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Michigan man takes USBC lead

Bo Goergen of Midland, Mich., as he rolled the highest three-game series in the history of the USBC Open Championships on Thursday. Dan MacLelland provides assistance in Bo's Team and Doubles efforts...
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199 HIGH average

When the 1901-02 season was completed, Johnny Voorheis of New York City was credited with compiling the highest league average in bowling history. The Little Wizard’s mark was 199....
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Blind Bowling

In what may have been a “first,” the New York Association for the Blind staged a bowling exhibition in 1915. Two three-man teams of bowlers — all of them totally blind — rolled a three-game ma...
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Who needs the head pin?

In contrast to McAndrews, there was Ray Griffon of Chicago. In 1927, he punched out three straight strikes in the 10th frame — without hitting the headpin on any of them....
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Hit the headpin

Jim McAndrews of Los Angeles rolled 22 frames without getting a strike on Jan. 3, 1948. What made his feat so remarkable was that he hit the headpin every time....
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Cat foul

During a 1919 tournament in Des Moines, a cat ambled onto one of the bowling lanes just as Chicago star Joe Fliger delivered his shot. The ball hit the cat, who jumped into the air, then scampered out...
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PBA World Series of Bowling (updated)

Scheduling, tournament format, field sizes and prize money for this summer’s new Professional Bowlers Association World Series of Bowling in Detroit has been confirmed.

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Michigan man takes USBC lead

Bo Goergen of Midland, Mich., as he rolled the highest three-game series in the history of the USBC Open Championships on Thursday. Dan MacLelland provides assistance in Bo's Team and Doubles efforts.

The 48-year-old right-hander, who made his 31st consecutive tournament appearance, struck 32 times on the way to games of 299, 299 and 264 for an 862 series. He topped the previous mark of 858, rolled by John Janawicz of Winter Haven, Fla., on the way to the 2004 Regular Singles and Regular All-Events titles.

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Local PBA Tour exemption (updated)

Windsor's Dan Mclelland, currently in 7th, is in the hunt to earn one of eight spots available in becoming an exempt bowler for this years upcoming PBA Tour.

Heading into Sunday’s final nine games on the Shark lane oiling pattern, the eight players in position to earn exempt PBA Tour berths were: Thomas Smallwood, Flushing, Mich.; Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La.; Cassidy Schaub, Ashland, Ohio; Tim Mack, Indianapolis; Dan McLelland, Windsor, Ontario, and Stuart Williams, England. Williams led Patterson by 16 pins in the race for the eighth exemption.

update: After 45 games to determine the finals, Dan missed the cut by only 45 pins (9379 to Dan's 9305) A great effort to say the least. Fantastic bowling Dan!

Congratulations to the winners.

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