Boys? bowling team beats Gaylord; wins conference

The Gaylord Blue team had been victorious over the Rogers City High School boys? bowling team before, but it was the Hurons? turn Saturday to beat Gaylord Blue, 26.5 to 3.5. The victory helped boost the Huron team into a first place position for the Northern Michigan Bowling Conference with nine wins and one loss.

?THIS WAS a good match to win because Gaylord Blue had beaten us three times in a row,? said coach Brian Bannasch. ?This win should give the team some added confidence heading into the regional competition (this weekend).? Rogers City started off the match with two baker wins, 202-165 and 193-182. The Hurons followed up those wins with a giant victory in the first regular game, 1,004-867. Every RC bowler won his individual match, including Luke Bellmore (179), Al Gajewski (179), Devon Ferris (207), Henry Dietlin (229), and Ryan Darga (210).

The Orange and Black continued the winning stre

ak in the second regular game with an 849-831 win over the Gaylord Blue team. Jared Fleming (173) won his individual match, while Dietlin tied at 140, earning his team a half point. Saturday?s victory gave the boys? team an added notch in the win column headed into regionals this weekend. The boys? ended their regular season with the top series score (2,068) and top baker series score (468) in the conference. Ferris had the second highest game score in the conference with 257. Last year, the boys? team finished third in regionals and qualified for state competition. They are hoping to improve that finish this year.

THE LADY Hurons are headed into regional action this weekend as the defending regional champions. Senior Heather Kowalski leads her team as the defending individual regional champion. The team finished out their regular season with a second place conference finish with six wins, one loss, and one tie. Cheboygan placed first with seven wins and one tie. The RC team had the high team score (923) in the overall conference standings, as well as the high team series (1,768) and the high baker series (382). Kaelie Florip had the second highest individual score (226), while Kowalski had the third highest (223). Kowalski also had the highest conference average (187.3), while Paula Vogelheim had the second highest average (175.8). Regional action is in Traverse City, starting with individual competition on Friday and team competition on Saturday.