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Nell went on to win two All-Events Titles too. He was elected President of the Central States Bowling Guild in 1966 and again served two terms. In addition, he has 15 Greater St. Paul Association titles. He went on to represent Minnesota at Washington D. C. in July of 1961. His high game is 300 (4), and his high series is 790. Gehrig played first base for the N.Y. Yankees for 2,130 consecutive games. Nancy had a 228 contribution. He was also a member of the Tribune Classic Board. He was a Minneapolis USBC Association Director for ten years serving from 1991 to 2000. Minnesota State Bowling Association; All News; . Back a few years ago, he was better known for his bowling ability. Sharon has won the St. Paul City Tournament Doubles Event in 2004 and she won the 2004 State Mixed Scratch Doubles Event. Category:Meritorious ServiceBorn:03/20/1942Passed: Wally has been bowling in the Minneapolis area since 1960. 2100 Freeway Boulevard, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430-1735, 19942023 Then in 1976-1977 she won the All Events crown again. 4 Mixed Team (2 man, 2 women) Scratch Game of 900 or Greater.4 Mixed Team (2 man, 2 women) Scratch Series of 2700 or Greater. Mavis won the Minneapolis City Womens Tournament All Events Titles in 1966-1967 and in 1969-1970. On January 13, 1953, he was appointed as a Director of the American Bowling Congress and was re-elected every year for the next 20 years, becoming a Life Member in 1973. His league average was consistently around 175 but Earl really excelled by his devotion, dedication and service to the game. Earl visited local businesses, retirement complexes and handicap care providers in order to accomplish this feat. His high game was 288 with a high series of 726 and a season high average of 199. In the Minneapolis City Tournament, Steve has 5 first place finishes and they are as follows: 1975 All-Events Champion with a 1,991; 1975 Doubles Title with John Eiss (HOF 1990) when they combined for 1,382; 1978 and 1983 Actual Team Titles and a Team All-Events Title in 1978. Ron represented Minnesota in the ABC/WIBC National Seniors Championships in Toledo, Ohio in 1991. Mavis won the Stranskys Diamond Classic in 1951 and she won a car on Bowlerma. Merv was the 1969 Singles Match Game Champion at Cedar Lanes, compiling a 217 average. Terri was part of the Minnesota record setting mixed team series while competing in the New Hope Lanes Classic League where they shot a 3,701 series. His highest average was 196. He has bowled in the American Bowling Congress National Tournament for 12 years and the Minneapolis City Tournament for 16 years to list a few. In 1973 she won the WIBC National 600 Club Tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada and in 1970 she won the WIBC National 700 Club Singles Tournament in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Category:Meritorious ServiceBorn:02/25/1933Passed:10/26/1990. He traveled with Junior McMahon doing clinics and bowling doubles matches. She has been a delegate to both the National WIBC and Minnesota conventions. He holds one St. Paul Team Challenge Title in 2003 bowling with the On Track/Custom Thumbs B team and was part of the team at Matties Lanes in the 13th annual Team Challenge to throw a baker 300 game on December 3, 2006. Category:Superior PerformanceBorn:07/14/1901Passed:07/09/1966. He was competing with the Grain Belt Beer team in 1976 when they won the Minnesota State Tournament Actual Team Event. He was involved in all areas in the bantam, junior and senior YABA leagues. Dave joined mens leagues when he was old enough and he bowled in the Apple Classic. She has served on all committees. CHAMPION (RECORD) RUNNER-UP SCORE THIRD PLACE CONSOLATION; 1947--St. (1990, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2000 and 2004). Sam recalls being an alley rat early on in his career. He was an outstanding fast pitch softball pitcher and one of the countrys better horseshoe throwers. The Beavers have played a much tougher schedule with five of their 11 wins coming against the top two teams in the WCHA - Minnesota State and Bowling Green. She went on to serve the organization by serving as a bowling coach for the YABA members. Bob represented the United States in the FIQ (Federation Internationale De Quilleurs) World Tournament in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1971. Well, he went on to throw another 300 game. Category:Superior PerformanceBorn:10/04/1968Passed: Bob started his bowling in juniors at the age of 5 at Diamond Lake Lanes North in 1973. In the Minnesota State Tournament, Bob was part of the 1975 team that won the Actual and Handicapped Team Titles and won the 1989 Actual Doubles Event with John Hildebrandt when they shot 1,337. Suite 300 St. Paul, MN 55117-1362. He contributed his knowledge and love of bowling to the Minneapolis District Bowling Association for over 40 years. He has many 300 games and a high series of 821 at the time of his induction. She served as chair or member of most of the associations committees. Most recently Lynn was a member of the Transition Board for the newly merged associations of the men, women and youth associations which is now the USBC. He also competed in sanctioned leagues for over 48 years and participated in over 25 city, state and national tournaments. Donnelly has a 216 high year-end average. While there, he began campaigning for junior bowling in the Twin Cities. He purchased Parkway Lanes and Parkway Bowling Supply. Tom also used his spare time as a volunteer for bowling activities in the area. She was named to the St. Paul All City Team, 1st Team in the 2000-2001 season and the 2nd Team in the 1996-1997 season. Earl passed away leaving a huge void in the Association office. Although he retired in 1975, he remained part owner of the business, and his son managed the center. In 1948 he purchased Robin Lanes, which he operated until 1963. He holds thirteen (13) Minnesota State Tournament Titles and 14 career wins in the Central Bowlers Alliance (CBA) and was on the First Team All Star team five (5) times and the second team All Start team in the 2003-2004 season. She served the Minneapolis Womens board for one year. Tom has been a member of teams that have won the major team tournaments in the state including Alexandria, St. He was the commentator on Bowlerama, and commentator and Master of Ceremonies on All-Star Bowling. St . In 1983 Bruce started winning, both locally and placing very high nationally. Phill has been a league secretary for a total of 29 years with the longest as secretary of the 27th & Lake A League from 1968 to 1989 at Stardust Lanes in South Minneapolis. He has 3 Senior CBA titles. Sam has won titles in the Minneapolis City Tournament 8 times. One of his early role models was Dick Weber. He also served as a National Director. In 1998 Carl had the honor of representing our Association locally when the Team USA Regional Finals were held at Brunswick Eden Prairie Lanes. He won the Minnesota State Tournament Singles Event in 1961 with a 699 series and shared in the Doubles Title with Clyde Hobbs in 1965. At the 1984 Minneapolis City Tournament while competing for Budweiser, Paul was part of the team that won the Actual Team Title with a 3,167 series. He is also in the Minnesota Horseshoe Hall of Fame. She has been a 200+ average bowler since 1988. Bill started bowling in 1914 and was one of the outstanding team members in local history. In addition to competition, Tom volunteered his time with the Minneapolis District Bowling Association for 21 years. Category:Meritorious ServiceBorn:06/23/1932Passed:06/21/2007. They put on Rod Newberg Bowling Clinics. Rosie began her bowling career in 1925 competing in the Ladies City League. Category: Memorial Honor Roll Born: 12/19/1925 Passed: 06/24/1992. Tim and Mike have benefited from Bobs willingness to pass on his insight and love for the business. She has carried a 200 plus average for five years prior to her induction, with her highest being 217. This is a time when there were only 8,750 members. She was a Delegate to the Minnesota State Convention for seven years. She has served as President and Secretary to this organization over the years. He has become one of the most competitive bowlers in the Twin Cities with many additional titles to his credit. Category:Superior PerformanceBorn:12/23/1904Passed:02/02/1998. Joe has assisted and volunteered for many bowling activities and tournaments over the years. Wayne contributed a 744 series in the Schmidt Open team event at Minnehaha