(January 9th, 2015) – SWANTON: Both the boys and girls Wauseon Bowling teams found victory in Swanton on Friday.
The boys were led by Noah Stickley, and his 418 series performance in the team phase of the match. Nic Kearney kept close to his teammate, putting up a 395 series while bowling a team leading 224 single game along the way. Peyten Shadbolt totaled a 298 series, and Bret Wisda a 290. Juan Hovis rounded out the Indian scoring with a 253 series.
Wauseon held a solid lead over the Bulldogs heading into the baker games. Just shy of a 300 point advantage, the Indian boys led 1654-1370.
One excellent baker game, with a score of 206, gave the hometown Bulldogs the edge in the tandem bowling format. However, Wauseon’s scores of 157, 143, and 152 were more than enough to maintain their lead, despite dropping the baker games 479-452. Wauseon took the match 2106-1849.
The Lady Indians found a similar path to winning. Aleea Volkman was the only bowler on either team to break 300 with their series score, as she bowled a 344. Her sister, Aneesa Volkman, came just shy of accomplishing the feat herself, putting up a 296 series, though her 187 single game score was the best on the evening. Summer Brown added a 287 series score, while Jenna Simon added a 248. Allie Lovett completed the Wauseon score with a 227 series.
Their performance in the team bowling portion of the match gave the Lady Indians a 1402-1197 lead heading into the baker games.
The cooperative bowling competition was tight between the two squads. Bowling a 111, 142, and 92, the girls of Wauseon were a mere 6 points away from claiming victory in the baker games. They fell just short of the Lady Bulldogs, 350-345. Still, Wauseon’s performance had prevented Swanton from gaining any ground on their lead, thus making the Indians the victors by a margin of 1747-1547.