NEWS

 2024 Tournament - Web Registration Closed

The 2024 NSBC Scholarship Handicap Tournament will be held on Sunday, March 17th, 2024. The electronic registration period has CLOSED. If you would still like to participate and have not registered, show up to the correct bowling center at least 1/2 hour BEFORE the start time to register in-person. ALL IN-PERSON REGISTRATIONS REQUIRES A $5.00 LATE FEE!

Start Times And Lanes

  • Girls - Rebman's Recreation - March 17, 2024 - 1:00pm
  • Boys - Strikeout Lanes - March 17, 2024 - 10:00am or 1:30pm

Important Details

  • You must be a paid member of the NSBC to be eligible to bowl
  • LATE REGISTRATION REQUIRES A $5.00 LATE FEE
  • You must have a verifiable average of 9 games or more in any youth program (proof required)
  • Highest average will be used if you bowl in multiple leagues
  • If no youth league average, your NSBC High School League average will be used
  • Handicap is 90% of 220 average
  • You will bowl three games - highest series with handicap wins
  • Number of participants will determine the number of scholarships awarded
  • All scholarship money will be deposited through the USBC Smart Scholarship Fund
  • Late bowlers take zero for frames missed
  • The divisions will be set by adding all entrants averages for each division (boy & girl), dividing by the amount of entries for that division - this will result in a nearly equal split field for upper and lower average bowlers to compete
  • Questions - please contact Kevin Minnich (440) 309-5293

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 State-Bound NSBC Teams/Individuals

The North Shore Bowling Conference will be well represented again at state this year. A total of 3 teams and 4 individual bowlers will be competing at H.P. Lanes in Columbus either March 1-2, or March 8-9, 2024.

Congrats to the NSBC teams of Amherst Steele HS (D1 Boys), Avon Lake HS (D1 Boys), Amherst Steele HS (D1 Girls) for advancing to State!

Congrats to the NSBC individuals who are also advancing to state: Gabriella Riba from Open Door Christian HS (D2 Girls), Whitney Kirschner from Wellington HS (D2 Girls), Aiden Salkiewicz from Midview HS (D1 Boys) and Jakob Holland from North Ridgeville HS (D1 Boys)!

The schedule for the State Championships: D2 Boys - Friday, March 1st, D2 Girls - Saturday, March 2nd, D1 Boys - Friday, March 8th, D1 Girls - Saturday, March 9th.

Good luck to all participants!!!

 2024 OHSAA Division 1 Northeast Districts - Sunday/Monday

The 2024 OHSAA Division 1 Northeast Districts will be held this coming Sunday, February 25th & Monday, February 26th at Rebman Recreation in Lorain. $8 PRE-PAID ADMISSION ONLY - FOR ALL NON-COMPETING ATTENDEES! The NSBC will be represented by 4 boys teams, 2 individual boys, 2 girls teams and 3 individual girls.

The top 4 boys teams and top 4 girls teams will advance to State. Also, the top 4 individual boys and top 4 individual girls from non-qualifying schools will also advance to State. This year, State will be at H.P. Lanes in Columbus on March 8st (boys) and March 9nd (girls).

The NSBC boys teams that will be competing on Sunday are Amherst Steele, Avon Lake, Berea-Midpark and Midview. The individual boys competing are Jakob Holland (North Ridgeville) and Andrew Gutschow (Olmsted Falls).

The NSBC girls teams that will be competing on Monday are Amherst Steele and North Olmsted. The individual girls competing are Paige Hall (Berea-Midpark), Ariana Fedyszyn (Midview) and Sydney Watt (North Ridgeville).

Tickets need to be purchased ahead of time online. There will be NO TICKETS SOLD AT THE DOOR! Go to https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets to purchase your tickets. Good luck to all of our NSBC teams and individuals!

 2024 OHSAA Division 2 Northeast Districts - Friday/Saturday

The 2024 OHSAA Division 2 Northeast Districts will be held this coming Friday, February 23rd (boys) & Saturday, February 24th (girls) at Rebman Recreation in Lorain. $8 PRE-PAID ADMISSION ONLY - FOR ALL NON-COMPETING ATTENDEES! The NSBC will be represented by 3 boys teams, 3 individual boys, 4 girls teams and 3 individual girls.

The top 4 boys teams and top 4 girls teams will advance to State. Also, the top 4 individual boys and top 4 individual girls from non-qualifying schools will also advance to State. This year, State will be at H.P. Lanes in Columbus on March 1st (boys) and March 2nd (girls).

