Four teams qualify for arena TV finals at 2025 USA Bowling National Championships
July 10, 2025
RESULTS
OSHKOSH, Wis. – Teams representing four different regions fought their way through match play Thursday and earned a spot in Sunday’s TV finals at the 2025 USA Bowling National Championships. The finals will be contested on specially installed lanes in an arena setting at the Resch Center in Green Bay and taped for air on CBS Sports Network.
In the U15 division, the team representing the South region went undefeated in the best-of-three double-elimination match play bracket format at Revs Bowl and will bowl against the team representing the Coastal South region.
In the U12 division, it was the team from the Lower Great Lakes region that went undefeated, and they will take on the team from the Atlantic East region in the finals. The TV finals in both divisions will be best-of-five Baker format matches.
For the South region team – named The Avengers and seeded No. 2 for match play based on their qualifying record on Wednesday – the path to the TV finals in U15 was almost a perfect one as they lost only one game in their four matches. They defeated teams from the Heartland (2-1), Southeast (2-0), Lower Great Lakes (2-0) and Northeast (2-0) regions to earn their spot in the TV finals.
Their opponent – Going For It from the Coastal South region – was the No. 13 seed and took out teams from the New England (2-0), Mideast (2-1) and Pacific (2-0) regions before facing the team from the Upper Great Lakes region for a spot in the TV finals.
Upper Great Lakes lost their very first match of the day in the double-elimination format, but had survived four consecutive elimination matches before taking on Coastal South. Upper Great Lakes defeated Coastal South, 2-0, giving Coastal South its first loss of the day.
That’s set-up a winner-take-all match for a spot in the TV finals and Coastal South was up to the challenge, defeating Upper Great Lakes, 2-0.
The team from the South Central region added some excitement to Thursday’s competition by rolling a 300 game in their second match, but they were eventually eliminated by the team from the Northeast region.
The Avengers roster features Eli Anckner, Ryan Campbell, Francis Johnson and Ridgely Potter Jr. with head coach Mike Anckner.
Going For It’s roster is Tristan Ellis, Liam Justiniano, Cayden Sylvester and Kristofer Wagner with head coach Eric Brewer.
The paths to the TV finals in U12 were very similar to what transpired in the U15 division.
Teams from the Atlantic East (l.) and Lower Great Lakes regions will bowl each other in the U12 TV finals at the 2025 USA Bowling National Championships Sunday at the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
The team representing the Lower Great Lakes region – Dem Midwest Boyz – were the No. 2 seed and put together a perfect run to the TV finals with 2-0 wins over the South, Upper Midwest, Midwest and Northeast regions.
Coming through on the other side of the bracket was the No. 8 seed from the Atlantic East region – Lane Damage. Their path to the TV finals included wins over teams from the Pacific (2-0), Southeast (2-1) and South Central (2-1) regions.
After losing to Atlantic East, South Central bounced back with a win over the team from the Southeast (2-0) region to set-up a rematch with Atlantic East for a spot in the TV finals.
South Central was up to the task in the first match, defeating Atlantic East, 2-0. But, since Atlantic East was undefeated going into that match, South Central needed to defeat them one more time. South Central couldn’t manage to earn that win, losing a closely contested match, 2-1, and sending Atlantic East to the Resch Center.
The roster for Dem Midwest Boyz is Caleb Boykin, Aaron Cabiness, Nehemiah Keefer, Emmett Larson and Asa Wilson-Perry with head coach Anton Collins.
Bowling for Lane Damage are Noah Ausderau, Ellie Kate Murray, Chase Rudy and Bauer Wokasch with head coach Douglas Ausderau.
In addition to the standout performances by the four teams that qualified for the TV finals, a notable performance was turned in by another team in the U12 division. The team representing the South region – The Beast 2.0 – was impressive during their regional qualifying event in Marietta, Georgia, using a five-person team to win that region and qualify for the USA Bowling National Championships.
Unfortunately, two of those five players were unable to make it to Nationals, leaving the team with a tough decision – compete in the event knowing they would have to take zeros for Frames 4 and 8 in every game – or simply stay home.
The decision was made to come and bowl with the three players they had – Zy’Aaire Branner, Eden Flemings and Trent Phillips – along with head coach Jeff Flemings and assistant coach Carl Blanton.
“Carl and I talked and decided we wanted to come, and the kids were on board,” said coach Flemings. “The three kids that are on the team earned it and deserved to be here. Eden was here last here, but it was the first time for Zy’Aaire and Trent.
