Lindsy Bonifacini of San Diego left her mark on the leaderboard and record books at the USBC Women's Championships on Thursday by bowling the first 300 in the 2009 event.

Each year, thousands of bowlers at the USBC Women's Championships are honored for their dedication to the storied event. Three bowlers, who have combined for 153 years of participation, were recognized as they added to their legacies on the tournament lanes.

Every team at the USBC Women's Championships has a captain who is responsible for making sure everything is in order prior to competition, and no one does it quite like Patti Carlin of Streetsboro, Ohio.

When the Caribbean Queens are in town, there are maracas playing in the stands and the spirit of the islands is alive at the USBC Women's Championships.

Jeanette Menacho-Adams of Antelope, Calif., placed her name in the record books at the USBC Women's Championships by rolling a 299 game, the highest game of the 2009 event.

When the members of Stevie's Angels of Littleton, Colo., enter a room at the USBC Women's Championships, a sea of blue color splashes over everyone in it.

Colleen Keirnes of Salmon, Idaho, proved it's never too late to start competing on the largest stage in women's bowling. She made her USBC Women's Championships debut this week at at age 80.

Jo Small made a special trip to Reno this year, much like another famous once-a-year visitor who also hails from North Pole, Alaska, but her deliveries only came on the lanes at the National Bowling Stadium.

There one thing that is short in supply at the USBC Women's Championships is prospective blushing bridegrooms. This week, there was one of those at the National Bowling Stadium.

When the Harris sisters were devising a name for their team at the 1997 USBC Women's Championships in Reno, they were inspired to name themselves after their common denominator - their mother. This week, they returned to the tournament lanes.

Helen Karlovich of Yuma, Arizona, is a living example of the difference people can make in the sport of bowling, and she shared her passion with her family this week at the USBC Women's Championships.

Twin sisters Annette Hanson of Bedminster, N.J., and Andrea Ackerman of Piscataway, N.J., celebrated their 25th consecutive year of participation at the USBC Women's Championships on Monday evening.

The Zodiacs of New Orleans is among the most recognized teams at the USBC Women's Championships each year, and the team's unique uniforms garnered a lot of attention at the National Bowling Stadium this week.

Every year, the USBC Women's Championships welcomes thousands of first-time participants. The five women of Pamoja of Bartlett, Tenn., shared their experience as first-timers on the largest stage in women's bowling this week.

In 2010, a new era will begin at the USBC Women's Championships with two major changes slated for El Paso, Texas.

After helping her team into second place at the USBC Women's Championships, Sheryl Ishihara of Anchorage, Alaska, continued to bowl well and moved into the Division 1 All-Events lead at the National Bowling Stadium on Wednesday.

Marilyn Davidson has always lived by the adage that good things come in twos, which she freely shared this year during her 42nd trip to the USBC Women's Championships.

Diane Davis-Cain of Covington, Ky., put together a solid performance at the 2009 USBC Women's Championships and moved into the lead in Division 3 Singles and All-Events on Wednesday.

Viola Brannen of Omaha, Neb., has accomplished so much in her bowling career that it's hard to imagine she is just 84 years old. This week, she added another milestone to her list of accomplishments when she made her 50th appearance at the USBC Women's Championships.

Emma Hendrickson of Morris Plains, N.J., the 100-year-old bowler who last month became the oldest participant in the history of the USBC Women's Championships, put her bowling skills to the test against TV personality Regis Philbin.