You can now nominate a proprietor for one of the industry’s most respected awards. The 2013 BPAA Bowling Industry Service Awards nominations are now open to participants. The selections are as follows, Victor Lerner Memorial Medal Presented to proprietor for a lifetime of selfless service to the industry; highest honor in the bowling industry and […]
Archive | 2012
Breast Cancer Awareness: Tiger Lanes hosts annual Bowling for Boobies
For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Tiger Lanes of Alexandria, Louisiana, Busted Foundation and the local chapter of the Susan G. Komen Foundation hosted its annual “Bowling for Boobies” bowling event. The event intends to raise money for Breast Cancer, raise awareness of the disease and to celebrate those who have survived and remember those who have not. The […]
Olympic champion, DesignPro 300 to headline BPAA Bowl Summit 2013
BPAA members can now make plans to attend the 2013 BPAA Bowl Summit at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on the San Antonio Riverwalk in Texas. This summit is the premiere annual mid-winter conference for bowling center proprietors, managers and industry leaders. The three-day event ( January 27-30, 2013), is a pageant offering education, networking opportunities, a sneak peek […]
PBA, ESPN and South Point Hotel, Casino and Bowling Center to host 2012 World Series of Bowling
The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) recently struck a new deal with the self proclaimed “Worldwide Leader in Sports”, ESPN, in a blockbuster television agreement that will allow the channel to televise 16 tournaments through the 2012-13 season. This marks the 33rd consecutive season of PBA coverage. *2012 PBA World Series of Bowling Preview* . As part […]
Bowling says goodbye to Tony Reyes
The sport of bowling has lost one of its champions. Former PBA tour champion Tony Reyes was killed when he was struck by a car as he tried to exit his crash damaged vehicle early Friday on Redwood City, California freeway. According to the California Highway Patrol, Reyes was on northbound Highway 101 in his […]
Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova tennis bowl
Tennis superstars Maria Sharapova and No. 2 ranked men’s star Novak Djokovic revolutionized the sport of tennis during their careers. Now they have revolutionized bowling, in a recent video that posted on Youtube. The two did were performing a series of promotions for Head Tennis on speed vs. instinct. The video shows them using tennis […]
BPAA-Pepsi Program Shines This Summer
. The Bowling Proprietors Association of America (BPAA) and Pepsi have teamed up to encourage active BPAA centers to fill out a BPAA-Pepsi contract and enroll in the National BPAA-Pepsi Program. Enrollment encourages centers to exclusively pour Pepsi post-mix products, and enables proprietors to collect a share of over $3 million in rebates annually. Terry […]
Bowling Memorabilia Auction Underway This Week
In celebration of National Bowling Week, well-known proprietor and bowling great Chuck Lande is offering several rare collectibles up for auction, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame in Arlington. Items include a rare Babe Ruth UPI press photo from a March of Dimes bowling fundraiser, […]
With Bowl Expo Done, USBC & National Bowling Stadium Set Improvements
United States Bowling Congress (USBC), Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority (RSCVA) and the city of Reno have agreed to use a $2 room tax to stimulate revenue for planned improvements to the National Bowling Stadium. The deal figures prominently for the United States Bowling Congress, which has agreed to continue to host several of its key championship […]
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