Kara Mangiola won the 2026 PWBA Greater Cleveland Regional on Saturday at Rebman Recreation in Lorain, Ohio.She came through the stepladder from the No. 3 seed, winning three one-game matches in a row, and beat top seed Savannah Taillon 166-139 in the title match. It is the second PWBA Regional Tour title of her career. The PWBA Regional Tour's events last one day, and Lorain followed the usual…

Canada's Sarah Klassen won the 2026 PWBA Oklahoma Regional at Sooner Bowling Center in Norman, Oklahoma. She beat Ashley Rucker 260-191 in the title match to claim her first professional title. The win earned Klassen $2,200 and an automatic spot in match play at the PWBA Regional Showdown, the season-ending event scheduled for December 10-12 at Airport Lanes in Sanford, Florida. Klassen was the…

For the second consecutive season, New Hui Fen has won the 2026 PWBA Player of the Yearaward.Singaporean also claimed thePWBA High Average Award with a season average of 217.52. New is the first foreign player to win consecutivePlayer of the Year awards and only the fifth bowler in PWBA historyto retain the honor, joining Leanne Hulsenberg, Wendy Macpherson,Liz Johnson and Shannon O’Keefe. This…

The Professional Women’s Bowling Association has announced the schedule forthe 2027 PWBA Regional Tour. The season will feature 10 events, beginning with the PWBA Fort Meade Regionalin Maryland on January 31 and ending with the PWBA Regional Showdown atBoardwalk Bowl in Orlando, Florida, from December 2-4. Regional events will also be held in Texas, Pennsylvania, Indiana, New Jersey,New York,…

Jillian Martin closed the 2026 PWBA season by making history at the PWBA TourChampionship. The 22-year-old defeated Germany’s Birgit Noreiks, 247-221, in Tuesday night’stitle match at Yorktown Lanes in Parma Heights, Ohio. Noreiks made an early push for the title by opening the championship matchwith five consecutive strikes. Although Martin started slower with two spares,she gradually worked…

The stepladder finalists are set at the 2026 PWBA Tour Championship after twodays of round-robin match play at Yorktown Lanes in Parma Heights, Ohio. Jillian Martin earned the No. 1 seed after the 24-game match-play portion andwill bowl for the title from the top position on Tuesday night. Germany’s Birgit Noreiks qualified second, while Latvia’s Diana Zavjalovafinished as the No. 3 seed. Lauren…

South Korea’s Seo Yeon Ryu has been named the 2026 PWBA Rookie of the Year,completing a historic first season on the Professional Women’s BowlingAssociation Tour. Ryu secured the award with 41,920 Rookie of the Year points. She finished19,645 points ahead of runner-up Morgan Kramer, who collected 22,275 points. The award completes a journey that began in April, when Ryubecame the first South…

Diana Zavjalova moved into the early lead at the 2026 PWBA Tour Championshipafter the opening eight games of round-robin match play Sunday at YorktownLanes in Parma Heights, Ohio. The Latvian went 6-1-1 and averaged 231.13, producing 1,849 pins before matchplay bonuses. Her six wins and one tie lifted her total to 2,044, giving heran 80-pin advantage over defending PWBA Player of the Year New Hui…

Alexis Runk won her first career PWBA title on Saturday at the 2026 PWBA PepsiOpen, defeating Stephanie Zavala 223-211. Afterleading Friday’s qualifying,Runk entered the single-elimination bracket as the No. 1 seed. She surviveda five-game opening match against Breanna Clemmer, winning 3-2, beforedefeating Maranda Pattison 3-1 in the quarterfinals. leading Friday’s qualifying The format then…

Alexis Runk led qualifying at the 2026 PWBA Pepsi Open on Friday, earning thetop seed for Saturday’s 16-player match-play bracket at Yorktown Lanes inParma Heights, Ohio. Runk finished the two six-game blocks with 2,793. Stephanie Zavala placedsecond with 2,748, while defending PWBA Player of the Year New Hui Fen wasthird with 2,720. Sydney Brummett completed the top four with 2,707. Colombia’s…

The message on Verity Crawley’s and Diana Zavjalova’s shirts urging everyoneto watch women’s bowling could hardly have felt more fitting, as Thursday’saction at Yorktown Lanes in Parma Heights, Ohio, delivered enough drama for aChristopher Nolan film.Singapore's Shayna Ng recovered from a 144opening game to win the 2026 PWBA Cleveland Open, defeating Jordan Snodgrass195-186 in the championship…

New Hui Fen opened the 2026 PWBA Tour Championship Week by taking thequalifying lead at the PWBA Cleveland Open on Wednesday at Yorktown Lanes inParma Heights, Ohio. The Singaporean finished the two six-game blocks with 2,688, an average of224. She ended qualifying 79 pins ahead of Colombia’s Maria Jose Bohr, whomoved into second with 2,609, while Singapore’s Shayna Ng placed third at2,603. The…