Working Together For Bowling
For the first time in the 5,000-year history of the sport, the bowling industry is united under one roof at the International Bowling Campus (IBC) in Arlington, Texas.
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 houses more than 200 employees.
The campus serves as home to the expanded International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame. The state-of-the-art museum features 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 also houses 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 acts 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 International Bowling Campus has ushered 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 includes 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 is also the the 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 facility brings events such as the BPAA Bowling Summit, International Bowl Expo and numerous nationally televised bowling competitions.
Ed's Outlook
Definitely considered one of the premier men bowlers in the Tri-State area, Wurtsboro bowler Donald Durland continues the march to see how many perfect games he can put in the record book.
Bang.....record another perfect game which came on March 17 in the Kiamesha Lanes Monday Men's league.
This 300 is Durland's 23rd career perfect game and we can see into the future that bowling might become a career although its mighty tough out there in the pro ranks.
Considered a very versatile bowler Durland is not locked in to just bowling at Kiamesha Lanes as he also bowls league competition at the Walden Hoe Bowl Lanes and even switches to bowl left handed at the Tarsio Lanes in Newburgh.
He maintains a 236 average Monday, a 217 at Hoe Bowl and a 189 left handed in Newburgh.
Donald started out bowling at the age of five, received excellent coaching through the Kiamesha Lanes youth leagues and learned the game well to become the bowler he is today.
The Durland bowling family and the bowling community can be proud of Donald.
Ed Townsend, a PR Consultant to the sport of bowling, writes and compiles the information for this column. If you have league scores, tournameent information, score a 300 or 800 series, or even score your age, call Ed at 845-439-8177, email at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com or fax at 845-205-4474. View this column at and all of Ed's pictures at http://bght.blogspot.com. We are also on Facebook and Twitter.
The Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo
Bowlers: Bowling Ball Maintenance is very important for all types of bowling balls used in the modern era.
A must tip is that all balls should be cleaned and maintained after each use.
Starting 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 matte 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 a certified IBPSIA Pro Shop Operator, Master Instructor, USBC Silver Level Coach and an Adviser-Special Events Assistant 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 435-720-7939 or via email at mikel@stormbowling.com
Local Scores
(compiled by Ed Townsend
Kiamesha Lanes
Monday Men's
Wayne Pirnos 247, 639, Eddie Lake 256, 638, Rick Lake a nice 300 coupled with single games of 224 and 257 for a 781 series (we'll have more on Rick's perfect game next week), Shane Connor 246, 625, Jim Piontek 613, Dan Ricco 264, 619, Mike Weiner 279, 225, 665, Greg Fallon 226, 243, 692, Paul Durland 269, 629, Vinnie Collura 225, 242, 234, 701, Juan Lopez 247, 663, John Lopez 268, 660, John Fischer 233, 227, 667, Jon Wilhelm 601, Kevin Stackhouse 254, 233, 661, Tim Totten 628, Ronnie Totten 225, John Hoffmann 230, 618, Nick Price 227, Eddie Walsh 235, 231, 633, Pedro Agapito 233, 242, 676, Vinny Scuderi 638, Walt Edwards 226, 636, Frank Scuderi 261, 643, Jesse Noren 267, 275, 724, Kenny Atkins 230, 652, Craig Wilhelm 237, 623, Lloyd Bridges 233, 268, 244, 745, Keith Smith 246, 278, 739, David Graham 266, 663, Armen Murad 225, 620, Bobby Cooper 234, Jody Farquhar 237, 636, Al Caycho 258, 694, Jason Budd 235, 620, George Budd 258, 236, 238, 732, Tim McIntyre 226, 236, 641, Josh Strang 268, 670, Jim VanAken 246, 269, 728, Frank Eichenlaub 256, 246, 724, Merrill Steinhilbergo 234, Kyle Stevens 267, 247, 258, 772, Rob Sze 282, 665.
Wednesday Men's
Jon Wilhelm 245, 675, Kyle Stevens 237, 237, 279, 753, Chris Stevens 247, 244, 231, 722, Edwin Rodriguez 228, 635, David Graham 251, 246, 711, Vinnie Collura 280, 237, 720, George Baggatta 258, 617, Timmy Minton 227, 629, Steve Cottam 238, 610, Pedro Agapito 623, John Fischer 628, Kevin Stackhouse 227, 256, 700, Robert Sze 617, James VanAken 233, 227, 609, Josh Strang 649, Tim McIntyre 245, 237, 704, Dan VanAken 234, 627, Charlie Tuttle 242, 225, 246, 713, Chris Parken 641, Kyle Matthews 226, 225, 644, David Sawall 614, Shane Cunningham 245, 635, Mikey Travis 258, 662, Robert Beach 234, 636, Jim Piontec 627, Pete Mitro 245, 630, Serafin Rodriguez 234, 643, Rick Lara 249, 259, 709, A. C. Patel 235, John Hoffmann 234, 634, Paul Durland 226, 617, Frank DiCostanzo 229, 605, Russell Bivins 237, 620, Larry Hicks 607, Carlos Torres 630, Ed Blume 236, 654, Jason Jones 225, 653, Dwayne Cabrera 225, 258, 705, Tom Mitchell 257, 657, David Garlinghouse 256, 288, 767, Merrill Conner 259, 690.
