2023-24 Season is Here!
We look forward to this season of some new tournaments and our regularly scheduled events. We hope to see everyone out of the lanes and show off that THE BEST BOWLERS come from CALIFORNIA!!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Please review the list of USBC non-conforming bowling balls to avoid league forfeitures or being disqualified in tournaments. Click here for list…
Looking to award $10,000 in Scholarships Awarded!
Saturday, July 27, 2024
Format change to a ONE DAY EVENT!
Also adding the SCRATCH division back!
BOWLERO FRESNO
6450 N Blackstone Ave
Fresno, CA 93710-3501
(559) 431-3711
CLICK HERE FOR ENTRY FORM and DETAILS!
The Cal State No-Tap tournament is going to be held the same weekend. Parents and guest can bowl in that tournament while the kids are bowling in this event… OR everyone can bowl together on Sunday. Click here for No-Tap info…
FOUR DIVISIONS: Boys & Girls Handicap / Boys & Girls Scratch
FORMAT: Singles Scholarship Competition
OAK TREE LANES, Diamond Bar
CLICK HERE FOR UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
CONGRATULATIONS
BRYCE NAKUNZ – 300 GAME!
2024 OPEN & WOMEN’S STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
OAK TREE LANES, Diamond Bar
CLICK HERE FOR PRIZE MONEY PAYOUT
Checks will be mailed on 7/6/24.
Save the date for 2025… 4th Street Bowl, San Jose!
Some dates are already full.
2024 BVL FUNDRAISING & STATE FINALS
Saturday, March 30, 2024
Bowlero San Bernardino
CONGRATULATIONS CHAMPIONS!
| Boys Div | Franklin Judd | Orange County USBC |
| Girls Div | Bella Doan | Central CA USBC |
| Men’s Div | Rodger Hill, Jr | Gr LA County USBC |
| Women’s Div | Susanna Meister | San Gabriel Valley USBC |
California USBC Total BVL collection
$90,020
TOP 2023-34 BVL DONATIONS
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CONGRATULATIONS 2024 HALL of FAME INDUCTEES and SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS!
August 10, 2024
STEVE COOK’S FIRESIDE LANES
7901 Auburn Blvd
Citrus Heights, CA 95610
(916) 725-2101
ONE DAY EVENT!
ENTRIES CLOSE: AUGUST 9, 2024
CLICK HERE TO ENTER
YOUTH BOWLERS WITH 170+ AVERAGES THAT BOWL IN A CALIFORNIA USBC LEAGUE ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE.
ENTRY FEE: $100 per person
After August 1: $125 per person
2024 CA SENIOR SINGLES TOURNAMENT
Open to all California USBC members at least 50 years of age. *2025 USBC Senior National Championships Qualifying Event (6 games)
August 24-25, 2024
10am & 1pm
FOREST LANES
22771 Centre Dr
Lake Forest, CA 92630
MODIFIED FORMAT! Three games squads.
You must bowl TWO squads in order to qualify to the
2025 National USBC Senior Championships.
July 27, 2024 – 11:00amJuly 28, 2024 – 10:00am
BOWLERO FRESNO
Fresno, CA 93710-3501
This event is open to ALL California USBC members with
NEW 2024-25 membership.
October 26, 2024 – 1:00pm
October 27, 2024 – 9:00am
4TH STREET BOWL
1441 N 4th St
San Jose, CA 95112
(408) 453-5555
FORMAT:
5 games singles on the same pair of lanes
Separate Open and Women’s Divisions
Handicap: 90% of 220
Optional Scratch Division is available on-site ($10 cash)
YOUTH BOWLERS THAT ARE MEMBERS OF CALIFORNIA YOUTH LEAGUES ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE.
Interested in taking the USBC Bronze Coaching Class?
If so, please sign up here. We are surveying to see how many would like to take the class before trying to schedule a class in late summer/early fall 2025. Thanks!
BUY YOUR USBC MEMBERSHIP CARD ONLINE AT BOWL.com
*NEW* Starting August 1, 2025, bowlers can purchase local membership online at BOWL.com. Make sure you select the correct Association.
Using your old card as a guide, be sure to enter your existing USBC membership ID #, select your local USBC association and purchase your card with a credit card. Please be aware that if you are already a member and don’t enter your existing membership card number, it will issue you a new number. The local association office will then have to manually merge your memberships together so that all of your averages will show with one ID #. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR CARD ONLINE. DOUBLE CHECK that your membership was processed by looking up your information here on bowl.com. Remember… all membership expires JULY 31. Summer leagues and tournaments extending past Aug 1 may use 2023-24 membership until OCT. 1. YOUTH MEMBERSHIP can be purchased online at BOWL.com, but local membership dues still need to be collected. It is easier if youth membership is purchased through the youth leagues.
Let’s award our bowlers in California!
NEW DESIGN FOR GAME/SERIES PATCHES!
DOWNLOAD BROCHURE | DOWNLOAD ORDER FORM CLICK HERE TO ORDER AWARDS ONLINE
Bid on Future California USBC Tournaments!
Centers that are interested in hosting the following events should contact us at info@calusbc.com.
– CA State Singles (October 2026) – Northern CA
– Cal State Masters (August 2025) – Southern CA
– CA State Senior Singles (August 2026) – Southern CA
– CA Helen Duval Veteran’s Tournament (March 2026) – Southern CA
– 2027 CA State Championships (Adult: April-May; Youth: June) – Northern CA
IMPORTANT RULES:
- Only a DRY TOWEL or Shammy is allowed to clean a bowling ball once USBC certified competition has begun (league or tournament).
- If only fingers are used, the thumb hole must be plugged and an “X” marked for the palm position.
- Youth must be aged 17 prior to the start of the season for their last year of youth eligibility.
- Youth turning 18 during their last season of competition must complete SafeSport online at SafeSport.org.
- The minimum age to join Adult Leagues is 18
FOR LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS:
- Only certified league ending averages should be input for BOWL.com book averages NOT January 1 or May 31. Averages entered with these incorrect dates may jeopardize someone with their tournament entering average and get disqualified.
- All summer leagues MUST end by OCTOBER 1 and averages input into BOWL.com. Summer leagues that end after October 1, can continue as normal, but must re-certify on the back end as a new winter league. When the league ends, summer pinfall must be extracted and then winter averages entered. SEE HANDOUT FOR MORE INFORMATION.
- Those associations entering youth averages. Please copy and paste the parent’s email address in the youth’s email field.
OUT OF SPECIFICATION. If it is found that a bowling ball is or is suspected of being out of specification, the bowler must be told by the tournament or league official to remove the ball from competition until it can be measured. If the ball is not removed or the bowler had prior knowledge of such, games are subject to forfeiture or disqualification. If the bowler had no prior knowledge, the games would not be subject to forfeiture, but the ball would not be able to be used until it meets specifications.
How is this rule enforceable and what is the penalty for those who don’t comply? Once it is discovered that a bowler is using equipment which is not within specifications, the ball must be removed from competition and corrected before it can be used during certified competition. If the bowler uses a ball that is non-conforming with knowledge that it is out of specification, the scores are subject to forfeiture.
