International Bowling Campus New Facilities
Mike ScrogginsBowling Industry Under One Roof
For the first time in the 5,000-year history of the sport, the bowling industry will be united under one roof with the grand opening of the International Bowling Campus (IBC) in Arlington, Texas, an unprecedented event in sports history. The IBC, located at 621 Six Flags Drive, is in close proximity to the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium, the Rangers Ballpark and the Six Flags Over Texas theme park. The 100,000-plus square foot IBC complex will house more than 200 employees. At 2:30 pm on January 25, the campus will open its doors with a historic ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by a star-studded gathering of national and local celebrities.
The campus will serve as home to the new and expanded International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame. The state-of-the-art museum will feature interactive displays and exhibits along with rare, one-of-a-kind items from the various eras dating back to 3,200 B.C. The IBC will also house the International Training and Research Center (ITRC) and an expansive pro shop making it the premier pro shop of the bowling industry. Additionally, the IBC will act as the central operating facility for the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America (BPAA) and the United States Bowling Congress (USBC).
“The International Bowling Campus marks a first in sports and its impact on the bowling industry simply cannot be understated. Bringing together all of the leading entities in bowling under a single roof is a tremendous step forward in uniting and strengthening our industry,” said Steve Johnson, executive director of the BPAA. “With already more than 69.3 million bowlers in the U.S. alone, the opening of the IBC sets the stage for a new era of growth for bowling and signifies the incredible worldwide resurgence in popularity that bowling has seen in recent years.”
“The grand opening of the International Bowling Campus is a historic event that ushers in a thrilling new era for bowling. Through the creation of the IBC, which includes the first International Training and Research Center, we have a world-class facility that enables us to offer tremendous resources to help enhance the sport of bowling across all levels of play,” said Stu Upson, executive director of the USBC. “Additionally, working side-by-side with the BPAA will further enable us to enhance and strengthen the sport of bowling on a local level.”
In addition to the BPAA and USBC, the International Bowling Campus will include the:
· International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame – Formerly located in St. Louis, Missouri, the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame collects, preserves and displays the 5,000-year history that has lead to the sport of bowling’s worldwide success. In addition to outlining the history of bowling, the completely interactive 21st century International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame will focus on the contemporary era of the sport, specifically its youth programs and international competition. The museum will also house the Celebrity Hall of Fame exhibit, including inductees Lynn Swann, Jerome Bettis and Tom Candiotti. Custom bowling industry merchandise and branded memorabilia will be available at “Spare Partz,” a unique concept in museum stores.
· International Training and Research Center (ITRC) – A United States Olympic Committee-recognized training center, the ITRC will serve as a world-class training facility for professional and amateur bowlers, and will include 20 lanes for training, research, testing and television broadcasts (of the 20 lanes, six will be used exclusively to test and certify bowling equipment prior to worldwide distribution, replicating all lane conditions). The center’s research area will include cutting-edge tools such as a robotic ball thrower, a computerized ball tracking system and a state-of-the-art biomechanics package designed to analyze actual bowling movements and test equipment. The center will be the training home for Team USA, Junior Team USA, international teams, numerous college and high school teams and elite coaches.
The campus will also be home to the International Bowling Pro Shop and Instructors Association (IBPSIA), the School for Bowling Center Management, the Billiard and Bowling Institute of America (BBIA), Bowling News Network (BNN), Strike Ten Entertainment (STE), Bowling Writers’ Association of America (BWAA) and The Bowling Foundation (charitable arm of the industry).
The new facility will bring events such as the BPAA Bowling Summit, International Bowl Expo in 2011 and numerous nationally televised bowling competitions.
The Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo
Bowlers: This weeks tip will focus on Bowling Ball Maintenance for all types of bowling balls used in the modern era ......but we must point out that all balls should be cleaned and maintained after each use.
We will start with the plastic balls, used by new and recreational bowlers and also by experienced bowlers to make certain spares. These balls are not porous but due to the high viscosity oils used today, the oil will build up on the balls and eliminate any contact with the lane. You can use any car care product or household cleaner to clean this type of ball very easily.
Plain urethane balls with no additives are somewhat scarce in today's game, but like plastic balls they are porous and will not absorb oil and dirt. You can use the above products to clean the oil and dirt off the ball. However, if you would like to keep the ball dull, use an abrasive pad.
