Lanes added to City Tournament – Still time to enter

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There’s still time to enter the City Tournament! And we have more lanes!!

Due to the strong demand for April squads, we’ve worked with Lincoln Lanes to make more lanes available to you for the City Tournament. As such, some squads which were previously full now have availability. Here’s the latest availability.

March 31 – 10AM & 2PM – lanes available
April 7 – 10AM & 2PM – lanes available
April 8 – 11AM – 4 additional lanes available
April 14 – 10AM & 2PM – lanes available
April 15 – 11AM – 2 additional lanes available
April 16 – 6:30PM – 6 additional lanes available
April 17 – 6:30PM – FULL
April 18 – 6:30PM – 6 additional lanes available
April 19 – 6:30PM – 5 additional lanes available
April 21 – 10AM & 2PM – lanes available

Youth City Tournament – Entries Available

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Sparta Lanes will host the 2018 City Youth Championship Tournament.  Divisions have been revised.  Get your entry form here: 2018 Youth Championships.

Schedule

April 7 – 22

Saturdays, April 7, 14, and 21 at 1:00pm

Sundays, April 8, 15, 22 at 9:00am and 1:00pm

New Divisions

Class A has effectively been split into 2 divisions, resulting in 4 total divisions.  Class A is now 180 and over for boys, and 160 and over for girls.  Class B will now be boys 140-179, and girls 121-159.  Class C (formerly Class B) is boys 106-139 and girls 85-120.  Class D (formerly Class C) is boys 105 and under, girls 84 and under.

2018 City Tournament Schedule – Reservations Open

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The 2018 Open & Women’s City Tournaments will be held and Lincoln Lanes.  Here are the dates and squads available.

Reservations can be made by calling the Association Office at 616-530-8195.

Reservations must be paid by Friday, March 16, or the reservation will be canceled.  Entries close March 24.  Entry form will be available online soon.

Saturday Sunday
March 17 – 1:00pm March 18 – 11:00am
March 24 – 10:00am & 2:00pm March 25 – 11:00am
March 31 – 10:00am & 2:00pm
April 7 – 10:00am & 2:00pm April 8 – 11:00am
April 14 – 10:00am & 2:00pm April 15 – 11:00am
April 21 – 10:00am & 2:00pm

Additionally, there are four weeknight squads April 16-19, each at 6:30pm

Monday, April 16 – 6:30pm
Tuesday, April 17 – 6:30pm
Wednesday, April 18 – 6:30pm
Thursday, April 19 – 6:30pm

** Enter Doubles twice (must change partner)**
** Enter Singles twice (only highest score will cash)**

New Deadline for Sunday’s Council Tournament

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ATTN: WOMEN BOWLERS

To hold the council tournament this weekend we need 12 bowlers. To be fair to our bowlers wanting to bowl this weekend the deadline to reach the 12 bowlers required to hold the tournament has been moved to Saturday @ noon.  If there are at least 12 paid entries by noon on Saturday walk-ins will be accepted on Sunday.

Please get your entries in as soon as possible. Lets make this tournament happen!

Adult/Youth Tournament Results

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The 2017 Adult/Youth Tournament was a huge success.  We had 143 entries this year, an increase of 30% from last season (110).  A big thank you to Hudsonville for hosting and opening on Sunday for this event.  We saw a number of great scores by our adults and youth bowlers, as well as a few honor scores.

Class A:  Dillon Becker & Ryan Ross, 1590
Class B:  Codey Miller & Michael Miller, 1468
Class C:  Mason Clark & Liberty Clark, 1381

High Scores: Chris Clark – 300; BJ Northouse – 300; Joe Northouse – 290; Ryan Ross – 288;  5 – 279’s by Charlie Brown Sr, Jeremy Pettenger, Mike Horian, Collin Clark, Chris Slagter; 278 games by Mike Horian and Matt Jelsma; 277 game by Tony Buck.

High Series: Ryan Ross – 813; Matt Jelsma – 789 and Chris Clark – 780.

Additionally, about $500 was collected for the Grand Rapids USBC Scholarship Fund.

Click here for full standings and results.

Class A:  325 and above, Class B: 235-324, Class C: 234 and below

Volunteers Needed – 2018 State Tournament

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Grand Rapids is host to the 2018 Open State Tournament.  We are looking for individuals who are interested in volunteering their time and talents to make this tournament a success.  Tournament runs from January 13th through May 20th.  Must be at least 16 years old to volunteer.

The host centers are Fairlanes (Team Event) and Westgate (Doubles/Singles).  We are looking for helpers in the areas of Lane Monitors, Raffle Ticket Sales, and Score Keepers.  If you can assist in any of these areas, please use the signup form below to express your interest.  One of our board members will follow up with you to coordinate and work with your schedule.

You can submit your interest online here: We Need You!

Chance To Win $500 – Grand Rapids Bowling Exclusive!

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Bowl State Tournament for a chance to win $500!!

Grand Rapids is hosting the 2018 Open State Tournament. Fairlanes is the site for the Team event, and Westgate will host the Doubles & Singles portion.

The Greater Grand Rapids USBC is putting up a $500 cash prize, which will be awarded to a Team of Grand Rapids bowlers who bowl the Team event in January or February (excludes opening weekend). Eligible teams will automatically be entered into the drawing.

Eligibility

-Team must consist of 5 bowlers sanctioned in the Greater Grand Rapids USBC
-Must bowl Team event any of the following weekends: January 20/21, 27/28, February 10/11, 17/18, 24/25
-Minimum of 20 eligible teams required to award prize

Reserve your spot today! Teams or individuals having reserved dates MUST have entries postmarked by Saturday, November 25th, 2017. Reserving a spot is not required, but strongly encouraged.

Register here: 2018 Open State Tournament

Amber Karsies & Susan Cadorette Win League Officers Jamboree

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The officers Tournament is held each fall, and allows each league to be represented by up to four of it’s officers, bowling in a Doubles format.  Open to all Officers of all Certified leagues in the Greater Grand Rapids USBC.

This years tournament was held October 14 at Fairlanes.  The team of Amber Karsies and Susan Cadorette came out on top with a handicap score of 1,444.  Ron King and Matthew Jelsma took the Scratch honors with 1,398.

View the prize list here: Cashers

Events Calendar and Upcoming Tournaments

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The events calendar has been published.  You can find it in the upper right hand corner of the site, or click here.

Entry forms Adult/Youth Tournament at Hudsonville October 28-29 and 700/800 Tournament at Eastbrook in December are available.

Upcoming Events

Adult / Youth Doubles Tournament – Hudsonville, Oct 28-29 – Entry Form
500 / 600 Tournament – Clique Lanes, Nov 11-12  – Entry Form
Hall of Fame Dinner, Nov 18
700 / 800 Tournament – Eastbrook Lanes, Dec 2-3, 9-10 – Entry Form
Seniors Tournament – Park Center, Dec 2-3, 8-9 – Entry Form