bwfeb2018

February 2018 - www.bowlingworld.com 29 Juniors Mark Your Calendars February 25: YBT Classic Bowling Center, Daly City March 4: NCJET @ Manor Bowl, San Leandro March 18: USBC Jr/Adult No-Tap Tour, Reno National Bowling Stadium, Reno March 23-25 : Storm Youth Championships, Reno, NV April 6: E.A. Memorial PBA Western Region Pro-AM, E.A. Dublin Bowl, Dublin April 22: NCJET @ Country Club Lanes, Sacramento April 28 : YBT Sport Shot Singles @ Steve Cook‟s Fireside Lanes April 29 : YBT Youth Adult Doubles @ Steve Cook‟s Fireside Lanes May 20: NCJET @ McHenry Bowl, Modesto May 26-27 : Hillman Memorial Scholarship@ Cloverleaf Bowl, Fremont June 17 : YBT @ Sea Bowl, Pacifica June 24 : NCJET @West Lane Bowl, Stockton June 30-July 1 : DW Youth Challenge Qualifier @ Steve Cook‟s Fireside Lanes, Citrus Heights and McHenry Bowl, Modesto July 8 : YBT @West Lane Bowl, Stockton July 14-21: USBC Junior Gold Championships, Dallas, TX. July 27-29: Reno Jr/Adult Invitational, Reno National Bowling Stadium August 4 : YBT @ Cloverleaf Bowl, Fremont August 5 : YBT Youth/Adult Doubles @ Cloverleaf Bowl, Fremont August 11-12: DW Challenge , Rancho Bowl, Santa Maria September 16 : YBT @ E.A. Dublin Bowl, Dublin BOWLING PROGRAMS AT FOUR HIGH SCHOOLS RECEIVE $2,500 GRANTS THROUGH YES FUND PROGRAM By Terry Bigham ARLINGTON, Texas – The bowling programs at four high schools recently were awarded $2,500 grants through the High School Grant Program, part of the Youth Education Services (YES) Fund. The High School Grant Program accepts applications from schools that can show a financial need for their bowling program because of budget cuts or other changes, or schools can request funding to start a new program. International Bowling Cam- pus (IBC) Youth Development reviews applications and annually selects up to four high schools to receive a grant. Each of the following schools received a $2,500 grant based on submitted applica- tions:  Alcorn Central High School, Glen, Mississippi  Borah High School, Boise, Idaho  Buckhorn High School, New Market, Alabama  Middle College High School, Memphis, Tennessee Alcorn Central High School started its bowling program four years ago, but does not receive assistance from the school or district. Students pay a fee to cover the cost of regional tournament expenses and bowlers must provide their own equipment, including shoes, balls and any additional items. The team had 45 students sign up for tryouts and have an eight-member boys team and a seven-member girls team. Mallory Hamlin, bowling coach at Alcorn Central, sought the grant to pay for uni- forms and shoes, and to cover the costs to participate in additional tournaments to give the teams more experience. Hamlin also seeks to add junior varsity teams for both boys and girls. Borah High School launched its bowling program in 2017 and computer science teacher Samuel Stafford, who oversees the program, said the team had two fund- raisers to pay for uniforms, practice times and tournament entry fees. The sport is not recognized by the Idaho High School Athletic Association, so teams compete at the club level and receive no funding. Stafford said at the school‟s orientation for incoming students, 10 signed up as interested in joining the club, which would double the size of the team. He plans to use the grant to pay for practice time, tournaments and to send a team and individu- als to the state events. The bowling program at Buckhorn High School started in the 2016-2017 season with a boys team but plans to have a girls team and, eventually, a junior varsity and a middle school team. Whitney Boggus said in the school‟s application that player fees and fundraisers were needed to pay the practice and competition fees for the team of five athletes, which included four high school students and a middle school student. Boggus said interest in high school bowling continues to increase since it was named a championship sport by the Alabama High School Athletic Association starting with the 2015-2016 school year and expects the program to grow in the coming years. The Middle College High School has had a bowling program for six years but its limited funding from the Shelby County Interscholastic Athletic Association was dis- continued, leaving all costs to be covered by the student-athletes. While some stu- dents have been able to get equipment, other have not, and the program also has struggled with expenses such as transportation and a coaching stipend. The program has seen success, as it has won several district titles and an athlete who finished fourth in the state tournament received a college scholarship for bowl- ing. School athletic director Reed Willis said the grant will allow the school to pur- chase new uniforms and equipment, and help to retain coaches, as the school is on its third coach in four years. The High School Grant Program is made possible through the YES Fund, a joint initiative of the Bowling Proprietors‟ Association of America and the United States Bowling Congress. The YES effort is supported by top bowling brands including Bowling.com, Brunswick, Columbia 300, Ebonite, Hammer, QubicaAMF, Roto Grip, Storm and Track. NCJET: Gold Country Lanes Champions: Amanda Vogt, Vincent Luong and Travis Bostard! A special thanks to Gold Country Lanes, John and his staff, Louretta Agness and Robert Harmon for the great hospitality and service! Many thanks for hosting our event at your center! Gold Country Girls Division runner up Ashley Santos, who bowled great, leading the tour- nament all day, and Champion Amanda Vogt Gold Country Lanes Division 1 Boys Champion Vincent Luong, winning his first upper division title, and runner up Welby Spanton Congratulations to our newest Champion Travis Bostard and runner up Josh Giron in Division 2 Boys, in the Gold Country Lanes event. NCJET @ Gold Country Lanes