The NSBC boys teams that will be competing on Friday are Clearview, Lutheran West and Open Door. The individual boys competing are Mason Clapp (Brookside) and Landon Davison (Wellington).

The NSBC girls teams that will be competing on Saturday are Elyria Catholic, Firelands, Open Door and Wellington. The individual girls competing are Sarah Racut (Black River), Gracie Linder (Clearview) and Chelsea Hood (Keystone).

Tickets need to be purchased ahead of time online. There will be NO TICKETS SOLD AT THE DOOR! Go to https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets to purchase your tickets. Good luck to all of our NSBC teams and individuals!

 2024 OHSAA Division 1 Lorain Sectionals - Saturday/Sunday

The 2024 OHSAA Division 1 Lorain Sectionals will be held this coming Saturday, February 17th, for the boys and Sunday, February 18th, for the girls. Both days will be at Spevock's Nautical Lanes in Avon Lake. $8 PRE-PAID ADMISSION ONLY FOR EACH DAY - FOR ALL NON-COMPETING ATTENDEES! The NSBC will be represented by 12 boys teams and 9 girls teams.

The top 4 boys teams and top 4 girls teams will advance to Districts. Also, the top 4 individual boys and top 4 individual girls from non-qualifying schools will also advance to Districts. This year, Districts will be at Rebman Recreation on February 25rd (boys) and February 26th (girls).

The NSBC boys teams that will be competing on Saturday are Amherst Steele, Avon, Avon Lake, Berea-Midpark, Elyria, Firelands, Lorain, Midview, North Olmsted, North Ridgeville, Olmsted Falls & Westlake.

The NSBC girls teams that will be competing on Sunday are Amherst Steele, Avon, Avon Lake, Berea-Midpark, Lorain, Midview, North Olmsted, North Ridgeville & Westlake.

Tickets need to be purchased ahead of time online. There will be NO TICKETS SOLD AT THE DOOR! Go to https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets to purchase your tickets. Good luck to all of our NSBC teams!

 2024 OHSAA Division 2 Lorain Sectionals - Sunday

The 2024 OHSAA Division 2 Lorain Sectionals will be held this coming Sunday, February 11th at AMF Medina Lanes in Medina. $8 PRE-PAID ADMISSION ONLY - FOR ALL NON-COMPETING ATTENDEES! The NSBC will be represented by 11 boys teams and 12 girls teams.

The top 4 boys teams and top 4 girls teams will advance to Districts. Also, the top 4 individual boys and top 4 individual girls from non-qualifying schools will also advance to Districts. This year, Districts will be at Rebman Recreation on February 23rd (boys) and February 24th (girls).

The NSBC boys teams that will be competing are Black River, Brookside, Clearview, Columbia, Elyria Catholic, Fairview Park, Keystone, Lutheran West, Oberlin, Open Door & Wellington.

The NSBC girls teams that will be competing are Black River, Brookside, Clearview, Columbia, Elyria Catholic, Fairview Park, Firelands, Keystone, Lutheran West, Oberlin, Open Door & Wellington.

Tickets need to be purchased ahead of time online. There will be NO TICKETS SOLD AT THE DOOR! Go to https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets to purchase your tickets. Good luck to all of our NSBC teams!

 NSBC Conference Tournament At Rebman Recreation Saturday/Sunday

The annual NSBC Conference Tournament will be held over two days this coming weekend at Rebman Recreation in Lorain. $5 ADMISSION - CASH ONLY - FOR ALL NON-COMPETING ATTENDEES! The tournament will be held in two shifts - all Division 2 schools will bowl on Saturday, February 3rd and all Division 1 schools will bowl on Sunday, February 4th. All teams will bowl 3 regular games and 6 bakers. Champions will be awarded for D-1 boys, D-1 girls, D-2 boys and D-2 girls.

All Division 2 schools (Black River, Brookside, Clearview, Columbia, Elyria Catholic, Fairview Park, Firelands, Keystone, Lutheran West, Oberlin Open Door & Wellington) will bowl Saturday, February 3rd - doors will open at 7:30am, coaches meeting at 8:15am, warmups at 8:40am, uniform inspection & National Anthem will be at 8:55am with competition beginning at 9:00am. The Division 2 boys and girls team winners will be named at the conclusion of this session.

All Division 1 schools (Amherst Steele, Avon, Avon Lake, Berea-Midpark, Buckeye, Elyria, Lorain, Midview, North Olmsted, North Ridgeville, Olmsted Falls & Westlake) - doors will open at 7:30am, coaches meeting at 8:15am, warmups at 8:40am, uniform inspection & National Anthem will be at 8:55am with competition beginning at 9:00am. The Division 1 boys and girls team winners will be named at the conclusion of this session.

