Any men can't make it to the Leatherneck, let me know.
Right now I have Orlando can't go.

Men's Bowling Center
Miller Time Bowl
2902 E. Kimberly Road
Davenport, IA  52807
563-359-4770

Women's Center
Milan Lanes
2020 1st. Street West
Milan, IL 61264
309-787-1117

 

Women's Schedule

Saturday
715a  Checkin
745a  Coaches Meeting
8am  Team Intros
815a  Practice
830a  6 team games

Sunday
745a  Practice
8a  Four, 4-game baker sets
1145a  Round of 8 finals
1230p  Round of 4 finals
115p  Finals

Men's Schedule

Saturday
8a  Checkin
830a Coaches meeting
845a  Team Intros
9a  Practice
915a  6 team games

Sunday
815a  Practice
830a  Four, 4-game baker sets
1215p  Round of 8 finals
1p  Round of 4 finals
145p  Finals
230p Awards

FORMAT:  Each team will bowl 6 conventional games on Saturday and 4 - 4-game baker sets on Sunday.  After the bakers, the top 8 VARSITY mens teams and the top 8 VARSITY womens teams (based on 25 or more, otherwise just 4 will advance) with the highest total pin fall will be seeded into a bracket match.  The teams will bowl a best of 3 match (first to get 2 wins) with the winners advancing.  If there are 4 or more JV teams, the top 2 (from different institutions) will advance to best of 3 match (first to get 2 wins) for the JV Championship.

Teams will follow the lane schedule for lane assignments each game. 

If there is a tie at the completion of the baker round for the final advancing spot, then the teams that are tied will bowl 1 baker game to decide who advances on.  If any of the advancing teams are tied after the baker round, the team with the highest baker round total will receive the higher seed.  If there is a tie after the three games in the match play, a fourth game will bowled to determine the team that advances on or wins.

LANE PATTERN

This year we are going to use the 2011 ITC pattern.  The women will have no changes to the pattern since they are on wood, and it held up pretty well at the Warhawk (or so I was told).  For the men though, you will be bowling on older AMF HPL's (the manager couldn't remember when they were installed, all she knew is it was before the 1999 WIBC nationals there).  And we all know that AMF lanes have a tendency to be a little more "forgiving".  So with that said, I have asked the center to keep the pattern the same, just shorten the buff from 40 feet to 38 feet.  I have talked with a few people about this and they think it "should" help to prolong the inevitable lofting of the gutter caps.  The head mechanic, who will be putting the pattern in their lane machine, was not in today since he will be working this weekend.  The manager didn't think it should be an issue, but then again, she isn't a bowler.  So the head mechanic is supposed to call me tomorrow if he has any concerns regarding this change to the pattern.  Here is a link to the 2011 ITC pattern as graphed by USBC:


http://usbcongress.http.internapcdn.net/usbcongress/bowl/tournaments/pdfs/usbcitc/2011/2011ITCLanePattern.pdf

-- Edited by philmark11 on Monday 28th of November 2011 02:05:57 PM

-- Edited by philmark11 on Monday 28th of November 2011 02:06:48 PM

One of my coaches back home in NY whose good friends with my Uncle is originally from IL and says that the Miller Time Bowl flies and that balls that tend to go into more of a roll over a hook seem to carry and score much higher. Just a tip of advice.... take it if you'd like.