He served as a Director in the Minneapolis District Bowling Association for thirteen years and Vice President for three years. Category:Meritorious ServiceBorn:11/10/1880Passed:02/09/1970. Julie has thrown, 1 297; 1 299; 6 300s and 2 800s with her highest being 801. He was a Minneapolis USBC Association Director for ten years serving from 1991 to 2000. He has one Minnesota State Association Championship, four (4) Greater St. Paul Association Titles and he has won two (2) Minneapolis City Mixed Titles, eight (8) St. Paul Mixed Titles and four (4) Minnesota State Mixed Titles. Category:Superior PerformanceBorn:04/23/1900Passed:09/29/1987. Jim was a great match play competitor and won many match play competitions. Category:Superior Performance ActiveBorn:12/26/1940Passed: Ron began bowling at the age of 15 in the junior program. He also was a member of two Minnesota State title teams. In 1972, she won the 46th Annual Tribune Classic Womens Division and she won the first Minnesota Federal Ladies Singles Tournament in 1966 with 1 697 series. In 1962-1963 she won the All Events Title and then in 1968-1969 she won the Doubles Title with Shirley Sjostrom. He bowled with the teams of Air-Flo, Hamms Beer and East Side Beverage. He finished 3rd in Regular Singles Division in the 1963-64 American Bowling Congress National Tournament. She has won the Elsies Lucky 13 Tournament Team Event in 1983, the Fraulein Kegle Double Event with Georgene Cordes in St. Bloomington remained primarily agricultural for a century, raising produce for the growing nearby cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. It all started in 1957 when he began bowling and working at Elsies Lanes. Jerry served the YABA for over 25 years and the ABC for over 30 years. The first two leagues were at Audi-Bowl and the last one was at Holy Cross Lanes. When the Minnesota State WIBC Tournament was hosted by the Minneapolis Association, Carol was there consistently working the check in desk. He worked at the Minneapolis Recreation and owned Edina Bowling Center, Celebrity Lanes and Southdale Bowl. He included birth and death information as well as photographs. They are Singles in 1985, 1996 and 2000 and All-Events in 1985. He also worked with LeRoy Cook (HOF 1983) on the Minnesota State Senior Tournament for six years. He shot numerous 700 series with a high of 753 and was President of the Minneapolis 700 Club. His high game was 299 in 1968. In 1974, Pat created H & L Bowlers Pro Shop, the only independent pro shop at the ABC Tournament for many years. In addition, Gladys donates her time willingly to the Bowlers Victory Legion (BVL) drive, the YABA and the Special Olympics programs. As of May 2005 she has competed in 25 WIBC National Tournaments. Bill was part of the team that won the St. In addition, he was a charter member of the Minneapolis Traveling League. In the Minneapolis City Tournament Jeff paired up with Al Loth to win the Actual Doubles Title in 1985. Junie had 191-277-247 for a 715. He won another league championship in the 1984-85 season in the Coors Traveling League. He also authored a stepladder series in the American Bowling Congress National Tournament in Columbus, Ohio where his counts were 613-614-615. He won the Tom Trainer Classic in 1955 with an 845 for four games. Carol won the Minneapolis City Tournament Team Event in 1974. Olson was a member of the Brunswick Advisory Staff from 1959-62. A man involved in a shootout at a bar in St. Paul, Minnesota, bar that left one person dead and more than a dozen people wounded has been convicted of second-degree murder and four counts of attempted second-degree murder. In 1947 Sid won the Minneapolis City Tournament Singles Event with a 696. His championships include the Tribune Classic, the St. Paul Classic, the 1957 Minneapolis City Tournament Doubles with Bill Baden (HOF 1968), the 1967 Minneapolis City Tournament All-Events Champion, and was a member of the 620 Club Team that placed third in the American Bowling Congress National Tournament in 1955 with a 3,047. She bowled at Carriage House Lanes, Golden Valley Lanes, Aqua Bowl, Medina and Texa-Tonka Lanes. In 1962 he was elected as a Director in the Minnesota State Bowling Association. She mentioned she would be available to work the next season but Don put her to work immediately. Pete has a long history in the game of bowling that dates back to 1920 at Uptown and Bryant-Lake Lanes. His high average was 204 and he had numerous 700 series. Category:Memorial Honor RollBorn:03/20/1891Passed:03/13/1954. It was not until the 1930s that he broke into big time bowling. Mavis won the Stranskys Diamond Classic in 1951 and she won a car on Bowlerma. She has held many offices in all areas of the city and state associations. Category:Superior Performance ActiveBorn:06/03/1961Passed: John has four Minneapolis City Championship Titles and Minneapolis Team Title. Each year he was