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Gloria Gates
Pioneer Superior Performance
2005
Started bowling in 1973 and some of her international
accomplishments are: highest stepladder match bowled in February of 1996 (289
against a 300) and a member of the Mixed Team National Record Holder for the
1994-95 Season (3 Women and 1 man) for highest team game and highest team score.
National accomplishments are: 18th place Classic Division Doubles
with Dawn Thorkildson in 1991 WIBC Tournament in Lansing Michigan; 1916 for a 6th
place all events finish in the Classic Division of the 1993 WIBC Tournament in
Tucson Arizona; 8th place Classic Division Doubles with Dawn
Thorkildson in 1993 WIBC Tournament in Lansing Michigan; and 10th
place with a 693 in the 1999 National 700 Club Tournament in Indianapolis, IN.
State accomplishments are: High actual Score in 2002 State 600 Club in
Alexandria with a 648; Finished first in Minnesota Mixed Team Championship in
1993; Finished first in Actual and Handicap Team at Vilo Lanes in 1999 with a
3146/3169. City accomplishments
are: St. Paul Mixed Team Champions in 1989; St. Paul City Team Champion in 1994
and 1995; Metro 600 Club Actual Champion in 1996; St. Paul 600 Club Actual and
Handicap Champion in 1996; St. Paul All Events Champion in 1996; St. Paul City
Team Actual Champion in 1999; St. Paul City All Events Champion at Saxon in
2001; Arlene Eck Memorial Winner with 2081 in 2001 and St. Paul City All Events
Handicap Champion in 2001. Installed
in the Minnesota WIBC Hall of Fame for Superior Performance in 2002.
Five times Ladies CBA Champion and LCBA Bowler of the Year in 1995-96.
Has bowled 3 300 Games, 1 299 game and 2 298 games. High Score is 794 and High Average is 214 bowled in 1998-99
and again in 2001-02. Gloria has
bowled 78 700 Series in her lifetime. She
has had the highest average in the St. Paul Women’s Association 8 times and
she has had the high game twice (once in 89-90 with a 298 game and then again in
01-02 with a 300 game).
Last Updated : Jan-01-2013