We might not have written down any New Year’s Resolutions to start 2026, but the ladies definitely had improved bowling on their minds as they headed to Plaza Bowl on Saturday, January 17th, 2026, to bowl a tournament of 3 regular games! 75 ladies began to arrive even as the NAZB officers & directors were still setting up! In a very short time, you could no longer hear the mellow music as the ladies were enjoying each others’ company prior to bowling! We wished the following ladies a Happy January Birthday: Carla Little (1/7), Evelyn Montgomery (1/15), Linda Tilley (1/15), Lin Ruschat (1/16), Kristie LaShier (1/20), Karen Freyslaben (1/23), & Bobbi Bowerman (1/31). Ladies, as always, we do hope your special day is/was awesome in every way! We’d like to welcome several new ladies to our grand group! Debbie Graham joined recently along with Diane Schilling & Melissa Allison! Ladies, we do hope you are enjoying your time with us! And now it’s time to celebrate the first winners of 2026! We have 3 Divisions, so normally we have 3 winners to announce, but this tournament was unique! For the first time ever in Division 3 we had a THREE-WAY TIE for FIRST Place!! Wow, Wow, Wow! In Division #1 (ladies with averages up to & including 125), Lynn Sweezy (796) is celebrating! Congratulations to Lynn! She was followed by Debbie Graham (739), Lorrie Goeke (729), Carol Hollis (723), Susan Thompson (710), Rhonda Fredrick (700), Jeanette Grad (700), Cathy Knisley (690), Barb Caserman (689), & Linda Hughes (689). Grand bowling ladies! In Division #2 (ladies with averages of 126 up to & including 144), Linda Wiggen (767) was the top, top, top bowler! Way to go Linda! She was followed by Melissa Allison (763), Denise Silva (727), Carole Gach (716), Krystal Keltner (684), Carol Taylor (679), & Linda Tilley (675). Superb bowling ladies! In Division #3 (ladies with averages of 145 & above) the following ladies TIED with a score of 719: Melanie Estrella, Carla Little, & Donna Villagran! Congratulations to all three of these great ladies! They were followed by Judy Salyers (690), Brenda Peaslee (689), Brenda Hoff (686), Wanda Parsons (683), & Belinda Hutchings (676). Spectacular ladies! Great way to start 2026! If you think we’re done with winners, you are greatly mistaken! Laura Byers was excited to win a free entry to our next tournament! The following ladies were cheering as they checked their numbers and zoomed up to collect their prize: Chris Healy, Donna Villagran, Sandy Shaw, Kathy Lening, Valda McMillan, Laura Byers, & Belinda Patrizi x 2! Ladies, enjoy those prizes! Our sixth tournament of this 2025-2026 season will find us headed to Antelope Lanes in Prescott Valley. We will bowl a 3 game 9-Pin No Tap tournament there on Saturday, February 21st, 2026. We always bowl on the 3rd Saturday of the month, and our tournaments always begin at 11:00A.M. We’re a super special group of ladies of all ages coming from all over this great State 48! You don’t have to be sanctioned or even currently bowling in a league to join! Contact Sec/Treas Pam Cirasole (928-227-1258) if interested in joining. New members are always joyfully welcomed! Come along and join the fun!
