GOAL Bowling Junior Gold Qualifying Tournament Handbook

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Save the date! GOAL Bowling will be hosting a girls-only Junior Gold Double-Header on Sunday, August 30th, at Pleasant Hill Lanes in Wilmington, Delaware. There will be two separate four-game qualifiers; the first at 9 a.m. and the second at 1 p.m. Bowlers will be able to enter either or both qualifiers.  

Junior Gold qualifying spots will be awarded on a 1:4 ratio with partially-paid spots awarded when a division has a number of entrants not divisible by four. Bowlers accepting partially-paid spots will also receive a small SMART scholarship. “Runner-up” SMART scholarships will be awarded in each age division to bowlers who just miss qualifying (or who had already qualified for Junior Gold before entering) and all bowlers will also compete for one or more SMART scholarships based on all-division handicap scoring. 

Pleasant Hill Lanes is a family-owned bowling center with a long history of supporting youth bowling. Wilmington is conveniently located off Interstate 95 making this site a great destination for bowlers from across the Mid-Atlantic. 

Max 55 bowlers per qualifier. Max 24 bowlers in any one division. 

Entry Fees PER QUALIFIER
GOAL Members: U12 $70 | U14 $85 | U16&U18 $100
Non-Members: U12 $80 | U14 $95 | U16&U18 $110
The extra $10 from non-member entry fees will be added to the handicap scholarship pool. Memberships may be purchased for $20 at any point in the season and also give bowlers access to a season-long points system which result in a scholarship winner in each age division.
A full breakdown of entry fees can be found in the tournament handbook.

Pleasant Hill Lanes

1001 W. Newport Pike
Wilmington, DE 19804
Notable driving distances: Philadelphia (38 miles), Dover (47 miles), Baltimore (66 miles), Trenton (67 miles), Harrisburg (85 miles), Allentown (86 miles), Washington DC (117 miles), Salisbury MD (101 miles), Newark NJ (115 miles), New York City (124 miles), Scranton (147 miles), Hempstead NY (148 miles)

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GOAL Bowling Junior Gold Qualifying Tournament Handbook

REGISTRATION OPENS SEPTEMBER 3RD

Our second girls-only Junior Gold event of the 2026-27 season will be the southernmost event on our schedule. GOAL will head to the Richmond area Sunday, October 4th, with a four-game qualifier at 12 p.m. at Bowlero Mechanicsville in Mechanicsville, VA. 

Junior Gold qualifying spots will be awarded on a 1:4 ratio with partially-paid spots awarded when a division has a number of entrants not divisible by four. Bowlers accepting partially-paid spots will also receive a small SMART scholarship. “Runner-up” SMART scholarships will be awarded in each age division to bowlers who just miss qualifying (or who had already qualified for Junior Gold before entering) and all bowlers will also compete for one or more SMART scholarships based on all-division handicap scoring. 

Bowlero Mechanicsville has hosted several major youth events in recent years and, in addition to being located in a Top 50 most-populous metro area, it is also within two hours of two others (Virginia Beach and Washington, DC) and within three hours of two more (Baltimore and Raleigh). 

Max 55 bowlers. Max 24 bowlers in any one division.

Entry Fees
GOAL Members: U12 $70 | U14 $85 | U16&U18 $100
Non-Members: U12 $80 | U14 $95 | U16&U18 $110
The extra $10 from non-member entry fees will be added to the handicap scholarship pool. Memberships may be purchased for $20 at any point in the season and also give bowlers access to a season-long points system which result in a scholarship winner in each age division.
A full breakdown of entry fees can be found in the tournament handbook.

Bowlero Mechanicsville
7317 Bell Creek Rd.
Mechanicsville, VA 23111
Notable Driving Distances: Richmond (4 miles), Virginia Beach (105 miles), Washington DC (106 miles), Baltimore (151 miles), Roanoke (178 miles), Raleigh (179 miles)

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GOAL Bowling Junior Gold Qualifying Tournament Handbook

REGISTRATION OPENS SEPTEMBER 3RD

GOAL Bowling will make its northernmost stop of our inaugural season on Sunday, October 18th, with a girls-only Junior Gold qualifier hosted by Sparta Lanes in Sparta, NJ. Start time will be 10 am. 

Our New Jersey stop will bring a GOAL event within a reasonable driving distance not only for bowlers in New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania, but also in southern New York, Connecticut, and western Massachusetts. This will be the best chance for female youth bowlers from the NYC metro area and southern New England to qualify for Junior Gold while competing against their peers! Sparta Lanes is located within 50 miles of New York City, within 80 miles of Hempstead and Poughkeepsie, within 120 miles of New Haven, and within 150 miles of Albany and Hartford.  

