here. On the tournament’s opening day of Jan. 10, Thomas fired 827 (258-269-300) in doubles, teaming with Mary Thomas’ 571 for 1,398 as they took the Division 1 lead with their handicap. They ultimately held their lead to win the handicap division. Here... subscribe to read more.

ing late Wednesday and Thursday. Krachey’s seventh career 300 came in a 771 series in the Prairie Lanes Coachz Classic League. Powers’s 713 came the Dream Lanes Golfers League. Nick Powers led men’s scoring with 793 in the Prairie Coachz Classic. Next were Shannon Dins’ 773 in the Sport Bowl All-Stars League and Devan Andruss’ 681 in the Prairie Coachz Classic. Rick... subscribe to read more.

e that “Deciding the first classes will be brutally difficult as there is no way to induct all the superior candidates in one class of any reasonable size. Good luck to those serving on the USBC Collegiate Hall of Fame Committee in determining how to handle the decisions.” The inaugural Class of 2024 featured Wisconsin Hall of Famer Jack Connaughton, Kelly Kulick, Rick... subscribe to read more.

the 2026 Wisconsin State USBC Youth Championships — aka the Youth State Tournament — at Sunset Lanes in Waukesha and Village Bowl & Social in Menomonee Falls, according to results posted here. In Youth State, boys and girls compete together in team and doubles, and separately in singles and all-events. McKiski fired 740 in team at Sunset, and 825 in doubles and 717 in singles in... subscribe to read more.

W would be going with Kyle Sherman as color analyst for its broadcasts of the 2026 PBA Tour, though no deal had been announced. On Tuesday morning, The CW and the PBA Tour made it official, confirming my reporting by announcing in this news release that Sherman had been named the lead color analyst for PBA on CW Tour broadcasts. “Excited isn’t even the word,” Sherman said in the... subscribe to read more.

ined games of 192, 246 and 276 in the Dream Lanes Suburban Merchants League for her 714. Joe Johnson led men’s scoring with a 754 in the Spartan Bowl Major League. Next were Chad Larson with 741 in the Viking Lanes Saturday Night Specials League and Candace Kipp with 655 in the Dream Utility League. Note that with the State Journal now having early deadlines at night, more scores from one... subscribe to read more.