From a very early age, Steve Greensides was "at home" on the bowling lanes. Raised by his mother, Barb, Steve or "Greeny" as he is known by his friends, actually began to bowl while living in North Bay. However, in 1968, at the age of seven, Steve and Barb settled in Thorncliffe Park in Toronto and nearby was Thorncliffe Bowlerama, which would become Steve's second home. His grandmother was Vera Long, a Master Bowler who lived in St. Catharines, and she also kept an eye on Steve's early development.

In the Youth Bowling Council (YBC), Steve excelled in the 4 Steps to Stardom program and won several awards, including a silver and a bronze medal provincially, while missing a national berth by a mere five pins. In addition, Steve also bowled in the Senior Mixed Championships and reached the provincial level in that program as well.

By 1978, at the age of 17, Steve, with a 231 average, was drafted into the Saturday afternoon major league in Toronto. At this stage, Steve was a spare with the hopes of gaining experience prior to joining the adult ranks on a full time basis. At the same time, Steve was still participating in the senior YBC program as well as instructing the younger bowlers at Thorncliffe.

This success and dedication led to an invitation to try out for a 5 pin bowling's appearance in the 1983 Canada Games. The tryouts were scheduled from July 30 to August 5, 1982, and there were eighteen male bowlers in attendance. Following an outstanding camp, Steve was selected to the five player team along with Rob McGregor, Mike Bates, Paul Roeder and Rod Smith with coach Rheal Champagne. The Canada Games were held in February 1983 and this menvs team (along with the ladies' team) were victorious. In the gold medal game, the Ontario men, led by Steve's two game total of 573, edged out British Columbia.

With this success, Steve entered the adult ranks, participating in the Open, the Master Bowlers', Young Adult Bowlers' Association (YABA), the cash tournament trail and joined the best major leagues of the day. Steve was a dominant bowler in the Crosstown Major League at Ace Bowl on the Golden Mile. For three years (1985 1987), Steve averaged 267 each year and won two average titles, one in 1987 and again in 1988 as the league moved to Aprile Lanes in Scarborough. In the Open, conducted by the Ontario 5 Pin Bowlers' Association, Steve qualified twelve times, including six as the zone singles representative. In 1986, Steve won the provincial singles title, finishing second in the eight game qualifying round and defeating Brian Randall in the stepladder final. Nationally, Steve won a bronze medal in British Columbia.

In the Master Bowlers' Association, Steve was a dominant performer and, in 824 games, averaged 263.70, the second highest average of all bowlers with over 500 games bowled. Overall, he won six provincial tournaments and excelled in match play by winning the year end tournament on four different occasions. Steve won the aggregate title two times, in 1987-88 and 1995-96. In this last triumph, he averaged 280 for the sixty-four game tournament season. As well, he qualified seven times for the national finals and won three gold medals and a bronze. In the 1996 singles in St. John's, Newfoundland, Steve led the qualifying round and, in the finals, he defeated Len Anseth of Saskatchewan 268-261 and 277-268 to win the gold medal. For this event, Steve averaged 295, one of the highest averages in MBAC history. In addition, the annual Rose Festival tournament, held each June, was a tune-up for the national finals, which were scheduled three weeks later. Steve qualified for the televised stepladder final five consecutive years and would ultimately win the tournament in 1987. In the annual Grape and Wine tournament, held annually in the fall in St. Catharines, Steve led the qualifying round in 1983 with a 10 game score of 2920, only to lose in the final game to Hall of Famer, Fraser Hambly. The loss was bitter sweet, as Steve saw Fraser as a mentor to his early bowling career.

In YABA, Steve used his match play skills to dominate the singles competition and, from 1988 to 1996, he cashed on numerous occasions and earned close to $10,000.00. Overall, he was the leading money winner for five years in a row. This positive experience laid the foundation for Steve to appear on the CBC television show, sponsored by Bowl Canada, three times. On his first appearance in 1987, he lost in the first round, but finished second on the other two occasions in 1996 and 1999, and won $10,000.00 each time. In all, Steve bowled nine games on the CBC series and, despite a single game of 186 in 1987, averaged 275 for his nine games, as he bowled four game sets of 1140 and 1150 while finishing as the runner-up. In 1999, Steve also won the Bowlerama Match Play tournament and the $3,000.00 first prize. In this match play event, Steve finished second in the qualifying round with a 294 average and in the final game, defeated Hall of Famer, John Mattioli, 321-233 to win the top prize. Overall, Steve's tournament winnings exceeded $80,000.00. In the Top 90 ranking of the best male bowlers in Ontario in the year 2000, Steve was number seventeen and he was included on the list of the Top 100 bowlers ever to play in Canada. Not bad for an individual who really thought the bowling centre was his second home.

Off the lanes, Steve works for Surplus Electric, an industry supply firm located in Vaughan and partly owned by Mike Rowe. Steve has two sons, Keith and Connor, who are 19 and 21 respectively. Keith has returned from Calgary, where he worked at the Banff Springs Hotel and Connor is a millwright apprentice and lives in Newmarket.

At the age of 54, Steve has been away from bowling for a few years, but is currently feeling the urge to return to the lanes and participate in the senior programs offered by both the Ontario 5 Pin Bowlers' Association and the Master Bowlers' Association. We can only hope so.