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Year Two (with Barb Hanson, Randy Schenk and Jeff Demorest...at Bowl Winkle's in Eau Claire, WI)

It is just about tournament time in the Eau Claire Area USBC in western Wisconsin.
Our annual association tournament starts 12 days after the date of this recording. 
The team event is at Bowl Winkle’s on Friday January 23 at 6:30 p.m. or Saturday January 31 at 10 a.m.
Singles and Doubles is at Wagner’s Lanes on Saturday January 24 at 10 a.m. or Sunday, Feb 1 at 10 a.m. 
Registration forms: adobe.ly/49W21rM
Remember to sign up by the deadline: Tuesday January 20th.
You must be an association member with at least 21 games in a sanctioned league in the association this season to participate.
I call it “our” tournament because I have been a member of the association board of directors for a couple years and also serve as its communication manager.
In Year Two, you’ll hear my conversation about this season’s tournament with Board President Barb Hanson and Vice President Randy Schenk. We also brought in Jeff Demorest from Washington state to get acquainted with a score tracking system we will use for the first time.
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Drop the Hammer (with Jack Dysland)

The months ahead are very important for high school seniors in Wisconsin.
It’s their last chance to put their best foot forward in the classroom and on the lanes as well.
Jack Dysland of Greendale is trying to lead his Greendale Co-op team to a championship while staying in the hunt for an individual title in District One.
However, he knows that academics are of the utmost importance this winter and spring. 
Now’s the time to Drop The Hammer, and you can bet that whether Dysland is hitting the lanes or hitting the books, he'll be giving it all he's got. 
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Knighted (with Jace Goedel)

Wartburg bowling coach and PWBA competitor Alexis Runk knows a LOT of bowlers, but she says the one who practices the most of all of them is Jace Goedel of St. Francis, MN.
Goedel graduated earlier this year, but worked with Alexis and her husband Brandon to step back just a little. He ended up with a collegiate career that no other bowler in program history can match.
Now he's back in Minnesota's Twin Cities, taking aim at amateur events and more. 
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A Family Twist (with Jerry Penxa and Jerry Penxa II)

“Tag your favorite podcast in the comments…” the uber powerful JoPo Grips Facebook page told its 13,000 followers in a post last month (https://www.facebook.com/jopogrips/posts/pfbid0DmMtrfcMLY3YGccXenacVkoyqWTz9BUSfi4oEFKMtY9AxLPT8PRg8C3QafSNeCfdl).
 “Let them know the JoPo Fam wants to hear us!” 
I couldn’t argue with that. After all, I wanted to hear them…Michigan’s Jerry Penxa and Jerry Penxa the second…known to some as Mr. JoPo and JoPo Jr. or JP. 
Theirs a remarkable story of an entrepreneur who had a vision and a passion so strong he refused to quit, even after many credible people told him “no.” 
Now, even he can’t believe what’s happened since then. 
Obviously, I responded to the post, which is where we’ll start this bowling business tale with A Family Twist.
JoPo online: jopogrips.com
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Coming in for a Landing (Marc McDowell's Eagle Presentation Ceremony...at Strike Time Lanes in Neillsville, WI))

November 12 is a day bowlers in Neillsville Wisconsin will likely never forget.
It’s when Marc McDowell, the PBA champion who is now in his second season of league bowling at Neillsville’s Strike Time Lanes, brought his Eagle trophy celebration to them.
McDowell had fired 795 in Baton Rouge, LA to win the singles event at the 2025 USBC Open Championships by two pins (https://apps.bowl.com/tournaments/usbcopen/National/results.aspx?evt=3&di=1&ty=2025) and become the oldest ever to do it. He was 62 at the time.
You’ll hear from Glen Luchterhand and Tim Nichols from the Neillsville USBC first, then Wisconsin USBC president Doug Sleaford before Marc himself speaks to the crowd.
After that, reaction from a variety of the aforementioned gentleman along with Marc’s friends and wife Keri about his special night.
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Breaking Down Walls (with Josh Kennedy)

The Agent Ong Open hasn’t left the attention of bowlers everywhere, even though the event just happened in October.
It was November 2 when Carl Ong announced (https://www.facebook.com/agentongopen/posts/pfbid02ghhtS3qgTL8b2su3xhYDRGYuTTana8BW6eoLhuG7SggJEW56y7jmZLttxkrKdBFBl) his tournament is moving out of Arizona for the first time on October 15-18 2026, and into South Point in Las Vegas. 
The defending champ is Josh Kennedy of Blaine, MN. The first bowler who is NOT from Arizona to win an Agent Ong Open and, as of this recording, the newest Roto Grip staffer because of that big win.
Listen to what Kennedy had to say about it in this episode!
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Colors That POP (with Kevin Hong)

The audio version of a show...about visuals. (sigh)
Don't sleep on it! Kevin Hong, who lives near Seattle, tells some GREAT stories to go along with the incredible images he captures in vintage centers all across America and beyond.
If you can't help but take a look, check out the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B_taGM7WQI
Or take a look at Kevin's website and Facebook page:
Website: https://www.vintagebowling.net/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BowlingAlleys
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She Bowls, You Watch (with Sarah Rutherford)

She's got the social media following like a pro and the industry partners like a pro but she insists she's not trying to go pro.
Sarah Bowls is just about sharing her passion for the sport and having fun along the way.
Sarah Rutherford of Sandusky, OH is Sarah Bowls, and her viewership, much like the name many know her by, sort of came to her. Despite her relatively short journey in content creation, she has tremendous reach on her pages. You can find them all here:
https://linktr.ee/sarah.rutherford
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The Ep With Kep (with Alec Keplinger)

Alec Keplinger is chasing that first PBA Tour title.
He finished 29th on the tour in 2025, averaging a touch higher than 216.5 for 325 games. He also had fourth place finishes in the Mike Aulby Nevada Classic and the Players Championship.
When we recorded this episode, the PBA had just announced the television schedule for the ten events with finals airing on the CW network in 2026.
Keplinger, of Coldwater, Michigan, gave his thoughts on that, and explained how he ended up bowling in Owatonna, MN this summer.
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Comeback > Setback (with Shannon Labinski)

During the summer, word started spreading about changes at Bowlero Wauwatosa. They were changes that appeared to have potential impacts on this fall's Junior Hall of Fame Tournament (http://jhoft.weebly.com), which had been held there for many years.
Those changes were no match for Tournament Director Shannon Labinski or her spirit. She has been a positive force for junior bowling in the Milwaukee area for decades, and she made sure the event that she built and has grown for 18 years would go on.
The 19th year of the Junior Hall of Fame Tournament on November 9 is at a new venue: Sussex Bowl. The format is a little different too, but support from a multitude of sponsors, and from bowlers of almost all skill levels, remains.
Registration form: https://jhoft.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/1/6/12163436/2025_jhoft_entry_form.pdf
Before Shannon became a champion FOR junior bowling, she was a champion IN junior bowling. She helped to lead a powerhouse UW-Milwaukee womens' team at the dawn of the new millenium, then hit new heights in the adult ranks with two Badger Queens championships.
She is also part of a five-woman team that shot a record high game in March 2008!
We discuss what makes the Junior Hall of Fame Tournament so popular, what you can expect in this year's event and the bowling story that made Shannon a Hall of Famer!-----------------------------------------What’s YOUR bowling story all about? 
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