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BOWL EXPO: A REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
Assorted notes and quotes from the 2025 edition of BPAA’s International Bowl Expo, held in late June and early July in Washington, D.C. … • In addressing proprietors as BPAA president for one of the last times, Kevin Krauss said, “You’re considered rich if you have a great family. I consider myself one of the […]
TYLER HERREMAN IS NEW PRESIDENT OF BPAA
It was an election year at the BPAA Annual Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C., with Roger Nyquist becoming the association’s new vice president, John Losito its new secretary and Andy Bartholomy its new treasurer. Tyler Herreman was automatically elevated to president after serving as president-elect. Herreman is a second-generation proprietor in Hays, Kansas. His parents, […]
LEGENDARY FLORIDA PROPRIETOR CARRION DIES
Rafael “Rafi” Carrion, a pioneering figure in the bowling industry, passed away on July 7. Carrion was a leader, innovator and mentor whose passion for the sport and business of bowling left an enduring legacy across Florida and beyond. As a former president of the Bowling Centers Association of Florida, he was a tireless advocate […]
OREGON PROPRIETOR CHAMP HUSTED PASSES AWAY
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 […]
GRANDDAUGHTER OF ILLINOIS PROPRIETOR RECEIVES $25,000 FREWING SCHOLARSHIP
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 […]
PREVIEW: BOWL EXPO, A-TO-Z
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 […]
BIRTHDAY #100 DRAWS POLITICIANS TO BOWL
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, BVL PROVIDE TRIPS TO PATRIOT POINT
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 […]
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