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Senior City Tournament

Unofficial Final Standings

Regular City Tournament Entries Available Online

The final details of the 2008-09 City Tournament are being ironed out, so entry forms will be appearing in area centers by November 10.

Details on new features in the works, include a "bounty" offered to the top finishing teams representing leagues in the city.

The premise is simple. Send a team from your league to the City Tournament and - in addition to qualifying for the standard prize list - they might earn a nice check made out to your league!

This season, the tournament will be held at Rude's Lanes in DeForest (team event, Masters) and Waun-A-Bowl in Waunakee (minor events).

Last Years Results

High School Bowling Logo Contest

The Wisconsin High School Bowling Club Committee and the Bowling Centers Association of Wisconsin is looking for their high school bowlers to create and design a new logo each year for the State Tournament in March.

The winning entry will be awarded a $250.00 scholarship. Entries are due by December 20, 2008.

Download the contest flyer for more details.

Contest Details

Ask the Pro Shop

This month, the Pro Shop is a bit philosophical.

Dear Pro Shop,
I am thinking of dropping down to one day a week league bowling. Will it affect my scores?

Pro Shop Answer,
The quick response is yes.

The great part of bowling is that it is a sport; the bad part of bowling is that it is a sport.

Despite participating in less 'competition', any bowler can improve their scores at any time by seeking advice from a certified coach or by taking their family just to go practice some afternoon.

Still, success in bowling, like it or not, is serious business. If it never gets beyond this initial freedom it will fail. Bowling is not necessarily the absence of stress. It is an immersion into activities that may stress us to the very limits.

Bowling is not retiring from daily battle. Bowling is even more demanding than real life. It asks unremittingly for our very best. And as with health, our usual best means our physical and mental best.

After all, if it is difficult, it is also rewarding.

Incorporate bowling into your play too, and you can continue to succeed.

Have a Question? Ask the Pro Shop

League Officer Sweeper Results

This year, the League Officer Sweeper at Prairie Lanes was dominated by a determined number of MBA and MWBA directors with only one league officer was able to crack the top seven and cash in the event.

With respect to full disclosure, however, five of the other six cashers in the event hold dual roles as league officers AND MBA or MWBA officers. Thus, it is apparent there is a clear benefit to being an MBA or MWBA officer - you bowl better!

The tournament winner was first term director and MBA Hall of Fame member Mark Habich, who fired a 676 series. Habich won $50.00.

Keith Ochalla, league secretary of the Thursday Morning Thunder League at Bowl-A-Vard Lanes rolled a 692 series to place second in the tournament and earn the $40.00 second place check.

Fellow Hall of Fame members Greg Stauffacher (MBA Director and President of the Dream Lanes Major League) and Gary Zuege (MBA Director and President of two Vegas Leagues) rounded out the top four. Stauffacher had the only 700 in the tournament, a 702.

Thanks to Prairie Lanes for hosting, and to all who participated.

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Next Issue - Mid November

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Madison USBC Youth Present
Family Twosome Tournament

The USBC Youth Leaders of Madison are hosting a Family Two-some tournament January 24-25 at Bowling Green Recreation center.

For more information, contact your Youth League advisor or coach, or call Nick Powers at 513-2881.