The 2025 Junior Gold National Youth Bowling Championships are taking place in Green Bay, Wisconsin with several area athletes competing after qualifying over the summer at various tournaments. The 4 Qualifying Rounds are in 4-game blocks with the top qualifiers moving on to the Advancers Round at the end of the week.
In U18 Boys, Brody Elliott of Mt Vernon is 178th shooting 811, Chasse Wuebbels of Bartelso shot 788, Silas Moats of Salem shot 783 including a 274 game, Connor Lunning of O’Fallon shot 766, Sam Klimek of Mt Vernon 753, Salem’s Ryan Detering shot 724, Jeremiah Barker of Mt Vernon 708, Raymond Andrews of Opdyke shot 698, Travin Elliott 689, Jaxon Cushman of Centralia shot 650, Bonnie’s Korbyn Breeze 649, Trace Elliott of Mt Vernon 646.
In the U18 Girls, Macy Jones of Shobonier and also of Vandalia High School is 55th shooting 739 on Day 1. Briley Dent of Bonnie shot 669, Alexis Livesay of Hoyleton shot 650 and Slone Winkeler of Bartelso shot 622.
Harrisburg’s Dalton Wheeler.
U15 Boys, Harrisburg’s Dalton Wheeler had a great first round and is in 3rd place overall with his 975 block and is 175 pins out of first place.Brenden Phillips of Breese shot 811, Jacson Deiters of Bartelso 798, Kai Graham of Salem is 109th shooting 781, Trigg Geostenkors of Albers shot 730, Caleb Hemker of Bartelso 677, Brody Zotz of New Baden 632, Owen Hemker of Bartelso shot 620, Salem’s Nicholi Marhanka shot 611, the same as teammate Jaxon Ward as they both sit in 449th place, Jaesun Mann of Mt Vernon shot 586, Marcus Deiters of Barelso 586, Casen Martin of Breese 580, Cooper Martin also of Breese 576, Salem’s Bentley Bryan shot 565, Zachary Ritter of Aviston 538, Grant Ziegler of Breese shot 535 and Bartelso’s Cole Wuebbels shot 523.
In U15 Girls, Aviston’s Avery Emig shot 604 and is 144th, Mollie Jo McGraw of Mt Vernon shot 558, Alexis Bellemey of Aviston 542, Reese Renth also of Aviston shot 517.
In the U12 Girls, Izabel Andrews of Opdyke shot 441.
