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Versailles Bowlers Make
Statement at Kickoff Tourney
The
WOHSBC begins their
season Saturday, November 16th. Prior to the season starting, the
WOHSBC holds their annual singles tournament to kickoff the season.
Each bowler rolls 2 games and then the field is cut to the top half
where 1 more game is bowled. After 2 games, the field was cut. 5 out
of 9 made the cut for the girls and 6 out of 8 made it for the boys.
1 more game was bowled and then the field was cut to the top 4 in
each division. Paige Holsapple led the girls with a 581 and Michael
Davidson led the boys with a 706. (Davidson made a run in the 2nd
game at a 300 game but left a rip 10 pin the first ball in the 10th)
Unfortunately,
for the
girls, it was Paige against 4th place qualifier Megan Monnin from
Versailles. It was a close game with Megan winning 181 to 164. Megan
then went on to face Lauren Sanning from Coldwater. This was a nail
biter and came down to the tenth frame. With a strike up in the 9th,
Megan could shut out Lauren by rolling a strike. She left 3 pins and
converted the spare. Lauren now needed to strike the 1st ball in the
tenth. She struck and still had some work to do. She needed to mark
with 9 pins or more to win. She threw an errant shot and went right
through the head pin getting a lucky break and leaving only the 6
pin. She converted the spare to win the tournament.
For the
boys, tournament
leader Michael Davidson faced Chandler Kaeck from Wapakoneta in the
first match. Davidson won 223 to 198. The final match was set with
Davidson facing Josh Heitkamp from St. Henry. Michael struggled a
little bit early on, but made a ball and line change. He finished the
game strong, but Josh wasn’t giving in. Josh ended up winning the
title 222 to 203.
“Coach
Phlipot and I were
extremely please with how the kids bowled today. Overall, we had more
bowlers make the cut than any other year. To have two 2nd place
finishes is a great start and confidence booster to begin the
season,” said Coach Davidson.
Here are
the other bowlers
that made the cut and their final finish. Paige Holsapple 3rd, Brooke
Wehrkamp 5th, Megan Ward 12th and Kelsey Berning 17th.
For
the boys: Zach Marshal 5th, Ben Ahrens 17th, Dustin Ruhe 20th, Alex
Groff 21st and Kenny Nagel 32nd.
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