at Biltmore he earned the opportunity to host at least one of The Minneapolis ABC and WIBC Singles, Doubles or Team Tournaments. Their 1,499 established a St. Paul City doubles record. He bowled at Robin Lanes in the Robin Lanes Classic, Camden Lanes in the Cedar All Star, Ascension Lanes in the Pot O Gold League and at Recreation Lanes. He was also a league bowler and was close to a 200 average in his best days. He was a proprietor for three seasons at Schaefers Imperial Lanes in Columbia Heights. Carol finished 6th, Jim was 7th, and Gary finished 10th in the nation. He has served the Minneapolis District Bowling Association as a Director for 23 years. His parents and grandparents were there to encourage Daron to bowl. Jerry jumped right in and started to learn everything about the office. She participated in the Peterson Classic, Elsies Lucky 13, the Alexandria Tournament and the Kegle Tournament in St. While competing at Saxon Lanes for Rolling Innovations on January 9, 1996, he moved into the Minnesota State record scores for a five man series. In the 1950s while employed by the 7-Up Bottling Company, he even took bowling to work with him by pioneering many of the soft drink beverage teams. Vern bowled in the Richfield Businessmens League, St. Peters League, Luxury Keglers, Diamond Lake Handicapped, among others, and served these leagues by being President, Vice President and Secretary for over 35 years. Her high average of 200 was in the 1983-1984 season at Badens Stadium Bowl. He was part of the Minneapolis Team Challenge when they won in 1997 and 1999. She served as a volunteer to the US Olympic Festival in 1990 and the International Special Olympics in 1991. Cloud Team Titles at Granite Bowl. Mr. Dech had the reputation of being one of the outstanding bowling captains in city history. Category:Meritorious ServiceBorn:03/20/1944Passed: Gary played a huge part being a AJBC coach for 18 years at Elsies. As of May 2005 she has participated in 51 USBC Womens Championship/WIBC Championship Tournaments. He helped create the Twin City areas first traveling league. Greg has thrown 28 300 games. Larry is well remembered by outstanding bowlers of his time. In addition, Steve has won 12 other local tournaments. Sophie says when she started bowling in 1939 there were only 500 women in organized bowling in 15 leagues in the City. Rich has been involved in all aspects of the game. Mike started bowling in 1937 in the Monarch League. He has been named to the All Star Team nine times. In 1967 she won the Minnesota Womens Bowling Association State Team Title and the Minnesota State 600 Club Championship in 1965. Category:Meritorious ServiceBorn:06/26/1893Passed:12/01/1982. Category:Meritorious ServiceBorn:09/28/1926Passed: Tom started bowling and setting pins at the age of 14 in 1940 at the YWCA, Tuttles and Silver Star Lanes. In the 1963-64 season, at the age of 61 Stan carried a 200 average in two leagues at Audi-Bowl and was considered an outstanding bowler. After Johnson died, Hathaway ran the lanes until he sold them in 1981. Minnesota High School Bowling - Records. John has a Greater St. Paul Bowling Association Tournament victory coming in 1990-91 where he was part of the Actual Team Event Title. His high season average was 221. George has been the St. Paul Master Champion twice and has 5 titles in other tournaments including, the Hoinke Classic, Midwest Senior Classic, St. Category:Meritorious ServiceBorn:02/25/1933Passed:10/26/1990. He started bowling at the age of 14. He was very involved in and promoted the junior bowling program, turning out many strong young bowlers. Right now, Bemidji State is ranked higher in the PairWise, despite having a lower winning percentage. She has been a member of the Minneapolis Womens Bowling Association for 34 years Carol has devotedly served on the board since 1983 starting out as a director. She has bowled in 20 Minnesota State Tournaments and 20 Minneapolis City Tournaments. Val has attended the USA Junior Olympics Bowling Coaching Seminars and is a Certified Level I, II and Bronze Coach. He was President in 1946, Secretary of the Minnesota State Association from 1945-48, and Treasurer from 1954-1963. Category: Meritorious Service Born: 01/20/1917 Passed: Helma has been a member of the Minneapolis Womens Bowling Association (MWBA) for the past 46 years. He was also secretary of the junior league when he bowled at Melody Lanes in 1940. Nell went on to win two All-Events Titles too. Category: Superior Performance Veteran Born: 12/01/1926 Passed: Dick started bowling in 1948 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana before moving to Texas where he lived for 5 years. Al added 12 more lanes in 1975. Soon after he was discharged from the service, he won Stranskys Diamond Classic in 1946. He teamed with Rod Toft to win the Peterson Classic Doubles in 1978 and then set the all time record for doubles with an impressive 1,395 and he finished 3rd in singles that year with 1,648. Nationally, he has competed in the American Bowling Congress National Tournament and his highest finish is fifth place in the Doubles event with Scott Pohl. In 1941 she was a Director in the Minneapolis Womens Bowling Association and served as President from 1950-1951. In the late 60s and early 70s, Bob and Jim Madden (HOF 1986) set out to the schools to teach the game of bowling. Minnesota State Records provides access to arrest records, court records, vital records, and over 47 million public records in a fully candid and transparent way. 2023
