More than six years after it closed, Vernon Lanes in the Butchertown neighborhood of Louisville, Ky., is back in business. Renovations to the facility took more than a year, and the reopening took place on March 16. All eight pinsetters have been restored, a new HVAC system has been installed, and a full-service scratch kitchen […]
PWBA PLAYERS VOTE FOR LOWER FIRST-PLACE PRIZES IN MAJORS
Members of the Professional Women’s Bowling Association have voted to redistribute the prize funds for the United States Bowling Congress Queens and U.S. Women’s Open in 2022 and 2023. The change will move a significant portion of the prize money for the two events from the top spots in order to pay higher amounts to […]
AGREEMENT REACHED ON 6 STORM BALLS
The United States Bowling Congress and Storm Products have agreed on a national tournament exclusion rule and ball exchange program for six Storm-manufactured ball models. The agreement comes after USBC identified the models having a percentage of balls produced below USBC’s minimum 73D hardness specification. Storm collaborated with USBC after being notified of the testing. […]
‘HOW WE ROLL’ ROLLS TO A STRONG RATINGS START
The debut episode of the new CBS sitcom, “How We Roll,” based on the true-life story of pro bowler Tom Smallwood, landed in the No. 2 slot on the 2021-22 broadcast season’s list of freshman comedy premieres ranked by viewership. In first place was “How We Roll’s” time slot lead-in, “Ghosts,” which has already been […]
‘HOW WE ROLL’ DEBUTS TONIGHT ON CBS
“How We Roll,” the new sitcom loosely based on the life of pro bowler Tom Smallwood, is scheduled to debut tonight on CBS. “It’s a show about relationships,” says Pete Holmes, who portrays the Smallwood-based character. “There’s a mentor relationship, a husband-and-wife relationship, a best-friend relationship.” And the thing about relationships, says Chi McBride, who […]
SECOND ROUND OF BCM DESIGN AWARDS HONOREES ANNOUNCED
The second round of winners in the 37th annual Bowling Center Architecture and Design Awards has been unveiled by Bowling Center Management magazine. Each will receive one of the inaugural BCMmy Awards. The awards feature projects completed between Oct. 17, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2021. Although that period coincided with part of the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
DEADLINE NEARS FOR $25,000 FREWING SCHOLARSHIP
The deadline for high school seniors to submit their applications for the 2022 Daroll and Dolores Frewing College Scholarship is approaching. Applications must be received by May 1. The $25,000 annual scholarship, presented by the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame, was created by Daroll Frewing, co-founder and CEO of US Bowling Corporation, and […]
KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND TO CLOSE BOWL EXPO
KC and The Sunshine Band will provide the entertainment at Club Xpo, the social gathering that will close International Bowl Expo this summer at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino. The band’s music has been described as a mashup of funk, disco, R&B and Caribbean, and among its numerous hits are “Shake, Shake, Shake) […]





