Board Members Elected At USBC Convention


Annual meeting in Arlington, Texas, features the elec- tion of four to the board of directors and the rejection of proposals related to membership dues.


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NATIONAL NEWS The fi rst of an estimated 30,000 bowlers took to the lanes at the National Bowling Stadium in


Reno, Nev., April 13, for the start of the 2012 United States Bowling Congress Women’s Cham- pionships. USBC Hall of Famer Flora Mitchell, bowling in her 50th Women’s Championships, rolled the ceremonial fi rst ball, after which the fi rst squad of bowlers lined up for the annual Mass Ball Shot Ceremony that signals the offi cial start of the three-month tournament. Reno- Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority board chairman Dwight Dortch and local and bowling industry dignitaries were on hand for the ribbon-cutting ceremony and to welcome the women bowlers. It is the seventh time the Women’s Championships has been staged in Reno. The start of the Women’s Championships also coincided with the unveiling of the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame’s fi rst satellite museum at the National Bowling Stadium.


Seminars to be Off ered by USA Bowling Coaches The USA Bowling Coaching program will provide more than 52 seminars throughout the country to teach ba- sic bowling coaching skills to coaches, volunteers and parents.


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The national “8 for 8” Bowling Club, an 8-week league for $8, will be a collaboration of eff orts by USBC, BPAA, Strike Ten, Brunswick, Ebonite and other industry part- ners.


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The International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame opened its fi rst satellite museum at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno.


CLICK HERE TO READ MORE Young, Drewes Win Intercollegiate Singles Titles


Wichita State’s Geoffrey Young and Georgia Drewes of Newman University (Wichita, Kan.) win the nationally tele- vised USBC Intercollegiate Singles titles in Lincoln, Neb.


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WOMEN GET ROLLING: The 2012 Women’s Championships are off to a roaring start. CLICK ON THE PLAY BUTTON ABOVE FOR A LOOK AT THE OPENING CEREMONIES.


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Eighteen-year-old Jimmy Schmitzer of Riverside became the 20th bowler to roll a perfect 900 series, April 20, at Brunswick Classic Lanes in Norco, Calif.


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