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- October 2017
SIXLETS® CHOCOLATEY CANDIES RETURNS AS USA
BOWLING NATIONALS SPONSOR;
REGIONAL SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
By Terry Bigham
ARLINGTON, Texas – Sixlets® Brand Chocolatey Candies will return as presenting
sponsor of the USA Bowling National Championships in 2018, and the opportunity to
qualify for the event starts in October with the first of 16 regional events.
The Sixlets® Brand became a sponsor in 2017, when the USA Bowling National Cham-
pionships presented by Sixlets® took place in Cleveland. The premier event of the USA
Bowling program, the finals of the national tournament were televised on CBS Sports
Network for the second consecutive year.
―We’re thrilled to have Sixlets continue its involvement with the USA Bowling National
Championships,‖ Sixlets® Senior Brand Manager Joe Annunziato said. ―We had the
chance to experience the event last summer, and it’s amazing to not only see the level of
talent but the camaraderie of the competitors. It was a fun event, and the Sixlets® Brand
looks forward to being involved with another great event in Dallas.‖
The Sixlets® Brand partnership will extend to the 16 regional events, and participants
at each regional event will receive Sixlets® Brand Chocolatey Candies.
The regional events will determine the 32 teams – 16 teams in the 15-and-under divi-
sion and 16 teams in the 12-and-under division – that will advance to the 2018 USA
Bowling National Championships presented by Sixlets® that will take place in Dallas in
July.
Kicking off with the Southeast regional on Oct. 21-22 at Buffaloe Lanes North in Ra-
leigh, North Carolina, teams at each regional will have an opportunity to experience the
youth social booth.
Teams at the regional competitions will be able to have team photos featuring the USA
Bowling brand along with a champion trophy prop, signs and more. Participants will be
featured on the International Bowling Campus Youth Development team’s social plat-
forms through Snapchat, Twitter and Instagram, and the winning team from each division
will be featured in the 2018 USA Bowling National Championships #RoadtoNationals
video.
―Competition is the main reason for USA Bowling, but bowling on a team also is about
social interaction,‖ IBC Youth Managing Director Gary Brown said. ―We want the teams
to have a great time at regionals and share their experiences with youth bowlers across
the country.‖
The schedule with dates and sites for regional events:
Oct. 21-22, 2017 – Southeast – Buffaloe Lanes North, Raleigh, N.C.
Nov. 4-5, 2017 – Atlantic East – Smyrna Bowling Center, Smyrna, Tenn.
Nov. 11-12, 2017 – Upper Midwest – Plaza Lanes, Des Moines, Iowa
Nov. 18-19, 2017 – Lower Great Lakes – Mike Aulby’s Arrowhead Bowl, Lafayette,
Ind.
Dec. 9-10, 2017 – Northeast – Rab’s Country Lanes, Staten Island, N.Y.
Dec. 16-17, 2017 – Midwest – Northrock Lanes, Wichita, Kan.
Jan. 6-7, 2018 – Coastal South – Boardwalk Bowl, Orlando, Fla.
Jan. 20-21, 2018 – Pacific Southwest – Cloverleaf Family Bowl, Fremont, CA
Feb. 10-11, 2018 – Southwest – Suncoast Bowling Center, Las Vegas
Feb. 18, 2018 – Mountain – Brunswick Zone Circle Lanes, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Feb. 24-25, 2018 – South Central – J.B.’s Allen Bowl, Allen, Texas
Feb. 25, 2018 – Upper Great Lakes – Concord Lanes, South St. Paul, Minn.
March 3, 2018 – New England – Walnut Hill Bowl, Woonsocket, R.I.
March 24-25, 2018 – Heartland – Imperial Bowl, Imperial, Mo.
March 24-25, 2018 – Ohio Valley – Woodman Lanes, Kettering, Ohio
April 7-8, 2018 – South – Vestavia Bowl, Birmingham, Ala.
Juniors Mark Your Calendars
October 28:
Steve Cook’s Fireside Lanes, YBT Sport Shot
Youth Doubles
October 29
: YBT 6th Annual Fireside Open, Steve Cook’s
Fireside Lanes
November 4,5,11,12:
Nor Cal YBA Jr/Adult Doubles &
Singles @ Valley Center Bowl, Salinas
November 18 &19
: So Nevada Youth Championship
@ South Point.
December 2 & 3
: @ South Point : So Nevada Youth
Championship
December 10:
YBT 4th Street Bowl, San Jose
Jan. 20-21, 2018
– USA Bowling National Championships
Qualifying, Cloverleaf Family Bowl, Fremont,
January 27
:YBT Windsor Bowl, Windsor
January 28:
YBT Double Decker Lanes, Rohnert Park
February: 10-11–
USA Bowling National Championships
Qualifying, Southwest – Suncoast Bowling Center, Las Vegas
July 14-21:
USBC Junior Gold Championships, Dallas, TX.
July 27-29:
Reno Jr/Adult Invitational, Reno National Bowling
Stadium
August 11-12:
DW Challenge
, Rancho Bowl, Santa Maria
YBT @ E.A. Dublin Bowl
Ryan Cheng
Bronze Division Champion
Matt Pumphrey
Silver Division Champion
Alexa Sylva
Diamond Division Champion
Brandon Muraoka
Gold Division
