The MHSAA State Bowling Championships return to the Capital City this year with an additional classification and eight more teams participating in the expanded event at Metro 24 Bowling Center.
Bowling teams have been divided into Class III (6A), Class II (5A and 4A) and Class I (3A, 2A and 1A) beginning with the 2017-18 school year.
Each day’s tournament is scheduled to start at approximately 10 a.m. The top two boys and top two girls teams from each class advance to the Baker Format finals.
Class I State Championship (Wednesday, Feb. 14)
Boys Teams Girls Teams
Kossuth Kossuth
Tupelo Christian Mantachie
East Union East Union
Mantachie St. Joseph
Sacred Heart Nanih Waiya
St. Joseph Tupelo Christian
Biggersville West Union
Alcorn Central Choctaw Central
Class II State Championship (Thursday, Feb. 15)
Boys Teams Girls Teams
Neshoba Central Neshoba Central
Itawamba AHS Itawamba AHS
West Harrison Cleveland Central
New Albany Long Beach
Cleveland Central Pontotoc
Gautier Richland
Corinth Center Hill
Pontotoc Florence
Class III State Championship (Friday, Feb. 16)
Boys Teams Girls Teams
St. Martin D’Iberville
D’Iberville Gulfport
Clinton DeSoto Central
DeSoto Central Clinton
Southaven Starkville
Brandon Brandon
Hancock Harrison Central
Gulfport Hancock