High School Bowling Club

Welcome to the 2026–27 BCAW High School Bowling Season

The 2026–27 BCAW High School Bowling Club (HSBC) season brings together student-athletes, coaches and volunteers from across Wisconsin.

District competition runs statewide from November through mid-February across our 14 HSBC districts. Teams will compete in Baker style matches for the chance to qualify for the 2027 BCAW HSBC State Tournament, set for March 5-7, 2027, at The Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley in Green Bay. State tournament competition will feature both boys’/coed and girls’ teams in Divisions 1 and 2, as well as individual qualifiers determined by season-long Baker Equivalency Rating (BER) rankings.

This season also brings important updates:

• Co-op team rule: Co-op teams in both boys’/coed and girls’ divisions may include up to four schools.
• Divisions 1 & 2 cut lines: The cut line numbers between Division 1 and Division 2 teams will be: 1,089 (boys’/coed) and 1,259 (girls). Teams will be assigned to Divisions 1 and 2 based on the total enrollment of each school comprising a stand-alone or co-op team.

• Key dates:

  • October 1, 2026: Practices may begin

  • November 1, 2026: District competition may begin

  • February 10, 2027: Final day for district competition

  • February 12, 2027: State roster submission deadline

We extend a warm welcome to our new coaches and volunteers, and we wish the very best of luck to all bowlers this season. Let’s make it one to remember— see you on the lanes!

Did You Know?

• Nearly 200 high schools in Wisconsin have students participating on a high school team.
• Over the last decade, an average of 2,600 boys’ and 2,600 girls’ teams have participated in varsity high school bowling in the United States.
• Bowling offers many great benefits for student-athletes, including being a great form of exercise.
• In 2023-24, an estimated 65,000 students bowled nationally in high school varsity competition.
• Bowling is one of the fastest growing high school sports over the last decade.
• More than 200 colleges offer bowling and nearly half offer scholarships.
• The bowling industry provides more than $6 million in scholarships each year.

Bowling also gives students an opportunity to become involved with their high schools, teaches fundamentals for a lifetime sport and helps athletes earn scholarships and bowl in college.

Find out why bowling is a sport that lasts a lifetime.