Derek Eoff started qualifying with 280, 298, and 227 for 805, led the qualifying wire to wire, and ultimately took home his fourth MBA Masters trophy. He’s certainly the man to beat in this event, having won four titles in five tries (Gibbons, 2015). The “rest of us” will take a great deal of pride…
The 2016-17 MBA Masters is this Saturday at Prairie Lanes. Check in at 11:30. Bowl at 12:30. USBC Open Championship Tournament dress code rules apply. This year the tournament will be conducted on the WTBA Paris pattern. Resources: Pros talk about the Paris pattern Chris Barnes Kelly Kulick Shannon O’Keefe Lane Pattern View The MBA…
90 teams and 169 sets of minors are signed up to bowl (or have bowled) at Prairie Lanes in 2017 the MBA Championship tournament. Below is an updated squad report. Two years ago, we had 109 teams and 201 sets of minors at Schwoegler Entertainment Center. There is still room for you to help us…
The 2016-17 MBA Championship Tournament has 64 teams entered so far and is well ahead of the entry pace of the last two years. City Tournament Entry Form Last year was an anomaly since the tournament was held in November/December due to the state tournament. The last January tournament, in 2014-15 at Schwoegler’s, was a…
50 teams (20 are Budweiser League Challenge Teams) and 95 sets of minors are signed up to bowl the MBA Championship tournament already, and below is an updated squad report. Squad 8, January 15 at 1:30 is pretty much full (room for one set of minors – 2 bowlers). Other squads are still fairly wide…
Prairie Lanes will host the annual City Tournament on weekends from January 7 through January 29. 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. 2016-17 City Tournament Entry Form 2015-16…
The MBA Senior City Tournament continued over the past weekend, and the center yielded some great scores for those who could keep up with and overcome the transition. Unofficial current standings are posted here. Lanes 1 and 2 yielded a pair of 300 games during the team event, one each to Jeff Barsness and Todd…
Some good bowling at Waun-A-Bowl over the first weekend of the Senior City Tournament. Unofficial current standings are posted here. Team FKEW set a very high bar in the scratch team event with a 2847 scratch total on games of 955, 957, and 935. The team comes in with a 915 average and their +102…
Tournament lane assignments was the subject of a recent conversation with Madison Bowling Association tournament chair Mark Habich. Mark was recently questioned about the methodology used to determine lane assignments for association events, specifically randomization of lane assignments. In light of that conversation, the following describes the methodology used for lane assignments in Madison USBC…
The 2016-17 MBA Senior Championships will be held at Waun-A-Bowl, in Waunakee. Tournament sponsors this year include Major Sponsors Capital City Coins & Jewelry and Phoenix Pro Shop. Additional sponsors include Bowl-A-Vard Lanes, and Pizza Pit. The tournament runs weekends October 29 – November 12. Squads are 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., with one additional…
BY Jerry Wilson, President, Madison USBC B A As we enter the last six weekends of hosting the WI State Open BA Tournament we need more volunteer help on several of the remaining squads. Yes, workers get paid, but we freely give of our personal time to support the local and state associations. We need…
The eighth annual Masters and was held January 30, 2016 at City Tournament host center Ten Pin Alley. The tournament attracted 33 bowlers. Congratulations to Derek Eoff, who won his third MBA Masters, $513.00, two tickets to the MBA Hall of Fame Dinner and Bowler Recognition ceremony in August, one ticket to the Dinner with…
The 114th annual Wisconsin State Bowling Tournament is underway, with two of the eighteen weekends in the books. Opening day ceremonies include a traditional “Joe Bowler” segment, where a first squad bowler is chosen to throw out the ceremonial first ball. At stake – 10 gold doubloons … or something like that. This year, the…
The MBA Masters will be held on Saturday, January 30, at Ten Pin Alley. Check-in at 11:30, bowling starts at 12:30. Entry fee is $50.00 This is a USBC certified tournament, open to all certified members of the USBC and the Madison USBC Bowling Association with 21 games of participation in one MBA league in…
The official final results are posted with prize winnings. Congratulations to all the tournament titlists, champions, and cashers. Checks will go out in the mail on Friday, January 15. Reminder: 1. Checks are issued per entry. If you cashed on two different teams, you will get two different checks. 2. Checks are mailed to the…
The first two weekends of MBA Championship Tournament bowling are complete, with only 11 teams and 13 sets of minors competing over the first two weekends. Even so, we have 82 teams entered so far, and are a few teams ahead of the entry pace last year when we ultimately reached 109 teams. Current Standings…
The most recent MBA email subject line reads “MBA City Tournament Concludes” when it should have been “MBA City Tournament Extended”. Fantastic proofing skills by your Association Manager. Perhaps several pounds of turkey and pie will reconnect some of my misfiring synapses. Happy Thanksgiving!
