Annual Hall of Fame and awards
Banquet is held every June and is open to all Arbor Valley members
Below are the newest Hall of Fame members along with the
Director of the Year, League Secretary of the Year, and the Volunteers of the Year recipients for the 2024-2025 bowling season.
2024-2025 hall of fame inductees
Brian Moore - Bowling Performance
Brian Moore has been involved with bowling for many years. He has been a member of the USBC for 27 years (as a teenager) and a member of Arbor Valley for 25 years. His highest average was 238 in 2012/2013. His highest series was 868 in 2006 at Lodge Lanes. He has bowled 22-300 games and has bowled 13-800 series.
While in college he bowled at Saginaw Valley State for 4 years. Brian has competed in many of the Arbor Valley USBC Tournaments; placing 1st several times. Team Actual in 2011, 2012, and 2013. Team Handicap in 2013. All Events in 2013.
He also has a 1st place finish in the Champions of Champions tournament in 2014 & 2015. This year he finished 1st in Handicap Singles and 2nd in Scratch singles.
It is our pleasure to recognize Brian Moore for his bowling performance in the Arbor Valley USBC Association Hall of Fame.
Steve Mrakitsch - Bowling Performance
Steve Mrakitsch has been a member of the USBC for 38 years and a member of the Arbor Valley USBC Bowling Association for 10 Years. Steve’s highest average was 238(2022-2023), his highest series was an 836 also in 2022. Steve has also bowled 38- 300 games and has bowled 14 – 800 series.
While in college, Steve bowled for the Michigan State University bowling team from 1986 to 1990 and was Captain in 1989 and 1990.
Steve’s Arbor Valley tournament awards include Team 1st place (actual and handicap) in 1999, 2009 and 2019 and actual 1st place in 2022. In singles Steve placed 1st in 2013 and 2019 actual, and 2nd place in handicap in 2019. Steve has won many awards in the Michigan State USBC Tournaments including a 300 game in 2022 and an 813 series in 2023.
Steve has won many awards in the Metro Detroit USBC Association, he bowls in the National USBC Tournament and has won awards in Ohio. He won the Peterson Doubles in 2008, as well as many other awards around the country.
It is our pleasure to recognize Steve Mrakitsch for his bowling performance into the Arbor Valley USBC Association Hall of Fame.
Liz Payeur - Bowling Performance
Liz Payeur has been a member of the USBC for 25 plus years and an adult member of Arbor Valley USBC Bowling Association since 2012. Liz is very active within our bowling community, posting on the Arbor Valley Facebook page when bowlers have outstanding games/series on any given night and did spend a year coaching the Saline High School Bowling team.
Liz’s highest average of 225 was bowled in 2021 at Station 300. Her highest series of 846 was bowled in 2019 at Lodge Lanes. She has bowled 6-300 games and 2-800 series.
Liz does compete regularly in Arbor Valley Tournaments, Michigan State Tournaments, 600/700 Tournaments, Ed Rondot Shootout Series and the USBC National Tournaments. Liz has achieved many accomplishments including 1st place in the 2016 Arbor Valley Women’s Tournament, as well as placing 1st or 2ndin several State tournaments, winning an Ed Rondot Shootout Event and placing 1stor 2nd in local 600/700 local tournaments.
It is our pleasure to recognize Liz Payeur for her bowling performance in the Arbor Valley USBC Hall of Fame and wish her well in her future bowling pursuits.
Carolyn Crawford - Meritorious Service
Carolyn Crawford has a favorite saying: “if there is a tournament taking place within our Association, I will most likely be there working”. She has been very involved in the Association Tournaments for 25 plus years, her main role being to get volunteers to help keep score, do the 50/50 raffle or any other job that needs to be done. She fills in when needed at every tournament. Carolyn helps her husband Roger with some of the Association Manager responsibilities and usually travels with him to the different bowling centers. She likes to know what she can expect when the association is holding a tournament at any one of our association bowling centers. Carolyn has, over the past 25 years, missed very few Association Tournaments and has become a familiar presence at any given tournament.
Carolyn also attends Michigan State USBC annual meetings, helps with the Ed Rondot Shootout Series when her schedule allows, and works 600 and 700 Club tournaments when her schedule allows.
Other than her Tournament work, Carolyn has run the Mystery for Stags & Nags for many years, does the 50/50 raffle for the Monday Fun League at Station 300, and until covid, helped with the Mystery on Monday nights for the Monday Night Classic League.
It is our pleasure to recognize and thank Carolyn Crawford for her Meritorious Service in the Arbor Valley USBC Association Hall of Fame.