LYNDA BARNES WINS CLASH OF CHAMPIONSHOPKINSVILLE

In an exciting event that marked the return of competitive bowling to network television in more than a decade, Columbia300 staffer, Lynda Barnes, captured her second big win in the past two weeks. Still riding high on the heels of her second career USBC Queens titleon March 30, Barnes defeated PBA Tour titlist Sean Rash, 258-237, atBowling’s Clash of Champions, Kansas City Municipal Auditorium, amidst the1,500 strong crowd. Barnes earned her spot in the Clash by winning the 2007 U.S. Amateur title.She proved her skills by throwing three strikes in the final frame, a repeatperformance of the final frame at the Queens, forcing Rash to string twotogether and then nine. However, Rash struck in the first, but left the tenpin in the second, sending Barnes to the winner’s circle to claim her$50,000 prize. “Another tournament and another win for Lynda! She's bowling as well as sheever has and I'm happy for it,” said Chad Murphy, Columbia 300 brandmanager. “She has worked hard over the last couple years to keep her game inshape and it's paying off. She's a great member of our team.” Bowling’s Clash of Champions featured a field of 16 champions of USBC eventsand the U.S. Open, including Liz Johnson, junior champion Jenny Brown, TimPfeifer and Wendy Macpherson. The Clash offered one of the most uniqueformats in bowling’s history with each bowler competing in a one-ball,sudden-death round defeating opponents of all ages, and, according toBarnes, an arena filled with fantastic energy. “The crowd was really great,” she said. “They were cheering and applaudingand really getting into the show. That type of crowd and that type of energyalways makes you want to perform at the very best of your game. “I felt really good during