2015 USBC Open Championships Awarded to El Paso


The 112th edition of the USBC Open Championships will be staged in El Paso, Texas, marking the first time in a decade the championships will be held in a new host city.


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NATIONAL NEWS Over the 58-year history of the World Tenpin Bowling Association World Women’s Champion-


ships, Team USA has enjoyed incredible success, collecting nearly twice as many total medals as the next closest competing country. Still, the disappointment of not having won the coveted team gold since 1987 has left the U.S. squad unfulfilled. That all changed at the 2011 World Women’s Championships in Hong Kong, when Team USA (Liz Johnson, Kelly Kulick, Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, Shannon O’Keefe, Shannon Pluhowsky and Stefanie Nation) defeated Singapore, 1,210-1,140 in the gold-medal match. Team USA trailed early in the final, but used a 15-strike run late in the contest to vault past Singapore. Johnson opened with nine consecutive strikes and finished with 279 to lead the Americans. “We’ve always had great teams,” said Kulick, who last bowled in the 1999 championships. “It’s an honor to be able to say I was on the team that did it.”


USBC Hall of Famer Remo Picchietti Dies At 81


Remo Picchietti, a USBC Hall of Famer and one of the sport’s leading authorities on lane maintenance, died at his home near Chicago, Sept 26. Picchietti was 81.


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League Officers Offered Online Certification Program


USBC Rules offers now offers online training programs on the duties and responsibilities of league officer for current officers as well as bowlers wishing to become officers.


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Entries Being Accepted For Open Champioships


Entry forms and online registration for the 2012 USBC Open Championships in Baton Rouge, La., are available at BOWL.com/openchamp.


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Entries Being Accepted For Women’s Championships


GOLDEN GIRLS: Team USA wins first team gold in 24 years at world championships. CLICK ON THE PLAY BUTTON ABOVE FOR A VIDEO CLIP FROM HONG KONG


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Entry forms and online registration for the 2012 USBC Women’s Championships in Reno, Nev., are available at BOWL.com/womenschamp.


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