May 2017 -
27
High School Bowling National Championship
There were several interesting stories from last year's tournament. For starters, both boys
and girls Singles Champions came from Kentucky. The boys Singles champion, McKinley
Knopp, was an 18 year-old graduated senior on his way to college, while the girls Singles
champion, Emma Owens, was 14 years of age and was an incoming sophomore. Both Team
Champions, Apopka HS boys
and
Circle Christian girls, came from Florida and were each the
reigning Florida (FHSAA) State boys and girls team champions. Here are links to the 2016
Champions with their National Championship rings:
2016 Boys & Girls TEAM Champions -
2016 Boys & Girls SINGLES Champions -
But what might be the most interesting story from within the '16 National Championship came
from the Boys National Runner-Up Team -- Rio Rancho HS -- the reigning New Mexico state
champions. The Rio Rancho HS boys team were actually a "unified" team that had two girls on
their boys team... and both girls played throughout the '16 National Championship. When do
you see a National Championship final game or final match in any sport that has women com-
peting equally, side by side, with their male teammates in a boys or men's division?
There were 39 new State records set from the bowlers who participated in this inaugural high
school bowling national championship. There is a red hash tag after 2016
#
in
the
Florida
,
Texas
,
New Mexico
and
Wisconsin
state record pages indicating that the particular
record was performed at 'Nationals’. There were three 300 games, four 299s, one 296, and
one 800 series (first-ever 800 in Wisconsin HS bowling). All 300 games and 800 series have
been added to the National 300/800 Honor Roll
Feedback from the bowlers, their coaches and parents, both during
and
after the '16 National
Championships has been overwhelmingly positive. Everyone immediately were talking about
their excitement to compete in next year’s national championship in Nashville, Tennessee.
2017 U.S. High School Bowling National Champion-
ship
The
2017 U.S. High School Bowling National Championship
will take place just outside of
Nashville in Smyrna, Tennessee on June 24-25, 2017 at Smyrna Bowling Center. The field has
been expanded to fit 520 bowlers (260 boys / 260 girls max) and a maximum of 52 boys and 52
girls and teams. We anticipate bowlers from approximately 15 different States will be repre-
sented in the ’17 National Championship.
Welcome letter from the Mayor of Smyrna, TN -
I would like to extend an invitation to the NFHS to sanction the
2017 U.S. High School Bowl-
ing National Championship.
If that is not possible at this time, I would like to invite the NFHS to
consider national championship sanctioning in 2018... and beyond.
Please feel free to contact me anytime regarding the '17 National Championship and/or for
any other reason.
Sincerely,
Michael Nyitray
President, U.S. High School Bowling Foundation
(954) 816-1394 ~
The U.S. High School Bowling Foundation (USHSBF) is a leading organization designed to
promote the growth of high school bowling across the United States. The USHSBF is
an IRS 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization and is responsible for creating the only scoring re-
cords database exclusively for high school bowling. To date, the USHSBF has compiled a total
of 996 scoring records (28 national, 648 state, 320 county) across 32 states, and has also com-
plied and displayed 903 - 300 games and 100 - 800 series from 30 different states on its Na-
tional 300/800 Honor Roll.
* Thank you
Tom Blasco
for sending this correspondence to Bowling World.
Congratulations to our
owlers on their YBT wins
today:
Vincent
nd Daniel Chin!
If you want to be the best you need to compete with the elite!
Pepsi District Finals
Congratulations First Place Finishers from the Pepsi District Finals held
back in March. Each will receive a $50 scholarship and a berth into the
Diddy Watts Youth State Singles Challenge Semi-Finals event to be held
Aug 12-13 at McHenry Bowl in Modesto.
Dist 1 U12 GIRL Mary Daguio, Java Lanes
Dist 1 U15 GIRL Jaymee Foster, E & O
Dist 3 U15 BOY Jason Gee, E.A. Dublin
Dist 3 U15 GIRL Stephanie Vasquez, 4th Street
Dist 5 U12 GIRL Deanna Frias, Winnetka
Dist 5 U15 GIRL Ranelle Ulanday, BRC Sands
Dist 5 U20 GIRL Julia Frias, Winnetka
Dist 7 U12 GIRL Akayla Orosco, Winnetka
Dist 7 U12 BOY Luke Mercado, BRC West Covina Lanes
Dist 7 U20 GIRL Kylie Shishima, Keystone JAT
Dist 7 U20 BOY Julian Zavala, Keystone JAT
Dist 8 U15 GIRL Olivia Fearn, BRC Premier
Dist 8 U20 BOY Kennison Andrews, Mira Mesa
