Aaron Turner fired a 738 series and Taylor Foertsch rolled a 642 to top a limited schedule of Madison area bowling late Tuesday and Wednesday as the 2023-24 season winds down. Turner and Foertsch both competed in the Ten Pin Alley Fifth Quarter League. Next were Adam Czeskleba with 729 in the Dream Lanes Classic League and Mary Lo with 638 in the Ten Pin Fifth Quarter. Note that with the State Journal now having early deadlines at night, more scores from one day will appear two days later, so,... subscribe to read more ..read more

E.J. Tackett is on pace to break the PBA Tour average record and was third in points coming into Wednesday night’s stepladder finals of the PBA Shark Championship at World Series of Bowling XV at Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park, Michigan. It was his sixth show of the year in what he called a “great season” before competing Wednesday night, but the reigning and 2-time PBA Player of the Year still was looking for his first title of 2024. MOTIV Tour Rep Brett Spangler told FS1... subscribe to read more ..read more

Two Wisconsinites and two famous bowling surnames are among the four men and four women who advanced to the TV finals of the 2024 Intercollegiate Singles Championships in competition Wednesday at Kingpin Lanes in Louisville, Kentucky, USBC reported in this news release. The four men and four women will compete in single-game bracket matches taped Saturday for airing on CBS Sports Network, with the women on Tuesday, April 23 at 6 p.m. Central time and the men on Tuesday, April 30 at 6 p.m.... subscribe to read more ..read more

Collin Howe overcame a slow start and a gutter to end the team event with a huge minors to tie Kevin McCune for the all-events lead at the 2024 USBC Open Championships over the weekend. Howe began his team event on Saturday with a 173, recovered to 236 the second game and started his final game with nine strikes. He left a 2-8 in the 10th on what he called a bad shot and converted it before disaster struck, USBC reported in this news release. “I tried to just make a good shot on the fill... subscribe to read more ..read more

Lauren Sammel slammed a 733 series to top the latest Madison area scoring as the 2023-24 season winds down. Sammel’s 733 came in the Dream Lane Senior Classic League and was her 16th 700 of the season, second among Madison area women to Brittany Pollentier’s 21. Mike Torowski led the men with 761 in the same league. Next were Rick Erce with 751 in the Dream Senior Classic and Kayla Halvorsen with 679 in the Dream Early Mixed League. Note that with the State Journal now having early... subscribe to read more ..read more

Mount Mercy’s Kai Yamada and Jacksonville State’s Crystal Elliott led Tuesday’s seeding round and won a match to advance to the quarterfinals at the 2024 Intercollegiate Singles Championships at Kingpin Lanes in Louisville, USBC reported in this news release. The format features a 6-game qualifying round, with seeds 1-8 earning a first-round bye and seeds 9-24 bowling the first round. The eight men and eight women survivors of Tuesday’s matches advanced to... subscribe to read more ..read more

A star-studded field didn’t produce big viewership for Sunday’s 2024 PBA Roth/Holman Doubles Championship, according to SportsMediaWatch.com. The Doubles, which was won by Kris Prather and Andrew Anderson, aired taped on FS1 from noon-2 p.m. Central time and drew average viewership (measured every 15 minutes) of 214,000, with 38,000 in the key 18-49 category, SportsMediaWatch.com reported in this story. PBA Tour and PBA Elite League shows have generally enjoyed strong... subscribe to read more ..read more

Kathy Ledford made the top 32 for double-elimination match play by one pin over Laurie Lanfier after struggling to 860 for five games in the final round of qualifying at the 2024 USBC Senor Queens at Gold Coast Bowling Center in Las Vegas. Ledford then beat top seed Sharon Powers 625-603 and Cathy Nelson 667-592 to advance to Monday as one of eight players alive in the winners bracket, according to the bracket here. On Monday, she edged Kimberly Power-Defer 612-608 before falling to defending... subscribe to read more ..read more

Hall of Famer Chris Barnes has seen and/or competed with and against every significant bowler of the past 35 or so years and he doesn’t mince words when asked about Derek Eoff. “Eoff is the prime example of someone with generational (PBA) Tour talent, but who seemingly knew himself well enough to know that ‘Tour life’ wasn’t for him,” Barnes said in a recent message exchange. “He is at the top of the very short list of guys who I believe could’ve... subscribe to read more ..read more

The legend of Deo Benard became PBA Tour reality on Monday night as he won the 2024 PBA Cheetah Championship for his first PBA Tour title. For the uninitiated, Benard won his first PBA Regional title at 16, last I saw is up to seven titles at 20, and is the reigning Southwest Region Player of the Year. (Benard holds the record for youngest PBA member to win a PBA Regional title, but Wesley Low at 15 is the youngest to win a PBA Regional — he just won before he had joined the PBA.)... subscribe to read more ..read more