2020 Hall of Fame Induction and Banquet

The Green Bay Area USBC is excited to announce this year's inductees into the Green Bay Area USBC Hall of Fame. All four of this year's inductees will be inducted in the category of Superior Performance; Linda Zellner, Dan Bourassa, Matt Powless, and Dale Zimmerman.

The banquet will be held on Friday October 30th at Riverside Ballroom in Green Bay. The cocktail hour will begin at 6pm with dinner being served at 7pm followed by the Hall of Fame Induction and Awards program.

There will be some changes to the banquet this year to adapt to precautions put in place due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead of our normal family style chicken dinner, the meal will be a plated chicken cordon bleu. Each table will be limited to 6 guests, and tables will be spaced 6 feet apart.

Tickets are available for $20 and can be purchased at area bowling centers or by contacting Zach Boulanger.

Below are some highlights on this years inductees:

Linda Zellner

197 career series of 600+ of which 7 are 700+
Has 8 career averages of 190+ twice reaching a high of 194 (2013-14 on 81gm and 2014-15 on 72 gm, both in the Luxemburg Tuesday Ladies League)
27 times averaging 180-189, and 18 times averaging 170-179
Served on the GBA USBC WBA Board of Directors from 2005-06 through 2013-14
Chair Person for the Finance/Audit, as well as the Awards committees; Also served on the following committees: Green Bay Area Tournament; Legislative; Green Bay Senior Tournament; and Ways & Means
Green Bay Press-Gazette All-City Team Honorable Mention 2006-07, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 seasons
2008 GBA USBC WBA City Tournament Division 1 Handicap Singles and All-Events Champion
2011 Division 2 Handicap Doubles 2nd place
2013 Division 1 HDCP Doubles 4th place
5th place Division 1 singles in both 2009 and 2010, finishing 6th in All-Events in 2010

Dan Bourassa

Below stats are for the GBA USBC, Dan also bowls in the Fox Valley

13 career series of 800+
11 career 300 games
261 career series of 700+
2 career 299 games
2 career 298 games
45 career averages of 200+, with high of 243, career average of 210.79 (803,525 pins on 3,812 games)
Highest career ranking on average lists: 20 yr: 36th (1995-2015), 15 yr: 26th (1999-2014), 10 yr: 13th (2004-2014), 5 yr: 17th (2009-2014)
Team Championships in both Men's scratch leagues, GB Major and Ash 3 Man Classic, and many other league championships
Set WI state Doubles record of 1650 (Dan 835), both starting with 300 games
Member Bisbee's Golf Center Team setting National record as only team with team all mark series
Team 3828 scratch series (all time high GBA USBC 5 person team record)with Bisbee's Golf Center
2009-10 GBBA scratch singles champion with 812, first ever 800 at Rendezvous at time which also set house record
5 time GB Press-Gazette Honorable Mention All-City Team

Matt Powless

5 career series of 800+
16 career 300 games
262 career series of 700+
4 career 299 games
1 career 298 games
37 career averages of 200+, with high of 238, career average of 216.5 (657,288 pins on 3,036 games)
Highest career ranking on average lists: 20 yr: 30th (1995-2015), 10 yr: 45th (2005-2015), 5 yr: 31st (1997-2002)
1998-99 had 4th high average in the GB Major with a 221.6 average
Honorable mention GB P-G All City 1999-2000

Dale Zimmerman

2 career series of 800+ (had another 800 series at WI State Tournament not in that total)
14 career 300 games
200 career series of 700+
2 career 299 games
56 career averages of 200+, with high of 239, career average of 215.45 (593,985 pins on 2,757 games)
Highest career ranking on average lists: 25 yr: 43rd (1989-2014), 15 yr: 40th (1988-2003), 10 yr: 42nd (1988-1998), 5 yr: 33rd (2009-2014)
Shot 800 in 2014 State Scratch singles
WI state tournament team scratch champion
2014 WI state tournament 3rd place scratch singles (800) and 10th place handicap singles (805)
Top 64 Champion
Numerous league championships