Teenage sensation Kamron Doyle (right) of Brentwood, Tenn., and former 14-Under champion Ashley Dunn (left) of Palmdale, Calif., will lead the fields of four boys and four girls who will bowl in the 15th annual Teen Masters Grand Championships Aug. 5-8 inside Vanderbilt Hall in New York City's Grand Central Terminal.

Doyle, a Junior Team USA member who became the youngest "casher" in U.S. Open history earlier this year at age 14, won 13 of his 16 matches and posted a 34-game total of 7,303 pins, including match play bonus pins, to lead qualifying in the High School Boys division of the Teen Masters at Freeway Lanes in suburban Cleveland.

The other four boys who will advance to the Grand Championship finals along with Doyle are Jacob Ettinger, Lafaytee, Colo.; Greg Young, Viera, Fla., and Aaron Yuratovich, Olathe, Kan.

Dunn, two years removed from her 14-Under Teen Masters age group title in Reno, Nev., posted a 10-6 match play record and knocked down a total of 6,745 pins to lead the High School Girls qualifiers.

Haley Rubin of Brandon, S.D., was second, 14 pins behind. Also advancing to the Grand Championships will be Jessica Davies, Cape Coral, Fla., and Melanie Hannon, Cheektowaga, N.Y.

Hannon claimed the final spot in the Grand Championships by 13 pins over defending Teen Masters High School Girls division champion Rachel Vaughn of Port St. Lucie, Fla.

The Teen Masters Grand Championships will be webcast live on PBA.com's Xtra Frame, a subscription-based on-line video streaming service, Aug. 6-8.

Also on Thursday, David Daniels of Sebring, Fla., defeated Tyler Zogg of Chesapeake, Va., 143-172, 199-186, 212-203, to win the best-of-three-game championship match in the Boys 14-Under division.

Adel Wahner of Las Cruces, New Mexico., won the Girls 14-Under title, defeating Bailey Palmer of Ottumwa, Iowa, 193-158, 220-159.

The Teen Masters is a unique youth tournament, testing player skills on a combination of long- and short-oiled lane conditions as well as bowling equipment limitations which require players to make adjustments in their techniques rather than relying on ball technology.

Each competitor will be allowed to use two Ebonite bowling balls. More than 170 youth bowlers compete for more than $100,000 in scholarship money.

 

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15th Annual Teen Masters Qualifying - 14-Under Division

Boys Championship (best of three games):
David Daniels, Sebring, Fla., def. Tyler Zogg, Chesapeake, Va., 143-172, 199-186, 212-203

Girls Championship (best of three games):
Adel Wahner, Las Cruces, New Mexico, def. Bailey Palmer, Ottumwa, Iowa, 193-158, 220-159.

 

15th Annual Teen Masters Qualifying - High School Boys

Final match play standings after 34 games including match play bonus pins; top four advance to Teen Masters Grand Championships

1, Kamron Doyle, Brentwood, Tenn., 13-3, 7,303
2, Jacob Ettinger, Lafaytee, Colo., 11-5, 12-4, 7,053
3, Greg Young, Viera, Fla., 11-5, 6,932
4, Aaron Yuratovich, Olathe, Kan., 10-6, 6,920

Did not advance:
5, Russ Oviatt, Sioux Falls, S.D., 9-7, 6,886
6, Chad Mee, Hamburg, N.Y., 7-9, 6,885
7, Andrew Bonin, Greenwood, Ark., 8-8, 6,776
8, Trevor Baumgartner, Topeka, Kan., 8-8, 6,728
9, Livio Bolzon, Chicago, 7-9, 6,694
10, Bryant Ezell, Fayetteville, Ark., 7-9, 6,632
11, Nicholas Pate, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., 6-10, 6,581
12, Brian Guillen, Brooklyn, N.Y., 5-11, 6,567
13, Jeff McCann, Waterloo, Iowa, 6-10, 6,525
14, Jorge Rodriguez, Puerto Rico, 7-9, 6,487
15, Christopher Fort, Peachtree City, Ga., 6-10, 6,440
16, Freddy Rosa, Puerto Rico, 8-8, 6,405

 

15th Annual Teen Masters Qualifying - High School Girls

Final match play standings after 34 games including match play bonus pins; top four advance to Teen Masters Grand Championships

1, Ashley Dunn, Palmdale, Calif., 10-6, 6,745
2, Haley Rubin, Brandon, S.D., 12-4, 6,731
3, Jessica Davies, Cape Coral, Fla., 13-3, 6,628
4, Melanie Hannon, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 9-6-1, 6,563

Did not advance:
5, Rachel Vaughn, Port St. Lucie, Fla., 10-6, 6,550
6, Sierra Kanemoto, Dayton, Ohio, 8-8, 6,310
7, Jessica Kowalski, Swansea, Ill., 8-8, 6,245
8, Rijani Kaya, Caldwell, Idaho, 7-9, 6,040
9, Bethany Duchowny, Ballston Lake, N.Y., 9-7, 5,983
10, Shelby Miller, Klamath Falls, Ore., 5-10-1, 5,950
11, Kara Saulsbery, Hartstown, Pa., 7-8-1, 5,932
12, Brittany Hartzler, Smithville, Ohio, 7-9, 5,927
13, Erika Pimentel, Northlake, Ill., 7-9, 5,926
14, Carly Phelps, Boise, Idaho, 5-11, 5,807
15, Jayna Tartaglia, Rye Brook, N.Y., 5-10-1, 5,797
16, Mikayla Cook, Binghampton, N.Y., withdrew