Greater Seattle USBC Youth Bowling Association

 

The USBC Junior Gold Program consists of the most elite youth bowlers in the United States and International competitors. The program's objective is to help youth bowlers maintain an interest in bowling through emphasis on advanced training, coaching and team bowling so they may coninue to progress and excel in the sport.

 

Junior Gold assists youth bowlers in learning all aspects of the sport to prepare them to continue to bowl competitively as they grow older. Members of Junior Gold regularly compete at the high school and collegiate level. Dedicated youth bowlers may participate in Junior Gold for several reasons: to thoroughly learn the nuances of the game; to earn college scholarships; as preparation for bowling at the collegiate level; or possibly to prepare for international or professional bowling.

 

Junior Gold members have the opportunity to win thousands of dollars in scholarships and spots on USBC Junior Team USA by competing at the USBC Junior Gold Championships. Junior Team USA members compete internationally against youth from around the world, while also having the opportunity to refine their  games with assistance from elite coaches.

 

Junior Gold was developed with four goals in mind:

1. Retain USBC Youth members and attract new members.

2. Emphasize advanced training, coaching, team bowling and elite competition.

3. Act as feeder to collegiate bowling, Team USA and professional bowling.

4. Continue positive relations ties with the United States Olympic Committee.

 

For Junior Gold member requirements and other information, go to the Junior Gold section on Bowl.com.

 

The 2008 USBC Junior Gold Championships will be held July 5 - 11 in Detroit, Michigan. Those qualifying for the tournament from the State of Washington are as follows:

 

Brandon Dunson                                            Sarah Boe

Corben Etteldorf                                             Jamillyah Cockerherm

Josh Jackson                                                 Kristin Keller

Marshall Kent                                                 Correen Lieber

Chris Kirk                                                       Lindsey Markum

Matt Matias                                                    Megan Page

Ryan Maytash                                                Breanna Peters

Jordan Plunkett                                               Catherine Rawsthorne

Dean Richards                                                Shelbie Stemm

Nick Scmehl

Nick Tourangeau

Cameron Weier

 

The Greater Seattle Youth Bowlers Association wishes all of these bowlers the best of luck at the tournament.

 

To make it to through qualifying and into the finals, it took a score of 3616 for the boys, and 3440 for the girls.

 

Dean Richards was the only bowler from Washington to make it into the finals. He finished the tournament in 40th place.

 

The top scores from the 18 games of qualifying for Washington bowlers are as follows:

 

For the boys:

 

Dean Richards qualified in 87th place with a 3643 total

Marshall Kent qualified in 112th place with a 3610 total

Cameron Weier qualified in 122th place with a 3603 total

 

For the girls:

 

Jamillyah Cockerherm qualified in 108th place with a 3333 total

Catherine Rawsthorne qualified in 198th place with a 3208 total

 

Here are some of the bowlers that attended the dinner for Washington bowlers on the last night of the trip.