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Scoring pace picks up at Women&amp;#39;s Championships

Scoring pace picks up at Women's Championships

With the start of the 2011 USBC Queens just days away, the top female bowlers in the world are making their way to Syracuse, and many are taking advantage of the opportunity to compete in the USBC Women's Championships while they're in town.

Familiar names shoot big scores

Familiar names shoot big scores

For bowling fans looking to get out of the cold and snow in Syracuse on Wednesday, the Oncenter Convention Center was the place to be as scores continued to heat up at the USBC Women's Championships.

102-year-old Emma Hendrickson competes at USBC Women&amp;#39;s Championships

102-year-old Emma Hendrickson competes at USBC Women's Championships

In the last three years, Emma Hendrickson of Morris Plains, N.J., has become a worldwide bowling sensation, and she returned to the USBC Women's Championships this weekend for another record-breaking appearance on the tournament lanes.

USBC, Oncenter host charity event on tournament lanes

USBC, Oncenter host charity event on tournament lanes

The Oncenter Convention Center became the spot for fun, food and philanthropy when the USBC and the Oncenter sponsored the Let's Bowl fundraiser in the recently-constructed USBC Women's Championships venue Wednesday night.

Bowlers find creative ways to get to USBC Women&amp;#39;s Championships

Bowlers find creative ways to get to USBC Women's Championships

Some participants at the USBC Women's Championships are renowned for their resourcefulness and often have entertaining stories about their travels to the tournament, which has been held in 56 cities since its inception in 1916.

Local charities to benefit from USBC Women&amp;#39;s Championships

Local charities to benefit from USBC Women's Championships

Along with the filled hotel rooms and tourism dollars expected to be generated by the 2011 USBC Women's Championships, Syracuse-area charities also will benefit from the tournament.

Minnesota pair sets doubles pace at USBC Women&amp;#39;s Championships

Minnesota pair sets doubles pace at USBC Women's Championships

On the fourth day of competition at the 2011 USBC Women's Championships, Tracey Magnuson of Faribault, Minn., and Diane Marget of Champlin, Minn., set a high benchmark for other hopeful duos as they took the early lead in Scratch and Diamond Doubles.

Early birds rewarded

Early birds rewarded

The members of Bennett Trucking of Liberal, Kan., were fired up about competing at the 2011 USBC Women's Championships,@ and they blazed a trail to the tournament's check-in counter, where, as early birds, they got the pin.

Dates, locations for 2012 events announced

Dates, locations for 2012 events announced

The dates and locations for several major bowling events in 2012, including the United States Bowling Congress Convention, the Masters, USBC Queens, Bowling's U.S. Women's Open and other top events have been set.

2011 Women&amp;#39;s Championships ready to begin

2011 Women's Championships ready to begin

The wait is almost over. The USBC Women's Championships, the world's largest participatory sporting event for women, is set to begin at Syracuse's Oncenter Convention Center on Thursday.