WIU Bowling Team signs first international player
In this capacity, he has competed in the American Zone Championships, the Central and Caribbean Championship (CONCECABOL) as well as the Caribbean Championship (COBOISCA). He will represent Puerto Rico in the Tournament of the Americas in July.
Come Rain or Shine International Bowl Expo 2008 once again wows attendees in Orlando
Despite bowling centers and bowling industry suppliers battling economy woes, rising travel costs, as well as natural disasters in various parts of the country, International Bowl Expo 2008 (IBE08) experienced another exciting turnout by bowling center owners, managers/staff and exhibiting companies.
Bowling Rumors were flying in Las Vegas By Dick Evans
The bowling rumors were flying during the NABI Tournament at The Orleans and if true good things await bowlers and bowling groups headed for Las Vegas. The local Las Vegas writers and TV announcers were talking about how business was down in Las Vegas, just like it in most parts of the country.
A slow economy could result in better room deals for bowlers headed to Las Vegas in the next 12 months. But that was not the most fascinating rumor making the rounds.
Wayne Webb BWAA Kegel Bowler of the Month for June
Wayne Webb, Sacramento, Calif., has been named Bowling Writers Association of America (BWAA) Kegel Bowler of the Month for June.
Webb (pictured left), in his first year on the PBA Senior Tour, defeated Johnny Petraglia, Manalapan, N.J., 204-172 in the championship round to win the 2008 Senior U.S. Open presented by Suncoast at the Suncoast Bowling Center in Las Vegas.
Webb is a 20-time titlist, but was bowling in only his second Senior Tour event. He bested 321 players and won $20,000.
Other notable bowlers for the month were Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., who defeated two-time defending US Bowling Congress Senior Masters Champion Tom Baker to win this year’s Senior Masters Tournament; Hugh Miller, Centralia, Wash., who rolled a 300 game in the championship round against Dale Eagle’s 268 to win the PBA Senior Epicenter Classic tournament, and Shannon O’Keefe and John Janawicz, who between them earned five gold medals and two silver medals in the Pan American Bowling Confederation Championship of the Champions and Masters tournaments in El Salvador.
International Bowl Expo continues the vision By Mary Lynly
The Bowling Proprietors Association of America’s outgoing President Joe Schumacker shared his enthusiasm for the new bowling campus being erected in Arlington, Texas.
He appealed to bowlers, proprietors and local/state leaders by saying, "You are the bridge. No one knows the legacy of bowling better than you. Look for opportunities to promote new forms of bowling."
