SIOUX CITY -- Sioux City will host some 5,000 bowlers for the 2013 Iowa State Bowling Tournament.
The United States Bowling Congress has awarded the Greater Sioux City Bowling Association the tournament that will be held at lanes in Sioux City and South Sioux City.
"This will take place over 15 weekends from February through May 2013," Corey Westra, director of the Sioux City Sports Commission, said Friday. "Over 5,000 bowlers are expected to attend the state tournament with a $25,000 sponsorship and prize package."
Westra said the economic impact is projected to exceed $2 million from the bowlers, who will spend money in area hotels and motels, restaurants, stores, bars, casinos and bowling centers.
"This will have a very large impact on Sioux City," he stated.
The state tournament was last held in Sioux City in 1998.
Westra noted that Steve Gonshorowski, a local association board member, has been elected to the state bowling congress board. He will begin a nine-year term in August. Gonshorowski has been involved with the local board for 25 years. The last representative from Sioux City to serve on the state board was Joe Sollazzo in 1990.
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