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Youth bowling: 14 Islanders set to compete in Junior Gold Championships in Michigan

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By Staten Island Advance Sports Desk
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Fourteen Staten Island youth bowlers are slated to hit the lanes in the 2022 Junior Gold Championships starting July 18 in Grand Rapids, Mich.

More than 4,000 bowlers have qualified for the 2022 event, which is being held across eight centers.

Watch all the action from the Junior Gold Championships on BowlTV all week long!

Bowlers in four age-based divisions for boys and girls — U12, U15, U18 and U20 — will be competing for a scholarship fund of approximately $500,000, and spots on Junior Team USA and Junior Team USA’s Developmental Team also will be up grabs.

The Island qualifiers are Julieanne Rodrguez competing in U12, Justin Arenas, Philip Patino and Kiara Lombardi in U15 and Paul Cherry, Derek Concepcion, Joseph Guarnieri, Brandon Handog, Frank Koppie, Tyler Sidman, Steven Souffrin, Luciano Spagnuolo, Maya Avilez and Brianna Mester in U18.

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15 Island bowlers compete in USBC Junior Gold Championships

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Brianna Mester and Brandon Handog advanced the furthest among the 15 Island competitors in the Junior Gold Championships. (Photos courtesy of the Mester and Handog families)

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INDIANAPOLIS — Youth bowling’s version of the Little League World Series was contested last week when the USBC Junior Gold Championships were rolled in Indiana.

Staten Island was well represented as 15 Islanders, most hailing from Rab’s Country Lanes, were among the more than 2,900 youth bowlers who competed for titles, spots on the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Junior Team USA 2022 and the largest scholarship prize fund in the event’s history ($502,100).

The 23rd installment of the USBC Junior Gold Championships took place across six bowling centers in the Indianapolis area. The event features top USBC Youth bowlers ages 7 to 18 from around the United States as well as Canada, Puerto Rico and U.S. military zones. Each participant qualified to enter by advancing through local USBC Junior Gold qualifying leagues and tournaments.

Competition officially started Monday July 12, with bowlers rolling a total of 16 games in the qualifying rounds before advancing to the Advancer Rounds and Finals which were live-streamed on BowlTV.

While competition came to an end after the Qualifying Round for most, Islanders Brianna Mester and Brandon Handog continued on to the Advancers Round in their respective divisions.

Mester, competing in the U15 Girls division, finished 34th in a field size of 298 girls with a 21-game, 3,743 pinfall, averaging 178.24 for the week. Mester fell shy 57 pins from the Final Advancers Round earning a $250 scholarship prize for her finish.

Handog finished the week in 90th place amongst a field of 868 in the U18 Boys division. He finished with a 4,146, 21-game series, averaging 197.43 for the competition. Handog finished 47 pins shy of the top 64 cutline. Brandon received a $300 scholarship for his performance.

The 2022 event should be stronger and will take place in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Some Staten Island youth bowlers have already started qualifying for the event.

Complete Results below:

Qualifying Round:

U12 Division – Field Size: 93 Girls

GIRLS – 14 Advance to Final Advancers Round (cut: 2451)

74 – Kiara Lombardi 1948

U15 Division – Field Size: 631 Boys / 298 Girls

BOYS – 90 Advance to Advancers Round (cut: 2937)

478 – Joseph Guarnieri 2492

583 – Jeremy Vasquenz 2243

589 – Paul Cherry 2219

GIRLS – 43 Advance to the Final Advancers Round (cut: 2831)

13 – Brianna Mester 2987

U18 Division – Field Size: 868 Boys / 560 Girls

BOYS – 167 Advance to the Advancers Round (cut: 3097)

101 – Brandon Handog 3170 | 198.13 average

784 – Frank Koppie 2686

887 – Steven Souffrin 2632

1009 – Luciano Spagnuolo 2531

1083 – Victor Guastella 2450

1087 – Zachary Lababneh 2441

1124 – Patrick Taverner 2337

1131 – Enrique Rodriguez 2308

GIRLS – 80 Advance to the Advancers Round (cut: 2909)

