Michael Pavletich's young eyes are watching. They follow the ball down the lane and watch it crash into the pins, spilling each one, before he turns and races to his grandparents a few feet behind with the news.

The inimitable sound of a bowling ball rolling at high speed on hardwood, with the clatter of falling pins in a good mix, has gripped Karen Neal for 40 years.

John Schermetzler's 868 and Lynn Timm's 783 were the top series bowled by men and women respectively in the recently concluded 2008-09 bowling season.

Winners in various youth divisions were decided at the Greater Pensacola United States Bowling Congress Association Bowler of the Year tournament.

If you enjoy watching bowling on your television, the last couple of weeks have been really entertaining.

Internationally acclaimed author, world-class bowling instructor and new United States Bowling Congress Hall of Famer Tom Kouros has been selected as the 2009 inductee into the Bowling Coaches Hall of Fame, recognizing superior coaching contributions to the sport.