Natasha Roslan shot the highest block of the day while Maranda Pattison jumped into the lead after a high-scoring second day of qualifying in Las Vegas.
Smith averaged nearly 240 on her way to the lead after the first day of competition at the 2025 USBC Queens in Las Vegas.
Marianne DiRupo and Liz Johnson are forever etched into PWBA history, as the newly-minted Hall of Famers were inducted into the PWBA Hall of Fame Wednesday evening.
With one PWBA Tour stop in the books, attention now turns to the first major championship event on the PWBA schedule: the USBC Queens.
Shayna Ng started the 2025 season right, ending a six-year title drought with a victory in Topeka, Kansas.
Only 25 bowlers remain in contention for the first PWBA title of the year, with Shayna Ng leading the field after two qualifying rounds.
The main field is now set for the PWBA Go Bowling Topeka Open, as Thursday's PTQ advanced 11 players to the first event of the season.
The 2025 PWBA National Tour season starts this week, with the first stop in Topeka, Kansas, for the PWBA Go Bowling Topeka Open.
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The talented right-hander has now reached the championship match in all seven PWBA regional tournaments she's competed in dating back to last season.