SUMMARY

Cedar Crest Lanes is where Kristen started bowling, at the young age of 5.  She was pretty competitive even at such a young age (no bumpers).  When she got a little older, she started entering the TKO (The Kegler Open) monthly tournaments as brother Brian was already participating in them.  Brian is 7 years older than Kristen, so mother Lisa’s time at these tournaments was walking from one end of the center to the other to try and watch them both.

Kristen continued bowling in the TKO through high school and managed to have secured some scholarship money.  She also was awarded in 1999 the Don Lowry Memorial Scholarship, and the Kay Kelly Scholarship.

After graduation from high school, she decided to attend the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  After only a semester, she wanted to return to Kokomo.  She then attended Indiana University-Kokomo in January of 2000 and in 2004 graduated with a BSN in Nursing.

Kristen continued bowling in Kokomo until 2004.  After moving to Clarksville, Tennessee she returned to Kokomo for a short time in 2006-2007.  The family then moved to Hopkinsville, KY and then to Clarksville, Tennessee where she resides today.

Kristen is daughter of Hall of Fame member Lisa Graham and brother to Hall of Fame member Brian Graham.  She is wife to Jeff Butler who is the son of Hall of Fame member Mike Butler.  Jeff is now a member of the Clarksville-Ft. Campbell USBC Hall of Fame.  Bowling was certainly in those families.

Kristen came up through our junior leagues, became a leader in those leagues and went on to become one of the top youth bowlers in the state.  She was the second Kokomo woman to roll a 300 game albeit it was rolled in a youth league in Elwood in 1999.  It was the first 300 for a woman in Elwood.  While she only bowled in Kokomo for 5+ years, she made an indelible mark in her short time here.  She also contributed a “Tip of the Week” weekly column for the Kokomo Tribune for a year.

SERVICE

• 1996 Youth State Board Vice-President
• President of Cedar Crest Youth League
• Secretary of Don Lowry East Youth League
• Wrote weekly “Tip of the Week” column in Kokomo Tribune in 2000-01 season
• KWBA Director 2000-01, 2001-02 and 2002-03
• Worked part-time in the Cedar Crest Lanes Pro Shop for Gary Exmeyer
• Was a certified coach and coached some when she was a major bowler at Cedar Crest

BOWLING PERFORMANCE

• Averages
  • From 1999-2000 through 2003-04 Kristen averaged 185, 186, 191, 181 and 191.
  • She also bowled 21 games in 2006-07 averaging 195
  • Top averages in Clarksville, Tennessee were 199 (2009-10), 198 (2012-13) and 195 (2008-09
• High Series
  • Career high series of 717
  • Also rolled series of 711 in Elwood, 705, 702 and 700
  • Other top series in Kokomo of 696, 685, 683, 681, 671 and 659
• High Games
  • Rolled 300 game in the Youth Pro-Am League in Elwood in June 1999
  • Also rolled a 279 game
• City Tournament Titles
  • 2000 Team Actual with 2992 for The Strike Shop with Beth Stanley, Kathy Exmeyer, Kim Akers and Lisa Graham
  • 2002 Team Handicap with 3124 for Last Chance with Sandy Burton, Karene Painter, Jo Brooke and Lisa Graham
  • 2003 Team Actual with 2860 for Last Chance with Sandy Burton, Karene Painter, Jo Brooke and Lisa Graham
  • 2002 Doubles Actual with 1284 with Lisa Graham
  • 2004 Doubles Actual with 1167 with Lisa Graham
  • 2002 All Events Handicap with 1982
• Youth Accomplishments
  • 1999 Don Lowry Memorial Scholarship
  • 1999 Kay Kelly Scholarship
  • 1998 YABA State Youth Bowler of the Year
  • 1997 Youth Bowler of the Week averaging 187 with highs of 256 and 642
  • 1997, 1998 and 1999 Indiana-Kentucky All Star
  • Won 1998 Indiana –Kentucky All Star Team Event with Stacey Monroe, Brad Slabaugh and Tim Vandergriff
  • 1998 and 1999 State Coca-Cola Champion
  • Finished 18^th in a field of 60 at the National Coca-Cola in 1998 in Houston
  • 1992 Triplicate of 174
  • 1993 - 507 on 127 average as a 12 year-old
  • 1993 – rolled 220 and 554 in a travelling league
  • Earned bowling scholarship to Nebraska. Later switched to bowl for Indiana University.
  • Won State Junior Olympics in 1999 to earn trip to Nationals in Orlando
  • Participated in National Junior Olympics in Reno
  • 1999 Finished 2^nd in field of 16 in the Indiana Masters and Queens tournament
• Other
  • Set City Tournament Doubles Game record with Lisa Graham in 2001 with a 488 game

CAREER HIGHS

Game – 300

Series – 717

Average – 199 (195 in Kokomo)

SUMMARY

Barbara started bowling about 1960 and continued to roll through the 1981-82 season.  While she might not have been recognized as one of the best bowlers at the time, she managed to beat them when it counted.  Barbara captured 10 city titles winning actual titles in each category – Team, Singles, Doubles and All Events.  Few Kokomo bowlers have won as many city titles as Barbara.

