MSCBA Tournaments

RULES

1. COST: $65 PER BOWLER (10 STRINGS), $50 PER BOWLER (5 STRINGS)
2. PAYOUT IS 1 OUT OF 6. THE COST WILL INCLUDE $2 FOR HIGH SINGLE.
3. EACH TOURNAMENT WILL HAVE AN OPTIONAL OPEN DIVISION. COST IS $15. (THE OPEN DIVISION PAYOUT IS 1 OUT OF 5. EACH TEAM MEMBER(S) MUST PAY & WILL BE CROWNED OPEN STATE CHAMPION FOR EACH BIG 5 EVENT)
4. ALL PRIZES FOR CLASSIC EVENTS WILL BE PAID OUT BY CHECK.
5. NO RE-ENTRIES FOR ANY EVENT.
6. ALL BOWLERS FOR EACH EVENT(S) MUST BE COMPRISED FROM M.S.C.B.A. HOUSES ONLY. BIG 20, BOWL-A-RAMA, STARS & STRIKES, WEST-PORT, BANGOR-BREWER, OLD TOWN, NEWPORT, ALLPLaY, SACO VALLEY & SAMMI’S .

AVERAGES

1. A NEW BOWLER WILL USE THEIR HIGHEST LEAGUE AVERAGE OF 30 STRINGS MINIMUM IN ONE LEAGUE IN THE CURRENT CALENDAR YEAR. HANDICAPS WILL BE BASED ON 90% OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 130 AND THEIR AVERAGE. ONCE A BOWLER HAS AN M.S.C.B.A. AVERAGE THEY WILL STAY IN THE SYSTEM UNTIL THEY HAVEN’T COMPETED IN AN M.S.C.B.A. TOURNAMENT FOR THE PREVIOUS 3 YEARS.
2. CLASSIC AVERAGE SYSTEM IS BASED ON THE PREVIOUS 50 STRINGS BOWLED IN M.S.C.B.A. EVENTS.

ALL EVENTS (NEW THIS SEASON)

1. BOWLERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME ALL-EVENTS CHAMPION BY BOWLING THE FIRST 5 EVENTS (40 STRINGS) AND MUST ENTER THE OPEN DIVISON FOR EACH EVENT.
2. TOTAL PINFALL FOR THOSE 40 STRINGS WILL DETERMINE THE “ALL EVENTS CHAMPION”
3. ALL EVENTS CHAMPION WILL AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFY FOR THE ICBA CHAMPIONSHIP THAT YEAR.
4. ALL EVENTS CHAMPION WILL BE RECOGNIZED & RECEIVE A TROPHY.

ELIMINATIONS

1. BOWLERS ATTEMPTING TO QUALIFY FOR THE APH AND/OR OPEN ELIMINATIONS MUST COMPLETE 40 STRINGS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. IF MORE THAN 40 STRINGS ARE BOWLED, THE LOW 5 AND/OR 10 STRING EVENT WILL BE DROPPED.
2. APH & OPEN ELIMINATION WINNERS WILL RECEIVE A PLAQUE AS WELL AS CASH.
3. SENIOR EVENTS DO NOT COUNT TOWARD CLASSIC ELIMINATIONS.
4. TOP 12 MEN/12 WOMEN FOR EACH APH & OPEN WILL BE INVITED TO BOWL IN THE ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT AT NO COST TO THE BOWLER. * IF A BOWLER CAN’T BOWL FOR ANY REASON, THE NEXT BOWLER WILL BE INVITED TO COMPETE IN ORDER TO HAVE 12 PARTICIPANTS FOR EACH EVENT.
5. ROUND 1, 2, & 3 (5 STRINGS) BOWLED ON SATURDAY, AND FINALS (10 STRINGS) ON SUNDAY. APH EVENT BOWLED APRIL 24 & 25 OLD TOWN BOWLING CENTER OPEN EVENT BOWLED MAY 1 & 2 AT BIG-20 BOWLING CENTER
6. A PORTION OF ALL ENTRIES THROUGHOUT THE SEASON WILL BE ADDED TO THE ELIMINATION PRIZE MONEY BASED ON THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES PER TOURNAMENT
7. GUARANTEED $750 TO EACH ELIMINATION WINNER

