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. […]

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.

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

A “BPAA Online Training Bonus” program has been unveiled by the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America to address the post-pandemic challenge of retaining both new hires and long-time staff members. During the “Great Reflection,” employees left the workplace in droves as COVID-19 caused them to re-evaluate whether the businesses for which they worked and their […]