GREENDALE, Wis. — The Women's International Bowling Congress announces the receipt of the five city invitations to host the 2008 WIBC Championship Tournament and Annual Meeting. The cities under consideration are Detroit (Detroit WBA); Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Broward County WBA); Kansas City, Mo. (Greater Kansas City, Mo., & Wy-Jon, Kan., WBAs); Milwaukee (Milwaukee WBA); and Reno, Nev. (Greater Reno WBA). All inviting cities have the support of their respective local women's bowling association(s).
These five cities, pending the successful completion of a city contract, are competing for the opportunity to host the world's largest participatory sporting event for women. The WIBC Site Committee will visit all five cities and then make recommendations to the Executive Council whether the invitations should be accepted. If the invitations are accepted, delegates will vote on the 2008 site at the Annual Meeting in Wichita, Kan., May 3-5, 2004.
The WIBC Championship Tournament is the premier event for amateur women bowlers. The 2004 Championship in Wichita, Kan., will attract approximately 42,500 women, with an expected economic impact of more than $22 million on the local economy.
All five competing cities have previously hosted the WIBC Championship Tournament: Detroit in 1928 and 1953; Fort Lauderdale in 2001; Kansas City in 1946 and 1972; Milwaukee in 1926, 1942, 1977 and 2002; and Reno in 1988, 1997, 2000 and 2003.
Host cities for future WIBC Championship Tournaments are:
In other news, Cora Fiebig, Madison Heights, Mich., and Dorothy Rowe, Phoenix, Ariz., have been elected to the WIBC Hall of Fame. Fiebig will become the 91st woman to be inducted into the WIBC Hall of Fame for superior performance during the 2004 WIBC Annual Meeting in Wichita, Kan., May 3-5, while Rowe will become the 52nd woman to be inducted for meritorious service.
Scoring records were set in seven events in three divisions in the 2002 Women's International Bowling Congress Championship Tournament, which concluded June 11 in suburban Milwaukee.
Nearly 42,000 bowlers competed for a prize fund of almost $1.4 million in the 83rd annual spring event for WIBC members that began April 13.
The following results are unofficial pending verification. Here is a recap of the tournament champions in the four divisions:
Three records were set in Classic Division competition. Professional Women's Bowling Association star Wendy Macpherson captained the High Roller, Cherry Hill, N.J., team of Henderson, Nev., to a second team title with a record-setting 3,327 score.
The series included a record-breaking team game of 1,208, followed by 1,075 and 1,044. Jill Albrecht, Burlington, Wis., led the team with a 741 series, which included a 290 high game. Gina Daroszewski, Milwaukee, rolled a 716 series and was followed by Macpherson, Henderson, 683, Marlis Tapp, Portage, Mich., 612, and Carol Gianotti-Block, Henderson, 575.
In the doubles event, Kathy Tribbey and Jody Ellis combined their talents and captured the title with a 1,434 score. Tribbey, Newberg, Ore., had 244, 216, and 247 games for a 707 series. Ellis, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., by way of South Africa, bowled a 727 series with 212, 258, and 257 games.
Theresa Smith, Indianapolis, has been bowling since she was 5 years old, and her longtime dedication to the sport paid off as she won the singles event with a 752 series. The 221-average bowler rolled games of 255, 183, and 268.
A third Classic Division record was shattered when PWBA standout Cara Honeychurch of Melbourne, Australia, rolled a nine-game series of 2,150 to win the all-events crown. Honeychurch surpassed the 2,147 standard set by 2001 PWBA Player of the Year Carolyn Dorin-Ballard in 2000.
Honeychurch started by rolling a 703 series in the team event with 234, 235, and 234 games. She followed with 716 in doubles (258, 204, 254) and 731 (223, 259, 249) in singles.
Cara Lukosius of Brick, N.J., scaled the heights in the singles event by rolling a 300 game. The 214-average bowler opened with a 225 game, followed with 191 and finished in style with a perfect game for a 716 series. The eighth perfect game of Lukosius' 20-year bowling career was special, she said.
"This was the very best one and the most gratifying because I did it at the national tournament," Lukosius said.
The Fargo Sports team of East Moline, Ill., broke the first of two Division 1 records with a 3,000 score that included games of 987, 1,034 and 979. In the lineup were local association hall of famers Barbara Anderson, who rolled 574, Sandy Davis, 586, and captain Deb Erickson, 614. They were joined by Judy Spahn, 588, and Deanne Angaran, 638.
