Stories From Across the Decades
Search newspaper coverage preserved as part of Staten Island bowling history. One article can connect people, championships, bowling centers and association history throughout the Archive.
A sign of affection for a true gentleman
The Staten Island Advance remembers Rab Wilkinson and the lasting affection and respect he earned throughout Staten Island’s bowling and community circles.
View Archive Entry →Donnantuono bowls over SIWBA field
Lucy Donnantuono is featured after capturing both singles and all-events honors in the 1998 SIWBA championship.
View Archive Entry →Donnantuono always a smooth roller
Lucy Donnantuono is profiled during the SIWBA championship as a steady, accomplished competitor whose success spanned generations of Staten Island women’s bowling.
View Archive Entry →SIWBA: A half-century of memories and friends
The Staten Island Women’s Bowling Association reflects on 50 years of organized women’s bowling, memories, friendships and association history.
View Archive Entry →Philpott hits 759 at Rab’s
Nazareth Laursen, competing at the time as Philpott, is featured after rolling a 759 series at Rab’s Country Lanes.
View Archive Entry →Alley closings have trickle-down effect
A Staten Island Advance bowling column examines the effect of bowling-center closings on Staten Island leagues and the remaining establishments, providing a dated snapshot of the local bowling landscape.
View Archive Entry →Donnantuono hits 706 series
Lucy Donnantuono is featured after rolling a 706 series in Staten Island bowling competition.
View Archive Entry →You can’t take one without the other
Nazareth Laursen and Carol Stefanski are featured together as the SIWBA’s 1997 Hall of Fame inductees.
View Archive Entry →Second time around sweeter for Donnantuono
Lucy Donnantuono is featured after winning another SIWBA All-Events championship 17 years after her first.
View Archive Entry →Venosa’s 300 takes him to S.I. Classic’s top seed
A perfect 300 game propels Venosa to the top seed in the Staten Island Classic.
View Archive Entry →Clancy captures SIWBA titles
Clancy captures SIWBA championship honors in coverage published alongside the Staten Island Classic.
View Archive Entry →Is Donnantuono’s wait over?
Lucy Donnantuono is featured as she pursues another SIWBA All-Events championship, 17 years after her first.
View Archive Entry →Naz Philpott net winner in 600 tourney
Nazareth Laursen, competing at the time as Naz Philpott, is featured as the net winner in a Women’s 600 Club tournament.
View Archive Entry →Title IX: Albatross or aid?
A Women’s Sports feature examining Title IX includes Naz Laursen and her daughters, preserving a broader snapshot of women in Staten Island sports.
View Archive Entry →Tourney still Dockter’s time
A Staten Island Advance retrospective remembers Ruth Dockter’s decades of service to the SIWBA and the championship tournament that remained closely associated with her work.
View Archive Entry →Ruth Dockter, 76, bowling assoc. founder
The Staten Island Advance remembers Ruth Dockter, a founder and longtime leader of the Staten Island Women’s Bowling Association.
View Archive Entry →Rab’s opening was well worth waiting for
The Staten Island Advance covers the opening of Rab’s Country Lanes following the Wilkinson family’s renovation and reopening of the bowling center.
View Archive Entry →Wilkinson running Country
Rab Wilkinson is featured as the new owner of Country Lanes, documenting a major transition in his bowling career and the history of the Staten Island center.
View Archive Entry →Women’s bowling club celebrates
The Staten Island Women’s 600 Club celebrates its history and members, preserving another chapter of women’s organized bowling on Staten Island.
View Archive Entry →Wilkinson resigns as Green’s GM
Rab Wilkinson is featured as he resigns as Green’s general manager to become a partner at a bowling center, marking a major transition in his bowling career.
View Archive Entry →Margaret Garbarino, 49, bowling champion
The Staten Island Advance remembers Margaret “Peggy” Garbarino, a champion bowler whose accomplishments made her one of Staten Island’s leading women bowlers.
View Archive Entry →Rab steps in to lend hand
Rab Wilkinson is featured for stepping in to assist the Staten Island Women’s Bowling Association during a difficult period.
View Archive Entry →ABC’s dues increase draws mixed reaction
A Staten Island bowling column examines the ABC dues increase and local reaction, preserving a snapshot of the membership and business issues facing organized bowling.
View Archive Entry →Van Vorst the new SIWBA queenpin
Donna VanVorst is featured after winning the SIWBA All-Events championship.
