Official Doubles Tournament Standings are posted below and include scholarship payouts
7/8/20 UPDATE!
Good evening everyone! Hope you and your family are healthy and safe. Quick update for the Doubles Tournament this weekend. As a reminder, this tournament has been moved to Riverfront Lanes as previously announced. There are still about 30 bowlers that have not confirmed their times so I will assume you will be there at that time.
Since we are in the middle of July and the squad will go quick, walking/golf shorts will be allowed for the boys. Please no athletic shorts. Girls dress code already allowed skorts/skirts/shorts. We would still like to have a collared or bowling shirt.
Masks will be required to enter Riverfront Lanes and must be worn when in common areas (concourse, bar, bathrooms). The bowlers will not need them while bowling but if they enter the common area, a mask will need to be worn. Doors will open 30 minutes before the start of the squad. We need to make sure the previous squad has left and areas have been cleaned prior to letting in the next squad. Finally as a reminder, 1 spectator per bowler please.
Due to some cancellations, there are openings on Saturday. Please email me at jausbcyouth@gmail.com if you would like to register. All Sunday squads are full.
We appreciate everyone's cooperation and understanding during this unprecedented time. We look forward to seeing all of you this weekend.
6/19/20 UPDATE!
I hope you and your families are healthy and safe. As you may know, Illinois is projected to enter Phase 4 on June 26th. Along with that, bowling centers are supposed to enter at 50% capacity. This means we can finally have our youth Doubles Tournament!! The tournament is going to be held on Saturday, July 11th and Sunday, July 12th. As with every other business, we are going to have rules that we need to follow. So, here are the changes as far as the tournament is concerned:
4/28/20 UPDATE
First of all, we hope our entire bowling community as well your families are healthy and safe. Now that the Governor has extended Illinois’ stay-at-home order through the end of May, we wanted to give an update on our youth tournaments and awards banquet. First, we want to let everyone know that we have every intention of getting the final three tournaments in this bowling season. We have until July 31st to get that done. We know everyone will be excited to bowl as well. We will give the tournaments the following priority in scheduling: Doubles, Adult Youth, Youth Open. However, the tournaments may be held in a different order because of center availability. We also do not know what the rules will be regarding larger gatherings. Because of this change, our Annual Youth Awards Banquet is going to be held on Sunday, September 20th at the Stone City Post. As we all know, this situation we are in is ever changing and we will continue to keep you updated as things change. Please reach out to us if you have any questions. Take care and stay safe.
UPDATE!
As you may or may not have heard, the recent governors mandate requires that all bars and dine in establishments be closed effective end of business on March 16th. Unfortunately, this affects all bowling centers in the state of Illinois as well. That being said, I want to share some information regarding the upcoming tournaments.
Doubles Tournament
This tournament was scheduled for this weekend, March 21st and 22nd and is now postponed. I am working with Strike and Spare to find an alternative date and will update everyone when that is. Since this is changed due to circumstances beyond our control, I will waive all late fees and refund those that have paid a late fee already. I will keep the online payment open for this tournament and will continue to take entries.
Adult Youth tournament
This tournament was scheduled for April 4th and 5th and is now postponed. Please keep mailing in your entries or entering online. I will post an update once we schedule this tournament.
Youth Open
As of right now, this tournament will still be held on April 19th at Laraway Lanes. Entry forms will be out this week. This is provided that the mandate we are under does not get extended. If it does get extended, there is a good chance that this tournament will be canceled. However, a decision on that will be made at a later date. I know some of you have coupons for $20 off this entry fee. If we do not have the tournament, we will come up with an alternate solution for this so that you are given what you have earned.
Below is some information on other tournaments that have been postponed or canceled.
Pepsi State & Illinois State Team/Doubles/Singles: These tournaments have been canceled for all levels and will not be held this year. Details can be found on www.ilusbcyouth.org. Please direct all your questions to them.
