2025 | 2026
TOUR SCHEDULE
STOP 1 - Sept 7
Fireside Lanes, Billings
STOP 2 - Sept 21
Westside Lanes, Missoula
STOP 3- Oct 12
Grizzly Lanes, Bigfork
Full Schedule
WELCOME TO THE
BIG SKY TOUR
The Big Sky Tour Board of Directors would like to invite all youth bowlers to come participate in the Big Sky Tour. This scratch league is divided into 4 divisions and travels to 9 different centers this year between September and March.
$20,000+
SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED IN THE PAST TWO YEARS
OUR DIVISIONS
MINIONS
12 and under
8/1/2013 or later
JUNIORS
15 and under
8/1/2010 to 7/31/2013
MAJORS
20 and under
8/1/2005 to 7/31/2010
GIRLS
U15 & U20
8/1/2005 to 7/31/2013
UPCOMING TOUR STOPS
STOP 1 - Sept 7 Fireside Lanes, Billings
STOP 2 - Sept 21 Westside Lanes, Missoula
STOP 3- Oct 12 Grizzly Lanes, Bigfork
STOP 4 - Oct 26 Little's Lanes, Great Falls
STOP 5 - Nov 16 Town & Country Lanes, Billings
STOP 6- Dec 7 Ravalli Fun Center, Hamilton
STOP 7 - Jan 4 Sleeping Giant Lanes, Helena
STOP 8 - Mar 1 Cedar Park Lanes, Anaconda
STOP 9- Mar 15 Star Lanes, Butte
Qualifying Formats
R/L qualifying format is where each bowler bowls 6 games across several pairs of lanes. Athletes move each game with right lanes moving right, left lanes moving left. Athletes from all 3 divisions may be on the same pair of lanes if not enough lanes or the 4- lane shuffle may be used. No bonus pins.
H2H is the standard 6gm qualify is 3 sets of 2 games scratch head-to-head. Athletes are ranked from highest average to lowest average and then paired off. Each subsequent set, athletes are paired off based on set totals.
Finals Formats
Top 5 Stepladder
Top 5 Low Man Out
Top 8 Bracket (Single-Elimination)
JOIN US
If you have any questions about the Big Sky Tour or any other events we encourage you to contact our Tour Director Terri Johnson at 406.459.7985
2025-2026 Big Sky Tour Board of Directors
• President Chase Erickson - Great Falls, MT
• Vice-President Gillianne Ostermiller - Billings, MT
• Secretary/Treasurer Karina Haight - Helena, MT
• Sergeant-at-Arms Noah Keintz, Helena, MT
• Girls Representative Sammantha Thomas - Helena, MT
• Jr Division Representative Tayte Nichols - Kalispell, MT
• Minions Division Representative Hannah Black - Butte, MT
2025-2026 HOST CENTERS
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Tel: 406.459.7985
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