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Welcome Back Bowlers!

And welcome new bowlers, too. The 2009-10 season is pretty much underway. We hope you find success on the lanes this season.

The Madison USBC Bowling Association is your local membership services organization. The MBA processes your memberships and award applications, administers your local Hall of Fame, and conducts local championship tournaments including the MBA Association Championships, Senior Association Championships, MBA Masters, and the new Senior Masters.

This season we will be looking to expand our role and offer average based singles tournaments, charity fund-raising events, and other new competitive opportunities.

Questions? Comments?

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2009-10 MBA Senior Championships

Ten Pin Alley is the host of the 2009-10 Senior Association Championships. There will be two shifts on each of five weekends starting November 1. Shift times are 11:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Champions will be crowned in the Team Event, Doubles Event, and in each of the four age divisions of Singles and All- Events. The high scratch totals in Team, Doubles, Singles, and All-Events will also earn titles.

Additionally, the tournament champions will be invited to the annual Dinner with the Champions at the Prime Quarter Steak House.

The tournament is fully handicapped, 100% to 230. Each event is only $15.00

Entry Form

2009-10 MBA Senior Masters

The MBA is pleased to present the first MBA Senior Masters. The tournament will be held on October 31 at Ten Pin Alley and will be conducted on a challenging lane condition.

The format will be four games across eight lanes. The top 1/4 will bowl two more games. The top four will roll off in a stepladder format. One in four will cash.

Entry fee for this premiere tournament is $50.00. Please note that USBC Open Championship Tournament dress code rules apply.

The champion will earn passes to the annual Hall of Fame Dinner and the annual Dinner with the Champions.

Entry Form

Leighton Team Spans 3 Generations

While processing membership applications, a number of surnames are common to some areas of the association, from the Laufenbergs of Waunakee, the Swensons of Stoughton, to the Breunigs of just about everywhere else.

But recently, a spate of Leightons came in from the Groundhog League in Sun Prairie. My curiosity was soon answered in an email from Diana Leighton.

"I am sending some pictures of my dad's 3 generation team that bowls this year at Prairie Lanes on Thursday nights at 6:30. My dad is thrilled to be bowling all together with both his sons and both his grandsons. How may sports can have a 3-generation team compete at the same level? That is something I think very unique to the sport of bowling."

It truly is a rarity. The dad she refers to is none other than MBA Hall of Fame member Phil "Whiz Kid" Leighton.

Pictured, left to right, are grandson Derek Leighton, son Don Leighton, the "Whiz Kid", son Duane Leighton, and grandson Craig Pounders.

USBC Focuses on Rewards


This season the USBC is promoting a new program - Membership Rewards. As a certified member of the USBC, you have access to savings at a variety of online retailers including Target, Sears, Old Navy, Dell, Home Depot, and Direct TV.

There are even local restaurants with special offers like JB's Italian Grille and Jamerica (recommend the jerk pork).

Already, I have taken advantage of my membership to save 7% on a recent purchase from Dell.

USBC Member Rewards

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Stories may include bowling tournament, fundraiser, or other event information, human interest bowling stories, or bowling success stories or first time accomplishments.

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Please send your completed story to the Madison USBC BA. Be sure to include important details - dates, times, game scores, pictures, or links to more information.

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