ISYL Team/Doubles/Singles & ISST: The ISYL Team/Doubles/Singles last weekend (3/28 & 3/29) has been postponed until further notice. The ISST to be held in Addison on April 5th is also postponed. Please follow www.isyl.org for more information on these tournaments
Thank you for your patience and understanding during this unprecedented time. I know a lot of you have my personal contact information. However, I do ask that if you have any questions, please ask them on the Joliet Area USBC Association facebook page. I am sure a lot of you will have the same questions and I would like to have one place to answer questions. You can also follow the information on our website www.kidsbowl.org. Please know that we are doing everything we can to have the remaining three tournaments for the youth bowlers.
Please stay safe and take care,
Scott
Good evening everyone! Hope you and your family are healthy and safe. Quick update for the Doubles Tournament this weekend. As a reminder, this tournament has been moved to Riverfront Lanes as previously announced. There are still about 30 bowlers that have not confirmed their times so I will assume you will be there at that time.
Since we are in the middle of July and the squad will go quick, walking/golf shorts will be allowed for the boys. Please no athletic shorts. Girls dress code already allowed skorts/skirts/shorts. We would still like to have a collared or bowling shirt.
Masks will be required to enter Riverfront Lanes and must be worn when in common areas (concourse, bar, bathrooms). The bowlers will not need them while bowling but if they enter the common area, a mask will need to be worn. Doors will open 30 minutes before the start of the squad. We need to make sure the previous squad has left and areas have been cleaned prior to letting in the next squad. Finally as a reminder, 1 spectator per bowler please.
Due to some cancellations, there are openings on Saturday. Please email me at jausbcyouth@gmail.com if you would like to register. All Sunday squads are full.
We appreciate everyone's cooperation and understanding during this unprecedented time. We look forward to seeing all of you this weekend.
6/19/20 UPDATE!
I hope you and your families are healthy and safe. As you may know, Illinois is projected to enter Phase 4 on June 26th. Along with that, bowling centers are supposed to enter at 50% capacity. This means we can finally have our youth Doubles Tournament!! The tournament is going to be held on Saturday, July 11th and Sunday, July 12th. As with every other business, we are going to have rules that we need to follow. So, here are the changes as far as the tournament is concerned:
- Due to a scheduling conflict, the Doubles Tournament is being moved from Strike & Spare to Riverfront Lanes in Wilmington.
- We are allowed to have a total of 75 people in Riverfront Lanes at any time.
- Because of our limitation, we need to do a few thinngs
- We will now have 8 squads instead of 5
- Each participant will only be allowed to have one spectator
- We will only have 4 bowlers (2 doubles teams) per pair
- The new squad times each day will be 9am, 11am, 1:30pm, & 3:30pm
- Lanes will only be oiled in between the 11am and 1:30pm squads
- Squad check in time will be 30 minutes before the squad start time. It will be necessary to be there 30 minutes beforehand as we want to start practice at 10 minutes before the start time.
- You will not be let into the building any earlier than 30 minutes prior to your squad start time
- Once your squad is done, we ask that you not stick around very long as we need to have the finishing squad out before we can let the next squad in. This is because the center will need to properly clean and disinfect before the next squad comes in. Only exception is if you are bowling the next squad.
- I have reassigned squads as close to the original squad time you selected. For instance, if you signed up for the noon squad, I did my best to place you in either the 11am or 1:30pm squad. You will find your original squad time as well as the new squad time by clicking the button above. I assigned the new squads based on the order I received the original entry. Please review this as soon as possible and email me at jausbcyouth@gmail.com either confirming that your time is good or if that time doesn’t work for you. I must hear from everyone. Also, please double check with your doubles partner as they may be bowling multiple squads. If you are unable to bowl due to this change, your entry will be refunded. Please be sure to look at the entire document as it is not sorted alphabetically.
