BEAVERCREEK — As Ohio works toward the beginning of high school bowling season in November, junior bowlers converged on Beaver Vu Lanes for a pair of scratch tournaments last weekend.
Midwest USA Scholarship Tournaments held The Eliminator tournament Saturday with 64 players competing in two age divisions for boys and girls.
Bowlers rolled four qualifying games before the top one-third in each division advanced to championship round, single-elimination competition.
In 18U boys, Coventry High School senior Wade Allen stoped Evan Krajewski 213-179 to earn the win after advancing as the No. 5 seed.
In the girls 15U division, Perry sophomore Riley Thomas defeated Ruth Thatcher 168-142 to claim the win after claiming the No. 1 seed with a 730 series.
Other winners included:
- Lucas Galpin in the 15U boys with a 194-188 win over Donovan Slappy; and
- Sara Augustitus with a 193-154 win over Ava Mazza in the 18U girls division.
Then, on Sunday, 70 players returned to Beaver Vu for the Junior Tournament Bowlers Association (JTBA) Dayton Open.
Bowlers rolled five qualifying games before the field were cut to two-game match-play rounds by seed.
Big Walnut junior Mason Woodward stopped Zachary Mayne’s two-tournament victory run by capturing the 18U division 474-365.
Wadsworth senior Aubrey Masuda finished second in the 18U girls, falling to Augustitus 392-337.
Other winners included:
- Isaac Stemen defeated Jace James 403-363 in boys 16U;
- Maya East d. Brooklyn Barnett 354-326 in girls 16U;
- Asa Wilson-Perry stopped Austin Adams 424-396 in boys 14U; and
- Makaya Myers stopped Peyton Glowacki 337-276 in girls 14U.
The next JTBA event, and the final one before the high school break, the JTBA String Pin Championships, set for Sept. 20 in Gallipolis. For entry information, go to http://www.jtba.com/
MEDIA: BOWLING TV SETS SCHEDULE
Bowling TV, the only 24/7 television channel devoted entirely to bowling, ramps up its live event schedule for the rest of 2026 with wire-to-wire coverage of select regional events for the Professional Women’s Bowling Association and Professional Bowlers Association.
The new free, ad-supported channel, powered by Triple B Media, will broadcast the first of 12 events starting Sept. 13 with coverage of qualifying and the stepladder finals of the PWBA Twin Cities Regional in Eagan, Minn.. The single-day event from Cedarvale Lanes also will be available to view on BowlTV, the video streaming service of the United States Bowling Congress.
Viewers currently can find Bowling TV on Prime Video, LG Channels, Xumo Play, DISH TV, Bonusview, Plex, Free Live Sports, Vizio Watch Free, Bowling TV’s Roku App and on www.watchbowling.tv
The stretch of live coverage will make its way into December for each circuit’s season-ending event.
The PWBA Regional Showdown will be shown on both Bowling TV and BowlTV on Dec. 4-5 from Boardwalk Bowl in Orlando, Fla. The PBA ELITE Regional Tour presented by USBC will host its final event of 2026 – the PBA Regional Players Invitational presented by USBC – from Dec. 11-13 at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev., with all action being broadcast exclusively on Bowling TV.
Below are the upcoming live broadcasts for PWBA and PBA ELITE regional competitions on Bowling TV. Some events will be exclusive to Bowling TV, while several also will be streamed live on BowlTV.
The schedule includes two PBA Central Region events (Oct. 3-4 in Bluffton, Ind., and Oct. 31-Nov. 1 in Fort Wayne, Ind) and the PWBA Greater Cleveland Regional on Oct. 24 at Rebman Recreation in Lorain.
BOWLING TV REGIONAL SCHEDULE
With dates, event, location and broadcast channels (subject to change – check local listings for times):
- Sept. 13, PWBA Twin Cities Regional, Eagan, Minn., Bowling TV and BowlTV
- Sept. 19-20, PBA ELITE South Regional 1, Rocky Mount, Va., Exclusive to Bowling TV
- Sept. 27, PWBA Albany Regional, South Glens Falls, N.Y., Bowling TV and BowlTV
- Oct. 3-4, PBA ELITE Central Regional 1, Bluffton, Ind., Exclusive to Bowling TV
- Oct. 10-11, PBA ELITE Southwest Regional 2, Houston, Exclusive to Bowling TV
- Oct. 17-18, PBA ELITE Midwest Regional 1, Lincoln, Neb., Exclusive to Bowling TV
- Oct. 24, PWBA Greater Cleveland Regional, Lorain, Ohio, Bowling TV and BowlTV
- Oct. 31-Nov. 1, PBA ELITE Central Regional 3, Fort Wayne, Ind., Exclusive to Bowling TV
- Nov. 14-15, PBA ELITE Midwest Regional 3, St. Charles, Mo., Exclusive to Bowling TV
- Nov. 22, PWBA Greater Pittsburgh Regional, Pittsburgh, Bowling TV and BowlTV
- Dec. 4-5, PWBA Regional Showdown, Orlando, Fla., Bowling TV and BowlTV
- Dec. 11-13, PBA Regional Players Invitational presented by USBC, Reno, Nev., Exclusive to Bowling TV
Bowling TV features international competitions, USBC and PWBA archival programming, live events and original bowling content. The channel also aired the live finals of three major events this summer – the USA Bowling National Championships, Junior Gold Championships and PWBA Tour Championship.
WORLD GAMES: BOWLING IS LEFT OUT OF FINAL CUT
Bowling appeared to be in the running to return for the World Games in 2029 in Germany.
But after appearing in every World Games since its inaugural year in 1981 until being left out in 2025, it again will not be part of the 2029 games.
The International World Games Association said in April in a news release that four sports were under consideration, including baseball/softball,
bowling, racquetball, and sambo.
When that announcement came a new release last week, baseball/softball and sambo were added, while bowling and racquetball were not.
Around 4,000 athletes from more than 100 countries, representing 36 sports and 62 disciplines, are expected to compete in the World Games July 19-29, 2029.
The World Games bills itself as an 11-day sports celebration held in the year following the Summer Olympic Games, featuring more than 30 sports that are not in the Olympics but wish to be. It is organized and governed by the International World Games Association, under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee.