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The Madison Area USBC lost a Hall of Famer on Sunday, March 28, 2021. William M. “Bill” Schwoegler passed away at the age of 86. Obituary The Schwoegler family is historic in Madison bowling, and Bill added to the legacy. He was the fourth Schwoegler to be inducted into the Madison Area USBC Hall of…
Tournament Extended One Weekend There is higher than expected interest in the Open Championships so far, with 42 teams and 94 sets of minors already signed up to qualify. Some of the shifts are starting to fill, so we will extend qualifying shifts by one weekend, adding four shifts over April 10 and April 11…
The Madison Area USBC is sad to announce the passing of Donna Moran of Waunakee at the age of 89. Donna was a hard-working, dedicated, and attentive league secretary for two leagues at Waun-A-Bowl for many, many years. Obituary Donna’s joy in life was her family and teaching her five grandchildren how to bowl. She…
The Madison Area USBC will run individual Team and Doubles & Singles qualifying sessions for the Open Championships this season, hosted by Village Lanes. Dates will be available from March 5 through April 3. Entry Forms & Lane Availability Aside from the Pandemic Rules, there are some changes for you to be aware of. Entry…
Due to the latest public health order from Public Health Dane County, qualifying for the Madison Area USBC Senior Open Championships is terminated. All pre-paid entry fees for qualifying events scheduled November 21 or 22 will be refunded. Any bowlers who entered and paid for All Events and/or Scratch All Events and needed the weekend…
We have had 13 team qualifiers and 38 minor events qualifiers compete at Bowl-A-Vard Lanes for a shot at a Senior Open championship. It’s hard to measure which has been more challenging – stringing strikes or successfully submitting the online entry form. In both cases, it’s been hit or miss. Standings indicate five of the…
The Madison Area USBC is saddened to learn of the passing of another Hall of Famer, Rachel Aaroen. You can see her obituary on Gunderson, which provides a very good look into Rachel’s extraordinary life and accomplishments. (Note: We are also saddened to report the passing of Barb Foulk on July 25. A write-up for…
The Madison Area USBC has lost one of its greats. Jerry Murphy passed away on November 1 at the age of 81. His full obituary can be found here. “Murph” was a tremendous all-around athlete, determined competitor, volunteer, and friend. Doug Moe of the Wisconsin State Journal wrote about Jerry in 2013 when he shot…
The Madison Area USBC Senior Open is extending qualifying times one weekend, to run through November 21 and 22. Four squads are added for your individual team or minor events scheduling. The Complete Tournament Entry Form Form is updated with the new squad numbers. Here is the Entry Form Only. Here is the Complete Tournament…
Ok, it’s on! Restrictions, mandates, rules, and updates to all of these during this pandemic have made setting up the Senior Open Championships a bit … challenging. This year, Bowl-A-Vard Lanes will host the Senior Open Championships. The Madison Area USBC Tournament Committee has met several times to discuss the logistics of the Senior Open….
It is important to clarify the role of the Madison Area USBC as it pertains to the language of our Covid-19 rules and regulations. I have been working with the Sports Liaison of Public Health Madison Dane County (PHMDC). I needed to know the specifics of how the PHMDC rules and regulations would affect our…
The Annual Membership Meeting, originally scheduled for Tuesday, July 28, and postponed to August 18 has been canceled due to the restrictions on gathering size mandated by Dane County. The Madison Area USBC will have the next annual meeting on May 18, 2021. In the interim, the board approved the slate of nominees for President,…
Madison Area USBC Hall of Famer Michael J. “Mike” Kelly passed away on July 6, 2020. Kelly was born October 9, 1947 and inducted into the Madison Area USBC Hall of Fame on August 13, 2015. Obituary: Baraboo News Republic MERRIMAC—Michael J. Kelly, Sr., age 72, of Merrimac, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 6,…
The Annual Membership Meeting, originally scheduled for Tuesday, July 28, had been postponed due to the increased restrictions on gathering size mandated by Dane County. Options exist for potentially holding the meeting in other counties where the Madison Area USBC has jurisdiction and centers (Iowa, Sauk, or Jefferson County). However, the Madison Area USBC feels…
USBC Modifies Rules to Help Allow a Return to Competitive Bowling FAQ: Reopening of leagues and tournaments Changes include waiving alternating lane requirement and approving use of isopropyl alcohol to clean bowling balls ARLINGTON, Texas – The United States Bowling Congress Board of Directors approved waivers and modifications to USBC Playing Rules to allow certified…
The Madison Area USBC is pleased to announce this year’s Youth Bowler of the Year and All Association Youth Teams. Sandy Stanley Bowler of the Year: Erica Lohr Lowell Maves Bowler of the Year: Collin Krachey The All Madison Area Female Youth Team Erica Lohr – Sandy Stanley Bowler of the Year Cila Freitas Freitas…
Several Madison Area USBC Association centers are open for business, with limited hours for food delivery or curbside pickup! Pick up your favorites that you miss during the league season to enjoy while you’re Wii bowling or otherwise trying to fill the bowling void during our alone together time.
