Antony and Mayne win 2025 Junior Gold Championships in U15 division
August 06, 2025
Anna Antony of Farmington, Connecticut, and Zachary Mayne of Parma, Ohio, are the 2025 Junior Gold Championships 15-and-under division national champions, which just aired on CBS Sports Network.
Antony took home the U15 Girls title in dominant fashion after defeating Ana Mazza of Utica, Michigan, 222-145, putting an exclamation point during a week where she held the lead almost from the start of the event.
You’d never know she won based on her almost stoic approach to the game.
“Whenever I bowl big events like this, I try to numb everything out, be calm,” said Antony. “I’m really happy (to win).”
In the title match, two opens by Mazza in the first four frames allowed Antony to build an early lead before running away with the match after four strikes during the back half of the game.
Since 2021, Antony has finished no lower than seventh at the Junior Gold Championships, showcasing remarkable consistency during her young career.
“I think it’s the training I’ve done,” said Antony. “I’ve had a couple of changes done to my game and my spare game overall. A lot of that helps with the consistency.”
Antony also wore a pair of bowling shoes that had many signatures on them, ranging from Professional Women’s Bowling Association players to international stars on the Professional Bowlers Association. She knows she couldn’t make it this far without her support system here and back home.
“I can’t be thankful enough to my coaches, my family, my parents especially, my siblings, I have so many supporters and I’m thankful for that.”
The stepladder began with Mazza and No. 3 seed Candence Van Tine of Spokane, Washington, in a back-and-forth match that saw Mazza advance with a 202 to Van Tine’s 188.
U15 BOYS
Mayne had his sights set on what he wanted earlier in the week and accomplished exactly that, winning the U15 Boys title against Francis Johnson of Orlando, Florida, 212-196.
“This feels amazing right now,” said Mayne, who started the week off with a 300 game during the first round of qualifying. “I just had to keep working and now I’m here.”
Mayne, a two-handed left-hander, qualified as the top seed after going undefeated in match play, beating Johnson for No. 1 seed and faced him again for the title after Johnson defeated Isaiah Durflinger of Beavercreek, Ohio, in the opening match, 213-178. Durflinger was seeking his second Junior Gold title after winning the U12 Boys division in 2022.
The title match didn’t start well for Mayne, beginning with two opens in the first three frames (a 7-9 split and 2-4-7 miss) and fell behind early. That didn’t deter the energized Ohioan as he made a small adjustment to fire off six strikes over his next eight shots while Johnson stayed in the pocket, but was unable to carry the 4 pin and 9 pin when he needed it most.
“I moved a little right after the 7-9 and hit on the ball more, but then I left that 2-4-7 and moved back left, still hitting on the ball,” Mayne said. “I guess that worked and now we’re here.”
Once Mayne gets home to Parma, the celebration will continue when the U15 stepladder airs with a watch party with friends and family to see the win on CBS Sports Network. After his win, he had more immediate plans in Green Bay.
“I’m going to head back to my hotel and take a nap,” he said while laughing, but Mayne earned that rest as a U15 champion.
Junior Team USA Developmental Team
The U15 division also served as a qualifier for automatic spots on the 2026 Junior Team USA Developmental Team. In the boys and girls divisions, the top two qualifiers after 26 games of qualifying, the event champion and the event runner-up earned places on the team.
Based on those criteria, the automatic qualifiers for the 2026 Junior Team USA Developmental Team are as follows:
Girls
*Kylie Oppedisano, Trumbell, Connecticut
*Autumn Strode, Munster, Indiana
U15G Champion - Anna Antony, Farmington, Connecticut
U15G Runner-Up - Ava Mazza, Utica, Michigan
Boys
Lucas Drisdel, Chicago, Illinois
Dalton Wheeler, Harrisburg, Illinois
U15B Champion - Zachary Maine, Parma, Ohio
U15B Runner-Up - Francis Johnson, Orlando, Florida
*Since event champion Antony and runner-up Mazza were first and second after qualifying, the next available spots went to Oppedisano and Strode as the third-place and fourth-place finishers after qualifying.
