Brittani Hamilton won the silver medal for Team USA in the girls singles at the World Tenpin Bowling Association Youth Championships in Helsinki, Finland.
The Webster Thomas graduate, who bowls at Vanderbilt University where she will be a junior this fall, lost the gold medal match to Yeon-Ju Kim of Korea, 192-155.
Hamilton’s finish was the highest in any event for the Junior USA girls since 2004.
Hamilton knocked off top-seeded Carmen Haandrikman of the Netherlands in the semifinals.
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