South King County High School Travel League
2008 - 2009
Teams are now forming for the 2008 - 2009 SKC High School Travel League season. The season starts on Monday, November 10 at Magic Lanes, with the second session scheduled for Monday, November 17 at Imperial Lanes. See the link below for the full schedule.
Practice starts at 3:15 with the league schedule starting at 3:30.
Entry forms and fees for the 2009 State HS Varsity Championships are due in to the WSBPA office by February 6, 2009.
The singles event is open to all bowlers who participated in their High School Varsity leage, and is not on a team that qualified for the State High School Tournament. The entering average requirement has been waived.
Season High Scores:
Boys High Game: Brandon Dunson 277, 263
Charlie Benham 256
Tanner Spacey 256
Boys High Series: Brandon Nylund 694
Brandon Dunson 692
Boys High Average: Brandon Dunson 196
Tanner Spacey 186
Girls High Game: Correen Lieber 235, 230
Casey Anderson 224
Girls High Series: Correen Lieber 642, 606
Casey Anderson 543
Girls High Average: Correen Lieber 181
Casey Anderson 150
The next session is Monday February 2 at Kent Bowl.
High school bowling continues rapid growth
9/9/2008
Bowling was the largest-growing high school sport in the 2007-08 school year, continuing a decade-long trend, according to the most recent National Federation of State High School Associations participation survey.
More than 52,000 students competed at the 4,656 schools offering high school bowling competition in 2007-08, representing a 16 percent increase from the 45,064 bowlers who participated during the 2006-07 school year. Lacrosse saw the second-largest increase in 2007-08 at 14 percent.
"The sustained growth of high school bowling is great news for the bowling industry as it increases the number of competitive opportunities and enhances bowling's image," said United States Bowling Congress Director of Youth Development Brian Graham. "Over the past 10 years, we have witnessed significant growth at the high school level and we expect to see this trend continue."
In the last decade, bowling participation has nearly tripled. During the 1998-99 school year, 17,930 students competed in bowling at 1,633 schools.
In 2007-08, varsity programs were offered in 20 states and 52,226 students participated in the sport. The sport also passed the 25,000 mark for both boys and girls participation with 26,652 boys participating at 2,298 schools and 25,614 girls participating at 2,358 schools.
"USBC is excited to continue our partnership with the NFHS to encourage the growth of high school bowling throughout the country," said USBC High School Manager Breanne Eoff. "Bowling is a great addition for any high school. It reaches a wider range of student-athletes than traditional high school sports and teaches teamwork, preparation and commitment."
States offering varsity bowling for boys and girls in 2007-08 were Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. Iowa and Washington offered girls varsity programs only, South Carolina had private school varsity programs, and Minnesota offered adaptive bowling for students with physical or cognitive disabilities.
The USBC High School program works to continue this upward trend by guiding all levels of high school bowling, providing rules and instructional opportunities. USBC High School offers a free membership program, which enables coaches to nominate outstanding bowlers to the national Dexter/USBC High School All-American Team, and provides high-score recognition to student-athletes. Coaches also receive resource materials such as the USBC Coaches Guidebook and USBC High School Guide.
Bowling not only offers inexpensive start-up and maintenance costs but also allows students an opportunity to become involved with their high schools, lays the foundation for a lifetime sport and helps athletes earn scholarships and bowl in college.
2007/2008 High School Bowlers Study Fact Sheet
9/22/2008
The mean average of high school bowler is.
For all athletes ..............171
For male athletes ............183
For female athletes...........158
For athletes in "varsity" states ...174
For athletes in "club" states .....168
High school bowlers first became interested in bowling because.*
Their parents and/or grandparents bowled....67%
Their friends bowled...................39%
Their high school offered a team..........25%
They attended a party at a bowling center....22%
They bowled in school..................16%
They saw it on television................12%
Other.............................12%
They received a coupon and/or ad in the mail..4%
*Percentages add to more than 100 percent because respondents could check more than one answer.
Since beginning as a high school bowler, participation in non-high school related.
Has Has Been Has
Increased Consistent Decreased
Leagues 45% 47% 8%
Tournaments 56% 39% 5% Open play 62% 34% 4% Bowling at "home" center 63% 34% 3% Lessons from a coach 46% 47% 7%
In the past year.
The median number of non-high school leagues participated in........2
The median number of non-high school tournaments participated in ......3
The percentage that participated in at least one non-high school league........72%
The percentage that participated in at least one non-high school tournament ....59%
The level of agreement with the following statements is.**
My bowling skills have improved since I have been on the high school bowling team.....4.5
Bowling on the high school team has been a positive experience ........4.5
I have made new friends from my high school bowling team ..............4.3
I feel a sense of pride bowling on my high school team ....................4.3
I would recommend bowling on the HS team to other students regardless of their ability ......4.2
Bowling on the high school team has increased my interest in professional bowling......3.8
My primary bowling season is during my high school's team season ....3.8
The level of competition of my HS bowling team is higher than in other bowling activities in which I compete outside of school..............3.8
I prefer to bowl against other schools' teams rather than individual bowlers ...........3.8
**1-strongly disagree; 3-neither agree or disagree; 5-strongly agree
The percentage of high school bowlers that.
Consider bowling to be a sport ............................92%
Are USBC members....................................68%
Plan to bowl at the intercollegiate level ......................49%
Plan to attend college, but are unsure about intercollegiate bowling ..35%
Watch PBA telecasts every week or almost every week............33%
Watch PBA telecasts at least occasionally.....................79%
Do not participate in another high school sport ................73%
Have received a scholarship from a bowling related event .........44%
High school coaches are.*
Volunteers from the community......42%
School staff members ............37%
Bowling center staff members.......16%
Other .......................14%
Local association officials..........10%
*Percentages add to more than 100 percent because respondents could check more than one answer.
High school teams travel.
To Competition To Practice
By school provided transportation....53% 22%
By self provided transportation......43% 77%
A high school team's home center.
Offers discounts to bowlers on the high school team..47%
Is less than ten miles from the high school........83%
Study Information
The USBC mailed invitation postcards to bowlers in the USBC High School Team Membership program and invited them to take the survey in the fall of 2007. The USBC followed with an e-mail reminder.
Definitions and Confidence Intervals
Mean:The arithmetic average of a set of numbers.
Median: The value that falls in the 50th percentile of a set of numbers.
Confidence interval: A confidence interval of +/- 3.3 percent should be used, with a confidence level of 95 percent. The confidence interval is derived from a formula which accounts for the sample size and response rate of the study. The 95 percent confidence level means you can be 95 percent certain of the results. The confidence level represents how often the percentage of the population who would pick an answer lies within the confidence interval. For example, if for a listed value of 40 percent the actual percentage of the overall population could be as low as 36.7 percent or as high as 43.3 percent, with 95 percent certainty.