2009 California Pepsi Championships

Welcome to the 2009 California Pepsi USBC Youth Championships. The two league level qualifying windows are NOVEMBER 1-14, 2008 & JANUARY 17-30, 2009. Every youth bowler should be given their FREE chance to qualify.  Last year California awarded $70,000 in scholarships and only half of the centers in California with youth programs participated.  Every center can make a tremendous difference and YOUR youths deserve a chance at this great opportunity!  The Pepsi Championships will be conducted in six (6) divisions: Boys’ 11-Under Handicap, Girls’ 11-Under Handicap, Boys’ 12-Up Handicap, Girls’ 12-Up Handicap, Boys’ 12-Up Scratch, Girls’ 12-Up Scratch.  The 11-under division bowlers will earn scholarships at the District Finals (March 2009) and the 12-up division bowlers will earn scholarships at the State Finals (May 2-3, 2009 at CLASSIC BOWL in DALY CITY – SPORT BOWLING CERTIFIED*).  The final top four scratch bowlers (2 boys & 2 girls) will earn berths into the 2009 USBC Jr. Gold National Finals (Indianapolis, IN). There will no longer be a Pepsi National Finals.

For the 9th year in a row, www.BowlersParadise.com will be sponsoring this event along with Elite Bowling, www.elitebowling.com. Both will be donating items for our fundraising raffle at the district and state finals sites, helping us to raise more scholarship dollars. We would also like to thank Brunswick and Pin Point Bowling Concepts (located inside AMF Beverly Bowl) for their bowling ball donations. Digital Team Photography will also be taking individual photos at the State Finals, in which a percentage of all proceeds will be donated to this year's scholarship fund. Please support these sponsors and help us THANK to them for their generous contributions and support!

Thank you for your support and participation in the largest scholarship event in California. Last year we worked extremely hard with your help in raising funds so that we could award $70,000 in scholarships! With the rising cost of education, this tournament strongly benefits many young bowlers on their way to a promising future. Good luck to everyone!

Pepsi Chairman and Co-Chair

12-Up State Finals Qualifiers Information (12-Up divisions only): State Finalists qualify from the District Finals to the State Finals based on a ratio of 1:5 per division. State Finalists are competing for scholarships and the top four scratch bowlers will earn berths into the USBC Jr. Gold Championships (July-Indianapolis, IN) each receiving a travel stipend. The State Finals will be a certified sport bowling event. All scholarship winners from the State Finals will receive a scholarship packet in the mail in June with instructions on how to retrieve their funds and will receive a certificate.

IMPORTANT PEPSI DATES

Please email the chairman if you have any questions about this event or about Pepsi scholarships.

California has an outstanding history at the International finals. Since 1983, California has had 18 top four finishers totaling over $43,000 in scholarships. This proves that many of the top youth bowlers in this country are right here from California. 

2007 Pepsi Results | 2008 Pepsi Results

CALIFORNIA PEPSI CHAMPIONSHIPS FORMAT

BRIEF QUALIFYING OUTLINE:  Center level qualifying is based on a ratio of 1:3 with bowlers competing within six divisions: 11-Under Boys & Girls; 12-Up Handicap Boys & Girls; and 12-Up Scratch Boys & Girls from their home certified youth league.  (No Pre-Bowled or Post-Bowled scores can be used.)  Bowlers that qualify from their center to the district finals will bowl 3 games in March at the District Level Finals in their respective District. (Districts are based on their home bowling center location in the state).  The 11-Under division will compete for scholarships only at this District Level.  The 12-Up divisions will compete at the District Level and will qualify based on the 1:5 ratio to the State Finals. First place finishers in the 12-Up divisions at the District level will be awarded with commemorative watches and certificates for their outstanding performance.  Scholarships for the 12-Up divisions are awarded only at the State Finals.

STATE FINALS: The format of the State Finals is six games of qualifying with the overall final top 4 bowlers (total pins plus handicap) entering the stepladder finals for each division (16 total bowlers). The stepladder finals will determine scholarship placement as well as who our representatives will be entering the national finals.  All fundraising held at the state finals goes directly into the 12-Up scholarship fund. 

SCHOLARSHIP BREAKDOWNS:  The 11-Under Division's scholarships will be distributed after the State Finals.  Their results will be included in the State Finals results book which will be mailed to each bowling center and local association.  All scholarship winners are mailed a scholarship certificate and letter of congratulations.