OTHER

1. ALL TOURNAMENTS WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE EXISTING RULES IN THE I.C.B.A. RULE BOOK AND A REFEREE WILL BE PRESENT AT ALL TOURNAMENTS.
2. ALL TOURNAMENTS WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE PROPRIETOR/MANAGER OF THE HOST CENTER AND WILL BE ENFORCING RULES DURING CLASSIC TOURNAMENTS. THE HOST CENTER HAS THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ANY ENTRY WHICH DOES NOT ABIDE BY THE RULES & REGULATIONS OF THE M.S.C.B.A.
3. BOWLERS MUST BOWL IN AT LEAST ONE ADULT LEAGUE IN THE HOUSE THEY REPRESENT, BE AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THAT LEAGUE AND COMPLETE A MINIMUM OF 2/3 THE SEASON.
4. PROPRIETOR’S/MANAGER’S ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL BOWLER ENTRIES. CANCELLATIONS CAN BE MADE UNTIL THE DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED EVENT. SHIFT SCHEDULING IS DONE ON A “FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE” BASIS THE DAY AFTER THE PREVIOUS EVENT IS FINISHED.
5. PROPER DRESS CODE – ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST WEAR A BOWLING CENTER APPROVED BOWLING SHIRT WITH THE NAME OF THE HOUSE OR HOUSE LOGO THEY’RE REPRESENTING. ALL CLOTHING MUST BE NEAT, PRESENTABLE & COVERED. NO HATS/CAPS VISORS OR BANDANAS.
6. NO FEES WILL BE RETURNED AFTER ENTRIES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND SHIFT TIMES ASSIGNED. ONCE A LANE HAS BEEN DRAWN FOR A BOWLER, THERE WILL BE NO CHANGING OF LANES. HOWEVER, IN THE EVENT A TEAM IS A NO SHOW, THE PROPRIETOR SHALL MOVE THE LANES TOGETHER SO THERE ISN’T A SPACE BETWEEN TWO TEAMS.
7. IN THE EVENT OF A TIE, THE TIEBREAKER WILL BE THE HIGHEST APH SINGLE OR OPEN SINGLE. PRIZE MONEY WILL BE DISTRIBUTED ACCORDING TO THE ENTRIES IN EACH EVENT. SHIFTS MAY BE ADDED OR CANCELLED DEPENDING UPON THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES.
8. SANDBAGGING: FOR COMPUTING, ANY BOWLER THAT SCORES LESS THAN 80 PINS OF THEIR AVERAGE ON A 10 STRING EVENT OR 40 PINS LESS ON A 5 STRING EVENT WILL BE CREDITED THAT AMOUNT FOR THE TOURNAMENT WITH HIS/HER COMPUTING AVERAGE MINUS THE ABOVE PINS.
9. A JUNIOR BOWLER WHO PARTICIPATED IN ANY YOUTH EVENTS DURING THE SEASON WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN ADULT EVENTS FOR THAT SEASON. HIGH SCHOOL BOWLERS MAY BOWL WITH A SIGNED PARENTAL CONSENT FORM, KNOWING THAT IF YOU BOWL IN AN ADULT TOURNAMENT YOU FORFEIT ALL YOUTH COMPETITIONS. BOWLERS MUST HAVE AT LEAST 30 GAMES IN AN ADULT LEAGUE.

SPORTSMANSHIP

1. THE BOWLERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO POLICE THEMSELVES AND FELLOW BOWLERS. IF ANY PARTICIPANT IS SEEN ACTING IN A MANNER THAT IS AGAINST I.C.B.A. RULES, PLEASE NOTIFY THE REF, PROPRIETOR OR MANAGER. IT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE A DECISION NOT A BOWLERS.
2. SECTION 1. - ANY PARTICIPANT THAT DAMAGES OR ATTEMPTS TO DAMAGE ANY HOST LANES EQUIPMENT OTHER THAN DURING THE NORMAL AND ACCEPTABLE WAY OF DELIVERING A BOWLING BALL WILL BE IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FROM THE EVENT, FORFEITING ALL ENTRY FEES AND CLAIMS TO POTENTIAL WINNINGS. SHOULD THIS HAPPEN DURING A TEAM EVENT, THE REMAINING TEAMMATES MAY CONTINUE TO BOWL AND THE OFFENDING BOWLER WILL BE GIVEN A ZERO FROM THAT POINT FORWARD. THE OFFENDING BOWLER WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM THE NEXT M.S.C.B.A. EVENT AND WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR COMPLETE RESTITUTION TO THE HOST LANES.
3. ANY PARTICIPANT WHO IS CONDUCTING THEMSELF IN A WAY TO DISRUPT OR DELAY THE PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF ANY EVENT SHALL RECEIVE THE SAME PENALTY AS DEFINED IN SECTION 1.
4. ANY PARTICIPANT THAT THREATENS ANYONE EITHER VERBALLY OR PHYSICALLY WILL RECEIVE THE SAME PENALTY AS SECTION 1 AND WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR THE REMAINING M.S.C.B.A. SEASON.
5. ANY BOWLER BEING DISRUPTIVE WHILE BOWLING OR KEEPING SCORE WILL BE WARNED FIRST. IF THE ACTIONS CONTINUE, THE BOWLER WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE PENALTY OF SECTION 1. THIS INCLUDES BUT NOT LIMITED TO SOCIALLY UNACCEPTABLE LANGUAGE, GESTURES EITHER ON OR OFF THE LANES, CREATING EXCESSIVE NOISE, KICKING/STOMPING, SLAMMING BALLS ON THE RETURN OR OTHER BEHAVIOR DEEMED DISRUPTIVE.