Lanes in 1983 when his team won the event with a 3,353 team series. Jim was manager of the billiard room at the Minneapolis Club in 1964. Rosie competed with a 2-finger ball for many years in Mens Leagues when that was a rarity. Her are some of her accomplishments; she has won the Elsies Lucky 13 Tournament, Honeywell Mixed Couples and Singles Champion (2 times), Minneapolis City Senior Tournament Champion, Minnesota State Senior Tournament Champion (2 times) and a Minneapolis City Tournament Doubles Champion in 1969-1970 with Mavis Simco (Tuttle) (HOF-1987). In addition, he has served on the Executive, Suspension, Re-Rating and Awards Committees. Chris spent 65 years of his life bowling. She served as league President of the Banana Split League at East Side Lanes and as Secretary of the Pinsetters Paradise League at Lowry-Emerson Lanes. When he won the IBA (International Bowling Association) Tournament it was with a record 1,974 total. Her high series is 82_. Minnesota State High School League, 2022-2023 State Tournament Media Information, MSHSL Student Advisory and Leadership Team. In 1941 in St. Paul, Les had a 662 in the team event in the American Bowling Congress National Tournament when St. Paul House fired a 3,027 series. The second title came in 1961-1962 when she won the Doubles crown with Mavis Simco where they shot a 1.224 series. Lee has been in the bowling business for 34 years. The ten-pin rule is: If your average is 10 pins higher in league bowling after 21 games than your last year's average, you must report this average as the average to be . His highest league average was 234, Category:Meritorious ServiceBorn:08/01/1935Passed:06/19/2006. He always called bowling his main job according to Mike Light Sr. Mike was featured in a book Bowling is for Me published in 1981 by Lerner Publications Company. He started bowling as a youngster in North Minneapolis. She has participated in Minnesota State Tournaments and the National WIBC Tournaments. She served as Co-Chair Woman for the 1990 US Olympic Festival, was a member of the Junior Bowling Board of Directors and she was Chair Woman of the National Junior Championships when they were held in the Twin Cities. Adapted Bowling, ASD . He was a member of the PBA for three years and bowled in nine events. That same year Brad started working at Bowl-O-Mat (Fairlanes) in St. Anthony, Minnesota. In the Greater St. Paul City Tournament Ken was part of the team that won the Actual and Handicapped Titles in 1982. Chuck has 8 Central Bowlers Alliance (CBA) titles and was elected to the CBA Hall of Fame in 1999 for Superior Performance. She has accumulated over 13-700+ series and has held a 200 average for many years. He has been a member of very strong bowling teams for numerous years and has always been on top of his game with one of the smoothest approaches in bowling. From1997-98 to 2003-04. Dec 14, 2022. Still, the professional men's and women's bowling tours . His high game was 289 and series was 771. He served on several committees including Re-Rating and the Tournament Committee. YEAR CLS. Her career high game is 279 with a high series of 675 and she has carried a 180+ average for approximately ten years. He has numerous 300s and has competed in the Minneapolis area for over 60 years and has made it to the USBC National Tournament for 40 years. Roger was apart of the Miller Beer team that won the Minneapolis City Tournament in 1983 with a total of 3,502. <$5M. She has a St. Paul Womens Bowling Association High Game award in the 1996-1997 season when she had a 300 game. Also in 1991, she won the St. Paul/Minneapolis Queens Championship. He had been a Minnesota State All-Events winner and had competed in 23 American Bowling Congress National Tournaments. The Pepsi USBC Youth Championships is a nationwide tournament open to all USBC Youth members. Category:Superior PerformanceBorn:11/24/1944Passed: Jim started his impressive career by winning the state junior title in 1960. Carl competed in leagues in the Twin Cities between the 1920s and 40s. Mary enjoyed tournaments and participated in the following:-Local 45 years-State 41 years-National 25 yearsMary also enjoyed many special tournaments including, 500 Club, 600 Club and Seniors. Sid was particularly noted for his energy and good humor on the