Local Pro Bowler Breaks Record, Placing Shasta County In National (Sports!) Highlight
Man o’ man did Warren Crawford draw the world’s attention to little ole Redding, California, when he laid down 243 strikes in one hour, at Shasta Lanes on 11-12-‘26, before a near-capacity crowd of exuberant well-wishers (WC’s fans!) breaking the Guinness Book of World Records (GBWR) for “most strikes in one hour.”
So what was the GBWR record? Why it was 191 strikes…..and one can honestly say that Warren, who’s a combat Veteran and runs the pro shop at Shasta Lanes on Lake Boulevard in Redding, demolished the record by…..52 pins!……” My goal was to bowl 240 strikes in one hour,” an obviously elated and TIRED Warren Crawford remarked. "So when I surpassed the record with nine minutes left, I took a little bathroom break…then threw 52 more strikes, breaking my previously stated goal of 240 by three pins……and boy am I tired,” the NEW CHAMPION concluded.”
Because of the many sponsors that stepped up, in an impressive— and financial way—for Warren Crawford, considerable proceeds were donated to “Our Heroes Dreams,” a non profit 501(c3 organization, based in Hanford, California, that helps Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD).
