Jacob Kent of Newark, N.Y., and Brittni Hamilton (pictured, r-l) of Webster, N.Y., lead the 2010 United States Bowling Congress Junior Gold Championships presented by Brunswick heading into Friday's final round.

Kent, who has led since the opening round Monday, paced the boys with a 30-game total of 6,412, an average of 213.7, while Hamilton took the top spot on the girls side with 6,240, an average of 208, at Woodland Bowl.

The week started with 982 boys and 521 girls competing for $125,000 in scholarships. The top 79 girls and 150 boys competed in Thursday's semifinals and just 16 boys and 16 girls remain headed into Friday's match-play finals, which will be broadcast live on BOWL.com beginning at 9 a.m. Eastern.

"This has been incredible," said Kent, the son of former professional bowler Doug Kent. "There were certain times today I struggled hoping to shoot 180 games at the most. When the lanes started to open up and I got some room, I got more comfortable. I lost a few pins early, but it was easy to get them back. It's been pretty cool to see my name at the top of the board the whole week."

Although Kent leads, the margin got closer the last game as Marshall Kent of Yakima, Wash., (no relation to Jacob Kent) fired 268 to close the semifinals with 6,377, just 35 pins off the lead. Chris Via of Springfield, Ohio, is third at 6,255, Kyle King (no relation to Jacob Kent) of Glendale, Ariz., is fourth with 6,253 and Aaron Groendyk (no relation to Jacob Kent) of Grandville, Mich., rounds out the top five with 6,242.

"It's a whole different tournament tomorrow," Jacob Kent said. "Up until this point, you're bowling with friends. When you get to match play, it's cut throat. You don't give anything and you take as much as you can. It will be very interesting to see who rises to the top tomorrow."

For the girls, Hamilton holds a slim lead on Addileen Pointer of Highland, Mich. Pointer sits just 16 pins back, but there's a bigger gap between second and third. Danielle McEwan of Stony Point, N.Y., is third, 110 pins behind second. Amanda Greene of Romney, W.Va., is fourth at 6,105, and Kristie Petravich of West Palm Beach, Fla., is fifth at 6,069.

"I threw the ball really well this morning and this afternoon the lanes were a lot tougher," Hamilton said. "I just wanted to keep myself in good position for tomorrow and get as many pins as I could. My goal coming into today was to set myself up for the grand finale."

Competing in her final Junior Gold, Hamilton said the goal is clear at this point in the tournament.

"When I started the tournament, my goal was to make one cut at a time, and now I've done that," Hamilton said. "This is my last Junior Gold, and now the main goal is for me to go out there and win it."

At the end of 46 total games this week, spots will be awarded on Junior Team USA 2011. The top four male and top four female finishers after match-play competition will automatically qualify for Junior Team USA 2011, and the National Selection Committee will award four at-large spots - two male, two female - from the pool of athletes that make match-play finals.

Indianapolis is also hosting two other major youth bowling tournaments this month. The USBC Youth Open Championships at Expo Bowl continues through July 20 and picks up again July 22-24. The Youth Open will award $100,000 in scholarships to participants.

In addition, the North Pointe $100,000 High School Singles Tournament will be held at Hindel Bowl from July 17-19 and also will have $100,000 in scholarships up for grabs.

Girls after 24 games (pdf file)
Girls after 30 games (pdf file)
Boys after 24 games (pdf file)
Boys after 30 games (pdf file)

 

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2010 USBC Junior Gold Championships - Boys Semifinals

Standings after 30 games. The top 16 advance.

1, Jacob Kent, Newark, N.Y., 6,412
2, Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 6,377
3, Chris Via, Springfield, Ohio, 6,255
4, Kyle King, Glendale, Ariz., 6,253
5, Aaron Groendyk, Grandville, Mich., 6,242
6, Tyler Vostry, Plainfield, Ill., 6,229
7, Matthew Gasn, Laurel, Md., 6,223
8, Andrew Koff, Miami, Fla., 6,207
9, Kenny Benoit, Topeka, Kan., 6,187
10, Cameron Weier, Federal Way, Wash., 6,150
11, Kamron Doyle, Brentwood, Tenn., 6,146
12, Dale Coleman, High Springs, Fla., 6,141
13, Michael Preston, Oswego, Ill., 6,138
14, EJ Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 6,114
15, Nathan Ricks, Plantation, Fla., 6,112
16, Zack Hattori, Las Vegas, Nev., 6,090

