Pennsylvania State USBC
2023 HOF Inductees
Heidi Beaver - Bowling Ability - Mifflinburg, PA
Heidi
Beaver enters the Pennsylvania State USBC Hall of Fame for her
outstanding achievements in bowling.
Heidi has seven certified 300 games and
four 800 series. Her highest league average
is 225. Heidi has been active in organized
bowling for 35 years. Her highest three game
series of 832 (236,297,299), is the house record for a woman at
Mifflinburg Lanes. She has rolled 50
certified 700 series.
Heidi was awarded the Pennsylvania State
USBC WBA High Average Award for the 2007-2008 season with her
225 average. In 2006 & 2007 Heidi won back to
back PA State Women’s Bowling Association Queens Titles.
Heidi holds a Pennsylvania Women’s
Championship Tournament Doubles title. In
2021 she won the PA State USBC Women’s Championship Scratch
Singles with a 761 and placed second in All Events with a 2140.
At the 2022 PA State USBC Women’s Championship Tournament
Heidi placed second in the Scratch All Events with a 2074 and
third in Scratch Singles with a 721. In 1993
Heidi was the WNEP Channel 16 Junior Tournament Champion.
Artie Fink Jr - Bowling Ability - Altoona, PA
Artie
Fink, Jr enters the Pennsylvania State USBC Hall of Fame for his
outstanding achievements in bowling.
Artie has (90) certified 300 games, and
(55) certified 800 series. His highest league average is 241 and
has a high series of 868. Artie has been
active in organized bowling for 37 years.
Artie has bowled in (27) PA State USBC Open
and (3) PA State USBC Senior Championships. He was the 2004 and
2016 PA State USBC Scratch Singes champion. He was also the 2004
PA State USBC Scratch All Events champion.
Artie was a former PBA member and had
multiple PBA Regional top five finishes. Artie has won over (50)
tournaments both locally and across Pennsylvania. Artie placed
third in All Events at the 1994 USBC Open Championship, was
third at the 1996 Super Hoinke, and was a Friday Night Super
Hoinke Sweeper winner in 1998.
It is with great pleasure that we induct
Artie Fink, Jr. into the Pennsylvania State USBC Hall of Fame.
Joseph Hutchinson - Bowling Ability - Old Forge, PA
Joseph
“Hutch” Hutchinson enters the Pennsylvania State USBC Hall of
Fame for his outstanding achievements in bowling.
Joe has approximately 25 certified 300
games, and 10 certified 800 series. His highest league average
is 241 and has a high series of 836. Joe has
been active in organized bowling for 62 years.
Joe has bowled in several PA State USBC
Open and PA State USBC Senior Championships. Joe was the 1980 PA
State USBC Scratch Singles champion, and a member of the 2018 PA
State USBC Open Scratch and Handicap Team champions.
He also has multiple PA State USBC Senior Tournament
titles.
Joe was a former PBA member and bowled
regular on the PBA tour for many years. Joe has (4) PBA titles.
Joe also has (6) PBA Regional titles. Joe was also a member of a
Brunswick World Team Challenge championship team.
It is with great pleasure that we induct
Joseph “Hutch” Hutchinson into the Pennsylvania State USBC Hall
of Fame.
Elaine Robinson - Meritorious Service - Whitehall, PA
Elaine
Robinson enters the Pennsylvania State USBC Hall of Fame for her
meritorious service to the game of bowling.
Elaine has been involved in organized
bowling for 52 years. Elaine began her
service to the game with the Allentown Area YABA as their
Treasurer and then Secretary/Treasurer from 1992 to 2005.
From 2006 to present she currently holds the position of
Association Manager for the Allentown Area USBC.
Elaine’s passion is for the Youth.
In 1987 Elaine began as a coach and the coordinator of
the Jordan Youth League at Jordan Lanes. A
position she still holds today. From 1998 to
present Elaine is the Tournament Director for the Lehigh Valley
Junior Masters. She coordinated the Lehigh
Valley Junior Traveling League from 1992-1998 and has ran
several Junior Gold Qualifiers.
Elaine was elected to the Pennsylvania
State USBC newly merged organization in 2018, as a Youth
Director. She is currently serving as a
Director on the PA State USBC Board of Directors.
Elaine chairs the PA State USBC Marketing & Promotions
Committee and serves on the Youth, Annual Meeting and Funds
Committees.
Elaine has been a league officer for a
number of leagues for many years. She has
been a Delegate to many State Youth and Adult Annual Meetings.
Elaine has been instrumental in Allentown Area USBC
hosting a number of successful State Championship Tournaments.
From 2006 to present she has been a Delegate to the USBC
Annual Convention. She was inducted into the
Allentown Area USBC Hall of Fame for Meritorious Service in
2009.