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Reno To Host 2011 USBC Open

Championships ARLINGTON, Texas - The United States Bowling Con-gress has reached an agreement to bring the 2011 USBC Open Championships to the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev. The 2011 Open Championships was originally sched-uled to be held in Osceola County, Fla., at a new 100-lane bowling facility in the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex on land made available by Walt Disney World. The current credit market delayed funding for a key third party involved with the construction project, jeopardizing the timeline for completion.

With the Open Championships now set to be held at the National Bowling Stadium in 2010 and 2011, USBC and the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority are teaming up to provide unprecedented exciting incen-tives for bowlers who attend both tournaments. At the 2011 Open Championships:

* Every day, one bowler will win a high performance bowling ball. * Every five weeks, one team captain will win a new car or truck. * Team captains bringing four or more teams will re-ceive a VIP stay complete with limo service and luxury

hotel accommodations. To be eligible for the incentive program, participation in both the 2010 and 2011 Open Championships is re-quired. "This agreement ensures the Open Championships has a first rate venue for 2011 and our partners in Reno stepped up to make it happen," said USBC Vice Presi-dent of Tournaments and Events Jack Mordini. "The num-bers show that the bowlers enjoy going to Reno and our relationship has been a great one over the years. With these new incentives, USBC bowlers will have a better chance at winning big in Reno than ever before." The RSCVA, along with partner hotels, plan to develop additional unique benefit packages for USBC bowlers in the months ahead. "We are extremely pleased to have been selected as the host city for the 2011 USBC Open Championships," said RSCVA President and Chief Executive Officer Ellen Oppenheim. "We are looking forward to opening our doors and providing an unparalleled experience for cham-pionship participants." USBC remains optimistic that the Osceola County facil-ity will open by 2012, which means the 2013 USBC Women's Championship would be the first USBC event held there. "The impact of the credit crisis continues to be felt across the country," said USBC Chief Operating Officer Kevin Dornberger. "We recognize our members on the East Coast would like to see the Open Championships closer to home. The project in the Orlando area may not be ready in 2011, but we are committed to seeing an arena for bowling in this ideal location."

As the Open Championships continues to grow, fewer cities have large enough venues available to host the event. The Open Championships requires 100,000 square feet of convention center floor space for seven consecutive months. "USBC has talked with nearly every potential host city in the eastern portion of the country," Mordini said. "City leaders are increasingly cautious about booking one event for seven months straight, even one with a proven track record of success like the Open Championships." The USBC Open Championships is the largest partici-patory sporting event in the world with nearly 85,000 ath-letes competing during a 140-day stretch from late Febru-ary through early July. The Open Championships creates an estimated $100-million impact for the local economy of the host city. For more information on the USBC Open Champion-ships, visit usbcopen.com.

spots on Junior Team USA. The boys group includes Geoffrey Young, Daniel Spink, Pfeifer, Andrew Koff, Brent Bowers and Jarret Mizo, while the girls team in-cludes Kristie Petravich, Christine Bator, Ricki Williams, Kim Yioulos, Brittni Hamilton and Jessica Earnest. For more information on the 2009 USBC Team USA Trials, including stories, photos and results, visit bowl.com.

2009 USBC TEAM USA TRIALS At Strike Zone Bowling Center, Sunset Station, Hen-

derson, Nev. Friday's results

WOMEN (36 games) Top 10: 1, Liz Johnson, Cheekto-waga, N.Y., 7,959. 2, Shannon Pluhowsky, Phoenix, 7,891. 3, Shannon O'Keefe, Arlington, Texas, 7,820. 4, Diandra Asbaty, Chicago, 7,746. 5, Stefanie Nation, Orlando, Fla., 7,657. 6, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 7,644. 7, Amanda Vermilyea, Mansfield, Texas, 7,602. 8, Josie Earnest, Vandalia, Ill., 7,568. 9, April Ellis, North Rich-land Hills, Texas, 7,525. 10, Brittni Hamilton, Webster, N.Y., 7,494. MEN (36 games) Top 10: 1, Cassidy Schaub, Polk, Ohio, 8,192. 2, David Haynes, Las Vegas, 8,051. 3, John Szczerbinski, North Tonawanda, N.Y., 8,049. 4, Tim Pfeifer, Cranberry Township, Pa., 7,961. 5, Nathan Bohr, Derby, Kan., 7,921. 6, Brett Cooper, North Rich-land Hills, Texas, 7,877. 7, P.J. Haggerty, Clovis, Calif., 7,839. 8 (tie), John Janawicz, Winter Haven, Fla., and Dean Richards, Tacoma, Wash., 7,827. 10, Brent Bow-ers, Mulvane, Kan., 7,748.

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We know that top prizes help attract bowlers and we know that this event will be one of the largest in years. With the USBC in Las Vegas at the same time, many bowlers have already made their plans to bowl both in the same trip. And, of course, more entries means larger purses and longer prize lists! Sam's Town Hotel, Gambling Hall & Bowling Center is again our host and Roto Grip high performance bowl-ing products is again the Presenting Sponsor for the entire 2009 Classic series. And don't forget, when you order a case of Verve from the High Roller website, all proceeds go directly to our prize funds! Drink healthy and put more money into the purses at the same time! High Roller has now paid $16,592,494 in prizes to bowlers in the Senior Classic series since 1993! For more info, call us toll free at 1-800-257-6179 or visit us at www.high-roller.com.

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