The Junior Gold
Championships presented by Storm, Roto Grip and
Master, is the pinnacle event
for top youth bowlers and this summer the title matches of the annual
tournament will be nationally televised on CBS Sports Network.
An agreement is in place to televise the boys and girls championships matches
of the Under 12, Under 15 and Under 20 divisions.
"The Junior Gold
program is exploding in both participation and
interest and national
television will elevate our future stars of the sport into
an even brighter
spotlight," USBC Executive Director Chad Murphy said. "A
future for the sport
starts with youth programs such as Junior Gold and kids atthe event will
have the experience of a lifetime being part of a major television broadcast."
The television package
was made possible in part thanks to funding from the sale of adult
spectator passes. The Junior Gold Championships started selling the
one-day or all-week passes at the 2014 tournament.
"All the funds from
the spectator pass are going right back into the
enhancement of the
event," Murphy said. "We really appreciate the fantastic support from
all of our Junior Gold parents and families for helping grow this event into something
so special for the kids."
The 2015 Junior Gold
Championships will be held in the Chicago area from July 13-17.
All title matches will take place at Stardust Bowl in Addison, Illinois, on
July 17. Details on the broadcast agreement will be released soon.
The Junior Gold
Championships annually awards scholarships and crowns a boys and girls
champion in the three age divisions. Top qualifiers and champions also can earn
spots on Junior Team USA. A record field of nearly 2,500 youth bowlers
took part in the 2014 Junior Gold Championships.
Junior Gold competitors start the
journey to the national tournament by
qualifying through local
tournaments. At the national championships,
competitors must go
through three days of qualifying and then match play to determine a champion.
The Junior Gold
Championships week also includes exhibits, seminars and the Collegiate
Experience, where bowlers have the opportunity to learn about bowling programs
from colleges throughout the country.
Go to BOWL.com/JuniorGold
to learn more about the Junior Gold program.
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