BRYAN GOLDEN BEARS (PHOTOS BY BILL O’CONNELL, STAFF)
By: Nate Calvin
NAPOLEON- The Bryan and Wauseon girls bowling teams finished in the top two spots in Division II Sectional action on Saturday at River City Bowl-A-Way in Napoleon to advance to Districts in Lima this week.
Bryan finished with a pin total of 3655 followed by Wauseon at 3593, Napoleon was third with a 3587 and Ottawa-Glandorf grabbed the fourth spot to advance to Districts with 3355.
Two NWOAL bowlers qualified for Districts as individuals with Ciarra Flickinger of Delta placing third with a 520 series and Evergreen’s Michaela Baker placed fourth with a 516.
In the boys’ Sectional on Friday night, Wauseon narrowly missed the top four to advance as a team by placing fifth with a pin total of 3687, 82 pins out of fourth place. The Indians did have an individual qualifier as senior Chance Buehrer placed ninth with a 579, including a 243 in game 1.
Bryan finished in a tie for sixth with Liberty Center at 3615, Delta was eighth with a score of 3559, Swanton scored a 3214 to finish in 11th, and Evergreen was 12th with 3115.
Delta’s Cory Waugh was the individual champion as he fired a 183, 226, and 278 for a 687 series to move on to Districts this week.
The girls District tournament will take place on Friday, February 21st at Westgate Lanes in Lima starting at 5pm while the boys will bowl on Saturday, February 22nd at 12pm also at Westgate Lanes in Lima.
Nate can be reached at publisher@thevillagereporter.com
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