Missed Cut:
17, Mathew Dodson, Orlando, Fla., 6,086
18, Jeremy Glover, Compton, Calif., 6,080
19, Sam Burns, Federal Way, Wash., 6,069
20, Drew Balta, Walford, Iowa, 6,067
21, Jacob Boresch, Kenosha, Wis., 6,064
22, Kyle Rodgers, Louisville, Ky., 6,058
23, Peter Diemer, Staten Island, N.Y., 6,053
24, Kyle Anderson, Lockport, Ill., 6,051
25, Joe May, Palm Harbor, Fla., 6,038
26, Ryan McCoy, Griffith, Ind., 6,029
27, Nick Cooper, Davisburg, Mich., 6,021
28, Cristian Azcona, San Juan, PR, 6,018
29, Scott Boyle, Salida, Calif., 6,015
30, Jon Trzcinski, Bay Shore, N.Y., 6,013
31, Greg Geering, Phoenix, Ariz., 6,006
32, Darren Tang, San Francisco, Calif., 5,994
33, Blake Demore, Springfield, Mo., 5,991
34, Justin O'Hara, Westland, Mich., 5,988
35, Jon Lippert, Sioux Falls, S.D., 5,981
36, Brett Baker, Powder Springs, Ga., 5,975
37, Joshua Scanlan, Grayslake, Ill., 5,959
38, Michael Fujita Jr., El Sobrante, Calif., 5,954
39, Jimmy Ewell, Austin, Texas, 5,953
40, Kyle Calcote, Friendswood, Texas, 5,950
41, Sean Lavery-Spahr, Denton, Texas, 5,949
41, Michael Erlingis, Westland, Mich., 5,949
43, Charles Easton, Sylvania, Ohio, 5,948
44, Tyler Young, Sullivan, Ill., 5,944
45, Aaron Lorincz, Belleville, Mich., 5,934
46, Anthony Solano, Brighton, Colo., 5,932
47, Zachary Wilkins, Barrie, ON, 5,923
48, Steven Haneveld, Flanders, N.J., 5,922
49, Vernon Griffin, Virginia Beach, Va., 5,921
50, Ryan Ventillo, New City, N.Y., 5,920
51, Michael Coffey, Melbourne, Fla., 5,916
51, Bryan Eaton, Wyoming, Mich., 5,916
53, Kyle Spadine, Nicholson, Pa., 5,913
53, Erik Stanley, Warren, Mich., 5,913
55, Drew Bauer, Bay City, Mich., 5,912
56, Tyler Vocks, Taylorville, Ill., 5,907
56, Jamie Robinson, Westerville, Ohio, 5,907
58, Gregory Young, Viera, Fla., 5,904
59, AJ Nowak, Norfolk, Neb., 5,899
60, Tony Harger, Flint, Mich., 5,897
61, Ryan Clark, Canton, Mich., 5,895
62, Kevin Beers, Reinholds, Pa., 5,892
63, Matthew Dobbins, Yaphank, N.Y., 5,891
64, Daylen Bills, Salt Lake City, Utah, 5,886
64, Mason Petrin, West Bend, Wis., 5,886
64, Diante Fields, Middletown, Del., 5,886
67, Gary Faulkner, Memphis, Tenn., 5,885
68, Shane Dagdag, Mililani, Hawaii, 5,884
69, Nicholas Christy, Newport, N.C., 5,883
70, Tyler Westling, Palm City, Fla., 5,882
71, Daniel Lemiesz, Machesney Park, Ill., 5,881
72, Bobby Phillips, Roscoe, Ill., 5,876
73, Jerome Penxa II, Romeo, Mich., 5,871
73, Timothy Starkes, Lake Grove, N.Y., 5,871
75, Josh Burnham, Allen, Texas, 5,869
76, Nicolas Sutherland, Grand Blanc, Mich., 5,865
77, Hector Soto, San Juan, PR, 5,864
77, Jeff Wallace, Rochester, N.Y., 5,864
79, Paul Kelly, Homestead, Pa., 5,861
79, Ryan Novak, Burnsville, Minn., 5,861
81, Andrew Klingler, Holly, Mich., 5,860
82, A.J. Chapman, Manchester, Iowa, 5,857
83, Garrett Johnson, Marietta, Pa., 5,856