The 2015-16 MBA Championship Tournament currently has over 70 teams entered, roughly the same pace of entries as last season when we had a total of 109 teams. With the WSBA State Tournament in town this year, our City Tournament is being held in the fall – having started November 21 and originally scheduled to…
The MBA Masters, originally scheduled for Saturday, February 6, 2016 has been moved. The MBA Masters will now be held at Ten Pin Alley on Saturday, January 30, 2016. Check-in time remains 11:30 with bowling to start at 12:30. Unfortunately, entry forms are already printed and distributed (found within the standard tournament entry form). The MBA will…
The 2015-16 Madison USBC Bowling Association Senior Championship unofficial final standings are posted. Unofficial final standings. Official standings and prize listings will be updated as soon as possible. Congratulations to the champions and titlists! There was some great bowling at Badger Bowl the past two weekends. Reminder: The Senior Masters will be Sunday, November 15…
Appropriately, Jeff “Barney” Barsness rolled a perfect game on Tuesday night in the Senior Masters league at Bowl-A-Vard in his last game of a 745 series. Jeff is a Marine veteran and the U.S. Marine Corps celebrated it’s 240th birthday on Tuesday Nov. 10th a day before Veterans Day. It was Jeff’s 23rd perfect game….
Download: 2015-16 Senior City Entry Form Download: 2015 Senior Masters Entry Badger Bowl Will Host Senior City and Senior Masters This season, the MBA Senior Championships will be held at Badger Bowl, in Madison. Tournament sponsors this year include Major Sponsors Capital City Coins & Jewelry and Phoenix Pro Shop. Additional sponsors include Bowl-A-Vard Lanes, and Pizza…
In an almost extraordinary case of deja vu, two-time defending Masters Titlist Derek Eoff nearly pulled off a third consecutive win. And not just a third win, but a third win after running through the entire stepladder final. But, today was Gibby’s day. Chris Gibbons, who was the tournament high qualifier, earns his second MBA…
The MBA Masters is the premiere scratch singles tournament of the Madison USBC Bowling Association and will be contested this year on the 2014 USBC Open Championship Minor Events condition. The 2015 tournament starts at 12:30 p.m. at Association Championship Tournament host, Schwoegler’s Entertainment Center. Walk-in entries are accepted up to the time of bowling….
It was a wild final weekend to an already high scoring tournament. The team scratch title and the Division 2 Team championship each changed hands twice. The Budweiser League Challenge leaders fell to fourth place. And four perfect games were thrown on the final day, where just one had been rolled (Joe Braatz) through 14…
NOTE: Entries are up to 106 teams. Last minute entry? Contact the MBA at 221.0300 or . | Entry Form | Current Standings | When Paul Hellenbrand of Waunakee shot his 787 series in Division 1 Singles, most everyone thought the 181 pin over average set would not be touched and that everyone else was playing for…
NOTE: Entries are up to 88 teams. There are still openings an ALL of the last four squads, the weekend of the 24th and 25th. Contact the MBA at 221.0300 or . | Entry Form | Current Standings | Scores continued to defy gravity over the second weekend of the MBA City Tournament. The USBC White 2…
The MBA Championship Tournament, sponsored by Stop-N-Go Convenience Centers, is conducted by your local bowling association. It offers team, doubles, and singles competitive opportunities for our members. The tournament is designed for bowlers of all average ranges from 99 to 239, and features two 100% handicapped divisions with a separate scratch division. There are a…
Paul Hellenbrand, bowling for Kalscheur Septic out of Waunakee, threw the high individual series of the tournament so far with a 787 set on games of 253, 277, and 257. His series was in the Singles event on Squad 4 on Sunday afternoon. Teammates described the 202 average Hellenbrand with “when he’s locked in ……
Don’t say MBA director Bob Ruhland won’t go to any lengths to present an award to a Madison Bowling Association member. Because Bob has, and will, go to any length. Today, Bob is in Nashville, Tenneseee, presenting 2013-14 Senior City Tournament Singles Division 2 Champion Bob Rough with his tournament championship plaque. Each year, all MBA…
The 2014-15 Madison Bowling Association Championship Tournament, “City Tournament”, returns to the west side and 2010-11 host Schwoegler Entertainment Center. 2014-15 City Tournament Entry Form We have reserved 20 lanes on each of 16 shifts to be held weekends starting Saturday, January 3 through Sunday, January 25. There will be two shifts each day; Saturdays…
The Wisconsin State Bowling Association Championships (State Tournament) will be coming to Madison in 2016! WSBA Manager Don Hildebrand recently visited Madison for a couple days to visit prospective host centers. The Madison Bowling Association technically has seven member centers eligible (24 or more lanes) to apply for hosting the event. Of those, Schwoegler E.C.,…
Bowl-A-Vard Lanes will host the 2014-2015 MBA Senior Association Championship tournament. Senior City Entry Form Senior Masters Entry Form The tournament will kick (roll?) off on Saturday, November 8, 2014 and end on Sunday, November 16, 2014. MBA members who are 50 or older as of November 8 are eligible to participate*. Last year, we…
