Entries by Ron King

New Balance Hole Rules Now In Effect

As this bowling season is getting underway, along with it comes the new regulations on balance holes.  Starting now all holes placed into a bowling ball need to be used for gripping purposes.  Any hole not used to deliver the ball will need to be plugged before it can be used in any certified play. […]

May 2020 Letter to Members

GrGrUSBC Bowlers, Due to our extended “Stay at Home” orders the board of directors has decided to cancel this year’s city tournaments.  This will include the Open, Women, and Youth.  We also have some updates on our banquets, scholarships, and annual meeting.  Please read the attached letter for all of the updates on the remainder […]

GRGRUSBC Covid Update

All league secretaries will be mailed the following correspondence concerning COVID-19 and GRGRUSBC events.   Please review the document and be on the lookout for any new updates as things continue to develop. April 2020 Letter to Members 2020 Nomination Form

Grand Rapids City Tournament/Covid Update

Grand Rapids Bowlers,   Due to the Governor’s “stay at home” order for the next 3 weeks, during that time we will no longer be coming into the Association Office to check mail and phone messages. However, you can still reach us through our email (grgrandrapids81946@sbcglobal.net) and/or our facebook page which can be reached through […]

All City Tournaments Postponed

GrGrUSBC Bowlers: Complying with the newest regulations our Adult and Youth City Tournaments are postponed until further notice. With regulations and information changing hour by hour, there is a chance that the tournaments will be cancelled completely. We will update everyone as soon as we have enough information to make further decisions. – Greater Grand […]

FAQ’s for COVID-19

Earlier today the national USBC created a document answering some of the common questions that are occurring around COVID-19 and USBC events.  Please review the document and stay informed with the options surrounding leagues and tournaments. COVID-19-USBCFAQ

Welcome Back Bowlers!

As this new 2019 – 2020 season gets started The Greater Grand Rapids USBC would like to welcome back all of our members across our organization.  We would also like to especially welcome the bowlers of Hastings Bowl to the GRGRUSBC!  We already have tournament entry forms out for the Officer’s Jamboree, and the 700/800 […]

ATTN: State Tournament Volunteers

The Michigan Men’s State Office will be conducting a meeting for ALL tournament workers. The State Office wants to go over what their expectations are of the tournament workers, the do’s and don’ts of working the tournament and other details. This meeting is for anyone that will be involved with the tournament — scorekeepers, monitors, […]

New Deadline for Sunday’s Council Tournament

ATTN: WOMEN BOWLERS To hold the council tournament this weekend we need 12 bowlers. To be fair to our bowlers wanting to bowl this weekend the deadline to reach the 12 bowlers required to hold the tournament has been moved to Saturday @ noon.  If there are at least 12 paid entries by noon on […]