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  • REGIONAL SHOWDOWN HOST NAMED FOR 2023 AND 2024;REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR REMAINING 2023 REGIONALS

    May 25, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Gene J. KanakPWBA Communications817-889-7696gene.kanak@bowl.comOn the Web: PWBA.com ARLINGTON, Texas – Bowlers on the Professional Women’s Bowling Association Tour have known for quite some time that the Regional Showdown would serve as the final event of the 2023 PWBA Tour season. Now, those bowlers know where the event will be… Continue reading

  • BOOMERSHINE BREAKS THROUGH FOR FIRST WIN AT 2023 USBC QUEENS

    LAS VEGAS – Lindsay Boomershine of Brigham City, Utah, won the 2023 United States Bowling Congress Queens by defeating Colombia’s Maria Jose Rodriguez, 202-176, at Sam’s Town Bowling Center on Tuesday night. The victory allowed Boomershine to walk away with the $60,000 first-place prize and coveted Queens tiara. Also, it earned her the right to never… Continue reading

  • U20 DIVISION TO SHIFT OUTSIDE OF JUNIOR GOLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TO NEW EVENT STARTING IN 2024

    May 16, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Dave SchroederIBC Communications330-603-1413dave.schroeder@bowl.comOn the Web: BOWL.com ARLINGTON, Texas – The United States Bowling Congress will shift the U20 division historically included in the Junior Gold Championships to a new event outside the structure of the Junior Gold program beginning in 2024. The 2023 Junior Gold Championships in Indianapolis will… Continue reading

  • SIMPSON WINS 2023 PWBA SPOKANE REGIONAL

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Gene J. KanakPWBA Communications817-889-7696gene.kanak@bowl.comOn the Web: PWBA.com SPOKANE, Wash. – Less than 24 hours after Jordan Richard of Maumee, Ohio, captured her third Professional Women’s Bowling Association Tour title by winning the 2023 PWBA GoBowling! Spokane Open, Lilac Lanes & Casino was ready to crown another champion. This time, it was Katelyn Simpson of Nampa,… Continue reading

  • RICHARD WINS 2023 PWBA GOBOWLING! SPOKANE OPEN,COLLECTS THIRD CAREER TITLE

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Gene J. KanakPWBA Communications817-889-7696gene.kanak@bowl.comOn the Web: PWBA.com SPOKANE, Wash. – Jordan Richard of Maumee, Ohio, is far from the most outspoken player on the Professional Women’s Bowling Association Tour; nevertheless, if there’s one thing she isn’t shy about expressing, it’s how much she cares for her parents and how big an impact they’ve had on… Continue reading

  • MCCARTHY LEADS AFTER DAY 1 AT 2023 PWBA GOBOWLING! SPOKANE OPEN

    May 12, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Gene J. KanakPWBA Communications817-889-7696gene.kanak@bowl.comOn the Web: PWBA.com SPOKANE, Wash. – Some bowlers watch the leaderboard very closely throughout competition while others go out of their way to ignore it altogether. Erin McCarthy of Elkhorn, Nebraska, falls somewhere in the middle, and because of that, she knew that she was in contention for… Continue reading

  • SIMONSEN’S CLUTCH VICTORY HEADLINES PBA PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY SNICKERS ROUND OF 12

    PRIVACY SETTINGS The PBA website uses cookies. You have given your consent for us to set cookies.WITHDRAW CONSENTSkip to main content HEADER MOBILE NAV PBA PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY SNICKERS FINALS VIEW SCORESVIEW STATS May 6th & 7thMay 13th & 14thView Television Times SIMONSEN’S CLUTCH VICTORY HEADLINES PBA PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY SNICKERS ROUND OF 12… Continue reading

  • TAN WINS 2023 PWBA STOCKTON OPEN FOR FOURTH CAREER TITLE

    May 6, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Gene J. KanakPWBA Communications817-889-7696gene.kanak@bowl.comOn the Web: PWBA.com TAN WINS 2023 PWBA STOCKTON OPEN FOR FOURTH CAREER TITLE STOCKTON, Calif. – Being the top seed for the stepladder finals at a Professional Women’s Bowling Association Tour event isn’t always all it’s cracked up to be. Just ask Cherie Tan of Singapore. In 2019,… Continue reading

  • ANTHONY NEUER ISN’T DONE MAKING PBA HISTORY

    It was the shot heard ‘round the world: The ball annihilated the 10-pin at the National Bowling Stadium, sending it flying across the deck and onto its final destination atop the 7-pin. Anthony Neuer made bowling history at the 2021 U.S. Open, becoming the fourth player to convert bowling’s most infamous spare on TV and the… Continue reading

  • PBA ANNOUNCES ALL STAR CELEBRITY EVENT AND CONCERT

    September 13, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PBA Public Relations On the Web: PBA.com PBA ANNOUNCES ALL STAR CELEBRITY EVENT AND CONCERT:  THE JIMMIE ALLEN PBA CHALLENGE PRESENTED BY BOWLERO AIRS SUNDAY, OCT. 16 ON FOX The PBA announces an all-new celebrity event with Jimmie Allen, Darius Rucker, and Terrell Owens, including performances by Allen and fellow… Continue reading

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Brian grew up in New York before moving to Phoenix, AZ in 1991. He has been involved in writing for his own bowling publication called “Striking Spotlight.” He has been published in the Desert Bowler Newspaper, Windy City News Newspaper and the Bowlers Journal. Hirsch is a Youth Director in the Kenosha USBC and a former Director for the Metro Phoenix USBC. As a Level 1 and RVP USBC coach, he can be found coaching his wife Amber and their son Masen each Saturday morning. Hirsch currently has (6) 300’s and (4) 800’s and is a member of the International Gay Bowling Organization where he is a five-time IGBO Champion and a six-time Arizona State Grand Canyon State Games Medalist. The Hirsch’s moved to Wisconsin to be closer to family and assist the Freedom Farm for Vets. Hirsch’s home bowling center is Sheridan Lanes, located in Kenosha, WI.

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