Thursday Ladies
Debbie Polin 234, 234, Liz Stubits 211, Cara Nicholson 193, Lisa Cartwright 180, Liz Burgio 180, Connie McKenley 198, Kelly Shattuck 200, Mary Jane Conklin 185, Marie Frunzi 180, Valerie Fersch 187, Monica Lane 182, Dottie Collins 199, 187, Shirley Bowens 182, May Smith 181, Audrey Woolard 183.
Callicoon Kristal Lanes
Tues. Del Valley Men's
Roger Widmann 193, Eugene Fulton 209, 191, Gary Erlwein 234, 183, Damien VanLeuven 195, 187, Rick Weigelt 222, 186, Russell Lyons 218, 190, Bob Head 189, Dean Shattuck 183, 222, 230, 635, Bob Cady 186, 191, 223, 600, Jim Stone 184, Mike Beseth 251, Samii Markao 183, Kory Keesler 180, Bruce Rutledge 235, 256, 648, Kurt Buddenhagen 189, Joe Meyer 198, Rob Bivins 186, Chris Marston 184, Brian Marino 192, Mark Scriber 226, Ed Leroy 192, 199, Jeff Neidert 195, Gary Maas 218, 192, Brian Starr 201, 181, Tom Bisig 188, Mark Yewchuck 226, 188, 201, 615, Erik Kubenik 195, Tom Hubert 189, John Hubert 202, Matt Hubert 185.
Wednesday Men's
John Kline 181, Rich Thony 190, 188, Brian Brustman 182, Robert Glassel Jr. 202, Joel Turner 207, 204, Brandon Swendsen 186, John Diehl 190, 188, Jack Diehl 197, 185, Alby Thony 192, Mark Yewchuk 198, 186, Gavin Salzberg 198, Tom Gain 182.
For the first time in the 5,000-year history of the sport, the bowling industry is united under one roof at the International Bowling Campus (IBC) in Arlington, Texas.
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 houses more than 200 employees.
The campus serves as home to the expanded International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame. The state-of-the-art museum features 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 also houses 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 acts 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 International Bowling Campus has ushered 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 includes 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 is also the the 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 facility brings events such as the BPAA Bowling Summit, International Bowl Expo and numerous nationally televised bowling competitions.
Ed's Outlook
Definitely considered one of the premier men bowlers in the Tri-State area, Wurtsboro bowler Donald Durland continues the march to see how many perfect games he can put in the record book.
Bang.....record another perfect game which came on March 17 in the Kiamesha Lanes Monday Men's league.
This 300 is Durland's 23rd career perfect game and we can see into the future that bowling might become a career although its mighty tough out there in the pro ranks.
Considered a very versatile bowler Durland is not locked in to just bowling at Kiamesha Lanes as he also bowls league competition at the Walden Hoe Bowl Lanes and even switches to bowl left handed at the Tarsio Lanes in Newburgh.
He maintains a 236 average Monday, a 217 at Hoe Bowl and a 189 left handed in Newburgh.
Donald started out bowling at the age of five, received excellent coaching through the Kiamesha Lanes youth leagues and learned the game well to become the bowler he is today.
The Durland bowling family and the bowling community can be proud of Donald.
Ed Townsend, a PR Consultant to the sport of bowling, writes and compiles the information for this column. If you have league scores, tournameent information, score a 300 or 800 series, or even score your age, call Ed at 845-439-8177, email at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com or fax at 845-205-4474. View this column at and all of Ed's pictures at http://bght.blogspot.com. We are also on Facebook and Twitter.
The Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo
Bowlers: Bowling Ball Maintenance is very important for all types of bowling balls used in the modern era.
A must tip is that all balls should be cleaned and maintained after each use.
