(Revised 8/7/25)
We are not a sanctioned league, but will follow all USBC RULES that do not conflict with the following:
A. The management of this league shall be vested in the Board of Directors, consisting of the duly elected officers and the team captains. Officers: President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer.
B. League membership will elect officers in an announced election that will take place during the end-of-season meeting. In the case of a new president, the past president will remain on the board for one year (if possible) as a second Vice President, to help with the transition.
C. The Board of Directors has the power to appoint committee chairs to assist in managing the league. For example: Historian, Social Events Coordinator, Web Master, Rules Committee, etc.
D. The Rules Committee will approve the League Rules. Major changes will be proposed to the League.
- A quorum will consist of 25% of active members.
A. The league will bowl on Thursday nights at the Corbin Bowl. The start time of the league will be 6:30pm. Practice at 6:20pm.
- The League will consist of teams with a playing strength of 4 people per team.
- The season will consist of three thirds, with two position weeks per third.
- The length of the season will be 27 weeks.
- September 4th - April 2nd
- Regular Season: Three (3) Eight (8) week thirds
- Playoffs: Three (3) weeks
B. Byes - This year’s byes are as follows:
- Thanksgiving | 11/27
- Christmas. | 12/25
- New Year's | 1/1
- FDF | 2/12
A. Bowling fees will be determined in the off-season based on alley lineage and other expenses.
B. Prize Fund will remain between $2 and $7 per week per bowler.
C. A registration fee of $100 will be paid by all regular bowlers.
This fee will cover the first week of bowling, last two (2) weeks of bowling, and help with the growing cost of awards, donations, parties, and other expenses.
- This fee is due at the kickoff party. If not present, the fee will be due at the first week of bowling.
- In the event of a departure, this fee will be used to cover two weeks of bowling while a replacement bowler is found.
All regular bowlers are responsible for this fee, regardless of when they join the league.
D. Upfront Payment - BOWLING BALL RAFFLE
- Pay upfront and get the chance to win a new bowling ball!
Payment must be made by Week 1
- $700 - FULL SEASON UPFRONT - 4 tickets
- $475 - TWO THIRDS UPFRONT - 2 tickets
- $275 - FIRST THIRD UPFRONT - 1 ticket
In the event of a departure due to illness or injury, the bowler will be refunded the remaining amount of their upfront payment.
- All refunds will be processed at the end of the season.
E. A regular bowler is responsible for paying bowling fees whether they attend or not.
F. A substitute (not a fifth wheel) will be charged a $10 substitute fee.
G. A 5th wheel agrees to pay the regular bowler fees. If the regular bowler prepaid, a refund to the regular bowler will be processed at the end of the season.
H. This is a NO SHORTAGE league. If a player is present to bowl, they MUST be current. Failure to comply will result in removal from the league at the board’s discretion.
I. If a bowler would like to reserve their spot, the bowler will be responsible for their lineage fees unless the spot is temporarily filled in their absence by a fifth wheel.
A. Teams may only be added during the off-season. If doing so results in an odd number of teams, that team will be put on a waitlist.
- In the event the league size decreases to an odd amount, a VACANT team will be used.
- Teams from the waitlist are eligible to fill this VACANT spot at any point.
B. Entering averages - No Maximum Team Average
C. Entering averages for individuals will be based on league average from last season bowled, first from our league, and secondly from the USBC book, limited to 3 years. This average will be used for the first nine games bowled, then actual average and handicap for games bowled will be used. For new bowlers and bowlers who haven’t bowled in the last three years, averages and handicap will be established after the first three games bowled.
D. This is a handicap league. Handicap will be based on 90% of 230.
E. After the season begins and there is an unfilled spot on a team, the open spot may be filled by a sanctioned bowler.
F. Legal line-up:
- One regular bowler may constitute a legal line-up.
- A legal line-up must be present at the start of the game.
G. Forfeitures:
- When a forfeit has been declared, the team present shall bowl as though the team were being contested.
- The team present must score higher than their absentee averages plus current handicap, to win each game.
- All games must be completed.
H. Tardy Players:
- A bowler who arrives late may enter the game, providing 3 frames have not been completed. This applies to all games.
- A frame shall be considered complete when the bowler in the anchor position of each team has completed their frame.