RULES

1. BOWLERS MUST BOWL IN AT LEAST ONE ADULT LEAGUE IN THE HOUSE THEY REPRESENT, BE AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THAT LEAGUE AND COMPLETE A MINIMUM OF 2/3 THE SEASON.
2. EACH TOURNAMENT WILL BE 5 STRINGS. EACH TOURNAMENT WILL DETERMINE A STATE CHAMPION(S)
3. COST: $30 PER BOWLER WHICH WILL INCLUDE $2 FOR HIGH SINGLE. EACH TOURNAMENT WILL HAVE AN OPTIONAL OPEN DIVISION. COST IS $10. (THE OPEN DIVISION IS SINGLES FOR EACH EVENT.)
4. TOURNAMENT WINNERS WILL RECEIVE EMBROIDERED POLOS AS WELL AS PRIZE MONEY BASED ON THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES PER TOURNAMENT. WE WILL PAYOUT 1 OUT OF 5 ENTRIES.
5. THESE TOURNAMENTS ARE OPEN TO ANY BOWLER WHO HAS REACHED HIS OR HER 55 BIRTHDAY AND IS CURRENTLY BOWLING IN AN ADULT LEAGUE IN AN M.S.C.B.A. HOUSE.
6. THE HOUSE A BOWLER REPRESENTS IN THEIR FIRST TOURNAMENT WILL BE THE HOUSE THEY REPRESENT FOR THE DURATION OF THE SEASON.
7. FOR ALL 2 PERSON/3 PERSON & 4 PERSON TEAM EVENTS, THE BOWLERS MUST BE COMPRISED OF THE SAME M.S.C.B.A. HOUSE.
8. FOR THE 2 PERSON ANY HOUSE, BOWLERS ARE ALLOWED TO RE-ENTER WITH A DIFFERENT PARTNER AND EACH ENTRY IS ALLOWED TO CASH. THE INDIVIDUALS HIGH 5 STRING SCORE WILL COUNT TOWARDS HIS/HER AVERAGE AND ELIMINATION SCORE.
9. **DECADE TRIPLES – EACH BOWLER WILL SIGN UP INDIVIDUALLY. THE HOSTING HOUSE WILL DO THEIR BEST TO COMPRISE TEAMS OF EACH CATEGORY 55-59/60-69/70+. THIS IS A RANDOM DRAW MIXED EVENT.

AVERAGES

1. FOR A NEW BOWLER THEY’LL USE THEIR HIGHEST LEAGUE AVERAGE OF 30 STRINGS MINIMUM IN ONE LEAGUE IN THE CURRENT CALENDAR YEAR. HANDICAPS WILL BE BASED ON 90% OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 130 AND THEIR AVERAGE. ONCE A BOWLER HAS AN M.S.C.B.A. AVERAGE THEY WILL STAY IN THE SYSTEM UNTIL THEY HAVEN’T COMPETED IN AN M.S.C .B.A. TOURNAMENT FOR THE PREVIOUS 3 YEARS.
2. SENIOR AVERAGE SYSTEM IS BASED ON THE PREVIOUS 25 STRINGS BOWLED IN M.S.C.B.A. EVENTS BOWLERS WHO COMPETE IN CLASSIC AND SENIOR EVENTS THEIR AVERAGE WILL BE BASED ON 50 GAMES.