 NSBC JV Tournament At Nautical Lanes Sunday

The annual NSBC JV Tournament will be held this coming Sunday, January 28th, at Spevock's Nautical Lanes in Avon Lake. FREE ADMISSION! The tournament will be held in two shifts - all Division 2 schools in the morning and all Division 1 schools in the afternoon. All teams will bowl 2 regular games and 5 bakers. Champions will be awarded for Division 1 & Division 2 boys and combined girls (due to low team count).

Division 2 - Doors will open at 6:30am, coaches meeting at 7:15am, warmups at 7:40am, uniform inspection & National Anthem will be at 7:55am with competition beginning at 8:00am. Teams competing in this session are: Black River boys, Brookside boys, Clearview boys and girls, Fairview boys and girls, Lutheran West boys, Elyria Catholic boys and girls, Firelands boys, Keystone boys and Open Door boys. The Division 2 boys team winner will be named at the conclusion of this session.

Division 1 - Coaches meeting at 12:15pm, warmups at 12:40pm, uniform inspection & National Anthem will be at 12:55pm with competition beginning at 1:00pm. Teams competing in this session are: Amherst boys and girls, Avon Lake boys, Avon boys, Berea/Midpark boys, Buckeye boys, Elyria boys, Olmsted Falls boys, Midview boys and girls, North Olmsted boys and merged girls team with Elyria, North Ridgeville boys and girls and Westlake boys. The Division 1 boys team winner and overall girls team winner will be named at the conclusion of this session.

 2023 Middle School Season Has Ended

The middle school season, which kicked off Saturday, September 23rd, concluded with the last matches on Sunday, November 5th.  The following schools are fielded teams this year:

  • Amherst  (3 boys teams & 1 girls team)
  • Avon Lake  (4 boys teams)
  • Firelands  (3 boys teams & 1 girls team)
  • Keystone  (2 boys teams & 1 girls team)
  • Midview  (2 boys teams)
  • North Olmsted  (2 boys teams & 1 girls team)
  • Open Door CS  (1 boys team)

Congrats to the following winning teams:

  • Boys A: Team Champion - Avon Lake A, Runner-Up - Firelands A
  • Boys B: Team Champion - North Olmsted B1, Runner-Up - Amherst B1
  • Girls: Team Champion - Firelands, Runner-Up - Amherst

The NSBC adopted the program this year and in its inaugural year Open Door CS and Midview joined, bringing us up to seven school districts. This season we had 124 bowlers representing those 7 school districts, making up 22 teams in the Boys "A", Boys "B" and "Girls" divisions. For comparison, last year there were 13 teams representing 5 school districts.

For those of you in the 8th grade, best of luck next year in High School!!!

 2023 Middle School Season Starts This Weekend!

The Middle School bowling season kicks off Saturday, September 23rd, with 7 schools competing.  The following schools are fielding teams this year:

  • Amherst
  • Avon Lake
  • Firelands
  • Keystone
  • Midview  (New)
  • North Olmsted
  • Open Door CS  (New)

This is the first year officially under the North Shore Bowling Conference.  The Middle School Coordinator Willie Smith (Firelands) has put in many hours to get the program incorporated into the NSBC. A big THANK YOU to the coaches from Amherst, Avon Lake & North Olmsted who started this program informally 4 years ago.

Best of luck this year to all of the teams!!!

 OHSBCA 22-23 All-District Bowlers

The Ohio High School Bowling Coaches Association (OHSBCA) has released the 2022-2023 All-District award winners with 31 NSBC bowlers being selected!

This year's selections breaks down to 18 boys (Division 1: 13, Division 2: 5) and 13 girls (Division 1: 8, Division 2: 5).

A very big CONGRATULATIONS to all who made the list this year!

