Steve Cook of Granite Bay, Calif., and Doug Kent of Newark, N.Y., have been elected to the United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame in the Superior Performance category. The two were among six bowlers on the men’s national ballot this year, and though they fell short of the required 70 percent of the votes

Six-time Professional Bowlers Association Tour champion Les Schissler of Brighton, Colo., died Saturday, Sept. 7 at the age of 83. Schissler won the 1967 All-Star Tournament (now the U.S. Open) for his only major title. He experienced a resurgence in his pro career in 1983 when he finished fourth in the United States Bowling Congress

Former Team USA Head Coach Jeri Edwards (pictured) was inducted into the Bowling Coaches Hall of Fame during International Bowl Expo in a ceremony Monday, June 24, at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas. Edwards is the sixth inductee and the first woman to join the elite new Hall of Fame, which began in 2008.

Craig Szplett of Beecher, Ill., rolled a perfect game during his team event at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev., on June 20 and became the first bowler in United States Bowling Congress Open Championships history with three 300s on the championship lanes. The 43-year-old right-hander also had 300s at the 1996 event in

Agnes Duffy, a member of the United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame, passed away Tuesday. She was 92. The Sonoma, Calif., resident was inducted into the Women’s International Bowling Congress (now USBC) Hall of Fame for meritorious service in 1987. Duffy, a native of the Watertown, N.Y., area, served on the WIBC Board of

James Williams of Pawcatuck, Conn., has been striking across the New England area for decades and solidified his place in bowling history Tuesday as he rolled 36 consecutive strikes for a 900 series at Old Mountain Lanes in nearby Wakefield, R.I. The 47-year-old right-hander struck on every shot he threw during the South County Classic

Joan Feinblum, who was inducted into the United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame last year, died Monday. She was 81. Feinblum, of Santa Rosa, Calif., dedicated more than five decades of service to bowling at the local, state and national levels, including four years of work on the committees and task forces that helped

South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa, the United States Bowling Congress (USBC), Las Vegas Events (LVE) and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) have announced a 12-year deal to host several annual USBC events, including the USBC Open Championships and USBC Women’s Championships, both citywide, and inside a new, $30 million bowling tournament

Lodge Lanes Too of Orlando, Fla., rolled the highest team series in the 110-year history of the United States Bowling Congress Open Championships on Tuesday, shooting 3,538 at the National Bowling Stadium to break the 20-year-old record by a single pin. Five-time Team USA member and two-time USBC Open Championships titlist John Janawicz threw three

The World Tenpin Bowling Association’s study on factors that influence scoring in the sport will now be joined by the Hong Kong Sports Institute in addition to the United States Bowling Congress. The study is being conducted to determine new lines of specifications at the sport of bowling’s elite level. WTBA, USBC and the Hong