Match Report

NJSIAA Unified Bowling

  • November 17 – First practice
  • November 24 – First competition allowed
  • February 10 – Team cutoff
  • February 18 – Tournament registration due (1 team per school)
  • March 2 – Team Tournament, 11 am start, Lucky Strike, North Brunswick

Please submit your roster for the NJSIAA Unified Bowling Championship tournament by February 18. Schools may enter one team of up to eight players.

Unified Cup Bowling

  • For middle and high school teams not participating in the NJSIAA team tournament
  • March 2 at Lucky Strike, North Brunswick
  • 10am start
  • Register here. High schools may enter one team; middle schools may enter two.

Rules

  • No bumpers
  • Assisted and unassisted ramp use is allowed
  • Teams will swap lanes after three games
  • No food allowed on the lanes during competition
  • Coaches may not interrupt mid-frame
  • The fault line system should be utilized

4-person Baker Format

  • Fast-paced and team-based method of bowling
  • Multiple bowlers bowl one game, alternating frames
  • Order: The bowling order (bowler 1, bowler 2, bowler 3, bowler 4) for Baker is set each game (1 game = 10 frames) An Athlete is ALWAYS Bowler 2.
  • Coaches may change their order from one game to another, maintaining a ratio of 2 athletes and 2 Unified partners at all times, with Bowler 2 always being an athlete.

Guidelines

  • Only the athletes and coaches participating in the current game should be in their respective lanes
  • Officials should be adults who are familiar with the rules of high school and Special Olympics bowling
  • All players must complete school-required paperwork for the season
  • All coaches must complete NFHS Learn Coaching Unified Sports course

2026 Champions

  • NJSIAA Large School: Monroe High School
  • NJSIAA Small School: West Milford High School
  • Unified Cup High School Division A: Union City High School
  • Unified Cup High School Division B: Willingboro High School
  • Unified Cup High School Division C: Millburn High School
  • Unified Cup Middle School Division A: Crossroads South, South Brunswick
  • Unified Cup Middle School Division B: Crossroads South, South Brunswick