ILLINOIS STATE USBC TEAM TOURNAMENT Teams are being formed for the 2012 Illinois State USBC Team Tournament. Pheasant Lanes youth bowlers are scheduled to bowl on Saturday, April 21st, at 1:30 PM at Town & Country Lanes in Joliet, IL. Five spots have been reserved for Sunday, April 22nd if your team cannot bowl on April 21st.
If you wish to bowl, you can form your own team or we will put you on a team that needs bowlers. Entry fee is $15 per bowler. Bowlers also have the option to purchase polos at a discounted cost of $10 per shirt. Each team may choose its own color.
Entries are due by February 1st. Contact Carla Dicken IMMEDIATELY for further information at carla@pheasantyouth.com or at the bowling center during your league.
ISBPA SINGLES REGIONAL ROUND Qualifiers for the ISBPA Singles Regional will bowl on Saturday, March 17, 1:00 PM at Logan Lanes in Lincoln, IL. Further information will be distributed when it is available.
Pheasant Lanes bowlers advancing to the Regional Round include: Bantams – Collin Eckel; Preps – Linnea Hall & Jacob Tomera; Juniors – Scott Beyer, Sean Hanley & Phillip Jackson; Majors – Trevor Forbes & Lauryn Foster; Scratch Boys – Matt Jenkins & Dale Roeske. State Singles Finals will be held April 28-29, 2012, at Plaza Lanes in Washington, IL.
PEPSI STATE QUALIFIERS - 11 & Under Divisions Congratulations to our Age 11 & Under bowlers who qualified to advance to the Pepsi State Finals May 5-6 at SI Bowl in Carterville, IL.
Lilly Starr was the winner of the Girls 11 & Under Division with a 750 handicap series. Also qualifying was 6th place finisher, Alexis Wagner. In the Boys 11 & Under Division, Ben Lesney and Collin Eckel finished 9th and 10th, respectively. They will also bowl in the Pepsi State Finals in May.
ADULT-CHILD 9-PIN NO-TAP TOURNAMENT Qualifying begins Saturday, January 14-15 for the 2012 Adult-Child 9-Pin No-Tap Tournament. Qualifying squads will also be held January 21-22 and 28-29. All squads at 1 PM. Qualifying entry fee is $20 per team per squad. Youths may bowl as often as they wish but may only qualify for finals once. Adults can only qualify with two bowlers. Entry forms are available at Pheasant Lanes or from Carla Dicken, Youth Director. You may email her for additional information or to reserve a squad time at carla@pheasantyouth.com. Click below for entry form and rules.
CLICK HERE for Adult-Child 9-Pin No-Tap Tournament Entry Form. CLICK HERE for Tournament Rules.
DENNY MARQUARDT The Pheasant Lanes Youth Program mourns the loss of Denny Marquardt, Denny's Doughnuts and Bakery. Denny was a wonderful man - anyone who knew Denny, loved him. A bright light in our community has been dimmed. Denny's Doughnuts and Bakery always has been and always will be the official bakery of the Pheasant Lanes Youth Program. Rest in peace, Denny.
PEPSI ZONE QUALIFIERS include Girls Ages 11 & Under – Hannah Griffin, Alexis Wagner, Morgan Barlow, Abbie Griffin, Megan Schummer, Shelby Shepherd, Lilly Starr, Melissa Reiss, Sydney Wilson, Jayda Alexander, Kylie Edwards, Joy Adams. Boys Ages 11 & Under – Ian Woith, Zachary Schummer, Ben Lesney, Justin Karnats, Zander Woith, William Hinton, Derek Ogilvie, Daniel Beyer, Samuel Carter, Daniel Hlebasko, Trent Nolin, Tyler Nolin, Christian Dowell, Logan Slater, Joel Reiners, Collin Eckel, Girls 12 & Over Handicap – Jessica Emmert, Megan Dewey, Kaitlin Culp, Jill Bainbridge, Melissa Mutters, Kalie Barlow, Cara Simpsen, Lauryn Foster, Alexia Johnson, Megan O’Dea, Stephanie Adams, Megan Slater. Boys 12 & Over Handicap – Scott Beyer, Sam Collins, Aaron Byrne, TJ Christensen, Andrew Kamischke, Bryan Pratte, Will Starr, Alex Conder, Austin Kuznik, Dustin Mailloux, Quentin McBee, Jacob Tolonen, Shane Johnson, Tyler Petersen, Patrick Vock. Boys Scratch – Casey Nordine, Tyler Karnats, Devin Barlow, Dale Roeske, Jon Copass, Cody Eckel.
Zone Tournament will be held at Arrowhead Lanes in Champaign. Our bowlers are confirmed to bowl as follows: January 8th at 1 PM for Ages 11 & Under and February 19 at 1:30 PM for Ages 12 & Over. Pepsi State will be held at S.I. Bowl in Carterville, IL May 5-6, 2012, for Ages 11 & Under. Ages 12 & Over will compete at Spare Time Lanes in Decatur May 18-20, 2012. Zone information will be distributed this week during league to all qualifiers. Entry Fees are $19.00 for 11 & Under Divisions and $21.00 for 12 & Over Divisions.
If you are a qualifier and do not plan to enter the Zone Tournament, contact Carla Dicken IMMEDIATELY so the next bowler can advance.
NEW BOWLERS STILL WELCOME TO JOIN! We still have scattered vacancies on teams in most of our youth leagues. If you still want to sign-up, please contact Youth Director, Carla Dicken, at 309-319-4121 or email carla@pheasantyouth.com.
EXTENDING OUR SPECIAL OFFER TO OUR CURRENT BOWLERS!! Bring a friend to bowl in our program beginning in January. If the friend completes the season, we will pay your last two weeks of league fees. Bring two friends, we'll pay your last four weeks of league fees.
TOURNAMENT DRESS CODE Tournament time is here. Please remember to always follow the tournament dress code when bowling in any tournament either at Pheasant Lanes or elsewhere. Those bowling in the team tournament have been given polos to be worn for the team tournament and can also be worn for Pepsi and other tournaments as well. Pepsi qualifiers who did not bowl in the team tournament may purchase a polo at a discounted rate to wear for the Pepsi Zone Tournament.
Weekly Youth Standings Posted on BOWL.COM View weekly league standing sheets on the USBC website. Hover your mouse over "League" in the navigation bar of this page and then click "League Standings Sheets". follow the directions posted. It's easy ... just enter your 4-digit League ID# which is printed at the end of your weekly standings sheet.
Standings are posted as soon as possible following your league, but are typically available by Monday evening.
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