Clash of Champions 2009 on CBS

The made for TV "Clash of Champions" bowling event will return to CBS Network Television airing May 9th, 2009. United States Bowling Congress Vice-President of Marketing Pete Tredwell announced "Bowling's back on network TV" as the '09 Clash will air as a single two hour program. Plans were revealed for CBS Sports to broadcast the show 4-6pm Eastern in one block instead of the previous 2 60-minute segments which aired on May 10th and 11th this past May.

Women's US Open Champion

The Traditional Green Jacket was awarded to Kim Terrell-Kearney as winner of the 2008 BPAA U.S. WOMEN'S OPEN held friday at the Brunswick Zone in Romeoville, IL. The event was produced and funded by USBC. The Open will be aired over five consecutive weeks at 1 pm eastern beginning Sept. 7th on ESPN. Check local listings.

National Bowling Week in Chicago

Celebrate National Bowling Week August 23 - 30 at Mokena's Thunder Bowl with Revolutions-Mokena, one of the Chicago area's finest bowling stores.

Featured during NBW - The “New Ball” Raffle, 9 Raffles featuring 2008-9’s newest Bowling Balls from the Black Widow Venom and Original Widow from Hammer, the Twisted Fury Solid and Fury Pearl from Brunswick, the Gravity Shift and Shift from Storm, the Nkryption Code and Villain from AMF300, the Break S75 and the Link from 900Global, the Up-Rising and Tantrum from Track Inc., the Cell from Roto Grip, the NVD and NVS from Ebonite, Momentum Swing from Columbia300 and MORE.

18 Winners in 9 Raffles is Only The Beginning. A Tenth Raffle for the non winners, with donated prizes like: a 900 Global Break Pearl, Columbia300 Wicked, Track Equation2, Storm Thunderstruck, plus bowling bags, apparel and accessories. To benefit, in part, the Lincolnway High School bowling programs. Contact revbowl@aol.com to enter.

Brunswick's Twisted Fury Solid

The New Fury (Twisted Fury Solid) is Black, Red and Gray, finished at 1000 grit-wet sanded, and the cover is EnMotion-Xtra.

EnMotion-Xtra improves over the EnMotion coverstock by increasing traction in the oil and reaction off the dry. These qualities result in higher hook potentials, improved ability to handle heavy oil in the middle of the lane and greater ability to handle carry down.

The Twisted Fury Solid uses the same successful Torsion Asymmetric Core used in the Twisted Fury. The Torsion Asymmetric is a medium RG core that helps push the Twisted Fury Solid through the heads, saving more ball reaction for the back-ends.

Reaction Characteristics (Out of the Box), with its 1000-grit wet sand finish, the Twisted Fury Solid should provide excellent mid-lane recovery and a strong continuous back-end reaction that matches up on medium to oily lane conditions. The RG numbers for a #15 are: 2.561 and RG Diff of .036.

Orange County Choppers Bowling "Bike"

Thursday evening, Aug. 7th at 9 pm Eastern, the ORANGE COUNTY CHOPPER show on The Learning Channel (American Chopper) will broadcast the Strike Ten bowling bike. Rick rolls a strike with his bowling ball tank, while Sr. takes Mikey to the farm and makes like a matador. The guys get into the spirit of the build and make an outing to the local lanes with a likely grand finale of the bike's roll out at Bowl Expo. Check your local TV listings for American Chopper or the TLC web site.

United States Bowling Congress Women's Open Championships

CANTON, MI - The 92nd United States Bowling Congress Women's Championships drew to a close at Super Bowl Lanes concluding the 88-day event which crowned champions in 20 events.

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A field of 7,330 five-player teams competed (more 36,500 bowlers) plus other friends and family members who poured an estimated $40 million into the Detroit area economy. Those bowlers came from all 50 states and a record nine foreign countries.

Countries in addition to the U.S. represented in the Women's Championships were: Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico and the United Kingdom.

The high individual game of the tournament was a 297 shot by Jen Richter of Sheboygan, Wis., which was shot on May 23.

Presenting sponsors for the 2008 USBC Women's Championships are Eldorado Hotel Casino, Silver Legacy Resort Casino and Circus Circus Reno in Reno, Nev. Other participating sponsors are Kegel, official lane maintenance provider, Shop Canton, Greektown Casino, ABC AirTrans, Max & Erma's Restaurant, Bacardi, Miller Brewing Company, CaraMagno Foods and the Michigan Lottery.

The USBC Women's Championships moves to Reno, Nev. in 2009.

United States Bowling Congress National Tournament

ALBUQUERQUE, NM reported by USBC - Rather than keep all of the glory to himself as he claimed the Regular All-Events crown at the 2008 USBC Open Championships, Jay Futrell of Derby, Kan., shared that winning feeling with his Team Tilt teammates, who topped more than 12,000 teams on the way to this year's Regular Team title. Futrell, a 28-year-old right hander, was the only bowler to roll three 700 series at the Albuquerque Convention Center this year and had 753 in singles, 717 in team and 713 in doubles for a 2,183 winning total. Team Tilt took the team title with games of 1,121, 1,124 and 1,129 for a 3,374 effort, and Futrell was joined by Thomas Ault Jr. (705), Joe Keltner (665), Russ Wilson (660) and Chris Greene (627). With the two wins, Futrell became the 101st bowler in tournament history, and first since 2005, to claim multiple titles in the same year.

Futrell and his teammates top the list of 22 champions at the 2008 Open Championships, which concluded July 7th after 142 consecutive days of competition. In all, 12,615 teams and more than 63,000 bowlers turned out for the tournament's second trip to the Duke City. Of the 22 latest champions, 20 were first-time winners on the championship lanes. For more info check out: 2008 USBC Open Championships.
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