| Walkley_Bowling_Centre 5-pin bowling, 30 computerized scoring lanes. Recreational and competitive leagues for all ages. On site restaurant and bar. Cosmic Rock and Bowl, birthday and group parties. Located in Ottawa, Ontar |
| YBC_Bowling Youth Bowling Council statistics in British Columbia, listing upcoming tournaments, news and highlights. |
| Design_Depot Makers of baseball and basketball board games and computer simulations. |
| Fantasy_Soccer_93 Fantasy soccer tournament with newspaper named "Gazzetta del Fantasport" for news and comments. Based out of Italy. |
| Matchup_Sports A collection of sports simulators and games. |
| SimulatedSports_com Free simulated basketball and horse racing games. |
| The_Sports_Attic Computer simulated sports leagues for football, baseball and basketball. Annual dues required. |
| Stable_Wars Fantasy wrestling; with $6 million, build a stable of 7 wrestlers from the WWE. |
| WhatIfSports_com Free sports simulations. Play past or future games in NCAA basketball, NBA, MLB, and NFL. |
| The_Alberta_Broomball_Association This site contains up to date information on broomball in Alberta, in Canada, and throughout the world. The site is maintained by the Alberta Broomball Association. |
| American_Broomball_Association News and information about the only professional broomball league in the world. |
| Australian_Broomball Official site for New South Wales and Australian Broomball. Statistics, gear, and information on the ice sport. |
| Broomball_Association_of_South_Australia Schedules and information about the association. |
| Broomball_World Personal page includes information about the sport, news, tournaments, equipment, and rule book. |
| BroomballTeams_com Site provides broomball information, including tournaments, teams, equipment and rules. |
| Canadian_Broomball_Federation Offers news, executive members, policies, a calendar of events, and championships information. |
| Canadian_Juvenile_Broomball_Championship Provides a schedule, scores, a teams listing, rules, interviews, and pictures. |
| Cincinnati_Broomball_Association Schedules, discussion and information about broomball in Cincinnati, Ohio. |
| Flock_Broomball Chicago area broomball squad. Contains pictures, practice information, a roster with profiles, and statistics. |
| Greater_Toledo_Broomball_League Rankings, rules, and information about the league for high school students. |
| International_Broomball_Wizards Information about one of the oldest teams in America. |
| Lane_Amateur_Broomball_Association Located in Eugene, Oregon. |
| Minnesota_Hitmen_Broomball_Team A Class B broomball team based out of Bloomington, Minnesota that play in the Augsburg league and all major tournaments. Roster, pictures, awards, statistics, and game schedule. |
| NevadaBroomball News, director's view, contacts, teams, and links for broomball in Nevada. |
| NWT_Broomball_Association Governing body for broomball in the Northwest Territories. |
| Omaha_Broomball_Association League schedule, statistics, standings, team pages, and links. |
| Quad-City_Broomball Team near Davenport, Iowa. A message forum, pictures, news items, and videos. |
| Shane_Martins\'_Australian_Broomball Statistics and information from the ACT Broomball Association, Canberra, Australia. |
| USA_Broomball Site for governing body of broomball in the United States provides basic information, tournament listing, league locator and message board. |
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| Ascot_Park_Golf_Center About the facilities, instruction, staff, programs and location in Kingston, NY. |
| Atlantic_Golf_Center Driving range, practice course, pro shop, custom club fitting, and miniature golf in Attleboro, Massachusetts. |
| Big_Sticks_Golf_Academy Describes indoor practice facility with simulators, hitting bays, chipping and putting areas and PGA Professional video instruction. |
| Boston_Golf_Academy Describes membership information, indoor facility, putting green, and lesson packages. |
| Bukit_Batok_Golf_Centre About facilities, programs, design service, the instructor and location in Singapore. |
| Carver\'s_Falls_Golf_Range Information on range in Fayetteville, North Carolina and particpants in the National Long Driving Contest, with pictures. |
| City_Golf_Boston Describes indoor golf instruction facility, staff and programs in Boston. |
| Cote_Golf_Instruction About the professional, philosophy, location, lessons, rates, and location in Stamford, CT. |
| Croydon_Golf_Driving_Range Describes practice facility with instruction, tuition and retail shop in England. |
The first women's league was established in Toronto in 1921 and two years later the sport was introduced to Western Canada. That resulted in the founding of the Canadian Bowling Association, based in Toronto, 1927.
However, bowlers in Western Canada adopted their own scoring system in 1930. Ryan's original system had assigned the values 4, 2, 1, 3, and 5 to the 1 through 5 pins respectively. The Western system used the values 1, 4, 5, 3, and 2.
In 1944, the Western Canadian Five-Pin Bowling Assocation was founded in Regina, Saskatchewan. The two areas of the country continued with their own scoring systems until 1952, when a new national system was established, assigning the values 2, 3, 5, 3 and 2 to the five pins.
Most of Ontario stuck to the old scoring system until 1959. Five-pin bowling throughout Canada was brought under a single governing body, the Canadian Bowling Congress, in 1965. The CBC was replaced by the Canadian 5-Pin Bowlers Association in 1978.
Although five-pin bowling has been played, at times, in Scotland, the British West Indies, the Phillipines, Argentina, and small areas of the United States, it now seems to be confined entirely to Canada, where there are more than 500,000 participants.
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