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PRACTICE DAY - Friday, June 22nd

St. Clair Bowl has lanes available all day for practice until 5:30 p.m.

6 p.m. - Non-required Coaches Meeting at about 6 p.m. to go over the tournament basics (maybe 1/2 hour)
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TEAM - Saturday, June 23rd

7 to 7:45 a.m. - Girls Team CHECK-IN

7:45 to 8 a.m. - Opening ceremonies

8 to 8:15 a.m. - Practice/Warm-up

GIRLS TEAM QUALIFYING
8:15 to 12 noon - All GIRLS Teams play three (3) REGULAR games + three (3) BAKER Games - PINS CARRYOVER
......................... (The top 16 Girls Team scores advance to Survivor Round 1)

12 noon to 1 p.m. - Break for re-oil and Boys Team CHECK-IN

1 to 1:15 p.m. - Practice/Warm-up

BOYS TEAM QUALIFYING
1:15 to 5 p.m. - All BOYS Teams play three (3) REGULAR games + three (3) BAKER Games - PINS CARRYOVER
............................. (The top 20 Boys Team scores advance to Survivor Round 1)

5 to 6 p.m. - Break for re-oil and get lane assignments for both Teams for Survivors Round 1

>>> UPDATED SCHEDULE <<<
5:30 p.m. CHECK-IN for TEAM Survivor Round 1 begins

SURVIVOR ROUND 1
6:30 to 7 p.m. - All Boys AND Girls Teams play three (3) BAKER games - PINS CARRYOVER
......(The top 8 Boys Teams & 8 Girls Teams with the total pinfall advance to Survivor Round 2 - PINS CARRYOVER)

SURVIVOR ROUND 2 - ELITE EIGHT
7:30 to 8 p.m. - All Boys AND Girls Teams in the Elite Eight play three (3) BAKER games
............... (Teams with the 2rd, 3rd and 4th highest total pinfall advance to Survivor Round 3 - PINS ARE DROPPED)
................ Boys and Girls Teams with the highest total pinfall after the Elite Eight Survivors Round 2 are automatically
................ seeded into the Championship Match.

SURVIVOR ROUND 3 - FINAL FOUR
8 to 8:30 p.m. - All Boys AND Girls Teams play three (3) BAKER games
............... (The Boys & Girls Team with the highest three Baker game total advance to Survivor Round 4)

SURVIVOR ROUND 4 - CHAMPIONSHIP
8:30 to 9 p.m. - All Boys AND Girls Teams play three (3) BAKER games
............... (The Boys & Girls Team with the highest three Baker game total will be the 2018 National Champions!)

SINGLES Qualifying - Sunday, June 24th

8 to 8:45 a.m. - Boys Singles (from Teams) CHECK-IN

8:45 to 9 a.m. - Practice/Warm-up

BOYS SINGLES QUALIFYING
9 a.m to 12 noon - All Boys Singles will play four (4) REGULAR games - PINS CARRYOVER

12 noon to 1 p.m. - Break for re-oil and Boys Singles CHECK-IN

1:45 to 2 p.m. - Practice/Warm-up

GIRLS and BOYS SINGLES QUALIFYING
2 to 6:30 p.m. - All Girls AND all Boys will play four (4) REGULAR games - PINS CARRYOVER

>> UPDATED <<
........ Top 130 Boys and top 70 Girls Singles scores advance to Survivor Round 1 - CHECK-IN at 7:30 p.m.
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6:30 to 7:30 p.m. - Break for re-oil and get lane assignments for both Boys and Girls Survivors Round 1

SURVIVOR ROUND 1
7:45 to 8:30 p.m. - All Boys AND Girls SINGLES will play one (1) Regular game
(The top 64 Boys & top 48 Girls SINGLES total pinfall advance to Survivor Round 2 on Monday morning at 9 a.m. - PINS CARRYOVER)

SINGLES - Monday, June 25th

8 to 8:45 a.m. - Boys and Girls Singles advancers from Survivor Round 1 CHECK-IN

8:45 to 9 a.m. - Practice/Warm-up

SURVIVOR ROUND 2
9 a.m to 10 a.m. - All Boys AND Girls SINGLES will play one (1) Regular game
............... (The top 32 Boys & top 24 Girls SINGLES total pinfall advance to Survivor Round 3 - PINS CARRYOVER)

SURVIVOR ROUND 3
10:15 a.m. to 11 a.m. - All Boys AND Girls SINGLES will play one (1) Regular game
............... (The top 16 Boys & top 12 Girls SINGLES total pinfall advance to Survivor Round 4 - PINS CARRYOVER)

SURVIVOR ROUND 4
11:15 a.m. to 12 noon - All Boys AND Girls SINGLES will play one (1) Regular game
............... (The top 8 Boys & top 8 Girls SINGLES total pinfall advance to Survivor Round 5 - PINS CARRYOVER)

SURVIVOR ROUND 5 - ELITE EIGHT
12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. - All Boys AND Girls SINGLES will play one (1) Regular game
...... (Individuals with the 2rd, 3rd and 4th highest total pinfall advance to Survivor Round 6 - PINS ARE DROPPED)
.......Boys and Girls SINGLES with the highest total pinfall after the Elite Eight Survivors Round 5 are automatically
...... seeded into the Championship Match.

