BRUCE WIETING to compete in USBC MASTERS Tournament

Bruce Wieting won the GBA Masters Champion Tournament in 2005-2006. This qualified him for a  GBA paid entry of $450.00 to compete in the USBC Masters Tournament to be held October 24th-29th, 2006. He will be competing for a first prize of $100,00.00 and second prize of $50,000 against other Association Master Champions and Professional Bowlers.

 Live televised finals on ESPN, Sunday, October 29th, 2006.

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ABOUT MASTER WINNER BRUCE WIETING

The first game I opened bowled was a 51 at eight years of age. I grew up watching my parent's and grandparent's bowl. My grandma bowled into her early 80's and was a real inspiration in my life, she loved to bowl. I started bowling in Junior Leagues when I was ten years old. I bowled Junior Leagues up to my senior year in high school. My 9th grade year I was fortunate to win a very special award: Bobby Turner Memorial Award. He was a little boy who had a disease, he bowled and was an inspiration to all the youth bowlers. He left us way to soon. When I found out I had won this award it meant more to me than any high games or series awards that I had won. I just remember no matter how much pain Bobby was in he never complained.

After I graduated from high school, I didn't bowl because my time was taken up with fast pitch, softball and basketball. I returned to bowling seven years later when I attended college. I bowled as captain for four years at Concordia College in Seward, Nebraska. We faced teams like Nebraska, Wichita State, etc. They were talented bowlers and it was a good learning experience for me. It was also fun to bowl with the Professors in college.

In 1989 I began my teaching career at Trinity Lutheran School and didn't start bowling again until 1999. I was very busy having a family of six, 5 boys and a girl, with coaching and family functions. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to teach all six of my children and consider it a real blessing. My two younger boys, Brett and John, bowl in youth leagues and my 9th grade son, Andrew is playing football, basketball, and baseball at Northridge. Wife Wendy has worked at the hospital for four years.

Back to bowling. I took the 7th and 8th graders bowling and averaged 190 with a house ball, I was hooked and returned to bowling. I had never averaged more than 183 in a league.

I have bowled scratch leagues for six years in the Greeley Bowling Association. The competition in this town is unbelievable! There are so many talented bowlers and people who have helped me get to where I am today. I thank you all so much. Bowling against the best has helped me focus, yet still have fun. I never thought I could average 210 to 215.

Winning the GBA Masters Tournament was one of those days everything went right, everything clicked. To average 235 against the best was a dream. I never imagined that anything like this could happen to me. My talents come from the Lord.

I am going to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to bowl the USBC Masters tournament, I will do my best. The odds are stacked against me, but we will see what happens. You never know what you can do unless you try. I am just excited to get the opportunity to compete against the world's best bowlers! A special thank you to the Greeley Bowling Association for paying the entry fee to this tournament.

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