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SERVING THE BOWLING INDUSTRY SINCE 1967
USBC Announces High Average, Series
Awards for 2013-2014
By Aaron Smith
ARLINGTON, Texas
– Former Team USA member Bryanna Caldwell of Red
Rock, Arizona, and John Brockland of St. Charles, Missouri, have earned United
States Bowling Congress Sport Bowling National High Average Awards for the
2013-2014 season.
Caldwell, 28, claimed the women‟s title by finishing the PBA Experience Summer
league at Golden Pin Lanes with a 215 average for 50 games. She recently tied
the national record for highest series by a woman, rolling games of 300, 279 and
300 on Sept. 16. The 879 series matched the set posted by Katie Verbil of Wich-
ita, Kansas, in 2012.
Brockland, 50, averaged 233 for 64 games during the STL Sport League Winter
league at Brunswick Zone Chesterfield to claim the men‟s award. Brockland is a
member of the St. Louis and Missouri State USBC Halls of Fame.
The Youth Male and Female Sport Bowling National High Average Award win-
ners both came out of the RZ – Junior Gold league at Brunswick Zone Westmin-
ster in Westminster, Colorado.
Brandon Schwenk, 18, of Broomfield, Colorado, finished at a 200 average for 48
games, while Kyra Phillips, 18, of Thornton, Colorado, took the top honors for
youth females by finishing with a 192 average for 48 games.
National Standard High Average and High Series Awards
The USBC National Standard High Average and High Series Awards for 2013-
2014 also have been determined.
Team USA member Shannon Pluhowsky, 32, of Dayton, Ohio, took home the
Female National Standard High Average Award after posting a 245 average for 96
games during the Half & Half league at Capri Lanes. It is her second national high
average title, having won the Sport title for the 2008-2009 season.
Adam Barta, 35, of Girard, Ohio, finished the Max Belchyk Classic league at
Holiday Bowl with a 253 average for 87 games to capture the men‟s award.
The Providence Senate Juniors league at Lang‟s Bowlarama in Cranston, Rhode
Island, was the home of the Youth Male and Youth Female National Standard
High Average Award winners for 2013-2014.
Qwadaris Rembert of Providence, Rhode Island, led the way for the youth males
with a 245 average for 81 games, while Jadee Scott-Jones, 18, of East Provi-
dence, Rhode Island, paced the youth females with a 223 average for 85 games.
Rembert, 19, also claimed the Youth National Standard High Series Award by
firing games of 279, 300 and 300 for an 879 series in the same league Dec. 8.
Todd James of East New Market, Maryland, and Amos Gordon of Colorado
Springs, Colorado, shared the top spot for the National Standard High Series
Award after each compiled a 900 series in 2014.
James, 31, rolled 36 consecutive strikes during the Tuesday Night Mixed league
at Bryan‟s Bowling Center in Laurel, Delaware, on March 18, while Gordon, 29,
etched his place in the record books during the Friday Night Mixed Early league at
Thunder Alley Bowling Center in Fort Carson, Colorado, on April 11.
James and Gordon became the 23rd and 24th bowlers in history to record a per-
fect series, respectively. There have been 25 USBC-approved 900 series.
Tracy Pietrucha, 33, of Atlanta rolled games of 299, 270 and 299 for an 868 se-
ries during the 58th Annual Georgia State USBC WBA Tournament at Junction
Lanes on March 2 to earn the Female National Standard High Series Award.
The Youth Female National Standard High Series Award went to Allyson Meyer,
20, of Fargo, North Dakota, after shooting games of 300, 279 and 269 for an 848
set during the X-treme league at The Bowler on Jan. 15.
QubicaAMF Poised to Bring in a New Era
of Bowling with Fully Invested Qubica
Legacy Partners Ownership Team
The Qubica legacy partners have acquired full ownership of QubicaAMF and are
eager to transform the industry yet again.
