This story originally appeared in the March issue of Bowling Center Management (BCM). “I’m goin’ to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come I’m goin’ to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come.” No, we’re not talking about the Willie Harrison version of this (Jerry) Leiber and (Mike) Stoller classic, nor the Little Richard, James […]

Fans of the Professional Women’s Bowling Association Tour know Missy Parkin as the 2011 USBC Queens champion and winner of more than 40 medals as a member of Team USA and Junior Team USA. Bowlers in Southern California know Parkin and her husband, Drew, as the owners of multiple pro shops. And now, the Parkins […]

“Fear of being one of the masses… just another face.” That’s how Mo Pinel replied to a query about his worst fear in a profile that appeared in the Dec. 20, 1989 edition of the Daily Press in Newport News, Virginia. There was no reason for Pinel to fret over getting lost in the bowling […]

The International Bowling Federation will host the Gender Equality and Women Leadership Forum, in partnership with the Saudi Bowling Federation, as part of International Women’s Day activities on Monday. The International Olympic Committee’s gender equality manager, Sandra Lengwiler, and youth advocate Marie-Claire Graf are scheduled to participate in the forum. The initiative is part of […]

Bowlero Corp. has announced a virtual global bowling tournament in partnership with Lanetalk. The event began on March 1 in 20 countries, and is offering a $50,000 total prize fund. The “PBA Bowlero Global Rumble Powered by Lanetalk” is open to both amateur and professional bowlers who are at least 18 years old. Bowlers will virtually […]

The coronavirus has slowed progress on a proposed bowling-based family entertainment center in Maalaea on the Hawaiian island of Maui. But according to developers, work on the business plan is proceeding. That plan calls for filling a two-story, 30,000-sq.-ft. building with 30 bowling lanes, video games, a restaurant, sports bar and banquet rooms. More recent […]

All rights reserved. Dates subject to change. MARCH 2021 March 3 — North New Jersey BPA Roundtable Discussion, Circle Bowl and Entertainment, Ledgewood, N.J.; bowl-nj.com March 5-7 — BCA of Wisconsin High School State Bowling Championships, The Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley, Green Bay, Wis.; bowlwi.com March 7 — PBA Junior Finals Telecast, FS1, 12 p.m. Eastern; […]

Johnny Campos has decided to retire from his bowling writing duties at the Peoria (Illinois) Journal Star, ending a 21-year run. Over the course of his tenure with Journal Star, Campos estimates that he wrote around 600 columns about bowling, along with an additional 400 stories and full-length features on an array of topics, including […]