298 – Maya Avilez 2634

530 – Su Denizer 2212

Advancers Round

U15 Division – Field Size: 298 Girls

28 Advance to the Final Advancers Round (cut: 3800)

34 – Brianna Mester 3743

U18 Division – Field Size: 868 Boys

BOYS – 64 Advance to the Final Advancers Round (cut: 4193)

90 – Brandon Handog 4146

Avilez & Brod advance to Junior Gold Championships as Rab’s Gold Shootout Champions

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Youth bowlers took to the lanes on Sunday November 22 to compete for titles in Rab’s Gold Shootout and their shot at advancing to the 2021 Junior Gold Championships to be held in Indy, next summer.

Maya Avilez rolled a 903 5-game series to take the win in the U18 Division, complete with the games of 178, 155, 205, 164, & 201!

Gavin Brod lead the U15 Division with games of 159, 184, 184, 171, & 203, 901 series.

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The next opportunity for youth bowlers to compete and earn their spots to the Junior Gold Championships will be Rab’s Gold Challenge on January 5, 2021!

Junior Gold Championships: Day 4, Mastroianni headed to Advancer Round

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The final qualifying round of the 2018 Junior Gold Championships concluded Thursday with the final 4 games of competition.

Anthony Mastroianni lead the group of competitors from Rab’s with a 3045 16-game series and a 57th place finish in the U15 Boys Division.  He will advance to Friday’s Advancer Round.

Maya Avilez fell just 5 pins shy of the Advancers Round, finishing with a 2773 total and a 59th place finish in the U15 Girls Division.

Below is a recap of all of the competitors from Rab’s who competed this week.  Congratulations to all on a fantastic week of competition.

Stay tuned for more as Anthony continues his quest!

U12 Division

BOYS – Cut Score: 2652, 40th place
71 – Joseph Guarnieri 178, 144, 156, 184-662 | 2567
135 – William Kohnenkamp 127, 151, 186, 148-612 | 2365

GIRLS – Cut Score: 2591, 21st place
38 – Brianna Mester 150, 150, 166, 118-584 | 2469
91 – Ashley Weisenstein 125, 108, 118, 128-479 | 2157

U15 Division

BOYS – Cut Score: 2972,  96th place
57 – Anthony Mastroianni 173, 190, 143, 150-656 | 3045
155 – Brandon Leung 222, 212, 150, 191-775 | 2908
214 – Nicholas Palmeri 186, 203, 185, 199-773 | 2829
381 – Victor Guastella 150, 155, 171, 156-632 | 2672
558 – Frank Koppie 162, 137, 158, 108-565 | 2475
659 – Cody Bass 213, 126, 135, 124-598 | 2084

GIRLS – Cut Score: 2778, 55th place
59 – Maya Avilez 204, 156, 134, 128-622 | 2773

U20 Division

BOYS – Cut Score: 3068, 213rd place
1046 – Kenneth Courtney 156, 175, 157, 199-687 | 2706
1054 – Joseph Nadal 179, 156, 165, 181-681 | 2702
1154 – William Courtney 140, 177, 139, 147-603 | 2656
1170 – Jason Wichnovitz 169, 205, 227, 182-783 | 2649
1419 – Jonathan Guash 130, 119, 112, 128-489 | 2421

GIRLS – Cut Score 2968, 123rd place
192 – Taylor Waglione 190, 169, 167, 210-736 | 2909
340 – Lexis Ortiz 118, 147, 189, 246-700 | 2784
629 – Autumn Fortunato 125, 161, 149, 161-596 | 2579
725 – Jessica Fetik 158, 192, 149, 157-656 | 2491

Junior Gold Championships: Day 3

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Day 3 of the Qualifying Round at the Junior Gold Championships in the books.  One more day of qualifying continues tomorrow with the final 4 games before the field will be cut for the next round of competition.

Anthony Mastroianni continues to lead the pack of bowlers, having moved up to 19th place in the U15 Boys Division after a great 796 set on the lanes.

