PSBA Hall of Fame
2006 Inductees

 2006 PSBA Hall of Fame Inductees

KEVIN B. ADAM

Reading, Pennsylvania

Kevin B. Adam enters the Pennsylvania State Bowling Association Hall of Fame this evening for his Contributions to the game of bowling.

Kevin has bowled in 23 PSBA tournaments and 21 USBC (formerly ABC tournaments. He has over three hundred of 700’s, thirty-seven 300’s, and eleven 800’s to his credit in 31 years of organized bowling.

He holds more than 50 single titles and multiple team and doubles titles. In 1988 he was a member of the team that rolled ABC’s third highest team game with a score of 1331. In 1989 Kevin was a member of the Rich Craft design team that captured another ABC award of second highest team triple of 3717. He again rose to champion status in 2005 when he rolled back-to-back 300’s at Bowl O Rama in Reading.

Kevin also bowls well outside of Pennsylvania. In ABC tournaments in Salt Lake City in 1996, he took second place and in Cincinnati he got fifth place. In 1999 at Syracuse, he placed tenth in doubles and in 2001 earned ninth place in Albuquerque. His team placed first in 1992 at Corpus Christi and fifth in team all events. In 2002 he was the ABC tournament lifetime average leader for the state of Pennsylvania and in the top 50 in the world with a 204.534 average. He holds ten Reading BA titles, three US Open Qualifiers, and one ABC title that he rolled in 1992 in Corpus Christi.

For his outstanding contributions to the game of bowling, it is a pleasure to induct Kevin B. Adam into the Pennsylvania State Bowling Association Hall of Fame.

 

DAVID E. BARSHINGER

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York, Pennsylvania

David E. Barshinger enters the Pennsylvania State Bowling Association Hall of Fame for his meritorious service to the game of bowling.

Dave has been in Organized Bowling for 36 years. Dave has bowled in 31 PSBA Tournaments and 14 ABC Tournaments. He has a high game of 299, a high series of 767, and a high average of 203. He has one local association Senior team title and one PSBA Senior team title to his credit.

Dave has served on almost every committee of the PSBA. He became a Central Area Director in 1992 and served in that capacity until elected 4th Vice President in 1998, proceeding through the chairs to become President of the PSBA in the 2002-2003 season. Dave set up the first PSBA web pages on the Internet and serves as the current PSBA Webmaster. He was the local onsite Chairman of the 2005 PSBA senior tournament.

He was very active in his local association (The York County BA) having been Vice President, Director, Advisory Board Life Member and Delegate to the National Convention. Dave is a Certified Lane Inspector, a Certified YABA Coach Instructor. Dave was a member of the first ABC Public Relations Class held in Greendale, Wisconsin. He served on the ABC Ballot Committee at the 2003 ABC Convention held in Knoxville, Tennessee. Dave served as a League President, Secretary and Treasurer for over twenty years.

Dave also served on the York-Adams YABA Board of Directors, the PA State YABA Board of Directors, and the PA State Bowling Council, serving two years as Vice President.

It is with great pleasure to induct David E. Barshinger into the Pennsylvania State Bowling Association Hall of Fame.

 

STEPHEN P. LEVERING

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Landisville, Pennsylvania.

Stephen P. Levering enters the Pennsylvania State Bowling Association Hall of Fame this evening for his Contributions to the game of bowling

Steve has bowled in 29 PSBA tournaments and 26 USBC (formerly ABC) tournaments. He has had hundreds of 700’s, forty 300’s, and eighteen 800’s to his credit in 35 years of organized bowling.

He earned titles in the Lancaster BA annual tournament, nine Lancaster All Star titles, two Limpus titles, and one Dutchman scratch team award. State titles include the following: doubles scratch in 1989 & 1995, singles scratch in 1998, and all events scratch in 1995.

Stephen earned 48th place in the 1982 US open in Houston and finished in the money in the PBA Regional in the 1980’s. His best finishes in ABC tournaments include: 11th in singles in Jacksonville, 17th in doubles in Baton Rouge, 9th place in team in Syracuse, and 27th in all events in Syracuse.

He rolled a 300 in the ABC tournament doubles event with PSBA Hall of Fame member Gary Brooks who rolled a 298. This 598 game was third high nationwide for the 1997-1998 season.

His bowling honorariums include the Lancaster BA Hall of Fame in 1994 and Life Membership in Lancaster in 1996.

For his outstanding contributions to the game of bowling, it is a pleasure to induct Stephen P. Levering into the Pennsylvania State Bowling Association Hall of Fame.

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