More than 3,300 youth bowlers, the largest field in tournament history, are scheduled to compete at the 2016 Junior Gold Championships presented by Storm, Roto Grip and Master, and the weeklong event will kick off with this weekend in Indianapolis with the trade show and opening ceremonies. The Junior Gold Championships features the top youth bowlers (U20, U15 and U12) in the country seeking national titles, spots on Junior Team USA and scholarship money.
Woodland Bowl, Western Bowl, Expo Bowl, Southern Bowl and All-Star Bowl in Indianapolis, Ind., USA (July 14-15, 22-25 and 29-31, 2016)
Bowling.com will continue as the title sponsor of the Youth Open Championships, while the event retools its lowest divisions in 2016. The Under 20, Under 15 and Under 12 divisions remain, but the Under 8 division has been replaced by an Under 10 division. The Bowling.com Youth Open Championships is a national non-qualifying tournament open to all United States Bowling Congress Youth members. The 2016 event will take place over nine days starting July 14 at Expo Bowl in Indianapolis.
The Bowling.com Youth Open Championships begin Thursday at Orland Bowl in Orland Park, Illinois. The event takes place Thursday through Saturday and then returns July 16-26. The non-qualifying tournament is patterned after the USBC Open Championships and Women's Championships. Youth bowlers compete in team (four players), doubles, singles and all-events. The tournament, which will award an estimated $90,000 in scholarships this year, has four age-based divisions - U8, U12, U15 and U20.
The 2015 Bowling.com Youth Open Championships will provide more opportunities for youth bowlers to grab a share of the scholarship fund and, for the third consecutive year, the event will hold a West Region tournament. This year, Cloverleaf Family Bowl in Fremont, California, will be the host center for the Youth Open West Region on June 20-21. Orland Bowl in Orland Park, Illinois, will host the 2015 Bowling.com Youth Open Championships from July 9-26.
Eric Gauroniak of Palm City, Florida, had the only 300 game and three other youth bowlers each won multiple titles at the 2014 Bowling.com Youth Open Championships that recently concluded at AMF Thruway Lanes in Cheektowaga, N.Y. The Bowling.com Youth Open is a non-qualifying tournament open to all USBC Youth members. This year's event drew more than 1,200 participants and will award approximately $80,000 in scholarships.
The top youth bowlers in the country will head to the Buffalo, N.Y., area starting this weekend with dreams of earning spots on Junior Team USA and with more than $200,000 in scholarships on the line at the 2014 Junior Gold Championships. The event, which is presented by Ebonite, Columbia 300, Track and Hammer, officially gets underway with the first round of qualifying on Monday. A record 2,770 USBC youth members are eligible to participate in the event.
The Junior Gold Championships and the Bowling.com Youth Open Championships will head to a pair of new cities in 2015 and 2016, while a familiar location will host the 2017 events. Junior Gold, which is presented by Ebonite, Columbia 300, Track and Hammer, and the Youth Open will head to Chicago in 2015, then to Cleveland in 2016 and return for the fifth time to Indianapolis in 2017.
Bowling.com, the leading online source for bowling gear, will be the title sponsor for the United States Bowling Congress Youth Open Championships starting in 2014. The national championship for youth bowlers now will be known as the Bowling.com Youth Open Championships presented by USBC. The two-year agreement includes title sponsorship of the USBC Youth Open Championships West Region.
The United States Bowling Congress Youth Open Championships will have separate singles and doubles divisions for girls in 2014, and the Youth Open West Region tournament also will return in 2014. The 2014 Youth Open will be held at AMF Thruway Lanes in Cheektowaga, N.Y., from July 10-27. Cal Bowl in Lakewood, Calif., located near Disneyland and other tourist
destinations in southern California, will host the West Region tournament June 21-22.
The United States Bowling Congress Youth Open Championships got underway Thursday at Expo Bowl in Indianapolis. The event runs July 12-14, 19-23 and 27-28. The non-qualifying tournament is patterned after the USBC Open Championships and USBC Women's Championships. Youth bowlers compete in Team (four players), Doubles, Singles and All-events.
The Detroit area will play host to bowling's biggest youth tournaments in 2013, the North Pointe Junior Gold Championships and the USBC Youth Open Championships. The North Pointe Junior Gold Championships will take place at Sunnybrook Lanes and Sterling Lanes, both in Sterling Heights, Mich., and AMF Rose Bowl in Roseville, Mich., from July 13-19, 2013. Sterling Lanes will be the site for the USBC Youth Open Championships, scheduled for July 11-28, 2013.
