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ENTERTAINMENT CENTER TO OPEN IN FORMER CHURCH
Bowling has been a part of countless renovation and refocused-business projects through the years, but a recently announced conversion in Myrtle Beach, S.C., may be the most unusual. There, boutique bowling lanes will be among the bevy of attractions in a venue called Roar, which is being built out in the community’s former First Presbyterian […]
WINTERHALTER STEPS DOWN AS COO OF SWITCH
Cynthia Winterhalter has resigned as chief operating officer of Switch, a capital equipment supplier to the bowling business. “Leaving Switch is probably the most difficult decision I have ever made,” Winterhalter said. “At this time in my life, however, and after lengthy deliberation, I feel the need to branch out independently and explore new avenues. […]
BOWLING’S UV ERA COMES TO AN END (MOSTLY)
The United States Bowling Congress will no longer require UV content as a mandatory additive in USBC-approved lane oils but will continue to use lane oil with the UV additive for its championship tournaments. The decision comes after USBC received comments from lane oil manufacturers Brunswick and Kegel supporting the change.
USBC LAUNCHES COACH+ PROGRAM
The United States Bowling Congress has launched an enhanced coaching membership product called Coach+. It’s available to USBC-trained coaches who have achieved Bronze status or higher and includes a bundle of USBC media products in the membership. Coaches enrolled in Coach+ will receive personalized coaching pages on Bowl.com, access to members-only marketing materials such as […]
BOWLING IS A HIT WITH NASCAR FANS IN PHOENIX
Go Bowling’s expanded relationship with NASCAR proved to be a big hit on multiple platforms as bowling’s consumer-facing brand teamed with the Professional Bowlers Association for a two-hour telecast on FS1 and multiple activations at the Phoenix International Raceway on the weekend of March 10-12. The Go Bowling PBA NASCAR Invitational brought together pro bowlers, […]
HOW BETTS AND ALLEN FARED AT THE U.S. OPEN
The BPAA awarded Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts an exemption into the main field at the 2023 U.S. Open, which was contested at Royal Pin Woodland (formerly Woodland Bowl) in Indianapolis, Jan. 29-Feb. 5. Country music star Jimmie Allen participated in the event’s pre-tournament qualifier after being forced to decline his exemption in order […]
WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS MOVED FROM CINCINNATI TO RENO
The 2024 USBC Women’s Championships is being moved from Cincinnati to Reno, Nev. Cincinnati now is scheduled to host the event in 2027 at Western Bowl. “We have some exciting renovation plans in the works to take Western Bowl to the next level as a premier tournament destination,” said Strike and Spare Family Entertainment Centers […]
PRO-TURNED-PROPRIETOR ROBINSON PASSES AWAY
Jay Robinson passed away on March 5 following a two-decade struggle with myasthenia gravis and lupus. He was 79. While Robinson enjoyed success on the PBA Tour, making it to the winner’s circle on three occasions, he also left a lot of 10-pins before Walter Ray Williams Jr. made the practice fashionable. Adding to his […]
DOTY, INDY CENTER OPERATOR AND PBA HALL OF FAMER, DIES
Jim Doty, the long-time general manager of Royal Pin Leisure Centers (now Royal Pin Entertainment) in Indianapolis, passed away on March 4 while on an annual “snowbird” trip to Florida. He was 73. Inducted into the Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame in 2019, Doty was a serious businessman but could be wickedly funny, and […]
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