Cindy Adams is devoted to the sport of bowling and any person or organization affiliated to the game. She is co-founder of the “Best of Our Bowling Sircle” tournament group where she has organized and coordinated over 350 teams over the past two decades.
She was honored by the St Joe Valley USBC in 2005 when inducted into its Hall of Fame.
Although she qualifies in multiple categories, due to health issues over the last ten years, she has become the master of organizing groups and squads for various events. Her personal bowling accomplishments include multiple 300 games, multiple State Championship titles, and she has averaged over 200 for several seasons. When she was diagnosed with cancer in 2009 and in 2013, her own bowling took a back seat, as she felt it was difficult to meet “her standards.” During her almost 16 months of treatments, she continued with her numerous board duties and continued helping with various Indiana State Tournaments as well.
The Special Recognition category recognizes these intangibles—the behind the scenes organization and dedication to the advancement of the sport that makes everything have the appearance of running smoothly on tournament day.
Cindy’s bowling history begins with her youth career, flows into her adult years to current and is still going strong!
Youth Accomplishments
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• Youth Secretary of the Indianapolis Youth Travel League (1982-1983)
• 1984-1986, The Kegler Open (TKO). Won 8 tournament championships during this time—two were after they combined the Boys and Girls Scratch Divisions
• 1986 Indiana State YA (formally YABA) Queens Champion by winning her way up the stepladder for the Queens Championship Title (qualifying as the 3rd alternate and after 3-five game blocks, qualified 5th overall for the stepladder)
• 1985, received Level 1 Bowling Coaches’ Instruction Certification/renewed in 2016
Adult Contributions
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• 2000-2005, Elected to the Board of Directors of the South Bend-Mishawaka WBA
• 2005-2008 Elected to the Board of Directors of the St Joe Valley USBC (after the merger); did not seek re-election with their toddler
• 2011-2014 Re-elected to the Board of Directors of the St Joe Valley USBC
• Elected as Delegate by the association membership to the Women’s Annual Meeting for 6 years
• Served as teller for the ISUSBC Annual Meeting five times
• Served as Co-Chair with husband, Chris Adams, for the Opening Ceremonies and VIP Luncheon, which received many compliments, of the 2014 Midwest Women’s Tournament held in South Bend; selected for the same for the 2020 tournament being held again in South Bend/Elkhart
• Saint Joseph High School Girls Bowling Head Coach for 2 years
• Since 1999, she worked the tournament office for the ISUSBC WBA Championship tournament, the Indiana State USBC YA Championship tournament, and the Midwest Women’s tournament held in South Bend
• Secretary of the PNA / Chippewa Saturday Night Mixed League for 18 years
• The only woman to bowl a 300 game at PNA Lanes (2002); the lanes were installed in 1966 and the center closed in 2015
Tournament Group
• In 1998, she was a founding member of the “Now Courier” tournament group; in 2009, it was renamed “Best of Our Bowling Sircle”
• Since 2005, the tournament group has organized 348 teams (303 since the formation of the “Bowling Sircle” of 10 years) competing in the State Women’s, Open, Youth Championship tournaments, the USBC Women’s National, and the USBC National Championship
• Cindy coordinates the team line-ups, coordinates and completes the tournaments applications, reserves the room blocks, provides detailed maps and travel plans, coordinates group dinners and pot-lucks
• There are about 200 Bowling Sircle members, representing 14 different local bowling associations
• Since 2000, the tournament group has 20 state titles—Team; Singles; Doubles; Singles; All Events, Scratch and Handicap
• The Bowling Sircle members have won multiple Indiana State Queens titles and have a few National top 10’s to their credit.
• Brings 1st time tournament bowlers to every tournament
Indiana State Tournament accomplishments:
• 2012 Women’s Championship-5 person team actual, Champion
• 2013 Women’s Championship-5 person team actual, Champion
• 2015 Women’s Championship-Singles HCP Division 1, 2nd place
• 2012 Women’s Championship-4 person team, 3rd place
• 2012 IN State Mixed Tournament-Doubles Handicap, Champion
• 2015 IN State Mixed Tournament-Team Handicap, Champion
• 2012 IN State Mixed Tournament-All Events Handicap, 2nd place
• 2007 IN State Mixed Tournament-Team actual Division 2, 3rd place
• 2012 IN State Mixed Tournament-Doubles Actual, 3rd place
• 2015 IN State Mixed Tournament-All Events Handicap, 3rd place
• 2003 WISBA 700 Club mail-o-graphic tournament, 2nd place
• 2005 WISBA 700 Club mail-o-graphic tournament, 2nd place
• National 600 Club member, 5 years
• National 700 Club member, 7 years
• IN State Women’s Queens participation, 10 years {2000-2009)
• 2012 Women’s Indiana State Bowling Association Special Recognition Award
• 2016 St Joe Valley USBC Association Secretary of the Year Award
• St Joe Valley USBC {South Bend -Mishawaka WBA) Board of Director, 12 years
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o Publicity chair, 2 years
o Lane representative, 12 years
o Lane Certification committee, 8 years
o Hall of Fame Committee, 3 years
Cindy has orchestrated gathering teams’ bowlers, monies, and scheduling 358 teams from 2005-2019; and, of course, along with this is organizing the minors events as well:
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2015-2019, 117 WBA Teams
2010-2019, 131 State Mixed Teams
2016-2019, 23 State Open Teams
2017-2019, 11 State Youth Teams
2005-2011, 19 National Teams
2013-2109, 57 Midwest Teams
Congratulations Cindy on your induction into the Indiana State USBC Hall of Fame and thank you for all that you have done and continue to do for the bowling community!
