The Butler County Bowling Association has announced its schedule of this season's events.

Up first is the BCBA Hall of Fame banquet on Oct. 13 at the Tanglewood Senior Center. The event gets under way at 6 p.m.

The keynote speaker is Bob Learn, Jr. a PBA professional from Erie. his year's inductees into the hall of fame are Ray Greenert and Ivan Dandois for bowling ability, and Rick Reeder and Larry Parenti for meritorious service.

I can personally speak for Rick Reeder and Larry Parenti, and I can't think of two people who are more deserving. Reeder has been the leader of the kid's league at Family Bowlaway for many years and still is to this day. Parenti is one of those tireless workers who has been a part of the BCBA board of directors for some time now.

Tickets are $20 and are available at the BCBA office at 724-285-3323 or you can visit the web site at www.butlercountybowling.org.

The tournament schedule has also been announced. The county tournament will be held at Freeway Lanes on Nov. 3-4 and Nov. 10-11; the mixed tournament will be at Slippery Rock Lanes on Jan. 19-20 and Jan. 26-27; the singles tournament will be at Mars Lanes on March 9 and March 16.

Balance is a key component to your approach and proper delivery of your bowling ball to the target.The best stance is one in which the knees are slightly flexed and the upper body is slightly forward. If you observe the pros, you'll notice they start in an athletic position and their upper torso doesn't move forward and back during their approach.Bowlers who fall off balance use too much force, which allows their swing to move away from their body.

Fox' Pizza Den: Tom Fennell, 265, (756), Rick Vinroe, 256, (675), Scott Walker, 254, (662). ... Women's Major League: High game and series: Linda Massuci, 230, (560). Team high game and series: Vin & Joes/Steckman, 818, (2412). Vin & Joes/Steckman lead the league at 4-0, followed by Family Bowlaway and Lyndora Hotel at 3-3, then Snack N Pack at 2-4.

Your league can be highlighted in this column simply by e-mailing me at wiseguyrondo@zoominternet.net.

The Denny's Professional Bowlers Tour begins this week in Japan. Tommy Jones will look to break Chris Barnes' record for reaching the $1 million mark in earnings in the fewest events.It took Barnes 220 events to reach the milestone and with 21 events on this year's schedule, Jones could break the record by season's end as he needs just over $76,000 in the season's first 15 events. Jones has averaged $222,770 in earnings over the last three seasons.Ron Willison is a bowling columnist for the Butler Eagle.