In 1973, Joe Dickson, a neighborhood friend of George Petty, invited George to join a youth league in Spartanburg, SC. The league was competing at Pinewood Lanes and the coach was SCSYABA Hall of Fame Member Eula Shook. His dedication and determination were soon evident, as he gradually progressed from being a team captain, to […]
Will started bowling in the mid 1960’s in Detroit, Michigan with the American Junior Bowling Congress. He became an AJBC Junior Coach in 1968, a Certified Instructor in 1970 who instructed youth in the inner city bowling centers. In 1973 Will enlisted in the U. S. Navy to ride submarines. Will assisted with various junior […]
Jerry Campbell began working in the early ’70’s at this nice little bowling establishment known to the locals as Oconee Lanes located in the small town of Seneca. As he worked, he watched and observed the people as they bowled and determined in his heart that hw would start bowling, and have fun at the […]
Virgil began bowling in 1960 in Newport News, Virginia. He bowled with four older brothers on a team and served as league president from 1960 to 1964. He was certified and began coaching in 1963. Moving back to Seneca, SC in 1965, he has served as president of the men’s association for ten years and […]
Carolyn began her bowling caree4r in Aiken in 1959, after she and husband Albert Divver Martin, Jr. moved there from Anderson, South Carolina. Carolyn is originally from Hendersonville, NC. They married while Al was serving in the navy during World War II and had been married 50+ years when Al passed away eight years ago. […]
Yuri has been a member of the SCWBA for 20+ years, from the Columbia Association. She has exhibited outstanding bowling throughout her career. She has achieved a high average of 218, with a career high game of 299, and career high series of 789. She also carries averages of 217 – 215 and 204. […]