We heard bells! We saw elves! The Northern Arizona Bowlerettes gathered at Plaza Bowl in Prescott on Saturday, Dec. 20th, 2025, to celebrate the holidays with their Annual Holiday Tournament! The NAZB officers & directors were still busy setting up as the ladies began to arrive for one of their favorite tournaments of the season! 84 ladies gathered to bowl 3 9-Pin No-Tap games! The ladies looked adorable in their holiday attire as many wore special shirts, leggings, earrings, and even colorful Christmas lights for this special occasion! And Plaza Bowl was all decked out with Christmas trees, garland, and lots of Nutcrackers!We wished the following ladies a Happy December Birthday: Corinna Cullen (12/2), Chris Healy (12/6), Missy Reygaert (12/8), Teri McKay (12/14), Deb Fincher (12/15), Carol Hollis (12/17), Renee Rogers (12/18), Peggy Albright (12/23), Rachel Culp (12/27), & Sandy Shaw (12/29). Ladies, we hope, hope, hope your birthday is/was a super special day!Bells are ringing! Must be time for some very happy winners! We have 3 Divisions, so we’re celebrating our 3 winners! In Division #1 (ladies with averages up to & including 125), Cathy Knisley (884) gets a gift in her stocking! Congratulations Cathy! She was followed by Linda Hughes (866), Kathy Houchin (842), Pam Cirasole (821), Lorrie Goeke (806), Sheevaun Goff ( 804), Carol Hollis (799), Victoria Gassett (781), & Jeanette Grad ( 774). Grand bowling ladies!In Division #2 (ladies with averages of 126 up to & including 144), Anne Marie Vernon (846) has a gift under her tree! Way to go Anne Marie! She was followed by Jan Bonifay (826), Carol Taylor (826), Bobbi Bowerman (803), Trudie Beestrum (793), Michelle Broxmeyer (786), Denise Silva (777), Shirley Wiseman (770), & Carole Gach (755). Spectacular bowling ladies!In Division #3 (ladies with averages of 145 & above), Melanie Estrella (920) was the star on the Christmas tree! Nice bowling Melanie! She was followed by Rita Holly (889), Norma Gillett (846), Sally O’Neil (830), Karen Blomgren (810), Pam Frendian (809), Debbie Byrne (807), & Karen Freyslaben (803). Great bowling ladies!Bells were ringing to celebrate even more winners! Delma Largent was thrilled to win a free entry to our next tournament! The following ladies zoomed up as quickly as Santa’s reindeer to claim their prize when their tickets were announced: Jody Salorio, Kathy Lening, Myrna Dragon, Linda Hughes, Corrina Cullen, Dawn Howle, Rosanna Singleton, Pam Frendian, Linn Sampson, Cathy Knisley, Lynn Sweezy, Judy Salyers, Sally O’Neil x 2, Karen Blomgren, & Sandy Roberts.We had 3 more winners! Our thanks to Toni Sherrill & Michelle Broxmeyer for judging our Holiday Shirt Contest, and they had a tough job picking the top three winners! The winning ladies were Deb Webster, Jenn Hall, & Brenda Peaslee! Looking good ladies!Our fifth tournament of the 2025-2026 season will once again find us at Plaza Bowl in Prescott. We’ll bowl 3 regular games there on Saturday, January 17, 2026. We always bowl on the 3rd Saturday of the month, and our tournaments always begin at 11:00A.M. We’re an awesome group of ladies of all ages coming from all over the great State 48! You don’t have to be sanctioned or even currently bowling in a league to join! Contact Sec/Treas Pam Cirasole (928-227-1258) if interested in joining. New members are always joyfully welcomed. Come along and join the fun!
