Welcome to the Morris County
NJ USBC Website
Located
in Morris County, New Jersey
Our goal
is to encourage and support the sport of bowling, both Youth and Adult. This site was
developed to keep you informed of what is happening in the Morris County
NJ USBC. Our services and activities are listed, just click
on the buttons to the left to view the respective information.
We
provide a United States Bowling Congress presence in 7 premier bowling
centers in Northwest NJ, which include Morris, Sussex, and Warren Counties.
2023-2024 Morris County NJ USBC Honor Roll
The Morris County NJ USBC
would like to congratulate former Youth Hall of Famer, Lauren
Marks for being named the Caldwell Athletics Bowler of the Year
for 2023-2024. Additionally, Lauren has been selected to the
All-Conference First Team. Marks currently carries a 3.95 GPA in
Studio Art as a senior at Caldwell College. Lauren was a CACC
All-Academic, First Team All-Conference and All-Tournaments team
performer last year when the Caldwell Cougars won the CACC League
Championship.
Laurens very impressive bowling career includes the following
highlights:
2022-23: CACC All-Academic. CACC First Team All-Conference. CACC
All-Tournament Team.
2021-22: NTCA All-Academic Team. ECC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Baker stats: 18.30 average, 192 strikes, 42.9% strike percentage.
Traditional stats: 16.57 average, 77 strikes, 31.2% strike
percentage.
Prior to Caldwell: 3rd place in NJSIAA State Tournament 2018, 3rd
Team All-State 2018, North Jersey Sectionals Champion 2019, Honor
Roll all 4 years of high school, Morris County Youth Hall of Fame
member, youngest and first female youth bowler to bowl perfect game
at Hanover Lanes (age 15, 2016), Mid-Atlantic Youth Championship
Girls Scratch Champion, Edith A .Kinney scholarship recipient, NJ
USBC Stars of Tomorrow Scholarship recipient 2019, North Jersey
Singles Scratch Champion, 2x Parsippany High School Athlete of the
Week, Parsippany High School English Scholar of the Month, Senior
Class Artist 2019, “Outstanding Painter” senior award 2019, Junior
Year Artist Award 2018, Parsippany High School “Shoprite Stars”
award recipient in The Arts. NTCA All-Academic Individual Award at
Fairleigh Dickinson University.
Caldwell Athletics' full press release can be viewed by
clicking here!
Congratulations to the
2023-2024 New
Jersey Girls Bowler of the Year, and All-State First Team member,
Amelia Lemanowicz of Morris Tech!
The Morris County
NJ USBC Annual Meeting is Sunday April 28th 2024!
Save the date! The 2024 Morris County NJ USBC Annual Meeting will be
held at the Hopatcong Senior Center, 32 Lakeside Blvd. All Morris
County sanctioned bowlers are welcome. Meet the board. Air your
questions and concerns. There will be County Awards given out, and
there will be refreshments. For further information,
click here.
Upcoming Morris County Tournaments:
The
78th Annual
Womens' Championship Tournament at Bel-Pike and Oakwood Lanes
has been completed.
We had a record turnout this year. Thanks to all who participated, and
congratulations to all prize
winners.
Live
scoring Shall remain online for viewing, until the official
standings have been posted by the tournament manager.
April 6th and 7th 2024-
60th Annual Youth Championship
Tournament at Rockaway Lanes
The 87th
Annual Open Championship Tournament at Boonton Lanes April 14th,
20th and 21st
Application entries close April 1st! Print out,
complete and send in your application NOW!
Upcoming NJ State USBC Tournaments:
April 6th, 7th, 14th 2024 -
NJ State Womens Championship
Tournament at Howell Lanes, Howell, NJ
Youth Scholarship information:
The Emma P Hendrickson and Charles A Edwards
Scholarship Awards are sponsored by the Morris County NJ USBC
and are BOWLING based scholarships. To be eligible, applicants must
be a Junior or Senior in High School AND be a current
certified/sanctioned member of the Morris County NJ USBC for a
minimum of three (3) years. He or she must have compiled a Morris
County NJ USBC certified bowling record, Have Morris County
Tournament participation, solid scholastic aptitude, and school
and/or community involvement. The recipient can not have competed at
any time, in a professional bowling tournament (this does not
preclude competition as an amateur in a Pro-Am). Previous
recipients of this scholarship are not eligible to re-apply.
A $1000 scholarship will be awarded to the Emma P Hendrickson
Scholarship (Female Applicants) and $1000 to the Charles A Edwards
Scholarship (Male Applicants)
To apply for the Emma P Hendrickson or Charles A Edwards
Scholarships, download, Print, and Fill out the
Application Here. Please note entries must
be received by April 15th 2024!
The NJ State USBC has a scholarship available. The
entry deadline is March 31, 2024!
The NJ State Shirley Kutzner and Donald M. Roberts "Stars of
Tomorrow" Scholarship program is open to all High School seniors (Both
Girls and Boys) who have been USBC certified for at least 3 years.
A complete
list of
requirements and a downloadable application are available online by
clicking here!
Why
should I sanction with the USBC?