- There will be no warm-ups for a tardy bowler.
I. Absentee Bowlers:
- Absentee score will be the current average minus 10 pins.
- No absentee score may be used more than two weeks in succession. After two weeks, the score will revert back to the vacancy score and notify the treasure.
J. Incomplete Teams:
- In the event of a bowler shortage, “VACANT” will be entered on the re-cap sheet. A 130-line average will be used with the appropriate handicap (currently 90).
K. Substitutes:
A roving sub may be used. No sub may bowl with more than one team for the regularly scheduled games each week. When a sub bowls on a team, the regular bowler will be responsible for the balance owed after the sub fee.
For matches where either team is in contention, substitutes are not permitted to bowl during the last two weeks of a third.
- A team is considered in contention if it is within 5 games of 1st place. However, teams in the top 4 seeds that are more than 5 games behind 1st place may use substitutes.
- For questions about eligibility, reach out to the Rules Committee.
No substitutes for a “VACANT” listed.
- House rules dictate that there will be no pacers.
- Subs are governed by additional rules in compliance with USBC.
- Subs are not eligible for individual or team awards.
L. Fifth Wheel
- A team may choose to have a 5th wheel.
- A 5th wheel can only bowl for a single team during the season.
If a team is in contention, a 5th wheel can bowl during the last two weeks of a third or playoffs, if they have bowled two (2) weeks in the respective third or meet the total games requirement below.
- First Third: Six (6) Total Games
- Second Third: Twelve (12) Total Games
- Third Third & Playoffs: Eighteen (18) Total Games
The board must be notified before a 5th wheel bowls in the last two weeks of a third or playoffs.
For questions about eligibility, reach out to the Rules Committee.
M. Make-ups/Postponements:
If a team is unable to bowl, the league president should be notified 24 hours in advance. In case of an emergency, the 24-hour limit can be waived; at the discretion of the board
Make-up games must be scheduled with the house.
All make-up games must be played within two weeks or one full week before the next position week, whichever comes first. Failure to comply with this rule will result in a forfeit.
Teams may bowl unopposed:
- Teams bowling unopposed will bowl as though they are opposed: i.e, all members will start and finish each game on the same lane. They may not split their team to save time or for any other reason.
- Lane Conditions are not guaranteed.
- A league officer or representative need not be present for scores to be eligible for awards.
Both teams must be present for the last week of each third and for the playoffs. Absolutely no make-ups or pre-bowling permitted for these weeks.
N. Points:
- Play will be for four(4) points: 1 point for each game won, and 1 point for series total.
- In case of a tie for game or series, a half point will be issued to each team.
O. Rules Committee:
- A Rules Committee was established and will consist of a minimum of two (2) members
- Any rule not covered herein will be further endorsed and will coincide with USBC rules. Any additions made in a regular meeting of the league and duly voted upon will become a part of these rules. In the event of any dispute concerning games, USBC rules will prevail.
- During position weeks and playoffs, the first-place team will bowl on the center two lanes, with subsequent team matchups alternating outward from the middle lanes.
- Bowlers must have twenty-one (21) games to be eligible to participate in Sweepers Substitutes included.
- Sweeper Pairings will be done one week prior to Sweeper's Night
- Link to payout structure: HERE
- Any side games, other than March Madness, will NOT be league-sponsored.
A. The playoffs will be held during the final three weeks of the season.
B. The top six (6) teams will compete in a single-elimination bracket.
- Seeds 1 and 2 will receive first-round byes.
C. Seeding Criteria will be as follows (in order of priority)
- Thirds Won
- Overall Record
- Highest Finish in a Third
- Total Pins + HDCP
D. If the same team wins all three thirds, they will be declared the season champion and no playoffs will be held.
E. Playoff Match Format
- Each matchup is worth 3 total points.
- The winner is the team that wins two out of three games.
- In the event of a tie game, resulting in one-and-a-half (1.5) games for each team, the tie will be broken by an 8th, 9th, and 10th frame roll-off.