Yippee! The Northern Arizona Bowlerettes bowled at the center they call “home” - Plaza Bowl in Prescott on Saturday, November 15th! 'Twas a crisp fall day as the ladies zoomed into the center to bowl 3 regular games! Close to 80 ladies gathered to bowl, and the cheers could be heard far and wide! Plaza Bowl was beyond ready for us to gather for this tournament!We wished the following ladies a Happy November Birthday: Jean Chester (11/2), Linda Siegert (11/8), Vicki Jacquez (11/13), Karen Hauswirth (11/13), Rose Petersen (11/14), Kim Rybkowski (11/14), Deb Webster (11/15), Shirley Stephenson (11/16), & Rhonda Fredrick (11/30). Ladies, we hope your day is/was a super special one!We’re delighted to welcome three new members to our grand group: Debbie Graham, Evelyn Montgomery, & Kim Rybkowski! Ladies, we hope you enjoyed your first tournament, and we look forward to seeing you at future tournaments!Must be time for some winners! We have 3 Divisions, so cheers for our 3 winners! In Division #1 (ladies with averages up to & including 125), Vicki Kedroski (773) meant business when it came to bowling! Well done Vicki! She was followed by Debbie Graham (729), Donna Reitan (721), Kathy Houchin (704), Linda Hughes (694), Lynn Sweezy (693), Marty Kedroski (692), Pam Brady-White (686), and Sande Bobango (684). Way to go ladies!In Division #2 (ladies with averages of 126 up to & including 144), Debbie Lamb (774) was at the tippy-top! Nice bowling Debbie! She was followed by Carole Gach (731), Denise Silva (730), Linda Wiggen (722), Patty Willis (668), Mary Novar (664), & Monika Menser (663). Great scores ladies!In Division #3 (ladies with averages of 145 & above), Melynda Fincher (726) was definitely the leader! Great bowling Melynda! She was followed by Melanie Estrella (725), Karen Hauswirth (698), Carla Little (698), Sally O’Neil (691), Sandy Roberts (687), & Dawn Howle (676). Super scores ladies!Gotta have more winners! The ladies donned their readers, grabbed their raffle tickets, & waited anxiously for the numbers to be read! Here come those winners: Brenda Peaslee, Monika Menser, Sandy Roberts, Jenn Hall, Shirley Wiseman, Sande Bobango x 2, Kathy Lening, & Karla Gibbons! Lynn Sweezy was delighted to win a free entry for our next tournament!Our fourth tournament of the 2025-2026 season will again find us at Plaza Bowl in Prescott for our Annual Holiday Tournament! We’ll bowl 3 9-Pin No-Tap games there on Saturday, December 20th. We’ll remain at Plaza Bowl through January as weather can occasionally be an issue. We always bowl on the 3rd Saturday of the month, and our tournaments always begin at 11:00A.M. We’re a grand group of ladies of all ages coming from all over the great State 48! You don’t have to be sanctioned or even currently bowling in a league to join! Contact Sec/Treas Pam Cirasole (928-227-1258) if interested in joining. New members are always joyfully welcomed. Come along and join the fun!
We were singing “on the road again” as we hit the road and motored down to Johnson Pavilion in Sun City! It was a beautiful day (not too hot), the roads were great, & the scenery was green & gorgeous - and it was going to be a great day! 50 ladies made the journey and you could hear us cheering throughout the center! Johnson Pavilion was ready for us as always, providing us with a great experience!We extend Happy October Birthday wishes to the following ladies: Melanie Estrella (10/1), Sande Bobango (10/3), Donna Wilson (10/10), Pam Dellinger (10/15), Susan Thompson (10/16), Wanda Parsons (10/18), Sheevaun Goff (10/19), Carrie Ullman (10/19), Jan Bonifay (10/20), Peggy Harris (10/23), Debbie Lamb (10/23), Linn Sampson (10/27), Deidre Studebaker (10/28), & Mysti Huston (10/30). Ladies, we do hope your special day is/was a spectacular one!We’re pleased as punch to welcome two new members to our great group. Kim Saterbak & Linda Vandenbos, we do hope you ladies had a good time! We look forward to seeing you at future tournaments!And now, we’re on to the winners! We have 3 Divisions, so hip-hip-hurrah for our 3 winners that we are celebrating! In Division #1 (ladies with averages up to & including 125), Cathy Knisley (835) conquered those lanes! Way to go Cathy! She was followed by Lynn Sweezy (759), Kim Saterbak (712), Sande Bobango (709), & Rhonda Fredrick (701). Grand bowling ladies!In Division #2 (ladies with averages of 126 up to & including 144), Carol Taylor (814) led the way! Great bowling Carol! She was followed by Renee Rogers (738), Ann Monagle (716), & Linda Wiggen (687). Impressive bowling