The second Division 1 record to fall came in doubles. Tosca Cobbien, Euclid, Ohio, and her partner Zelma Barnes, South Euclid, Ohio, combined for a 1,284 score to capture the doubles title. That score bypassed the 1,267 score established in 1993 by Oklahoma bowlers Mary Garrett and Rhondrea Simmons. Cobbien, who entered the tournament with a 185 average, rolled games of 189, 244 and 206 for a 639 series. Barnes, carrying a 191 average, contributed 184, 236 and 225 to total 645.
Kathy Pausch of Moorhead, Minn., took over the lead in the singles event with a 682 series and never was seriously challenged for that position. The 188-average bowler rolled 206, 209, and 267 games in her title-winning series.
Karleen Reynolds, Dallas, captured the all-events title with 1,870. Reynolds rolled 258, 182 and 167 games for a 607 series in the team event, then hit her stride in doubles with 269, 199, and 200 for 669. Reynolds held her own in singles with a 595 series on the strength of 179, 225 and 191 games.
The Carolina Girls of Leland, N.C., took over first place in the team event in the tournament's second week and were never seriously challenged. The team's 2,777 winning score included 933, 891, and 953 games. The squad was led by Amy Coffey, 636. She was joined by: Nicole Woodington, 528; Wendy Tate, 533; Willa White, 485; and captain Jackie Hodge, 595.
Illinois bowlers Karen Spencer, Loves Park, and Mindy Hill, Machesney, claimed the doubles title early in the tournament with a 1,206 score. Both bowlers scored well over their entering averages. Spencer, a 170-average bowler, rolled games of 216, 214, and 211 in a 641 series. Hill, carrying a 165 average, rolled games of 199, 188, and 178 for a 565 total.
Cheryl Jenkins of Chillicothe, Ill., captured the singles champion-ship with a 664 series. Jenkins, carrying a 168 average, rolled 208, 235, and 221 games to overtake Sandra Riley of Severna Park, Md., by six pins.
Sharon Ryon, Huntingtown, Md., bowled consistently over her 166 average to win the all-events title with a 1,755 nine-game series. She rolled 177, 190 and 181 for a 548 series in the team event, then followed with 568 in doubles on the strength of 179, 188, and 201 games. She capped off her performance with a 639 series in singles on games of 205, 214 and 220.
Records were broken in three of four Division 3 events.
The Elkhorn Inn team of Westbrook, Minn., set the new standard in the team event with a 2,503 series on games of 852, 789, and 862. Nancy Boeck led the squad with a 548 series. She was followed by: captain Ramona Larson, 545; Sharon Timgren, 496; Bernadine Gillette, 460; and Mardella Olson, 454. The veteran team members have each been in the sport for more than 25 years.
With one day left in the tournament, Kentucky bowlers Carmen Lipscomb and Rhonda Berry won the doubles title with a record-breaking score of 1,119. The previous record of 1,106 was established in 1997 by Des Moines, Iowa, bowlers Virginia Davis and Sandra Hudnall. Berry, a 148-average bowler, led the way with games of 140, 233, and 206 in a 579 series. Lipscomb bowled over her 134 average by rolling 143, 196, and 201 to total 540.
Age was no deterrent for Grace Krump, 71, who claimed the singles and all-events titles. The Kent, Minn., resident bowled her way into the record book by rolling a 665 series to claim the singles championship. Krump, who entered the tournament with a 149 average, rolled 216, 202, and 247 games to break the previous record by 40 pins. Michelle Ferguson of Tacoma, Wash., held the previous record. Krump added a 442 series in the team event and 523 in doubles to give her a 1,630 all-events score.
GREENDALE, Wis. — The Women's International Bowling Congress has announced that Kim Parrott, Green Bay, Wis., has been named the 2000-01 WIBC National High Average Award winner. Parrott established a 233 average for 48 games during the 2000-01 bowling season in the Riv's Rowdies league at Riviera Lanes in Green Bay.
"WIBC is pleased to acknowledge Kim's tremendous achievement in winning the 2000-01 WIBC National High Average Award," said WIBC Executive Director Roseann Kuhn. "Kim demonstrated consistent excellence on the lanes this season."
An engraved National High Average medal symbolizing Parrott's achievement will be sent to the Green Bay Women's Bowling Association for a special presentation.
Detroit's Altramese Webb originally was declared winner of the National High Average Award in October after averaging 231 in the Clover Lanes Ten Grand League at Clover Lanes in Livonia, Mich. WIBC was notified of Parrott's score after the reporting deadline, but believed it was appropriate to recognize her accomplishment with the national award.
