Louisiana bowler Leo Plaia continues family tradition with 50th appearance at USBC Open

It was 1970 in Knoxville, Tennessee, when Leo Plaia of River Ridge, Louisiana, first bowled in the United States Bowling Congress Open Championships.

On Wednesday night at the South Point Bowling Plaza, he made his 50th consecutive appearance at the event and received a plaque, chevron and diamond lapel pin to commemorate his achievement.

Plaia also became the second member of his family to join the USBC record book for reaching a participation milestone at one of the organization’s national events.

His mother, Frances Plaia of Mandeville, Louisiana, made her 50th consecutive appearance at the USBC Women’s Championships in 2015. Read more on the Plaia’s here.