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NEXT BIG ‘TEST’ FOR STRING PINS THIS WEEKEND

Lehigh Lanes has been serving the Florida community of Lehigh Acres, part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metropolitan area, for more than 60 years. It recently underwent a massive renovation that included the installation new carpeting and furnishings, as well as QubicaAMF EDGE String Pinspotters. The larger story: The center will be hosting a PBA50 […]

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WISCONSIN HIGH SCHOOL SEASON WRAPS UP IN ‘TITLETOWN’

Wisconsin’s 2023-24 high school bowling season wrapped up in stellar style with the 2024 BCA of Wisconsin High School Bowling Club State Championships in early March. Regular-season competition in 14 statewide districts culminated with the state tournament at The Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley in Green Bay. A total of 77 teams and 163 singles competitors hit the lanes before […]

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MAINE GOVERNOR SPEAKS AT REOPENING OF LEWISTON CENTER

Things will never be “the same” at Just-In-Time Recreation in Lewiston, Maine. They probably never again will be “normal,” either — whatever “normal” means. One of two sites (the other being the nearby Schemengees Bar & Grille Restaurant) of the 10th-deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history last Oct. 25 remained closed for more than six […]

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOWLING COMPLETES SEASON 25

The Indiana High School Bowling Program wrapped up its 25th season with a two-day finals — team event on the first day and individual competition on the second. Each day’s action was streamed live on SavageBowlingTV with host Scott Gilmore and color commentators Mike Aulby and Lindsay Boomershine, the latter in attendance both days and […]

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SCHENK SUCCEEDS LaSPINA AS BLV CHAIR

Nancy Schenk of Fayetteville, North Carolina, has been named Board Chair of the Bowlers to Veterans Link. the charity dedicated to funding recreation therapy programs that address the emotional and physical needs of veterans and active-duty military personnel. Schenk, who joined the BVL Board in 2022, is the owner and general manager of B&B Bowling Lanes in Fayetteville. She joined her father, Howard […]

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BCA OF INDIANA CELEBRATES NO. 75 THIS WEEK

It promises to be the bowling business event of the spring as the Indiana BCA celebrates its 75th anniversary this Wednesday and Thursday at the historic French Lick Resort and Casino in French Lick, Indiana. The event will highlight the last 75 years of bowling in the Hoosier State as multiple organizations come together to […]

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BILL CHRISMAN’S ‘TOY TRAIN’ OPENS IN UTAH

A new sign is up at Storm Products headquarters in Brigham City, Utah. It reads: “Bill Chrisman’s Memory Lane Bowling Museum.” In a Facebook post, Chrisman’s wife, Barbara, said of the facility that it was “going to be Bill’s toy train when he retired.” She added: “But now it’s the best memorial we could ever […]

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BRETTINGEN SUCCEEDS JOHNSON AS PSO EDITOR

Patrick Brettingen has been named editor of Pro Shop Operator magazine, the official publication of the International Bowling Pro Shop and Instructors Association. He succeeds Bob Johnson, who will continue in his role as editor of Bowling Center Management magazine. “I’m thrilled that Pat has accepted this position,” said Johnson, a USBC and PBA hall […]

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HUGE BEC PLANNED FOR LAS CRUCES

A “full-size” bowling venue is returning to the New Mexico community of Las Cruces with the unveiling of plans for a massive 92,000-square-foot facility to be known as Elite Family Entertainment Center. It comes with another return for locals: a new Burger Time restaurant. The man behind the venture is Kevin McGrath, who owned the […]

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