lanes. He has served on numerous committees including, Transition Board, City Tournament, Hall of Fame Banquet, Brackets, Membership, Most Improved Tournament, Lane Certification, Public Relations and on and on. He won the Doubles crown in Hibbing with Virg Enger (HOF, 1981) and finished in second place in singles that year. An average of 254+ is a super effort. Lois has donated her time to help with Special Olympics, All-Star Elimination and the National Coca-Cola Tournaments. Researched, found and documented all the 300s and 800s shot in the Minneapolis district complete with dates, scores and lanes. In 1953 he received the Town Topper Award from the Chamber of Commerce. His bowling accomplishments spanned over 3 decades from the early 1950s to the mid 1970s. Jim was the first member to be chosen to the Hall of Fame. He has served the Minneapolis Bowling Association since 1987 and has served as a Vice President since 1996. Category:Superior PerformanceBorn:08/24/1930Passed: Bud started bowling at the age of 14 and was encouraged to bowl by his father. His high end of year average was 211. He won another league championship in the 1984-85 season in the Coors Traveling League. He has also served as chairperson of several committees. The Minnesota State Bowling Association compiled the listings of statewide scoring records from: ABC/WIBC/USBC records, Local Association, Tournaments records, Newspaper articles, Etc. Additionally, her high average is 178. She served in many capacities and she became a Director in 1971. She did compete in several leagues in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area. His high all-events of 2,072 came at the 1981 tournament in Memphis, Tennessee. Tom played a big part in bringing the National All-Star Tournament to Minneapolis in 1958. 4 Person Team Scratch Game of 1000 or Greater 4 Women Team Scratch Game of 950 or Greater.4 Person Team Scratch Series of 2817 or Greater 4 Women Team Scratch Series of 2600 or Greater. Wally began bowling in 1932 at 3rd Avenue and Lake Street. He served as Vice President from 1991-96 and as President during the 1997-98 season. In addition she was an excellent spare shooter. In 1946 he became manager of Lincoln Lanes and eventually leased the lanes. She also won the scratch and handicapped All Events Titles with a 1,913 series. Norm began contributing his time and energies into the sport during World War II. Ken has been competing in sanctioned competition for over 32 years. In a day filled with tense moments and jubilation, the Spring Lake Park bowlers were the last ones standing out of 24 teams Dec. 4, winning the Minnesota State Bowling Championship. Locally, Carol has served the needs of the bowlers by serving as league secretary of the Cedar Classic for 24 years, Vice President of Cedar Classic for 2 years and President of Elsies Classic for 4 years. Category:Meritorious ServiceBorn:08/01/1940Passed: At the point of Carols induction she was President of the Minneapolis Womens Bowling Association and has been in that capacity for the past four years. She especially enjoyed working with the little ones; they created a special place in her heart. He helped at the City Mixed Couples event for 11 years. He won the Tom Trainer Classic in 1955 with an 845 for four games. Turgeon bowled with great teams like the St. Paul House, Goodins, and Superior Dairies. Gary is in the Greater St. Paul Hall of Fame and the CBA Hall of Fame. In addition she served the bowlers directly by being secretary of the Pinsetters Paradise League for 19 years. He won his first American Bowling Congress National Title in 1965 when he was part of the team all-events held in St. Paul, Minnesota. He served as the Secretary/Treasurer for the State Senior Mens Traveling League for 12 years. Mikes favorite pastime/hobby was bowling. She had a season high average of 192 during the 1962-1963 season at Audi Bowl in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Category:Meritorious ServiceBorn:Passed: Betty has been a member of the Minneapolis Womens Bowling Association for approximately 40 years. Halversen was awarded the Minneapolis Bowling Proprietors annual Tell Him So Award in recognition of his outstanding leadership and service to the sport. John was prominent in bowling for 40 plus years. He had a