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- June 2017
Record 4,000 Plus
Spots Sold
For Junior Gold
Championships:
Concert Part Of
Opening Ceremony
by Terry Bigham
The group Forever in Your Mind to perform;
Bowlers Choice Awards debut
ARLINGTON, Texas –
The Junior Gold program had
another record year for membership and will see its larg-
est field for the 2017 Junior Gold Championships pre-
sented by the Brands of Ebonite International this July in
Cleveland, so it is only fitting this year’s Opening Cere-
mony add another level of excitement for the youth bowl-
ers.
The Junior Gold Championships Opening Ceremony
will take place Sunday, July 16, at the Cleveland Public
Auditorium with doors opening at 7 p.m. In addition to a
live concert from the fast-rising band
also known as FIYM, the festivities will include
presentations of the first Bowlers Choice Awards and the
2016-2017 Dexter All American Team, plus DJ Fusea-
mania will be on hand to provide music throughout the
event.
Junior Gold membership is at an all-time high for the
seventh consecutive year with 7,057 members. Heading
into the Junior Gold Championships, which start Mon-
day, July 17, with the first round of qualifying, more than
4,000 spots have been sold to set a record for partici-
pants at the annual tournament for the nation’s top youth
bowlers.
“This is our opportunity to celebrate with the youth
bowlers and their families by having an evening of fun
and entertainment,” IBC Youth Development Managing
Director Gary Brown said. “The Junior Gold program
helped so many youth bowlers to develop their game
and take that next step to college and beyond, and what
better way to show the athletes and their families we
appreciate their participation and support with an out-
standing Opening Ceremony.”
The headline act for the Opening Ceremony, the group
Forever in Your Mind, has drawn nearly 30 million views
of videos from their debut EP. The trio’s new double-A-
side Hollywood Records single, “Smooth” and “Missing,”
was co-written by the band, with the songs tackling the
mysteries of a relationship on the edge.
A new part of the Opening Ceremony will be the Bowlers
Choice Awards – five fun awards designed to give youth
bowlers the opportunity to express their personalities.
The categories for the awards are Social King Award,
Epic Swag Award, Selfie Queen Award, Breakout Star
Award and Craziest Celebration Award.
You t h bowl e r s c an v i s i t
or full details, including
how to nominate themselves or fellow bowlers for the
Bowlers Choice Awards. The entry deadline is June 23
and winners will receive an award, a gift certificate for an
Ebonite bowling ball and much more.
In addition to the Junior Gold Championships that will
take place July 15-22 at seven centers in the Cleveland
area, the USA Bowling National Championships pre-
sented by Sixlets will be held July 19-22 and the Bowl-
ing.com Youth Open Championships will run July 13-14,
21-24 and 29-30, also in Cleveland.
The Junior Gold Championships will have its annual
side events – the Survivor presented by Hammer on July
21-22 and the Adult-Youth Scratch Baker Doubles event
from July 17-22.
For more information about the Junior Gold Champion-
ships presented by the Brands of Ebonite International
plus the other youth tournaments, visit
West Lane Bowl Juniors
By Correen Edgerly
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FOR UPCOMING EVENTS AND SPECIAL COU-
PONS
Some highlights of the weeks that have
passed us by in these summer leagues just can’t
go by unnoticed. Our juniors never fail to amaze
me in what they can do.
In the weeks of May 1
st
through May 12
th
we
only had the Friday Junior Adult League and
Tuesday Bumpers and Juniors bowling. In the
Tuesday Bumpers we had Aydin Crutchfield with
a 112, the Juniors had Gabe Aguillen with a 268
and Zachary Pico with a 135. Davis Fong started
out in the Friday Junior Adult with a 248 game,
Ashley Rocco had a 222, Francisco Martinez
215, Zach Guffey 223, and Frankie Salazar 224.
The week of May 13
th
we had Aydin Crutch-
field with a 111 and Jesse Casillas with a 101 in
the Tuesday Bumpers, in the Tuesday Juniors
we had Zachary Pico with a 113. Anna Mendez
posted her 152 in the Friday Junior Adult, Fran-
cisco Martinez posted a 201, Frankie Salazar
246, Davis Fong 237, Alyvia Galano 110, and
Gabe Aguillen 202. Cielo Galano rolled her 88
game in the Saturday Bumpers. In the Bantams
we had Lillyanna Stockman with a 120, Jacob
Norman 123 in the Preps and in the Saturday
Juniors we had Francisco Martinez with a 249,
Frankie Salazar 214 and Josh Leal 205.
In the week of May 20
th
Jesse Casillas posted
a 93 game and Aydin Crutchfield had a 96 game
in the Tuesday Bumpers in the Juniors we had
Danielle Acosta with a 97 and Kevin Enad with a
97. Friday Jr. Adult League had Davis Fong with
a 241 and Tommy Galano with a 231. The Sat-
urday Bumpers had Joshua Martinez with a 90,
Lillyanna Stockman had 128 in the Bantams in
the Preps we had Josiah Deville with a137 and
Faith Raponkus with a 131. The Saturday Jun-
iors had Francisco Martinez with a 222, and
Frankie Salazar 224.
The week of May 27
th
in the Tuesday Bump-
ers we had Brandon Acosta and Brandon Cesaro
with 99 games. The Tuesday Juniors had Dan-
ielle Acosta with a 103, and Kevin Enad with a
110. Francisco Martinez posted a 213 and Zach-
ary Pico had a 157 in the Friday Junior Adult.
The Saturday Junior Leagues had the day off.
Hope all of our families had a Happy Memorial
day. Wonderful bowling to all of you and until
next month may the pin fall be with you
.
