This weekend

will find us at Hoe Bowl on the Hill in Kingston, NY. Hope to see most of you there.

Contact Phone Number

The contact phone number listed on all our printed schedules will be / has changed. NetzeroVoice is discontinuing their service as of December 15th. So I've switched to Skype.

The new number is 860-967-0632.

Tournament Entries May Be Paid Thru PayPal

I've set up an account with PayPal. Anyone wishing to utilize this method of payment of for pre-paid entries (i.e. Winter Break Tournament) can use nejst@netzero.net for the e-mail.

Winter Break Scholarship Tournament

Below is a preliminary flyer for a scholarship tournament to be held during winter break - squad times should accomodate any bowlers also wishing to enter Bradley Bowl's Holiday Scratch Tournament or JBTSW's Las Vegas Main Event.

Do we carry scores over from qualifying to match play or not?
Comments anyone?

NORTHEAST JUNIOR SCRATCH TOUR

Winter Break Scholarship Tournament

December 29-30, 2007

AMF Silver Lanes
748 Silver Lane, East Hartford, CT
860-569-2990

Saturday, December 29^th: Squads 11 AM, 3 PM, & 7 PM - All entrants bowl a 6 game block across 12 lanes. The high qualifier in each division in each squad and the next five highest qualifiers in each division from all squads combined advance to Sunday’s match play.

Sunday, December 30^th: 10 AM – Match play will consist of eight head-to-head matches. Winners of matches will receive 30 bonus points. In case of a tie, each bowler will receive 15 bonus points.
losers receive no bonus points. The top four bowlers in each division at the end of the
eight matches will advance to the stepladder finals to determine the champion.

Previous day’s scores carry forward. / Previous day’s scores do not carry forward

1. All USBC 2007-08 playing and tournament rules are in effect unless otherwise listed in these rules.

2. Any person aged 21 and under as of 8/1/07 who has NEVER bowled in any competition where cash is offered as a prize may enter.

3. The tournament is scratch singles (no handicap). Re-entries allowed.

4. Three Divisions: Preps (ages 11 and under), Juniors (ages 12-15), and Open (ages 16 – 21)

5. DRESS CODE: No hats. Proper bowling shirts and pants/skirts are required. No jeans. The Tour Director reserves the right to require entrants to correct any offensive or improper attire before continuing participation.

6. BOWLING BALLS not meeting USBC standards concerning weight balance, hardness, or scuffing during competition are subject to removal for the remainder of the tournament. Bowlers are permitted to use USBC approved non-abrasive cleaners or polishes during competition.

7. HIGH SCORE AWARDS: Only NeJST members will be eligible for high score awards.

8. CONDUCT: The Tour Director may warn or disqualify bowlers for unsportsmanlike or disruptive conduct. The Tour Director reserves the right to refuse any entry. The Tour Director and/or Bowling Center Management may remove any coach or spectator for disruptive conduct and, if necessary, suspend them from attending future tournaments.

9. ENTRY FEES: $35 - Expenses/Awards $5, Lineage $18, Scholarships $12. Re-entries will be $30

Please complete the entry form on the reverse side and submit by December 20, 2007.
Late entries postmarked, or paid, after that date will be $45. Mail to NeJST c/o Kathi McCaw, 116 Sidney Ave, West Hartford, CT 06110.

10. OTHER OPTIONAL FEES: $5 for scholarship brackets each day. $3 for mystery score game each day. $5 for shoot-out Sunday only.

11. Scholarship fees are returned 100%. Based on 30 entries per division: $150 for first, $100 for second, $60 for third, and $50 for fourth. Scholarship amounts listed are estimates until posted at the Tournament

12. SCORECARDS: There will be 1 score sheet for each pair of lanes. It will be the "A" bowler's responsibility to record all the scores. It will be the responsibility of each bowler to verify that his/her score is recorded correctly. It will be the responsibility of the last bowler to finish on the pair to bring the score sheet to the tournament desk after each game so that scores can be tabulated. After the finals start, all scores are final.

13. BOWLER SEATING AREAS may only be occupied by the bowlers on that specific pair, or by directors. No coaches, parents, or spectators permitted in the settee area. No flash photography is permitted during competition.

14. LANE SCHEDULING is determined by random draw. After each game, bowlers will move a predetermined number of lanes to the right.

15. TIES for higher seeded players will be broken by highest game rolled during qualifying. Ties for seeding into the finals, or in a finals match, are decided by a 9th/10th frame roll off. Bowlers start on the lane on which they just finished.

16. PRE-TOURNAMENT PRACTICE: Paid practice games on any lane are permitted before the start of the tournament, based on lane availability by the host center.

17. PRACTICE BALLS: Before the first game of qualifying only, bowlers will receive approx. 8 minutes of practice on their starting pair only. No practice balls are permitted between games.

18. FINALS PRACTICE: Finalists may use the practice lane (if available) while waiting for their upcoming matches. If available, all finalists will receive 5 minutes of practice on their finals pair before the finals begin. Oncoming bowlers receive 2 practice balls on each lane for each following match.

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Northeast Junior Scratch Tour Winter Break Scholarship Tournament,

December 29-30, 2007

Name: _________________________________

Address:_________________________________ Amount paid: ______________

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Phone: (___)___________________________ Division : Preps - Juniors - Open (Please circle one)