2024 U.S. High School Bowling National Championship Hosted In Lancaster, PA

In the first week of June, Lancaster was lucky enough to host 575 bowlers from 25 different states across the country for the United States High School Bowling National Championship. With some of the students traveling to Lancaster from states as far as Alaska and Hawaii, there were no lengths these dedicated bowlers wouldn’t go to, to compete.

2024 marks the 8th annual championship hosted by tournament director, Michael Nyitray. “It’s always exciting to see the best bowlers in the country…This is what’s going to set up college bowling, and possibly professional bowling” says Nyitray. For the student bowlers, this was a chance to face top-tier competition and stack themselves amongst the best of the best as they looked toward the next step of their bowling careers.
“I feel like it’s a very cool experience because you get to meet different people from different states. It’s cool to be here, being one of the top in the nation,” said Taylor Miller, a junior on the Warwick Bowling Team. “It’s cool to see the other competition that is around because I plan on bowling collegiately. So, I might see some familiar faces when I get up there.”

This competition also helps to create buzz around the rapidly growing sport.
“It’s absolutely a huge sport and growing,” says Frank Telenko, Elizabethtown Bowling’s head coach. “You just know that you’re part of a community and to have that unique bond with that they all have together is pretty special.”

“The growth is continuing and hopefully representation here [at this tournament], gives it a little more buzz for high school bowling locally,” said Nyitray. “That’s another reason why I think it was important for us to come [to Lancaster]”

The US High School Bowling National Championship is a unique opportunity for the central Pennsylvania community that is giving just as much back to its best bowlers.

“We always talked about how we wanted three things that happen with everybody that comes through Elizabethtown bowling,” said Telenko. “Number one, I want them to have fun, number two, I want them to make new friends, and number three, I want them to become better bowlers. I think we’ve hit all three of those things. No matter what way we walk out of this place, I’m still proud of these kids.”