Storm Announces Two New Balls for October

The Storm Anarchy builds around the “Origin” (Invasion) core and wraps it up with a “R3X Pearl reactive” coverstock, colored Golden Wheat/Plum/Ultra Violet finished to 1500 and polish. Aromatherapy Focus is the fragrance. The “Origin” core provides RG of 2.48 and Diff. of .054. 

 

The Reign Supreme features the C.A.M. core with a “R2S” Hybrid Reactive cover in Purple/Ruby, finished to 1500 grit and polished. The Reign’s CAM core provides RG of 2.57 and Differential of .048 in #15. Lava Spice is the fragrance. World Wide Release Date is October 20^th, 2010.

The New Ebonite Mission 2.0

The Ebonite Mission 2.0, new addition to their high performance line, looks to be an orange pearl cover finished to 2000 (800-1000-2000), using a cover called "XL1250" wrapping the original Mission core. Radius of Gyration (RG) is 2.48. Check out the Goofy Commercial for this ball.

The Million Dollar PBA Tournament of Champions

The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) is gearing up for the richest tournament in professional bowling history, the $1 million PBA Tournament of
Champions, and for the first time is creating an opportunity for any player who has ever won a PBA title to take a shot at the record $250,000 first prize.

The rewards for bowling well will be unprecedented in PBA history. The payoffs 
for making the four-player stepladder final on Saturday, Jan. 22, will be 
$250,000 to win, $100,000 for second, $60,000 for third and $40,000 for fourth 
place. Based upon a starting field of 216, last-to-cash will be $2,500 for 54th 
place.

The PBA Tournament of Champions will be conducted Jan. 16-22 at Red Rock 
Lanes in Las Vegas, Nev., and it will feature an all-new format featuring a
“Champions field” to determine the players who will advance to the “Elite field.” 

The “Elite field” will be composed of: 2010-11 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour 
exempt players; any player who was listed among the “50 Greatest Players in PBA 
History” during the PBA Tour’s 50th anniversary celebration in 2009; any PBA 
Hall of Famer; any player who has won five or more PBA Tour titles; any player 
who has won a PBA major championship; the 2010 PBA Senior U.S. Open and USBC 
Senior Masters champions, and the 2010 PBA Regional Players Championship and 
Regional Players Invitational winners.

All other PBA title winners, up to a maximum of 180, will make up the 
“Champions” field. The Champions field will include players who have won four or 
fewer PBA Tour titles or a PBA regional, PBA Women’s Series, PBA Senior Tour or 
PBA Senior Regional title as of Jan. 9, 2011. Titles won by players who were not 
members at that time are not eligible.

The first key step, however, is that all players eligible and wishing to enter must 
be full-fledged PBA members as of Oct. 1.

The entry fee for all Tournament of Champions competitors will be $750 if paid 
by Dec. 15 ($1,000 after Dec. 15). To enter, look for the Tournament of 
Champions entry link when you log on to pba.com as a PBA member.

Concluding the week will be the PBA Hall of Fame dinner on Saturday, Jan. 22. 
Details on that event will be announced soon.

The entire Tournament of Champions will be covered live on pba.com’s Xtra Frame 
video streaming service. To subscribe, visit pba.com and click on the Xtra Frame logo.

In The PBA Midwest Region

2007 USBC Masters champion Sean Rash of Wichita, Kan., earned his third career PBA Regional title and $2,500 Sunday in the PBA Midwest Region Premier Bowling and Entertainment Center Open in Pleasant Hill, Iowa. Rash won the 20-game, total pinfall event by 68 pins over Mike Steil of Wheeling, IL. Former exempt player Derek Sapp of Keokuk, Iowa, finished third. PBA Hall of Famer Pete Weber of St. Ann, Mo., and fellow exempt player Steve Jaros of Yorkville, IL, finished fifth and sixth, respectively.

