Area Tournaments Begin Oct. 15

The Special Olympics Kentucky Bowling season runs August through December.  In August, more than 1,500 Special Olympics Bowlers and Unified partners begin their bowling season as they bowl weekly in order to improve their bowling skills and to obtain an accurate average.  Any athlete who wishes to qualify for the State Bowling Tournament must participate in a sanctioned Area level Tournament.  In order to qualify for an Area Tournament, he or she must submit a current average that includes at least 12 games.

Qualifying Area Level Tournaments are held throughout the state in October and early November. Bowling registration packets were mailed on August 6th. If you are a head coach and you have not received your packet list please contact Amanda Wade at 502-695-8222 or [email protected] as soon as possible.

The SOKY Bowling Program offers several formats of competition:  singles, doubles and unified (Special Olympics athlete paired with a partner without an intellectual disability).

Area bowling tournament dates and registration deadlines:

**Times are subject to change**
AREA 1
SATURDAY, OCT 15 – Singles, Ramp, Unified
Cardinal Lanes – Paducah, KY – 9:00 A.M. CST
Postmark Date: Wednesday, September 28

AREA 2
SATURDAY, OCT 29 – Singles, Ramp, Unified
Diamond Lanes South – Owensboro, KY – 1:30 P.M. CST
Postmark Date: Wednesday, October 12

AREA 3
SATURDAY, NOV 5 – Singles, Ramp, Unified
Pin Zone Bowling – Prestonsburg, KY – 9:00 A.M.
Postmark Date: Wednesday, October 19 

AREA 4
SATURDAY, OCT 22 – Singles – Session 1, 9:00 A.M.; Session 2, 12:00 P.M.
SUNDAY, OCT 23 – Unified – 9:00 A.M.; Ramp Bowlers: 12:00 P.M.
King Pin – Jeffersontown (Louisville), KY
Postmark Date: Wednesday, October 5 

AREA 5
SATURDAY, OCT 29 – Singles, Ramp, Unified
Southern Lanes – Bowling Green, KY
Singles/Ramp – 9:30 A.M. CST; Unified 12:00 P.M. CST
Postmark Date: Wednesday, October 12

AREA 6
SATURDAY, OCT 22 – Singles, Ramp, Unified
Briar Lanes – Somerset, KY – 1:00 P.M.
Postmark Date: Wednesday, October 5

AREA 7
SATURDAY, OCT 22 –Singles, Ramp, Unified
Superbowl – Erlanger, KY
Singles – 9:00 A.M.; Unified 11:00 A.M.
Postmark Date: Wednesday, October 5

AREA 8
SATURDAY, OCT 15 – Singles, Ramp – 1 P.M.
SUNDAY, OCT 16 – Unified, 1 P.M.
Eastland Lanes – Lexington, KY
Postmark Date: Wednesday, September 28

AREA 9
SATURDAY, NOV 5 – Singles and Unified
Pin Zone Bowling – Prestonsburg – 1:00 P.M.
Postmark Date: Wednesday, October 19  

The State Bowling Tournament will be held December 3 and 4 in Louisville at King Pin Lanes and Fern Valley Lanes.