ladies!In Division #3 (ladies with averages of 145 & above) Brittani Smith (748) came out on top! Nice bowling Brittani! She was followed by Judy Salyers (725), Karen Blomgren (722), Toni Sherrill (718), Pam Frendian (715), & Sally O’Neil (704). Yippee Ladies! We’re not done with winners! The ladies were clutching their raffle tickets waiting for those numbers to be called! The following ladies dashed up when THEIR number was called: Cherri Holleman, Ronnie Graves, Valda McMillan, Pam Frendian, Victoria Gassett, Brenda Schafer, Melanie Estrella, & Nona Jurgens. Brenda Peaslee was delighted to win a free entry to our November tournament! We also announced the 3 winners of our Annual Eerie Earring Contest: Victoria Gassett, Karla Gibbons, & Kim Saterbak. Loved those ears ladies! Our third tournament of the 2025-2026 season will find us at Plaza Bowl in Prescott. We will bowl 3 regular games there on Saturday, November 15th. We will remain at Plaza Bowl for November, December, & January as weather can sometimes be an issue. We always bowl on the 3rd Saturday of the month, and our tournaments always begin at 11:00A.M. We’re a super-duper group of ladies of all ages coming from all over the great State 48! You don’t have to be sanctioned or even currently bowling in a league to join! Contact Sec/Treas Pam Cirasole (928-227-1258) if interested in joining. New members are always joyfully welcomed. Come along and join the fun!
The Northern Arizona Bowlerettes started their 2025-2026 season bowling 3 regular games at Shake, Rattle, & Bowl located in Cliff Castle Casino in Camp Verde. The lanes were challenging, but that didn’t stop these ladies from bowling some awesome scores! The ladies thoroughly enjoyed being back together, and were definitely cheering each other on!Happy September Birthday wishes go out to the following ladies: Karla Gibbons (9/1), Vicki Kedroski (9/4), Heather Riggs (9/5), Victoria Gassett (9/6), Cherri Holleman (9/7), Donna Reitan (9/7), Myrna Dragon (9/9), Pam Sperry (9/9), Melynda Fincher (9/14), Kathy Houchin (9/15), Edith Finn (9/16), Sherron Steinman (9/19), Ellen Giannone (9/20), Pam Cirasole (9/21), Nona Jurgens (9/24), Loretta Hood (9/25). Ladies, we do hope your special day is/was a spectacular one! We’re delighted to welcome a new member to our group as we start our new season! Rhonda Fredrick, we do hope you had a good time Saturday, & we look forward to seeing you at future tournaments!And now, it’s time for the winners! With a new season comes newly adjusted divisions! We still have 3 divisions, so we are celebrating 3 winners! In Division #1 (ladies with averages up to & including 125), Cathy Knisley (828) was the top bowler! Congratulations go out to Cathy! She was followed by Brandy Miller (757), Barbara Caserman (756), Lynn Sweezy (755), Jeanette Grad (732), Susan Thompson (728), Kathy Lening (724), Vicki Kedroski (723), & Linda Hughes (722). Great way to start your season!In Division #2 (ladies with averages of 126 up to & including 144), Michelle Broxmeyer (752) came out above the rest! Great bowling Michelle! She was followed by Sherron Steinman (747), Patty Willis (743), Krystal Keltner (735), Jan Bonifay (711), Carol Belanger (697), Rosanna Singleton (684), Linda Tilley (684), & Carol Taylor (674). Grand bowling ladies!In Division #3 (ladies with averages of 145 & above), Melanie Estrella (706) led the way! Well done Melanie! She was followed by Valerie Ames (704), Mysti Huston (700), Karen Freyslaben (694), Corrina Cullen (685), Rita Holly (684), Carla Little (674), & LaDonna Woodworth (673).More winners you say! Here they come! The ladies had their pink, orange, & purple tickets ready to go! Sally O’Neil was thrilled to win a free entry to our October tournament! The following ladies came zooming up as their number was announced: Belinda Hutchings, Terri Whitfield, Carrie Ullman, Muffy Vallely, Karen Blomgren, Susan Thompson, Linda Tilley, & Victoria Gassett. Happy ladies - enjoy those prizes! Our second tournament of the season will keep us on the road. We’ll head to Johnson Pavilion in Sun City on Saturday, October 18th, 2025, to bowl three regular games. We always bowl on the 3rd Saturday of the month, and our tournaments always begin at 11:00A.M. We’re a spectacular group of ladies of all ages coming from all over the great State 48! You don’t have to be sanctioned or even currently bowling in a league to join! Contact Sec/Treas Pam Cirasole (928-227-1258) if interested in joining. New members are always joyfully welcomed! Come along and join the fun!
