DATES:....... June 22-24, 2019.................

VENUE:...... Expo Bowl. (80 lanes)
............ ........... 5261 Elmwood Avenue
............ ........... Indianapolis, Indiana 46203
........................ (317) 787-3448

............ ................. OIL PATTERN: . House Shot
............ ................. LANE SURFACE:.. Synthetic
............ ................. APPROACHES: . Synthetic

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 2019 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 2018-19 State Championships, Finals, etc. .See tiered entry timeline below for availability.

ELIGIBILITY #2:..Any bowler or team that set a new State or National RECORD during the current season automatically earns eligibility to enter the 2019 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

TEAMS - The four (4) highest ranked teams that did not qualify for their respective State Finals are eligible to enter the 2019 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 2019 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 2019 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.

ENTRY FEE:..$350 - TEAM (Saturday, June 22nd)..
...................... $70 - SINGLES (Sunday, June 23 & 24th).
........................... (Individuals not participating with a team)

TEAM Event - Rules/Requirements/Restrictions

• ANY team that qualified for this season's State Championship, or equivalent, is eligible to participate in the 2019 U.S. High School Bowling National ChampionshipTM "Team" event.
• Teams will consist of schools with a roster of at least five (5) and no more than eight (8) bowlers. Traditionally, boys only and a girls only teams. However, a boys team may include girls (aka, unified team) provided that is how that school team participated during their respective State Championships.
• No additions to a school teams roster from how they registered and participated in their respective State Championship is permitted during the 2019 U.S. High School Bowling National ChampionshipTM. *See DISQUALIFICATION regarding violations of this rule.
• There is no minimum number of bowlers on a school team's roster. However, a score of zero (0) will be scored in any frame for absent or missing bowlers during any BAKER Game.
• Five (5) bowlers entered in the Girls "Team" Event are automatically eligible and entered into Sunday's "Singles" Event. Participation and/or completion of the "Singles" event is not required, though it is encouraged.. For Girlst Teams, five (5) singles entries are paid with the Team Entry Fee. ..
• ROSTER - Team rosters will consist of five (5) starting bowlers and have the option of having up to three reserve players; with a maximum of eight bowlers per school team.. A team will have no more than five (5) active bowlers playing during the team event at any given time.
• RESERVE PLAYERS - Each team is allowed to have a maximum of three reserve bowlers on their roster..
• TEAM UNIFORMS: ALL bowlers are required to wear matching school/team uniforms during all competition events during the 2019 U.S. High School Bowling National ChampionshipTM.
• No hats, t-shirts, tank tops, shorts, cutoffs, jeans are permitted during competition of the 2019 U.S. High School Bowling National ChampionshipTM.
• All bowlers will bowl scratch.
• All other USBC rules will apply.

SINGLES Event - Rules/Requirements/Restrictions

• ANY bowler that qualified as a "Singles" entry in this season's State Championship, or equivalent, is eligible to participate in the "Singles" Event ONLY of the 2019 U.S. High School Bowling National ChampionshipTM.
• Any individual that qualified with their school team in this season's State Championship, or equivalent, is eligible to participate in the "Singles" Event ONLY if that individual's team was unable to participate as a school team during the 2019 U.S. High School Bowling National ChampionshipTM.
• Any individual bowler that equals or establishes a new State or National scoring record will earn eligibility status into the the "Singles" Event ONLY of the 2019 U.S. High School Bowling National ChampionshipTM.
• No additions to a school's team or individual roster from how they registered and participated in their respective 2018-19 State Championship is permitted in the "Singles" event.
• SINGLES UNIFORM: ALL bowlers are required to wear his or her school 'colors' during the "Singles" Event of the 2019 U.S. High School Bowling National ChampionshipTM.
• No hats, t-shirts, tank tops, shorts, cutoffs, jeans are permitted during competition of the 2019 U.S. High School Bowling National ChampionshipTM.
• All bowlers will bowl scratch.
• All other USBC rules will apply.

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

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 ChampionshipTM per year/season.
  

The 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 2019 U.S. High School Bowling National Championship, nor does it sanction or support this competition in any way.