December 1, 2014 (Mechanicsville, VA) - QubicaAMF Worldwide (QubicaAMF),
the world's largest manufacturer of bowling products, is shaking things up once
again. The industry leader announces that the Qubica legacy partners, Roberto
Vaioli, Luca Drusiani, Emanuele Govoni, Guido Sorba, Pat Ciniello, Frank Masca-
dri and Rich Albright, have finalized a transaction with Bowlmor AMF to acquire
their ownership in the company. After nearly a decade since the creation of Qubi-
caAMF, the company will operate under a single private ownership.
Qubica Worldwide (Qubica), which was founded in 1993 with 10,000 USD of
capital by three co-founders, Roberto Vaioli, Luca Drusiani and Emanuele Govoni,
quickly became a success. The company installed equipment on over 35,000
lanes in more than 50 countries, becoming the industry's technology leader, and
the third largest bowling products company in the world, in less than 12 years.
After acquiring the former Mendes company in 2003, the owners of Qubica en-
tered into a 50/50 joint venture with the owners of AMF Bowling Products in June
2005, to form QubicaAMF. In September 2013, the Qubica founders and legacy
partners bought the remaining shares from the European private equity fund that
co-owned Qubica, giving them 50% ownership of QubicaAMF. Just over one year
later, the Qubica legacy partners have acquired 100% ownership of QubicaAMF.
Emanuele Govoni, former CEO of Qubica Worldwide and QubicaAMF Chief Mar-
keting Officer will serve as the CEO of QubicaAMF.
"With this transaction we are going back to our roots, and believe we are position-
ing our company, and the entire bowling industry, for a new era. We are extremely
honored after 20 years of experience in this great industry, to now have the oppor-
tunity to take the legendary AMF brand along with Qubica, to the next level. Since
the inception of Qubica in 1993, we have been incredibly lucky and blessed and
are very thankful our journey in the bowling industry will continue for many years to
come," said says Emanuele, the newly appointed CEO for QubicaAMF. "To make
this happen, our group decided to invest our own money. We are all in for this in-
dustry and believe in this company, in our customers and in our many great em-
ployees around the world. We are very excited about the potential and the oppor-
tunities around the future of bowling. Bowling has great fundamentals as a busi-
ness, as an entertainment activity and as a sport. We will work hard to contribute
to the creation of a revitalized and re-energized industry where fun, innovation and
transformation will spur new economic growth for our customers around the world."
Pat Ciniello, former President and Chairman of Qubica Worldwide and President
of QubicaAMF Worldwide, LLC will be the Chairman of the Board of QubicaAMF.
"Over the last few years, while many companies have been adversely affected by
the global slowdown, QubicaAMF has continued to aggressively invest in its prod-
uct lines to dramatically increase our customer's success. Products such as BES
X, the new Harmony Line and the XLi Edge have been the result of nearly 5 years
of continued investment. I personally have continued to believe in bowling, building
two new bowling entertainment centers," says Pat Ciniello, Chairman of the Board
of QubicaAMF. "QubicaAMF is uniquely positioned, and fully dedicated, to con-
tinue on the path of delivering the most innovative, high quality products to make
our customers more profitable and make bowling a fun and top of mind entertain-
ment destination to attract millions of new consumers."
QubicaAMF has revolutionized the bowling industry many times over with its
product innovations and industry-firsts beginning with the first mass produced
automatic pinspotter introduced by AMF in 1946, the world's first Surlyn coated
bowling pin, the first mechanical bumper system, its best-selling Conqueror Pro
center management system, the XLi EDGE Pinspotter, BES X, the world's only
Bowler Entertainment System, and most recently the new, turn-key Harmony Fur-
niture, Ball Return and Masking System Line.
"Technology and innovation are our passion. They are part of who we are," says
Roberto Vaioli, Chief Product Architect for QubicaAMF. "That's why, unlike any
other company, we continue to invest in and maintain the largest employed R&D
team in the industry. We don't outsource this, R&D is our soul."
