By Willie Theis This column about Mesquite bowler Eddie Elsner is the most compelling and gripping article I’ve written about a bowler at the Virgin River Bowling Center. And it isn’t about s...
By Willie Theis With two weeks to go in a taxing journey of a long 2023-24 season, two top-notch bowlers were still locked in a tight race to determine who would win the high-average title which ...
By Willie Theis The most coveted award for the majority of competitive bowlers when the grind of a long season ends is winning the high-average title of a league or house. And Jeremy Telford won ...
By Breven Honda The 2024 Mesquite Senior Games have reached the halfway mark on the schedule. After having nine events in March, the Senior Games have another eight events remaining in the month ...
https://mesquitelocalnews.com/2024/04/16/senior-games-achieves-midway-point-of-schedule/
Click below to see. More information on the Virgin Valley High School Class of 2024 Grad Parade on May 20 at 5:30 p.m.
https://mesquitelocalnews.com/2024/04/15/virgin-valley-high-school-class-of-2024-grad-parade/
By Willie Theis Some people enjoy reading history, while others, like Scott Mattingly prefer making history. And making history is exactly what Mattingly did with a pulse-pounding clutch performa...
By Willie Theis The holy grail for the vast majority of league bowlers is throwing a 300 game, followed by an even much tougher challenge,, tossing a jaw-dropping 800 series. However, those same ...
By Willie Theis Ron Sheets is the only bowler I’ve met in both Mesquite and St. George who’s been an umpire in a college world series, competed in the calf roping event in rodeo’s, both pul...
https://mesquitelocalnews.com/2024/03/27/bowling-mesquite-bowling-salutes-ron-sheets-the-person/
By Willie Theis Mark Brackelsberg has been mowing down pins at the Virgin River Bowling Center since the 1999-2000 season, and here we are, a quarter century later and he’s still creating mayhe...
By Breven Honda The month of March is always a busy one for the Mesquite Senior Games as it marks the beginning of the spring games. The first event marks the beginning of eight consecutive weeks...
https://mesquitelocalnews.com/2024/03/15/mesquite-senior-games-excited-to-begin-spring-games/
By Willie Theis Mardon Connelly is the only bowler I know who had students in class who were the sons and daughter of two legendary athletes and a former prominent movie actress. But first, l...
By Breven Honda When the Virgin Valley High School girls flag football team secured their second straight NIAA 3A State championship last year, they had to pull off a dramatic comeback victory. T...
By: Willie Theis Bob Morgan may not realize it, but if he had a “Ben Franklin” for every bowler in Mesquite who hopes to have his good health and be able to bowl like him at age 92, he could ...
By Willie Theis With his friendly and outgoing personality, Angel Hernandez is one of the most popular bowlers in Mesquite. And he’s also one of the most improved since taking up the sport late...
By: Willie Theis Michael “Smurffzzz” Ramirez is one of the best young bowling talents at the Virgin River Bowling Center in Mesquite who had a breakout 2022-23 season when he finished his...
By Breven Honda The spring schedule for the 2024 Mesquite Senior Games begins next month with events lined up and registration open for participants. There are more than a dozen sports and events...
https://mesquitelocalnews.com/2024/02/14/mesquite-senior-games-preparing-for-24-spring-slate/
By: Willie Theis Jimmy Webb is having a breakout 2023-24 season. And while not a slam dunk, given the way his game has gained altitude this season, coupled with all the revs on his delivery that ...
By: Willie Theis Diane Marget’s top-notch bowling mechanics checks all the boxes, and along with a fist-rate cerebral game helped pave the way in her becoming a scoring juggernaut and one of th...
By Willie Theis Kim Marshall is the only bowler I know who’s panned for gold in Alaska and also tied the knot at a casino in Sin City. But before we delve into those, let’s get the scoop on h...
By Willie Theis Dale Knight ushered in the 2023-24 season by bringing his outstanding bowling talent and passion for the sport from St. George to the Virgin River Bowling Center in Mesquite. And ...