So, this year, there haven't been many junior golds around here.  Anyone know of any junior gold tournaments in states surrounding tennessee? 

Hello Revelance,

 There is always a list of upcoming Gold events listed on the Junior Gold website at http://www.bowl.com/tournaments/youth/jrgold/main.aspx

Go about halfway down on the left side and there is an "Upcoming Events" link.  If there are no events within driving distance to you, why not try to run your own event?  It's really not that difficult as you'll only need to talk to a center, come up with the rules (and both the Jr Gold and the Certification Depts. will help you), and run the event.  If there aren't any near you, you will get a decent turn out.

 This year, I will have a dozen kids bowling in Detroit and we're all looking forward to the event.