Update

Meet Tomorrow’s

HEATHER D’ERRICO and

Andrew Koff are two of the brightest young bowlers in the nation, and were named the 2010 Stars of Tomorrow by USBC. In her application essay for

the Alberta E. Crowe Star of Tomorrow Award, D’Errico wrote about how her brother, Marc, won the Chuck Hall Star of Tomorrow Award back in 2003. Upon accept- ing his award, Marc predicted that one day his little sister would join him as a Star of Tomorrow. That prediction has come true as D’Errico was selected to receive the 2010 Alberta E. Crowe Star of Tomorrow Award. “Watching my brother’s

accomplishments growing up, I have looked up to him and was determined to follow his footsteps,” Heather said. “Not only am I extremely honored to win such a presti- gious award, but I am grateful to make my brother and family proud for believ- ing in me all these years.”

CALLING ALL KIDS

USBC YOUTH OPEN SET FOR JULY

Got a youth bowler in the house? Why not sign them up for the biggest open youth tour- nament in the nation? The 2010 USBC Youth Open will take place

in Indianapolis on July 9-10, 15-20 and 22-24. Once again bowlers from across the country will be able to compete for scholarships and

42 USBOWLER SUMMER 2010

A junior at Robert Morris

University of Illinois major- ing in Applied Health Professional Studies, Heather is finishing her third season on the bowling team. She took over as team captain last season, and her coach, Dale Lehman, said she has been a huge contributor. During her sophomore season, she took the individual title at the Boilermaker Classic, one of

Stars Today

D’Errico, Koff are USBC’s ‘Stars of Tomorrow.’

five top-five fin- ishes. “Heather has

learned how to lead not only with her bowling game, but also by listening to her teammates and offering advice to help them when needed,” Lehman wrote in his recom- mendation letter. In 2008, Heather won another presti- gious youth bowling award when she took home the PBA’s Billy Welu Scholarship award. Koff, meanwhile, at just

16 years old, fell a single pin short of match play at the U.S. Open in 2008. This May, at age 18 he won the PBA South Region’s Jupiter Open. A senior at Gulliver

Preparatory School in Miami, Koff is widely regarded as the most talented junior bowler since Norm Duke and Pete Weber were teenagers, was selected to receive the 2010 Chuck Hall Star of Tomorrow Award. “Words cannot

express how proud I feel,” Koff said. “I also realize that receiving

Heather D’Errico

national titles against other youth bowlers in a non-qualifying setting. Entries for the 2010 event are available on

BOWL.com. Go to www.bowl.com/tourna- ments/usbcyouthopenchamp/ to register online or to download an entry form. The USBC Youth Open offers something

for everyone, including singles, doubles, four- person teams and all-events formats.

Andrew Koff

this award bears great responsibil- ity. I hope that I can become as successful in bowling as those who have won this award before me. USBC has

definitely impacted

the course of my life with the generous scholarship awards that I have been awarded.” A two-time member of

Junior Team USA, Koff’s bowling resume is 15 pages long and includes feats such as bowling two 300 games in one day to finish third in a PBA South Regional tournament a year ago at age 17. For this year’s PBA

Regional win, Koff, compet- ing as an amateur, received the $2,500 first prize in the form of scholarship money deposited into his USBC SMART account. He will not receive formal credit for winning a PBA title, nor will he become eligible for the 2011 PBA Tournament of Champions, because of his amateur status. “I knew beforehand that

a bowler had to be a PBA member to qualify for the Tournament of Champions,” Koff said. “But to me, it is an honor just to be able to participate in the PBA tourna- ments as a guest. I think the decision by USBC and the PBA to allow junior bowlers to participate in professional tournaments is a great oppor- tunity that every youth bowler should take advantage of.

YOUTH BOWLING

CATCHING UP WITH USBC YOUTH