4/28/20 UPDATE
First of all, we hope our entire bowling community as well your families are healthy and safe. Now that the Governor has extended Illinois’ stay-at-home order through the end of May, we wanted to give an update on our youth tournaments and awards banquet. First, we want to let everyone know that we have every intention of getting the final three tournaments in this bowling season. We have until July 31st to get that done. We know everyone will be excited to bowl as well. We will give the tournaments the following priority in scheduling: Doubles, Adult Youth, Youth Open. However, the tournaments may be held in a different order because of center availability. We also do not know what the rules will be regarding larger gatherings. Because of this change, our Annual Youth Awards Banquet is going to be held on Sunday, September 20th at the Stone City Post. As we all know, this situation we are in is ever changing and we will continue to keep you updated as things change. Please reach out to us if you have any questions. Take care and stay safe.
UPDATE!
As you may or may not have heard, the recent governors mandate requires that all bars and dine in establishments be closed effective end of business on March 16th. Unfortunately, this affects all bowling centers in the state of Illinois as well. That being said, I want to share some information regarding the upcoming tournaments.
Doubles Tournament
This tournament was scheduled for this weekend, March 21st and 22nd and is now postponed. I am working with Strike and Spare to find an alternative date and will update everyone when that is. Since this is changed due to circumstances beyond our control, I will waive all late fees and refund those that have paid a late fee already. I will keep the online payment open for this tournament and will continue to take entries.
Adult Youth tournament
This tournament was scheduled for April 4th and 5th and is now postponed. Please keep mailing in your entries or entering online. I will post an update once we schedule this tournament.
Youth Open
As of right now, this tournament will still be held on April 19th at Laraway Lanes. Entry forms will be out this week. This is provided that the mandate we are under does not get extended. If it does get extended, there is a good chance that this tournament will be canceled. However, a decision on that will be made at a later date. I know some of you have coupons for $20 off this entry fee. If we do not have the tournament, we will come up with an alternate solution for this so that you are given what you have earned.
Below is some information on other tournaments that have been postponed or canceled.
Pepsi State & Illinois State Team/Doubles/Singles: These tournaments have been canceled for all levels and will not be held this year. Details can be found on www.ilusbcyouth.org. Please direct all your questions to them.
ISYL Team/Doubles/Singles & ISST: The ISYL Team/Doubles/Singles last weekend (3/28 & 3/29) has been postponed until further notice. The ISST to be held in Addison on April 5th is also postponed. Please follow www.isyl.org for more information on these tournaments
Thank you for your patience and understanding during this unprecedented time. I know a lot of you have my personal contact information. However, I do ask that if you have any questions, please ask them on the Joliet Area USBC Association facebook page. I am sure a lot of you will have the same questions and I would like to have one place to answer questions. You can also follow the information on our website www.kidsbowl.org. Please know that we are doing everything we can to have the remaining three tournaments for the youth bowlers.
Please stay safe and take care,
Scott
Doubles Tournament Update! 3/15/20 @ 9:40am.
As of now, the Doubles Tournament WILL be held this upcoming weekend. If you decide that you do not want to bowl anymore due to COVID-19 concerns, please let me know by Friday, March 20th and your entry will be refunded. Please however, talk to your doubles partner. For those bowling, please follow these precautions: 1) if you are feeling ill or others in your family are ill, please do not bowl. 2) if you do bowl, please try to refrain from coming into contact with those with higher risk individuals after the tournament 3) Please suggest to those in your family that are in the higher risk category (elderly, sick) to refrain from coming. As we all know, this situation continues to change on a daily basis. If anything changes, we will let you know.
As of now, the Doubles Tournament WILL be held this upcoming weekend. If you decide that you do not want to bowl anymore due to COVID-19 concerns, please let me know by Friday, March 20th and your entry will be refunded. Please however, talk to your doubles partner. For those bowling, please follow these precautions: 1) if you are feeling ill or others in your family are ill, please do not bowl. 2) if you do bowl, please try to refrain from coming into contact with those with higher risk individuals after the tournament 3) Please suggest to those in your family that are in the higher risk category (elderly, sick) to refrain from coming. As we all know, this situation continues to change on a daily basis. If anything changes, we will let you know.
