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Congrats! On A Job Well Done!

Editors Note: As the Senior Director of Association And Membership Operations, at the USBC. Mike Larsen has a lot on his plate to take care of these days in the world of bowling. Among those responsibilities include helping get the facilities ready to host the annual USBC convention at Southpoint in Las Vegas. If you were one of the 701 delegates that attended the 19th Annual Convention this year. What you saw when you got there, was the finished product of getting things ready for this years attendees. We at thetenpinexpress.com.

Picking Up The Spares May 7, 2024

Pictured Is: Kayla Price Getting Her Girl Bowler of the Year Award from Kristi Smith-Thompson. Photo By Karol Przybytek. 

Mesa Metro Annual Meeting Notes.

Mesa - - - On Sunday May 5, the Mesa Metropolitan Association held its annual meeting at Mesa East. 12 board members, and 21 bowlers attended the meeting for a voting strength of 33. 25 was needed to have a quarum.

Pluhowsky Wins Twin Cities Open

Pictured Is: Shannon Pluhowsky. Formerly From Phoenix. 

Story And Photo Courtesy Of PWBA.Com.

Pluhowsky wins 2024 PWBA GoBowling! Twin Cities Open.

EAGAN, Minn. – Shannon Pluhowsky of Dayton, Ohio, won the first Professional Women’s Bowling Association Tour event of the season by defeating England’s Verity Crawley by a score of 236-203 during Saturday night’s stepladder finals at the 2024 PWBA GoBowling! Twin Cities Open, which was contested at Cedarvale Lanes in Eagan, Minnesota.

Annual Convention Concludes At South Point

Story And Photo Courtesy Of Bowl.Com.

LAS VEGAS – Delegates elected three board members, attended a variety of educational seminars and were on hand for a celebration of Glenn Allison during a jam-packed 2024 United States Bowling Congress Convention and Annual Meeting, which concluded Thursday at South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa.

ITC Champions Crowned

Pictured Is: ITC Champions Webber International. 

Story And Photo Courtesy Of Bowl.Com.

This year marked the 50th edition of the United States Bowling Congress Collegiate team national championship tournament, and Saturday’s title match between Webber International and Lawrence Tech was undoubtedly one of the most exciting in the event’s history.

Webber came in looking for its third men’s ITC title while Lawrence Tech was hoping to break through and collect the first in program history.

Ledford Captures 2024 USBC Senior Queens Title

 

 

Story And Photo Courtesy Of Bowl.Com.

LEDFORD CAPTURES 2024 USBC SENIOR QUEENS TITLE

Donovan Grubaugh

April 16, 2024

LAS VEGAS – Kathy Ledford of Boise, Idaho, won the 2024 United States Bowling Congress Senior Queens held at Gold Coast Bowling Center in Las Vegas, and did so in thrilling fashion.

She was the final player to advance to the match-play bracket – by one pin – and was the No. 32 seed, but match play can almost feel like a new tournament is underway.

Booker Wins 2024 Masters Championship

Story And Photo Courtesy Of Bowl.Com

LAS VEGAS – DeeRonn Booker has arrived.

The 33-year old right-hander from Albuquerque, New Mexico, won the 2024 United States Bowling Congress Masters at Suncoast Bowling Center in Las Vegas on Sunday, claiming his first major championship and becoming the third African-American bowler to win a major title on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour.