Silver Bay youth bowlers win regional title, advance to nationals

A 4:30 a.m. departure from Silver Bay ended with a regional championship in Eagan, sending a small North Shore youth bowling program to the national stage in Minneapolis.

Logan Fisher, who owns Silver Bowl in Silver Bay, and co-coach Ryan Savoy guided five U12 bowlers through 21 games at Cedarvale Lanes on Cedar Grove Parkway, where the Silver Bay group won the USA Bowling Upper Great Lakes Regional. Fisher said the trip included two of his children on the U12 roster and another child on the U15 team, a family commitment that stretched from the early-morning drive to the final frame.

The U12 lineup was Brielle Fisher, Keenan Fisher, Myla Savoy of Superior, Owen Davis of Bruno and Zachary Olein of Oakdale. Their win mattered because the United States Bowling Congress set the 2025-2026 USA Bowling Regional Tournament Series at 16 events nationwide, and the winning team in each age division at each qualifier earned a berth in the national championship, scheduled for Minneapolis in July 2026.

The Upper Great Lakes regional covered Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa, which made the Silver Bay title especially hard-earned. Only one U12 team from that five-state region advanced, turning a long day on the lanes into a result that put a Lake County program on the map far beyond the North Shore.

The victory also built on a youth pipeline that has been developing at Silver Bowl for years. Previous junior league seasons at the alley sent six bowlers to the Pepsi/Storm state tournament from a field of 18 participants, and another year saw six youth bowlers advance from a pool of 22. That track record shows the regional title was not a fluke, but the latest step in a small program sustained by league nights, parent coaches and a business that has become more than a place to bowl.

Fisher’s own history at Silver Bowl adds to that credibility. He has rolled a sanctioned 300 game at the alley, reportedly the second sanctioned 300 there, a milestone that reinforces the idea that Silver Bowl is not just a community hangout but a serious development ground for young bowlers. For Silver Bay, the regional crown carried both bragging rights and a practical payoff: more visibility for local athletics, a stronger case for keeping kids involved at home, and a national trip that reflects what a small-town sports program can still produce.