Barbara loved bowling.  She was dedicated to serving the bowling community and her mother.  She is humble in nature and family oriented.

SERVICE

• 1961-62 – Sergeant-at-Arms for the KWBA
• Served as a Director on the KWBA Board from 1970-71 through 1973-74 and was appointed to serve again for 1975-76

BOWLING PERFORMANCE

• City Tournament Titles
  • 10 City titles including:
  • 1964-65 Team Handicap (2845) for Hynd’s Drugs with Louise Hannon, Donna Pickett, Betty Beaver and Mary Lantz
  • 1967-68 Singles Actual with 587 (her 654 Handicap score was good for 3^rd place)
  • 1967-68 All Events Actual with 1623 (beat Peg Hawkins 1621 and Jeniece Kasey’s 1601)
  • 1968-69 Team Actual (tie) for Dietzen’s Bakery (2440) with Donna Pickett, Virginia Scott, Betty Lauderbaugh and Virginia Robson (tied with the powerhouse Shearer Printing team of Rosie Currens, Lynn Currens, Jeniece Kasey, Naomi Moore and Duggie McCoy)
  • 1968-69 Team Handicap also with 2842
  • 1969-70 Singles Actual (609) and Handicap (669)
  • 1969-70 Doubles Actual (1073) with Donna Pickett – 2^nd in handicap
  • 1975-76 Doubles Actual (1168) and Handicap (1354) with Donna Pickett
• Averages
  • No yearbooks exist for the KWBA during Barbara’s era
  • When she shot her first 600 series (a 602) a March 8, 1961 article stated she was averaging 170
  • Another article cited that she had the season high average in the Strike and Spare league with a 159
  • Barbara indicates that she averaged from the 160’s to the low 170’s
• High Series
  • Rolled five 600 series
    • 669 in the 1975-76 City Tournament – 168, 246 and 255 – to win Doubles Actual and Handicap
    • 625 in March of 1980
    • 611 in the UAW Regional tournament
    • 602 and 600
  • Frequently appeared in the newspaper Honor Roll with about 8 top five appearances
  • Also rolled another two series of over 590, two 580’s, eight 570’s, four 560’s and eight 550’s
• High Games
  • Rolled a 269, a 255 and two 246 games
• Other Accomplishments
  • Led 1965 Indiana/Kentucky UAW tournament Team with 2962 handicap (Barbara had 517 actual) – 352 teams
  • Held Singles lead in 1965 Indiana/Kentucky UAW Regional with only one week to go with 646 handicap (562 actual)
  • Final results for both were not posted in the paper
  • 1968 UAW Regional tournament in Indianapolis – won Team Handicap (3061) with Chevelles, won Singles Actual (611) and Handicap (701) as indicated in the March 27, 1968 newspaper. Was 2^nd All Events Handicap with 1929.
  • UAW Region 3 tournament in Indianapolis – possibly 1973 – Team Actual with Chevelles. Doubles Actual and Handicap with Lorene Salsbury. Third in All Events.

CAREER HIGHS

Game – 269

Series – 669

Average – Low 170’s

SUMMARY

Eric has an outgoing friendly personality which makes him an excellent coach and teammate.  He is a leader who chose to be involved with the local association to improve service to the membership.  Eric has several city titles to go with his five 300 games, one of which was while he was a member of the YABA.  His 822 series was the association high series that season.

SERVICE

• Board member for the City of Firsts USBC for one year in 2009-10 and since 2016-2017 season
• President of the City of Firsts USBC since 2021-2022 season
• Scholarship Chair – 2 years
• High School Coach – 2 years
• Saturday morning youth coach since 2002 – 21 years
• Has run the Saturday morning youth program/leagues at Heritage Lanes since the 2020/2021 season
• League Secretary – Dash for Cash (2015-18)
• Union League President – Since 2021-2022

BOWLING PERFORMANCE

• City Tournament Titles
  • 2005-06 All Events Actual with 2022 (20 years old at the time!)
  • 2016-17 Doubles Actual with 1410 and Doubles Handicap with 1410 with Blake Mushen
  • 2021-22 Team Handicap with Knuckle Deep with 3487 (Eric had 636)

