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- MAY 2015
WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIPS WEEKLY
GLANCE
(For May 2 – 8, 2015)
Defending champions back in lead at USBC
Women’s Championships
Defending Diamond Team champion Bowlieve In A
Cure of Arlington, Texas, highlighted an exciting cou-
ple of days at the 2015 United States Bowling Con-
gress Women’s Championships that saw the team’s
members surge into the lead in three events.
Led by Tennelle Milligan’s 740 series, Bowlieve In A
Cure returned to the top spot in the Diamond standings
May 7 with games of 864, 939 and 831 for a 2,634
total. East Coast of Palm Harbor, Florida, previously
held the lead with 2,588.
Milligan, a 38-year-old right-hander and the 2005
USBC Queens champion, was joined by USBC Hall of
Famer Lynda Barnes (677), Kendra Gaines (625) and
Team USA’s Shannon O’Keefe (592).
The pins continued to fall for Milligan in doubles and
singles May 8 as she added sets of 760 in doubles and
669 in singles to claim the Diamond All-Events lead
with a 2,169 total. Barnes contributed a 644 effort to
catapult the duo into the lead in Diamond Doubles with
1,404.
New USBC Hall of Famer Liz Johnson of Cheekto-
waga, New York, and Caryn Evitts of Waukegan, Illi-
nois, previously held the lead in Diamond Doubles with
1,377, while Johnson topped the all-events standings
with 2,112.
―This week has been amazing,‖ said Barnes, a 47-
year-old right-hander who made her 24th tournament
appearance. ―It's always fun when we get the chance
to get together. We always have a blast. To watch
Tennelle bowl that well gave me goose bumps. She
just threw so many great shots, and it's fun to watch
somebody you care about bowl so good.‖
Barnes finished her title defense by moving into ninth
place in Diamond All-Events after adding scores of 677
in team and 615 in singles for a 1,936 total.
The Ruby and Sapphire Divisions also got new team
leaders at the NBS on May 7 as Altitude With Attitude
of Buena Vista, Colorado, and Turkey Club of Lennon,
Michigan, moved into the lead in each, respectively.
Altitude With Attitude finished with scores of 662, 727
and 787 for a 2,176 total. ABT of Taylorsville, Utah,
previously held the top spot with 2,152.
Penny Matthies set the pace for Altitude With Attitude
with a 584 series and was joined by Tamara Smith
(563), Sue Rann (533) and Kelly Phillips (496).
Turkey Club had games of 635, 573 and 594 for a
1,802 total. The Leftovers of Loveland, Colorado, pre-
viously held the lead with 1,767.
Melanie Wrenn led the way with a 547 series and
bowled alongside Susan Tarrant (483), Renee Dugas
(396) and Charlene Hebekeuser (376).
Diamond Team includes four-player teams with com-
bined entering averages of 725 or more. Ruby Team
has bowlers with combined averages of 650-724, and
Sapphire Team features teams with combined aver-
ages of 574 and below.
2015 USBC WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIPS At Na-
tional Bowling Stadium, Reno, Nev.
(Top 5 division leaders with hometown and pinfall) As of May
8, 2015
TEAM Diamond
(For bowlers with combined averages of 725 and
above)
1, Bowlieve In A Cure (Lynda Barnes, Tennelle
Milligan, Kendra Gaines, Shannon O’Keefe), Arlington,
Texas, 2,634. 2, East Coast, Palm Harbor, Fla., 2,588.
3, Striking is Fun 2, Oregon, Ohio, 2,505. 4, UCAN-
BOWL2, Newhall, Calif., 2,449. 5, Axis Rotation,
Campbell, Calif., 2,418.
Ruby
(For bowlers with combined averages of 650-724)
1, Altitude With Attitude (Sue Rann, Kelly Phillips,
Penny Matthies, Tamara Smith), Buena Vista, Colo.,
2,176. 2, ABT, Taylorsville, Utah, 2,152. 3, Whitman
and Son Drywall, Paducah, Ky., 2,145. 4, Barb’s
Stormin Babes 3, Brookfield, Wis., 2,102. 5, H&R
Block, Maquoketa, Iowa, 2,069.
Emerald
(
For bowlers with combined averages of 575-649)
1, The Incredibowl
(
Chonthida Athiprayoon, Elaine
Purdy, Marilyn Barcelona, Ann McGee), Campbell,
Calif., 2,000. 2(tie), Tire Associates Warehouse,
Cleveland, Minn., and Tenth Framers, San Antonio,
1,984. 4, Head Pin Hunters, Waukegan, Ill., 1,976. 5,
Lady Rollers, Clarksville, Tenn., 1,972.
Sapphire
(For bowlers with combined averages of 574 & below)
1, Turkey Club (Melanie Wrenn, Charlene He-
bekeuser, Susan Tarrant, Renee Dugas), Lennon,
Mich., 1,802. 2, The Leftovers, Loveland, Colo., 1,767.
3, AJ’s Jokers, Bonners Ferry, Idaho, 1,760. 4, Ne-
brask Inn, Clay Center, Neb., 1,758. 5(tie), Lundeen
Ford, Annandale, Minn., and Lee’s Lucky Ladies,
Rugby, N.D., 1,744.
