PWBA Tour, Junior Gold Championships, new USA Bowling finals

and Intercollegiate Championships included

in new 23-event national TV package





ARLINGTON, Texas – The United States Bowling Congress has reached an agreement with CBS Sports Network to televise 23 major championship bowling events in 2016 and 2017, highlighted by the U.S. Open, as well as 13 telecasts of the Professional Women’s Bowling Association (PWBA) Tour.



The agreement features live telecasts of all four majors on the PWBA Tour and the U.S. Open, a major championship on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. The growing Junior Gold Championships presented by Storm, Roto Grip and Master will be televised for the second consecutive year, while the Intercollegiate Championships return to CBS Sports Network as well.



New to the television package in 2016 will be coverage of the USA Bowling Championships. USA Bowling is a youth-team program with regional tournaments culminating in a national championship event.



“With this package, bowling will be on national television every week from May to September,” United States Bowling Congress Executive Director Chad Murphy said. “We are thrilled to showcase the excitement of competitive bowling from youth, to college to the professionals and continue building a strong future for the sport.”



Nearly all events in the package including the PWBA Tour, U.S. Open and youth events are collaboratively funded with the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America (BPAA).



“With a consistent schedule and a national television audience, bowling will be top of mind in the United States throughout the year,” BPAA Executive Director Frank DeSocio said. “We are excited to highlight our industry and great partners in a 23-week series that will provide tremendous benefit for all of bowling.”



The package features event coverage Tuesdays in primetime for 18 weeks starting May 10 with the Intercollegiate Championships.



The PWBA Tour kicks off Thursday, May 26, with a live telecast of the USBC Queens. Finals of the regular season PWBA events will taped on location at the major event sites to be televised on Tuesdays in primetime at later dates.



CBS Sports Network television schedule (all times Eastern; subject to change; click here to find CBS Sports Network in your area):



Collegiate and youth events

Day Date Event Site Time Tue. May 10 Intercollegiate Championships

- Women's Singles Wichita, Kan. 9 p.m.

Tue. May 17 Intercollegiate Championships

- Men's Singles Wichita, Kan. 9 p.m. Tue. May 24 Intercollegiate Championships

- Women's Team Wichita, Kan. 10 p.m. Sat. June 4 Intercollegiate Championships

- Men's Team Wichita, Kan. Noon Tue. July 26 Junior Gold

Championships - U12 Indianapolis 10 p.m. Tue. Aug. 2 Junior Gold

Championships - U15 Indianapolis 9 p.m. Tue. Aug. 9 Junior Gold

Championships - U20 Indianapolis 9 p.m. Tue. Aug. 16 USA Bowling Youth

Team Championships Indianapolis 7:30 p.m. Mon. Aug. 22 USA Bowling Youth

Team Championships Indianapolis 10 p.m.



PWBA Tour



Day Date Event Time Thu. May 26 USBC Queens Las Vegas 8 p.m. (live) Tue. June 7 PWBA Las Vegas Open 9 p.m. Tue. June 14 Nationwide PWBA Sonoma County Open 9 p.m. Tue. June 21 PWBA Storm Sacramento Open 10 p.m. Sun. June 26 Go Bowling PWBA Players

Championship , Green Bay, Wis. noon (live) Tue. July 5 PWBA Wichita Open 9 p.m. Tue. July 12 PWBA Lincoln Open 11 p.m. Tue. July 19 PWBA Greater Detroit Open 9 p.m. Sun. Aug. 7 U.S. Women’s Open, Addison, Ill. noon (live) Tue. Aug. 16 PWBA Lexington Open 9 p.m. Tue. Aug. 23 PWBA Rochester Open 10 p.m. Tue. Aug. 30 PWBA St. Petersburg-Clearwater Open 9 p.m. Sunday Sept. 4 Smithfield PWBA Tour Championship,

Midlothian, Va. 2 p.m. (live)



Men’s pro event

Day Date Event Time Wed. Nov. 9 U.S. Open, Las Vegas 8 p.m.



Go to BOWL.com to learn more about the Intercollegiate Championships, the Junior Gold Championships presented by Storm, Roto Grip and Master, USA Bowling and the U.S. Open.



Go to PWBA.com for more information about the PWBA Tour.