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All leagues and bowlers are sanctioned with the United States Bowling Congress (USBC). Singles Tournament Results!!!The 2020 Singles Tournament results are below. We paid out over $3,300 in the standings and brackets from this tournament. The scholarship payouts for both the handicap and scratch divisions are 1 in 8. The scratch payouts are included with the standings.
The $20 off coupon for your Youth Open entry ratio is 1 in 5. Coupons will be delivered to your center for those winners in the coming weeks. Thank you to the following board members and volunteers that helped over the weekend: Andrea French and her daughters, (Gracie, Samantha, and Ruby), Julie Brandolino, and her daughters (Gianna & Olivia and their friend Alyvia) Ryan Cavanaugh, Lisa Ullian, Kenzie Ullian, & Joe Pomykala. Also thanks to our score monitor - Ivan Escolar. Team Tournament Results!!!The 2019 Team Tournament results are below. Congrats to the following teams. Per person scholarship $ are in ( )
U12 1st - Bro's Boys ($58) 2nd - Azara-Wynard Team ($39) U15 1st - On A Roll ($77) 2nd - Strikes R Us ($52) U20 1st - Patti's Crew ($107) 2nd - SnS Crew ($65) 3rd - Kyle's Gang ($43) Thank you to the following board members and volunteers that helped over the weekend: Andrea French, Julie Brandolino, Jan Coble, Lisa Ullian, and Kenzie Ullian. |
Adult/Youth Tournament Entry FormsOur annual Adult Youth Tournament is being held on April 4th and 5th at Riverfront Lanes in Wilmington. Entry fees are $36 ($18 per bowler) and close March 30th.
Please click below to print out an entry or to enter online. Scholarship Applications Now AvailableThe 2019-2020 Written Scholarship Application is below. This is for any Joliet Area youth bowler that is 12 through 19 (as of 8/1/19). There is a total of $3,500 available. We award 7 scholarships from $800 for 1st to $200 for 7th. This application must be turned in to your head coach by April 4th. All scholarships will be awarded at the year end awards banquet in June. Good luck to all!
Doubles Tournament Entry FormsEntry deadline has passed to avoid any late fees. You may still register online until March 16th. Entry fees are now $46.
Our annual Doubles Tournament is being held on March 21st and 22nd. Entry fees are $36 ($18 per bowler) and close March 11th. Please click below to print out an entry or to enter online. |
Information on USBC Age change
*** ATTENTION ALL 17, 18, & 19 YEAR OLD BOWLERS ***
Effective with the 2020-2021 season, the maximum age to bowl in a youth league will be 18 years old. However, this season, anyone who is currently 18 or 19 years old (or will turn 18 during the bowling season) must complete Safe Sport training.
Listed below are the steps to complete this training.
On this page there is a ‘how-to-guide’ as well as a link to begin your training. Please follow the instructions on how to complete your training.
Once training is complete, please bring a copy of your certificate to league. This must be done before league begins (if you are currently 18 or 19 years old) or if you turn 18 during the bowling season. If this certificate is not turned in, you will not be able to bowl until the training is complete.
Effective with the 2020-2021 season, the maximum age to bowl in a youth league will be 18 years old. However, this season, anyone who is currently 18 or 19 years old (or will turn 18 during the bowling season) must complete Safe Sport training.
Listed below are the steps to complete this training.
- Go to www.bowl.com/rvp
- Click ‘Enrollment, Safe Sport Training’
On this page there is a ‘how-to-guide’ as well as a link to begin your training. Please follow the instructions on how to complete your training.
Once training is complete, please bring a copy of your certificate to league. This must be done before league begins (if you are currently 18 or 19 years old) or if you turn 18 during the bowling season. If this certificate is not turned in, you will not be able to bowl until the training is complete.
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JAUSBCA is looking for local sponsors for our tournaments, scholarship fund and fundraising events. Please contact us at jausbcyouth@gmail.com
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