By BILL SNIER snieronbowling.com LEXINGTON — When the pressure was on after a pair of first-game losses, who did did the group turn to for guidance and encouragement? It’s youngest player, anchor man and captain — 22-year-old Willowick left-hander Tony Throckmorton. “It was Tony who kind of leveled us all out,” said Theo Johnson, aContinue reading “Team Throckmorton runs stepladder to capture Cooke Memorial Five-Man Baker event at Lex”
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PBA50: Barnes captures TOC to clinch Player of the Year honors
By JILL WINTERS PBA Communications MORGANTOWN, W.Va. —Two wins in one tournament. Chris Barnes has done a lot of winning in his professional career. But on National Bowling Day, he averaged 240 to win three straight matches on the way to winning the Johnny Petraglia BVL PBA50 Tournament of Champions. To make his Saturday even better,Continue reading “PBA50: Barnes captures TOC to clinch Player of the Year honors”
Bowling notebook: College Bowl Tournaments series announces schedule; Portage County sets 2026 HOF class
snieronbowling.com CANTON — The College Bowl Tournaments series will begin its 10th season with a single event at 10 a.m. Sept. 12 at AMF Hall of Fame Lanes in Canton. Entry fees for the events are $65, with bowlers rolling four qualifying games before the field are cut to the top eight for single-game match-playContinue reading “Bowling notebook: College Bowl Tournaments series announces schedule; Portage County sets 2026 HOF class”
USBC: Champions crowned during Senior Championships
By GENE J. KANAK USBC Communications GREEN BAY, Wis. – After three hard-fought days of competition at The Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley, 12 winners emerged Friday at the 2026 United States Bowling Congress Senior Championships. Nearly 400 athletes age 50 and older traveled to Wisconsin from across the United States and Canada to participate in the 2026Continue reading “USBC: Champions crowned during Senior Championships”