Versailles Prep Bowling...
Tiger Bowlers defeat St. Marys, remain undefeated
Boys, girls, JV boys and girls score victories  
February 7, 2012

The Versailles Boys Varsity Bowling team moved on to Week 14 action against the St. Marys Roughriders at Olympic Lanes in Van Wert on Saturday, February 4. 

The tension was high going into the match as there was no doubt the Roughriders would be more than happy to hand the Tigers their first loss of the season, and this St. Marys’ team could not be taken lightly.   Versailles took control in the first two games by outscoring St. Marys with totals of 984 to 956 and 1072 to 911.  

The Tigers headed into the baker games with a 189-pin lead over the Roughriders. “It’s nice to have the lead going into the Baker games, so we cannot think this match is over. St. Mary’s is a good team and anything can happen the next 5 Baker Games. “ The momentum shifted to the Roughriders as the Tigers worked to adjust to the quickly-changing lane conditions.  St. Marys defeated Versailles in the first four baker games with scores of 238 to 195, 181 to 173, 232 to 176, and 212 to 168. “That was probably the best 168 I have ever seen our kids bowl. We left 3 pocket splits and several corner pins all while the Roughriders had several key breaks during that game.” 

Going into the fifth baker game, the Tigers’ 189-pin lead had dwindled to 38 pins; however, the Tigers would not give up and fought to win the fifth baker game 189 to 155, thus winning the match by 72 pins.  Versailles was led by Jordan Groff with a 250, Michael Davidson with a 240 and 219, Aaron Niekamp with a 211, Ben Didier with a 203, and Nathan Peters with a 201.  With one match remaining in the season, this victory over the Roughriders brings the Tigers’ record to 14-0. For video highlights, please visit http://wosn.mediacore.tv/media/highlight-wohsbc-matches-5. 

The Tigers will hit the road for 20th Century Lanes in Lima to take on the also-undefeated Wapakoneta Redskins at 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 11.  The title of WOHSBC Conference Champions will be determined by this final match of the season.  Please visit www.wohsbc.com for in depth stats and conference standings. 

Lady Tiger Bowlers Now 9-3 

The Versailles Girls Varsity Bowling Team traveled to Olympic Lanes in Van Wert on Saturday, February 4 where they defeated the Lady Flyers of Marion Local. The Tiger’s bowled a 730 for their first game. Sophomore Kelsey Berning was the lead bowler with a 188. Their second game score was a 747 with Sophomore Brooke Wehrkamp leading with a 156 followed by Kelsey Berning with a 155, and Haylie Schlater with a 152. The baker game scores for the Lady Tigers were 175, 163, 133, 192, and a 137.   

The final match of the regular season has the girls traveling to 20th Century Lanes in Lima on Saturday, February 11 at 10:00 am to take on the Lady Redskins of St. Henry. Please visit www.wohsbc.com for in depth stats and conference standings. 

JV Boys and Girls Bowling  

The Versailles Boys JV Team remain in 2nd Place and  improved their record to 9-2 by defeating New Bremen. The Tigers outscored the Cardinals 749 to 638 in the first game. The second game belonged to the Cardinals 697 to 610. The boys went 5-0 in the Baker games for a total score of 2,192 to New Bremen’s 1,974. The boys were led by Dustin Ruhe with a 175 and Kenny Nagel with a 165.    

The Versailles Girls JV Team remain in 2nd place behind Coldwater and improved their record to 9-2. Versailles won the first game over Minster 655 to 559. The seconds game also belonged to the Tigers 802 to 560. The girls continued to dominate the match by winning all 5 Baker games. The final score was Versailles 2,099 to Minster’s 1,620 

The JV Teams will travel to Plamor Lanes in Coldwater for a 2pm match Saturday, January 11th.