HEADING INTO FINALS AT
JUNIOR GOLD INDIANAPOLIS

Jacob Kent of Newark, N.Y., and Brittni Hamilton of Webster, N.Y., lead the 2010 United States Bowling Congress Junior Gold Championships presented by Brunswick heading into Friday's final round. Kent, who has led since the opening round Monday, paced the boys with a 30-game total of 6,412, an average of 213.7, while Hamilton took the top spot on the girls side with 6,240, an average of 208, at Woodland Bowl.The week started with 982 boys and 521 girls competing for $125,000 in scholarships. The top 79 girls and 150 boys competed in Thursday's semifinals and just 16 boys and 16 girls remain headed into Friday's match-play finals, which will be broadcast live on BOWL.com beginning at 9 a.m. Eastern."This has been incredible," said Kent, the son of former professional bowler Doug Kent. "There were certain times today I struggled hoping to shoot 180 games at the most. When the lanes started to open up and I got some room, I got more comfortable. I lost a few pins early, but it was easy to get them back. It's been pretty cool to see my name at the top of the board the whole week."Although Kent leads, the margin got closer the last game as Marshall Kent of Yakima, Wash., (no relation to Jacob Kent) fired 268 to close the semifinals with 6,377, just 35 pins off the lead. Chris Via of Springfield, Ohio, is third at 6,255, Kyle King of Glendale, Ariz., is fourth with 6,253 and Aaron Groendyk of Grandville, Mich., rounds out the top five with 6,242."It's a whole different tournament tomorrow," Jacob Kent said. "Up until this point, you're bowling with friends. When you get to match play, it's cut throat. You don't give anything and you take as much as you can. It will be very interesting to see who rises to the top tomorrow."For the girls, Hamilton holds a slim lead on Addileen Pointer of Highland, Mich. Pointer sits just 16 pins back, but there's a bigger gap between second and third. Danielle McEwan of Stony Point, N.Y., is third, 110 pins behind second. Amanda Greene of Romney, W.Va., is fourth at 6,105, and Kristie Petravich of West Palm Beach, Fla., is fifth at 6,069."I threw the ball really well this morning and this afternoon the lanes were a lot tougher," Hamilton said. "I just wanted to keep myself in good position for tomorrow and get as many pins as I could. My goal coming into today was to set myself up for the grand finale."Competing in her final Junior Gold, Hamilton said the goal is clear at this point in the tournament."When I started the tournament, my goal was to make one cut at a time, and now I've done that," Hamilton said. "This is my last Junior Gold, and now the main goal is for me to go out there and win it."At the end of 46 total games this week, spots will be awarded on Junior Team USA 2011. The top four male and top four female finishers after match-play competition will automatically qualify for Junior Team USA 2011, and the National Selection Committee will award four at-large spots - two male, two female - from the pool of athletes that make match-play finals.Indianapolis is also hosting two other major youth bowling tournaments this month. The USBC Youth Open Championships at Expo Bowl continues through July 20 and picks up again July 22-24. The Youth Open will award $100,000 in scholarships to participants.In addition, the North Pointe $100,000 High School Singles Tournament will be held at Hindel Bowl from July 17-19 and also will have $100,000 in scholarships up for grabs.For more information on the Junior Gold Championships or Youth Open Championships, visit BOWL.com. 