USBC recommends USBC state and local associations postpone or suspend mass gathering events, meetings and travel in the best interest of public health. While individual state and local requirements related to mass gatherings are evolving, USBC recommends associations be proactive in considering the well-being of their members. USBC has developed a Frequently Asked Questions guide…
The 2019-20 Senior Open Championships are quickly approaching, and entries are streaming in. As of this writing, 29 teams and 47 sets of minors are signed up. The 12 lane squads are filling at Riviera Bowl, with the 11:30 squad on October 27 already full. An updated table of lane availability can be found on…
The Madison Area USBC is pleased to announce the annual Dinner with the Champions, an event for our tournament champions, titlists, recognition winners, scholarship winners, hosts, and sponsors. Invitations are currently being sent out. This year the dinner will be on Sunday, October 6, 2019, at the Harley Davidson Banquet Hall on Millpond Rd. –…
Three Madison Area USBC members have been elected to the 2019 class of the Madison Area USBC Hall of Fame. We will also be recognizing two youth bowlers as the 2019 Stars of the Future and presenting the annual Fred G. Engelke memorial scholarship award. The inaugural Hall of Fame dinner will take place on…
The Madison Area USBC held its annual meeting on Tuesday, May 14, at Bowl-A-Vard Lanes. 33 members attended the meeting to hear reports from the Association President and Association Manager, and to vote for Vice President, three Directors, one Youth Director, and delegates to the State (6) and National (12) conventions. Following the President’s and…
The Madison Area USBC Annual Meeting will be held on: Tuesday, May 14, 7:00 p.m. Bowl-A-Vard Lanes. All members are encouraged to attend. Agenda items include the election of Vice President, one Youth Director, three Directors, and Delegates for the Wisconsin State convention and USBC National convention. Are you interested in becoming involved with the…
The Madison Area USBC will hold an Adult/Youth Qualifier on March 9-10 at Spartan Bowl in McFarland. There will be two squads each day, at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Adult Youth Qualifier Entry Form Last Year’s Results This is a doubles tournament with a three game qualifier. Each team must be comprised of two…
A bit delayed on this report with some prep work for Women’s State that starts this weekend, and another snow day… Entries in the Women’s Championships are up for our second season as a merged association, with 18 teams competing this year, and 30 sets of minors. Last year, there were 14 teams and 27…
A star-studded weekend with lots of Hall of Famers bowling including Senior Bowler of the Year Gayle Seltzner whose name wasn’t announced due to a short circuit in the microphone. It was only a mild electrical shock and the rehab is going well, so I should be ok again soon. Or something like that. Seltzner,…
Pictured: Community League Treasurer Wayne H. Hook (gray tee) surrounded by Oregon Bowl owners Cory Henriksen, Chad Henriksen, and Jack Henriksen. Last night, I went to visit Oregon Bowl and the Community League that bowls there on Wednesdays. I had taken a call a couple of weeks prior from league secretary Mark Evert who told…
A dozen teams and 16 sets of minor events pairings participated on opening day of the 2019 Open Championships this past Sunday – quite a bit for a first weekend. So far, 84 teams have already entered. The last squad of the tournament is already full and others are filling quickly so if you are…
The Madison Area USBC will hold a special meeting on Sunday, December 16, 5:30 p.m. at Bowl-A-Vard Lanes. The purpose of this special meeting is to elect delegates to the USBC National Convention at The Orleans in Las Vegas, April 29 – May 2, 2019. The convention offers the opportunity for you to participate in…
Just two squads bowled over the past weekend in the Madison Area Senior Open at Lake Ripley Lanes, as the Senior Masters was held on Sunday. The tournament continues for one FINAL weekend this Saturday and Sunday. There is still plenty of room! Two shifts each day at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Contact the…
Weekend three was pretty quiet scoring-wise, though good bowling doesn’t always mean high scores. The house shot at Lake Ripley has been described as good and fair, but it sure doesn’t like to yield big numbers. Patience and spare-making are a premium this year. It’s a great tournament shot; if you can hit your average,…
There are a few new faces on top of the leaderboard at the moderate scoring Madison Area Senior Open. Just 68 out of 215 series’ thrown so far at or above average. Nonetheless, there were a few changes at the top spot in Team Division 1, Singles Division 1, Singles Division 3, All Events Division…
Opening weekend, as they customarily are, was fairly quiet in participation with 11 teams and 12 sets of doubles. But, that didn’t matter to the competition who came to win. Highlighting the opening weekend was local, state, and national Hall of Famer Jeff Richgels who takes the lead in All Events, Doubles, and Singles with…
Current Lane Availability (One team per lane and two minors teams per pair) Saturday, October 27, 2018 11:00 > 4 Lanes Saturday, October 27, 2018 2:00 > 8 Lanes Sunday, October 28, 2018 11:00 > (room for 1 pair minors) Sunday, October 28, 2018 2:00 > (room for 1 team and 1 pair minors) Saturday,…