F. Example Seeding
- BYE: TEAM A: Winner of Thirds 1 and 2, #3 Overall Record
- TEAM B: Winner of Third 3, #1 Overall Record
- TEAM C: No Thirds won, #2 Overall Record
- TEAM D: No Thirds won, #4 Overall Record
- TEAM E: No Thirds won, Tied for #5 Overall, Finished 2nd in Third 2
- TEAM F: No Thirds won, Tied for #5 Overall, Finished 4th in Third 1, 26,789 Total Pins
-Eliminated-
- TEAM G: No Thirds won, Tied for #5 Overall, Finished 4th in Third 2, 25,923 Total Pins
A. Strike on Demand is a fundraiser for our league.
B. 25% of the weekly collection will be deducted from the pot and added to the Prize Fund for the cost of awards, donations, parties, and other expenses.
C. How to Play
Entry fee will be $1 per ticket. 10 ticket ($10) maximum per week
Participants must get in every week to be eligible.
- You cannot join a current pot in progress
- If you were absent from the start of a pot, you may enter for $5 per week missed
- If you are in a current pot and miss a week due to absence, you may rejoin for $5 per week missed
If your ticket is pulled, you must complete the challenge below based on your current average. If you fail, you will be given $1 for every pin you knocked down.
- 180+ - Double
- 150-179 - Strike
- 120-149 - 9 Spare or Strike
- 90-119 - 9 Count on First Ball or Strike
- <90 - 9 Count on First Ball or Any Spare or Strike
If the picked bowler doesn’t satisfy the winning criteria above, the remaining money is rolled over to the next week.
On Sweeper Night, Maximum tickets will be increased to 20 ($20).
- TICKETS WILL BE DRAWN UNTIL THE POT IS WON
A. During the month of March, we run our own March Madness Tournament B. There will be both Individual and Team Brackets.
- The individual bracket will be based on a 64-person bracket. If you bowl an absent bowler, you have to beat their absent score(s).
- Byes will be randomly assessed by the rules committee for a bracket with fewer than 64 bowlers.
- The first 3 rounds will be based on Handicap Games for the first week
- Round of 64 - HDCP Game 1
- Round of 32 - HDCP Game 2
- Sweet 16 - HDCP Game 3
- The remaining 3 rounds will be based on Handicap Series for the following three weeks.
- The champion will win $50 and their name on our perpetual plaque.
- The team bracket will be based on a 16-team bracket.
- Score will be based on Handicap Series for each round.
- Champions will win $25 each and their names on our perpetual plaque.
A. Types of awards will be decided each season by the Board of Directors.
B. Awards will be given for First Place for each third of the season. In the event of a tie for first place, total pins will decide the winner.
C. In the Championship, the winner is determined by the team that wins two out of three games. In case of a tie game, resulting in one and a half games for each team, there will be an 8th, 9th, and 10th frame roll off.
D. Team awards will be given for:
- Team High Handicap Series. (3)
- Team High Handicap Game. (3)
E. Individual awards will be given for men’s and women’s:
- High Average.
- Men: Lou George Founders Award
- Women: Artie Bangos Memorial Award
- High Handicap Series.
- High Handicap Game.
F.Other individual awards will be given:
- The “Alex” Award - In Memory of Our Friend Alex Stantzos
- Given to the person who most exemplifies the spirit of sportsmanship, competitiveness, and a genuine love for the sport of bowling.
- The Jean Kotsovoulos Memorial Award
- Most Improved. (Year over Year)
- Most Improved. (After 21 Games)
G. To qualify for an individual award in the league, a bowler must have bowled 48 of the 72 regularly scheduled games.
H. No team or individual will be allowed more than one prize in any group of prizes. If one team or individual holds High Series and High Game, High Series takes precedence. Bowlers must have 21 games before handicap will be applied for High Series or High Game.
(Revised 8/12/25)
PRESIDENT: Christian Durazo
VICE-PRESIDENT: John Alex
SECRETARY: Cathy Kerhulas
TREASURER: Patsy O'Neal
(Revised 8/12/25)
- All scores must be written legibly.
- Team scratch total plus handicap for the game, should match the computer’s score.
- A vacant bowler’s score is 130, handicap is 90.
- An absentee bowler is average minus 10 pins per game.
- Make sure an absentee bowler’s scores are circled.
- If you have a substitute, cross out the regular bowler’s name and put in the substitute’s name, average, and handicap.
- Do not forget to adjust the handicap whenever you have a change in the regular line-up,
Use this link to find your handicap