SURVIVOR ROUND 6 - FINAL FOUR
1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. - All Boys AND Girls SINGLES will play one (1) Regular game
............... (The Boys & Girls SINGLES with the highest game will advance to Survivor Round 7 - PINS ARE DROPPED)

SURVIVOR ROUND 7 - CHAMPIONSHIP
1:45 to 2:15 p.m. - All Boys AND Girls SINGLES will play one (1) Regular game
............... (The Boy & Girl SINGLES with the highest game will be the 2018 SINGLES National Champions!)

DATES:....... June 23-25, 2018

VENUE:...... St. Clair Bowl. (50 lanes)
............ ........... 5950 Old Collinsville Rd
............ ........... Fairview Heights, IL 62208
....................... (618) 632-2400

ELIGIBILITY #1:..Must have qualified in the most recent high school bowling State Championship, State Finals, etc. or its equivalent.. All State high school bowling programs are eligible to compete in the 2018 U.S. High School Bowling National ChampionshipTM.. School teams must be made up only those who were listed on the submitted school team roster submitted to their respective State high school bowling tournament organization. .This INCLUDES graduating/graduated Seniors, as they were a part of this current 2017/18 State Championships, Finals, etc. .See tiered entry timeline below for availability.

ELIGIBILITY #2:..Any team or individual bowler that set a new State or National RECORD during the current season automatically earns eligibility to enter anytime into the 2018 U.S. High School Bowling National ChampionshipTM tournament, regardless of whether they do or do not qualify for their most recent State Championship, State Finals, etc. or its equivalent.

ELIGIBILITY #3:..WILD CARD Entries (TIER 3 only)

TEAMS - The four (4) highest ranked teams that did not qualify for their respective State Finals are eligible to enter the 2018 U.S. High School Bowling National ChampionshipTM tournament. .Maximum of four (4) boys and girls TEAM Wild Card entries per State.
SINGLES - The four (4) highest ranked individuals that did not qualify for their respective State Finals are eligible to enter the 2018 U.S. High School Bowling National ChampionshipTM tournament. .Maximum of four (4) boys and girls SINGLES Wild Card entries per State.

"RANKING" is determined by each State. If no State ranking is avaible, then the highest non-State qualifying teams and individuals from last event prior to the State Finals. Wild Cards entries are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

WILD CARD entries must provide their final standings in their respective Regional, Sectional, District, etc. that immediately preceed their State Finals in order to be Wild Card eligible.

*DISQUALIFICATION:. ANY Singles entry and/or school team found to have one or more bowlers competing in the 2018 U.S. High School Bowling National ChampionshipTM that did not participate is their most recent high school bowling State Championship, Finals, etc., OR is an approved WILD CARD entry, will be DISQUALIFIED from the competition and will forfeit their entry fee, standing in the tournament, and any prizes they may have received.

HOST:.......... U.S. High School Bowling Foundation
..................... 6687 NW 110 Way
..................... Parkland, Florida 33076

CONTACT:... Michael Nyitray, Tournament Director
........................... (954) 816-1394 --- worldmike@aol.com

>>> NEXT YEAR <<<

2019 U.S. High School Bowling National ChampionshipTM

Indianapolis, Indiana
June 22-24, 2019

U.S. High School Bowling Foundation's policy regarding All-Star and Postseason contests

• All future U.S. High School Bowling National Championship competitions will only be scheduled during the summertime; between the calendar dates of June 1st and July 31st, so to not interfere with class time during the regular academic season.

• Consistence with the principle of a culminating event, the U.S. High School Bowling Foundation will only schedule one (1) U.S. high school bowling national championship per year/season.
  

The National Federation of High School Associations (NFHS) can neither grant nor refuse permission for any high school to attend any event. That function is not within the organization’s jurisdiction. Inquiries regarding permissibility should be directed to the schools themselves, and to their respective state high school associations.

The NFHS is not affiliated in any way with the 2018 U.S. High School Bowling National Championship, nor does it sanction or support this competition in any way.