We have a couple busy 2 weeks coming up. Spectators must purchase post season tickets. Sectional tickets are on sale now. 1 paid ticket covers all 3 days for Sectionals for both Team and Singles Events on the multiple days for both boys & girls. They will be checked at the door. See photo attached, look in the documents section in your team app, or go to this link: https://public.eventlink.com/tickets?t=159949

Here is the recap of the upcoming schedule. Check with your coach on what you will be bowling.

-Wednesday January 7th: Sectional TEAM BOYS at Ray's Lanes. Check in by 4:30pm. Check with your coach if you are on the Post-Season Roster. Teams submitted a 10 Player Post-Season Roster to the State. 7 Bowlers are allowed to Bowl each round of Post Season. 1 Varsity game was required. Format: 12 Baker Games. Top 4 Stepladder Finals. Top 4 Teams Advance to Regionals in Michigan City on Jan. 24th with check in 12:30pm. Advancement numbers attached.

-Thursday January 8th: Sectional TEAM GIRLS at Ray's Lanes. Check in by 4:30pm. Check with your coach if you are on the Post-Season Roster. Teams submitted a 10 Player Post-Season Roster to the State. 7 Bowlers are allowed to Bowl each round of Post Season. 1 Varsity game was required. Format: 12 Baker Games. Top 4 Stepladder Finals. Top 4 Teams Advance to Regionals in Michigan City on Jan. 24th with check in 12:30pm. Advancement numbers attached.

(Optional Team Tournament) Saturday Jan. 10th at 12pm NWIHSB Baker Tournament at Plaza Lanes. Check with your coach if your team is bowling.

-Monday January 12th JV Tournament Lakeshore Conference only at Inman's. Check in starts at 4:15pm Starts at 5pm: Anyone on your team (8th grade included) with 1 more game bowled in JV this season than Varsity games. (Does NOT matter how many JV or Varsity games were bowled, must have more than 50.01% more JV games than Varsity. Example: 5 JV games, 4 Varsity is good. 3 JV Games, 4 Varsity Games is NO good).
Format: 3 games of Bowling plus Top 4 stepladder finals. At Inman's Valpo. Start time 5pm. No Charge to Bowl. This is considered Week 13 of regular season schedule for JV.
(THIS IS OUR CONFERENCE JV TOURNAMENT. DON'T BE CONFUSED WITH NWIHSB JV CHAMPIONSHIP at Country Lanes, Lowell January 18 @ 12pm with a whole different set of eligibility rules. See NWIHSB Team App page for info and to sign up)

-Tuesday January 13th Sectional Singles BOYS and GIRLS at Olympia Michigan City. Check in by 4:30pm. You must have bowled at least 1 Varsity game this season. Format: 3 Games. Top 4 Stepladder Finals. Top 14 BOYS & Top 11 GIRLS Advance to Regionals in Michigan City on Jan. 24th with check in 8am. Advancement numbers attached.

-Wednesday January 14th: GIRLS TEAM Bill Morton Memorial Baker Tournament at Ray's Lanes. 7 Bowlers Max Per Team (8th graders allowed to bowl). 4:30pm practice starts. JV does NOT bowl on the side this day. Format: 8 Baker Games. Top 4 Bracket Finals. 1 vs 4, 2 vs 3, winners advance to finals. Bracket matches are 2 game total pinfall.

-Thursday January 15th: BOYS TEAM Bill Morton Memorial Baker Tournament at Ray's Lanes. 7 Bowlers Max Per Team (8th graders allowed to bowl). 4:30pm practice starts. JV does NOT bowl on the side this day. Format: 8 Baker Games. Top 4 Bracket Finals. 1 vs 4, 2 vs 3, winners advance to finals. Bracket matches are 2 game total pinfall.

-(OPTIONAL JV Tournament) Sunday January 18 @ 12pm. 2026 NWIHSB JV CHAMPIONSHIP at Country Lanes, Lowell. See NWIHSB Page for eligibility rules.

-Pending advancement Regionals Saturday January 24th Singles and Team at Michigan City
-Pending advancement Semi-state Saturday January 31st Singles and Team in Ft. Wayne
-Pending advancement State Finals Saturday February 14th and Sunday February 15th in Ft. Wayne

-(OPTIONAL Tournament) Sunday February 1st at 12pm NWIHSB Futures Tournament at Stardust Bowl 2 Merrillville for 9th and 10th graders ONLY.

WEATHER PLAN FOR SECTIONALS: We follow the IHSB Tournament Weather Rules as they posted. IF travel staus is set to WARNING, then the plans will be put in place to get these events in.

Lakeshore Conference Banquet is planned for after State in Late February at Chesterton High School again. Awards and Scholarships will be presented and announced after dinner.

GOOD LUCK TO ALL THIS POST SEASON!!