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Going Out With A Bang

     Pictured Is: Tucson Open Champion Shannon O' Keefe. Photo Courtesy Of PWBA.Com.  

    Scheduled To Close At The End Of June, PWBA Tour Visits Golden Pin Lanes As It Hosted Its Last Major Bowling Tournament.

    Shannon O' Keefe Wins Her Second Title in 2019, And 10th Overall. While Three Perfect Games Also Highlighted The Event.

    By Michael 'Chip' Begg - Managing Editor the tenpinexpress.com - Director Mesa Metro Association.     

It Is All About The Vets

  Pictured - (Center) Bob And Marcia Dault, With Their Immediate Family. 

  MMA Volunteer Bob Dault, Joins His Wife Marcia, As He Is Enshrined In The HOF For Meritorious Service On May 19th At The Annual Meeting.

  He Earned His Trip Into The HOF For His Hard Work And Dilligence By Helping The Association Raise Funds For The BVL.

  By Michael 'Chip' Begg - Managing Editor thetenpinexpress.com - Director, Mesa Metro Association.  

    

Cote Ready For Tucson Open

Pictured Is: Bryanna Cote Of Tucson.

Story And Photo Courtesy Of Christopher Boan - Tucson Local Media.

Bryanna Caldwell-Coté spent her high school years working the lanes at Tucson’s Golden Pin Lanes, shaping a career in the sport she loves. She will return for the lane’s swan song on June 6, when the Professional Women’s Bowling Association competes at the facility. 

Ng Takes Sonoma Open

Story And Photo Courtesy Of PWBA.Com.

ROHNERT PARK, Calif. – Shayna Ng spent each round of the 2019 Professional Women’s Bowling Association (PWBA) Sonoma County Open trying to catch tournament leader Missy Parkin, without success.

Ng had one last chance as she faced Parkin in Saturday’s title match at Double Decker Lanes and took full advantage of the opportunity by striking on her first seven shots in a 259-237 victory to claim her second PWBA title.

Prather Wins PBA Playoffs

Story And Photo Courtesy Of PBA.Com.

PORTLAND, Maine – Kris Prather of Plainfield, Illinois, made critical shot after critical shot in defeating Bill O’Neill of Langhorne, Pennsylvania, 226-215 and 216-185, to win the inaugural Professional Bowlers Association Playoffs Championship and its $100,000 first prize Sunday at Bayside Bowl.

Semifinals To Air Saturday On Fox

Story And Photo Courtesy Of PBA.Com

PORTLAND, Maine -- Another chapter in PBA history will be written when Anthony Simonsen, Kris Prather, Bill O’Neill and Sean Rash return to Bayside Bowl Saturday and Sunday for the live semifinal and final rounds of the inaugural PBA Playoffs on FOX. In addition to becoming the first PBA Playoffs champion, the winner takes home a $100,000 first prize, the biggest payday of the 2019 Go Bowling! PBA Tour season.

GCU Bowlers Earn End Of Year Awards

Story And Photo Courtesy Of GCU. Pictured Are GCU Award Winners.  

By David Carter/GCU Staff

Reaching the Intercollegiate Men’s Team National Championships for the first time ever.  Pulling off an impressive Sin City Open Women’s Tournament Championship.

Those were just a few of the many examples of why the Men’s and Women’s teams of GCU Bowling each had one of their best collective seasons to date.