2023-24 Season is Here!
We look forward this season to some new tournaments and our regularly scheduled events. We hope to see everyone out on the lanes and show off that THE BEST BOWLERS come from CALIFORNIA!!
Ball of choice raffles held at California USBC events. Come out and join the fun!
2025 BVL FUNDRAISING & STATE FINALS
Saturday, March 30, 2025
NAPA BOWL
Click here for BVL Packets (Local Associations)
- These packets were emailed to Local Association Managers back in Sept 2024.
- State Finalists must qualify through their Local USBC Association along with a BVL donation.
October 26-27, 2024
4TH STREET BOWL
San Jose
CLICK HERE FOR PRIZE PAYOUT RESULTS
Checks have been mailed
2025 CALIFORNIA PEPSI INFO
Tournament packets will be emailed to Youth Program Directors soon. We are back to our normal format of direct entry into the District Finals in March. Pepsi Paperwork will be due to District Directors February 18. Paperwork must be submitted through Youth Program Directors only as youth must be members of USBC certified CA Youth Leagues. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.
ONE TIME ENTRY FEE:
U8-U10 Divisions: $35
U12-U15-U18 Divisions: $65
DISTRICT FINALS:
Dist 1 – Bowlero Chico – March 22, 2025
Dist 2 – Windsor Bowl – March 22-23, 2025
Dist 3 – Morgan Hill Bowl – March 15-16, 2025
Dist 4 – Bowlero Bakersfield – March 22, 2025
Dist 5 – Harley’s Valley Bowl – March 22-23, 2025
Dist 6 – Westminster Lanes – March 15-16, 2025
STATE FINALS RSVP WINDOW:
April 1-8, 2025
STATE FINALS:
(U12-U15-U18 Divisions only)
AMF Rocklin
May 3-4, 2025
No entry fee
May 3-4, 2025
COUNTRY CLUB LANES
Sacramento
2025 OPEN & WOMEN’S STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
4TH STREET BOWL, San Jose
Some squads are already full.
Click here to view availability.
The award application deadline for California USBC Annual awards is JANUARY 15. Awards will be presented at the 2025 CUSBC Awards dinner to be held on May 31 in San Jose (Hilton Garden Inn).
- Hall of Fame (Meritorious Service, Superior Performance and Professional Performance)
- Association of the Year
- Distinguished Service Award
- Proprietor/Manager of the Year
- Coach of the Year
- $2,500 Star of Tomorrow Scholarship
- $1,000 Youth State Scholarship
CLICK HERE FOR ONLINE APPLICATIONS
Hall of Fame members from the California State Bowling Association (CSBA), California Women’s Bowling Association (CWBA) and the California State Young American Bowling Alliance (CSYABA) are already inducted into the California State Hall of Fame. The CSBA, CWBA and CSYABA associations were merged into the California USBC in 2006.
CONGRATULATIONS 2024 HALL of FAME INDUCTEES and SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS!
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 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 2024-25 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 [email protected].
– CA State Singles (October 2026) – Northern CA
– Cal State Masters (August 2026) – Northern 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.
LEGAL BOWLING BALLS:
Please review the list of USBC non-conforming bowling balls to avoid league forfeitures or being disqualified in tournaments. Click here for list…
