This newsletter will be posted each Monday during the Bowling season (1/04/21 – 3/08/21) + 11/30 and 12/14 #7 –February 8, 2021 REGIONAL HOSTS/ASSIGNMENTS https://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Bowling/pdf/ASSIGNMENTS.pdf SCHEDULE FOR REGIONAL BOWLING TOURNAMENTS Tuesday, 2/23 - 6A @ Olathe Lanes East - Olathe East HS Tuesday, 2/23 - 5-1A @ Walnut Bowl, Great Bend - Great Bend HS Wednesday, 2/24 - 5-1A @ The Alley, Wichita - Andover HS Wednesday, 2/24 - 5-1A @ Crown Lanes, Leavenworth - Basehor Linwood HS Wednesday, 2/24 - 6A @ Mission Bowl, Olathe - Shawnee Mission-East HS Thursday, 2/25 - 6A @ West Acres, Wichita - Wichita-Northwest HS Thursday, 2/25 - 5-1A @ Olathe-Lanes East (PM) - OP-St. Thomas Aquinas HS Friday, 2/26 - 5-1A @ Olathe Lanes East (AM) - OP-St. Thomas Aquinas HS Friday, 2/26 - 5-1A @ Gage Bowl, Topeka - Tecumseh-Shawnee Heights HS Friday, 2/26 - 6A @ West Ridge Lanes, Topeka - Topeka-Washburn Rural HS Friday, 2/26 - 5-1A @ The Alley, Wichita - Wichita-Collegiate HS TIME SCHEDULE FOR REGIONAL TOUNAMENTS (REPEAT) NOTE: Please do not arrive at your tournament site until the printed time below. MORNING TIME SCHEDULE 7:45 AM- Teams Arrive at Center 8:05 - Morning Session Coaches Mtg. 8:25 - Welcome, National Anthem, Team Introductions, etc. 8:40 - Warm-up 8:50 - Competition Begins (3 American Tenpin games followed by 4 Baker games) 11:30 - Competition completed; Coaches check bowlers scores; Bowlers & coaches leave center BOWLING CENTER CLEARED, CLEANED & LANES RE-OILED FOR NEXT SESSION AFTERNOON TIME SCHEDULE 12:45 PM- Teams Arrive at Center 1:05 - Afternoon Session Coaches Mtg. 1:25 - Welcome, National Anthem, Team Introductions, etc. 1:40 - Warm-up 1:50 - Competition Begins (3 American Tenpin games followed by 4 Baker games) 4:30 - Competition completed; Coaches check bowlers scores; Bowlers & coaches leave center FORMAT FOR REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS (REPEAT) The regional tournaments will be conducted during the week of February 22-27. • Each tournament site will conduct 2 sessions – a morning session and an afternoon session. • Both genders from a school will bowl in a pod of lanes (4 lanes). • The 4 schools bowling in the morning session are those closest to the site. The host school will be one of those schools assigned. • The 3-4 schools bowling in the afternoon session are those the farthest from the site. • Competition will include 3 American Tenpin Games and 4 Baker Games. • The state qualifiers will be determined based on results from both sessions. • State qualifiers will be announced from the KSHSAA as soon as results are received from the tournament manager. They will be posted on the website. 1 of 2 REGIONAL TOURNAMENT INFORMATION In the near future you will receive information from your tournament manager regarding important details: entries and pass gate timeline, spectator allowed/not allowed, etc. Please share info as needed. WEB STREAMING FOR POSTSEASON BOWLING Given the nature of competition for bowling, having a single broadcast is not feasible. However, the KSHSAA will allow each school to provide their own web stream for their patrons. One person from your school (suggest it be team manager) will be allowed to set up a camera, tablet, or phone to stream their competition. Schools shall make their own arrangements accordingly as far as equipment and internet (mobile hot spot). Parents streaming from their phones to social media is prohibited. Schools shall communicate appropriately where patrons can view the web stream. This will be at no cost to the school. COACH LIMITS @ POSTSEASON Because of social distancing and limited attendance at postseason bowling tournaments, school teams are limited to 2 COACHES ONLY at both regional and stae tournaments. At the state tournament, individual qualifying bowlers will be allowed 1 COACH ONLY. If a school qualifies 3 individual bowlers, they may have 2 coaches. STATE INFORMATION ON WEBBSITE https://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Bowling/State.cfm Check out the following information regarding the state tournaments • Fan Information • State Information (specific to each tournament) • Time Schedule • Important Information • Program & T-shirt Information CEREMONIAL BALL @ STATE TOURNAMENT (REPEAT) • The individual winner of each regional tournament will participate in rolling a ceremonial ball @ state. 6A = 4 per gender; 5-1A = 7 per gender. • Bowlers who have rolled a 300 game(s) during the HS season will participate in rolling a ceremonial ball. • NEW: The top 5 highest series per gender and classification (6A; 5-1A) will roll a ceremonial ball. COVID-19 BEST PRACTICES/ RISK MITIGATION GUIDELINES (REPEAT) The following link, located on the front page of the KSHSAA website, will provide coaches and schools with Best Prectices for risk mitigation for the bowling season. Based on these guidelines and action by the KSHSAA Board of Directors, COACHES AND BOWLERS ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK AT PRACTICE AND IN COMPETITION. https://www.kshsaa.org/Public/COVID/PDF/Bowling-Considerations.pdf ADDITIONAL POSTSEASON INFORMATION Additional information on postseason tournaments will be shared through this weekly newsletter. 2 of 2 https://kshsaaschools.sharepoint.com/Company/Bowling/NEWSLETTER/#7.docx .