Antony took home the U15 Girls title in dominant fashion after defeating Ana Mazza of Utica, Michigan, 222-145, putting an exclamation point during a week where she held the lead almost from the start of the event.
You’d never know she won based on her almost stoic approach to the game.
“Whenever I bowl big events like this, I try to numb everything out, be calm,” said Antony. “I’m really happy (to win).”
In the title match, two opens by Mazza in the first four frames allowed Antony to build an early lead before running away with the match after four strikes during the back half of the game.
Since 2021, Antony has finished no lower than seventh at the Junior Gold Championships, showcasing remarkable consistency during her young career.
“I think it’s the training I’ve done,” said Antony. “I’ve had a couple of changes done to my game and my spare game overall. A lot of that helps with the consistency.”
Antony also wore a pair of bowling shoes that had many signatures on them, ranging from Professional Women’s Bowling Association players to international stars on the Professional Bowlers Association. She knows she couldn’t make it this far without her support system here and back home.
“I can’t be thankful enough to my coaches, my family, my parents especially, my siblings, I have so many supporters and I’m thankful for that.”
The stepladder began with Mazza and No. 3 seed Candence Van Tine of Spokane, Washington, in a back-and-forth match that saw Mazza advance with a 202 to Van Tine’s 188.
U15 BOYS
Mayne had his sights set on what he wanted earlier in the week and accomplished exactly that, winning the U15 Boys title against Francis Johnson of Orlando, Florida, 212-196.
“This feels amazing right now,” said Mayne, who started the week off with a 300 game during the first round of qualifying. “I just had to keep working and now I’m here.”
Mayne, a two-handed left-hander, qualified as the top seed after going undefeated in match play, beating Johnson for No. 1 seed and faced him again for the title after Johnson defeated Isaiah Durflinger of Beavercreek, Ohio, in the opening match, 213-178. Durflinger was seeking his second Junior Gold title after winning the U12 Boys division in 2022.
The title match didn’t start well for Mayne, beginning with two opens in the first three frames (a 7-9 split and 2-4-7 miss) and fell behind early. That didn’t deter the energized Ohioan as he made a small adjustment to fire off six strikes over his next eight shots while Johnson stayed in the pocket, but was unable to carry the 4 pin and 9 pin when he needed it most.
“I moved a little right after the 7-9 and hit on the ball more, but then I left that 2-4-7 and moved back left, still hitting on the ball,” Mayne said. “I guess that worked and now we’re here.”
Once Mayne gets home to Parma, the celebration will continue when the U15 stepladder airs with a watch party with friends and family to see the win on CBS Sports Network. After his win, he had more immediate plans in Green Bay.
“I’m going to head back to my hotel and take a nap,” he said while laughing, but Mayne earned that rest as a U15 champion.
Junior Team USA Developmental Team
The U15 division also served as a qualifier for automatic spots on the 2026 Junior Team USA Developmental Team. In the boys and girls divisions, the top two qualifiers after 26 games of qualifying, the event champion and the event runner-up earned places on the team.
Based on those criteria, the automatic qualifiers for the 2026 Junior Team USA Developmental Team are as follows:
Girls
*Kylie Oppedisano, Trumbell, Connecticut
*Autumn Strode, Munster, Indiana
U15G Champion - Anna Antony, Farmington, Connecticut
U15G Runner-Up - Ava Mazza, Utica, Michigan
Boys
Lucas Drisdel, Chicago, Illinois
Dalton Wheeler, Harrisburg, Illinois
U15B Champion - Zachary Maine, Parma, Ohio
U15B Runner-Up - Francis Johnson, Orlando, Florida
*Since event champion Antony and runner-up Mazza were first and second after qualifying, the next available spots went to Oppedisano and Strode as the third-place and fourth-place finishers after qualifying.