The International Bowling Campus Youth Development team has developed a new “Youth Resource Guide” for use by bowling centers and United States Bowling Congress associations. The guide is designed to aid in the creation of new youth bowling programs in local communities and was created to help bowling centers and USBC associations work together to […]

The 2024-25 USA Bowling tournament schedule has been finalized, and more than $120,000 in scholarships will once again be made available to youth bowlers from across the country during regional and national competition. The schedule: Nov. 17, Upper Midwest, Bowlerama Lanes, Des Moines, Iowa; Nov. 24, Lower Great Lakes, Mike Aulby’s Arrowhead Bowl, Lafayette, Indiana; […]

The deadly wildfire that swept through the New Mexico mountain community of Ruidoso devastated the village but spared the 10-lane Ruidoso Bowling Center. “My home and the bowling center are okay,” proprietor Natalie Cecilsaid wrote in an email that Rio Rancho proprietor Steve Mackie shared with BCM. Associated Press reported that entire neighborhoods were consumed by the fire, while […]

For the third consecutive year, Bowling Center Management has swept the awards in the Business category of the International Bowling Media Association Writing Competition. BCM Editor Bob Johnson earned both the first-place and second-place awards in the 2023 competition. The winning story, “The Passing of an Industry Icon,” told the story of Storm Products founder […]

Brunswick Bowling has announced a strategic partnership with JNJ Distribution as the exclusive distributor of aftermarket and consumer products in Southeast Asia. This partnership marks a significant milestone in Brunswick Bowling’s efforts to strengthen its presence and enhance service delivery in the region. JNJ Distribution has been an influential player in the bowling industry since […]

The New Mexico Open will offer record prize money of more than $76,000 when its 20th edition hits the lanes at Tenpins & More in Rio Rancho, Aug. 16-18. According to proprietor Steve Mackie, first prize will be a record $13,500, based on 192 entries — a number that’s certainly attainable considering last year’s field size […]

All museums, particularly in the sports realm, depend on the generosity of donors to help develop new exhibits and strengthen the depth of their collections. That’s why the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame introduced its Striking Achievement Award — to honor men and women who help enhance the collection and ultimately the allure […]

Strike and Spare Family Entertainment has identified a new location to replace the venerable Executive Strike and Spare Family Fun Center adjacent to the Kentucky Exposition Center. The company’s new Louisville venue will take over a shuttered Dick’s Sporting Goods store near Jeffersontown. It will include 34 lanes, an eight-lane VIP suite, a full bar […]

Little more than a year after the passing of proprietor Tom Stobl at the age of 81, one of America’s legendary bowling venues — Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park, Michigan — is being sold to multi-unit operator Bowlero Corp. The acquisition brings the company’s center count in Michigan to six. Thunderbowl opened in 1962 and […]