Maya Avilez is holding her own in the U15 Girls Division, staying close to the cut line.  After a consistent set of 180 games, Maya found herself moving up 1 spot in the standings to 33rd place.

William Courtney found himself jumping up 58 spots to 984th place out of 1495 Boys in the U20 Division, after rolling a 223 game to round off his third day of qualifying.

Christopher Riordan pulled out of competition due to an injury on the second day of qualifying, we wish the best to Christopher on a speedy recovery!

Good Luck to all on their last day of qualifying competition!

QUALIFYING ROUND, AFTER DAY 3, 12 GAMES:

U12 Division – Field Size: 284 Boys / 141 Girls

BOYS
68 – Joseph Guarnieri 143, 157, 139, 155-594 | 1905
139 – William Kohnenkamp 141, 119, 131, 143-534 | 1753

GIRLS
39 – Brianna Mester 189, 127, 136, 144-596 | 1885
82 – Ashley Weisenstein 149, 122, 129, 166-566 | 1678

U15 Division – Field Size: 672 Boys / 382 Girls

BOYS
19 – Anthony Mastroianni 180, 196, 228, 192-796 | 2389
201 – Brandon Leung 165, 144, 155, 145-609 | 2133
300 – Nicholas Palmeri 160, 155, 147, 147-609 | 2056
319 – Victor Guastella 210, 155, 221, 148-734 | 2040
496 – Frank Koppie 171, 191, 223, 179-764 | 1910
667 – Cody Bass 164, 130, 147, 113-554 | 1486

GIRLS
33 – Maya Avilez 181, 183, 183, 182-729 | 2151

U20 Division – Field Size: 1495 Boys / 855 Girls

BOYS
984 – William Courtney 151, 174, 155, 223-703 | 2053
1095 – Joseph Nadal 209, 183, 167, 134-693 | 2021
1108 – Kenneth Courtney 134, 204, 147, 178-663 | 2019
1292 – Jonathan Guash 183, 172, 125, 186-666 | 1932
1383 – Jason Wichnovitz 152, 148, 164, 159-623 | 1866

GIRLS
208 – Taylor Waglione 170, 192, 188, 182-732 | 2173
349 – Lexis Ortiz 133, 158, 173, 133-597 | 2084
547 – Autumn Fortunato 183, 177, 201, 136-697 | 1983
751 – Jessica Fetik 145, 129, 168, 157-599 | 1835

Junior Gold Championships: Day 2

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Qualifying Rounds at the Junior Gold Championships in Dallas, TX continued yesterday where 21 youth bowlers from Rab’s continued their journey.

Anthony Mastroianni, in the U15 Boys Division, leads the pack rolling an 818 series on Day 2 for a 1593 8-game total, where he currently sits in 31st place our of 672 competitors.  Brandon Leung, not too far behind in 81st place rolled 790 to an 1524 total.  96 bowlers in this division after the 16 games of qualifying will advance to the Advancers Round.

Maya Avilez added a 644 series to her qualifying round scores, after ending Round 2 with a huge 248 game, keeping her in the hunt to advance to the next round in the U15 Girls Division.

Brianna Mester and Joseph Guarnieri are keeping pace in the U12 divisions.  Joseph started day 2 off with a 236 game while Brianna rolled a 689 series to add to her total.

Best of Luck to all the athletes as they compete this week!  Stay tuned for updates as competition continues.  Bowlers will bowl 16 games in the Qualifying Round before the Advancer Rounds.

Complete scores and information about the event can be found at: https://www.bowl.com/juniorgold/ 

QUALIFYING ROUND, AFTER DAY 2, 8 GAMES:

U12 Division – Field Size: 284 Boys / 141 Girls

BOYS
50 – Joseph Guarnieri 236, 153, 141, 142-672 | 1311
109 – William Kohnenkamp 157, 168, 121, 122-568 | 1219

GIRLS
27 – Brianna Mester 147, 214, 163, 165-689 | 1289
78 – Ashley Weisenstein 141, 134, 182, 136-593 | 1112