By Karen Blomgren - Vice President
The NORTHERN Arizona Bowlerettes remained local at Plaza Bowl in Prescott to complete their 2024-2025 season! NINETY-ONE ladies gathered on Saturday, August 16th, 2025, to celebrate their season and to bowl 3 9-pin No-tap games! We PACKED THE PLAZA: you couldn’t hear the music as the ladies chatted, bowled, and cheered each other on! What a grand group of ladies!Happy August Birthday to you: We hope the following ladies had/will have a great birthday: Carol Taylor (8/4), Michelle Wells (8/7), Marsha Wimmer (8/8), Miki Kane (8/11), Laura Byers (8/18), Naomi Bronson (8/18), Ronnie Graves (8/21), LaDonna Woodworth (8/22), Linda Hughes (8/24), & Cathy David (8/28). Happy, happy birthday to all of you special ladies!We’re excited to welcome the following ladies to the fold: Carole Gach, Carole Conklin, Renee Rogers, & Trudie Beestrum! Ladies, we do hope you had a fine time! Welcome to the NORTHERN Arizona Bowlerettes! Time to find out who our winners were! With 3 divisions, we’re excited to announce 3 top winners! In Division #1 (ladies with averages up to & including 122), Barb Rubi (838) was the top bowler! Congrats to Barb! She was followed by Carrie Ullman (810), Lynn Sweezy (793), Marty Kedroski (791), Donna Wilson (789), Jeanette Grad (776), Terri Whitfield (767), & Teri McKay (762). Great scores ladies! In Division #2 (ladies with averages of 123 up to & including 141), Carole Gach (885) came out on top! Nice bowling Carole! She was followed by Linda Wiggen (880), Vicki Kedroski (873), Debbie Lamb (817), Pam Cirasole (816), & Linda Tilley (805). Nice going ladies!In Division #3 (ladies with averages of 142 & above) Wanda Parsons (911) was the best of the bunch! Congrats to Wanda! She was followed by Melanie Estrella (899), Monika Menser (897), Brenda Peaslee (872), Valerie Ames (861), Karen Freyslaben (861), Sherron Steinman (833), Brenda Lee (825), Melynda Fincher (803), Belinda Hutchings (793), Carol Belanger (787), & Sally O’Neil (787). Fab scores ladies!More winners on the way! The ladies had their tickets ready! Juliette Piercy was delighted to win a free entry to next month’s tournament!. The following ladies came a-running as their number was called: LaDonna Woodworth, Pam Frendian, Geri White, Kay Monagle, Lin Ruschat x 2, Karla Gibbons, Debbie Lamb, Terri Whitfield, Chris Healy, Ann Monagle, & Pam Cirasole. Wow, ladies please enjoy those prizes!We will start our 2025-2026 season on the road. On Saturday, September 20th, 2025, the ladies will travel to Shake Rattle & Bowl located in Cliff Castle Casino in Camp Verde. The ladies will bowl 3 regular games. We always bowl on the 3rd Saturday of the month, and our tournaments always begin at 11:00A.M. We’re a spectacular group of ladies of all ages coming from all over State 48! You don’t have to be sanctioned or even currently bowling in a league to join! Contact Sec/Treas Pam Cirasole (928-227-1258) if interested in joining. New members are always joyfully welcomed! Come along and join the fun!
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