An expert’s take on those joining Junior Team USA for 2015 after Friday’s Junior Gold competition and the new age eligibility rule that kept 2 bowlers off the team

There are three major things at stake when hundreds of the nation’s top youth bowlers compete each year in the Junior Gold Championships: national titles, Junior Team USA spots, and scholarship funding. A record 2,479 athletes took part in the 2014 event presented by Track, Columbia 300, Ebonite and Hammer, competing for more than $200,000 in scholarships, the United States Bowling Congress reported. On Thursday, four bowlers earned spots on Junior Team USA for 2015 after qualifying...