February 1, 2022 jlaufer

 

PBA Jr. to Award Over $5,000 in SMART Scholarships

 

New York, NY – PBA Jr., the Professional Bowlers Association’s youth club for bowlers under age 18, is excited to announce a new partnership with Storm during the 2022 Storm Youth Championship tournaments.

PBA Jr. will sponsor a Never Give Up Scholarship at each of the Storm Youth Championships during the 2022 season that will equate to a total of $5,400 in SMART scholarship funds. $100 will be awarded in each age division to the youth bowler with the highest five game total during the final round of the tournament.

“The PBA is dedicated to growing the sport at all levels and the PBA Jr. Never Give Up Scholarship was created in an effort to encourage kids to never give up,” said Mike Sledz, PBA Director of Membership. “Even if they performed poorly on Saturday, they have an opportunity to come back and win on a Sunday.”

“Storm is proud to work closely with the PBA and PBA Jr., initiatives,” Gary Hulsenberg, Vice President of Community Relations said. “Both organizations are focused on the future and growing the sport of bowling, so it’s a natural fit. The PBA Jr. Never Give Scholarship is just one more example of how Storm and the PBA are supporting youth bowling and providing additional opportunities to all youth athletes.”

The PBA Jr. Never Give Up Scholarship will be available at all nine 2022 Storm Youth Championship events.

Storm Youth Championships Nevada (Las Vegas)
February 19-20

Storm Youth Championships Delaware (New Castle, Del.)
March 11-13

Storm Youth Championships North Carolina (Mooresville, N.C.)
April 8-10

Storm Youth Championships Iowa (Davenport, Iowa)
May 27-20

Storm Youth Championships Ohio (Columbus, Ohio)
June 16-19

Storm Youth Championships Idaho (Boise, Idaho)
August 12-14

Storm Youth Championships Kansas (Wichita, Kan.)
September 9-11

Storm Youth Championships Coastal Classic (Myrtle Beach, Fla.)
October 7-9

Storm Youth Championships Florida (Orlando, Fla.)
November 11-13

For more information on PBA Jr., please visit pba.com/junior and follow PBA Jr. on Facebook - @PBAJunior.

For more information on the Storm Youth Championships, please visit stormbowling.com/syc.

 

About the PBA

The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) is the world’s preeminent organization dedicated to the sport of bowling and its professional competition, with thousands of members and millions of fans throughout the world. The PBA plays host to bowling’s biggest tournaments from the PBA Tour, PBA Regional Tour, and PBA50 Tour. In 2020, the PBA launched PBA Jr., a club for elite youth bowlers under the age of 17 and the PBA Pinsiders, a membership for fans of the sport. For more information, please visit PBA.com.

About the Storm Youth Championships (SYC)

The Storm Youth Championships were created in 2017 to celebrate all the great things about youth bowling. The vision for the SYC began as a way to give back to the bowling community, educate youth bowlers, and bring players and families from around the country together in the spirit of competition and camaraderie. Since the inception, we have awarded more than $300,000 in scholarship funds to youth athletes. For more information visit stormbowling.com/syc.

About Storm Products, Inc.

Storm Products Inc. continues to lead the bowling industry in innovation through our high-performance bowling equipment featuring the Storm, Roto Grip and Global 900 Brands. In addition to creating the highest quality of products that the top athletes choose for PBA and PWBA Tour competitions, Storm strives to inspire existing bowlers, foster and develop new bowlers, and educate those in our industry to provide exemplary service to all bowlers.

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