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The Gambler: John Handegard

The Gambler: John Handegard

John Handegard had seen this before. A 20-something PBA Tour upstart grips the tournament trophy while Handegard packs up his gear, another week behind him, and gone with it another chance at trading in his day job at the plywood mill for a life chasing dreams around the country on Tour.

2010 HOF Profiles: Kim Terrell-Kearney

2010 HOF Profiles: Kim Terrell-Kearney

If Kim Terrell-Kearney’s leap from a teenager whose interest in bowling “faded through high school” to the USBC Hall of Fame seems implausible to you, don’t worry — it seems just as implausible to Kim Terrell-Kearney.

Marshall Holman: Mt. St. Marshall

Marshall Holman: Mt. St. Marshall

The fire Holman brought to the lanes would do more than raise people out of their seats; it would raise hell.

Remembering Queen Marion: Ladewig&amp;#39;s journey from rags to bowling royalty

Remembering Queen Marion: Ladewig's journey from rags to bowling royalty

Marion Ladewig looks out from behind the pins one winter afternoon as she fills in for an absent pinboy. It is a vantage point from which she sees how the best shots differ from the way she throws the ball herself; they are slower, they approach the pocket from more of an angle, and they always push all ten pins back into the pit where she waits to set them up once again.

Near-fatal disabilities no match for Reuer&amp;#39;s dreams

Near-fatal disabilities no match for Reuer's dreams

This is a tale of two brothers. One was born with enough talent to be drafted by the Chicago White Sox out of high school; the other was born with a 50 percent chance of living through the night. One would go on to represent his country in the sport he loved, the other would go on to endure nine surgeries and a body so racked with pain that it felt more like an adversary.

Youth bowlers embrace challenge

Youth bowlers embrace challenge

The seemingly endless debate over so-called “inflated” scoring and its affect on bowling’s future may have come one step closer to resolution last month when Pennsylvania high school bowlers eager for a challenge took a shot at the USBC Blue and White lane patterns in their state championships.

USBC Coaching cert course coming to center near you

USBC Coaching cert course coming to center near you

Bowlers looking to get an edge on the competition, and help their teammates, friends and relatives do the same, are in luck. From Florida to Las Vegas and points in between, the USBC Bronze-level coaching certification course is on its way to a bowling center near you.

Stories of determination and courage from the AWBA

Stories of determination and courage from the AWBA

Operating under the slogan “Ability Not Disability,” the AWBA was founded by Carlson in 1962 and now boasts about 500 members. The members’ common ground might be rooted in adversity, but the bond they share on the lanes is rooted in a friendship stronger than family ties.

Only the greatest bowlers in the world pass through here: the Wayne Garber story

January 14, 2010

Only the greatest bowlers in the world pass through here: the Wayne Garber story

If you're thinking about giving up on your dreams, try walking a day in Wayne Garber's shoes.

The Cassidy Schaub story: from a town of 500 to bowling’s big show

December 09, 2009

The Cassidy Schaub story: from a town of 500 to bowling’s big show

When locals crowded Ohio's Luray Lanes with laptops to follow Cassidy Schaub's progress game by game at the Lumber Liquidator's PBA Tour Trials in May, they saw the boy who once wiped the tables on which they opened their computers grow into the man who brought his small hometown of Polk a prestige reserved for cities you drive hours down I-71 to find-places like Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus.