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CHANGES WILL HELP MEET DEMAND
FOR USBC JUNIOR GOLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
GREENDALE, Wis. - Due to increased demand, the United States Bowling Congress Junior Gold Championships will undergo several changes for the 2007 event, including a new schedule that will allow for even more participants.
With a sell-out field already slated for the 2006 event in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the 2007 tournament in Buffalo, N.Y., will accommodate nearly 300 more bowlers.
Instead of having three consecutive days of qualifying, the three six-game blocks will be spread out over four days, giving each bowler one off day during the qualifying period. The change allows for 1,728 participants in Buffalo versus 1,458 in Fort Lauderdale.
"It's very important that we continue to let this event grow," USBC Chief Tournament Officer Roseann Kuhn said. "This schedule change allows us to accommodate even more of the top youth bowlers in the country."
One out of every seven entrants will receive a scholarship with the top 96 boys and 48 girls advancing from qualifying to bowl six more games before the field is cut to the top 32 boys and 32 girls who will bowl a final six games.
The top five boys and girls will earn automatic spots on USBC Junior Team USA. The National Selection Committee will choose three more boys and girls from the final 32 to round out Junior Team USA.
AMF Thruway Lanes will serve as the host center for the 2007 event. Qualifying will also take place at Transit Lanes and AMF Airport Lanes.
Held on USBC Sport Bowling lane conditions, the Junior Gold Championships, which is an individual competition, is the largest youth event in the country.
USBC Youth members who average 175 or better (boys) or 165 or better (girls) and who are members of the USBC Junior Gold program are eligible to qualify to advance to the Championships.
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USBC officially launched Jan. 1, 2005, as an organization serving nearly three million adult and youth bowlers in the United States. It resulted from the merger of the American Bowling Congress, Women's International Bowling Congress, Young American Bowling Alliance and USA Bowling.
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