February 27, 2026 Nolan Hughes

It is time to crown a new crop of PBA Junior champions.

The 2025-26 PBA Junior National Championships are set to begin at Bowlero Lakeside in Valley Park, Mo., just a few miles from the scene of the PBA Pete Weber Classic.

Anna Antony, last year’s breakthrough U18 Girls national champion, is among the star talents in the field. 

In the U18 Boys division, the 2024 champion and 2025 runner-up Ernesto Reynoso headlines the field. Last year’s U15 Mixed champion Jackson Dyess has moved up to the U18 division as well.

Kristofer Wagner won all four title events at the inaugural PBA Jr. WSOB last year, and figures to be the front-runner to bring home the U15 Mixed national title as well.

Qualifying begins Friday, Feb. 27 at 8 p.m. ET and concludes Saturday, Feb. 28 at 10 a.m. ET. The top eight players in each division will advance to round robin match play. The top five players will then advance to the stepladder finals.

Competition will shift to Bowlero St. Peters for all three title matches, which will air live at 8:30 p.m. ET on Saturday.

All rounds will be livestreamed on BowlTV and all competition will be contested on the 44-foot EJ Tackett oil pattern.

Follow the PBA Tour Instagram and PBA Junior Facebook page for live updates throughout the tournament.

The 2026 PBA Junior schedule will be released next week.

Learn more about PBA Junior membership options here.

Tournament Schedule

Friday, Feb. 27 — BowlTV
6 p.m. ET — Official practice session
8 p.m. ET — Qualifying Round 1 (four games)

Saturday, Feb. 28 — BowlTV
10 a.m. ET — Qualifying Round 2 (four games)
Top eight players in each division advance to round robin match play
1 p.m. ET — Match Play (eight games)
5:30 p.m. ET — Stepladder Finals (non-championship matches only)
Top two players in each division advance to championship matches at Bowlero St. Peters
8:30 p.m. ET — Championship Matches

2025-26 PBA Junior National Championship Finalists

U18 Boys
Jacob Bockstie
Jacob Dunbar
Jackson Dyess
Gavin Finley
Emmanuel Guevara
Dohoon Kwon
Jonas Makovsky
Christian Mouton
Jayden Ramel
Ernesto Reynoso
Avery Rhoden
Spiros Schenk
Michael Stanger
Luke Switalski
Nicolas Trentler
Jos Weems
Kaeden White

U18 Girls Roster
Anna Antony
Kendall Bollea
Bella Love Castillo
Trishna Desai
Tori Franklin
Marissa Funk
Lindsay Greim
Naomi Kannady
Ava Mazza
Savannah Portillo
Hana Abigail Sangalang
Autumn Strode
Larielle Tharps
Ivanna Villalobos
Danielle Walbaum
Grace Zuerner

U15 Mixed Roster
Tyler Anderson
Cameron Bennett
Amari Browder
Ryan Campbell
Ryan Carmichael
Thomas Carter
Louis Cloud
Lucas Drisdel
Blake Glines
Tatum Lee
Mason Mackin
Abram Monosmith
Derrald Ferd Monteverde
Easton Van Hoveln
Kristofer Wagner
Jackson Wordekemper

Past National Champions

2025 — U18 Girls: Anna Antony; U18 Boys: Griffin Jordan; U15 Mixed: Jackson Dyess
2024 — Girls: Kayla Starr and Boys: Ernesto Reynoso
2023 — Girls: Kaitlyn Stull and Boys: Jacob Robertson
2022 — Girls: Jillian Martin and Boys: Landin Jordan
2021 — Girls: Jillian Martin and Boys: Spencer Robarge