U15 Division – Field Size: 672 Boys / 382 Girls

BOYS
31 – Anthony Mastroianni 219, 200, 165, 234-818 | 1593
81 – Brandon Leung 145, 219, 217, 209-790 | 1524
168 – Nicholas Palmeri 178, 168, 175, 173-694 | 1447
424 – Victor Guastella 182, 166, 177, 145-670 | 1306
630 – Frank Koppie 113, 156, 147, 126-542 | 1146
670 – Cody Bass 110, 101, 153, 115-479 | 932

GIRLS
34 – Maya Avilez 120, 108, 168, 248-644 | 1422

U20 Division – Field Size: 1495 Boys / 855 Girls

BOYS
1020 – Kenneth Courtney 164, 183, 147, 188-682 | 1356
1042 – William Courtney 167, 150, 153, 190-660 | 1350
1139 – Joseph Nadal 144, 189, 125, 255-713 | 1328
1310 – Jonathan Guash 138, 153, 213, 158-662 | 1266
1363 – Jason Wichnovitz 156, 161, 167, 180-664 | 1243

GIRLS
140 – Lexis Ortiz 200, 149, 161, 197-707 | 1487
230 – Taylor Waglione 198, 176, 197, 183-754 | 1441
612 – Autumn Fortunato 161, 179, 129, 147-616 | 1286
699 – Jessica Fetik 178, 194, 171, 129-672 | 1236

 

Rab’s represented with 21 young athletes at National Bowling Championships: Day 1

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Staten Island is represented by twenty youth bowlers competing in Dallas, Texas July 16-21 at the USBC Junior Gold Championships. Almost 3,900 youth bowlers, the highest number in the event’s history, will compete for the elusive titles, spots on USBC Junior Team USA 2019 and more than $350,000 in scholarships.

The 21st edition of the USBC Junior Gold Championships will take place in 9 bowling centers in the Dallas/Fort Worth Area. The event features top USBC Youth bowlers ages 7 to 20 from around the United States as well as Canada, Puerto Rico and U.S. military zones. Each participant qualified to enter by advancing through local USBC Junior Gold qualifying leagues and tournaments.

The event started Saturday with a Trade Show and Athlete Registration and then an Opening Ceremonies celebrating the young athletes who were then treated with a performance by Light Balance of America’s Got Talent fame.

Competition officially started Monday July 16th, when bowlers bowled 4 games. Competitors will bowl 16 games in the qualifying rounds before advancing to the Advancer Rounds and Finals which will be televised on CBS Sports Network.

Results of Qualifying Round 1:

U12 Division – Field Size: 284 Boys / 141 Girls

BOYS
54 – William Kohnenkamp 180, 183, 144, 144-651
65 – Joseph Guarnieri 197, 135, 167, 140-639

GIRLS
44 – Brianna Mester 147, 141, 156, 156-600
90 – Ashley Weisenstein 133, 120, 119, 147-519

U15 Division – Field Size: 672 Boys / 382 Girls

BOYS
81 – Anthony Mastroianni 182, 192, 224, 177-775
122 – Nicholas Palmeri 127, 225, 166, 235-753
168 – Brandon Leung 187, 193, 190, 164-734
384 – Christopher Riordan 159, 154, 191, 165-669
493 – Victor Guastella 163, 212, 142, 119-636
565 – Frank Koppie 175, 159, 107, 163-604
671 – Cody Bass 128, 121, 113, 91-453

GIRLS
10 – Maya Avilez 230, 179, 202, 167-778

U20 Division – Field Size: 1495 Boys / 855 Girls

BOYS
870 – William Courtney 149, 158, 180, 203-690
984 – Kenneth Courtney 168, 171, 180, 155-674
1335 – Joseph Nadal 150, 166, 156, 143-615
1367 – Jonathan Guash 195, 94, 163, 152-604
1429 – Jason Wichnovitz 135, 151, 124, 169-579

GIRLS
87 – Lexis Ortiz 160, 220, 203, 197-780
378 – Taylor Waglione 168, 181, 166, 172-687
449 – Autumn Fortunato 133, 169, 156, 212-670
807 – Jessica Fetik 90, 172, 128, 174-564