DOUBLES
Diamond
(For bowlers with combined averages of 380
and above)
1, Tennelle Milligan, Arlington, Texas/Lynda Barnes,
Double Oak, Texas, 1,404. 2, Caryn Evitts, Waukegan,
Ill./Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 1,377. 3, Diana
Zavjalova, Beavercreek, Ohio/Danielle McEwan, Stony
Point, N.Y., 1,356. 4, Tracy Anderson, Prospect
Heights, Ill./Samantha Kelly, Streamwood, Ill., 1,326.
5, Shannon O’Keefe, O’Fallon, Ill./Kendra Gaines, Or-
lando, Fla., 1,324.
Ruby
(For bowlers with combined averages of 350-379)
1, Debra Klocek, Fort Atkinson, Wis./Shirley
McCallum, Rochester, Minn., 1,129. 2, Liz Hunt, Or-
lando, Fla./Anne Smith, Apopka, Fla., 1,100. 3, Kim
Clements/Regina Jordan, Lubbock, Texas, 1,094. 4,
Cordelia Wisenbaker, Houston/Brenda Moore, Bay-
town, Texas, 1,071. 5, Kortnee Jackson, Los Angeles/
Deborah Sanders, Bellflower, Calif., 1,066.
Emerald
(For bowlers with combined averages of 575-649)
1, The Incredibowl
(
Chonthida Athiprayoon, Elaine
Purdy, Marilyn Barcelona, Ann McGee), Campbell,
Calif., 2,000. 2(tie), Tire Associates Warehouse,
Cleveland, Minn., and Tenth Framers, San Antonio,
1,984. 4, Head Pin Hunters, Waukegan, Ill., 1,976. 5,
Lady Rollers, Clarksville, Tenn., 1,972.
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XBowling Named the Official App
of the Bowling Industry
Mobile Game Platform Unites New Generation of Bowl-
ers from Across the Globe
ARLINGTON, TEXAS (May 14, 2015) – Strike Ten En-
tertainment (STE) and Sports Challenge Network (SCN)
have entered into a multi-year agreement that
names
s the bowling industry’s official mo-
bile app. The joint venture seeks to amplify the sport’s
appeal to current and new bowlers alike, connecting the
physical sport to social mobile game play while at the
same time helping bowling centers establish and deepen
relationships with their bowlers.
The first-of-its-kind mobile bowling app, XBowling lets
bowlers connect and compete head-to-head with other
bowlers around the world using their smart phones. The
XBowling Business Builder then provides a platform for
bowling center proprietors and managers to re-market to
their customers via email or in-app notification, custom-
ize the app to their bowling center, manage loyalty pro-
grams, and receive insightful reports.
―XBowling empowers bowlers to connect and play in a
way this sport has never before seen,‖ said Strike Ten
Entertainment President John Harbuck. ―We believe this
new technology will galvanize a new level of excitement
and participation in the sport of bowling, especially
amongst youth players.‖
As part of the exclusive multiyear agreement, STE and
SCN will launch a robust national XBowling campaign
that seeks to attract new bowling fans and sponsors and
further bolster support of the bowling industry as a
whole.
XBowling works in every bowling center in the world –
over 5,000 centers in the U.S. alone. It can be used with
manual data input, or in XBowling-Activated centers with
automatic pinfall capture. Currently, there are more than
300 XBowling-Activated bowling centers across 47 U.S.
states and nine countries. XBowling-Activation is free to
bowling centers.
―The XBowling platform goes beyond the app, giving
bowling centers a way to establish relationships with
their bowlers,‖ Bowling Proprietors’ Association of Amer-
ica Executive Director Frank DeSocio said. ―The app
gives consumers a reason to engage, and the XBowling
Business Builder gives proprietors a way to respond with
communications and incentives to drive more bowling.‖
XBowling CEO Tim Minard reflected on the partnership,
―We are honored and humbled to be a part of the great
sport of bowling – it’s a staple in our communities, and
one of the original social networks. XBowling strength-
ens the core nature of bowling, extending socialization,
entertainment and competition for bowlers while helping
bowling centers form stronger relationships with their
customers.‖
―In all sports, you’re seeing a desire by fans and partici-
pants to quantify their performance and to share
achievements in real-time using the web,‖ United States
Bowling Congress Executive Director Chad Murphy said.
―XBowling does just that for the sport of bowling, and
goes a step further letting remote participants compete
against each other. Collaborating to bring innovation to
our classic sport is a goal of the USBC, so we’re pleased
to work with XBowling to build a future for the sport.‖
This year, XBowling is the title sponsor of the Intercolle-
giate Team Championships, which brings together the
top 16 college men’s and women's teams to compete for
the Kerm Helmer Cup. Additionally, the XBowling plat-
form was also recently named the official live scoring
partner of the USBC Open Championships and the
USBC Women’s Championships. Tournament-goers and
other fans back home can follow the action in the free
XBowling App or on the web, available
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can view scores of all tournament bowlers as they com-
pete.