Then we have the urethane based ball with additives commonly known as reactive or particle balls. Many different chemicals are used as reactive additives and particles, but, since every company uses chemicals from different suppliers they must be maintained differently.
High performance balls are very porous and will absorb oil and dirt fast and this will diminish the performance of the ball as soon as thirty games if not maintained. You should towel the ball off after every shot during use and clean the ball as soon as possible at the end of each bowling session.
There are several ways to clean a high performance ball. If your ball is dull and you would like to keep it that way, you can use warm water, dish detergent and a gray or burgundy pad (3M makes them) or the back of a scrubber sponge. The gray pad will leave the ball surface with a 700 matt finish, burgundy at 500. If you ball does not have a dull surface and you would like to keep the surface the same, you can use dish detergent with a rag (no abrasive) or a generic ball cleaner with made for bowling balls and sold in pro shops. If you find that your ball works best when polished, many products are available in many different degrees of polish to give the desired finish on the ball. Several companies sell products to match the out-of-box finish if desired.
As far as long range maintenance, if you have your ball resurfaced and the oil extracted occasionally, your ball will perform for a much longer period of time than if neglected.
Remember, your ball will treat you as well as you treat it and it will continue to perform for many games if properly maintained.
Mike Luongo is technically certified through IBPSIA as a Pro Shop Operator and Master Instructor. He is also a Silver Level Coach with the USBC and is a Sales Advisor and Special Events Coordinator with the Storm and Roto Grip Bowling Ball Company. If you have a question or subject you would like covered, he can be reached at 341-1694 or via e-mail at mikespro@warwick.net
PBA News
Mike Scorggins flirted with a perfect game, but settled for an easy victory in winning his seventh career PBA Tour title last Sunday afternoon in the Pepsi Red, White and Blue Open presented by the USBC at Northrock Lanes in Wichita, Kan. He defeated Wayne Garber 278-229.
The tour's next stop is this Sunday and features (live) the Earl Anthony Memorial at Earl Anthony's Dublin Bowl in Dublin, Calif. ESPN will televise the finals at 1 p.m. ET.
Complete details are available on our Web Page.
Local Scores
Kiamesha Lanes
Recent highlight scores in the Monday Men's league include a 228, 651 by Dan Ricco, Vinnie Collura 623, Donald Durland 258, 678, James VanAken 242, 623, Josh Strang 236, 658, Tom Belgiovene 234, John Hoffmann 238, 244, 688, William Bartley 225, David Graham 631, Pete Mitro 236, 601, Jo Jo VanKeuren 226, 265, 692, Al Caycho 603, Jon Wilhelm 268, 245, 716, Glenn Fraser 225, Mickey Lake 228, 643, Eddie Lake 226, 654, Rick Lake 246, 245, 713, Niifa Laresko 232, 226, 638, Jack Moylan 626, James Ratner 251, 668, Allan Jones 225, 267, 653, Paul Curry 234, Steven Rivera 279, 697, Timothy Totten 245, 611, Ronnie Totten 225, 660, Jason Jones Jr. 248, 659.
In the Tuesday Mixed Firefighters league Cara Nicholson 196, Carena Collura 202, 517, Pat Mulhern 212, 529, Ronda McClernon 182, Lisa Cartwright 214, Andrea Grossman 190, 182, 511, Russ Keesler 233, 640, Crystal Price 195, 538, Fran Kaiser 199, Allan Jones 238, 648, Tom Cooney 611, Debbie Durland 191, 181, 543, Mal Press 264, 638, Jon Wilhelm 266, 693, Ed Guthrie 226, 654, Mary Lee Williams 512, Joan Lake 191, 194, 554, Dorian Jennings 194, Jack Rustic 225, 615, Shane Cunningham 621, Kevin Stackhouse 237, 233, 672, Roberta Yakin 213, 541, Robert Yakin Sr. 226, John Hoffmann 648, Linda Schaefer 186, 511.