Bobby Johnson of Chillicothe, Ohio, won the joint PBA Central/Midwest

BowlingGift.com Senior Open at Georgetown Bowl in Fort Wayne, IN, when he

defeated John Deloney of Troy, IL, 200-179, for his first Senior Regional

title of the year and the second of his career. He also earned $1,700.

Dexter Signs as Sponsor of Women's US Open

Dexter Bowling committed to be a promotional sponsor of the prestigious 2011 Bowling's U.S. Women's Open. As part of the agreement, Dexter captures the bowling shoe product line exclusivity for all marketing aspects of the historic event and the qualifiers leading up the finals.

The 2011 Bowling's U.S. Women's Open, sponsored by the Brands of Ebonite International, is open to all female youth and adult bowlers in the United States and their international counterparts. The June 30, 2011 finals will be hosted on-site at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas (home of Super Bowl XLV). The event, scheduled to air on is expected to draw one of the largest live viewing audiences in the history of the sport.

Dexter, the number one bowling shoe in the world, plans to use the new relationship to further its position of strength in women's sports. "The Bowling Proprietors Association of America (BPAA) and Ebonite have created an exciting, world-class event at a world-class facility," said Bud Clapsaddle, V.P. Dexter Bowling. "We are excited to present our premier product line alongside the finest female bowlers in the world." 

"We are proud to have Dexter aligned with the 2011 U.S. Women's Open and all marketing associated with this new, revitalized event," said Steve Johnson, executive director of the BPAA. "As a true category leader, Dexter recognizes the surging popularity of bowling among women and the significant value behind the national and grassroots promotion plans."

NCAA Bowling Coaches Meet at ITC

Coaches from 25 NCAA bowling programs visited the International Training and Research Center over the weekend to learn from Team USA coaches how to improve player performance.

The inaugural National Tenpin Coaches Association NCAA Coaches Forum brought together 33 head coaches and assistant coaches from across the country. Training included equipment analysis and management, lane maintenance pattern analysis and competition management.

Among the representatives were coaches from perennial NCAA bowling powers Vanderbilt, Maryland Eastern Shore, Central Missouri and reigning NCAA champions Fairleigh Dickinson.

Dexter Extends Its Sponsorship of High School All-American Team

Dexter Bowling and the United States Bowling Congress have agreed on a partnership that will keep Dexter as the exclusive title sponsor of the USBC High School All-American Team.

The three-year agreement also includes Dexter's sponsorship of the USBC Coach/Player Luncheon at the Intercollegiate Team Championships. Dexter has been the official sponsor of the USBC High School All-American Team since 2005-06.

"Dexter has been a big supporter of high school and youth bowling, and it is great that we can continue our relationship with them in the coming years," USBC Executive Director Stu Upson said.

"Being named to the Dexter All-American Team is one of the most prestigious honors a high school bowler can achieve and the recognition of these bowlers is because of the commitment Dexter has made to this program."

Each year, five male and five female USBC High School members are selected for the Dexter/USBC High School All-American Team. Each All-American receives a $1,000 scholarship.

"We look forward to continuing our relationship with USBC to promote high school and collegiate bowling," Dexter Shoe Company Vice President Bud Clapsaddle said. "It is important to recognize the many young bowlers who are not only great ambassadors for the sport but also make important contributions to their communities."

Coaches or team administrators nominate eligible contenders for the Dexter/USBC High School All-American Team. Selection to the team is based on bowling accomplishments, academic achievement, letters of recommendation, extracurricular activities and community involvement, and submitted essays and resumes. Minimum requirements include a 3.0 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale and at least one letter of recommendation.

The Dexter/USBC All-American Team awards are presented at the USBC Junior Gold Championships in July.

Dexter Bowling also will sponsor the USBC Coach/Player Luncheon at the ITC. The ITC is the pinnacle event of the college bowling season, bringing together the top 16 men's and top 16 women's teams in the country to compete for national titles.