07/21/2026
Last night, our team captains and officers held our summer meeting to discuss some of the complaints and suggestions from last year and to determine some of the big pieces for our 2026-27 league season. We decided on the following:
League Dates (Times may be subject to change)
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- League Showcase Sweeper: Friday, August 28th @ 6:30pm
- League draft signup deadline: Sunday, August 30th@ 11:59pm
- League Draft: Monday, August 31st @ 6:30pm
- League Meeting/Oil Pattern Test: Thursday, Sept 3rd @ 6:30pm
- Week 1 of bowling: Monday, Sept 14th @ 6:50pm
Rule Changes & Additions
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- We will remain with 32 teams. The league format package remains the same as last season with the exception of the regular season will now be 30 weeks long instead of 28. The change will have teams playing their own division only twice instead of 4 times. Teams will play matches against 28 of the 32 possible opponents in the league. The lane assignments will be improved to reduce playing next to the same teams all season, and will balance the number of matches teams bowl on each pair of lanes.
- The drawing to place teams into divisions will be done using the World Cup-style method and will take place during the league draft meeting. Any ties for positioning between pots will be broken by team captain average. (higher average = higher pot)
- Starting with the 2027-28 season, the entering average rules for players who did not bowl in the league the previous season will be changed: The first priority will be the player's composite average of the last 5 LBHR league seasons. If they are new to the league, their entering average will be a composite of the last 3 winter seasons the player has bowled (going back 5 calendar years). If they have no USBC average, they will enter the league at a 220 challenge average.
- Also starting in 2027-28, the league draft order for the 1st round will be determined by a weighted score, based on how the captain ranks in the following categories: Captain's average, the captain's finshing position in the previous season, and the captain + franchise combined average. The exact percentages will be defined in a later league meeting.
If you are interested in joining our league, you can sign up for the draft here: https://luckybowler.corsizio.com/event/69f3d43a8267262daffb6980
If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact one of our league officers: Robert Gonzalez, Chris Alvarez, or Daniel Ducoing
Looking forward to an awesome 2026-27 season, and see you all at the end of August!