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MAY 23, 2019 CALIFORNIA 7502B Florence Ave, Downey,O CAWLING 90240 • Website: CaliforniaBowlingNews.com • Email: [email protected] N • Office:EWS (562) 807-3600 Fax: (562) 807-2288 PWBA Hall of Fame Welcomes Leanne Hulsenberg Wendy MacPherson and Donna Conners Anne Marie Duggan received special recognition during Wednesday's ceremony WICHITA, Kan. - The Queens, and won her sec- Professional Women's ond major title at the 2011 Bowling Association U.S. Women's Open. She is Hall of Fame inducted its third on the PWBA all-time first class in 16 years on titles list behind Lisa Wag- Wednesday night before an ner (32) and Aleta Sill (31) audience that featured hall and made more than 100 of fame members and cur- appearances on television. rent PWBA Tour players. The 1987 Bowling Di- The induction ceremony gest Rookie of the Year, was held in conjunction when she won three titles, with the 2019 United States Hulsenberg became the Bowling Congress (USBC) first bowler to capture Queens, the first major of back-to-back PWBA Player the PWBA Tour season. of the Year honors in 1990 The 2019 PWBA Hall and 1991. She was selected of Fame class of Wendy to the Bowlers Journal In- Macpherson and Leanne ternational All-American Hulsenberg, both induct- Team 18 times, includ- ed for Performance, and ing 12 selections to the Donna Conners, selected first team, and was named in the Meritorious Service/ Women's Pro Bowler of Builder category, was the the Year three times (1990, Anne Marie Duggan, Donna Conners, Wendy MacPherson and Leanne Hulsenberg first class to join the hall of 1991, 2002) by Bowling fame since 2003. Digest. took out a $2,000 loan and on Wednesday at the USBC career. One of the reasons lieve young people need Leanne Hulsenberg She was inducted into gave me their minivan so Women's Championships. I wanted to be part of the role models, since I had captured 26 PWBA titles the USBC Hall of Fame in I could go out on tour," "I won three titles my first PWBA when it came back so many great ones when I from 1987 through 2002, 2008. said Hulsenberg, who also year, paid them back, and was not just because I love started my career. My wish including the 1999 USBC "In 1987, my parents rolled a 300 game earlier that was the start of my bowling, but because I be- continued on page 5 BJI FEATURES PBA “SIDELINE REPORTER” Deaf Leader & Hall of Famer Connie Marchione Passes KIMBERLY PRESSLER IN PODCAST Born in Detroit to Italian and all-around nice guy. now serves up scoops for will forget. immigrants, Dominic and He joined his first bowling viewers about adjustments The conversation cov- Angela Marchione. Mar- team in 1943 and continued and storylines the audience ers a broad range of topics, ried for 66 years to the love bowling untilNovember would not know about if including the 20th anniver- of his life Dorothy Marie. 2018. Pressler were not down in sary of Pressler's win in the Father to 3 children Teresa He was a winner of numer- the trenches with the play- 1999 Miss USA pageant, Marie, Doreen Ann (Mel ous awards for his writing Constantino Louis Marchione ers and tour reps. what it was like to subse- Mulligan) and Michael and his prolific involve- counts is on the scorecard But Pressler had been quently work for Donald Louis (Kathleen). ment as a leader and mem- not the player. doing TV long before her Trump and live in Trump Grandfather to 5 Thomas ber in various bowling We all have a limited time arrival in the pro bowling Tower as the first Miss Lawrence Conroy, Timo- leagues and organizations. on this earth. As a family world. She covered a range USA since his acquisition thy Louis Conroy, Chris- He was inducted into the we are proud of all he has of sports including Moto- of the Miss Universe Or- tina Marie Schadler, Brian United States Bowling accomplished in his time. Kimberly Pressler cross, snocross, truck rac- ganization, and what it was Louis Mulligan, Jamie Congress Hall of Fame, The legacy he left is to stick Kimberly Pressler, the ing, X Games events and like to dine with Trump and Elizabeth (Mulligan)Guise- for leading a movement with things, work hard and cover subject for the May much more for major net- his then-girlfriend Melania wite. Great grandfather to that has brought more than persevere. SERVICES: issue of Bowlers Journal works such as MTV, NBC (now First Lady Melania Hayden Louis Guisewite. 