Division 1 - Boys
Division 1 - Girls
1st Team
1st Team
Brenton Dill - Avon
Allison Taylor - Amherst Steele
Joseph Wrenn - North Olmsted
Sabrina Stawicki - Amherst Steele
Jason Beets - North Olmsted
Kilee Falish - Avon
2nd Team
2nd Team
Jacek Gomez - Avon Lake
Amber Gall - North Olmsted
Micah Mercado - Amherst Steele
Taylor Radon - Buckeye
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Grant Taylor - Amherst Steele
Kiersten Wozniak - North Ridgeville
Sammy Ellis - Berea-Midpark
Josie Cehelnik - North Ridgeville
Brandon Poore - Olmsted Falls
Bella Anzevino - Buckeye
Thomas Ulrich - Firelands
 
Luke Slogar - Avon Lake
 
Ben Scheef - Olmsted Falls
 
Jacob Bolyard - Firelands
 
Aiden Bedock - Elyria
 
Division 2 - Boys
Division 2 - Girls
1st Team
1st Team
Josh "JT" Maslanich - Lutheran West
Whitney Kirschner - Wellington
 
Katie Smith - Firelands
 
Gabby Riba - Open Door Christian
 
Mandy DeWitt - Firelands
2nd Team
2nd Team
Patrick Robles - Clearview
Sky Zavatsky - Lutheran West
Logan Klamer - Clearview
 
Anthony Coray - Lutheran West
 
Joseph Cole - Fairview Park
 
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
-- None --
-- None --

 

 State-Bound NSBC Teams/Individuals

The North Shore Bowling Conference will be well represented at state this year. A total of 4 teams and 2 individual bowlers will be competing at Wayne Webb's Columbus Bowl Lanes either March 3-4, or March 10-11, 2023.

Congrats to the NSBC teams of Amherst Steele HS (D1 Boys), Avon Lake HS (D1 Boys), Lutheran West HS (D2 Boys) and North Olmsted HS (D1 Girls) for advancing to State!

Congrats to the NSBC individuals who are also advancing to state: Whitney Kirschner from Wellington HS (D2 Girls) and Mandy DeWitt from Firelands HS (D2 Girls)!

The schedule for the State Championships: D2 Girls - Friday, March 3rd, D2 Boys - Saturday, March 4th, D1 Girls - Friday, March 10th, D1 Boys - Saturday, March 11th.

Good luck to all participants!!!

 2023 OHSAA Division 1 Lorain Sectionals - Results

The 2023 OHSAA Division 1 Lorain Sectionals was held on Sunday, February 19th at AMF North Ridgeville Lanes in North Ridgeville. On the boys side, there were 12 of our NSBC teams competing. For the girls, there were 9 of our NSBC teams competing.

Congrats to the NSBC teams of Amherst Steele HS (Boys & Girls), Avon Lake HS (Boys), Berea-Midpark HS (Boys), North Ridgeville HS (Boys) and North Olmsted HS (Girls) for advancing to Districts!

Congrats to the NSBC individuals who are also advancing to districts: Brenton Dill from Avon HS (Boys), Jason Beets from North Olmsted HS (Boys), Kilee Falish from Avon HS (Girls), Josephine Cehelnik from North Ridgeville HS (Girls), Marissa Jones From Berea-Midpark HS (Girls) and Abby Schuerger from Avon Lake HS (Girls)!

Here are the top 5 teams for this year:

Boys D2 - Teams
Girls D2 - Teams
1 - Amherst Steele HS
1 - Magnificat HS
2 - Avon Lake HS
2 - Amherst Steele HS
3 - Berea-Midpark HS
3 - North Olmsted HS
4 - North Ridgeville HS
4 - Westlake HS
5 - Olmsted Falls HS
5 - North Ridgeville HS

 

Click below for the full results from this year's tournament.

 2023 OHSAA Division 2 Lorain Sectionals - Results

The 2023 OHSAA Division 2 Lorain Sectionals was held on Sunday, February 12th at AMF Medina Lanes in Lorain. On the boys side, there were 10 of our NSBC teams competing. For the girls, there were 11 of our NSBC teams competing.

Congrats to the NSBC teams of Clearview HS (Boys), Lutheran West HS (Boys), Firelands HS (Girls), Brookside HS (Girls) and Wellington HS (Girls) for advancing to Districts!

Congrats to the NSBC individuals who are also advancing to districts: Landon Davison from Wellington HS (Boys), Colin Gillihan from Columbia HS (Boys) and Gabriella Riba from Open Door Christian HS (Girls)!

Here are the top 5 teams for this year:

Boys D2 - Teams
Girls D2 - Teams
1 - Triway HS
1 - Triway HS
2 - Clearview HS
2 - Firelands HS
3 - Lutheran West HS
3 - Brookside HS
4 - Coventry HS
4 - Wellington HS
5 - Lake Center Christian HS
5 - Open Door Christian HS

 

Click below for the full results from this year's tournament.

