Woodland Bowl in Indianapolis, the only bowling center that has hosted every PBA major championship tournament over the years, has been selected as the site for a new event that will celebrate the organization’s 60-year history: the GoBowling! PBA 60th Anniversary Classic. The tournament, which will be open to all PBA members, will be held […]
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BLAST FROM PAST: RIVIERA TO HOST 2018 ‘TOC’
The Professional Bowlers Association will return to historic AMF Riviera Lanes in suburban Akron, Ohio, for the 2018 PBA Tournament of Champions, Feb. 5-11, as part of the organization’s 60th anniversary celebration, PBA CEO and Commissioner Tom Clark has announced. Riviera Lanes, the home of PBA’s TOC from 1966 through 1994, provided the setting for […]
FLORIDA CENTERS BRACE FOR HURRICANE IRMA
Twenty-five years after Hurricane Andrew destroyed Paula Carter’s Homestead Lanes, Floridians tonight are bracing for the impact of another monster storm: Hurricane Irma. The LaSpina family, owners of Maple Lanes Countryside in Clearwater, Fla., began preparing early, instructing employees to board up the center several days ago. We’ll have storm updates on the BCM and […]
DAVE WODKA NAMED EBI GLOBAL MARKETING MANAGER
Ebonite International has named Dave Wodka as the company’s new Global Marketing Manager. Wodka has been in the bowling business nearly all of his professional life. His bowling resumé includes: PBA member since 1991 One PBA national title (1999 Greater Detroit Open) Twenty-one PBA Regional titles Two-time PBA Regional Player of the Year (2003 West […]
MAIN EVENT HELPING WITH ‘HARVEY’ RELIEF EFFORT
Main Event Entertainment, which owns and operates five centers in and around Houston, has mobilized its other 33 centers to collect supplies essential to the Hurricane Harvey recovery effort. Through Monday, Sept. 4, the 33 Main Event Centers outside the affected areas will serve as collection points for non-monetary donations. Relief agencies have specifically requested […]
MAX BOWL WELCOMES STORM REFUGEES IN PORT ARTHUR
It’s said that disasters bring out the best in people and the worst in people. Hurricane/Tropical Storm Harvey has been a prime example. While there were reports of looting in Houston, prompting a curfew to be enacted, there also were countless reports of good Samaritans aiding relief workers in transporting people all over southeast Texas […]
EBONITE ON BOARD WITH JUNIOR GOLD THROUGH 2020
The Brands of Ebonite International have extended their sponsorship agreement with International Bowling Campus Youth Development to remain the presenting sponsor of the Junior Gold Championships through 2020. The Brands of Ebonite — Ebonite, Track, Hammer and Columbia 300 — had agreed on a two-year sponsorship deal that started in 2017 and, following this year’s […]
OKLAHOMA GETS A NEW CENTER IN CHICKASHA
The Oklahoma community of Chickasha has a new place to recreate with the opening of Chickasha Bowling Center and Pub. The facility features 16 lanes, a food-service area, arcade games, and wall paintings with local theming. “We felt like the city of Chickasha needed something for family entertainment,” proprietor Jim Houser told the Chickasha News. […]
FLORIDA MAGAZINE SHINES SPOTLIGHT ON KEGEL
Florida Trend, a magazine and website offering regionally-based stories about the business community, has selected Kegel as one of the top Florida-based companies to work for in 2017. Along with the recognition, Florida Trend headlined its August issue with a comprehensive story about Kegel. You can check out that story here: http://www.floridatrend.com/article/22617/bowling-for-dollars.
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