50,000 deaf adults into Visitation International, has been a and ABC. As you will hear Trump) after Pressler ar- Through a childhood ill- bowling alleys all over this Saturday, May 25, 2019 mainstay on the sidelines in her conversation with rived in New York City fol- ness Constantino became country and parts of the 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM of Go Bowling! PBA Tour BJI Editor Gianmarc Man- lowing her Miss USA win. deaf at age 6. world. Funeral Service telecasts now for nine zione in a Bowlers Journal To listen to the con- He retired after working as Since 1962 he wrote hun- Saturday, May 25, 2019 years. The dawn of the PBA Podcast, some of those pri- versation, visit: https:// a Tool and Die Maker, the dreds of newspaper and 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Tour’s FOX Sports era this or TV gigs made for some soundcloud.com/user- majority of his adult life. magazine articles persuad- San Fernando Mission Cemetery season saw her role expand pretty hair-raising experi- 658733792/kimberlyedit- He loved all sports.He was ing the deaf and hearing 11160 Stranwood Avenue with that network as she ences that Pressler never final a gentleman, humanitarian, that the only handicap that Mission Hills, CA 91345 Xframe Bowling Tour “MEMORIAL SPECIAL" CAL BOWL $6,000 1st Place Guaranteed with Full Bonuses 3 Big Days May 24-25-26 “NEW" BIG BONUSES PAGE 2 CALIFORNIABOWLINGNEWS.COM MAY 23, 2019 Comments Regarding The 2019 USBC National Convention And The GOVERNANCE Of The SPORT Of BOWLING by Frank Weiler LAS VEGAS, NV. – I attended this years USBC NATIONAL CONVENTION as a Voting Delegate representing the USBC CITRUS BELT ASSOCIATION. The Convention was held at the Orleans Hotel and Convention Center from April 29 to May 2. I salute our National Officers and Staff for being available and cordial throughout the week. Overall, the Convention was a “MILK TOAST AFFAIR” like the last few conventions. Back in the old ABC (Ameri- can Bowling Congress) days leadership was questioned and accountability demanded. Those days are long gone. Now CARNIVAL ELIMINATOR the delegates seem to be willing to rubber stamp every recommendation, for approval or rejection, that the Board and Adults USBC Bowlers Only! it’s Legal and Legislative Committee makes. JUNE 09 As a result, very little meaningful legislation was proposed and passed. What was proposed was little debated. When FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: RIVERSIDE LANES 702-298-2535 EXT. 5160/5159 OR 888-590-2695 some wanted to question and discuss they were soon cut short by motions to call for the question. Those motions were passed unanimously. End of debate. MATCH PLAY SHOOT OUT! I didn’t look at my watch closely, but the entire Legislative Session seemed to take less then an hour! Every recom- Sponsored bu Hammer® mendation of the Legal and Legislative Committee was followed. “MILK TOAST AFFAIR”. JUNE 29 The main reason for the placidity of our current delegates is the form of government saddled on them. The ABC, and FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: I believe WIBC (Women’s International Bowling Congress) had more democratic forms of government then we now RIVERSIDE LANES 702-298-2535 EXT. 5160/5159 OR 888-590-2695 have under the USBC. Most decisions today are made regardless of the concerns and will of our local Associations and CRUSBC BAKER DOUBLES local bowlers. Adults USBC Bowlers Only! The ABC was governed by leaders directly accountable to our local Associations and local bowlers. The voting JUNE 30 delegates representing local Associations at each National Convention elected the National Officers, Board of Directors FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: and selected the locations and sites of each National Convention. Now we only get to elect the some of the Directors RIVERSIDE LANES 702-298-2535 EXT. 5160/5159 OR 888-590-2695 on the National Board. Now instead of us electing “OUR” National Officers, the Directors vote among themselves, in private, to decide ADULT/SENIOR VIP DOUBLES which of them will be our President and Vice President. The Board of Directors decides on the sites of our National BOWLING TOURNAMENT! Convention and Tournaments. One of their committees decides on which candidates for the National Board are quali- Locals and Walk-Ons Are Welcome! fied as future Board members. Nominations for the Board not recommended by the Nominating Committee must over- JULY 13 come difficult procedural rules before they are allowed to be added to the ballot and presented to the voting delegates FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: JESSE J. DOTSON, JR. 909-628-3966 at the National Convention. Worse yet, today’s Voting Delegates who represent our local Associations and local bowlers only get to elect about 10TH LAUGHLIN BLAST! 50% of the Directors sitting on the National Board. Now about half of the Directors on the National Board repre- Senior No–Tap Doubles Handicap Event sent Athletes, BPAA (Bowling Proprietors Association of America), and Hall of Famers. Also, two of our last three AUGUST 19–21 Presidents were Directors representing Proprietors.