March 13, 2010 — Adam Corder, a member of the Club Bowling Program at George Mason University, yesterday just missed qualifying for the 2010 United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Singles Championships while competing at the Allentown (PA) Sectional Qualifier site. He averaged 212 for six games and fell short of the fourth and final qualifying position by only seven pins.
Corder's performance is yet another positive step for George Mason Club Bowling. NCAUSBCA Hall of Famer Bill Grover is the program's head coach.
Meanwhile, Eric Helmrich, the 2007 NCAUSBCA Youth Scratch Invitational A Division champion who now bowls for the University of Maryland at College Park, averaged 203.3 and placed 12th.
The USBC Intercollegiate Singles Championships, which will be held May 17-18 in Euless, Texas, features 32 of the top male and female collegiate bowlers in the country competing for national titles.
March 1, 2010 — George Mason Club Bowling achieved yet another first last week as it qualified for the USBC Collegiate 2010 Sectional Qualifier Tournament. Mason qualified by finishing 50th in the Team Ranking System points earned in USBC Collegiate-certified competition this season. The team will bowl in the Allentown (PA) Sectional on March 13-14 at the AMF Parkway Lanes, which also will include Briarcliffe, Erie Community College, Hudson Valley Community College, Michigan State, Mohawk Valley Community College, Monmouth, Ohio State, Penn State, Penn State-Berks, Pikesville, Robert Morris (PA), Rochester Institute of Technology, Sacred Heart, St. Johns, Webber International, William Paterson, and Youngstown State. Webber International at No. 5, is the top-rated team at Allentown. The State of Virginia will also be represented by Virginia Tech, which will bowl in the Chattanooga Sectional.
The teams will bowl 32 Baker System games each day. The teams with the top four total pins will advance to the 2010 USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships at the El Paso Convention and Performing Arts Center on April 14-17.
— Bill Grover, Head Coach, George Mason Club Bowling
February 12, 2010 — Funeral arrangements have been announced for NCAUSBCA Hall of Famer Betty Allen, who died January 29.
On February 19, an Open Memorial Service will take place at the Galilee United Methodist Church, 45425 Winding Road in Sterling, Va. (phone: 703/430-2203) from 5 to 6 p.m., followed immediately by an Open Fellowship until 8 p.m.
A private interment will be held the next day at National Memorial Park in Falls Church, Va.
Allen served as president of the Washington, D.C. Area Women's Bowling Association in 1984-1985 and then resigned the office to assume the secretary's position for the next four seasons following the death of Dee Carl. She was inducted into the association's Hall of Fame in 1986.
August 13, 2009 — The board of directors of the Nation's Capital Area USBC Association has released new guidelines for its official ranking program for the 2009-2010 season.
The top 10 adult male and female bowlers will be recognized.
Meanwhile, the top five male and female youth bowlers in each division will be recognized.
Youth members must bowl 45 games in their division, which is determined by the bowler's age as of August 1 of the current bowling season.
There are four divisions:
The official men's and women's rankings for the 2008-2009 season are scheduled to appear in the September issue of BOWL Magazine.