The Senior Open is being extended through November 17 and 18, with two additional shifts each day at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Already, there are 40 teams signed up (55 total last year), and many squads are full or nearly full (see list below). There’s not a lot of activity the first day, so…
Madison will be hosting the 2019 Wisconsin Women’s State Championship Tournament at Bowl-A-Vard and Dream Lanes. The Madison Area USBC is looking for tournament workers and substitutes to help! If you are interested in helping or subbing (or both!), please use this contact form. Substitutes Needed Must be a female certified bowler. You can bowl…
The Madison Area USBC is pleased to announce the annual Dinner with the Champions, an event for our tournament champions, hosts, and sponsors – and now Madison Area Recognition Award winners. The event will be held on Sunday, October 14, 2018, at the Banquet Room at Harley Davidson of Madison. Harley Davidson is located at…
Six area bowlers have been named as Bowlers of the Year by the Madison Area USBC for their outstanding individual performance in the 2017-18 bowling season. Jim Grady Bowler of the Year – Derek Eoff Marge Pursell Bowler of the Year – Brittany Pollentier Dan Mack Bowler of the Year – Chris Gibbons Dee Fix…
Congratulations to Brittany Svendsen for winning the second annual Compete for Kids’ Sake tournament, benefiting Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Dane County. Brittany defeated Ashley Chlebowski 261 (227+34) to 259 (224+35) in an incredible title match. (video in the tournament results). 51 bowlers competed in the event this year, up from 24 last year….
The Madison Area USBC Annual Meeting will be held on Sunday, April 8, at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be at Ten Pin Alley. Agenda items including the election of representatives of the Madison Area for the upcoming Wisconsin State Merger Organizational meeting, election of three, 3-year directors, one 3-year youth director, and election of…
Madison Area USBC Scholarship Application Form Scholarship Information The Madison Area USBC annually awards five scholarships in the amounts of $1500, $1250, $1000, $750, and $500. Scholarship winners are chosen by the Madison Area USBC Scholarship Committee. The committee considers applicant’s strengths in areas of academics, extracurricular activities, bowling tenure and tournament participation, and written…
Madison Area Qualifier 2017-18 Adult Youth Entry Form The Madison Area Adult / Youth tournament is a doubles scholarship competition to qualify for the Wisconsin State Finals. Each team must be comprised of two players; consisting of one 2017-18 USBC youth member whose birth date must be 8/1/1997 or later and one adult (age 18+…
With 106 teams competing in the Open Championships tournament this year, three random entries were drawn and the captains of those teams will receive a certificate for a new Motiv bowling ball from Rob Bailey’s Pro Shop. The winners are: Entry #25: EZ Pickens – Captain: Brian Broughton Entry #61: Double Down – Captain: Leonard…
Well, maybe not “blown out”, but it’s all about attention-grabbing headlines, isn’t it? The Madison Area Queens and Masters tournaments were held this past Saturday, February 3, 2018, at the host center for the Madison Area Open Championship Tournament – Bowl-A-Vard Lanes. Queens Results Masters Results Derek Eoff captured his fifth Masters title in typical…
The inaugural Madison Area Queens and Masters tournaments will be held together this Saturday, February 3, 2018 at Bowl-A-Vard Lanes. Check in time is 10:30 a.m., bowling starts at 11:30. Entries are accepted up to the starting time of the tournament. If you would like to pre-register, contact the bowling office at 608.221.0300. **New and…
At last! Schwoegler Entertainment Center will host the inaugural Madison Area USBC Women’s Championships on weekends from February 10 – February 18. There will be two squads on every tournament day after the 10th, which is one squad only. Squad times are 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Check the squad listing on the entry form for the…
Bowl-A-Vard Lanes will host the inaugural Madison Area USBC Open Championships on weekends from January 7 through January 28. There will be two squads on Saturdays at 11:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m, and two squads on Sundays at 10:00 and 1:30. Check the squad listing on the entry form for the complete set of dates. 2017-18 Open…
Rick Erce is set to defend his Senior Masters title, an event he owns titles for three of the last four seasons. Phoenix Pro Shops adding $200.00 to the prize fund! The MBA Senior Masters is the top scratch singles tournament exclusively for members of the Madison USBC Bowling Association aged 50 and older. UPDATE:…
Madison Area USBC members set top National marks for bowling in the 2016-17 season. Chris Pollentier and Seth Pollentier rolled the highest 2-Man team series in the nation last year on January 3rd in the 5th Quarter Scratch Doubles league at Ten Pin Alley. Chris shot 847 and Seth had 796 for a 1643 total….
The second Madison Area USBC Senior Open is recorded. 29 teams and 49 sets of minors competed this past weekend. Current Standings We have now surpassed last years entries! Officially, we have 54 teams and 87 sets of minors, plus whatever comes in between now and this Saturday. Coachz’s Friends are way out in front…