ALL EVENTS/SENIOR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

**TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE SENIOR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, BOWLERS MUST COMPETE IN AT LEAST 5 OF

THE 8 EVENTS. (25 STRINGS) IF A BOWLER COMPETES IN MORE THAN 5 EVENTS, THE BOWLERS LOW

SCORES WILL BE DROPPED. THE TOP 20 MEN & WOMEN WILL BE INVITED TO COMPETE IN THE SENIOR

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. IF A BOWLER CANNOT MAKE IT FOR ANY REASON, THE NEXT POSITION WILL BE

INVITED TO ENSURE WE HAVE 20 MEN & 20 WOMEN BOWLING IN THE EVENT. *A REFEREE WILL BE

PRESENT FOR THIS EVENT*

FORMAT -- ALL BOWLERS WILL BOWL 5 STRINGS ACROSS 5 LANES. THE TOP 5 MEN & 5 WOMEN FROM

THE ROLL- OFF WILL BOWL 1 ADDITIONAL “CHAMPIONSHIP STRING”. IN THE EVENT OF A TIE IN THE

ROLL- OFF, HIGH SINGLE WITH HANDICAP WILL BE THE TIE BREAKER. THE “CHAMPIONSHIP STRING” WILL

DETERMINE THE SENIOR STATE CHAMPION AS WELL AS PAYOUTS. TOP 5 ARE IN THE MONEY.

OTHER

1. ALL TOURNAMENTS WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE EXISTING RULES IN THE I.C.B.A. RULE BOOK.
2. ALL TOURNAMENTS WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE PROPRIETOR/MANAGER OF THE HOST CENTER.
3. WE WILL NOT HAVE REFEREES DURING SENIOR TOURNAMENTS. THE HOST CENTER HAS THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ANY ENTRY, WHICH DOES NOT ABIDE BY THE RULES & REGULATIONS OF THE M.S.C.B.A.
4. PROPER DRESS CODE – ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST WEAR A BOWLING CENTER APPROVED BOWLING SHIRT WITH THE NAME OF THE HOUSE OR HOUSE LOGO THEY’RE REPRESENTING. ALL CLOTHING MUST BE NEAT, PRESENTABLE & COVERED. NO HATS/CAPS VISORS OR BANDANAS.

SPORTSMANSHIP

1. THE BOWLERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO POLICE THEMSELVES AND FELLOW BOWLERS. IF ANY PARTICIPANT IS SEEN ACTING IN A MANNER THAT IS AGAINST I.C.B.A. RULES, PLEASE NOTIFY THE PROPRIETOR OR MANAGER. IT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE A DECISION NOT A BOWLERS.
2. SECTION 1 ANY PARTICIPANT THAT DAMAGES OR ATTEMPTS TO DAMAGE ANY HOST LANES EQUIPMENT OTHER THAN DURING THE NORMAL AND ACCEPTABLE WAY OF DELIVERING A BOWLING BALL WILL BE IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FROM THE EVENT, FORFEITING ALL ENTRY FEES AND CLAIMS TO POTENTIAL WINNINGS. SHOULD THIS HAPPEN DURING A TEAM’S EVENT, THE REMAINING TEAMMATES MAY CONTINUE TO BOWL AND THE OFFENDING BOWLER WILL BE GIVEN A ZERO FROM THAT POINT FORWARD. THE OFFENDING BOWLER WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM THE NEXT M.S.C.B.A. EVENT AND WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR COMPLETE RESTITUTION TO THE HOST LANES.
3. ANY PARTICIPANT WHO IS CONDUCTING THEMSELF IN A WAY TO DISRUPT OR DELAY THE PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF ANY EVENT SHALL RECEIVE THE SAME PENALTY AS DEFINED IN SECTION 1.
4. ANY PARTICIPANT THAT THREATENS ANYONE EITHER VERBALLY OR PHYSICALLY WILL RECEIVE THE SAME PENALTY AS SECTION 1 AND WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR THE REMAINING M.S.C.B.A. SEASON.
5. ANY BOWLER BEING DISRUPTIVE WHILE BOWLING OR KEEPING SCORE WILL BE WARNED FIRST. IF THE ACTIONS CONTINUE, THE BOWLER WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE PENALTY OF SECTION 1. THIS INCLUDES BUT NOT LIMITED TO SOCIALLY UNACCEPTABLE LANGUAGE, GESTURES EITHER ON OR OFF THE LANES, CREATING EXCESSIVE NOISE, KICKING/STOMPING, SLAMMING BALLS ON THE RETURN OR OTHER BEHAVIOR DEEMED DISRUPTIVE.