View Archive Entry →Donnantuono enjoys return to bowling
Lucy Donnantuono is featured in a Staten Island Advance column about her return to competitive bowling.
View Archive Entry →Stefanski still taking aim at SIWBA title
Carol Stefanski is featured as she pursues the SIWBA championship title.
View Archive Entry →Rab Wilkinson hits 290 game, 813 set
Rab Wilkinson is featured after rolling a 290 game and 813 series.
View Archive Entry →SIWBA to induct Peggy Garbarino into Hall of Fame
Peggy Garbarino is featured as the SIWBA prepares to induct her into its Hall of Fame.
View Archive Entry →Grasmere — Neighborhood Retrospective
A Staten Island Advance neighborhood retrospective provides historical context for Grasmere, including material relevant to Grasmere Lodge and Lucci’s.
View Archive Entry →1990 — Third Consecutive All Events Championship
First bowler to capture three consecutive All Events championships.
View Archive Entry →Laursen wins SIWBA all-events title again
Nazareth Laursen successfully defends the SIWBA All Events title, the second championship in her three-year run.
View Archive Entry →Nazareth Laursen rolls 298-73 at Country Lanes
Nazareth Laursen is featured after rolling a 298 game and 773 series at Country Lanes.
View Archive Entry →Philpott ‘strikes out’ all the odds
Nazareth Philpott captures her first SIWBA All Events championship, beginning the three-year All Events run documented in the Archive.
View Archive Entry →Philpott 'strikes out' all the odds
Nazareth Laursen, competing at the time as Nazareth Philpott, is featured after capturing her first SIWBA All-Events championship.
View Archive Entry →Bowling on the Island the way it once was
A Staten Island Advance retrospective looks back at Staten Island's earlier bowling landscape, centers and personalities.
View Archive Entry →Zeig wins SIWBA title
Donna Zeig wins the Staten Island Women’s Bowling Association championship title, with tournament standings published alongside the story.
View Archive Entry →Zajac wins SIWBA title
Donna Zajac is featured after winning an SIWBA championship title.
View Archive Entry →Wilkinsons give bowlers a lift
Rab Wilkinson is featured in a Staten Island Advance bowling feature on the Wilkinson family and their work in the sport.
View Archive Entry →Roundup/Donnantuono wins
Lucy Donnantuono is featured in Staten Island bowling coverage after another tournament victory.
View Archive Entry →Garbarino wins a record 5th SIWBA title
Peggy Garbarino wins a record fifth SIWBA championship title, a major milestone in her Staten Island bowling career.
View Archive Entry →Garbarino, Iacovelli star
Peggy Garbarino and Mary Iacovelli are featured in Staten Island women’s championship tournament coverage.
View Archive Entry →All-events winner Donnantuono lived up to billing
Lucy Donnantuono captures the SIWBA All Events championship as the Advance recaps the women’s tournament.
View Archive Entry →Lucy Donnantuono tops Jr. bowlers
Lucy Donnantuono is featured atop the junior bowling results in Staten Island competition.
View Archive Entry →Island's bowling dilemma: More bowlers, fewer alleys
A Staten Island Advance retrospective examines the borough's bowling-center contraction and reports that seven bowling establishments had shut down over the preceding decade. The page is preserved as a broad Bowling Center History source.
View Archive Entry →Fran Pedreira takes All-Events title
Fran Pedreira captures the All-Events title in SIWBA championship competition.
View Archive Entry →Fran Pedreira top gal in SIWBA meet?
Fran Pedreira is featured among the leading contenders during SIWBA championship competition.
View Archive Entry →Wilkinson finishes 3rd, gains tournament berth
Rab Wilkinson finishes third and earns a tournament berth in Staten Island bowling competition.
View Archive Entry →Home edge favors Wilkinson
Rab Wilkinson is featured in tournament coverage examining the advantage of competing on his home lanes.
View Archive Entry →Rab Wilkinson uses wins to gain 1st in BPA event
Rab Wilkinson is featured after tournament victories moved him into first place in a BPA event.
View Archive Entry →1968 — Still a Winner
A retrospective feature followed her continued bowling success after leaving Staten Island.
View Archive Entry →1968 — BPA Tournament Victory
Tournament success helped establish Rab Wilkinson among Staten Island’s leading bowling professionals.
View Archive Entry →Peg Maguire Explodes One of ’67’s Best—665
A 665 series by Peg Maguire leads a page packed with women’s, men’s and mixed league results from Staten Island centers.