84, Isaac Kim, Lebanon, Pa., 5,854
84, Roger Petrin, Indian Trail, N.C., 5,854
86, Tyler Young, Herculaneum, Mo., 5,853
86, Kevin Jones, Covina, Calif., 5,853
88, Ethan Frank, Wahpeton, N.D., 5,851
89, Chris Spoo, Boynton Beach, Fla., 5,846
90, Austin Smith, Cayahoga Falls, Ohio, 5,845
91, Austin Landry, Charlotte, Mich., 5,842
92, Kristopher Prather, Milton, Fla., 5,835
93, Dustin Grant, Sparks, Nev., 5,829
94, Ryan Peden, Sanger, Calif., 5,826
95, Dominic Partipilo, Aurora, Ill., 5,825
96, Matt Dewey, Rochester, N.Y., 5,823
96, Jalen White, Lansing, Mich., 5,823
96, Trevour Riske, Anchorage, Alaska, 5,823
99, Steve Ammirati, W. Holbrook, N.Y., 5,820
100, Justin Mandell, Orlando, Fla., 5,818
100, John Jordan, Bellingham, Wash., 5,818
102, Wesley Edwards, Blue Springs, Mo., 5,806
103, McKenzie Eaton, Wyoming, Mich., 5,803
104, Mitchell Katic, Orlando, Fla., 5,802
105, Kevin Alajko, Depew, N.Y., 5,794
106, Lucas Hohnstein, Boise, Idaho, 5,791
107, Josh Lee Encarnacion, Carolina, PR, 5,788
108, Darren Alexander, Essex, ON, 5,786
108, Steven Bumstead, Powder Springs, Ga., 5,786
110, Chris Kurys, Chateauguay, QC, 5,785
111, Jonathan Heimann, St. Peters, Mo., 5,784
112, Chad Skinner, Linwood, Mich., 5,778
112, Caleb Nakata, Loomis, Calif., 5,778
114, Matt Gauroniak, Palm City, Fla., 5,773
115, Derek Kindig, Oquawka, Ill., 5,766
116, Quentin Mamer, Pleasant Hill, Mo., 5,762
117, Trent Mitchell, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, 5,761
118, Javier Velez, Guaynabo, PR, 5,758
119, Ronald Fujita, El Sobrante, Calif., 5,756
120, Matthew Priore, N. Arlington, N.J., 5,750
121, Richard Farrington, Rochester, N.Y., 5,749
122, Bobby Moro, Syracuse, N.Y., 5,746
123, Thomas Baral, Palm City, Fla., 5,742
123, Michael Fonseca, Guaynabo, PR, 5,742
125, Nick Powers, Sun Prairie, Wis., 5,737
126, Mitchell Shumway, Winter Springs, Fla., 5,736
127, Kyle Berry, Chesapeake Beach, Md., 5,735
128, Kevin Donovan, Painted Post, N.Y., 5,730
129, Jacob Ettinger, Lafayette, Colo., 5,717
130, Kodie Stout, Vickery, Ohio, 5,713
131, Riley Smith, Kenosha, Wis., 5,704
131, Matthew Bellus, Eden Prairie, Minn., 5,704
133, Sean Riley, Weston, Fla., 5,703
134, Max Fishman, Greensboro, N.C., 5,699
135, Ryan Lakota, Shorewood, Ill., 5,679
136, Randy Hagen, Aberdeen, S.D., 5,673
137, Garrett Gauthier, Lapeer, Mich., 5,670
138, Greg Pizl, Antigo, Wis., 5,669
139, Ryan Powers, Portage, Mich., 5,659
140, Cory Barber, Rochester, N.Y., 5,656
140, Joel Klaas, North Street, Mich., 5,656
142, Perry Crowell IV, Hoquiam, Wash., 5,650
143, Jared Joseph, Waverly, N.Y., 5,648
144, Cory Misura, Largo, Fla., 5,647
145, Troy Busch, Sioux Falls, S.D., 5,616
146, Tommy Magers, Watchung, N.J., 5,612
147, John Hobscheid, Roselle, Ill., 5,537
148, Zach Rhoades, Lafayette, Ind., 5,511
149, Joey Robillard, Savage, Minn., 5,473