“It was a mental and emotional roller coaster for the kids,” coach Flemings continued. “You could see them do great the first three frames, then the zeros would go up in Frame 4 and that made it rough for them in Frames 5, 6 and 7. You put up more zeros in Frame 8 and then they had to come out swinging again in the ninth and 10th.”
“We’re supremely proud of these kids,” coach Blanton added. “We hate it for the two kids who couldn’t make it, but there’s only three kids in our whole state that will have these jerseys (referring to the team jerseys representing their region) and it’s those three kids.”
Bowling with only three competitors made winning matches predictably tough, if not impossible. The team finished qualifying as the No. 15 seed (in a field of 15) and were eliminated in two matches on Thursday.
However, the team’s perseverance and character was never more evident than in their final game Thursday when they started with three strikes, took zero for the fourth frame, came back with three more strikes in Frames 5-7, took zero in Frame 8, and finished with a spare in the ninth and a double plus seven pins on the fill ball in the 10th. The game score was 167, but it was a nearly perfect, and inspiring, performance. The kind that is truly representative of the competitive spirit featured in the event.
“The other coaches and players showed a lot of love and support for our three kids,” coach Blanton said. “I know it’s competition, but they never pulled against us.”
Coach Flemings summed it up best when he said, “I think our kids learned more in this tournament than if they would’ve won it.”
Sunday’s best-of-five match finals at the Resch Center are scheduled to take place at 11 a.m. Central (U12) and 1:15 p.m. Central (U15). The U12 finals will air on CBS Sports Network Tuesday, July 15, at 7 p.m. Eastern and the U15 finals will be televised on Tuesday, July 22, at 7 p.m. Eastern.
BowlTV provided live coverage of the qualifying and match play rounds leading up to the finals and, once again, more than $120,000 in scholarship money is being awarded at this year’s event.
The 2025 USA Bowling National Championships featured 15 regions competing in U12 and 16 in U15. Each team competing in Wisconsin earned their spot by winning their regional event.
For complete results for both the U12 and U15 divisions, including Thursday’s bracket match play, click here.
To learn more about the USA Bowling National Championships, visit BOWL.com/youth/usa-bowling.
OSHKOSH, Wis. – Teams representing four different regions fought their way through match play Thursday and earned a spot in Sunday’s TV finals at the 2025 USA Bowling National Championships. The finals will be contested on specially installed lanes in an arena setting at the Resch Center in Green Bay and taped for air on CBS Sports Network.
In the U15 division, the team representing the South region went undefeated in the best-of-three double-elimination match play bracket format at Revs Bowl and will bowl against the team representing the Coastal South region.
In the U12 division, it was the team from the Lower Great Lakes region that went undefeated, and they will take on the team from the Atlantic East region in the finals. The TV finals in both divisions will be best-of-five Baker format matches.
For the South region team – named The Avengers and seeded No. 2 for match play based on their qualifying record on Wednesday – the path to the TV finals in U15 was almost a perfect one as they lost only one game in their four matches. They defeated teams from the Heartland (2-1), Southeast (2-0), Lower Great Lakes (2-0) and Northeast (2-0) regions to earn their spot in the TV finals.
Their opponent – Going For It from the Coastal South region – was the No. 13 seed and took out teams from the New England (2-0), Mideast (2-1) and Pacific (2-0) regions before facing the team from the Upper Great Lakes region for a spot in the TV finals.
Upper Great Lakes lost their very first match of the day in the double-elimination format, but had survived four consecutive elimination matches before taking on Coastal South. Upper Great Lakes defeated Coastal South, 2-0, giving Coastal South its first loss of the day.
That’s set-up a winner-take-all match for a spot in the TV finals and Coastal South was up to the challenge, defeating Upper Great Lakes, 2-0.
The team from the South Central region added some excitement to Thursday’s competition by rolling a 300 game in their second match, but they were eventually eliminated by the team from the Northeast region.
The Avengers roster features Eli Anckner, Ryan Campbell, Francis Johnson and Ridgely Potter Jr. with head coach Mike Anckner.
Going For It’s roster is Tristan Ellis, Liam Justiniano, Cayden Sylvester and Kristofer Wagner with head coach Eric Brewer.
The paths to the TV finals in U12 were very similar to what transpired in the U15 division.
