Colie Edison has resigned from her position as CEO of the Professional Bowlers Association, effective Jan. 21. “It has been one of the greatest honors of my life to lead the PBA, especially through these difficult past two years,” Edison said. “The resiliency, creativity and flexibility of the PBA is truly unmatched. Our ability to […]

The 2022 Professional Women’s Bowling Association season will begin in May and feature 12 events, seven of which will conclude on CBS Sports Network. The athletes will be competing for an overall prize fund of approximately $1.4 million, which represents the largest average per event since the tour’s relaunch in 2015. The stepladder finals of all three major tournaments […]

The 16th annual High 5 Teams Championship tournament runs this month at Tenpins & More in Rio Rancho, N.M. This is a no-cost event for the highest league average bowlers in New Mexico member centers that choose to participate. There’s a prize-fund of $4,000 and trophies to the winning teams in both men’s and women’s […]

Tom Doud of Channahon Lanes in Channahon, Ill., has been elected President of the Illinois State BPA, succeeding Bill Brennan. The election took place at the ISBPA General Membership Annual Meeting in Naperville. Channahon Lanes is a 16-lane center that also includes an 18-hole mini golf course, an arcade, a full-service bar and other amenities. […]

The Stubler family has left an indelible mark on bowling in the Prairie State. Now, Bob Stubler has joined his brother Jim as a recipient of the Illinois State Bowling Proprietors Association’s most prestigious honor, the Louis Petersen Award. The Petersen award was inaugurated in 1983 to honor industry legends — those who have dedicated […]

Kegel’s Customer Service Supervisor, April Berneche, will be moving to a new position at the company as Quality Control Manager. In her new role, Berneche will focus on all aspects of the Kegel Quality system, which includes product change requests, corrective actions, audits and quality documentation. She will be supported by an experienced team that […]

The International Bowling Pro Shop and Instructors Association has expanded the size of its board of directors from nine to 15 to allow for future expansion and elected four new members to serve three-year terms: Chuck Gardner, Ridgeway, S.C.; Alex Handback, Huntsville, Ala.; Ron Hickland Jr., Hopkinsville, Ky.; and Greg Kenjerim, Colorado Springs. Colo. Peter […]

Chris Gallas, who managed 15 state associations during a 10-year tenure with the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America, has been named Interim Assistant Executive Director of the Illinois State BPA. Plans call for Gallas to succeed Executive Director Bill Duff when Duff retires in June 2023. Duff’s earlier-than-planned retirement was necessitated by a need to […]

The official Supreme Storm Bowling Ball, a collaboration between Supreme and Storm Bowling Products, sold out in minutes late last year. Earlier in the year, Supreme reached out to Storm’s Vice President of Marketing, Steve Kloempken, to collaborate on a product. Storm decided to work together to connect with a new customer base and create […]