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$2,500 YOUTH
SCHOLARSHIP
Applications are due January 15. Eligible
to all high school seniors and
currently enrolled college students.
This award is both academically and
sport performance graded.
$1,000 YOUTH STATE
SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Applications are due January 15. Eligible to all
California USBC youth members.
Points are graded for both academic and bowling
participation (local, state and national).
Nevada School Receives High School
Grant Through YES Fund
By Terry Bigham
ARLINGTON, Texas –
The Douglas High School Bowling Club in
Minden, Nevada, is the latest recipient of a $2,500 High School Grant
distributed through the Youth Education Services (YES) Fund.
The High School Grant Program is managed by International Bowling
Campus Youth Development and annually provides up to four grants
to high school programs that show financial need because of budget
cuts or other changes. Grants also are provided to schools starting a
new program.
During the 2016-2017 school year, Douglas High School is fielding a
bowling team for the first time. The club held an informational meeting
toward the end of the last school year to gauge student interest, and
more than 20 students attended the meeting. The club held voluntary
practices throughout the summer.
David Dickey, a United States Bowling Congress Bronze coach, is
the head coach of the program, with Allan Powers, a USBC Level I
coach, also assisting the team. Currently, there are 10 student-
athletes in the program, and Dickey said there has been “a lot of inter-
est already with our younger junior bowlers.”
The Douglas Bowling Club will have its first matches later this month,
and the season runs through the last week in February.
“Our athletes are very excited to get started and are probably tired of
myself and the other coaches harping on footwork, release and mental
and physical fitness,” Dickey said. “It really is going to be interesting
since our first match is at the National Bowling Stadium.”
Dickey added the Douglas Bowling Club already had done some
fundraising and that the High School Grant will help with the costs of
starting and maintaining the program.
“The grant means so much to the program,” Dickey said. “It takes the
pressure off continuous fundraising and ensures our program will be
here for several years. Last, but not least, it gives the opportunity to
grow the sport of bowling in the western part of the country.”
The Douglas Bowling Club is competing in the High Desert Inter-
scholastic Bowling Program (HDIBP), which was formed more than 10
years ago. Last season, the HDIBP had 10 schools from Reno and
Carson City compete in the league.
Wink‟s Silver Strike Lanes in Garnerville, which re-opened last year,
is the home center for the Douglas High School Bowling Club.
The High School Grant Program is a product of the YES Fund, a joint
initiative of the Bowling Proprietors‟ Association of America and USBC
supported by top bowling brands including Bowling.com, Brunswick,
Columbia 300, Ebonite, Hammer, QubicaAMF, Roto Grip, Storm and
Track.
Go to BOWL.com/HighSchool to learn more about the High School
Grant Program and other initiatives available to help high school pro-
grams.
Gail's JrAdult No Tap Dbls
Congratulations Ron
300 No-Tap Game
@ Paddock Bowl
Danville Bowl
Congrats to Junior Bowler
Jimmy Hunter on bowling his
1st 300, and many more to
come! Good job kiddo!
