Hillsboro bowling’s winning streak continues
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On Dec. 3, Hillsboro High School bowling program attended the yearly Kickoff Tournament held at the Columbus Bowling Palace.
This once-a-year invitational event is reserved for the best of the best out of Division I and II schools across the state. Sixty-two school teams were in attendance for this year’s event, including many of the state finalists for both divisions.
The Hillsboro varsity boys team began play in the qualifying round, scoring a impressive 3,060 across 17 qualifying games. That put them in 10th spot out of 32 boys teams, moving the Indians to bracket play. Sixteen teams were sent home, including two teams that took the Indians out of the state tournament last season in Shawnee Lima and Triway.
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The Indians were not done yet. Squaring off with the seventh-seeded Butler High School team posed little threat to Hillsboro, who took Butler out in four Baker games, moving the Indians to the round of eight.
Coldwater High School, who finished last year as state runners-up, were the next victims for the Hillsboro team, who took Coldwater out in four games to move to the semifinals.
In the semifinal round, the Indians bowled well but got edged out by the home team, Westerville Central, in four Baker games.
The Indians were led by senior Tyler King, who shot a 656, making him third in the boys division and third on the all-tournament team.
"Tyler was the third overall boy out of 160 boys,” Hillsboro coach Shane Ison said. “If you know Tyler, he deserves the recognition that he earned. This kid is every coach's dream with work ethics like no other.
“It was also great to see some of our underclassmen step up. Hayden Miller, Andrew Louderback and Chase Cummings all came up huge in their roles today. Last, but definitely not least, were our other two seniors, Sajoun Jones and Hunter Lowe.”
For the girls division, the Lady Indians missed the cut, scoring 2,536. They were only 39 pins from the top 16 and the cut for the championship rounds.
The Lady Indians were led by juniors Madalyn Miller and Aleigha Tarbutton, with both shooting a 468. The girls had the fourth-highest Baker set in the girls division, but early nerves seemed to be a factor for the girls.
On Monday, Dec. 5, Hillsboro hosted Lynchburg-Clay in a non-conference match at Highland Lanes. The Lady Indians stole the show that night, shooting a fantastic 2,298 to the visiting Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs’ 1610.
The Lady Indians were led by Miller with a 455 series, including a 266 game, followed by Mary Herman with a 418.
The Indians earned a win as well, shooting a 2,497, defeating Lynchburg's 2,212. The boys were led by sophomore Brenden Ormes shooting a 441, followed by King with a 437.
On Thursday, Dec. 8, Hillsboro hosted a quad match with McClain, Lynchburg-Clay and Unioto. Once again, the ladies were the victors, shooting a 2,246. The girls team was led by Miller with a 430 and senior Alexis Bailey with a 404.
The boys team had a rough showing but edged out the win with a 2,457. Leading the team was Jones with a 437, followed by King at 435. Lynchburg-Clay, finishing with a 2,443, was led by senior Noah Fenner with a 411 series.
“The girls team is still clearing their throat,” coach Jeff Miller said. “We haven’t shot to our potential at this point early in the season. We are improving every week, and we have a lot of schedule in front of us.
“The kickoff tournament, I think, was an eye opener to our girls, letting them know they have work still to do. Yes, it was a sport oil pattern that day, and yes, we didn't shoot well but still almost made the cut. I know several teams that were very happy to see we didn't make it, but that’s fuel for our girls to get better. Their performance this week is a sign that we have a great shot at getting where we want to be by the end of the season.”
Both varsity teams stand at 8-0 overall on the season.
This once-a-year invitational event is reserved for the best of the best out of Division I and II schools across the state. Sixty-two school teams were in attendance for this year’s event, including many of the state finalists for both divisions.
The Hillsboro varsity boys team began play in the qualifying round, scoring a impressive 3,060 across 17 qualifying games. That put them in 10th spot out of 32 boys teams, moving the Indians to bracket play. Sixteen teams were sent home, including two teams that took the Indians out of the state tournament last season in Shawnee Lima and Triway.
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The Indians were not done yet. Squaring off with the seventh-seeded Butler High School team posed little threat to Hillsboro, who took Butler out in four Baker games, moving the Indians to the round of eight.
Coldwater High School, who finished last year as state runners-up, were the next victims for the Hillsboro team, who took Coldwater out in four games to move to the semifinals.
In the semifinal round, the Indians bowled well but got edged out by the home team, Westerville Central, in four Baker games.
The Indians were led by senior Tyler King, who shot a 656, making him third in the boys division and third on the all-tournament team.
"Tyler was the third overall boy out of 160 boys,” Hillsboro coach Shane Ison said. “If you know Tyler, he deserves the recognition that he earned. This kid is every coach's dream with work ethics like no other.
“It was also great to see some of our underclassmen step up. Hayden Miller, Andrew Louderback and Chase Cummings all came up huge in their roles today. Last, but definitely not least, were our other two seniors, Sajoun Jones and Hunter Lowe.”
For the girls division, the Lady Indians missed the cut, scoring 2,536. They were only 39 pins from the top 16 and the cut for the championship rounds.
The Lady Indians were led by juniors Madalyn Miller and Aleigha Tarbutton, with both shooting a 468. The girls had the fourth-highest Baker set in the girls division, but early nerves seemed to be a factor for the girls.
On Monday, Dec. 5, Hillsboro hosted Lynchburg-Clay in a non-conference match at Highland Lanes. The Lady Indians stole the show that night, shooting a fantastic 2,298 to the visiting Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs’ 1610.
The Lady Indians were led by Miller with a 455 series, including a 266 game, followed by Mary Herman with a 418.
The Indians earned a win as well, shooting a 2,497, defeating Lynchburg's 2,212. The boys were led by sophomore Brenden Ormes shooting a 441, followed by King with a 437.
On Thursday, Dec. 8, Hillsboro hosted a quad match with McClain, Lynchburg-Clay and Unioto. Once again, the ladies were the victors, shooting a 2,246. The girls team was led by Miller with a 430 and senior Alexis Bailey with a 404.
The boys team had a rough showing but edged out the win with a 2,457. Leading the team was Jones with a 437, followed by King at 435. Lynchburg-Clay, finishing with a 2,443, was led by senior Noah Fenner with a 411 series.
“The girls team is still clearing their throat,” coach Jeff Miller said. “We haven’t shot to our potential at this point early in the season. We are improving every week, and we have a lot of schedule in front of us.
“The kickoff tournament, I think, was an eye opener to our girls, letting them know they have work still to do. Yes, it was a sport oil pattern that day, and yes, we didn't shoot well but still almost made the cut. I know several teams that were very happy to see we didn't make it, but that’s fuel for our girls to get better. Their performance this week is a sign that we have a great shot at getting where we want to be by the end of the season.”
Both varsity teams stand at 8-0 overall on the season.