ARLINGTON, Texas – With a new look to the division structure in 2026, the list of winners from this year’s Bowling.com Youth Open Championships features more than 60 young athletes earning national recognition based on impressive performances from over the summer in Blaine, Minnesota.
The 2026 Youth Open Championships, a non-qualifying tournament open to all United States Bowling Congress Youth members, was hosted at Lucky Strike Blaine from July 8 through 26.
The tournament expanded to five age-based divisions in 2026 (10-and-under, 12-and-under, 14-and-under, 16-and-under and 18-and-under) and welcomed 167 four-player teams and more than 800 bowlers to the Minneapolis area.
Athletes competed for titles in four events (team, doubles, singles, all-events) and looked to take home part of the tournament’s scholarship fund, which exceeded $80,000 in 2026. Each event featured a scratch and optional handicap division.
While several competitors took home multiple titles in Minnesota, only one recorded four victories at this year’s edition of the Youth Open Championships – Stevie Newton of Hanover, Pa.
Her performance in the 12-and-under division started with a win in Scratch Team alongside Kailynn Melvin, Nolan Randisi and Josh Worley as Scuba Divers, finishing with a 2,429 total. She added three scratch titles in the girls division, winning doubles with Kailynn (1,246), singles (636) and all-events (1,868).
Stevie finished her trip to Minnesota as the U12 titlist in the girls division at the Junior Gold Championships.
Included among the winners was Ashland’s Max Oeken, who went 12 for 12 in his first game of singles to secure the scratch title in the boys division for U18 with 773.
Gleason Garske of Spokane, Wash., followed a similar path to Stevie, winning titles at both the Youth Open Championships and Junior Gold Championships in 2026. He rolled a 300 game on the way to a 765 series to win Scratch Singles in the boys division for U12 to go along with his U12 title at Junior Gold.
Gleason was one of eight competitors to connect for a perfect game at the 2026 Youth Open Championships, and he was joined by two other young athletes in turning a perfect performance into a championship-winning moment.
Bailey Forrest of Yulee, Fla., rolled a 300 game during her doubles set with Ashlyn Henry of Fayetteville, North Carolina, to help the pair tie for the top scratch spot in the girls division for U16 (1,277).
Mel Sim of Queens Village, New York, was the only bowler to post an 800 series at the 2026 Youth Open Championships – he had 812 in doubles. The performance helped Sim and Jake Lau of Albertson, New York, win Scratch Doubles in U18 with a 1,540 total.
The roster of 2026 winners included the following teams and individuals:
18-and-under division
- Team – Scratch: Dream Chasers 32: Quattrini/Dunbar/Tirado/Durand (Jacob Dunbar, Jonathan Durand, Augie Quattrini III, Jacob Tirado), 2,832
- Team – Handicap: AZ Dream Team 2026 (Jaida-Marie De La Cruz, Glenn Long, Roland Shatz, Chanel Simpson), 2,874
- Doubles – Scratch: Jake Lau, Albertson, N.Y./Mel Sim, Queens Village, N.Y., 1,540
- Doubles – Handicap: Bryan Brandt, Prospect, Ohio/Tucker Ludwig, Marion, Ohio, 1,508
- Girls Doubles – Scratch: Savannah Portillo, Bellevue, Mich./Larielle Tharps, Orlando, Fla., 1,402
- Girls Doubles – Handicap: Kylie Cook, Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Delanie Richardson, Waterloo, Iowa, 1,319
- Boys Singles – Scratch: Max Oeken, Ashland, Ohio, 773
- Boys Singles – Handicap: Caleb Bresnahan, Mount Juliet, Tenn., 800
- Girls Singles – Scratch: Larielle Tharps, Orlando, Fla., 713
- Girls Singles – Handicap: Arianna Plaggemeyer, Sturgis, S.D., 748
- Boys All-Events – Scratch: Dylan Harnden, Shelby Township, Mich., 2,166
- Boys All-Events – Handicap: Steven Woodard, Great Barrington, Mass., 2,176
- Girls All-Events – Scratch: Larielle Tharps, Orlando, Fla., 1,978
- Girls All-Events – Handicap: Jessica Goldman, Gahanna, Ohio, 2,053
16-and-under division
- Team – Scratch: Dream Chasers 16: Carmichael/Cloud/Monosmith/Anderson (Tyler Anderson, Ryan Carmichael, Louis Cloud, Abe Monosmith), 2,759
- Team – Handicap: GCV 6 (Myles Jungen, Alexander Kendall, Carsen Koontz, Gavin Timm), 2,840
- Doubles – Scratch: Tyler Anderson, Odenton, Md./Abe Monosmith, Vanleer, Tenn., 1,539
- Doubles – Handicap: Luis Gonzalez Chervoni, Ponce, Puerto Rico/Mikael Rosario Martinez, Carolina, Puerto Rico, 1,597