 

2010 USBC Junior Gold Championships - Girls Semifinals

Standings after 30 games. The top 16 advance.

1, Brittni Hamilton, Webster, N.Y., 6,240
2, Addileen Pointer, Highland, Mich., 6,224
3, Danielle McEwan, Stony Point, N.Y., 6,114
4, Amanda Greene, Romney, W.Va., 6,105
5, Kristie Petravich, West Palm Beach, Fla., 6,069
6, Erin McCarthy, Omaha, Neb., 6,021
7, Kaitlin Quinn, Livonia, N.Y., 5,986
8, Liz Seibel, Hellertown, Pa., 5,983
9, Thea Aspiras, Chesapeake, Va., 5,979
10, Brandi Branka, Momence, Ill., 5,947
11, Victoria Ferris, Kalamazoo, Mich., 5,938
12, Kim Yioulos, Rochester, N.Y., 5,930
13, Jessica Earnest, Vandalia, Ill., 5,922
14, Dayna Galganski, North Palm Beach, Fla., 5,914
15, Samantha Hesley, Wellington, Fla., 5,913
16, Melanie DeCarlo, Peru, Ill., 5,909

Missed Cut:
17, Amanda Fry, Antelope, Calif., 5,908
18, Mary Wells, Westerville, Ohio, 5,906
19, Jennifer Boisselle, Valrico, Fla., 5,870
20, Samantha Santoro, Reinholds, Pa., 5,855
21, Tricia Kent, Williamsville, N.Y., 5,845
22, Aleksandra Hudak, Taylor, Mich., 5,824
22, Kim Carper, Ft Ripley, Minn., 5,824
24, Michelle Secours, Brockport, N.Y., 5,821
25, Jodi Gawlik, Schaumburg, Ill., 5,814
26, Carrie Hopkinson, Drumbo, ON, 5,794
27, Emily Eckhoff, Denver, Colo., 5,784
28, Samantha Kelly, Hoffman Estates, Ill., 5,770
29, Kaitlin Mayall, Chula Vista, Calif., 5,745
30, Rachel Vaughn, Port St. Lucie, Fla., 5,719
31, Haley Richard, Tecumseh, Mich., 5,716
32, Morgan O'Brien, Lomira, Wis., 5,714
33, Megan Buja, Rockford, Ill., 5,691
34, Brianna Larson, North Tonawanda, N.Y., 5,687
35, Rachel Schalow, Marshfield, Wis., 5,682
36, Natalie Jimenez, Rowland Heights, Calif., 5,680
36, T'nia Falbo, Greensburg, Pa., 5,680
38, Kelsey Muther, Topeka, Kan., 5,673
39, Brittney Morton, St. Cloud, Wis., 5,671
40, Katie Thornton, Chesapeake, Fla., 5,658
41, Christine Gill, Lakewood, Colo., 5,654
41, Chelsea Schneider, Walnutport, Pa., 5,654
43, Brianne Schmansky, Westland, Mich., 5,653
44, Sarah O'Brien, Oswego, Ill., 5,638
45, Samantha Johnson, Wyoming, Mich., 5,635
46, Nicole Trudell, Coventry, R.I., 5,631
47, Sarah Lokker, New Baltimore, Mich., 5,623
48, Dara Ajimine, Honolulu, Hawaii, 5,600
49, Makayla Douglas, Vancouver, Wash., 5,597
50, Chelsea Oshita, Plainfield, Ill., 5,595
51, Kara Richard, Tecumseh, Mich., 5,586
52, Emily Strombeck, Durham, N.C., 5,582
53, Elise Bolton, Merritt Island, Fla., 5,580
54, Rebecca Glazier, Newport News, Va., 5,579
55, Tamara Thompson, China Grove, N.C., 5,567
55, Catherine Rawsthorne, Federal Way, Wash., 5,567
57, Suzana Signaigo, Wichita, Kan., 5,559
58, Samantha Lawton, Sacramento, Calif., 5,544
59, Tawni Vollmer, Tecumseh, Mich., 5,540
60, Brandie Reamy, Livonia, Mich., 5,529
61, Amanda Warwick, Channahon, Ill., 5,527
62, Bobbi Unterseher, Fargo, N.D., 5,526
63, Michelle Hunzaker, Cary, N.C., 5,525
64, Melanie Hannon, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 5,524
65, Anna Groce, Kernersville, N.C., 5,516
66, Krystyna Johnson, Montgomery, Ill., 5,484
67, Tasha Waterbury, Soldotna, Alaska, 5,467
67, Kimi Davidson, Azle, Texas, 5,467
69, Danielle Dolegala, Lancaster, N.Y., 5,464
70, Molly Novak, Burnsville, Minn., 5,463
71, Nicole Mosesso, Centerville, Ohio, 5,462
72, Katie Maher, Ottumwa, Iowa, 5,454
73, Brittany Poff, Windsor, Pa., 5,450
74, Danielle Walker, Keller, Texas, 5,433
75, Katherine Jones, Miami, Fla., 5,392
76, Erin Michelfelder, Oak Creek, Wis., 5,378
77, Lauren Eggleton, Anchorage, Alaska, 5,365
78, Katherine Eckelberger, Rochester, N.Y., 5,348
79, Joyce Kenon, Huntsville, Ala., 5,323