More than 2,000 USBC Youth members participated in the tournament
A record-setting performance by Tristan Musick (pictured left) highlighted the 2011 United States Bowling Congress Youth Open, which wrapped up competition on Sunday at South Point Bowling Center in Las Vegas. Musick, of Olathe, Kan., who was competing in his first USBC Youth Open, had games 256, 248 and 299 for an 803 series during singles competition on July 8. It was the first 800 series rolled in the history of the USBC Youth Open, which started in 2007. More than 2,000 USBC Youth members participated in the tournament.
Each tournament will offer more than $100,000 in scholarships
The biggest youth bowling tournaments in the nation, the USBC Junior Gold Championships and the USBC Youth Open, will return to Indianapolis in 2012. Woodland Bowl, Western Bowl and Expo Bowl will be the host centers for Junior Gold with the semifinals and finals to be contested at Woodland Bowl. Expo Bowl will be the site of the Youth Open. The three centers played host to the events in 2009 and 2010.
Expo Bowl in Indianapolis, Ind., United States (July 9-10, 15-20, 22-24, 2010)
The 2010 USBC Youth Open wrapped up this weekend and the team title went to an all-girls team. More than 2,000 youth bowlers participated in the USBC Youth Open, sponsored by Pepsi, which was held at Expo Bowl in Indianapolis, Ind. The non-qualifying tournament is patterned after the USBC Open Championships and USBC Women’s Championships. Youth bowlers competed in team (four players), doubles, singles and all-events during the 11 days of competition.
Expo Bowl in Indianapolis, Ind., United States (July 9-10, 15-20, 22-24, 2010)
More than 2,000 youth bowlers are expected to participate in the 2010 USBC Youth Open, sponsored by Pepsi, which starts July 9 at Expo Bowl in Indianapolis. The non-qualifying tournament will run July 9-10, 15-20 and 22-24, and is patterned after the USBC Open Championships and USBC Women's Championships. Youth bowlers compete in team (four players), doubles, singles and all-events. The tournament will award approximately $100,000 in scholarships this year.
AMF Thruway Lanes in Buffalo N.Y., United States (July 13-21, 2007)
When the Junior Team USA Boys entered the inaugural United States Bowling Congress Youth Open Championships, they did so because it was their lone chance to compete together as a team. Now, they are part of the event's first group of champions. Tim Pfeifer shot a 656 series to lead the Junior Team USA Boys to the Division 1 Team title with 2,480 at AMF Thruway Lanes in Buffalo, N.Y. Josh Blanchard added 651, Matt O'Grady shot 648 and Kyle Bischoff contributed 525.
AMF Thruway Lanes in Buffalo N.Y., United States (July 13-21, 2007)
For almost a year, dozens of bowlers from Hudson Lanes in Jersey City, N.J., lived in anticipated for their trip to the 2007 United States Bowling Congress Youth Open Championships. The 40 bowlers formed 10 teams, all wearing matching shirts, to compete at AMF Thruway Lanes on Sunday morning in the inaugural Youth Open Championships, which began Friday and continues through July 21. "For the past year, our whole league has been focused on coming to this tournament," said 16-year-old Michael Rayes.
AMF Thruway Lanes in Buffalo N.Y., United States (July 13-21, 2007)
In a year where there are no international youth events scheduled, some members of Junior Team USA decided to take advantage of the opportunity to compete together in the inaugural United States Bowling Congress Youth Open Championships on Saturday morning. More than 1,600 athletes are expected to compete in the nine-day tournament, modeled after the USBC Open and Women's Championships.
More than 1,600 youth bowlers of varying ages, averages expected to compete
The next chapter in bowling's history book was written Friday as the inaugural United States Bowling Congress Youth Open Championships kicked off at AMF Thruway Lanes. More than 1,600 athletes are expected to compete in the nine-day tournament, modeled after the USBC Open and Women's Championships. Bowlers will take part in singles, doubles and four-player team competition which is open to all USBC Youth members.
AMF Thruway Lanes in Buffalo N.Y., United States (July 13-21, 2007)
Youth bowlers will be given the chance to put their skills to the test under United States Bowling Congress Sport Bowling lane conditions at the inaugural USBC Youth Open Championships later this year. The USBC Youth Open Championships will be conducted in Buffalo, N.Y., starting July 13 at AMF Thruway Lanes. The event is conducted alongside the USBC Junior Gold Championships and Pepsi USBC Youth Championships.