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Go to twitter.com/USBC for the fastest USBC headlines.Bowl with US2010 USBC JUNIOR GOLD CHAMPIONSHIPSAt Woodland Bowl, IndianapolisThursday's ResultsBOYS SEMIFINALS(30 games; top 16 advance)1, Jacob Kent, Newark, N.Y., 6,412.2, Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 6,377.3, Chris Via, Springfield, Ohio, 6,255.4, Kyle King, Glendale, Ariz., 6,253.5, Aaron Groendyk, Grandville, Mich., 6,242.6, Tyler Vostry, Plainfield, Ill., 6,229.7, Matthew Gasn, Laurel, Md., 6,223.8, Andrew Koff, Miami, Fla., 6,207.9, Kenny Benoit, Topeka, Kan., 6,187.10, Cameron Weier, Federal Way, Wash., 6,150.11, Kamron Doyle, Brentwood, Tenn., 6,146.12, Dale Coleman, High Springs, Fla., 6,141.13, Michael Preston, Oswego, Ill., 6,138.14, EJ Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 6,114.15, Nathan Ricks, Plantation, Fla., 6,112.16, Zack Hattori, Las Vegas, Nev., 6,090.17, Mathew Dodson, Orlando, Fla., 6,086.18, Jeremy Glover, Compton, Calif., 6,080.19, Sam Burns, Federal Way, Wash., 6,069.20, Drew Balta, Walford, Iowa, 6,067.21, Jacob Boresch, Kenosha, Wis., 6,064.22, Kyle Rodgers, Louisville, Ky., 6,058.23, Peter Diemer, Staten Island, N.Y., 6,053.24, Kyle Anderson, Lockport, Ill., 6,051.25, Joe May, Palm Harbor, Fla., 6,038.26, Ryan McCoy, Griffith, Ind., 6,029.27, Nick Cooper, Davisburg, Mich., 6,021.28, Cristian Azcona, San Juan, PR, 6,018.29, Scott Boyle, Salida, Calif., 6,015.30, Jon Trzcinski, Bay Shore, N.Y., 6,013.31, Greg Geering, Phoenix, Ariz., 6,006.32, Darren Tang, San Francisco, Calif., 5,994.33, Blake Demore, Springfield, Mo., 5,991.34, Justin O'Hara, Westland, Mich., 5,988.35, Jon Lippert, Sioux Falls, S.D., 5,981.36, Brett Baker, Powder Springs, Ga., 5,975.37, Joshua Scanlan, Grayslake, Ill., 5,959.38, Michael Fujita Jr., El Sobrante, Calif., 5,954.39, Jimmy Ewell, Austin, Texas, 5,953.40, Kyle Calcote, Friendswood, Texas, 5,950.41, Sean Lavery-Spahr, Denton, Texas, 5,949.41, Michael Erlingis, Westland, Mich., 5,949.43, Charles Easton, Sylvania, Ohio, 5,948.44, Tyler Young, Sullivan, Ill., 5,944.45, Aaron Lorincz, Belleville, Mich., 5,934.46, Anthony Solano, Brighton, Colo., 5,932.47, Zachary Wilkins, Barrie, ON, 5,923.48, Steven Haneveld, Flanders, N.J., 5,922.49, Vernon Griffin, Virginia Beach, Va., 5,921.50, Ryan Ventillo, New City, N.Y., 5,920.51, Michael Coffey, Melbourne, Fla., 5,916.51, Bryan Eaton, Wyoming, Mich., 5,916.53, Kyle Spadine, Nicholson, Pa., 5,913.53, Erik Stanley, Warren, Mich., 5,913.55, Drew Bauer, Bay City, Mich., 5,912.56, Tyler Vocks, Taylorville, Ill., 5,907.56, Jamie Robinson, Westerville, Ohio, 5,907.58, Gregory Young, Viera, Fla., 5,904.59, AJ Nowak, Norfolk, Neb., 5,899.60, Tony Harger, Flint, Mich., 5,897.61, Ryan Clark, Canton, Mich., 5,895.62, Kevin Beers, Reinholds, Pa., 5,892.63, Matthew Dobbins, Yaphank, N.Y., 5,891.64, Daylen Bills, Salt Lake City, Utah, 5,886.64, Mason Petrin, West Bend, Wis., 5,886.64, Diante Fields, Middletown, Del., 5,886.67, Gary Faulkner, Memphis, Tenn., 5,885.68, Shane Dagdag, Mililani, Hawaii, 5,884.69, Nicholas Christy, Newport, N.C., 5,883.70, Tyler Westling, Palm City, Fla., 5,882.71, Daniel Lemiesz, Machesney Park, Ill., 