A Brief History
Celebrating the legacy of the Ohio Women’s Inter-City Bowling Tournament, which began its journey in 1929.
The organizational meeting to form the Ohio Women’s Inter-City Bowling Tournament was held on April 21, 1929, at the Buckeye Bank Auditorium in Findlay, Ohio. At this meeting, Edna Schnurr of Sandusky, OH, was elected President, and Cleone Walters of Findlay, OH, was elected Secretary. Edna and Cleone served for 31 years as officers and decided since they had started together, they would depart together.
The first Tournament was held in 1929 in Bucyrus, OH, and ran for one weekend. Team event winners were Big Island Parks from Sandusky with a score of 2382. Doubles winners were Edna Schnurr and (?) Johnson from Sandusky with a score of 1021. Singles winner V. Bennett from Bucyrus scored 546, and All Events was won by Ruth Satz of Sandusky with a score of 1542.
Past Presidents
- Edna Schnurr of Sandusky (1929–1960)
- Mary Wight of Sandusky (1960–1976)
- Katy Schwinn of Findlay (1976–1988)
- Elsie Spillman of Zanesville (1988–2002)
- Patricia Cruea of St. Paris (2002–2014)
- Mary Little of Marion (2014–Present)
Tournament Locations (1929 to Present)
2024
Marion
2023
Newark
2022
Coshocton
2021
Lancaster
2020
Sandusky
2019
Wooster
2018
Zanesville
2017
Lancaster
2016
Sandusky
2015
Wooster
2014
Lancaster
2013
Sandusky
2012
Wooster
2011
Sandusky
2010
Alliance
2009
Lancaster
2008
Zanesville
2007
Wooster
2006
Mansfield
2005
Lima
2004
Warren
2003
Wooster
2002
Mansfield
2001
Zanesville
2000
Alliance
1999
Wauseon / Napoleon
1998
Port Clinton / Sandusky
1997
Marion
1996
Warren
1995
Newark
1994
Alliance
1993
Elyria
1992
Sandusky
1991
Warren
1990
Dover-New Philadelphia
1989
Marion
1988
Zanesville
1987
Galion / Bucyrus
1986
Wauseon / Napoleon
1985
Sandusky
1984
Bowling Green
1983
Zanesville
1982
Dover-New Philadelphia
1981
Mt.Vernon
1980
Marion
1979
Findlay
1978
Ashland
1977
Cambridge
1976
Bucyrus
1975
Sandusky
1974
Lancaster
1973
Elyria
1972
Newark
1971
Bucyrus
1970
Ashtabula
1969
Lancaster
1968
Kent
1967
Fostoria
1966
Sandusky
1965
Galion
1964
Norwalk
1963
Marion
1962
Fremont
1961
Alliance
1960
Salem
1959
Findlay
1958
Wooster
1957
Norwalk
1956
Sandusky
1955
Fremont
1954
Mansfield
1953
Elyria
1952
Findlay
1951
Marion
1950
Findlay
1949
Lima
1948
Sandusky
1947
Mansfield
1946
Marion
1945
Findlay
1944
Fostoria
1943
Sandusky
1942
Mt. Vernon
1941
Marion
1940
Lima
1939
Tiffin
1938
Findlay
1937
Fostoria
1936
Sandusky
1935
Mansfield
1934
Fremont
1933
Marion
1932
Findlay
1931
Lorain
1930
Sandusky
1929
Bucyrus