"WIBC will review the reporting process for the selection of the National High Average Award winner so that these dilemmas may be avoided in the future," said WIBC Director of Services Sheila Nyren. "Altramese and Kim are to be congratulated on their fine performances."
The WIBC is the world's oldest and largest women's sports membership organization with nearly 1.4 million members. WIBC's mission is, "To identify and fulfill the needs of women bowlers."
October 11, 2001 — Three individuals have been elected into the Women's International Bowling Congress Hall of Fame. They include Nancy Chapman, Oneida, Wis., for meritorious service, and professional bowlers Cheryl Daniels, West Bloomfield, Mich., and Tish Johnson, Northridge, Calif., for superior performance. The three will be inducted in April at the 2002 WIBC Annual Meeting in Milwaukee.
Chapman, a WIBC Annual Meeting delegate for 33 years and a WIBC director for 14 years, also has held the national offices of WIBC 5th, 6th, and 7th vice presidents for a total of six years, as well as sergeant-at-arms for five years.
Her bowling accolades include induction into the Green Bay Women's Bowling Association and Wisconsin WBA Halls of Fame. Chapman also has received the National Women Bowling Writers' Mary Janetto and Jo Ettien Lieber awards. The Mary Janetto Award is presented to an NWBW member for outstanding promotion of local bowling. The Jo Ettien Leiber Award is presented for distinguished service to the game of American tenpins.
Having served WIBC at various levels for more than 40 years, Chapman is a WIBC Member Emerita. Her current service to women's bowling includes holding positions as NWBW first vice president and Badger State Bowling Council president. She was founder of the Wisconsin Women Bowling Writers in 1975, and serves as editor of the Wisconsin newsletter Bowling Action.
A Professional Women's Bowling Association member for more than 20 years, Daniels is recognized for her outstanding achievements.
Her on-lane bowling accolades include 10 professional titles, especially the 1995 Bowling Proprietors' Association of America U.S. Open in Blaine, Minn. She currently is ranked 11th in PWBA career earnings with more than $700,000.
Daniels' other top bowling titles include a 1995 WIBC Championship Tournament Classic Division Team championship, the 1979 Michigan State University Spartan Masters and 1978 All-American Youth Championships. Daniels has been honored as a two-time WIBC All-American and has been inducted into both the Detroit and Michigan WBA Halls of Fame.
A two-time Professional Women's Bowling Association Player of the Year, Johnson is one of the most popular women in professional bowling. She recently became the third pro bowler to bank more than $1 million in career earnings.
Johnson's professional career spans 21 years and includes 24 titles. Her most recent pro title was the $50,000 Wheelchair Awareness Classic at Country Club Bowl in Mesa, Ariz., June 7. She is best recognized for her unique delivery and extraordinary talent.
Johnson's bowling accolades include several awards such as 1990 Bowling Writers Association of America Bowler of the year, Bowling Magazine's Bowler of the 1990s, 1980 WIBC Alberta E. Crowe Star of Tomorrow, WIBC National High Average, PWBA High Average, WIBC All-American, and Bowler's Journal All-American. In 1996, Johnson became the first woman to win the Super Hoinke Classic $100,000 first prize. She was inducted into the Women's Professional Bowling Hall of Fame in 1998.
The Women's International Bowling Congress announced that Storm Products Inc. has renewed its agreement to sponsor the 2002 WIBC Senior Queens Tournament scheduled for May 6-10 in Milwaukee.
Storm will enter its third consecutive year of sponsoring the Senior Queens Tournament, a relationship dating back to the event's inauguration in 2000. As part of the agreement, Storm will receive extensive exposure through various advertising vehicles promoting the event including print, broadcast, signage, online promotion, and other outlets.
"Storm is proud to continue our sponsorship of the WIBC Senior Queens Tournament," said Barbara Chrisman, co-owner of Storm Products Inc. "The Senior Queens Tournament is a great concept and we feel it can only get better with age."
Said WIBC Executive Director Roseann Kuhn: "We are very pleased to continue our partnership with Storm for the WIBC Senior Queens. Not only is Storm very supportive of the Senior Queens Tournament, Barbara and her staff continue to do whatever they can to enhance and promote women's bowling in general."
The WIBC Senior Queens Tournament is open to all WIBC members age 55 and older. A printable entry form is available at the WIBC Tournament web site. Entries for the Senior Queens must be received by 7 p.m. on May 5. Visit the tournament site or call 414/423-9006 for more information.