5,881.72, Bobby Phillips, Roscoe, Ill., 5,876.73, Jerome Penxa II, Romeo, Mich., 5,871.73, Timothy Starkes, Lake Grove, N.Y., 5,871.75, Josh Burnham, Allen, Texas, 5,869.76, Nicolas Sutherland, Grand Blanc, Mich., 5,865.77, Hector Soto, San Juan, PR, 5,864.77, Jeff Wallace, Rochester, N.Y., 5,864.79, Paul Kelly, Homestead, Pa., 5,861.79, Ryan Novak, Burnsville, Minn., 5,861.81, Andrew Klingler, Holly, Mich., 5,860.82, A.J. Chapman, Manchester, Iowa, 5,857.83, Garrett Johnson, Marietta, Pa., 5,856.84, Isaac Kim, Lebanon, Pa., 5,854.84, Roger Petrin, Indian Trail, N.C., 5,854.86, Tyler Young, Herculaneum, Mo., 5,853.86, Kevin Jones, Covina, Calif., 5,853.88, Ethan Frank, Wahpeton, N.D., 5,851.89, Chris Spoo, Boynton Beach, Fla., 5,846.90, Austin Smith, Cayahoga Falls, Ohio, 5,845.91, Austin Landry, Charlotte, Mich., 5,842.92, Kristopher Prather, Milton, Fla., 5,835.93, Dustin Grant, Sparks, Nev., 5,829.94, Ryan Peden, Sanger, Calif., 5,826.95, Dominic Partipilo, Aurora, Ill., 5,825.96, Matt Dewey, Rochester, N.Y., 5,823.96, Jalen White, Lansing, Mich., 5,823.96, Trevour Riske, Anchorage, Alaska, 5,823.99, Steve Ammirati, W. Holbrook, N.Y., 5,820.100, Justin Mandell, Orlando, Fla., 5,818.100, John Jordan, Bellingham, Wash., 5,818.102, Wesley Edwards, Blue Springs, Mo., 5,806.103, McKenzie Eaton, Wyoming, Mich., 5,803.104, Mitchell Katic, Orlando, Fla., 5,802.105, Kevin Alajko, Depew, N.Y., 5,794.106, Lucas Hohnstein, Boise, Idaho, 5,791.107, Josh Lee Encarnacion, Carolina, PR, 5,788.108, Darren Alexander, Essex, ON, 5,786.108, Steven Bumstead, Powder Springs, Ga., 5,786.110, Chris Kurys, Chateauguay, QC, 5,785.111, Jonathan Heimann, St. Peters, Mo., 5,784.112, Chad Skinner, Linwood, Mich., 5,778.112, Caleb Nakata, Loomis, Calif., 5,778.114, Matt Gauroniak, Palm City, Fla., 5,773.115, Derek Kindig, Oquawka, Ill., 5,766.116, Quentin Mamer, Pleasant Hill, Mo., 5,762.117, Trent Mitchell, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, 5,761.118, Javier Velez, Guaynabo, PR, 5,758.119, Ronald Fujita, El Sobrante, Calif., 5,756.120, Matthew Priore, N. Arlington, N.J., 5,750.121, Richard Farrington, Rochester, N.Y., 5,749.122, Bobby Moro, Syracuse, N.Y., 5,746.123, Thomas Baral, Palm City, Fla., 5,742.123, Michael Fonseca, Guaynabo, PR, 5,742.125, Nick Powers, Sun Prairie, Wis., 5,737.126, Mitchell Shumway, Winter Springs, Fla., 5,736.127, Kyle Berry, Chesapeake Beach, Md., 5,735.128, Kevin Donovan, Painted Post, N.Y., 5,730.129, Jacob Ettinger, Lafayette, Colo., 5,717.130, Kodie Stout, Vickery, Ohio, 5,713.131, Riley Smith, Kenosha, Wis., 5,704.131, Matthew Bellus, Eden Prairie, Minn., 5,704.133, Sean Riley, Weston, Fla., 5,703.134, Max Fishman, Greensboro, N.C., 5,699.135, Ryan Lakota, Shorewood, Ill., 5,679.136, Randy Hagen, Aberdeen, S.D., 5,673.137, Garrett Gauthier, Lapeer, Mich., 5,670.138, Greg Pizl, Antigo, Wis., 5,669.139, Ryan Powers, Portage, Mich., 5,659.140, Cory Barber, Rochester, N.Y., 5,656.140, Joel Klaas, North Street, Mich., 5,656.142, Perry Crowell IV, Hoquiam, Wash., 5,650.143, Jared Joseph, Waverly, N.Y., 5,648.144, Cory Misura, Largo, Fla., 5,647.145, Troy Busch, Sioux Falls, S.D., 5,616.146, Tommy Magers, Watchung, N.J., 5,612.147, John Hobscheid, Roselle, Ill., 5,537.148, Zach Rhoades, Lafayette, Ind., 5,511.149, Joey Robillard, Savage, Minn., 5,473.GIRLS SEMIFINALS(30 games; top 16 advance)1, Brittni Hamilton, Webster, N.Y., 