banner year in 1929 when he shot a 300 at Central Lanes in the Market League, (3/4/1929). Her most recent accomplishment was in the 1987-1988 Minneapolis Womens City Tournament Doubles Event at Hopkins Bowl where she and teammate Juette Holseth (HOF 1991) set an all-time city record scratch doubles series of 1,320, adding four pins handicap for 1,324 to win the event. She continues to attend Leadership Conferences held at headquarters. Some of these are; National Coke Tournament, regional Collegiate tournaments, Olympic Festival, National Amateur Championships, womens US Open, Special Olympics, Minneapolis Masters Tournament, Minneapolis City Championships and the City Mixed Couples Tournaments. His high average was 196; his high series was 728. Mike had an 813, Dave Hoppenrath 728, Tom Corbett (HOF 1996) 737, Brad Subak (HOF 2001) 622 and Mark Steiner contributed 717 for a combined score of 3,617. He came to the Minneapolis area in 1905 and founded the first handicapped league. Minnesota State Bowling Association On the Web Minnesota State USBC Association :: Adult The Minnesota State Bowling Association compiled the listings of statewide scoring records from: ABC/WIBC/USBC records, Local Association Minnesota State USBC Association 61 W Little Canada Rd. The top prize was $10,000 for his 1,549 total. George has been the St. Paul Master Champion twice and has 5 titles in other tournaments including, the Hoinke Classic, Midwest Senior Classic, St. Her high year end average was 211 in 1967-1968 (second in the nation). Bruce has a total of 4 titles in the Greater St. Paul Bowling Tournament, they all were in 1983 where he won the Actual Team and Handicapped Team Titles, and he won the Actual and Handicapped Doubles Titles with Ron Nelson when they shot 1,429. Category:Superior PerformanceBorn:07/08/1931Passed: Nancy started bowling in California in 1946 and then joined leagues in 1953. She has a high average of 195 in the 1970-1971 season at Cedar Lanes. Rick has five (5) 300 games and two (2) 800 series (822 and 804) with a high season ending league average of 219 at Texa-Tonka Lanes. Category:Meritorious ServiceBorn:07/28/1911Passed: Madge has been a Director in the Minneapolis Womens Bowling Association for 11 years, Second Vice President for six years and First Vice President for four years. Scott has been on the First Team, All City team in the St. Paul Association three times, 1994-95, 2000-01 and again in 2002-03. She is a member of the National 600 Club and the Pioneer Club. Category:Memorial Honor RollBorn:03/20/1891Passed:03/13/1954. Category:Meritorious ServiceBorn:06/26/1893Passed:12/01/1982. Category:Superior PerformanceBorn:10/21/1960Passed: Steve has been bowing for 21 years in the local area and 5 years in YABA. Lois has also served as a Delegate to the State and National Conventions for over 15 years. Reservations are now being accepted for the 76th Annual Minnesota State American Legion Family Bowling Tournament to be held March 19th through April 24th 2022 SHIFT TIMES . That marked the start of a life long passion. She bowled at Carriage House Lanes, Golden Valley Lanes, Aqua Bowl, Medina and Texa-Tonka Lanes. He continued his activity in bowling as a proprietor until the 1940s. In 1962 he was elected as a Director in the Minnesota State Bowling Association. He helped form the Greater Minneapolis Bowling Proprietors Association and later served as its President, Vice-President and Secretary/Treasurer. He was also president of the Junior Bowling Council for ten years. Cloud, Minnesota Titles and Team Titles in Rochester, Minnesota at Recreation Lanes and Fairmont, Minnesota at Bowl More Lanes. He served as a Director in the Minneapolis District Bowling Association for thirteen years and Vice President for three years. She has two 300 games (8/25/1987 and 11/1/1994) and a 752 high series. Dick also holds a Singles Title in Hibbing, Minnesota. . He has a Minnesota State Tournament Team Title in 1976-77 and a Hibbing Doubles Title in 1981-82. This was just a warm up. He encouraged his sons, grandchildren and their friends to become involved in sanctioned leagues. Harry started his bowling career as a pinsetter at Dryers Lanes in 1927. His sanctioned high game was 288 with a high series of 682. In addition to this, she found the time