What I learned in my first Junior Gold experience — and some thoughts on where the amazing event goes from here

When I heard the Junior Gold Championships were coming to Chicago I was excited because it meant I would finally be able to see the great event while taking just a single vacation day. Because the two other online editors at Capital Newspapers had this week off, I actually worked from 3-6 a.m. Wednesday in a deal I made with my boss to have the rest of the day off to be able to see Junior Gold. I chose to go Wednesday as opposed to Thursday or Friday because I wanted to see it when the entire ...