6,240.2, Addileen Pointer, Highland, Mich., 6,224.3, Danielle McEwan, Stony Point, N.Y., 6,114.4, Amanda Greene, Romney, W.Va., 6,105.5, Kristie Petravich, West Palm Beach, Fla., 6,069.6, Erin McCarthy, Omaha, Neb., 6,021.7, Kaitlin Quinn, Livonia, N.Y., 5,986.8, Liz Seibel, Hellertown, Pa., 5,983.9, Thea Aspiras, Chesapeake, Va., 5,979.10, Brandi Branka, Momence, Ill., 5,947.11, Victoria Ferris, Kalamazoo, Mich., 5,938.12, Kim Yioulos, Rochester, N.Y., 5,930.13, Jessica Earnest, Vandalia, Ill., 5,922.14, Dayna Galganski, North Palm Beach, Fla., 5,914.15, Samantha Hesley, Wellington, Fla., 5,913.16, Melanie DeCarlo, Peru, Ill., 5,909.17, Amanda Fry, Antelope, Calif., 5,908.18, Mary Wells, Westerville, Ohio, 5,906.19, Jennifer Boisselle, Valrico, Fla., 5,870.20, Samantha Santoro, Reinholds, Pa., 5,855.21, Tricia Kent, Williamsville, N.Y., 5,845.22, Aleksandra Hudak, Taylor, Mich., 5,824.22, Kim Carper, Ft Ripley, Minn., 5,824.24, Michelle Secours, Brockport, N.Y., 5,821.25, Jodi Gawlik, Schaumburg, Ill., 5,814.26, Carrie Hopkinson, Drumbo, ON, 5,794.27, Emily Eckhoff, Denver, Colo., 5,784.28, Samantha Kelly, Hoffman Estates, Ill., 5,770.29, Kaitlin Mayall, Chula Vista, Calif., 5,745.30, Rachel Vaughn, Port St. Lucie, Fla., 5,719.31, Haley Richard, Tecumseh, Mich., 5,716.32, Morgan O'Brien, Lomira, Wis., 5,714.33, Megan Buja, Rockford, Ill., 5,691.34, Brianna Larson, North Tonawanda, N.Y., 5,687.35, Rachel Schalow, Marshfield, Wis., 5,682.36, Natalie Jimenez, Rowland Heights, Calif., 5,680.36, T'nia Falbo, Greensburg, Pa., 5,680.38, Kelsey Muther, Topeka, Kan., 5,673.39, Brittney Morton, St. Cloud, Wis., 5,671.40, Katie Thornton, Chesapeake, Fla., 5,658.41, Christine Gill, Lakewood, Colo., 5,654.41, Chelsea Schneider, Walnutport, Pa., 5,654.43, Brianne Schmansky, Westland, Mich., 5,653.44, Sarah O'Brien, Oswego, Ill., 5,638.45, Samantha Johnson, Wyoming, Mich., 5,635.46, Nicole Trudell, Coventry, R.I., 5,631.47, Sarah Lokker, New Baltimore, Mich., 5,623.48, Dara Ajimine, Honolulu, Hawaii, 5,600.49, Makayla Douglas, Vancouver, Wash., 5,597.50, Chelsea Oshita, Plainfield, Ill., 5,595.51, Kara Richard, Tecumseh, Mich., 5,586.52, Emily Strombeck, Durham, N.C., 5,582.53, Elise Bolton, Merritt Island, Fla., 5,580.54, Rebecca Glazier, Newport News, Va., 5,579.55, Tamara Thompson, China Grove, N.C., 5,567.55, Catherine Rawsthorne, Federal Way, Wash., 5,567.57, Suzana Signaigo, Wichita, Kan., 5,559.58, Samantha Lawton, Sacramento, Calif., 5,544.59, Tawni Vollmer, Tecumseh, Mich., 5,540.60, Brandie Reamy, Livonia, Mich., 5,529.61, Amanda Warwick, Channahon, Ill., 5,527.62, Bobbi Unterseher, Fargo, N.D., 5,526.63, Michelle Hunzaker, Cary, N.C., 5,525.64, Melanie Hannon, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 5,524.65, Anna Groce, Kernersville, N.C., 5,516.66, Krystyna Johnson, Montgomery, Ill., 5,484.67, Tasha Waterbury, Soldotna, Alaska, 5,467.67, Kimi Davidson, Azle, Texas, 5,467.69, Danielle Dolegala, Lancaster, N.Y., 5,464.70, Molly Novak, Burnsville, Minn., 5,463.71, Nicole Mosesso, Centerville, Ohio, 5,462.72, Katie Maher, Ottumwa, Iowa, 5,454.73, Brittany Poff, Windsor, Pa., 5,450.74, Danielle Walker, Keller, Texas, 5,433.75, Katherine Jones, Miami, Fla., 5,392.76, Erin Michelfelder, Oak Creek, Wis., 5,378.77, Lauren Eggleton, Anchorage, Alaska, 5,365.78, Katherine Eckelberger, Rochester, N.Y., 5,348.79, Joyce Kenon, Huntsville, Ala., 5,323.