The United States Bowling Congress (USBC) is the national governing
body for the sport of bowling. The USBC's mission is to provide
resources, services, and standards for the sport. The USBC
consistently updates, interprets, and enforces the playing rules,
for USBC league and tournament competition. The Morris County NJ
USBC Association, is the local bowlers liaison to the national
governing body. We can assist you with understanding the rules and
specifications as they apply to the sport of Bowling, and ensure
your bowler statistics are recorded in the national bowler database.
Sanctioned leagues help promote fairness and integrity in the sport.
By adhering to specific rules and regulations, sanctioned leagues
ensure that all bowlers have an equal opportunity to compete and
succeed. Additionally, as a sanctioned Morris County USBC bowler,
you may be eligible for local achievement awards, and as a USBC sanctioned
bowler, honor scores will be recorded in the national bowler
database.
To become sanctioned, bowlers can fill out a USBC membership
application form, pay a sanction fee, handing the completed form and
applicable fee in to you league or competition official to be
submitted to the local association, or you can go to the USBC
website and
sanction online.
Please note: If applying online, your local association is Morris
County, New Jersey.
Association
# - 86884
Yearly Membership Dues are $27.00
USBC
Sanction:
$15.00, Morris
County Local: $12.00
Bowlers sanctioned out of
county, must be sanctioned in Morris County to compete in leagues and
tournaments in Morris County. This is a $12.00 (local only) sanctioning
fee. All bowlers must complete Morris County USBC sanctioning cards for
every league they bowl and/or sub in.
2023-2024 Official USBC Rules Handbook
Did you know? A little bowling 101
A bowling lane is 42 inches wide and 60 feet long, with the length
being measured from the foul line to the head pin.
There are a few features about a bowling lane however, that you may
not have known, but will eventually find useful. As a beginner,
you're most concerned about the pins, and how to get the ball to
knock as many down as possible. Also you'll try to avoid stepping
over the foul line. There are two lines of dots on the approach to
help you with this. They are called approach dots,
with the first set of approach dots located 12 feet from the foul
line, and a second set located 15 feet from the foul line. The
approach dots are there for the bowler to aid in a starting point
for the bowling ball delivery.
Another set of indicators or "targets" placed for your use
are the arrows. The arrows on the lane are located 15 feet from the
foul line, And start at board 5 through 35.. For right handed
bowlers, the arrows go from right to left, starting on board 1 (at
the right gutter) to board 40 (at the left gutter), for left
handed bowlers the boards are numbered opposite, from left to right.
These arrows are used to help target where you want to throw the
ball. Alternatively, some bowlers concentrate on the pins, others
have learned to focus on a specific arrow, or target, and adjust
their starting point on the approach, and the targeting arrows to
create a certain motion to the pins, useful for both strikes AND
spares.
There is yet one more set of indicators you may wish to take
advantage of. A 42 inch wide bowling lane contains 40 narrow boards,
running the length of the lane. Some lanes have markings farther
down the lane called range finders. Not all lanes have these
markings, because it depends on the type of lane and the
manufacturer of the lane. Lanes are either made out of wood or a
synthetic material. All modern lanes today are synthetic. They are a
very hard material that is similar to a Formica counter top. All
lanes with range finders are synthetic lanes. The first set of range
finders start 34 feet from the foul line and are 3 feet long. They
are located on board 15 for both the left and right handed bowlers.
The second set of range finders start 40 feet down the lane and are
3 feet long. They are located on board 10 for both the left and
right handed bowlers. The range finders are used to help the bowlers
that roll a hook or curve ball. When the ball travels down the lane,
it will hold a path in the same direction for a specific distance.
The ball will them come out of the oil pattern and start to
hook in an inward direction (towards a higher numbered board).
The distance the ball stays in the path and starts to move inward
will vary based on the length of the oil on the lane. In most cases
the ball will start its path inward around the second range finder
(40 to 43 feet). Learning to see the ball motion down lane is an
acquired skill that can take years of practice to master. An
additional factor affecting performance is the oiling of the lane.
Oiling the lane not only protects the surface of the lane, but also
influences the behavior of the ball as it progresses down the lane.
The entire lane is normally not oiled, with the final few feet,
called the back end, normally left dry. The reason for this is,
greater friction exists between the ball and a dry surface, as
opposed to that between the ball and an oiled surface. This greater
friction enables a ball to hook as it approaches the pins. There are
a number of different approaches to oiling a lane, referred to as
"oil patterns". Some make scoring easier, some make it very
difficult. Reading ball reaction goes a long way into deciding how
to target your shot using the aids mentioned above. What is a
helpful pattern for one bowler may adversely affect another's
performance. This is of particular importance to the advanced
bowler, who relies on the very smallest details to give him or her a
competitive edge.
So far we've talked about markings that serve as aids to your
approach to the lane, oil or conditioner application, and to your
placement of the ball. Mastering these techniques, will go a long
ways towards determining the skill level you'll attain.
You might not have known that in the sport of bowling, the
characteristics of a bowling lane could make things quite so
complicated. Or did you?
"The Future of the Sport 2023 recap, 2024 Preview"
An article by Chad Murphy, Director of the USBC, addressing the year
of 2023 in review and upcoming future of the sport.
Please note USBC
specific
equipment specifications and
changes as of 8/1/2020.
Note as of 8/1/2022
COVID rules are no longer in effect and shall not apply to any
league or competition.
If you have
any suggestions, comments or requests, please email the Association
Manager at
morriscountynjusbc@gmail.com.
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