Bowling association inducts 1st females into its hall of fame

The Morgan City U.S. Bowling Congress Bowling Association inducted the first two females into the organization’s hall of fame during its annual awards banquet May 10.
Pam Hensgens and Mae Dean Simpson were inducted into the hall of fame. Simpson was inducted posthumously and her award was accepted by Angela Fields, a good friend.
Hensgens, who has been bowling her entire life, earned the 1973 Bantam Division State Championship, while also bowling in many junior state tournaments.
In her adult bowling career, she won several league championships and high-game, high-series and high-average awards.
Hensgens has bowled multiple 600 series and several 700 series. Her high series is 750 and her high game is 279. Her high average is 192.
She bowls in the city and state tournament annually.
In the city tournament, Hensgens was a member of the team championship once, the doubles champion three times, singles champion once and city champion seven times.
She was the tournament champion once, had the tournament high series five times and had the tournament high game seven times.
Hensgens has served as secretary/treasurer for many years and since has moved on to serving as vice-president and president as well as many other capacities through the years.
For the past two years, she has served as a director on the Morgan City U.S. Bowling Congress Bowling Association’s Board of Directors.
Hensgens dad, Alvin Boudreaux, was elected into the hall of fame in 1992.
Simpson began bowling in Morgan City in the mid-1970s as a member of the Morgan City Women’s Bowling Association.
Her early accomplishments began in 1982 with the Handicap City Championship with a combined score of 1,944. She also was the tournament champion in 2000 with a score of 2,089 and in 2008 with a score of 2,169.
Simpson was a 15-time city champion, including a string of titles from 1998 to 2001 and from 2006 to 2008.
She also was a four-time doubles champion, and a three-time singles champion.
Simpson was a member of City Championship teams five times.
She was on the board of directors of the Morgan City Women’s Bowling Association from 1984-92, vice president of the organization from 1992-96 and president from 1996 to 2006.
Additionally, Simpson served as a state board of director from 2000-06.
She was awarded a lifetime membership in the Morgan City Women’s Bowling Association in 2007.
Simpson had a high average of 209, a high series of 774, a high game of 300 and was the Morgan City Bowling Association 700 Club Champion in 2004.
She moved to North Carolina in 2008 and passed away in May 2013.