Turbo Bowling Accessories has announced the 2022 Turbo Tech Collegiate Expo will take place in at Columbus Square Bowling Palace in Columbus, Ohio, on June 15-16 in conjunction with the Storm Youth Championships Super Slam. Attendees will receive on-lane and classroom instruction from industry coaches and staff players, and participate in a three-game sweeper tournament. […]
BOWLERS CAN ‘ROUND UP’ FOR BVL AND OTHER CHARITIES
Brunswick Bowling Products’ Sync center operating system has introduced Charity Round Up, a new feature developed in collaboration with center proprietors. “Many Sync centers are experiencing a strong recovery, with average traffic up 16% from 2019,” said Scott Meier, Brunswick’s Global Product Manager – Scoring, POS and Cloud. “Bowling center proprietors have always been among […]
BOWLING CENTER PROVIDES SHELTER FOR DISPLACED UKRAINIANS
Bowling centers have served as shelters during major storms and as safe houses during times of flooding, but rarely have they been used for protecting citizens from the elements after their homes had been bombed. Yet that’s exactly how Cosmos Bowling in Cherkasy was being utilized on Feb. 25 a few days after Russia began […]
MIKE JUDY PROMOTED TO DIRECTOR OF SALES AT CLASSIC
The management team at Classic Products Corp. has announced the promotion of Mike Judy to Director of Sales. Since joining Classic following the dissolution of Ebonite International, Judy has worked closely with Vice President Jimmy Land and Classic’s entire sales and customer service groups. His presence at the onset of the pandemic proved to be […]
STORM, PBA TEAM UP TO TEACH ‘NEVER QUIT’ ATTITUDE
Storm Products has announced that PBA Jr., the Professional Bowlers Association’s youth club for bowlers under age 18, will sponsor a new scholarship at all nine Storm Youth Championship events during the 2022 season. PBA Jr. will award the “Never Give Up Scholarship” to the bowler in each age division with the highest five-game total […]
CANDIDATES SLATED FOR BPAA TREASURER, DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE
The BPAA Nominating Committee has recommended a candidate for association Treasurer and three candidates for Directors-at-Large. The committee, chaired by North Carolina proprietor Nancy Schenk, met during the BPAA Bowling Summit in Palm Springs, Calif. Recommended for Treasurer of the association is Brian Borowski of Allie Brandt Lanes in Lockport, N.Y. Recommended to serve as […]
NEW SMART ALLOCATION: $7 MILLION
Except perhaps when it comes to federal spending, $7 million is a lot of money no matter how you look at it. Now, the USBC Scholarship Management and Account Reporting for Tenpins program is making an investment earnings allocation of $7 million to provide additional scholarships for youth bowlers. That matches the largest investment earnings […]
MECHANIC TRAINING PICKS UP STEAM
The initiative to train a new generation of mechanics for legacy pinsetting machines, announced late last year by the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America, is gaining steam early in 2022 with the development of new online programming and the scheduling of several boot camps and schools. The School for Bowling Center Maintenance was developed in […]
JOAN ROMEO ELECTED TO PWBA HALL OF FAME
Long-time industry supporter Joan Romeo will join Kim Adler and Kim Kearney in forming the Professional Women’s Bowling Association Hall of Fame class of 2022. Adler and Kearney will enter the hall for Superior Performance, while Romeo was elected in the Meritorious Service/Builder category. Romeo, 89, of Las Vegas, has served countless roles in the […]





