TNBA Junior Program

05/15/2025

IT'S TIME!!!! WHO YOU WIT?

BATTLE OF THE JUNIOR REGIONALS! WHO'S GOING TO WIN?

If you're in Las Vegas for The National Bowling Association Inc. National tournament and Convention, please find your way to Suncoast Hotel and Casino on May 24, 2025, at 8:00am. For the 2025 Anthony J. Roberts Championship Roll-off. This Championship match will feature each winner of the Junior Regional Tournaments. Come out and support our youth, and see how we get down!

04/25/2025

2025 Southern Regional Junior Sweeper

10/08/2024

08/28/2024

And last but not least, help us welcome back our Assistant Junior Program Director Ms. Dominique Walker, from Cincinnati, Ohio. Ms. Walker is a member of the Queen City Senate. She started bowling at the age of 5 and grew up as a TNBA junior member in the Central Region.

Ms. Walker went on the bowl in high school and then competed in college for Morehead State University. Dominique still holds the record at Roger Bacon High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, for highest girl's average. Additionally, she was player of the year for her school's conference in the 2008-2009 season. Throughout her high school career, she earned many accolades including first team All-Star, and other USBC and TNBA awards.

She is currently a USBC Silver level coach and is going into her 6th season as the Head Coach at St. Ursula Academy in Cincinnati, Ohio. During her time as a Head Coach, she is a 3-time Coach of the Year for her conference and has been a part of a coaching staff that has led the program to breaking many school records. She is a current board member for the Ohio High School Bowling Coaches Association and assist with a 10 week introductory bowling program for youth bowlers in the summers.

Dominique’s passion for youth bowling extends off the lanes. She has a love for sharing the more competitive and collegiate side of bowling with young bowlers and hopes to connect them to future opportunities. As the Assistant Junior Program Director, she hopes to connect with youth, parents and coaches to help make dreams a reality and prepare student athletes for higher level competition!

08/27/2024

Message from our Junior Tournament Director

08/27/2024

Please tune in tonight at 5:30pm est.
As we will discussing membership, awards, and the 2024-25 season.

08/20/2024

We had a TIME this weekend, some of our juniors from across the county were selected to be a part of the unique TNBA/USBC weekend experience at the unique International Training and Research Center in Arlington, Texas.

From start to finish, it was a whirlwind of fun, learning, and unforgettable memories. This event which was created through a partnership between The National Bowling Association and the United States Bowling Congress for more than a decade ago, provided eight TNBA juniors an experience of a lifetime.

Over the course of the three-day program, student- athletes received on-lane training and participated in drills and classroom sessions with the ITRC staff. Participants had the opportunity to tour the ITRC, the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame, and hear from guest speaker AJ Johnson who is currently apart of the PBA and Team USA.

Applications were sent to TNBA youth members between the ages of 15-18. As part of the application process, players were asked to submit a video, showing their bowling style from different angles, along with a resume of their accomplishments. This year, eight participants were selected from that pool which were three girls and five boys, which are as follows:

Ms. Sydney Smoot, Chesapeake Bay Senate
Mr. Micheal Jones, Chesapeake Bay Senate
Ms. Nevaeh Williams, Queen City Senate.
Mr. Daveon Bickcom, Chicago Senate.
Mr. Clayton Washington, Greater Richmond Senate.
Mr. Ezra Bentkowski, Greater East Bay Senate
Ms. Olivia Cameron, Chicago Senate
Mr. Gregory Daniels II, Detroit Senate

During the weekend, an emphasis was placed on individual instruction to develop both the physical and mental game. The instruction included the use of the ITRC’s advanced video analysis systems, analysis using Specto technology and additional statistical analysis. There were sessions covering the bowler’s release and an assessment of each player’s spare shooting.

Also, during this visit, TNBA Juniors were shown exactly what being a part of The National Bowling Association family is all about. When 2016 Queen Mary Murphy, and 2019 Queen Wanda Parker, who is also the current King and Queen program director, showed up and welcomed each athlete to Texas. And as you can see, they came bearing gifts.

