03/05/2026
If you haven't heard... We will be hosting the Lilac City Tournament this year. Ray, Bonnie, and Chris have the office set up and ready to make your reservation! We will be reaching out to squad leaders in the coming weeks to book your squads for this busy tournament! We will be having our special proprietor's squads on May 6th and 13th.
Hello Lilac Bowlers!
First and foremost, I want to pass along my sincerest “Thank You” for your patience during this move to Roseland Bowl. We are finally up and running again, our network is back up and phone lines are active. And our Entry Forms are now online at www.lilactour.com. The forms have been redesigned, and some squad times were adjusted as we are now oiling each and every squad. The new times are listed on the forms.
We are currently working on the reservations as there were many pre-booked reservations, originally booked on 48 lanes. To give a little meaning to this and future calls for reservations, I’ll explain the set up at Roseland.
Roseland has 42 lanes, however, 8 are sectioned off for Birthday and Corporate parties. The main center has AMF Synthetic lanes with wood approaches, The sectioned off 8 lanes utilize Brunswick Anvilane on the lanes and approaches. These simply will not play the same so we are using the 8 lanes exclusively for the No-Tap, which will now be offered all weekend. This leaves us with 34 lanes for the Lilac.
This is not an issue on many weekends but is on some weekends with our groups that book the same dates and times each year. We are doing our best to amicably come up with solutions. This also means that many squads are now maxed out so those needing reservations should have options in mind when calling.
I would also like you all to welcome Chris Buonaugurio, who will be the new Tournament Director as I move to an Advisory position. Chris is well versed with tournaments, and you may remember him from the Wild Irish Rose and the FLX Tournament. Chris, Bonnie and I, as well as the entire staff at Roseland Bowl are very excited about this year and looking forward to seeing everyone at this year’s Lilac. Thank you all once again and take care!
Ray