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Courtesy Of Mark Kerr Tucson Metro USBC - Photo From Tucson Metro USBC.

HEIDI WOODS AND BENNIE GEMELLO INDUCTED INTO TUCSON METRO USBC HALL OF FAME

By Mark R. Kerr

Tucson Metro USBC President

TUCSON - Tucson Metro USBC held their annual Hall of Fame Ceremony March 1, inducting Heidi Woods and Bennie Gemello for Superior Performance.

The ceremony took place after the conclusion of the final team squad for the 81st Annual Tucson Metro USBC City Open Championships and 75th Annual Women’s Championships at Lucky Strike Bowl.

Pictured Is Matt Jones.

Arizona's Matt Jones Wins TAT 25th Anniversary Event - Courtesy Of TAT

Las Vegas - - - Congratulations to The 2025 25th Anniversary TAT Champion Matt Jones who won $46,572! Matt won $25,000 from winning the tournament and then struck to take home $21,672 out of the TAT Progressive Pot making him the all time leading winner of the TAT in 25 years!

Congratulation to our record 406 finalists that won a minimum of $500 while earning $300 every round they advanced in the finals.

Smart Program Continues To Grow - From Bowl.com.

ARLINGTON, Texas – The United States Bowling Congress Scholarship Management and Account Reporting for Tenpins (SMART) program is making an investment earnings allocation of $7 million to provide additional scholarships for youth bowlers. The $7 million allocation is consistent with funding provided since 2022 and matches the largest investment earnings allocation in SMART history.

Mike Matosich Rolls 826 Series.

Mesa - - - Congratulations is being sent out to MMA HOF Mike Matosich. On Thursday January 30, in the Club 50+ league at Bowlero Mesa. Mike rolled games of: 300, 247, 279, for an 826 series. The ball he used was The Road by Storm. He proved to all of us, that he still has game. A very good one!.

Photo From Bowling Dynamics. 

Story And Photo From PBA.com.

EJ TACKETT ADDS TO LEGACY WITH SECOND U.S. OPEN TITLE

FEBRUARY 2, 2025 NOLAN HUGHES

Five to be enshrined as members of USBC Collegiate Hall of Fame Class of 2025

Gene J. Kanak

January 23, 2025

Story And Photo From Bowl.com.

ARLINGTON, Texas – The 2025 class for the United States Bowling Congress Collegiate Hall of Fame has been determined, with five inductees set to be enshrined among collegiate bowling’s all-time greats in April.

Story And Photo From PBA.com

PBA HALL OF FAMER GARY MAGE DIES AT 78

JANUARY 21, 2025 NOLAN HUGHES

A Future For The Sport - 2024 recap, 2025 preview

January 15, 2025

By Chad Murphy, USBC Executive Director

Hello, we hope everyone is healthy and doing well both on and off the lanes as we head into 2025. Looking back at 2024, we saw another fantastic year for bowling and for USBC. Participation trends look terrific as does engagement throughout the association at all levels. I can’t say enough about how proud we are of the wonderful passion and efforts of our association volunteers and proprietors across the country.

GCU Bowling News - Courtesy Of GCU. Pictured Is: GCU Bowling Team.

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM THE LOPES!

Phoenix - - - The squad ended 2024 with our annual trip to Las Vegas to compete in two Tier 1 events, the Glenn Carlson Las Vegas Invitational and Collegiate Shoot-Out. Our entire program had the chance to compete against the largest and deepest fields at these events since our team was founded. Read more about it below:

WOMEN

Elliott, Jordan lead the way during Day 3 of Team USA Trials

Donovan Grubaugh

January 06, 2025

Story And Photo From Bowl.com.

RENO, Nev. – Team USA Trials at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nevada, is just over halfway done, but there is still plenty of time for those to make a run at representing the United States in international competition.