 2023 NSBC Conference Tournament - Results

The 2023 NSBC Varsity Conference Tournament was held on Sunday, February 5th at Rebman's Recreation in Lorain. On the boys side, there were 15 Division 1 teams and 11 Division 2 teams. For the girls, there were 12 Division 1 teams and 11 Division 2 teams. Thank you to all who helped make this tournament a success.

Congrats to the winning teams of Amherst Steel HS (Division 1 Boys), Clearview HS (Division 2 Boys), Amherst Steel HS (Division 1 Girls) and Firelands HS (Division 2 Girls)!

Here are the top 5 teams for this year:

Boys D1 - Teams
Boys D2 - Teams
Girls D1 - Teams
Girls D2 - Teams
1 - Amherst Steele HS
1 - Clearview HS
1 - Amherst Steele HS
1 - Firelands HS
2 - Avon Lake HS
2 - Lutheran West HS
2 - North Olmsted HS
2 - Lutheran West HS
3 - Berea-Midpark HS
3 - Firelands HS
3 - Buckeye HS
3 - Wellington HS
4 - Midview HS
4 - Wellington HS
4 - Avon Lake HS
4 - Open Door HS
5 - Olmsted Falls HS
5 - Fairview HS
5 - North Ridgeville HS
5 - Keystone HS

 

Click below for the full results from this year's tournament.

 2023 NSBC JV Tournament - Results

The 2023 NSBC JV tournament was held on Sunday, January 29th at Spevock's Nautical Lanes in Avon Lake. There were 10 Division 1 boys teams, 8 Division 2 teams and 9 combined girls teams that came to compete. Thank you to all who helped make this tournament a success.

Congrats to the winning teams of Amherst Steel HS (Division 1 Boys), Keystone HS (Division 2 Boys) and North Ridgeville HS (Combined Girls)!

Here are the top 5 teams for this year:

Boys D1 - Teams
Boys D2 - Teams
Girls - Teams
1 - Amherst Steele HS
1 - Keystone HS
1 - North Ridgeville HS
2 - Avon HS
2 - Open Door HS
2 - North Olmsted HS
3 - Avon Lake HS
3 - Clearview HS
3 - Buckeye HS
4 - North Ridgeville HS
4 - Fairview HS
4 - Avon Lake HS
5 - Berea-Midpark HS
5 - Lutheran West HS
5 - Amherst HS

 

Click below for the full results from this year's tournament.

 12th Annual Eagle Challenge

North Olmsted HS held their 12th Annual Eagle Challenge on Sunday, December 11th. There were 25 boys teams and 23 girls teams that came to compete. Thank you to all who helped make this tournament a success.

Here are the top 5 teams for this year:

Boys - Teams
Girls - Teams
1 - Berea-Midpark HS
1 - Amherst Steele HS
2 - Twinsburg HS
2 - Magnificat HS
3 - Ravenna HS
3 - Mentor HS
4 - North Olmsted HS
4 - Howland HS
5 - Avon Lake HS
5 - Ravenna HS

 

Here are the top 8 individuals for this year:

Boys - Individual
Girls - Individual
1 - Jason Beets (North Olmsted HS)
1 - Katrina Erich-Lukans (Wickliffe HS)
2 - Tony Thockmorton (Wickliff HS)
2 - Allison Taylor (Amherst Steele HS)
3 - Jared Vrabel (Howland HS)
3 - Kilee Falish (Avon HS)
4 - Steven Demchak (Olmsted Falls HS)
4 - Hannah Ashenbach (Amherst Steele HS)
5 - Jake Love (Avon HS)
5 - Zoe Bevilacqua (Ravenna HS)
6 - Joseph Wrenn (North Olmsted HS)
6 - Marissa Jones (Berea-Midpark HS)
7 - Jayden Miller (Berea-Midpark HS)
7 - Abigail Pfeil (North Royalton HS)
8 - Jakob Holland (North Ridgeville HS)
8 - Mia Sayles (Magnificat HS)

 

Click below for the full results from this year's tournament.

 2022 Middle School Season Has Ended

The middle school season, which kicked off Saturday, September 24th, concluded with the last matches on Saturday, October 29th.  The following schools are fielded teams this year:

  • Amherst  (3 boys teams)
  • Avon Lake  (3 boys teams)
  • Firelands  (2 boys teams)
  • Keystone  (2 boys teams)
  • North Olmsted  (2 boys teams & 1 girls team)

Congrats to the following winning teams:

  • Boys A Team Champion - Avon Lake A
  • Boys B Team Champion - Amherst B
  • Girls Team Champion - North Olmsted

For those of you in the 8th grade, best of luck next year in High School!!!