Bowling News

April 28, 2024 - In what can only be described as a dominating performance, the Air Force took home gold in both men’s and women’s team divisions for the 2024 Armed Forces Sports Bowling Championship. The Navy took silver leaving Army with the bronze. 

April 23, 2024 - The Armed Forces Men’s and Women’s Bowling Championship returns this year featuring teams from Army, Navy and Air Force. The Championship will be held at Fort Meade, Md. 25-28 April 2024.

April 10, 2020 - As leadership continues to monitor the current COVID-19 guidance from the Department of Defense and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the Armed Forces Sports Council has made the decision to cancel all Armed Forces Sports Championships and events through September 30, 2020.  

Aug. 2, 2019 - Two U.S. Navy bowlers withstood last minute Army challengers to clinch the single men’s and women’s gold at the Armed Forces Bowling Championship hosted at Naval Station Great Lakes, on Monday, July 22.

April 27, 2018 - After taking a year off, Army Staff Sgt. Rose Aguiliar of Fort Bliss, Texas captured her fifth women’s gold medal and Staff Sgt. James McTaggart of Creech AFB, Nevada repeated as champion in the 2018 Armed Forces Bowling Championship at Fort Lee, Va. from 13-17 April.

April 9, 2018 - Fort Lee will host the 2018 Armed Forces Bowling Championship here April 14-16. This event will feature men and women teams from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force along with athletes from the Coast Guard competing on the Navy teams.

May 16, 2017 - Air Force Capt. Danielle Crowder of Little Rock AFB,Arkansas and Staff Sgt. James McTaggart of Nellis AFB, Nevada captured respective individual gold women’s and men’s gold in the 2017 Armed Forces Bowling Championship at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California from 5 to 8 May.

April 17, 2017 - Bowlers are gearing up to hit the lanes for the 2017 Armed Forces Bowling Championship held aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton from 5-9 May.

May 24, 2016 - Hosting the 2016 Armed Forces Bowling Championship at Travis AFB, Calif., Air Force took first place in the men’s and women’s team and daily challenge events at the annual championship held May 11-13.

May 13, 2016 - Day two of the 2016 Armed Forces Bowling Championship at Travis AFB, Calif. from 11-14 May. Day two consisted of the Mixed Doubles and Doubles (Men and Women) Challenges.

May 12, 2016 - Air Force bowlers led the charge as both men’s and women’s teams take the Team Challenge of day one of the 2016 Armed Forces Bowling Championship held at Travis AFB, Calif. on May 11th.

May 28, 2015 - Air Force men’s and Army women’s bowling defended their respective all-events titles at the 2015 Armed Force Bowling Championships Friday through Sunday at Naval Air Station Jacksonville’s Freedom Lanes.

May 15, 2015 - NAS Jacksonville – Following three days of preliminary rounds, teams are selected for the Armed Forces Bowling Championships that begin tomorrow. The following are the members of each team.

May 19, 2014 - Army strikes gold in women’s division and Air Force men roll to gold at the 2014 Armed Forces Bowling Championship at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA 11-17 May.

April 30, 2013 - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – The All-Army men won their fourth consecutive team title, and the All-Air Force women won their third in a row at the 2013 Armed Forces Bowling Championships, contested April 23 through 26 at the Bonnyman Bowling Center.

May 19, 2012 - Lackland AFB, TX - The Skylark Lanes was filled with bowlers from across the Services to compete at the 2012 Armed Forces Bowling Championship 14-18 May at Lackland AFB, TX. The Air Force Women cruised their way to overall gold throughout the tournament by knocking down 19,328 pins. The Marines took silver, followed by the Army and Navy. Overall women’s champion was Capt Danielle Crowder (USAF) with 5,069 pins. MSgt Wanda Volpp from the Marine Corps earned silver with 4,832 pins; with USAF TSgt Kristin Odekirk knocking down 4,820 pins.