Upcoming Schedule:
10/3/2009
39th Annual Midwest Collegiate Championships
10/17/2009
Orange and Black Classic
10/31/2009
Brunswick Southern Collegiate Classic
11/7/2009
American Heartland Intercollegiate Bowling Conference II
11/8/2009
American Heartland Intercollegiate Bowling Conference III
11/21/2009
Bowling This Month Striking Knights Classic
1/16/2010
Hoinke Bearcat Open
1/23/2010
Blue and Gold
2/6/2010
McKendree Baker Challenge
2/20/2010
Backhaul Direct Hoosier Classic
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News
Bellarmine Domination @ KY/IN All-Stars
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
 The Bellarmine Bowling Team had a strong showing at the Kentucky-Indiana All-Stars in Indianapolis this past weekend. Nine bowlers from Bellarmine represented both sides of the Ohio. Theresa Schwiermann, Christi Spears, Robyn Ballinger, Stephanie Melton, Joey Cecil, Kevin Griffanti, and Mike Conn represented Kentucky, while Christina Oschman and Will Haroldson represented their home state of Indiana.
Theresa Schwiermann and Mike Conn both won their respective sides. Placing in the Top 10 for the boys were Will Haroldson (3rd), Joey Cecil, and Kevin Griffanti and for the girls were Robyn Ballinger (3rd), Christi Spears (5th), Christina Oschman and Stephanie Melton. To have all the Bellarmine bowlers in the top 10 on either side is a great accomplishment and we'd like to congratulate all of you on a successful All-Star Tournament! | | | Kentucky Youth Open
Sunday, June 14, 2009
 Bellarmine Unviersity Bowlers enjoyed an outstanding Kentucky Youth Open. The Kentucky Youth Open was held this weekend. The tournament consisted of 18 qualifying games at three different centers on three different shots in a 24 hour period. The top 4 girls and top 6 boys advance to round robin play on Sunday. On the boys side Joey Cecil finished 8th, 13 pins out of the cut. On the girls side Robyn Ballinger finished 9th and Stephanie Melton 5th, 3 pins out of the cut.
Making the cut were Mke Conn, Rachel Ringrose and Christi Spears. Mike finished 4th overall, Rachel 3rd and Christi won her frist Kentucky Youth Open Championship. Congrats to Christi and all of the Bellarmine Bowlers for their outstanding bowling.
| | | 2009 Award Winners
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
 Congratulations to Kyle Bir and Amanda Gerber, the winners of this years Henry E. Thornburg and Marjorie Crutcher Award. Kyle's dedication to practice, his constant desire to improve and his ability to get along with others over 4 years highlighted his career. Amanda led a great percentage of the fund-raising efforts in the 2008-09 year as well as fighting through wrist injuries. Their dedication to the team regardless of their personal goals or their ability to bowl is the definition of the type of athlete these awards are meant for.
Previous winners for the Marjorie Crutcher award were Cassy Bayerle (2006), Becca Jones (2007), Theresa Schwiermann and Katie Wadell (2008). Previous winners for the Henry E.Thornburg award were Jeff Lindo (2006), Chris Polito (2007), and Arty Masterson (2008).
The awards, named after team founder Michael Crutcher's mother and funded by Michael Crutcher, and Coach Dug Barker's grandfather and funded by the grandchildren of Mr. Thornburg, is awarded every year to the bowler who best exemplifies teamwork regardless of their ability to bowl | | | Best Finish YET
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
 The Bellarmine University Lady Striking Knights completed their best season by finishing 9th in the ITC Nationals held in Rockford, IL April 16-18.
The Ladies finished tied for 6th with Maryland-Eastern Shore in 32 Games of Baker Qualifying with a total of 5884 pins (183.875 avg). Results for the 32 Games can be found here.
The Team drew Calumet College of St. Joseph's in the first round and defeated them 4-1 in a first to 4 Baker Competition (185-145, 214-163, 222-181, 179-182, 208-181)
The second match was a very competitive and exciting match with McKendree College in which Bellarmine fell 4-2 (200-168, 179-184, 178-171, 200-201, 171-179, 164-178).
The Ladies complete competition in another very competitive match with Maryland-Eastern Shore, again falling 4-2 (163-180, 188-173, 176-199, 186-226, 233-168, 177-211).
