Mike Monyak, Director of Bowling at the South Point resort in Las Vegas, has been named the recipient of the PBA West/Northwest Regions’ Pat Patterson Award for contributions to the regional program. Other Patterson Award honorees: • Midwest Region — Jerry Morano • Southwest Region — John Burns • Central Region — Gary Alstott • […]

The International Bowling Federation — the global governing body for the sports of tenpin, ninepin and para bowling — and QubicaAMF have entered into a long-term agreement granting QubicaAMF official partner status and global bowling equipment exclusivity until 2030. The IBF and QubicaAMF first entered into a memorandum of understanding to form a new partnership […]

The World Sport Rankings by Sportspedia is the first collection of reports that assesses and compares sporting excellence across more than 150 sports. The Sportspedia “100 World Ranking” has the specific scope of classifying the 100 best athletes in the world utilizing quantitative methods exclusively. The bottom line is to determine who are the best athletes for […]

The City Council in Youngstown, Ohio, is seeking bids on a downtown building known locally as 20 Federal Place. The city hired a consultant to assess possible uses for the seven-story building, and that consultant has proposed transforming the upper four floors into apartments, upgrading the first-floor food court, and utilizing the basement for a […]

After 17 years at the helm of Eagle Lanes in Osage Beach, Mo., Michelle and Marc Harris are handing over the keys to new owners, who have announced plans to rename the center Bowlmor Lanes II. The transfer of ownership is scheduled for April 1. The center features 12 lanes and the Just One More […]

Numerous bowling centers have been forced to close for good as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. But in Jefferson City, Missouri, the pandemic may actually have saved a center. Capital Bowl opened in 1961, when it was called West Gate Lanes. In May 2019, the center was badly damaged in a tornado. That October, […]

Given the fate of two beloved bowling centers and what the future holds for the land on which they sat, it seems only appropriate that besides centers and alleys, we also refer to such businesses as “houses.” In Las Vegas, the site of the former Showboat Hotel, Casino and Bowling Center, vacant since being imploded […]

As business resumes at bowling centers across the country, and leagues and tournaments begin to come together for the approaching summer or upcoming 2021-22 season, the United States Bowling Congress, Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America and Strike Ten Entertainment are working together to rebuild the sport and help keep bowling on the minds of those […]

Another one of bowling’s iconic centers, Circle Bowl in Baton Rouge, will be shutting down on April 1, ending a 62-year run. “We did our best to get through the COVID shutdowns, mandates and other restrictions placed on the bowling industry,” the ownership said in a Facebook post. “It has not been easy on our […]