5 Area Bowlers Still Alive To Make Cut At Junior Gold Nationals With One Round Left

The Jr Gold Youth National Bowling Tournament continued yesterday with the 3^rd of 4 four-game blocks rolled.  In the 18u Boys Division there are 1334 competitors.  With one round to go, Salem senior Keaton Gullion is currently in 18^th place.  He shot an amazing 920 block yesterday and sits at +173 for the tournament averaging over 214 over the 12 games so far.

Carterville’s Evan Flath has bowled great so far as well shooting a 924 block and is at +248 and is in 5^th place.  Both have a really good shot of advancing to the next round tomorrow after their last block of games today.  Silas Moats is looking good so far in 86^th place.  He shot 743 yesterday and is at a +15 total.  Ryan Detering is also in the cut so far with his 113^th place.  Ryan shot 855 to put himself back in contention and is at -11 on the tournament.

Rhett Detering shot 703 and is at -272 sitting in 566 and Christ Our Rock grad Rhett Runge is 798 shooting 752 yesterday and -358 for the 12 games.

Also inside the cut line as of right now, Connor Lunning of O’Fallon who is at +91 and in 41^st.  Carterville’s David Lutchka is at +33 and in 77^th.

Mount Vernon’s Trace Elliott is 372 with his 811 block and is at -180.  Chandler Buckingham of Marion shot 783 and is 544^th with his -262.  Carter Martin of Breese shot 686 and is 709^th, Brody Elliott of Mount Vernon is 789 with his -358.  Colton Martin of Breese shot 640 and is 891^st, Travin Elliott of Mount Vernon is 899^th with his -398, Jeremiah Barker of Mount Vernon is 1010 with his -443, Tyler Huegen of Trenton is 1199^th at -559

In the Girls 18u Division, Macy Jones of Vandalia is in 116^th place with the top 78 advancing after today to the next round.  Macy shot a 740 in her 3^rd 4-game block of the week and is at -239 for the tournament.  Macy was runner up a year ago.  Salem’s Elena VanHoutin is a  -745 after her 579 block and sits in 517^th place.  Alexis Livesay of Hoyleton is 531^st with her 587 block and -815 total.

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In the U15 boys Division the top 88 advance, Dalton Wheeler of Harrisburg is 49^th with a 903 block yesterday and is +69.  Cooper Martin of Breese is 235^th shooting -256. Aidan King of Mount Vernon is 433^rd shooting a -441, Mount Vernon’s Sam Klimek is at -450 and in 443 place, Nick Hartman also of Mount Vernon is 486 shooting a tournament score of -499.  Centralia’s Jaxon Cushman is 588^th shooting a 627 block and is -694 for the tournament.

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In the U12 Girls Division the top 17 advance with Reese Renth of Aviston sitting 52^nd with her 3^rd block score of 532 and is -658 for the tournament.