In the Wednesday Men's league Kevin Stackhouse 228, 268, 709, John Lopez 243, 225, 226, 694, Robert Yakin Jr. 225, 610, George Battle Jr. 237, 251, 673, Allan Jones 646, Dean Shattuck 236, 244, 696, Paul Durland 225, 235, 673, Dale Sonnenschein 616, Josh Strang 235, 239, 644, Tom Belgiovene 236, 279, 719, John Hoffmann 238, 257, 657, Rick Lara 242, 647, Tim McIntyre 623, Frank Emmens 246, 611, Michael Travis 265, 663, Troy Morris 636, Wayne Atkins 269, 601, Eddie Lake 246, 256, 696, Gregory Fallon 228, 644, Matt Fallon 246, 233, 695, Richard Bradford 236, 225, 652, Donald Durland 237, 227, 659.
In the Thursday Ladies league Anne Sawyer 205, 531, Joan Lake 189, 184, 530, Christine Schultz 190, Barbara Durbek 194, 218, 202, 614, Mardette Wilcox 200, 550, Debbie Durland 203, 221, 592, Mary Lee Williams 192, 501, Lisa Cartwright 189, 184, 530, Kathy King 184, Bonnie Geraine 181, Kristin Emmett 188, Liz Stubits 182, Cloisa Hopkins 192, Barb Merton 180, Connie McKenley 188.
In the Saturday Morning Youth leagues, in the Pee Wees division, Kaylen Blackford 60, Erin Brawley 69, Jenna Hendricks 67, Renee Schreiber 66, Amelia Edwards 50, Gabriella Goldsmith 68. In the Preps division, Stacey Reuss 73, Shaym Patel 105, 109, Parth Patel 137, Nathaniel Edwards 116, 141, Rupp Patel 131, Tayl'r Porter 78, 111, 91, Rachel Drillings 52, 49,
Shivam Patel 127, 131, Ben Drillings 97, Sierra Barbianti 106, 82, 70, Anthony Pagani 121, Makensie S. 91, 84, Michael Hope 104, 114. In the Jr./Mjrs Shivani Patel 159, Pedro Agapito 214, James Durland 225, 205, Shawn Comfort 116, Kishan Patel 150, Matt Brown 157, 137, Eddie Walsh 223, Shawn Sinistorie 207, Nick Price 197, Jason Moss 187, Amber Bock 118.
Fox Bowling Center
Recent highlight scores in the Wednesday Men's Independent league include a 233, 633 by Tom Anderson, Cody Conway 237, 614, Frank Couse Sr. 268, 258, 698, Frank Couse Jr. 232, 648, Jim Dibble 247, 257, 721, Brandon Drumm 225, Art Gatley 267, 624, Paul Ignatovich 269, 665, Rob Johnson 265, 649, Jerry Kulakosky 244, Donnie Marino 233, 650, Josh Milucky 225, Cory Newman 234, Charlie Reichenbaugh 234, 225, 682, Josh Rice 235, 609, Sam Rowe 613, Jonathon Wayne 263, 230, 243, 736, Zuke Wormuth 235, 615, Jay Wormuth 246, Tony Wright 234, 244, 670.
In the Thursday Men's Deposit National league Al Bullis Sr. 237, 613, Andy Bullis 234, 235, 248, 717, Craig Conklin 614, Jake Curtis 225, Jeff Curtis 622, Bill Gleim 246, 227, 263, 736, John Gurnick 226, Paul Ignatovich 613, Robert Johnson 244, 610, John Lanner 233, 652, Dan Wormuth 243, 632.
In the Sunday Afternoon Mixed Fun league Ray Cornwell 247, 266, 254, 767, Marty Haeussler 234, Don Marino 253, 242, 699, Dave Mills 266, 629, Savanna Mills (youth awards) 165, 148, 129, 442, Chris Wadeson (youth awards) 215, 196, 589.
Beechwood Lanes
Recent highlight scores in the Monday Ladies league include Tracey Puerschner 168, Wendy Finn 196, Diane Staves 170, 158, 183, 511, Barbara Cady 171, 160.
In the Tuesday Ladies league Maureen Schlott 189, 485, Pat Peters 177, 166, 503, Debbie Loughrey 174, Rebecca Rhodes 172.
In the Wednesday Men's league Roger Widmann 210, Hopper Hubert 209.
This column is written by Ed Townsend, a public relations consultant to the amateur and professional sport of bowling and to several bowling writers associations. If you have a topic that would make good reading, or have league and tournament scores and information, Ed can be reached at 439-8177, vie e-mail at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com and by fax at 230-8674. For a more expanded version of the bowling column, please visit our Web Page at http://bght.blogspot.com
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