• Averages
  • Highest career average of 215 in the 2016-17 and 2022-23 seasons (222 for 36 games in the 2022-23 season)
  • Top Full-Season Averages (60+ games) from 2004-05 are 206, 210, 202, 205, 206, 195, x, x, x 199, 208, 202, 215, 204, 195, 205, 211, 206 and 215

• High Series
  • Rolled 75+ series of 700 or more including 822, 805, 782, 774, 754, 751, 750, 750
  • Rolled 2 series of 800 or more
  • Rolled YABA series of 805 on 2/28/04 with 258-278-269 – Youth Record
  • Rolled 822 on 10/6/05 with 246-299-277
  • His 822 was the association high series for the seasons earning a Merit Award

• High Games
  • Rolled 5 perfect 300 games (1/27/00 – YABA, 6/7/05, 11/5/14, 9/14/16, 12/15/22)
  • Also rolled two 299 games, a 298 game, two 290 games, 288, 279, 275

• State Tournament Finishes
  • 2009 State Tournament in Merrillville – 714 Singles Actual
  • 2015 State Tournament in Indianapolis – 703 Singles Actual and 758 Singles Handicap (23^rd)

• ABC/USBC National Tournaments
  • 2016 in Reno – 1251 in Doubles Actual (177^th place) with Brad Slabaugh – Eric had 641

• Other Tournaments
  • 49^th out of 55 in the 2016 Kokomo Central Shootout PBA Regional in Kokomo
  • 58^th out of 64 in the 2017 Kokomo Central Shootout PBA Regional in Kokomo

OTHER

• 2003 KWBA Kay Kelly Scholarship recipient

CAREER HIGHS

Game – 300 (5 times)

Series – 822

Average – 215

SUMMARY

Chad is a quiet unassuming person and leads by example.  He started bowling in junior leagues and has bowled ever since.  Chad was the 2000 Don Lowry Memorial Scholarship for Youth winner.  He has bowled most of the local open tournaments and some national tournaments.

Chad puts everything he has into revving the bowling ball.  This energy has resulted in seven 300 games including one at the State Tournament and one in the City Tournament.

BOWLING PERFORMANCE

• City Tournament Titles
  • 2008-09 Doubles Handicap with Gary Exmeyer - 1524

• Averages
  • Highest career average of 215
  • Top Full-Season Averages (60+ games) from 2000-01 are 192, 192, 185, 196, 198 (30), 208, 194, 197, 202, 207, 200, 199, 206 (54), 204, 200, 202, 201, 198, 200, 211, 211, 215

• High Series
  • Career high series of 789 rolled during the 2020-21 season
  • Rolled at least 42 series of 700 or more including a 789, 787, 785, 776, 766, 763, 763, 762 and 758
  • Rolled 766 at the State Tournament in Merrillville and a 763 at the 2023 State Tournament in Richmond

• High Games
  • Rolled 7 perfect 300 games (9/24/00, 3/24/02 in the City Tournament, 4/21/03, 3/14/09 in the State Tournament, 10/6/21, 9/28/22 and 10/4/23)
  • One of our youngest to ever roll two 300 games with the second occurring at the age of 19
  • Also rolled two 299 games, 296, 295, three 290 games and many games in the 270’s

• State Tournament Finishes
  • 2001 State Tournament in Muncie – 1315 Doubles Actual (25^th) and 1466 Doubles Handicap (10^th)
  • 2009 State Tournament in Merrillville – 766 Singles Actual (44^th) and 828 Handicap (13^th) with a 300 game
  • 2012 State Tournament in Fort Wayne – 703 in Team and 1919 in All Events
  • 2019 State Tournament in Lafayette – 1459 Doubles Actual (3^rd) and 1521 Handicap (1^st) with Les Snyder, 710 in Doubles
  • 2021 State Tournament in Indy – 1321 Doubles Actual (40^th) with Les Snyder, 750 Singles Actual (18^th) and 774 Handicap (26^th), 2021 All Events Actual (98^th) including a 288 game
  • 2023 State Tournament in Richmond – 814 Singles Handicap (3^rd), 763 Singles Actual (would have been 2^nd but not entered)

• ABC/USBC National Tournaments
  • 2004 in Reno – 1824 All Events
  • 2021 in Las Vegas – 1717 All Events with a 605 in Team
  • Bowled in about 10 national tournaments

• Other Tournaments
  • 1947 All Events at the Derby in Louisville

CAREER HIGHS

Game – 300 (7 times)

Series – 789

Average – 215