The inaugural Washington State BPA Jackpot Classic Powered by EDGE String Pinspotters will be held March 7-9 at the Grand Sierra Resort Bowling Center in Reno. The tournament, open to 50 four-person teams, will be one of QubicaAMF’s “Showcase Events” for its EDGE String Pinspotters, and proprietors from across the country are expected to be […]

BY BOB JOHNSON Following in the footsteps of Frank Sisson, the legendary Canadian bowling proprietor who released a memoir called “Frankly Speaking” in 2021, legendary American proprietor Jamie Brooks has just released is own book. It’s called “Jamie’s Mostly True Stories… We Meet the Best People in the Alleys.” Assembled with the assistance of his […]

Subscribers to BowlTV can now have an upgraded viewing experience with new Smart TV apps that enable them to stream the service directly on their televisions. The BowlTV app is now available on Roku, tvOS (Apple TV), Android TV and Fire TV/Google TV, providing subscribers with seamless access to live-streamed pro and amateur bowling events […]

Rab’s Country Lanes has once again received an Excellence Award for Interior Design at the Staten Island (New York) Chamber of Commerce Annual Building Awards. The project involved a comprehensive renovation of a previously underutilized area, reimagining it into an engaging, multi-functional arcade. The arcade occupies space formerly devoted to a lazer maze attraction and […]

New Victory Lanes in Mooresville, North Carolina — a center that was deeply involved in Hurricane Helene relief efforts last fall — will host the 2027 USBC Women’s Championships. The tournament was last held in the Charlotte area at centers in Huntersville and Matthews in 2007. In its modern incarnation, the event typically attracts 4,000 […]

Owen’s Craft Mixers has been named the official mixer of the 2025 PBA Tour as part of a sponsorship agreement for the ’25 season. Owen’s will receive naming rights for the PBA Owen’s Illinois Classic, to be held Feb. 3-8 at Bowlero Vernon Hills in Vernon Hills, Illinois, with its championship round airing Feb. 8 […]

President Jimmy Carter, who passed away on Dec. 29 at age 100, was a devout Christian, successful peanut farmer and savvy politician. But he wasn’t much of a bowler, although, like many politicians, he did campaign at bowling centers in the days they were packed with league bowlers (i.e., voters). While still governor of Georgia, […]

Go Bowling’s float at the 2025 Rose Parade, which aired Jan. 1 on NBC and ABC, among other platforms, was a visual delight, highlighting the sport’s iconic symbols: a ball, pins and a sign mirroring the Googie style of architecture popularized in the 1960s. Per parade rules, all of the surfaces on the float consisted […]

Frank Buffa, founder of Buffa Distribution in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Billiard and Bowling Institute of America’s Industry Service Award. Buffa becomes only the third non-American selected for the award, joining Ewa Mataya of Sweden (professional pool player, writer and television commentator; 1993); and fellow Swede Jorgan […]