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EARL ANTHONY’S MEMORIAL JUNIOR FALL CLASSIC SCHOLARSHIP
TOURNAMENT PAID OUT $4,875 In SCHOLARSHIPS
Please see photos on page 36 (back page)
2017 PABCON
(From page 28)
In her final Junior Team USA event, Schwartz put that
previous experience to use and was able to break
through.
In addition to Schwartz’s collection of medals, the girls
team also captured four silver medals (singles – Brum-
mett; doubles – Brummett and Bond; all-events – Clem-
mer; Masters – Brummett) and one additional bronze
medal (singles – Bond).
Schwartz, Brummett and Clemmer were part of the
quartet that represented Junior Team USA at the 2015
PABCON Youth Championships in Panama City, while
Schwartz and Bond competed at the 2016 World Bowl-
ing Youth Championships in Lincoln, Nebraska. In all,
the four boast a total of 15 combined years of Junior
Team USA experience.
―This was probably one, if not the most experienced
teams we’ve ever brought to an international youth
competition,‖ Junior Team USA head coach Bryan
O’Keefe said. ―We were looking for great things from
them this week, and they did not disappoint. They put
together a pretty dominating effort, and even though
team event didn’t go the way we wanted, we’re very
happy with everyone’s performance.‖
The Junior Team USA boys were unable to success-
fully defend their team title from 2015, finishing third in
Monterrey this week.
The team members also earned medals in singles
(bronze – Mann), doubles (bronze – Biondo and
Schenck), all-events (silver – Schenck) and Masters
(bronze – Biondo).
In contrast to the girls team, three of the four mem-
bers of the boys team were making their first appear-
ances with Junior Team USA. Only Schenck had
donned the red, white and blue in the past, competing
at the Lee Evans Tournament of the Americas in 2014
and 2015.
―This was a very green group, and I think we saw a
little of that,‖ O’Keefe said. ―It took them a little while to
get used to the international feel and get their feet un-
derneath them. The lane pattern played really tricky all
week. For the first couple of days, we just struggled to
make the right educated guesses. We always seemed
like we were a day behind in what we had to do, but
they put together a very gritty performance.‖
The group did accomplish some things that extend
beyond the medal stand, and that includes gaining
valuable experience in traveling and bowling interna-
tionally, especially as they look ahead to the 2018
World Bowling Youth Championships, where they’ll
welcome dozens of countries to their own home turf in
Detroit.
―Each of them earned a medal, which is great for such
a young group,‖ O’Keefe said. ―Unfortunately, we didn’t
get any gold, but we definitely have something to move
forward and build upon as we head into the World
(Bowling Youth) Championships next year.‖
O’Keefe was joined this week at Bol Obispado by as-
sistant coach Andy Diercks.
PABCON YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Bol Obispado, Monterrey, Mexico
BOYS SINGLES
Gold –
Felipe Gil, Colombia, 1,277
Silver –
Joaquin Manrique, Uruguay, 1,264
Bronze –
Jeffery Mann, United States, 1,254
GIRLS SINGLES
Gold –
Stephanie Schwartz, United States, 1,288
Silver –
Sydney Brummett, United States, 1,272
Bronze –
Julia Bond, United States, 1,195
BOYS DOUBLES
Gold
– Benjamin Martinez (1,232)/Sergio Villanueva (1,262),
Mexico, 2,494
Silver
– Alex Cote (1,158)/Jakob Bowden (1,325), Canada,
2,483
Bronze
– Brandon Biondo (1,244)/Cortez Schenck (1,171),
United States, 2,415
GIRLS DOUBLES
Gold
– Breanna Clemmer (1,348)/Stephanie Schwartz
(1,315), United States, 2,663
Silver
– Julia Bond (1,198)/Sydney Brummett (1,178), United
States, 2,376
Bronze
– Sarah Klassen (1,096)/Tiffany Griffith (1,212), Can-
ada, 2,308
BOYS TRIOS
Gold
– Costa Rica (Alberto Quesada 1,337, Jonaykel Conejo
1,145, Toscano Luconi 1,275), 3,757
Silver
– Peru (Alejandro Ishikawa 1,303, Sebastian Yuzuriha
1,244, Aldo Guibu 1,186), 3,733
Bronze
– Canada (Alex Cote 1,229, Marc Antoine Caron
1,133, Jakob Bowden 1,331), 3,693
GIRLS TRIOS
Gold
– United States (Sydney Brummett 1,226, Breanna
Clemmer 1,315, Stephanie Schwartz 1,204), 3,745
Silver
– Costa Rica (Ericka Quesada 1,257, Fabiola Sandoval
1,071, Alexa Fernandez 1,114), 3,442
Bronze
– Puerto Rico (Tayshaye Naranjo 1,148, Estefania
Cobo 1,059, Sarah Sanes 1,223), 3,430