More than 3,300 youth bowlers, the largest field in tournament history, are scheduled to compete at the 2016 Junior Gold Championships presented by Storm, Roto Grip and Master, and the weeklong event will kick off with this weekend in Indianapolis with the trade show and opening ceremonies. The Junior Gold Championships features the top youth bowlers (U20, U15 and U12) in the country seeking national titles, spots on Junior Team USA and scholarship money.
Bowling.com will continue as the title sponsor of the Youth Open Championships, while the event retools its lowest divisions in 2016. The Under 20, Under 15 and Under 12 divisions remain, but the Under 8 division has been replaced by an Under 10 division. The Bowling.com Youth Open Championships is a national non-qualifying tournament open to all United States Bowling Congress Youth members. The 2016 event will take place over nine days starting July 14 at Expo Bowl in Indianapolis.
The 2015 Bowling.com Youth Open Championships will provide more opportunities for youth bowlers to grab a share of the scholarship fund and, for the third consecutive year, the event will hold a West Region tournament. This year, Cloverleaf Family Bowl in Fremont, California, will be the host center for the Youth Open West Region on June 20-21. Orland Bowl in Orland Park, Illinois, will host the 2015 Bowling.com Youth Open Championships from July 9-26.
Eric Gauroniak of Palm City, Florida, had the only 300 game and three other youth bowlers each won multiple titles at the 2014 Bowling.com Youth Open Championships that recently concluded at AMF Thruway Lanes in Cheektowaga, N.Y. The Bowling.com Youth Open is a non-qualifying tournament open to all USBC Youth members. This year's event drew more than 1,200 participants and will award approximately $80,000 in scholarships.
The top youth bowlers in the country will head to the Buffalo, N.Y., area starting this weekend with dreams of earning spots on Junior Team USA and with more than $200,000 in scholarships on the line at the 2014 Junior Gold Championships. The event, which is presented by Ebonite, Columbia 300, Track and Hammer, officially gets underway with the first round of qualifying on Monday. A record 2,770 USBC youth members are eligible to participate in the event.
The United States Bowling Congress Youth Open Championships will have separate singles and doubles divisions for girls in 2014, and the Youth Open West Region tournament also will return in 2014. The 2014 Youth Open will be held at AMF Thruway Lanes in Cheektowaga, N.Y., from July 10-27. Cal Bowl in Lakewood, Calif., located near Disneyland and other tourist
destinations in southern California, will host the West Region tournament June 21-22.
The Detroit area will play host to bowling's biggest youth tournaments in 2013, the North Pointe Junior Gold Championships and the USBC Youth Open Championships. The North Pointe Junior Gold Championships will take place at Sunnybrook Lanes and Sterling Lanes, both in Sterling Heights, Mich., and AMF Rose Bowl in Roseville, Mich., from July 13-19, 2013. Sterling Lanes will be the site for the USBC Youth Open Championships, scheduled for July 11-28, 2013.
A record-setting performance by Tristan Musick (pictured left) highlighted the 2011 United States Bowling Congress Youth Open, which wrapped up competition on Sunday at South Point Bowling Center in Las Vegas. Musick, of Olathe, Kan., who was competing in his first USBC Youth Open, had games 256, 248 and 299 for an 803 series during singles competition on July 8. It was the first 800 series rolled in the history of the USBC Youth Open, which started in 2007. More than 2,000 USBC Youth members participated in the tournament. 
The 2010 USBC Youth Open wrapped up this weekend and the team title went to an all-girls team. More than 2,000 youth bowlers participated in the USBC Youth Open, sponsored by Pepsi, which was held at Expo Bowl in Indianapolis, Ind. The non-qualifying tournament is patterned after the USBC Open Championships and USBC Women’s Championships. Youth bowlers competed in team (four players), doubles, singles and all-events during the 11 days of competition.
When the Junior Team USA Boys entered the inaugural United States Bowling Congress Youth Open Championships, they did so because it was their lone chance to compete together as a team. Now, they are part of the event's first group of champions. Tim Pfeifer shot a 656 series to lead the Junior Team USA Boys to the Division 1 Team title with 2,480 at AMF Thruway Lanes in Buffalo, N.Y. Josh Blanchard added 651, Matt O'Grady shot 648 and Kyle Bischoff contributed 525.
For almost a year, dozens of bowlers from Hudson Lanes in Jersey City, N.J., lived in anticipated for their trip to the 2007 United States Bowling Congress Youth Open Championships. The 40 bowlers formed 10 teams, all wearing matching shirts, to compete at AMF Thruway Lanes on Sunday morning in the inaugural Youth Open Championships, which began Friday and continues through July 21. "For the past year, our whole league has been focused on coming to this tournament," said 16-year-old Michael Rayes. 
