PORTLAND, Maine – Australia’s Jason Belmonte, chasing his third title of 2017, and close friend Bill O’Neill of Langhorne, Pa., averaged 232.67 as a team Monday to take the first round lead in the MaineQuarterly.com Mark Roth-Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship Monday Bayside Bowl in Portland, Maine. Belmonte, the two-handed
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8 Years Later, Wes Malott to Defend “Throne” as PBA Revives Made-for-Xtra Frame King of Bowling Series
CHICAGO - After an eight-year hiatus, the Professional Bowlers Association is reviving its made-for-television King of Bowling special event as part of a new Xtra Frame Pay Per View series, with reigning “king” Wes Malott of Pflugerville, Texas, defending his throne during the PBA’s return to Bayside Bowl in Portland,
L.L. Bean PBA League Returns to Portland for Bigger, Better, Louder Week of Competition
PORTLAND, Maine - The Professional Bowlers Association will invade Portland April 9-16 for a third consecutive year of competition that promises to be bigger, better and louder than ever. Significant changes for 2017 include: ● An expanded Bayside Bowl complex, with eight new lanes and a mezzanine overlooking the new
PBA Spare Shots: PBA Network Expands with Live Scoring for PBA Regionals, Geofilter for Fans in Maine
The PBA Network, already the sport’s most comprehensive communications tool, has expanded with a software update that allows PBA’s Regional Managers to post real time game-by-game results on pba.com for all regional tournaments. The improved Live Scoring feature will enable fans to follow tournaments in the PBA’s East, South, Central,
England’s Dom Barrett Ends Three-Year Title Slump, Wins Brunswick Euro Challenge for Fifth PBA Title
MUNICH, Germany – England’s Dom Barrett ended a three-year PBA Tour title drought Sunday when he defeated Thailand’s Jojoe Yannaphon, 237-221, to win the Brunswick Euro Challenge at Dream-Bowl Palace. Barrett, 31, won his fifth PBA Tour title and his first since winning the PBA International-World Bowling Tour Qatar Open
PBA Spare Shots: “Pick the Ball” Survey Returns to PBA Bowling Challenge Mobile Game
Concrete Software is renewing its PBA Bowling Challenge “pick the ball” survey, inviting fans to select the new Product Registered ball model they would like to see introduced into the popular mobile device game. Beginning today (March 23), the PBA Bowling Challenge mobile game will list three new ball models
Jeff Piroozshad Leads Top 62 Qualifiers into Sunday’s PBA’s Xtra Frame Reality Check Classic Final Rounds
TAMARAC, Fla. – Part-time Professional Bowlers Association competitor Jeff Piroozshad of Coral Springs, Fla., averaged 238.8 for eight games Saturday to lead the 62 top qualifiers who advanced to Sunday’s final rounds of the PBA Xtra Frame Reality Check Classic at Sawgrass Lanes. AJ Johnson of Oswego, Ill., (shown in
PBA Spare Shots: Field of Nearly 300 Ready for PBA Xtra Frame Storm Cup Tournament in Tamarac
A field of nearly 200 PBA members and amateur hopefuls, including players representing nine different countries, will compete this weekend in the first in a series of eight PBA Xtra Frame Storm Cup events when Sawgrass Lanes in Tamarac, Fla., hosts the Xtra Frame Reality Check Classic. The event, postponed
Hurricane Matthew Postponement Puts PBA’s Xtra Frame Reality Check Classic in the Spotlight for 2017
TAMARAC, Fla. – Hurricane Matthew’s arrival in south Florida last October forced postponement of the Professional Bowlers Association’s inaugural PBA Xtra Frame Reality Check Classic, but the delay turned into good news for Sawgrass Lanes and the Tamarac area. In the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, the tournament has been re-scheduled
PBA Spare Shots: Matt O’Grady Wins Southwest “Super” Regional Thriller in Colorado
Matt O’Grady from Rahway, N.J., normally a QubicaAMF East Region competitor, defeated U.S. Open champion Francois Lavoie of Canada, 279-278, in a thrilling title match to conclude the fifth annual PBA Lakewood Southwest Super Regional, sponsored by Denver Broncos running back C.J. Anderson and Storm Products, Sunday at Holiday Lanes