RULES

1. BOWLERS MUST BOWL IN A JUNIOR LEAGUE IN THE HOUSE THEY REPRESENT BE AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THAT LEAGUE AND COMPLETE A MINIMUM OF 2/3 THE SEASON.
2. ALL YOUTH TOURNAMENTS WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE HOST CENTER AND WILL BE OFFICIATED BY M.S.C.B.A. CERTIFIED REFEREES.
3. A JUNIOR BOWLER WHO PARTICIPATES IN ANY JUNIOR EVENT DURING THE YEAR WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN ADULT EVENTS IN THAT SAME YEAR.
4. ALL BOWLERS ARE ALLOWED TO MOVE TO A HIGHER AGE BRACKET FOR ANY DOUBLE, TRIPLE OR TEAM EVENT. THIS MUST BE DECLARED AT THE TIME OF ENTRY.
5. HOST CENTER WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING BOWLERS WITHOUT A FULL TEAM TOGETHER WITH OTHER BOWLERS FROM OTHER CENTERS.
6. PROPER DRESS CODE – ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST WEAR A BOWLING CENTER APPROVED BOWLING SHIRT WITH THE NAME OF THE HOUSE OR HOUSE LOGO THEY’RE REPRESENTING. ALL CLOTHING MUST BE NEAT, PRESENTABLE & COVERED. NO HATS/CAPS VISORS OR BANDANAS.

AVERAGES

1. ALL JUNIOR BOWLERS WITH A MINIMUM OF 15 STRINGS IN THE CURRENT SEASON OR WITH AN M.S.C.B.A. AVERAGE WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE. JUNIOR BOWLERS CAN WIN EITHER THE OPEN OR APH AWARD, BUT NOT BOTH IN THE SAME TOURNAMENT. IN THE EVENT OF A BOWLER OR TEAM WINNING BOTH THE OPEN & APH DIVISION, THEY WILL BE AWARDED THE OPEN DIVISION TITLE. 2 . JUNIOR AVERAGE SYSTEM IS BASED ON THE LAST 25 STRINGS BOWLED IN M.S.C.B.A. EVENTS

SPORTSMANSHIP

1 . SECTION 1 . - ANY PARTICIPANT THAT DAMAGES OR ATTEMPTS TO DAMAGE ANY HOST LANES

EQUIPMENT OTHER THAN DURING THE NORMAL AND ACCEPTABLE WAY OF DELIVERING A BOWLING

BALL WILL BE IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FROM THE EVENT. SHOULD THIS HAPPEN DURING A TEAMS

EVENT, THE REMAINING TEAMMATES MAY CONTINUE TO BOWL AND THE OFFENDING BOWLER WILL BE

GIVEN A 0 FROM THAT POINT FORWARD. THE OFFENDING BOWLER WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM THE

NEXT M.S.C.B.A. EVENT AND WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR COMPLETE RESTITUTION TO THE HOST LANES.

1. ANY PARTICIPANT WHO IS CONDUCTING THEMSELVES IN A WAY TO DISRUPT OR DELAY THE PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF ANY EVENT SHALL RECEIVE THE SAME PENALTY AS DEFINED IN SECTION 1.
2. ANY PARTICIPANT THAT THREATENS ANYONE EITHER VERBALLY OR PHYSICALLY WILL RECEIVE THE SAME PENALTY AS SECTION 1 AND WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR THE REMAINING M.S.C.B.A. SEASON.
3. ANY BOWLER BEING DISRUPTIVE WHILE BOWLING OR KEEPING SCORE WILL BE WARNED FIRST. IF THE ACTIONS CONTINUE, THE BOWLER WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE PENALTY OF SECTION 1. THIS INCLUDES, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SOCIALLY UNACCEPTABLE LANGUAGE, GESTURES EITHER ON OR OFF THE LANES, CREATING EXCESSIVE NOISE, KICKING/STOMPING, SLAMMING BALLS ON THE RETURN OR OTHER BEHAVIOR DEEMED DISRUPTIVE.

YOUTH SCHOLARSHIPS

1. THE M.S.C.B.A. HAS A SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR THE BOY & GIRL WITH THE HIGHEST ALL EVENTS SCRATCH PINFALL TOTAL. THE WINNING BOY & GIRL WILL BE AWARDED A $500 SCHOLARSHIP TO BE USED FOR THEIR POST-HIGH SCHOOL CONTINUING EDUCATION. IN THE EVENT OF A TIE, THOSE YOUTHS WILL EQUALLY SHARE THE $500. FUNDS WILL ONLY BE DISTRIBUTED ONCE THE YOUTH HAS ENTERED POST HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION AS A REIMBURSEMENT FOR BOOKS, SUPPLIES OR TUITION. IF A YOUTH DOES NOT ENTER INTO POST HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION, HE OR SHE WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE FUNDS AFTER REACHING THEIR 25 BIRTHDAY.