Month: August 2016

Here is a quick summary / calendar of all youth bowling events taking place in September:

 

SAT 9/3: Leagues start at Batt Family Fun Center

TUE 9/6: Start date for “Home School League” (Batt) and “Tuesday Teens” (BA Orange Park)

WED 9/7: Start date for “Game Changer” (Batt)

SAT 9/10: Leagues start at BA Orange Park, Mayport Bowling Center, Nassau Lanes, NAS Freedom Lanes

SAT 9/17: Jacksonville Jr Bowling Tour (JJBT) scholarship tournament at Bowl America Southside – 12:00-12:45pm registration, 1:00pm start.  $40 entry fee, open to all bowlers with a 120+ average.  Bowl 6 games in qualifying round; advancers bowl single-elimination brackets through videotaped finals!

SAT 9/18: Travel League Preview Day at Batt Family Fun Center.  This league plays on sport shot conditions at 4 different bowling centers during the season (roughly every two weeks).  All youth bowlers are invited to participate in a no-obligation, mock travel league week to see what it’s like.  The cost is $15 per person and includes 4 games (2 open play and 2 heads-up/match play).

SAT 9/24: Challenge Tournament event at Beach Bowl.  Contact your Youth Director (by 9/17) to form a 3-person team.  1pm registration, 2pm start.  $36 entry fee per team ($12 per person).  Bowl 2 games individually and bowl 1 game “Team Baker style”.

Welcome back bowlers (and we also welcome all new bowlers, too)!  Curious as to what’s new this season?  Here are just some of the bigger updates you’ll notice:

• The City Tournament will be in November this year, not February.
• The Challenge Tournament will include one game in the team / Baker format.
• The Travel League plans to award more entries to Junior Gold Nationals, add higher-level coaching, and include match play each week.
• More scholarships and more awards in the monthly JJBT events.
• More recognition, including a Youth Leader of the Year, Youth Ambassador of the Year, and Player/Rookie of the Year for the JJBT.

These enhancements were made based on feedback from the bowlers and spectators… Keep sending us that feedback!

– The Youth Committee

The Jacksonville Jr Bowling Tour (JJBT) schedule and rules for the 2016-2017 season are now posted on the JJBT tournament page.  Here’s a quick summary of the changes you’ll see this season:

• Division Averages – Masters is now for 185+ averages; Classic is now 160-184 averages
• The entry fee has increased to $40 — however, this is directly increasing the scholarship prize fund
• Scholarships will be awarded for the top 3 places in each division, at each event (instead of top 2)
• 2 new annual scholarship awards — JJBT Player of the Year & JJBT Rookie of the Year

Here are the top scores bowled in leagues during the week of 8/7-8/13:

Bowl America Orange Park – Tuesday Youth league – 8/9:

	Scratch Game:	Scratch Series:
Boys:	279 Matthew Waters 256 C.J. Lloyd 237 Evan Walsh 212 Tyler McMillan	676 Matthew Waters 606 C.J. Lloyd 582 Evan Walsh
Girls:	194 Heather Duncan 193 Heather Duncan 178 Heather Duncan	565 Heather Duncan 337 Brielle Carson 311 Eve Rozier

If you do not see your center’s honor scores or believe the displayed information is incorrect, please contact your center’s Youth Director.

Youth League bowlers –

As the school year begins, so does the Fall bowling season.  It’s a great time to invite your friends, classmates and neighbors to join a youth league!  Bowling in league tends to be more fun and comfortable when surrounded by friends.  League registration & “preview” day information is listed on the bowling center pages on this website.

Don’t forget… those who recruit new bowlers (new to USBC) earn points to determining who are the top “Youth Bowling Ambassadors” of the year!  We’re working on prize packs for the top recruiters — don’t miss out on these new awards.

Here are the top scores bowled in leagues during the week of 7/31-8/6:

Bowl America Orange Park – Tuesday Youth league – 8/2:

	Scratch Game:	Scratch Series:
Boys:	227 Matthew Waters 211 Evan Walsh 211 C.J. Lloyd 204 Evan Walsh	614 Evan Walsh 590 Matthew Waters 554 Brandon Belz
Girls:	183 Heather Duncan 183 Heather Duncan 154 Heather Duncan	520 Heather Duncan 346 Brielle Carson 271 Jacqueline Brecht

If you do not see your center’s honor scores or believe the displayed information is incorrect, please contact your center’s Youth Director.

A new season is upon us… are you ready?  Starting this Saturday, several area bowling centers will begin their registration and/or league preview days… with some leagues starting as early as next Saturday (8/20).  Check out the bowling center pages on this site for Fall Registration information.

What’s new this year? 

Here are just a few changes we’ve made based upon feedback received:

• All youth league bowlers will receive a special gift from the association at registration.
• We have new annual awards, including one to recognize those who recruit brand new youth bowlers to join leagues.
• The Annual City Tournament will take place in November (not February).
• The Challenge Tournament now includes a “Baker-format” game, plus more teams will qualify for the year-end invitational tournament.
• The JJBT tournaments will have the final match recorded & posted online.
• The Travel League will be including match-play every week.

Here are the top scores bowled in leagues during the week of 7/24-7/30:

Bowl America Orange Park – Tuesday Youth league – 7/26:

	Scratch Game:	Scratch Series:
Boys:	266 Matthew Waters 234 Evan Walsh 202 Evan Walsh	635 Matthew Waters 604 Evan Walsh 487 Trevor Gulino
Girls:	224 Heather Duncan 200 Heather Duncan 198 Heather Duncan	616 Heather Duncan 337 Jacqueline Brecht 309 Brielle Carson

If you do not see your center’s honor scores or believe the displayed information is incorrect, please contact your center’s Youth Director.

The next Youth Leaders meeting will be held on Sunday, August 7th at Bowl America Southside, starting promptly at 1:30pm.  This is the first meeting for the new bowling season, where we will plan out the entire year’s activities (among other discussion items).

Youth bowlers ages 12 and up, from all centers, are encouraged to join Youth Leaders; we’d like to have at least 2 from each center participate going forward.  Visit the Youth Leaders page to see what being a leader in the youth bowling community is all about!