Aleta Sill

Aleta Sill (née Rzepecki, born September 9, 1962) is a retired American professional ten-pin bowler and current bowling coach from Dearborn Heights, Michigan. She competed nationally on the Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) Tour from 1980 through 2001. In her career, the left-handed Sill won 31 titles (second most on the official PWBA list), including six major championships. She was the first female bowler to eclipse $1 million in career earnings. Aleta is a 1996 inductee into both the PWBA Hall of Fame and the USBC Hall of Fame.

For most of her career, Sill was a member of the Ebonite national pro staff.

Aleta began bowling at age 5 when her maternal grandparents, Steve and Adeline Zuke, let her roll a few balls after their league session at Oxford Lanes in Dearborn, Michigan. After seeing her struggle, Steve jokingly told her, "We're not paying for gutter balls; you have to learn to keep it on the lane." Steve promised he'd buy her a ball and shoes if she bowled a score of at least 80. "It didn't take me long to break 100 and fall in love with the game," said Aleta.

She participated regularly in youth leagues, and in 1976, her youth coach Joe Naso took her to watch a professional women's tournament that had come to the Detroit area. From that point on, Aleta was determined to become a professional bowler. Said Aleta in 2015, "I played other sports in school, but bowling was the one thing I always stuck with." She now makes her home in Livonia, Michigan. )

1981 Gallery of Homes Classic 1983 WIBC Queens 1983 Dallas-Fort Worth Classic 1984 Robby's Florida Classic 1984 McCall's Patterns Classic 1984 Ladies Hammer Classic 1984 Dallas Classic 1984 Sam's Town LPBT Tournament of Champions 1985 WIBC Queens 1985 Northwest Fabrics Classic 1985 Hammer Western Open 1986 Sam's Town Invitational 1987 Columbia 300 Invitational 1987 Brunswick Classic 1989 Michigan Classic 1989 Hammer Eastern Open 1991 New Orleans Classic 1993 LPBT National Doubles (w/Laurie Soto) 1993 Merit Mixed Doubles Championship (w/Parker Bohn III) 1994 Rocket City Challenge 1994 U.S. Women's Open 1994 Columbia 300 Delaware Open 1994 Merit Mixed Doubles Championship (w/Bryan Goebel) 1995 Texas Border Shoot-Out 1995 Lady Ebonite Classic 1996 Greater Charleston Open 1996 Merit Mixed Doubles Championship (w/Mark Williams) 1997 AMF Gold Cup 1998 U.S. Women's Open 1998 Southern Virginia Open 2000 Greater Atlanta Open

Accomplishments and honors 31 PWBA Tour titles (6 majors) 5 WIBC/USBC Open Championships titles, including at least one title in all four categories (singles, doubles, team and all-events) 1984 PWBA Player of the Year Two-time BWAA Woman Bowler of the Year (1984, 1985) Six-time PWBA Tour leading money winner (1983–1986, 1993 and 1994) Nine-time WIBC All-American (1983–1986 and 1994–1998) PWBA Hall of Fame Inductee (1996) WIBC (now USBC) Hall of Fame inductee (1996) First female bowler to reach $1 million in career earnings First professional bowler to win the triple crown (WIBC Queens, U.S. Women's Open and Sam's Town Invitational/TOC) twice in a career Named a Detroit Dream Team Legendary Athlete, a group that includes hockey great Gordie Howe and boxing legend Joe Louis