LOCATION: 6700 LAFAYETTE ST, FORT WAYNE INDIANA – 260 447 2509
FORMAT: 4 GAMES ( SAT- morning) SHORT PATTERN – 4 GAMES ( SAT – afternoon) MEDIUM PATTERN – 4 GAMES (SUN – MORNING) LONG PATTERN – STEP LADDER – HEAD TO HEAD FINALS (SUN afternoon) – AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED AFTER SEMI-FINALS AND FINALS ARE COMPLETED.
DRESS CODE REQUIRED – SLACKS/SKORTS AND COLLARED SHIRT/JERSEY – NO JEANS, NO SHORTS, NO T-SHIRTS
See below for schedule of times.
ONLINE PAYMENT SYSTEM CLOSES DOWN EARLY ON THURSDAY MAY 15 @ MIDNIGHT.
MAX BOWLERS: 108
Entry form: PRINTABLE (CLICK HERE)
Mail Entry to : GLJGT 150 Carleton Dr. S. Battle Creek Michigan 49017
AGE DIVISIONS: BASED ON BIRTH DATE:
U12: AUGUST 1, 2012 TO CURRENT DATE
U15: AUGUST 1, 2009 TO JULY 31, 2012
U18: AUGUST 1, 2006 TO JULY 31, 2009
COL-AD: AUGUST 1, 2001 TO JULY 31, 2006 (MONIES WILL BE AWARDED IN SMART SCHOLARSHIP ONLY).
THIS EVENT IS NOT A JUNIOR GOLD QUALIFIER – HOWEVER WILL BE A TASTE OF WHAT TO EXPECT AT JUNIOR GOLD – YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE GOING TO THE JUNIOR GOLD NATIONALS TO ATTEND THIS EVENT.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
DAY 1: SATURDAY MAY 17,2025
8:00 am – 8:30 am : CHECK IN all bowlers – Lane Assignments
8:30 am – 8:50 am: OPENING CEREMONY – Announcements-Nat. Anthem
8:50 am – 9:00 am: 10 Minutes of practice ( SHORT PATTERN)
9:00 am – 12:30 pm: 4 GAMES Qualifying – Short pattern
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm: BREAK – re-oil lanes – results after 4 posted
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm: CHECK IN bowlers – lane assignments
2:00 pm – 2:10 pm: 10 Minutes of practice ( MEDIUM PATTERN)
2:15 pm – 6:00 pm: 4 GAMES Qualifying – Medium pattern
DAY ONE DONE: BOWLERS COME BACK ON SUNDAY FOR CHECK – IN.
DAY 2: SUNDAY MAY 18, 2025
8:00 am – 8:30 am : CHECK IN all bowlers – Lane assignments
8:30 am – 8:40 am: 10 Minutes of Practice – LONG PATTERN
8:45 am – 12:15 pm: 4 GAMES Qualifying – Long Pattern
12:15 pm – 12:45 pm: Scores posted – cut announced for Semi-Finals
CUT WILL BE AS FOLLOWS: (ALL BOWLERS ADVANCING WILL RECEIVE SMART SCHOLARSHIP) (NOTE: CUT MAY BE LARGER DEPENDING ON NUMBER OF BOWLERS IN EACH DIVISION.
U18 : Top 8 – 1 seed vs. 8 seed, 2 seed vs. 7 seed, 3 seed vs. 6 seed, 4 seed vs. 5 seed.
U15: Top 6 – 1 seed vs. 6 seed, 2 seed vs. 5 seed, 3 seed vs. 4 seed.
U12 and COL-AD : Top 4 – 1 seed vs. 4 seed, 2 seed vs. 3 seed
WE WILL NOT RE-OIL AFTER 4 GAMES OF QUALIFYING.
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm: Lane assignments and semi – finals set up.
1:30 pm – 1:40 pm : 10 Minutes of practice
1:45 PM – 3:00 PM: 2 GAMES – TOTAL PIN FALL – WILL ADVANCE TO FINALS
Cut is as follows:
U18: Top 4 – stepladder 1 game elimination
U15: Top 3 – stepladder 1 game elimination
U12 and COL-AD : Top 2 – 1 game elimination
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm : Awards and photos for scholarship winners eliminated.
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm : Lane assignments and Final round set up.
3:30 pm – 3:35 pm: 5 minutes of practice
3:40 pm – 4:30 pm: 1 game elimination PBA Style.
*** next in line bowlers will start practice on a practice pair of lanes at start of 6th frame ***
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm: Award Ceremony- Photos
ENTRY FEE: $100.00
$52 – LINEAGE, $8 – AWARDS, $10 TOURNAMENT EXPENSES, $5 – SCORE MONITORS, $25 – SCHOLARSHIP = $100.00
WALK-IN/LATE FEE: $30.00
PLEASE READ OUR RULES- HOVER CURSOR OVER THE ABOUT TAB AT THE TOP OF OUR WEBSITE.
IF YOU HAVE MADE 3 OR MORE ATTEMPTS AND STILL CANT GET THE ONLINE PAYMENT TO WORK CALL US!!
269-579-1368