This past weekend in Plainfield, IL, the IL State Youth Leaders held their second event of the IL State Scholarship Tour for the 2010-2011 season. 120 bowlers traveled from all over to attend this event and it was the best one ever! Congrats goes out to Dakota Vostry, Brandi Branka and Jason Beck for each winning their divisions. With 120 bowlers, setting the highest attendance record in the tours 5 year history!, we were able to give away just under $5,000 in scholarships, another tour record!! The results can be found beneath the Tournaments tab at the IL State Scholarship Tour page. We hope to see many of you at Plaza Lanes in Washington, IL on September 5th! REMEMBER, there is a NEW process for ensuring your spot at these tournaments!

As announced during the August 15th tournament at Pioneer Lanes, there is a NEW process that will take place for the remainder of the 2010-2011 IL State Scholarship Tour season. If you wish to bowl in ANY of the events, you must call (309)925-3525 and leave a message reserving your spot. Then we RECOMMEND that you mail in your entry with fees to Patti Mauerman, 25765 Eastpoint Road, Tremont, IL 61568. Doing BOTH of these acts will ensure your spot for that tournament. If you only do one of these acts, you risk a chance of not getting a spot in the tournament should it fill up. We are sorry for an inconveniences this may cause, but we are trying to make it a level playing field when it comes to taking entries.

For those of you who have not heard or read yet, the scratch division for the August 15th tournament at Pioneer Lanes in FULL! We have reached 90 total bowlers (girls and boys) and are unable to accept anymore. If any scratch bowler wishes, we have started a wait list that they could be placed on. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. We are glad to see the tour growing, and will need to take this in consideration when booking centers for the 2011-2012 season. Once again, we apologize for this.

Sincerely,

Tournament Staff

This past weekend in Champaign, IL, the IL State Youth Leaders held their first event of the IL State Scholarship Tour for the 2010-2011 season. 81 bowlers traveled from all over to attend this event and it was a good one! Congrats goes out to Allison Heuer, Brandi Branka and Matt Anastasia for each winning their divisions. With 81 bowlers, setting the 2nd highest attendance record in the tours 5 years history, we were able to give away just over $3,500 in scholarships, another tour record!! The results, with payouts still pending, can be found beneath the Tournaments tab at the IL State Scholarship Tour page. We hope to see these same numbers at Pioneer Lanes in Plainfield, IL on August 15th! Reserve your spot TODAY!

At the top menu bar you will find a new link, Merchandise for Sale! Here you will find the available apparel that is left over from the IL State Singles & Doubles tournament. Shipping will cost $5 regardless of item, and then $2 for each additional item. Some items have also been discounted. Don't miss out on this last minute opportunity to get your bowling apparel! (LIMITED size and quantities available per item)

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