Starting 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 matte 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 a certified IBPSIA Pro Shop Operator, Master Instructor, USBC Silver Level Coach and an Adviser-Special Events Assistant 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 435-720-7939 or via email at mikel@stormbowling.com
Local Scores
(compiled by Ed Townsend
Kiamesha Lanes
Monday Men's
Wayne Pirnos 247, 639, Eddie Lake 256, 638, Rick Lake a nice 300 coupled with single games of 224 and 257 for a 781 series (we'll have more on Rick's perfect game next week), Shane Connor 246, 625, Jim Piontek 613, Dan Ricco 264, 619, Mike Weiner 279, 225, 665, Greg Fallon 226, 243, 692, Paul Durland 269, 629, Vinnie Collura 225, 242, 234, 701, Juan Lopez 247, 663, John Lopez 268, 660, John Fischer 233, 227, 667, Jon Wilhelm 601, Kevin Stackhouse 254, 233, 661, Tim Totten 628, Ronnie Totten 225, John Hoffmann 230, 618, Nick Price 227, Eddie Walsh 235, 231, 633, Pedro Agapito 233, 242, 676, Vinny Scuderi 638, Walt Edwards 226, 636, Frank Scuderi 261, 643, Jesse Noren 267, 275, 724, Kenny Atkins 230, 652, Craig Wilhelm 237, 623, Lloyd Bridges 233, 268, 244, 745, Keith Smith 246, 278, 739, David Graham 266, 663, Armen Murad 225, 620, Bobby Cooper 234, Jody Farquhar 237, 636, Al Caycho 258, 694, Jason Budd 235, 620, George Budd 258, 236, 238, 732, Tim McIntyre 226, 236, 641, Josh Strang 268, 670, Jim VanAken 246, 269, 728, Frank Eichenlaub 256, 246, 724, Merrill Steinhilbergo 234, Kyle Stevens 267, 247, 258, 772, Rob Sze 282, 665.
Wednesday Men's
Jon Wilhelm 245, 675, Kyle Stevens 237, 237, 279, 753, Chris Stevens 247, 244, 231, 722, Edwin Rodriguez 228, 635, David Graham 251, 246, 711, Vinnie Collura 280, 237, 720, George Baggatta 258, 617, Timmy Minton 227, 629, Steve Cottam 238, 610, Pedro Agapito 623, John Fischer 628, Kevin Stackhouse 227, 256, 700, Robert Sze 617, James VanAken 233, 227, 609, Josh Strang 649, Tim McIntyre 245, 237, 704, Dan VanAken 234, 627, Charlie Tuttle 242, 225, 246, 713, Chris Parken 641, Kyle Matthews 226, 225, 644, David Sawall 614, Shane Cunningham 245, 635, Mikey Travis 258, 662, Robert Beach 234, 636, Jim Piontec 627, Pete Mitro 245, 630, Serafin Rodriguez 234, 643, Rick Lara 249, 259, 709, A. C. Patel 235, John Hoffmann 234, 634, Paul Durland 226, 617, Frank DiCostanzo 229, 605, Russell Bivins 237, 620, Larry Hicks 607, Carlos Torres 630, Ed Blume 236, 654, Jason Jones 225, 653, Dwayne Cabrera 225, 258, 705, Tom Mitchell 257, 657, David Garlinghouse 256, 288, 767, Merrill Conner 259, 690.
Thursday Ladies
Debbie Polin 234, 234, Liz Stubits 211, Cara Nicholson 193, Lisa Cartwright 180, Liz Burgio 180, Connie McKenley 198, Kelly Shattuck 200, Mary Jane Conklin 185, Marie Frunzi 180, Valerie Fersch 187, Monica Lane 182, Dottie Collins 199, 187, Shirley Bowens 182, May Smith 181, Audrey Woolard 183.
Callicoon Kristal Lanes
Tues. Del Valley Men's
Roger Widmann 193, Eugene Fulton 209, 191, Gary Erlwein 234, 183, Damien VanLeuven 195, 187, Rick Weigelt 222, 186, Russell Lyons 218, 190, Bob Head 189, Dean Shattuck 183, 222, 230, 635, Bob Cady 186, 191, 223, 600, Jim Stone 184, Mike Beseth 251, Samii Markao 183, Kory Keesler 180, Bruce Rutledge 235, 256, 648, Kurt Buddenhagen 189, Joe Meyer 198, Rob Bivins 186, Chris Marston 184, Brian Marino 192, Mark Scriber 226, Ed Leroy 192, 199, Jeff Neidert 195, Gary Maas 218, 192, Brian Starr 201, 181, Tom Bisig 188, Mark Yewchuck 226, 188, 201, 615, Erik Kubenik 195, Tom Hubert 189, John Hubert 202, Matt Hubert 185.
Wednesday Men's
John Kline 181, Rich Thony 190, 188, Brian Brustman 182, Robert Glassel Jr. 202, Joel Turner 207, 204, Brandon Swendsen 186, John Diehl 190, 188, Jack Diehl 197, 185, Alby Thony 192, Mark Yewchuk 198, 186, Gavin Salzberg 198, Tom Gain 182.
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