Junior Gold qualifying spots will be awarded on a 1:4 ratio with partially-paid spots awarded when a division has a number of entrants not divisible by four. Bowlers accepting partially-paid spots will also receive a small SMART scholarship. “Runner-up” SMART scholarships will be awarded in each age division to bowlers who just miss qualifying (or who had already qualified for Junior Gold before entering) and all bowlers will also compete for one or more SMART scholarships based on all-division handicap scoring. 

Max 50 bowlers. Max 24 bowlers in any one division.

Entry Fees
GOAL Members: U12 $70 | U14 $85 | U16&U18 $100
Non-Members: U12 $80 | U14 $95 | U16&U18 $110
The extra $10 from non-member entry fees will be added to the handicap scholarship pool. Memberships may be purchased for $20 at any point in the season and also give bowlers access to a season-long points system which result in a scholarship winner in each age division.
A full breakdown of entry fees can be found in the tournament handbook.

Sparta Lanes

43 Center St.

Sparta, NJ 07871 

Notable Driving Distances: Newark NJ (37 miles), New York City (47 miles), Allentown (66 miles), Scranton (77 miles), Hempstead NY (79 miles), Trenton (81 miles), Poughkeepsie (81 miles), Philadelphia (99 miles), New Haven (116 miles), Binghamton (133 miles), Wilmington DE (137 miles), Albany (143 miles), Harrisburg (145 miles), Hartford (149 miles), Springfield MA (174 miles)

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GOAL Bowling Junior Gold Qualifying Tournament Handbook

REGISTRATION OPENS OCTOBER 22ND

Our fourth girls-only Junior Gold event of the 2026-27 season will take us to the Lehigh Valley and Steel City Bowl and Brews in Bethlehem, PA, on Sunday, November 29th.

Junior Gold qualifying spots will be awarded on a 1:4 ratio with partially-paid spots awarded when a division has a number of entrants not divisible by four. Bowlers accepting partially-paid spots will also receive a small SMART scholarship. “Runner-up” SMART scholarships will be awarded in each age division to bowlers who just miss qualifying (or who had already qualified for Junior Gold before entering) and all bowlers will also compete for one or more SMART scholarships based on all-division handicap scoring. 

Steel City is a 2026 PBA host center and Official PWBA Regional Host Center. Its location puts it within two hours of Philadelphia and the NY/NJ Metro area as well as Harrisburg and Scranton, PA; Trenton, NJ, and Wilmington, DE.

This will be a single four-game qualifier beginning at 10 a.m. 

Max 55 bowlers. Max 24 bowlers in any one division.

Entry Fees
GOAL Members: U12 $70 | U14 $85 | U16&U18 $100
Non-Members: U12 $80 | U14 $95 | U16&U18 $110
The extra $10 from non-member entry fees will be added to the handicap scholarship pool. Memberships may be purchased for $20 at any point in the season and also give bowlers access to a season-long points system which result in a scholarship winner in each age division.
A full breakdown of entry fees can be found in the tournament handbook.

Steel City Bowl & Brews

1770 Stefko Boulevard
Bethlehem, PA  18017
Notable driving distances: Allentown (8 miles), Trenton (50 miles), Philadelphia (70 miles), Scranton (70 miles), Newark NJ (70 miles), Wilmington DE (79 miles), New York City (83 miles), Harrisburg (90 miles), Hempstead NY (116 miles), Dover (125 miles), Binghamton (127 miles), Baltimore (151 miles)

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GOAL Bowling Junior Gold Qualifying Tournament Handbook

REGISTRATION OPENS DECEMBER 3RD

GOAL will hold a four-game girls-only Junior Gold qualifier at Lord Calvert Bowling Center in Huntingtown, MD, on Sunday, January 10th, 2027, at 10 a.m. 

Junior Gold qualifying spots will be awarded on a 1:4 ratio with partially-paid spots awarded when a division has a number of entrants not divisible by four. Bowlers accepting partially-paid spots will also receive a small SMART scholarship. “Runner-up” SMART scholarships will be awarded in each age division to bowlers who just miss qualifying (or who had already qualified for Junior Gold before entering) and all bowlers will also compete for one or more SMART scholarships based on all-division handicap scoring. 

A family-owned bowling center, Lord Calvert has hosted various state and regional youth tournaments. It is located an hour from Washington, DC, 80 minutes from Baltimore, and about two hours from Richmond, VA.

Max 50 bowlers. Max 24 bowlers in any one division.

Entry Fees
GOAL Members: U12 $70 | U14 $85 | U16&U18 $100
Non-Members: U12 $80 | U14 $95 | U16&U18 $110
The extra $10 from non-member entry fees will be added to the handicap scholarship pool. Memberships may be purchased for $20 at any point in the season and also give bowlers access to a season-long points system which result in a scholarship winner in each age division.
A full breakdown of entry fees can be found in the tournament handbook.

