Dear
Coaches, Bowlers and Parents,
It
is with great disappointment to report the cancellation
of the 2020 U.S. High School Bowling National
Championship. While we've been fighting to keep
this year's National Championship going, a combination
of further difficult news today has now made
it impossible to bring you this tournament.
Earlier
today, the USBC canceled their remaining 2020
national tournaments. We have always been a
USBC certified tournament and we respect the
USBC's perspective regarding COVID-19. We also
just received discouraging news from local health
department regarding the escalating COVID-19
infection numbers. As a result, we feel it is
in the best interest of bowlers, coaches and
parents to cancel this year's event.
Because
of the excellent relationship we have with Poelking
Lanes - South, the 2021 U.S. High School Bowling
National Championship will be hosted in Dayton,
Ohio at Poelking Lanes - South. .Next
year's tournament will be on June 19-21, 2021.
This
pandemic has been especially hard on this year's
graduating seniors. We wish all the senior national
finalists could have put their skills to the
test in this season's final high school tournament.
As to all our national finalists, you should
take pride in knowing that you earned your spot
in the 2020 National Championship, and no one
can take that away from you.
Regarding
refunds, everyone's entry fees will start being
processed for refund right away in the way they
were paid. Credit card payments will have their
entry fee refunded to their credit card, while
those who paid by check will have refund checks
mailed to them. Once processed, credit card
refunds will be confirmed by e-mail to the credit
card holder. If anyone has specific requests
regarding their entry fees, please contact me
by e-mail at worldmike@aol.com .
Lastly,
I would like to personally thank all of you
that entered the 2020 National Championship!!
We at the U.S. High School Bowling Foundation
hope you all stay safe and healthy and have
a successful 2020/2021 season.
Sincerely,
Michael
Nyitray
President, U.S. High School Bowling Foundation