12
- October 2016
LAUGHLIN — A deal with California based American Sports syndicator TVS Television Net-
work will result in Bowling Evolved’s Two by Four tournament being recording for future broad-
casting on streaming services and TV tournament director and Bowling Evolved founder Dustin
Markowitz announced.
―It is my hope that we at Bowling Evolved can aid the revival of bowling on all digital mediums
and support competitive bowling once again,‖ Markowitz said.
The tournament, which is being sponsored by Mongoose Bowling Products, will be held Sun-
day, Nov. 20 at Riverside Lanes in Laughlin, Nev. Commentary will be provided by the
award nominated Bowling Evolved broadcast teamof Markowitz and five-time Professional Bowl-
ers Assn. Tour champion Eric Forkel.
The format has doubles teams bowling four games of qualifying across eight lanes with the top
four teams advancing to a stepladder finals that will be taped by TVS. The stepladder will be
Baker-style single-game eliminationmatches. Handicap is 100 percent of 210.
The entry fee is $80 per team with a guaranteed $2,000 top prize. There also will be brackets
and side pots as well as an optional five-game sweeper on Saturday, Nov. 19. Entries will be
limited to the first 100 teams. ―This tournament will give bowlers of all calibers a chance to com-
pete on an equalized playing field,‖ Markowitz said. ―It is radically different than a standard pro
competition as it appeals to all. The unique format combined with the possibility of all levels of
bowlers being able tomake the showspells a fun time.‖
In addition, 25 cents for every game bowled will be donated to the We Care Cancer Support
Inc., (wecarecancersupport.org) in memory of the late Barry Gurney, a PBA Senior Tour cham-
pion. Gurney, who passed away from pancreatic cancer in 2013, was a frequent guest on Bowl-
ingEvolved and was amember of its bowling staff.
Bowling Evolved is a bowling podcast dedicated to the evolution of bowling from the past, pre-
sent and future. Over the last four years, award-nominated bowling Markowitz and Forkel have
hosted more than 100 shows with guests ranging from pro bowling champion Jason Belmonte
andPBACommissioner TomClark toMr. 900Glenn Allison and ButchSoper.
Questions about the event can be sent to
directed to the Bowling
Evolved Facebook page. Entries will open on September 13th and close November 13th. Entry
forms will bemade available on the Bowling Evolved Facebook page.
The TVS Television Network is the fourth-oldest commercial broadcast TVnetwork in the USA.
Founded in 1960, TVS has produced and distributed sports TV programming and for 20 years
was the leading independent TV network in the USA. During that time TVS produced
and distributed thousands of college basketball, college football bowl games, bowling, boxing,
rodeo, auto racing, and other sports events.
TVS also pioneered several league television ventures including WFL Football, IWAWrestling,
LPBTBowling, NASCAR, NASLSoccer and ABABasketball.
Today, TVS is a multi-platform producer distributor that serves broadcast stations, cable TV net-
works, IPTV subscription and ad-based services, OTC subscription and ad-based services and
mobile subscription and ad-based services. TVS produces 250 new sports events yearly and
markets its classic sports library to these platforms.
In addition to approaching TV providers with the show, the Bowling Evolved Two by Four tour-
nament show will air on TVSTavernTelevisionNetwork.Com, an IPTV / OTC / Mobile network
launching later this month that will feature the original TVS programming in bowling, boxing, arm
wrestling, billiards, and other ―blue collar‖ sports. Bowlers can also watch on ROKU, VEOH, and
Mobile Services as well as the TVS IPTVwebsite.
TVS Nostalgia Network also will stream on TikiLive, where the Bowling Program will repeat four
times weekly over a year. Lastly, TVtibi.Com will carry the event on a TVS subscription channel
for bowlers and bowling fans.
TVS audience estimates are for 150,000 to 250,000 viewers based on digital metrics. Markowitz
hopes to be much larger than that. ―The beauty of this age is how many people we can
reach with social media and a click of the mouse. With the right support from TVS and our fans, I
feel we can blow the lid off the pot and do something truly special for bowling.‖
Storm Entering New Era With the
2016 Festival of Bowling
RENO, Nev.
— The Storm Festival of Bowling Featuring
the National Mixed Tournament continues through Novem-
ber 6, 2016at Reno’s National Bowling Stadium, and entries
will be accepted through the final squad on the last day of
the festival!
The Storm Open Festival of Bowling is a multi-event com-
petition designed for the entire family, and begins this year
with a truly open format where any combination of members
will be accepted. The Open Team, 4-person competition, as
well as the Open Doubles, may now include any combina-
tion of sexes. Open Singles competition will still include
separate prize funds for men and women, however. The
Open Festival of Bowling continues with the Senior classes
of Singles and Doubles, as well as Open Individual All-
Events and 6-Game Scratch Singles. Youth bowlers will
also have an opportunity at
$5000
in coveted scholarship
money in the Youth Singles competition and the new Adult/
Youth Doubles category.
The National Mixed Tournament offers competitors a more
traditional experience of mixed team, mixed doubles, mixed
singles & all-events formats. Doubles and Teams registering
for the Mixed Tournament must
be represent a balance between
male and female members.
More than
$150,000
in prize
money and scholarships will be
won with more than
2000
partici-
pants. Between
11
different
events, and handicap and
scratch divisions, there are 36
ways to win cash and scholar-
ship prize money.
Eldorado, Silver Legacy and
Circus Circus
have blocked a number of rooms and are
offering special room rates for the tournaments.
The Tri-
Properties are presenting sponsors for the Storm Na-
tional Mixed Championships and are very pleased to
welcome new and returning competitors to Reno Tahoe
USA.
Save over $50 by booking your package today!
Entry forms and tournament/hotel package information are
available online at
r by calling the
National Bowling Stadium at 800-304-2695, Monday – Fri-
day, 9am – 5pm Pacific
I'm back in Reno on Lane 81 for the next
five weekends Friday-Sunday through No-
vember 6th. We have the Storm
Open Festival of Bowling featuring the Na-
tional Mixed Tournament going on here at
the Stadium for those weekends.
It's a great and fun tournament with many
different events to bowl and lots of money
to be won. Scholarship money is even
available in the Adult/Youth and Youth sin-
gles events.
You can bowl a tournament and tune up
with your game here with me all in one trip!
If you'd like to book a session with me
please book ahead as lesson spots are
limited. You can either send me a message
through this page
or email me at
b o w l b e t -
.
Thanks and I hope
to see you here!!
(L/R) Eric Forkel with Dustin Markowitz