Lord Calvert Bowling Center

2275 Solomons Island Rd.

Huntingtown, MD 20639

Notable Driving Distances: Washington DC (41 miles), Baltimore (59 miles), Dover (95 miles), Richmond (108 miles), Salisbury MD (120 miles), Wilmington DE (123 miles), Harrisburg (139 miles), Philadelphia (155 miles)

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GOAL Bowling "Last Chance" Junior Gold Qualifying Tournament Handbook

REGISTRATION OPENS MARCH 4th

Our “last chance” girls-only Junior Gold qualifier will be hosted by Harford Lanes in Aberdeen, MD, on Sunday, April 18th, 2027, at 11 a.m. Additional scholarship prizes at this tournament will look a little different than at our other Junior Gold qualifiers (see below).

Harford Lanes is centrally located amongst our first five 2026-27 host centers, almost equidistant from our southernmost and northernmost events, allowing for a fair “last chance” location for our geographic footprint. It is within a three-hour drive of all of the following Mid-Atlantic metro areas: Baltimore (31 miles), Wilmington DE (42 miles), Dover (62 miles), Washington DC (69 miles), Philadelphia (73 miles), Harrisburg (79 miles), Allentown (99 miles), Trenton (105 miles), Salisbury MD (133 miles), New York City (160 miles), and Richmond (179 miles).

Junior Gold qualifying spots will be awarded on a 1:4 ratio with partially-paid spots awarded when a division has a number of entrants not divisible by four. All bowlers will also compete for one or more SMART scholarships based on all-division scratch scoring and all-division handicap scoring. 

Max 54 bowlers. Max 24 bowlers in any one division.

Entry Fees
GOAL Members: All Age Divisions $100
Non-Members: All Age Divisions $110
The extra $10 from non-member entry fees will be added to the qualifying spot and scholarship pool. Memberships may be purchased for $20 at any point in the season and also give bowlers access to a season-long points system which result in a scholarship winner in each age division.
A full breakdown of entry fees can be found in the tournament handbook.

Harford Lanes

20 Custis St.

Aberdeen, MD 21001

Notable driving distances: Baltimore (31 miles), Wilmington DE (42 miles), Dover (62 miles), Washington DC (69 miles), Philadelphia (73 miles), Harrisburg (79 miles), Allentown (99 miles), Trenton (105 miles), Salisbury MD (133 miles), Newark NJ (151 miles), New York City (160 miles), Richmond (179 miles)

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REGISTRATION FOR MEMBERS OPENS FEBRUARY 4TH

REGISTRATION FOR NON-MEMBERS OPENS FEBRUARY 8TH

Due to the tremendous level of interest in our Preview Scholarship Tournament, we've added a Scholarship Open to the end of our 2026-27 schedule! 

We knew based on this year's response that we had to go bigger. Well, we're going MUCH bigger. Bowlerama, a 62-lane center in New Castle, DE is challenging us to FILL their center with 145 girl bowlers on June 5, 2027! And we know we have the “GOAL-mentum” to do it! 

It's not just the tournament field that will be bigger, but the tournament format as well. Bowlers will compete on two different sport oil patterns - a three-game series on one in the morning and a three-game series on the other in the afternoon following a break for lunch and re-oiling. Similar to this year's Preview Tournament, bowlers will bowl scratch for scholarships within their age divisions and with handicap against the entire field. 

We're also in the early stages of planning an optional additional tournament with a focus on fun for Friday evening (June 4th, 2027) for those traveling from far away or those close enough to make it to both events. The format for that event will be announced at a later date.

Bowlerama has hosted numerous premier youth tournaments and is the annual home of the Storm US Junior National Team Challenge. It is located off Interstate 295 in northern Delaware, just across the Delaware Memorial Bridge from New Jersey and provides easy highway access to various points in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. It's also just five minutes away from Wilmington Airport and 25 minutes away from Philadelphia International Airport.

Max 145 bowlers. Max 60 bowlers in any one division.

Entry fee to be determined. 

Bowlerama Family Entertainment Bowling Center

3031 New Castle Ave.

New Castle, DE 19720

Notable driving distances: Philadelphia (31 miles), Dover (50 miles), Baltimore (72 miles), Trenton (68 miles), Toms River (84 miles), Harrisburg (90 miles), Allentown (83 miles), Washington DC (110 miles), Salisbury MD (106 miles), Newark NJ (110 miles), New York City (120 miles), Scranton (144 miles), Hempstead NY (143 miles), Binghamton (202 miles), Richmond (215 miles), Virginia Beach (241 miles), Hartford (249 miles), Albany (258 miles), Springfield MA (260 miles), Syracuse (273 miles), Pittsburgh (288 miles), Providence (300 miles)
Nearby Airports: Wilmington Airport (ILG - 4 miles, limited routes), Philadelphia International Airport (PHL - 24 miles) 

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