ARLINGTON, Texas -
The National Bowling Association is built on a foundation of education, empowerment and celebrating success and togetherness, all in an environment that makes every event and meeting feel like a family reunion.
Sadly, though, when the tournaments and get togethers resume for TNBA members later in 2021, after a long run of uncertainty and cancellations, the return to some sort of normalcy will be bittersweet, as there will be a few familiar faces missing from the long-awaited hugs and handshakes.
Like so many families across the globe, the TNBA membership could not avoid the unwelcomed reach of the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected thousands of members at every level of the organization and claimed the lives of more than a dozen dedicated bowlers who have served TNBA at the national level or were very active in the annual national convention.
February 10, 2021
ARLINGTON, Texas - By the summer of 2008, Kim Terrell-Kearney of Greensboro, North Carolina, was putting the finishing touches on a professional bowling career that earned her a place in the
Her appearance at the
U.S. Women s Open in Romeoville, Illinois, was part of a limited competition schedule, and her performance was memorable and historic for many reasons, including the fact that her title-match meeting with Trisha Reid of Columbus, Ohio, marked the first matchup of two Black athletes for a major professional bowling title.
Both women were at far different places in their careers, but both admit that at the time, they didn t realize the significance of the storyline. Instead, their focus was on claiming the $25,000 top prize and coveted green jacket.