Her high year end average was 211 in 1967-1968 (second in the nation). Her high game was 297 rolled in LaPorte, Indiana in 1975.She won four tiles in the Womens Central Bowling Association (WCBA) and she won the Womens Division of the Tribune Classic twice. 1964 brought graduation from the University of Minnesota and a move to Madison, Wisconsin to work for Oscar Meyer. She helped develop this into a scholarship tournament event. She helps run numerous other tournaments; Youth Adult, Presidents Day, Good Friday and others. Records State Tournament Souvenir Programs . At the American Bowling Congress National Tournament, Bob has achieved a milestone by participating in 25 events starting in 1965 in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was part of the Goodin Team that won 13 championships over 19 years. He has served the Minneapolis District Bowling Association for 18 years as a Director. As of the date of Johns induction he won six (6) CBA (Central Bowlers Alliance) Titles. He has participated in the USBC National Tournament for the past 23 years with a top five doubles finish in 1998 and a top twenty (20) finish in All Events in 2010. Mike has contributed the high game of 289 on the way to a five-man team game record score as well. Sody has 10-300 games and 4-800 series with 815 as his high. In 1946 he became manager of Lincoln Lanes and eventually leased the lanes. Dorek was Tournament Director for the CBA (Central Bowlers Association), and an active promoter of bowling for many years. Case in point, the Thursday Night Twilight League at Village North Bowl honored Harry by appointing him honorary president by an overwhelming margin. 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 holds one CBA championship with that coming in October 1986. In 1948 she won the first Minneapolis Times Womens Classic Tournament, a four-game actual tournament with a score of 796. Sid bowled with some great teams over the years including Washington Shirts, Fitgers Beer, Jersey Ice Cream and Justers. Four times he was the Minnesota entry in the National All-Star Bowling Championships. She carried a 200 average in the 1988-1989 season at the Minneapolis Athletic Club in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the Greater St. Paul City Tournament Ken was part of the team that won the Actual and Handicapped Titles in 1982. Elaine has run an adult/youth tournament every New Years Day for the past 13 years. Category:Superior PerformanceBorn:05/09/1912Passed:05/03/1979. Gary is in the Greater St. Paul Hall of Fame and the CBA Hall of Fame. The following items are required for the scores to be considered. Leo rolled 135-140 games on the Minnesota TV All-Star Program and averaged approximately 224. He was one of the first three local bowlers to hold a 200 average for a whole season and had a record 773 in 1918, which held for ten years. In 1958 in the Minnesota State Tournament in Rochester, Minnesota she bowled with the Pine Tavern team that won the Team Title with a 2,776 actual series. Lees most memorable bowling event was winning the Central Bowlers Alliance (CBA) title in Fargo, North Dakota. He has the following additional titles; Legion Scratch All-Events, Saint Alberts Team Event with Jim Lindquist and Roger Blad, three (3) Wright County Doubles titles, five (5) Bischoff Tournament Titles, one (1) Eau Claire CBA Sweeper, three (3) Nokomis Classic King of the Hill tournament and two (2) Rich Korth Tournament titles. In 2003 she won the Minneapolis 600 Club Scratch Singles Event with a 676 and both the St. Paul Womens Scratch Team Championship and the Minneapolis Womens Scratch Team Championship. She has held a 200+ average for the previous three seasons and has accumulated 11 700+ series with her high being 768. His career saw a 200 average, two 300 games and between the years 1926-36 a composite average of 208. Wally began bowling in 1932 at 3rd Avenue and Lake Street. Category:Superior PerformanceBorn:08/14/1929Passed: Jim was one of the first younger bowlers honored for his outstanding bowling ability. Additionally he has won fifteen (15) Saint Paul Open Championship titles. He has served the juniors in the YABA program for 14 years. Brads first 300 came on February 8, 1986 at Diamond Lake South at the Minneapolis City