PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE / Thomas E. Dale Jr.

December 2006 / January 2007






Ahead: major championship tournaments
for all members


It seems like only yesterday that fall leagues started up, and now we’re approaching the midpoint of the season. Plans are under way for our three major championship tournaments:

  • The Youth Championship Tournament will be held in February at Bowl America Woodbridge.
  • Our Women’s Championship Tournament will be held in March at Bowl America Falls Church.
  • Our Open Championship Tournament will be held in April at AMF Alexandria and AMF Annandale.


    Entry forms will be available soon at your bowling center.

    We will have an annual membership meeting on Sunday, January 14. I encourage all bowlers from the association to attend and hope that all of our leagues send at least one representative to this important meeting. Attendance is open to anyone holding a local membership card.

    The main purpose of the annual meeting is to elect officers and directors for the following season, elect delegates to state meetings and the USBC national convention, and vote on any proposed rule and bylaws changes for our local association. We will notify all leagues and post a notice on our Web site once the location is finalized.

    Also, our youth representation meeting will be held immediately before the annual meeting. All youth leagues are entitled to send one league official and one youth bowler to the youth representation meeting. If you are involved in a youth program or are a youth bowler interested in what goes on with the local association, I encourage you to attend this meeting.

    The opening round of our Youth Scratch Invitational Tournament will be held Saturday, January 22 at Bowl America Manassas. Because the tournament has grown, we will split Round 1 into two squads. The C Division (150-164 average) will bowl at 10 a.m. The A Division (180 and up average) and the B Division (165-179 average) will bowl at 2 p.m. See the Calendar of Events for the locations of the other four rounds.

    For the latest events within NCA­USBCA, visit regularly this site. Please don’t hesitate to contact me.

    In closing, I hope your 2006-07 season has been productive and rewarding so far, and I hope to see you at one of our events this season.