JONESBORO, Ark. – Colorful two-handed bowler Kyle Troup of Taylorsville, North Carolina, threw 11 consecutive strikes to defeat Hall of Famer Chris Barnes of Double Oak, Texas, 290-269, to win the PBA Jonesboro Open at Hijinx Family Entertainment Center Saturday for his fourth career PBA Tour title. The Jonesboro finals
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PBA Spare Shots: PBA Southwest Region Rookie of the Year Gid Rash Puts His Career on Heroic Hold
Thomas (Gid) Rash, the PBA Southwest Region’s 2019 Rookie of the Year, is putting his bowling career on hold while he recovers from surgery to donate a kidney to a friend. According to a story reported by KLTV’s Jamey Boyum in Longview, Texas, the 35-year-old Rash (no relation to PBA
Mexico’s Arturo Quintero Leads Top 16 Qualifiers into Match Play in PBA Jonesboro Open
JONESBORO, Ark. – Mexico’s Arturo Quintero, a 41-year-old veteran of PBA competition dating back 16 years, averaged 234 for 14 games Wednesday to top the 16 qualifiers who will advance to match play in the PBA Jonesboro Open at HiJinx Family Entertainment Center Thursday. Quintero, who has bowled in 45
PBA Expands League Lineup in 2020 with Addition of Milwaukee and Las Vegas Teams
CHICAGO – The Professional Bowlers Association announced today a major expansion of its PBA League, increasing the number of teams from eight to 10 in 2020 and adding teams that will represent the cities of Milwaukee and Las Vegas when the league’s Elias Cup competition returns to Bayside Bowl in
Sean Rash Rolls Two Near-Perfect Games, Climbs Ladder to Win 15th Title in PBA Oklahoma Open
SHAWNEE, Okla. – No. 5 qualifier Sean Rash of Montgomery, Illinois, won four consecutive matches, defeating top qualifier Ryan Ciminelli of Lancaster, South Carolina, in the finale, 289-234, to win the PBA Oklahoma Open Sunday at FireLake Bowling Center for his 15th career title. The finals of the second tournament
Injury Forces Defending Champ Norm Duke to Withdraw from PBA Jonesboro Open
JONESBORO, Ark. – An all-star field of 60 Professional Bowlers Association players from around the world will head back to Hijinx Jan. 27-Feb. 1 for the third event on the 2020 Go Bowling PBA Tour season. Unfortunately, defending champion Norm Duke won’t be among them. The finals of the 2020
PBA Spare Shots: Tommy Jones’ PBA Hall of Fame Classic 300 Game was One of a Kind
Fourteen hours after his induction into the PBA Hall of Fame in Arlington, Texas, Tommy Jones of Simpsonville, S.C., rolled the 27th nationally-televised perfect game in PBA history in the title match of the PBA Hall of Fame Classic at the International Training and Research Center, a part of the
Australia’s Sam Cooley Takes First Round Lead in PBA Oklahoma Open
SHAWNEE, Okla. – Australia’s Sam Cooley, a sixth-year PBA member trying for his first title, averaged 239.1 Wednesday to take the first round qualifying lead in the PBA Oklahoma Open at FireLake Bowling Center. Cooley, 28, rolled games of 247, 255, 259, 194, 234 and 246 for a 1,435 pinfall
PBA Tour Returns to Shawnee for Oklahoma Open
SHAWNEE, Okla. – The 2020 Go Bowling PBA Tour season got off to a record-breaking start Sunday when newly-inducted PBA Hall of Famer threw a perfect game to win the PBA Hall of Fame Classic, but the dust will barely had time to settle before the stars of the PBA
PBA Spare Shots: Boston Red Sox Star Mookie Betts’ Skills Continue to Impress Fellow Competitors
Boston Red Sox star Mookie Betts, in his first appearance in PBA Tour competition since the 2017 PBA World Series of Bowling, continued to impress his fellow competitors with his promise as a bowling talent. A feature story by Fort Worth Star-Telegram writer Jeff Wilson (https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/article239305808.html) includes high praise for