View Archive Entry →Peggy and Ben May Dominate All-Star Tourney
Peggy Maguire and Ben McNevich are featured as leading contenders in All-Star tournament competition.
View Archive Entry →Fran Pedreira Flashes '66 Form With 629 Set
Fran Pedreira leads Staten Island bowling coverage with a 629 series as she continues the form that marked her 1966 season.
View Archive Entry →Fran Pedreira's Back In Groove—222, 626
Fran Pedreira is featured after returning to strong form with games highlighted by a 222 and a 626 series.
View Archive Entry →Peg Maguire Finishes 2nd In Pro Event
Peg Maguire finishes second in professional tournament competition, adding another significant result to her early career.
View Archive Entry →Peg Maguire Met Woman Bowler of Year
A feature on Peg Maguire marks her recognition as the Staten Island Advance Woman Bowler of the Year and looks back on her rise in local bowling.
View Archive Entry →Peggy Wins 2nd Pro Tourney
Peggy Maguire wins her second professional tournament, marking another major achievement in her early competitive career.
View Archive Entry →Peg Maguire Due in Slips to 25th Spot
Peg Maguire is covered during professional tournament competition as the field standings develop.
View Archive Entry →Peggy Maguire Places 12th Again
Peggy Maguire records another 12th-place finish in professional tournament competition.
View Archive Entry →Peggy Maguire Set For First Real Test
Peggy Maguire is profiled as she prepares for a major professional bowling test beyond Staten Island competition.
View Archive Entry →Peggy Maguire Posts 666 Set, Island's Best
Peggy Maguire posts a 666 series reported as the Island’s best during the 1964–65 bowling season.
View Archive Entry →Dom LaBargo, Peggy Maguire Cop SIBPA Titles
Peggy Maguire is featured as a SIBPA tournament champion in local bowling coverage.
View Archive Entry →Peggy Maguire Star Right from Start
Peggy Maguire is featured during SIWBA tournament coverage as the championship standings take shape.
View Archive Entry →Peg Maguire Rolls 654 Set In SIWBA
Peg Maguire rolls a 654 series during SIWBA tournament competition.
View Archive Entry →Bowl for Fun & Health — BPAA Establishments
A Richmond County BPAA advertisement identifies Staten Island member establishments in 1962, including Bowling on the Green, Templeton Lanes, Colonial Lanes, Victory Lanes, Knotty Pines, Columbian Lanes, Central Lanes and Sunset Lanes. The advertisements also document 42 Brunswick lanes at Bowling on the Green and 26 fully automatic alleys at Sunset Lanes.
View Archive Entry →Peggy Maguire Hits 249 for Island-wide Mark
Peggy Maguire fires a 249, reported as an Island-wide mark, amid extensive local league coverage.
View Archive Entry →Duck Pin Loop At Clove Lanes
A Staten Island Advance bowling report documents organized duckpin league competition at Clove Lanes in 1959.
View Archive Entry →Bowling Tonight — Staten Island Center Advertisements
A Staten Island Advance bowling page includes contemporary advertisements for Sunset Lanes, Victory Recreation, Knotty Pine Lanes, Liberty Lanes and Madalone’s, documenting center names, locations and amenities in 1958.
View Archive Entry →Clove Lanes Getting Set For Banner Season
A Staten Island Advance feature documents Clove Lanes at 1864 Clove Road under new ownership and identifies the establishment as formerly Wiegand's Bowling Alleys.
View Archive Entry →SIWBA Tourney Starts
The Staten Island Women’s Bowling Association tournament opening announcement features a photograph of Ruth Dockter.
View Archive Entry →Staten Island Bowling Alley Association Member Academies
A wartime Staten Island Bowling Alley Association advertisement identifies its officers and member bowling academies, providing contemporary names, neighborhoods and street addresses for eight bowling establishments.
View Archive Entry →Pariso in Clash at Davis Alleys
A Staten Island Advance bowling report documents early competition at the newly opened Davis Alleys in West Brighton.
View Archive Entry →Plans Completed For Davis Opening
Contemporary Staten Island Advance coverage documents preparations for the July 1940 opening of Davis Lanes in West Brighton.
View Archive Entry →Staten Island Bowling — 1922 Historical Page
A 1922 Staten Island Advance sports page is preserved as an early primary source in the Bowling Centers research collection.
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