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- ↑ Caballero, Paula. "Inside Bowling; Sisters have historic meeting in LPBT finals", Fort Worth Star-Telegram , June 23, 1997. Accessed May 13, 2007. "Cathy Dorin of Linden, N.J., outdueled sister Carolyn Dorin-Ballard of North Richland Hills, 245-203, Thursday in the first stepladder match of the $65,000 Sam's Town Tunica Mid South Classic in Memphis, Tenn."
- ↑ Cathy Dorin-Lizzi, Ohio State USBC. Accessed August 14, 2019. "Cathy Dorin-Lizzi has won many national, state and local titles throughout her bowling career.... Cathy was AMF World Cup Champion in 1992, a member of the West Texas A & M Intercollegiate Team in 1992 and won the Three Rivers Open in 1999. She has five PWBA Regional Titles, and one PWBA National Title to her credit as well as being a member of the USBC Championship Team in 2006 and 2009."
- ↑ Past Champions, Professional Women's Bowling Association. Accessed August 14, 2019. "Three Rivers Open, Pittsburgh - Cathy Dorin"
- ↑ Kramer, Lindsay. "Bowling sisters reverse roles at USBC Queens final", The Post-Standard , April 27, 2011. Accessed August 14, 2019. "Dorin-Lizzi was scheduled to be a sideline analyst for ESPN2's live broadcast of the prestigious event tonight from the Oncenter. It's a job she's filled on many such television productions."
- ↑ Cathy Dorin-Lizzi, USBC U.S. Women's Open. Accessed August 14, 2019.