The next holiday Cosmic Thunder Party is Monday, February 20, 2012. Children and adults are welcome, so you can entertain your children or plan a family event. Party time is from 12:00 noon - 3:00 p.m. Everyone gets 2 hours of bowling, shoe rental and unlimited soda for $9.95/child and $11.95/adult. Reservations suggested, but walk-ins welcome.

L-P's Austin Ploch Claims Title

Austin Ploch, Senior on the La Salle-Peru High School Boys Bowling Team bowled a 1,376 series and claimed the Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference individual title Monday, January 9, 2012 in Sycamore. The Cavalier team finished in second place. Ploch's six game series score of 1,376 beat runner-up, Dixon's Brandon Bonnette (1,294) and third place finisher, Ottawa's Blake Henry (1,286). Austin Ploch

St. Bede Student Bowls Two 300 Games

Bucky Emmerling, Senior on the St. Bede Boys Bowling Team bowled two consecutive 300 games in a match between rival L-P High School at host I.V. Super Bowl, Wednesday, December 21, 2011. Bucky bowled 212, 300 and 300 for an outstanding 812 series.Bucky Emmerling

Karl Heck Wins 700 Club Tournament

Karl Heck was the third person to defend his title in the 25 year history of the 700 Club Tournament. Previous two time champions are Russ Greene and Rich Dauck. Eligibility for the prestigious tournament requires that the bowler has achieved a sanctioned 700 series and is a regular I.V. Super Bowl league bowler. Kristi Tapscott finished in second place while becoming the first woman bowler in the Illinois Valley to record a sanctioned 800 series. Tapscott bowled the 800 series in the first three games of the qualifying round. Click here to see the top twelve cashers.

L-P Senior Bowls 300 Game in Cavalier Classic

Austin Ploch, Senior on the La Salle-Peru High School Boys Bowling Team bowled a 300 game in the Cavalier Classic at host I.V. Super Bowl, Saturday, December 10, 2011. The girls team finished in first place overall while the boys finished in second place the boys division. Morgan Brandner was the tournament medalist with 1255 total pins and a game high of 279. Austin Ploch
Morgan Brandner

Henry - Senachwine High School Bowls Against Bullying

Mike Culver spoke to high school students about the ramifications of bullying as part of a Student Council planned field trip to I.V. Super Bowl. After Culver's presentation, students participated in activities geared at making new friends and getting to know people they may not have otherwise met. They then participated in team building activities including bowling while enjoying pizza. To view photos of the event, click here.

New Illinois Valley Bowling Association Records Set

Joe Zokal added 2 more 300 games to his resume on consecutive nights and local history was made on both of them. He bowled an 870 series in the Rudy Stubler Memorial League, Tuesday, September 13, 2011. The previous record for highest series in the Illinois Valley Bowling Association stood for nearly 11 years. Joe rolled a 290 in his first game, 280 in the second game and closed the series with a 300. Monday, September 12, 2011, Zokal's team rolled 1,327 to break the former Illinois Valley Bowling Association record of 1,303. Other team members were Eric Acuncius (289), Andy Brown (257), Matt Tondi (247) and Ron Saxton (234).

Celebrating 50 Years in Business

Celebrating the 50 year milestone of the bowling business represents the strength and stability few small businesses ever accomplish. We wish to extend our deep gratitude to you, our customers and friends for celebrating with us this year. Winners of our daily prize drawings the week of August 19 - 25, 2011 were Ed Templeton, Scott Picco, Dave Martin, Charlene Matson, Henry Sanford, Karen Schepp and Jay Whitfield. Each winner received a gift card for gasoline at HyVee.