Competing for the Ladies were Katie Wadell (in her last tournament), Amanda Gerber, Theresa Schwiermann, Robyn Ballinger, Rachel Ringrose, Christi Spears, Tori Brown and Stephanie Melton.
Also, we would like to congratulate Barb Schwiermann on her new position as the Head Coach of the Spaulding University Bowling Program. Her contribution to the program will always be appreciated and the team wishes her all the luck.
| | | Rocked Our Way to Rockford
Friday, April 03, 2009
 The Bellarmine Women's Bowling team qualified for Nationals by placing 2nd in the Chattanooga, TN Sectional. The Lady Striking Knights edged out Robert Morris by 38 pins for the 2nd spot with a score of 11,876 (185.56 avg). They held the 3rd position after the first 48 games of qualifying, but put together a solid final set of 16 to pass Robert Morris. The Women's team consists of (front row) Christi Spears, Amanda Gerber, Katie Wadell, Robin Ballinger, (back row) Rachel Ringrose, Stephanie Melton, Tori Brown, and Theresa Schwiermann with coaches Allison Stovall and Dug Barker (Barb Schwiermann, Assistant Coach, was not pictured). They will be traveling to Rockford, IL for USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships from April 15-18th, 2009. Congratulations and best of luck at Nationals!
The top 4 advanced to Nationals from the Chattanooga Sectionals: Central Florida (12,778), Bellarmine (11,876), Robert Morris (11, 838), and Ball State (11,641).
The Bellarmine Men's team also competed at Sectionals. They finished their first Sectionals appearance in 10th with an (11,881). The Men's Team consisted of Chris Polito, Will Haroldson, Kevin Griffanti, Mike Conn, Matt Sea, Grant Turner, Kevin Kerstein, and Joey Cecil with coaches Tracy Miller and Arty Masterson. Congratulations on a great season guys!
The complete results can be found at the following....
Chattanooga Sectionals Results | | | Will Haroldson qualifies for Nationals!
Friday, March 13, 2009
 Will Haroldson, Sophomore, advanced to the USBC Intercollegiate Singles Championships in Euless, TX. Will shot 1306 (217.7 avg.) to advance to the Championships. He made it an exciting finish by throwing the first nine strikes in the final game of the 6-game block and finishing out with a 279. Congratulations to Will on advancing to the Championships! He will be competing in Euless, TX on May 17-19th. Some of the team are currently planning a trip to Texas to support their teammate...
To round out the Men's side, freshman Mike Conn finished 12th with a 1245 (207.5 avg.), followed by fellow freshman Kevin Kerstein in 27th with a 1213 (202.2 avg.), and senior Chris Polito shot 1145 (190.8 avg.) for his last Sectionals Singles attempt. Congratulations to all the guys for the great bowling!
On the Women's side, Rachel Ringrose was the top for the Lady Knights in 18th with a 1151 (191.8 avg.). She was followed closely by teammates Christi Spears in 21st with a 1146 (191.0 avg.), freshman Stephanie Melton in 25th with a 1126 (187.7 avg.), and Theresa Schwiermann in 29th with a 1119 (186.5 avg.). The Lady Knights had a solid outing placing four bowlers in the top 30th of a very competitive field. Way to go! KABU Go Knights!
Chattanooga Men's Singles Results
Chattanooga Women's Singles Results
Both teams will be competing in the USBC Intercollegiate Team Sectionals tomorrow morning at 8am. They will bowl 16 Baker games, break for lunch, followed by 16 more Baker games. They will then return on Sunday for the same format. The top four teams on both sides advance to the USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships in Rockford, IL. Good Luck Bellarmine!
By the way, slightly early (one hour) Happy Birthday, Rachel!
- from the Entire Bellarmine Bowling Team | | | Join the Bellarmine Bowling Team
Monday, January 12, 2009
 If you are interested in joining the Bellarmine Bowling team please contact Dug Barker @ dbarker@bellarmine.edu or Arty Masterson @ amasterson01@bellarmine.edu. Practices are held at 9:00pm Wednesday and 7:00pm every Sunday at:
AMF Rose Bowl North
2217 Goldsmith Ln.
Louisville, KY 40218 | | |
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