2010 OHIO HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
SOUTHWESTERN DISTRICT
BOYS AND GIRLS BOWLING – RULES AND REGULATIONS

Per the decision of the Southwest District Athletic Board, schools assigned to tournament sites in the South (Colerain and Crossgate) will participate in an Open Draw while schools in the North will participate at their assigned site as published in the regulations.  Prior to the Manager’s meeting on Sunday, January 31, 2010, 2:00 P.M., the manager will distribute voting procedures (Open Draw)  to each coach. This will allow the coaches participating in the open draw to have their votes in by noon on Friday, January 29, 2010. Coaches in the north are required to attend the manager’s meeting, but they will not be voting on seeds. In the South, the tournament manager will distribute in written form the results of the seed voting of all coaches on the day of the manager’s meeting. All ties will be broken prior to the placement of teams at each site. Once ties are broken, schools will place themselves in rank order at the sectional sight of choice until the site is full. A coach may choose to pass, and if he does so, the coach of the next seeded team will place himself.  Once this happens, the coach that passed will be given the opportunity to place himself. This process will continue until each site is full. 

Any team that does not show up at the  Manager’s meeting will be assigned a site at the conclusion of the meeting. Any school that does not get seed voting to the manager by noon on Friday, January 29, 2010, will not be permitted to vote at a later time. Any school that that does not meet voting standards but does attend the manager’s meeting will receive the votes that the school received for placement purposes. If a coach is late for the seed meeting and has missed his opportunity to place himself, his absence will be determined as a pass and he will be given an opportunity to place himself once he is in attendance.

Team Competition

  1. The team format for the Sectional Championships will consist of three (3) games of regular bowling followed by six (6) games of Baker format bowling. The sum total of all team scores will determine teams that advance to the District Championship.
  2. Lanes for teams will be assigned based on a draw for lanes conducted at the mandatory sectional coaches meeting. Teams not in attendance at the mandatory sectional coaches meeting will have lanes assigned by the Tournament Manager.

10-Pin Games (Lane assignment subject to facility considerations)

  1. Each team will bowl three (3) regular games.  Teams will move lanes after each regular game at each sectional tournament as determined by facility considerations.  (Rev. 1-9-08)
  2. There will be a break at the completion of the regular games preceding the Baker games.
  3. Teams will be allowed fifteen (15) minutes of practice on their starting pair prior to the start of the first regular game.

Baker Games

  1. Each team will bowl Baker games on the same pair of lanes accompanied by another team.
  2. Teams will be assigned lanes for Baker games based on the team standings after the three (3) regular games.
  3. Each team will bowl a complete Baker game on the same single lane and will switch lanes on the same pair after each Baker game.
  4. The team higher in the tournament standings after the three (3) regular games will select which lane to bowl their first Baker game.
  5. There will be a brief announcement ceremony after the completion of scores at the conclusion of the Baker games.
  6. Twenty-four (24) teams and twenty-four (24) individuals will qualify for the District Championships.  The following numbers will qualify from each site to the District:

    Boys (86)
    Woodman (23) 7 teams and 7 individuals
    Victory (16) 4 teams and 4 individuals
    Colerain (29) 8 teams and 8 individuals
    Crossgate (18) 5 teams and 5 individuals
    24 teams and 24 individuals

    Girls (88)
    Woodman (23) 6 teams and 6 individuals
    Victory (16) 4 teams and 4 individuals
    Colerain (31) 9 teams and 9 individuals
    Crossgate (18) 5 teams and 5 individuals
    24 teams and 24 individuals

    Five (5) boys teams and five (5) individuals will qualify for the state championship.
    Six (6) girls teams and six (6) individuals will qualify for the state championship.

  7. Teams will be allowed 7 ½ minutes of practice on each lane prior to the start of their first Baker game (15 minutes total).
  8. Ties for advancing teams will be broken by a 9th-10th frame roll-off conducted on a pair of lanes selected by the tournament manager and bowled by one (1) bowler from each team selected by the head coach. See OHSAA rule 1:21a.

Individual Competition – General Description

  1. Individual competition will consist of three (3) regular games of bowling conducted simultaneously during team game competition.

  2. Individuals under consideration will be the participating members of each team and eligible non team-affiliated individuals representing schools without a team.
  3. Non team-affiliated individuals will be assigned to lanes by the Tournament Manager.
  4. The sum score of the three (3) regular games bowled by individuals will determine advancement to the District Championship.
  5. District qualifiers will be determined in the following manner: Colerain: Top nine (9) teams and nine (9) individuals; Mason: Top five (5) teams and five (5) individuals; Beaverview: Top six (6) teams and six (6) individuals; Southwest: Top four (4) teams and four (4) individuals.
  6. Ties for advancing positions will be broken by high single game in the three (3) game series. See OHSAA rule 1:21b.

Additional Considerations

  1. The OHSAA playing rules of bowling will govern this Tournament.
  2. The Tournament Manager will be classified as the tournament official empowered to enforce OHSAA rules. If a rules infraction is observed, coaches are required to stop bowling and report infractions immediately to the Tournament Manager for adjudication.
  3. Only a school representative may report a rules infraction to the Tournament Manager.
  4. One (1) lane courtesy will be observed during all competition.
  5. Bowlers not in compliance with the OHSAA uniform rules will not be allowed to participate.
  6. The lanes will not be re-oiled between the regular and Baker games.

Obligations

  1. A board-approved school representative must accompany each participating team and non team-affiliated individual.

  2. A. The cost for a team to participate in the Southwest District Sectional Championship is $90.00 per team; District Championship is $100.00 per team.
    1. The cost for a non team-affiliated individual to participate in the Southwest District Sectional-District Championship is fifteen dollars ($15.00).
    2. The school representative must present payment as described prior to the start of participation.
  3. The school representative is responsible for awareness of the OHSAA playing rules of bowling.
  4. Neither a team nor an individual can participate if fees have not been paid prior to the start of the tournament.
  5. A Tournament Manager’s meeting for all participating coaches will beheld on Sunday, January 31, 2010, 2:00 p.m., at the following locations for the following sectional sites:

    A. Dayton/Springfield – Stebbins High School
    B. Cincinnati – Colerain Bowl, 9189 Colerain Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio.
    C. Coaches will be required to bring the following items to the coaches meeting:

    1. A check in the amount of $90.00 to pay the team sectional tournament entry fee or $15.00 to pay the individual sectional tournament fee.
    2. A completed entry form accompanied by the Eligibility Certificate.
  6. Admission will be $5.00 at sectional and $6.00 at district. Eight (8) roster bowlers and two (2) coaches will be admitted without charge per participating team. Participating bowlers in the individual competition and one (1) accompanying school representative will be admitted without charge.

Communications
 All communications will be conducted through the office of the school Athletic Director for all teams and non team-affiliated individuals.

Rev. 11-11-09