The Louisiana High School Athletic Association adds boys' and girls' varsity bowling, to start immediately with the current academic year. Louisiana became the 15th state in the nation to offer bowling as a varsity sport.

USBC High School forms from High School Bowling USA, a jointly funded program established in 2001 by USBC and the Bowling Proprietors Association of America. HSBUSA was administered out of Arlington, Texas, and had just six high school varsity bowling programs throughout the nation.

When HSBUSA became USBC High School in spring 2005, 15 varsity bowling programs existed with numerous club programs. Under the auspices of USBC, the high school bowling program can build on the organization's resources and access to youth bowlers. Although administered by USBC, the BPAA continues to provide support and advice through participation on the High School Advisory Board.

The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union approves the addition of girls' bowling as a varsity sport, to begin with the 2006-07 academic year. Iowa becomes the 16th state to offer varsity bowling opportunities to high school students.

USBC High School launches a free team membership to high school varsity and club bowing teams starting immediately with the 2005-06 academic year. The program provides exclusive benefits including resource materials like the USBC High School Coaching Guidebook as well as award recognition and All-America team nominations, which entitles each of the 10 recipients to a $1,000 scholarship.

The National Federation of State High School Associations released its latest sport participation survey to recap the 2004-05 academic year. Once again, bowling was the fastest-growing high school sport, with participation increasing by 14 percent for boys and 13 percent for girls.