Texas bowler rolls ninth perfect game of 2019 USBC Open Championships
LAS VEGAS – Bryan Ellis of Quinlan, Texas, is no stranger to the spotlight at the United States Bowling Congress Open Championships, though 13 years passed between visits. At the 2006 event in Corpus Christi, Texas, he started the his tournament campaign with a 299 game, leaving a 4 pin on his final shot. This
- Published in 2019, Greater Houston Bowling News
GHUSBC Mourns Loss of Bowling Icon Bill Lillard Sr.
USBC HALL OF FAME MEMBER BILL LILLARD SR. DIES AT AGE 89 ARLINGTON, Texas – Bill Lillard Sr. of Houston, a United States Bowling Congress Hall of Famer and the USBC Open Championships career pinfall leader, died Sunday following a battle with Leukemia. He was 89. Lillard, elected to the USBC Hall of Fame in
- Published in 2017, Greater Houston Bowling News
Local Bowler Rolls Houston’s First 900 Series
LOCAL BOWLER, SEAN OSBOURN, ROLLS HOUSTON’S FIRST 900 SERIES ARLINGTON, Texas – If you’re at Copperfield Bowl in Houston on a Thursday night during the bowling season, you’ll likely run into Sean Osbourn. But, it was an unexpected guest appearance at the center Monday that yielded a record-setting performance for the 24-year-old right-hander, who became
- Published in 2016, Greater Houston Bowling News
Cearstyn McGhee – A Tribute to Coach Ed Calcote
In Loving Memory Walking into the bowling center, Day 1, scared and excited, I didn’t know what to expect. Out of nowhere “Hello, I’m Ed Calcote the Youth Director of AMF Alpha and we’re excited to have you.” I didn’t know what the present or the future would hold with my bowling, and I for
- Published in 2016, Greater Houston Bowling News