Tournament. She was a volunteer for many bowling events held in the Twin Cities including the State Fair Booth, US Olympic Festival, International Special Olympics, US Amateur Championships (Team USA) and the Womens US Open. In 1996 she won the St. Paul Womens Tournament Doubles Title with Diane Marget (HOF 1997) and was part of the Minnesota Mixed Team Title. In the Minneapolis City Tournament, Leif started in 1987 by winning the Actual Doubles Title with John Eiss (HOF 1990) and another with Gary Arntzen in 1995 with 1,328. Bill participated in all the City Tournaments since 1959 to his time of induction. Jim came to the Minneapolis area in 1900. She won Doubles Titles in 1987-1988 and 1992-1993 and an All Events Title in 1993-1994. Barb first served the Minneapolis Womens Bowling Association in 1954. By mid-1960, he decided to further pursue his love for the sport by dedicating his time and energy into becoming a bowling proprietor. In 1977-1978 she won the Team Event and she won the Singles Title in 1980-1981 with a 644 set. 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. He purchased Parkway Lanes and Parkway Bowling Supply. As of May 2005, Eileen had gone on to participate in 45 WIBC National Tournaments. They are 1984 Team and Team All-Events Titles and 1985 Team and Team All-Events. In 2006, Dave won the USBC Open All Events Title by shooting 780 in team, 757 in singles and 652 in doubles totaling 2,189. She was a regular participant in the local association meetings. He has been a bowling proprietor, pro shop owner (Left Right Pro Shop) and a competitive bowler for many years. Jerry and Harry moved the Hall of Fame away from the American Legion and this was a great step in bringing back the reputation and integrity to the Hall of Fame and to the Association. Corbett was the Central Bowlers Alliance (CBA) Statistician from 1984-92. In the Coors Traveling League, he was second high average with a 211 average in the 1984-85 season. In 1941 he teamed with Carl Dech (HOF 1970) to finish 3rd in the Doubles Event in the American Bowling Congress National Tournament in St. Paul, Minnesota. Toms high game is 300 (8) and a high series of 804. Juette is a member of the Bowling Writers Association of America for 13 years and the National Womens Bowling Writers for 8 years and the Midwest Bowling Writers Association for many years. He was considered one of the best junior bowlers in the state with a promising future. Ron won the Singles Event Title that year with a 751. Twin City Women's; Local Tourneys; Mn State; Twin City Masters; Lily Land; Minnesota Junior Bowlers Tour; Chippewa Valley; MJBT; MN High School Bowling; How Storm Balls are Made. Amy became a member of the Professionals Womens Bowling Association (PWBA) in the 1960s and she competed in a few of their events. Hathaway could always be counted on to remember your shoe size. By has bowled in the following classic leagues; Northwest Masters in St. Paul, Minneapolis All-Stars, East Side Majors and the Minneapolis City Senior League. She won a gold and bronze metal at the 1997 FIQ American Zone Championships. Harry started his bowling career as a pinsetter at Dryers Lanes in 1927. He was a league secretary for five years. 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 won the Doubles crown in Hibbing with Virg Enger (HOF, 1981) and finished in second place in singles that year. She was the Host Director of the Minnesota State Tournament in 1999. They are: a 1999 St Paul Actual All Events Champion, 2000 Minneapolis Mixed Couples Scratch Team Champion, a 2001 St. Paul Scratch Team Champion and the Minneapolis Mixed Couples Actual Scratch Team Champion. In 1988 at the University of Minnesota she was the Big 10 All Events winner with a 2,410 (12 games). He bowled that year with Jim Forsland of Minneapolis and Carol Kropp of Rochester in National Junior Championship Tournament. They combined for a 1,243 series. His sanctioned high game was 297 with a high series of 789. He was a charter member in the All-Star League bowling for the Jennings Tavern team. Category:Meritorious ServiceBorn:07/29/1919Passed:04/16/1999. She was on the St. Paul All City Team 1st Team, three times, (1987-1988, 1988-1989, 1993-1994). He ran the business; organized teams and leagues; cleaning and maintaining the lanes and machines; organizing tournaments; setting pins; etc. 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. High School Bowling - Records, To submit a score or scores from high school bowling, send