- Girls Doubles – Scratch: Bailey Forrest, Yulee, Fla./Ashlyn Henry, Fayetteville, N.C., and Makenna Morales, Crown Point, Ind./Lauren Worthman, Huntington, Ind., 1,277
- Girls Doubles – Handicap: Kiramar Muniz, Canóvanas, Puerto Rico/Luz Rivera Castro, Carolina, Puerto Rico, 1,500
- Boys Singles – Scratch: Jackson Smith, Simpsonville, S.C., 794
- Boys Singles – Handicap: Quintin McGeary, New Kensington, Pa., 857
- Girls Singles – Scratch: Candace Van Tine, Spokane, Wash., 713
- Girls Singles – Handicap: Katie Crowley, South St. Paul, Minn., 832
- Boys All-Events – Scratch: Kristofer Wagner, Deland, Fla., 2,235
- Boys All-Events – Handicap: Judah Robinson, Leavenworth, Kan., 2,432
- Girls All-Events – Scratch: Lauren Worthman, Huntington, Ind., 1,952
- Girls All-Events – Handicap: Katie Crowley, South St. Paul, Minn., 2,271
14-and-under division
- Team – Scratch: Elite (Brennan Brandel, Eli Franco, Nehemiah Keefer, Eason Taylor), 2,731
- Team – Handicap: Team Tifton 2 (Ishani Clark, Toney Clark Jr., Adrian Johnson Jr., Kate Luke), 2,920
- Doubles – Scratch: Aaron Cabiness/Asa Wilson-Perry, Columbus, Ohio, 1,333
- Doubles – Handicap: Colton Adams, Chesapeake, Va./Grayson Underwood, Copper Hill, Va., 1,519
- Girls Doubles – Scratch: Emelia Fowler, Saginaw, Mich./Ruth Thatcher, Indianapolis, 1,233
- Girls Doubles – Handicap: Jaida-Marie De La Cruz, Sierra Vista, Ariz./Chanel Simpson, Chicago, 1,396
- Boys Singles – Scratch: Nehemiah Keefer, Bellwood, Ill., 728
- Boys Singles – Handicap: James Neese, Columbus, Ohio, 841
- Girls Singles – Scratch: Alyssa Randisi, Brooklyn, N.Y., 628
- Girls Singles – Handicap: Chanel Simpson, Chicago, 733
- Boys All-Events – Scratch: Eli Franco, Fishers, Ind., 2,093
- Boys All-Events – Handicap: Keegan Dobmeyer, Twin Valley, Minn., 2,267
- Girls All-Events – Scratch: Alyssa Randisi, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1,850
- Girls All-Events – Handicap: Brooke King, Palm Bay, Fla., 2,216
12-and-under division
- Team – Scratch: Scuba Divers (Kailynn Melvin, Stevie Newton, Nolan Randisi, Josh Worley), 2,429
- Team – Handicap: Jr. Eagles Club (Elliot Korsmo, Finn Melges, Aiden Sharp, Korbin Van Heuveln), 3,019
- Doubles – Scratch: Chase Rudy, Prince George, Va./Carson Wilkerson, Hopewell, Va., 1,366
- Doubles – Handicap: Chase Rudy, Prince George, Va./Carson Wilkerson, Hopewell, Va., 1,570
- Girls Doubles – Scratch: Kailynn Melvin, Tonganoxie, Kan./Stevie Newton, Hanover, Pa., 1,246
- Girls Doubles – Handicap: Courtney Hein, Egan, S.D./Ellie Trapp, Milbank, S.D., 1,440
- Boys Singles – Scratch: Gleason Garske, Spokane, Wash., 765
- Boys Singles – Handicap: Henry Spooner, Leavenworth, Kan., 780
- Girls Singles – Scratch: Stevie Newton, Hanover, Pa., 636
- Girls Singles – Handicap: Jersey Asbaty, Chicago, 765
- Boys All-Events – Scratch: Aaron Cabiness, Columbus, Ohio, 2,045
- Boys All-Events – Handicap: Aiden Sharp, New London, Minn., 2,376
- Girls All-Events – Scratch: Stevie Newton, Hanover, Pa., 1,868
- Girls All-Events – Handicap: Angelis Rivera Machuca, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2,216
10-and-under division
- Team – Scratch: Strike Squad 300 (Andrew Carney, Joziah Hidalgo, Patrick McNally, Alexander Santeliz), 1,923
- Team – Handicap: Strike Squad 300 (Andrew Carney, Joziah Hidalgo, Patrick McNally, Alexander Santeliz), 2,967
- Doubles – Scratch: Patrick McNally, Joliet, Ill./Alexander Santeliz, Oswego, Ill., 986
- Doubles – Handicap: Henry Harrison, Canandaigua, N.Y./Matthew LaPiana, Mount Morris, N.Y., 1,479
- Girls Doubles – Scratch: Macy McCullough, Burnsville, Minn./Lily Strunic, Northfield, Minn., 873
- Girls Doubles – Handicap: Macy McCullough, Burnsville, Minn./Lily Strunic, Northfield, Minn., 1,431
- Boys Singles – Scratch: Dylan Park, San Jose, Calif., 595
- Boys Singles – Handicap: Magnus Williams, Mine Hill, N.J., 774
- Girls Singles – Scratch: Nora Schmidt, Arlington, S.D., 510
- Girls Singles – Handicap: Dakota Miller, Waterford, Mich., 757
- Boys All-Events – Scratch: Magnus Williams, Mine Hill, N.J., 1,693
- Boys All-Events – Handicap: Magnus Williams, Mine Hill, N.J., 2,233
- Girls All-Events – Scratch: Nora Schmidt, Arlington, S.D., 1,563
- Girls All-Events – Handicap: Susan Beltran, Box Elder, S.D., 2,182
See final results here: https://bowl.com/youth/youth-tournaments/youth-open-championships/2026-results