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Auburn U.S.B.C. Hall Of Fame
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| Superior Achievement Category: MARY EASTMAN |
 Mary Eastman
Age: 53
Mary Eastman started bowling around the age of 18 with her mother in a league in Fairmount Fair. She has also bowled in leagues at the Syracuse Bowling Center, Cayuga Lanes and most recently Rainbow Lanes. In her early years, she averaged in the 170’s and has had a high average of 202.
Mary has placed in several WIBC and NYS tournaments in both doubles and singles events, placing as high as 3rd place. She has captured the NYS 700 Club Division "A" title.
As a team member, she has been on several league champion teams. During league and tournament play she has recorded many 600 series, the first of which was about 20 years ago at Cayuga Lanes. More recently she has rolled several 700 series. In 2001, she was the Auburn Women’s Bowling Association All Events Champion. She has qualified many times for Women’s Citizen Master’s and made it to the final eight several times with a best finish of 5th place.
Her greatest accomplishment was recorded during a makeup match for her league in March 2002. She rolled an 813 series consisting of a 300 game, a 299 game and finished with a 214. She states “it was unbelievable”.
She enjoys her Tuesday night women’s league as well as Saturday night mixed league, that she bowled on with her husband. Her other interests are golf and fishing.
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| Veteran Bowler Category: RUTH KUBAT |
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 Ruth Kubat
Age: 85
Ruth Kubat has been bowling since 1945 starting at the Roman’s Bowling Alley on Tuesday nights. She has continued to bowl on Tuesday nights for over 60 years.
She continued her bowling, joining leagues at Starlite Lanes, Polish Falcons, Cayuga Lanes, Sicz Lanes and Rainbow Lanes. She bowled in several WIBC tournaments and has a 30 year NYS Women’s Bowling Association participation pin. She has also competed in various tournaments in the area aside from the local city association tournaments. There was the Post-Standard tournament in Syracuse, the Peter Pan tournament and the past few years in the Old Timers tournament. She averaged in the 150’s most of her bowling career.
Ruth had to overcome adversity in her life after being involved in an automobile accident that resulted in the loss of her right leg. She thought she might never bowl again. But as determined a bowler as Ruth is, she has made a comeback and is still at the bowling lanes every week. To quote Ruth, “people don’t ask her to do anything on Tuesday nights because that is her bowling night”. She may have to work hard to break a 100 each game but she is there playing the game she dearly loves.
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| Meritorious Service Category: NANCY JEAN BARSKI |
 Nancy Jean Barski
Deceased
Nancy Jean Barski had bowled for over thirty years. Her and love and devotion for the game was insurmountable and was only outweighed by her commitment to the youth bowlers she coached.
Nancy was secretary of the Girl’s Commercial League at Cayuga lanes for over twenty years, one of the largest leagues in the association. She was influential in getting bowlers interested in joining the league. As a Co-Chair of the Women’s Masters, she persuaded many young women to sign up and try to qualify. She was not a high average bowler but that never deterred her love for the game. She had participated in several NYS tournaments and many local tournaments. She had a high game of 256 and series of 624. When she was unable to bowl herself, she was a spectator, there to cheer you on and encourage good sportsmanship.
Her work with the juniors was what gave her the most satisfaction and joy. She encouraged so many up and coming young bowlers. She worked with the youth for over 25 years, serving on the Board of Directors, as 2nd Vice President and lastly 1st vice-president. She was secretary and coach of the Al Lang Girls & Boys League. For over 25 years, she worked with the youth bowlers Sunday Mornings at Polish Falcons. As a tribute to her, the league was renamed, Nancy’s Kid’s League.
Over the years, Nancy has donated of her time and financially to the youth organization, scholarships as well as the Women’s Citizen Masters Tournament.
If there were more bowling advocates around like Nancy Jean Barski – everyone in Auburn would be bowling somewhere, with the passing a huge void was felt by many.
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| Meritorious Service Category: AGNES SMART |
 Agnes Smart
Age: 83
Agnes started bowling in 1942 at the Masonic Temple. She has bowled on and off since then only taking time off to get married and have her three children.
Agnes bowled in most of the houses in the Auburn Bowling Association, aside from the Masonic Temple; she bowled at the Roman’s, the ABC’s, Cayuga Lanes, Starlite Lanes, Polish Falcons and Rainbow Lanes. She bowled with her husband for many years till he became ill and could not bowl anymore. She had bowled on the same team for 24 years, holding an average in the 160’s and scoring a high game of 268 and high series of 607. She has been on many league champion teams and continues to bowl in the senior leagues.
Agnes has served on the board of directors for more than 20 years, starting as a director then to Sergeant at Arms for about 15 years. This office she currently is still serving in the new Auburn USBC WBA. She has attended over twenty WIBC meetings and bowled in the tournaments most of those years. She has also attended more than 25 NYSWBA meetings.
Agnes has served the Auburn Women’s Bowling Association diligently for well over fifty years and continues to serve the bowlers on a local level.
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