to volunteer at other local and state YABA Tournaments including the National Coca-Cola Tournaments. In 1994 he also won the Handicapped Doubles Title. He wrote the first bowling column for Minneapolis entitled Alley Rumblings in the Minneapolis Tribune. He has competed in sanctioned league play for 45 years. Betty was President of the Minneapolis Womens Bowling Association for 29 years and was Vice President of eight years. He has been involved in many segments of the Minneapolis District Bowling Association for 18 years and he served on the Executive; Youth; Audit; Suspension; Finance and Budget; SMO and Hall of Fame committees and he was Vice President from 1996 to 2001 and President for 2 terms. He has titles at Alexandria, Fargo, and St. This was his first tournament after getting out of the hospital. He attended many National USBC Conventions, tournaments, Minnesota State meetings and all the Hall of Fame ceremonies. Her high game is 279 with a high series of 707 and a season ending high average of 197. Phill has been a certified coach and instructor helping many local boys and girls with bowling. Carols high game is 279 and her high series is 657. His teammates were Shorty Clouse (HOF 1969), Sey Olsen, Charles Mory, Stub Bedor and Fred George. Chet won the All-Events Title of the Tri-State Tournament in Rochester, Minnesota in 1954 with 1,823 total. He holds seven (7) Minnesota State Tournament Titles and eight (8) career wins in the Central Bowlers Alliance (CBA). He worked at Uptown Lanes and Diamond Lake South. He has carried an average over 200 since 1958, only six-years after taking up the sport. Brad is a member of the Central Bowlers Alliance Hall of Fame. She has helped in all facets of the Minneapolis Womens Bowling Associations activities including the junior program. He started stringing strikes in the 4th frame of the first game and rolled 18 straight. She served in the positions of Secretary/Treasurer and Tournament Director. Year Category Action; Minnesota State USBC Association - mailing address 27672 213th St. Pierz, MN. Cloud (4-team) and the Minnehaha Open in St. Paul (3-team, 1-doubles). His high average is 190, high game of 279 and a high series of 697. Charlie became a member of the Duluth Bowling Association in 1964 and served there until 1970 when he moved to Minneapolis. She was the chairperson of the scorekeepers for numerous Minneapolis and State Bowling tournaments and she was a scorekeeper at many mens and special tournaments in the area. Suite 101, Help us correct any errors and/or missing information on our web site.If you spot errors or missing info, please let us know.Send email to:office@mnstatebowl.org. Virg finished in second place in the American Bowling Congress National Tournament on three occasions. In 1963 and 1964 he won the Western Collegiate Match Game Championships. Category:Superior Performance ActiveBorn:12/14/1954Passed: Gregory S. White 12/14/1954 Superior Performance Active. Earl really enjoyed helping bowlers and he was very good at presenting at many officer-training workshops he held for secretaries and presidents. He has been a CBA Board Member for 24 years, including three years as President. He served as Executive Secretary of the Minnesota BPAA (Bowling Proprietors Association of America), City secretary, and he helped form both the Junior Board of Control and the Minnesota Bowling Council. Category:Superior PerformanceBorn:Passed: Missy has participated in over ten Minneapolis Womens Bowling Association City Tournaments. Phills most interesting sponsor was Henry W. Anderson Mortuary. He participated in 26 American Bowling Congress National Tournaments and represented the Minneapolis District Bowling Association as a Delegate to the National Convention for 28 years. He was very generous of his time in all endeavors of the association. She has over 38 series of 700+ and her high average is 213 and she has carried a 200+ average for the past seven years. She participated in as many tournaments as she could. She won the Ladies Central Bowlers Association (LCBA) Bowler of the Year in 1987-1988 and 1990-1991. She was a charter member of the Ladies Central Bowlers Association and she holds three Ladies Central Bowlers Association (LCBA) titles (October, 1983, January 1984 and September 1986).