Champ Husted, the longtime owner of Milwaukie Bowl in Milwaukie, Oregon, has passed away. He was 94. Champ — that was his given name, not a nickname — served in the military and bowled competitively while in the service.  In 1957, he partnered with his father to build Milwaukie Bowl in a largely undeveloped area of […]

Ellie Boley, now a graduate of Plainfield North High School in Plainfield, Illinois, is the 2025 recipient of the Daroll and Dolores Frewing Scholarship. Valued at $25,000, it is the richest scholarship in bowling. Boley was honored at International Bowl Expo on July 1, just prior to a keynote address by William McRaven. David and […]

BY BOB JOHNSON Networking? Check. Education? Check. Entertainment? Check. The 2025 edition of BPAA’s International Bowl Expo, to be held a stone’s throw from our nation’s capital, has it all. To help attendees prepare, here is BCM’s annual Expo preview, presented in alphabetical order… Arcade Optimization. That’s the topic of Pinnacle Entertainment Group’s Howard McAuliffe for […]

New York City Council member David Carr was among the dignitaries on hand at Rab’s Country Lanes in Staten Island, helping Anne Trischetta celebrate her 100th birthday. The centenarian, who has bowled at Rab’s for decades, continues to bowl in two leagues per week. “Anne is the kind of person who lights up every room […]

Go Bowling recently partnered with the Military Bowl Foundation and Bowlers to Veterans Link to send six veterans on an all-expenses-paid weekend retreat at Patriot Point in Maryland, a 294-acre waterfront facility that provides a safe, secure and tranquil outdoor recreational and therapeutic retreat for wounded, ill and injured active-duty service members, veterans, their families and caregivers […]

Gamescape by Cinemark has been announced as the anchor tenant of The Crossroads in Omaha, Nebraska. This comes on the heels of the first Gamescape opening in El Paso, Texas. “We have been excited to share this tenant and there’s nothing like it in the area,” said Jeff Woodbury, senior vice president of development and […]

The Bowltech Group has announced the appointment of Martin Larsen as head of aftermarket and consumer sales for Scandinavia and office manager of Bowltech Sweden’s operations, including the office and warehouse facilities in Borås, effective Sept. 1. Larsen brings a wealth of knowledge and credibility to the position via his 16-year career as a professional […]

• A second Hall U Need location has opened in the Westfield Carré Sénart shopping center in Lieusaint, France. Bowling, mini-golf and karaoke headline the list of attractions, although guests also may partake of billiards, darts and virtual-reality experiences. Hall U Need debuted in 2021 in Saint-Andre-lez-Lille, France, and that venue was named “Best Family […]

The Professional Women’s Bowling Association has announced the full schedule for its 2026 campaign. The tour will crisscross the country, with one stop as far east as Rochester, New York, and another as far west as Las Vegas, Nevada. Here’s the complete schedule: • April 30-May 2 — PWBA Rockford Open, The Cherry Bowl, Rockford, […]