In November of 1940, Sioux Falls businessman Joe Floyd Sr. opened the Sport Bowl for business. It was located at 222 North Phillips Ave.
On March 16, 1961 the Sport Bowl was purchased by Frank Maltese Sr. and Al Stephen. In 1962 Frank purchased Al Stephen’s portion of the bowling center. Underground ball returns were installed in 1963. In May of 1965, a fire occurred destroying the interior of the building. The city declared the building unsafe and condemned it so the building was demolished.

In order to rebuild and expand the facility a new building site was found at 1901 Burnside. The “new” Sport Bowl opened for business on January 12, 1966. In October of 1988, Frank Maltese Jr. and Dave Parker partnered together to purchase the Sport Bowl Lanes, in which they remained partners for 20 years. Frank Jr. sold his share of the lanes to Jeremy Sonnenfeld in January 1, 2007.