The 2013-14 MBA City Tournament saw participation growth for the seventh consecutive year. 103 teams participated, up from 91 last season. There were 178 sets of minor events entrants, also a new high. The UNOFFICIAL final results are posted here pending average checks, Budweiser League Challenge verification and other whatnot. Once those chores are completed this…
For the third consecutive year, the table was run in the stepladder finals of the MBA Masters. Defending Masters Champion Derek Eoff, the fourth qualifier, won four consecutive head to head matches to top a field of 35 entrants for the 2013-14 MBA Masters Title. The event was the sixth annual Masters and was held…
The USBC White 2 condition continues to vex many city tournament bowlers as it plays much more difficult than in past years. Only four of the 72 Division 1 and Division 2 teams that have bowled so far have been able to muster ‘average’. Of course, ‘averages’ are earned on increasingly forgiving house (USBC Red) conditions…
The 2013-14 MBA Championship Tournament will run two additional squads this year. The new squads are Saturday, January 25 at 11:00 a.m (12 lanes available), and Sunday, February 2 at 11:00 a.m. (28 lanes available). The addition will provide teams affected by the water main break additional opportunities to reschedule. So far, the 2013-14 city…
With temperatures cold enough to freeze your hair off, Madison Bowling Association members hit the lanes to kick off the first weekend of the annual Association Championship tournament. The USBC White 2 condition proved very challenging to the competitors. The condition was selected for its additional volume to combat the high friction surface at Badger…
Badger Bowl will host all events (team/minors) of the annual City Tournament on weekends from January 4 through January 26. There will be two squads each day at 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Check the squad listing on the entry form for a complete set of dates and lane availability. Note: there is no bowling on January…
Rick Erce topped a Hall of Fame studded stepladder field to win the fifth MBA Senior Masters tournament on Saturday, November 16. Erce qualified second (1291), averaging just over 215, and won two tight matches for the victory. Erce defeated 2007 MBA Hall of Famer Greg Stauffacher 210-207 in the semi-final, then dispatched high qualifier…
UNOFFICIAL final results, with prize payouts, for the 2013-2014 Madison USBC BA Senior Association Championships are posted: Unofficial Final Standings. All division champions and scratch titlists will also earn a pass to the annual Dinner with the Champions, held each October at Prime Quarter Steak House. There are a few memberships requiring verification before checks…
The first weekend of the Senior City tournament is in the books and the unofficial standings are posted, click here. Three honor counts were rolled, including a pair of 300 games, one each by Dale Chlebowski and Don Leighton. Randy Johnson posted an 11-in-a-row 297 game, as well. High series honors so far goes to…
2013-14 Senior Masters Entry Form | 2012 Results 2013-14 Senior City Entry Form : 2012-13 Results This year, the Senior Tournament events will be hosted by Schwoegler Entertainment Center. Schwoegler has generously discounted the lineage this season, adding significantly to the event prize funds. The Senior City Tournament will run the first two weekends in November, 2-3 and 9-10….
For the second consecutive year, the five seed has run the table in the stepladder finals of the MBA Masters. MBA newcomer Derek Eoff bested a field of 45 entrants to claim the title in the fifth annual tournament on February 2, 2013. Congratulations to Derek, who won $510.00, two tickets to the MBA Hall…
All team captains in the 2012-13 MBA Championship Tournament received a free ticket for a end of tournament drawing. This year, the MBA will give away three Ebonite Challenge bowling balls. We will also give away two Columbia double ball totes. The winners of Ebonite Challenge bowling balls are: 1. Entry 15, Kevin Freymiller 2….
Unofficial final results with prize listings are posted, pending average and eligibility verification. Congratulations to all the scratch titlists and division champions! Herb Kimpel threw the last shot of Squad 14 to be “Reverse Joe Bowler”, concluding another successful MBA Championship Tournament. Unofficial Final Standings Budweiser League Challenge Standings Ebonite Challenge Winners
The fifth annual MBA Masters will be held Saturday, February 2 at Bowl-A-Vard Lanes – host of the MBA Championship Tournament. The tournament will be conducted on the USBC Blue 1 lane pattern. USBC Open Championship Dress Code rules are in effect Entrants will bowl six games across 12 lanes, with the top five advancing…
There are 34 teams with entries turned in already, two more squads (eight and 10 teams) being organized, two more squads of eight rumored to be building, and another dozen entries “penciled in”. If all of that comes through, we can easily expect at least eighty teams this year – and hopes of breaking the…
City tournament entry forms will be distributed to MBA bowling centers this weekend. The slight delay came with a last minute major sponsorship deal with Budweiser. Ebonite has been added as a major sponsor and will be the official ball of the 12-13 tournament. The MBA thanks these and our returning corporate sponsors. Title Sponsor…
Richgels Wins in Senior Masters Debut Brutal. The regular shot at the Senior City Tournament may have been challenging enough, but for the caliber of bowlers who compete in the Senior Masters a more difficult lane condition is required. The 2012 USBC Open Condition pattern on the wood at Viking Lanes was particularly tough. Only…