With the pomp and circumstance befitting of any international sporting event, the 2008 WTBA World Youth Championships kicked off Friday with the Opening Ceremonies at Boardwalk Bowl.

Visit 2008wyc.com for game-by-game updates beginning Saturday

Four players from across the country earned national titles Wednesday as the 2008 Pepsi United States Bowling Congress Youth Championships came to a close.

After eight games of qualifying, 64 bowlers in four divisions from across the country are still in the hunt for national titles at the 2008 Pepsi USBC Youth Championships.

Bowlers from Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Bermuda and the United States have been represented during the Youth Open Championships.

The USBC is developing a more modern system of measuring timing for bowlers. The idea is that USBC coaches will use that more precise formula to better teach bowlers how to play the game.

Bowling dozens of games in the USBC Junior Gold Championships earlier this week didn't stop the members of the Revs Inc. and Ebonite teams from competing in the second-annual USBC Youth Open Championships this weekend.

Kristie Petravich of West Palm Beach, Fla., and Geoffrey Young of Denton, Texas, beat a field of the best youth bowlers in the country Friday to win U.S. Junior Amateur titles at the 2008 USBC Junior Gold Championships.

Ricki Williams of Wichita, Kan., and Daniel Spink of Florissant, Mo., took the lead after the semifinals Thursday at the 2008 USBC Junior Gold Championships.

Heading into the 2008 USBC Junior Gold Championships, Liz Seibel has paid special attention to becoming a more consistent bowler. The work she's put in culminated with a perfect game Tuesday night.

Michelle Carcagente remembers vividly the pain she suffered as she went through in the final rounds of last year's USBC Junior Gold Championships.

As the players around him stopped bowling, Adam Chase felt the pressure begin to grow. With nothing but strikes to begin the first game of the 2008 USBC Junior Gold Championships, Chase was the center of attention.

With the total number of competitors soaring in just its second year, the USBC Youth Open Championships began Monday at Skore Lanes in suburban Detroit.

After two days of practice rounds, registration, opening ceremonies and other activities, the participants in the 2008 USBC Junior Gold Championships are ready to roll in suburban Detroit.

Since winning last year's USBC Junior Gold Championships, Jenny Brown of DeLand, Fla., and Adam Martinez of San Antonio have been on a journey any fellow youth bowler would envy.

USBC has reached an agreement to conduct the USBC Junior Gold Championships and the USBC Youth Open Championships in the Indianapolis metropolitan area in 2009 and 2010.

10 selected for Dexter/United States Bowling Congress honors for 2007-08

Terrance Reeves earned an exemption for the 2008-09 Denny's PBA Tour season with a seventh-place finish at the Tour Trials earlier this month.

Illinois bowler to attend Central Missouri in the fall.

Youth bowler earns $2,500 honor for top grades and community involvement

Continuing to pursue its goal of advancing the sport of bowling worldwide, the United States Bowling Congress certified 34 new Level I and Bronze coaches in Thailand.