Over $1 million dollars awarded in Scholarships since 1998 for this tournament!
2025 PEPSI TOURNAMENT HANDBOOK COMING SOON!
District information is listed below
IMPORTANT INFORMATION for 2025:
TEN AGE DIVISIONS: All qualifying will be scratch and will be based on the bowler’s birthdate:
Boys/Girls U8 Division: Birthdate is 8/1/2016 or later
Boys/Girls U10 Division: Birthdate is 8/1/2014 thru 7/31/16
Boys/Girls U12 Division: Birthdate is 8/1/2012 thru 7/31/14
Boys/Girls U15 Division: Birthdate is 8/1/2009 thru 7/31/12
Boys/Girls U18 Division: Birthdate is 8/1/2006 thru 7/31/09
PEPSI ENTRY:
Competition is open to all 2024-25 USBC Youth members that are enrolled in a California USBC certified youth league and not under suspension. League substitutes are allowed to participate if it is their only California USBC certified youth league. ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH CALIFORNIA USBC CERTIFIED LEAGUES. This tournament is a benefit of USBC membership – every youth bowler should be given their chance to participate. (Youth leagues must be USBC certified in order to participate).
• PEPSI ENTRY FORMS ARE DUE FEBRUARY 18 from Youth Program Directors to Pepsi District Directors
DISTRICT FINALS:
Dist 1 – Lariat Bowl – March 15-16, 2025
Dist 2 – Windsor Bowl – March 22-23, 2025
Dist 3 – Morgan Hill Bowl – March 15-16, 2025
Dist 4 – Bowlero Bakersfield – March 22-23, 2025
Dist 5 – Harley’s Valley Bowl – March 22-23, 2025
Dist 6 – Westminster Lanes – March 15-16, 2025
(SEE DISTRICT FINALS INFORMATION BELOW)
- Entry fee: $35 per person for U8 & U10 Divisions
- Entry fee: $65 per person for U12, U15 & U18 Divisions
- 3 games total
- Earn Scratch and Handicap Scholarships (Handicap: 100% of 200)
- U8 & U10 Division first place finishers (scratch) will earn a free entry into the 2025 California Youth State Championships to be held at 4th Street Bowl in San Jose on June 21-22, 2025. See rules for details.
CALIFORNIA PEPSI STATE FINALS:
MAY 3-4, 2025
AMF Rocklin Lanes, Rocklin
- NO ENTRY FEE
- U12, U15 & U18 Divisions only
- 5 games total moving pairs after each game
- Scratch and Handicap Scholarships (Handicap: 100% of 200)
- Six FREE berths into the 2025 Junior Gold Championships (one per division) to Green Bay, WI.
- The six scratch Champions will earn a travel stipend valued up to $500 for Junior Gold travel and a Strike12Creations.com California jersey to wear at Junior Gold representing CA!! If the bowler does not attend Junior Gold, they will retain the state Pepsi scholarship, but is ineligible for the stipend or jersey.
IMPORTANT PEPSI DATES
| PAPERWORK AND FEES DUE 2025 PEPSI TOURNAMENT HANDBOOK COMING SOON |
February 18, 2025 |
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DISTRICT FINALS |
March 15-16, 2025 |
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DISTRICT FINALS (U8-U10 ONLY) |
March 22-23, 2025 |
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RSVP WINDOW for STATE FINALISTS (Online Registration only) U12, U15 & U18 Divisions only qualify to the State Finals from the District Finals based on a ratio of 1:4. |
April 1–8, 2025 |
| STATE FINALS (U12, U15 & U18 Divisions only) State Finals Rules AMF ROCKLIN LANES 2325 Sierra Meadows Dr Rocklin, CA 95677 (916) 624-8216 State Finalists Instructions |
May 3-4, 2025 |
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CAL STATE YOUTH QUEENS & MASTERS |
May 3-4, 2025 |
| YOUTH STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS (Team, Singles & Virtual Doubles) 4TH STREET BOWL 1441 North 4th Street San Jose, CA 95112 (408) 453-5555 District Finals U8 & U10 Champions (scratch) can win FREE entries through Pepsi (24 total) See rules for more info |
June 21-22, 2025 |
| USBC JUNIOR GOLD NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (U12, U15 & U18 divisions – 6 berths) |
July 2025 Green Bay, WI |
2025 PEPSI DISTRICT FINALS SITESClick on center name for unofficial results.State Finals Rules | State Finalists Instructions |
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| DIST | DISTRICT DIRECTOR | DATE | SITE |
| 1 | Brett Kociemba (530) 345-5574 | March 15-16, 2025 | Lariat Bowl Red Bluff |
| 2 | Shelby Sanz (916) 725-2101 | March 22-23, 2025 | Windsor Bowl Windsor |
| 3 | Tim Pato (925) 550-8975 |
March 15-16, 2025 | Morgan Hill Bowl Morgan Hill |
| 4 | Amber Waybright (661) 444-9181 | March 22-23, 2025 | Bowlero Bakersfield Bakersfield |
| 5 | Gary Philip (951) 529-3920 | March 22-23, 2025 |
Harley’s Valley Bowl |
| 6 | Linda Stewart (714) 315-1738 | March 15-16, 2025 | Westminster Lanes Westminster |
Tournament Director: Lynn Matsubara Email: hpekmpr@yahoo.com Phone: 562-449-4527
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