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Bowlers show charitable spirit despite tough times

November 18, 2009

Bowlers show charitable spirit despite tough times

The daily experience of most boys is characterized by sights and sounds that will linger in their memories for life: the shriek of a referee's whistle at a flag football game, the wads of gum they chew in little league dugouts, the crashing of pins at a Saturday morning youth league.

Catching up with Ernie Schlegel

November 17, 2009

Catching up with Ernie Schlegel

One thing a retired Ernie Schlegel does not need to do at age 66 is get up early on a Saturday morning to root on bowlers at a local youth league. Yet that is exactly where you will find the PBA and USBC Hall of Famer on this particular Saturday.

Shannon O&amp;#39;Keefe&amp;#39;s Road to Bowling Stardom

October 08, 2009

Shannon O'Keefe's Road to Bowling Stardom

Nobody tells Team USA member Shannon O'Keefe that she cannot do something. Nobody. And if you think it is easy to tell her otherwise, you try it.

Memory lane: the legend of Buzz Fazio

October 01, 2009

Memory lane: the legend of Buzz Fazio

By 1968, the bowler known in living rooms across America as "the little Italian guy who jumps around all the time" was back and on the verge of becoming the oldest player ever to win the Masters, and stood one tenth frame away from defeating Pete Tountas to achieve a place in history which, as any bowling fan aware of Fazio's career will agree, he already owned even with a loss.

2009: The Year of Ron Mohr

September 17, 2009

2009: The Year of Ron Mohr

He calls himself "just a pretty good bowler from Anchorage Alaska." Anyone who even casually followed the Professional Bowlers Association's Senior Tour this summer, though, might call him more than "pretty good." Some might call him great.

USWO Profiles: Defending Champ Kim Terrell-Kearney

September 16, 2009

USWO Profiles: Defending Champ Kim Terrell-Kearney

If you're wondering how Kim Terrell-Kearney made the leap from a teenager whose interest in bowling "faded through high school" to a two-time champion who gets voicemails from Billie Jean King, don't worry - so is Kim Terrell-Kearney.

Bo Burton: The Interview, Pt. 2

September 08, 2009

Bo Burton: The Interview, Pt. 2

We conclude our two-part interview with PBA Hall of Famer Bo Burton today as Burton shares more great stories from his life in bowling.

Bo Burton: The Interview, Pt. 1

September 07, 2009

Bo Burton: The Interview, Pt. 1

Recently PBA Hall of Famer Bo Burton sat down with BOWL.com for an exclusive interview in which he sounds off on the present state of the sport, recalls many legendary moments to which he had a front row seat as a broadcaster with ABC for decades, explains why he should have won the 1966 U.S. Open, and much more.

Dale Traber&amp;#39;s 2009: A Year to Remember

August 26, 2009

Dale Traber's 2009: A Year to Remember

The hammer that Dale Traber formed with clutched fists and swung after the strike that gave him his 2009 USBC Senior Masters victory was a hammer he brought down on more than just opponent Ross Packard's dreams of capturing a major title on the PBA Senior Tour.

Ryan Lingholm: The Other Side of Two-Handed Bowling

August 19, 2009

Ryan Lingholm: The Other Side of Two-Handed Bowling

Lingholm's habit of adjusting to his circumstance without the slightest trace is self-pity is exactly the reason that, just weeks into her job as manager of the AMF bowling center in Boynton Beach where Lingholm works, Maureen Delvin has already found in Lingholm one of the most inspiring people she has ever met.