April 18, 2011 Minnesota bowler joins 50-year-club Mike Schmid of Arden Hills, Minn., has been dedicated to the USBC Open Championships since he made his debut at the age of 19.
April 18, 2011 Defending champion turns in exciting performance Matt McNiel of Chanhassen, Minn., arrived at the 2011 USBC Open Championships with his sights set on becoming the first bowler in history to win back-to-back all-events titles, and with one frame to go Monday night, that still was a possibility.
April 18, 2011 Indiana bowler perfect at 2011 OC Dylan Murphy of Indianapolis rolled the third perfect game of the day and 12th overall at the 2011 USBC Open Championships on Sunday.
April 17, 2011 Illinois bowler grabs share of Classified Singles lead When Bob Petersen of Crystal Lake, Ill., packed his bags to head to the USBC Open Championships this weekend, he was looking forward to the camaraderie and having fun with his teammates and friends.
April 17, 2011 Indiana bowler shoots 300, 855 If T.J. Schmidt of Osceola, Ind., needed a confidence boost heading into this week's USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships, he certainly got it when he tossed 31 strikes on the way to an 855 series at the USBC Open Championships on Sunday.
April 16, 2011 Minnesota bowler gets redemption Chad Nelson of Owatonna, Minn., made a run at perfection at the 2006 USBC Open Championships, but a stubborn 5 pin left him with a 299 game and endless ribbing from his friends and teammates.
April 16, 2011 New Yorker takes all-events lead at OC Ray Edwards of Middle Island, N.Y., arrived at the National Bowling Stadium unsure about how a recent back injury would affect his performance at the 2011 USBC Open Championships.
April 16, 2011 Illinois bowler becomes 136th member of 50-Year Club at USBC Open Championships Last year, Gene Kirkham of Arcola, Ill., had the pleasure of watching two friends, Hal Kaminski and Norm Cummings, reach 50 years of participation at the USBC Open Championships.
April 14, 2011 Ohio bowler joins 50-Year Club at USBC Open Championships Erwin Wenzlaff of Toledo, Ohio, always has enjoyed competing at the USBC Open Championships, and he has a few especially great memories from his time in the Biggest Little City in the World.
April 11, 2011 Massachusetts team catapults into Team All-Events lead at USBC Open Championships After falling just short of the Regular Team lead at the USBC Open Championships, Cambridge 1 of Feeding Hills, Mass., stepped things up for doubles and singles and marched into the top spot in Team All-Events on Sunday.