He bowled for 8 years with an all left-handed team, winning five consecutive league titles. He was secretary of the senior traveling league for four years. Minnesota State Bowling Association; All News; . She also was very involved in junior bowling. Kris has been a part of four record setting scores. She has one other top ten finish at the WIBC National Tournament coming in 1995 when they finished eight in the team event. Two things interrupted his bowling; the Korean War and an auto accident that fashioned a scar from his elbow to his shoulder in his right arm. Elaine has participated in the Minneapolis and Minnesota State Tournaments at various times throughout the past 33 years. She served the Minneapolis Womens board for one year. He served on several committees including Re-Rating and the Tournament Committee. On average, $220,000 in scholarship money. Office Located 211 Main Street N., Pierz, MN. Run scores and help direct players. Minnesota State Records set at the 2022 Minnesota State Bench Press Championship (1/8/2022) MN-2022-03 . He has competed in sanctioned league play for 45 years. However, his competition performance is not what brings Pete to the Hall of Fame. Category:Superior Performance VeteranBorn:12/09/1932Passed: Don competed in the Minneapolis Classic League, Minneapolis All-Star League, Minneapolis Traveling League and the Twin City All-Star. At the Greater St. Paul Association Tournament in 1981-82, Jeff was part of the team that won the Actual and Handicapped Team Titles. He won a new car in a tournament in southern Minnesota in the early 1960s. She has three 300 games at the time of her induction (3/12/1988, 3/5/1996, 10/24/1996) and as of May 2006 she has accumulated a total of eight of them. /. Bowlers used to gather for a spare tournament at Audi-Bowl. 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. She had participated in the WIBC National Tournament for a total of 27 years. He attended the Minneapolis City Tournament for twenty-five years and the Minnesota State Tournament for twenty-five years as well. He has attended six USBC National Conventions and was Director of the Year for the Minneapolis Association in 2001 and he was also recognized from the Minnesota State Board as he was the Director of the Year in 2003. Adapted Bowling, ASD ; Adapted Bowling, CI ; Adapted Bowling, PI ; Adapted Floor Hockey, CI ; . His end of the year high average was 194. She attended annual workshop throughout the country. Category:Meritorious ServiceBorn:11/11/1944Passed: Donna has a resume that demonstrates her commitment to the bowlers over the years. He has been a proprietor of several bowling establishments throughout Minneapolis with the most recent being Luxury Lanes (Airport Bowl). 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. She and her husband (Jim ~ a charter member of the Minneapolis Mens Hall of Fame), were proprietors of Central Lanes in downtown Minneapolis for many years. Bob spent many hours each week preparing for the production of the show with Steve and others. She was selected to the Minneapolis All City Team in 2004-2005 and 2005-2006. While there, he began campaigning for junior bowling in the Twin Cities. He served the Post Office Sports Council and did four years as the President and he worked the Post Office Tournaments with Norm Marietta for 37 years. He holds one St. Paul team Title and two Minnesota State Team Titles. Walter Hooper Jr. cried as he told Gov. As a bowler Dave excels, here is the short list of his titles: Dave was on the 1978 University of Minnesota Bowling Team that won the college team championship; he has 11 Central Bowlers Alliance (CBA) titles and was elected to the CBA Hall of Fame in 2001 for Superior Performance; he has 4 Minneapolis City Tournament Titles; 2 Greater St. Paul Tournament Titles; 1 Rochester Doubles Title; 3 Fargo Team Titles & 1 All Events Title and 3 St. He has become one of the most competitive bowlers in the Twin Cities with many additional titles to his credit. Category:Superior PerformanceBorn:06/12/1942Passed: At the time of his induction, Virg averaged over 200 since 1962. Category:Superior Performance ActiveBorn:02/26/1942Passed: Bruce started bowling in 1955 at the age of 13 at Skylanes in south Minneapolis. From1997-98 to 2003-04. Bye started bowling in 1947 in Hudson Wisconsin in a 4-lane house. His high all-events of 2,072 came at the 1981 tournament in Memphis, Tennessee. He was very generous of his time in all endeavors of the association. Not just the scores, but the whole game. She has been listed on the WIBC National Average Listing in the 30-39 year category and has dedicated over 40 years to the sport. He was part of the team that won the Minnesota State Bowling Tournament Actual Team Event in 1969. Get this St. Lennys fair nature and great sense of humor made Lenny a real plus to the bowling community. His tournament title is the Minnesota Match Game Doubles in 1961. CHAMPION (RECORD) RUNNER-UP SCORE THIRD PLACE CONSOLATION; 1947--St. He bowled with the University of Minnesota Mens Bowling team from 1963 to 1965. He has participated in 15 ABC National Tournament and many city and state tournaments. She has held the highest average in Minneapolis and was on the Ladies Central Bowlers Association (LCBA) All-Star Team in 1983.