MAJOR shout outs to our Western Regional Tournament Director Queen Pamela Sterling for all her hard work to make this event a success. And to our Assistant Junior Program Director Dominique Walker, who is always working behind the scenes working hard to make sure we as a program stay on track, and who never looks for any recognition. Thank you, we are headed in the right direction because of you.

So, on this founders’ day let us remember the principles in which our organization was founded upon. Our founders did not always agree, however they still found a way to build an organization for us to enjoy and cherish. But it is our obligation, to build up the next generation and prepare them to continue the traditions of TNBA and allow them to take us to the next phase of growth for this organization.

08/19/2024

We are pleased to announce and welcome back our Western Regional Junior Tournament Director Queen Pamela Sterling.

Queen Pam is a passionate, proud and enthusiastic member of TNBA. Although she did not come up through the Junior Program, she started bowling in her late teens and proved to be a competitive bowler.

Her first out of town tournament was the Western Regional Bill Rhodman Classic in her early 20’s in Las Vegas, NV. At this time, she witnessed a house full of energetic, passionate bowlers have a good time. Which to this day still leaves her mind blown and in awe. She knew right then looking at these prestigious bowlers and their competitive and fun-loving nature, that TNBA was something unique and special, and she wanted to be a part of it.

Queen Pam has been a member of TNBA for over 30 years and is currently part of Greater East Bay Bowling Senate (GEBBS) in northern California. She has been a Tournament Director for over 12 years. She promotes and always encourages participation from new and seasoned bowlers to take an active role in TNBA.

Also, she has been a member of several tournament clubs in the San Francisco Bay Area, one of which was the San Francisco Matchmakers where she held the position as Business Manager for over 10 years. She competes in National and Regional Tournaments across the county where she enjoys meeting other TNBA members.

In 2022, she was crowned TNBA National Queen. In this position, her passion and love deepened for the organization as she represented TNBA and wore her crown proudly.

The Junior Program and our youth have a special place in her heart. Queen Pam took a special interest in our youth when she saw them hanging out of the arcade areas at the bowling centers, and thought, how can we get them out the arcades, and onto the lanes.

She is inspired by the late Bobby Richardson, who’s love and dedication for the Junior Bowling Program was indescribable. Her plan is to continue his legacy and promote the Junior Program. She also initiated an Annual Junior Membership Tournament in honor of Bobby Richardson.

As the Western Regional Junior Tournament Director, she will promote youth bowling in TNBA while creating and fostering life skills into our youth. She hopes to achieve this by sharing her knowledge and experience. Her desire is to work, coach and encourage young bowlers to be the best they can be in all areas of their life, while integrating her customer service skills, sense of humor and love of Christ.

Please help us welcome back Queen Pam Sterling back to the Junior Program staff for another year.

08/19/2024

We are pleased to announce our new Southern Regional Junior Tournament Director, Ms. Traci Moody Ellison of Dallas, Texas.

Ms. Ellison began bowling at the age of 7 and has loved the game ever since! She participated in youth bowling programs in Mobile, AL (her hometown) and Greensboro, NC before her family moved to Milwaukee, WI in 1986. It was in Milwaukee that Traci was introduced to TNBA by a few local bowling legends.

She fondly remembers traveling to Ohio with a busload of other junior bowlers to compete in her TNBA youth regional tournaments. It was also in Milwaukee that Traci got her first job as a learn to bowl coach for 5- and 6-year-olds.

Ms. Ellison was a member of the Kansas City Senate for 10 years before relocating to the Dallas area. She has competed in many TNBA regional and national tournaments and was the Southern Regional Rhodman Champion in 2012.

In addition to her 40+ years’ experience as an avid league and tournament bowler, Traci is also a Bowler Mom! She has two daughters who were also TNBA youth bowlers, one of whom went on to bowl at the collegiate level – so Traci has experience coaching and supporting youth bowlers and navigating the college recruitment process.

As the new Southern Regional Junior Tournament Director, Traci’s focus will be to increase membership and look for additional coaching opportunities for individuals looking to be a part of the growth within the southern region of TNBA, and encouraging youth bowlers to reach the next level.

Please help us welcome Mrs. Traci Ellison to the TNBA Junior Program Staff.