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A record total of almost 300 bowlers will flood AMF Euless Lanes starting today for a chance to reach the finals of the U.S. Women’s Open.

But only five will advance to Thursday’s event at Cowboys Stadium.

The qualifying rounds include competitors from Columbia, South Korea, Denmark, England, Finland and the Philippines.

New Jersey’s Kelly Kulick won the event in 2010. She was the first woman to win a Professional Bowling Association Tour title when she won the 45th Tournament of Champions in January 2010.

“I’m ecstatic about how big this tournament has grown,” she said. “There are over 280 entries. And the fact that it is being held at Cowboys Stadium will make it even more exciting and energetic for the crowd to watch.

“This event is taking place in a venue that is unprecedented in bowling. We’ve never bowled outside of a bowling center or an arena. So this is new for everyone. All I can do is hope for the best and hopefully be in the top five that get to bowl for the show.”

There will be three blocks of qualifying. Once the field is cut to 16, bowlers will compete in a round-robin format to determine the top five.

“We have a record number of participants with the strongest ladies from all around the world,” said Grand Prairie’s Stefanie Nation, one of the sport’s young stars. “It will be no easy feat to be one of the top five finalists, but you just have to take it one game at a time and hope for the best.”

By William Wilkerson – wwilkerson@star-telegram.com

Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/06/23/3176116/qualifying-starts-today-for-five.html#ixzz1QDAbIJKh

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Vantage Bowling Centers have joined the nationwide Kids Bowl Free Summer Bowling program along with 900+ participating bowling centers from coast to coast to provide kids with 2 FREE games of bowling every day all summer.  Vantage Bowling Centers provide the Kids Bowl Free – 2 FREE game program as a way to give back to our community for all of your support throughout the school year and winter months.  Vantage Bowling Centers are partnering with schools, churches and businesses to distribute information now so that families can register online for the Kids Bowl Free program in our community.  The Kids Bowl Free Program currently has over 900 participating bowling centers in 49 states. Given the current state of the economy Kids Bowl Free is a fantastic way for families to have a great time together without breaking the bank.  During the summer of 2010 over 675,000 families and 1,585,000 children participated in the Kids Bowl Free program. Families that register will receive coupons valid for Two Free Bowling Games each day sent to their email address every Sunday morning from the May 1 to August 31, 2011.

Kids Bowl Free Families Can Now Achieve The President’s Active Lifestyle Award

This summer it’s easy to earn the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award. All it takes is a nearly daily commitment to physical activity for 6 out of 8 weeks. Stick with the program and you’ll earn an award in less than two months.  The Presidential Active Lifestyle Award (PALA) challenge will help you add activity to your life, and reward you when you do.  This challenge is for anyone, from students to seniors, but it’s geared toward people who want to set themselves on the path to fitness success. Your bowling games will count towards achieving PALA.  Here are the goals:

•              Adults (that’s anyone over 18 years old): You need to be active 30 minutes a day, at least 5 days a week, for 6 out of 8 weeks. As an alternative, you can count your daily activity steps using a pedometer (goal: 8,500).

•              Kids and teens (that’s anyone between 6 and 17 years): You need to be active 60 minutes a day, at least 5 days a week, for 6 out of 8 weeks. As an alternative, you can count your daily activity steps using a pedometer (girls’ goal: 11,000; boys’ goal: 13,000).

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