Teams from the Atlantic East (l.) and Lower Great Lakes regions will bowl each other in the U12 TV finals at the 2025 USA Bowling National Championships Sunday at the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
The team representing the Lower Great Lakes region – Dem Midwest Boyz – were the No. 2 seed and put together a perfect run to the TV finals with 2-0 wins over the South, Upper Midwest, Midwest and Northeast regions.
Coming through on the other side of the bracket was the No. 8 seed from the Atlantic East region – Lane Damage. Their path to the TV finals included wins over teams from the Pacific (2-0), Southeast (2-1) and South Central (2-1) regions.
After losing to Atlantic East, South Central bounced back with a win over the team from the Southeast (2-0) region to set-up a rematch with Atlantic East for a spot in the TV finals.
South Central was up to the task in the first match, defeating Atlantic East, 2-0. But, since Atlantic East was undefeated going into that match, South Central needed to defeat them one more time. South Central couldn’t manage to earn that win, losing a closely contested match, 2-1, and sending Atlantic East to the Resch Center.
The roster for Dem Midwest Boyz is Caleb Boykin, Aaron Cabiness, Nehemiah Keefer, Emmett Larson and Asa Wilson-Perry with head coach Anton Collins.
Bowling for Lane Damage are Noah Ausderau, Ellie Kate Murray, Chase Rudy and Bauer Wokasch with head coach Douglas Ausderau.
In addition to the standout performances by the four teams that qualified for the TV finals, a notable performance was turned in by another team in the U12 division. The team representing the South region – The Beast 2.0 – was impressive during their regional qualifying event in Marietta, Georgia, using a five-person team to win that region and qualify for the USA Bowling National Championships.
Unfortunately, two of those five players were unable to make it to Nationals, leaving the team with a tough decision – compete in the event knowing they would have to take zeros for Frames 4 and 8 in every game – or simply stay home.
The decision was made to come and bowl with the three players they had – Zy’Aaire Branner, Eden Flemings and Trent Phillips – along with head coach Jeff Flemings and assistant coach Carl Blanton.
“Carl and I talked and decided we wanted to come, and the kids were on board,” said coach Flemings. “The three kids that are on the team earned it and deserved to be here. Eden was here last here, but it was the first time for Zy’Aaire and Trent.
“It was a mental and emotional roller coaster for the kids,” coach Flemings continued. “You could see them do great the first three frames, then the zeros would go up in Frame 4 and that made it rough for them in Frames 5, 6 and 7. You put up more zeros in Frame 8 and then they had to come out swinging again in the ninth and 10th.”
“We’re supremely proud of these kids,” coach Blanton added. “We hate it for the two kids who couldn’t make it, but there’s only three kids in our whole state that will have these jerseys (referring to the team jerseys representing their region) and it’s those three kids.”
Bowling with only three competitors made winning matches predictably tough, if not impossible. The team finished qualifying as the No. 15 seed (in a field of 15) and were eliminated in two matches on Thursday.
However, the team’s perseverance and character was never more evident than in their final game Thursday when they started with three strikes, took zero for the fourth frame, came back with three more strikes in Frames 5-7, took zero in Frame 8, and finished with a spare in the ninth and a double plus seven pins on the fill ball in the 10th. The game score was 167, but it was a nearly perfect, and inspiring, performance. The kind that is truly representative of the competitive spirit featured in the event.
“The other coaches and players showed a lot of love and support for our three kids,” coach Blanton said. “I know it’s competition, but they never pulled against us.”
Coach Flemings summed it up best when he said, “I think our kids learned more in this tournament than if they would’ve won it.”
Sunday’s best-of-five match finals at the Resch Center are scheduled to take place at 11 a.m. Central (U12) and 1:15 p.m. Central (U15). The U12 finals will air on CBS Sports Network Tuesday, July 15, at 7 p.m. Eastern and the U15 finals will be televised on Tuesday, July 22, at 7 p.m. Eastern.
BowlTV provided live coverage of the qualifying and match play rounds leading up to the finals and, once again, more than $120,000 in scholarship money is being awarded at this year’s event.
The 2025 USA Bowling National Championships featured 15 regions competing in U12 and 16 in U15. Each team competing in Wisconsin earned their spot by winning their regional event.
For complete results for both the U12 and U15 divisions, including Thursday’s bracket match play, click here.
To learn more about the USA Bowling National Championships, visit BOWL.com/youth/usa-bowling.