Hillsboro Lady Indians place 3rd at OHSAA Div. I State Bowling Championships
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Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
The 2020-21 Hillsboro Lady Indians bowling team set their place in Hillsboro sports history on Friday as they placed third overall as a team at the 2021 OHSAA Division I State Bowling Championships.
The Lady Indians reached the semifinals of the Top 8 championship after qualifying for the final bracket round by finishing fifth in the regulation round of the state championships.
In the regulation round, the Lady Indians were fifth with a team total score of 3,063 after they had a three-game score of 2,611, followed by a Baker score of 452 for the aforementioned team total.
The three-game regulation round saw Hillsboro’s game scores as a team be 850, 933 and 828. Their team Baker scores were 158, 133 and 161.
Hillsboro had five bowlers take part in the regulation round of the first three games, and senior Selena Mingua placed third overall with a score of 621 with game totals of 222, 214 and 185. HHS also had a second state placer as junior Maddie Tomko was 12th place overall with a score of 565. Tomko’s scores were 146, 232 and 187.
Hillsboro senior Jazlen Jones was 38th place overall with a score of 518. Her scores included totals of 169, 203 and 146. Junior Taylor Jordan was 57th place with a total three-game score of 477, with game totals consisting of 190, 153 and 134. In 76th place was sophomore Lila Carter, totaling a three-game score of 430 with individual game scores of 123, 131 and 176. Also at state on the Hillsboro bowling team was Brianna Callahan.
In the Top 8 Championship Tournament bracket, the quarterfinals of that round saw Hillsboro, the No. 5 seed, defeat Green, the No. 4 seed, by scores of 255-159, 200-143 and 182-141.
The semifinals saw the Lady Indians lose in four games to eventual state champion Gahanna Lincoln. HHS won the second game of their match against GLHS by a 199-144 score. Gahanna Lincoln won the first game at 191-169, game three at 224-154 and game four at 146-115.
The final Top 8 in the state for Division I included champion Gahanna Lincoln, and the state runner-up was Beavercreek. Hillsboro placed third, and in fourth place was Ashland. The fifth-place team was Boardman, followed by Xenia, Green and Cincinnati Mercy McAuley.
The individual state champion was Chagrin Falls Kenston junior Jenna Stretch with a three-game score of 740.
This season, the Hillsboro Lady Indians were undefeated Frontier Athletic Conference champions, and they also were crowned district champions. The two Hillsboro seniors, Selena Mingua and Jazlen Jones, were undefeated in FAC play in their four years with the Hillsboro program.
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The Lady Indians reached the semifinals of the Top 8 championship after qualifying for the final bracket round by finishing fifth in the regulation round of the state championships.
In the regulation round, the Lady Indians were fifth with a team total score of 3,063 after they had a three-game score of 2,611, followed by a Baker score of 452 for the aforementioned team total.
The three-game regulation round saw Hillsboro’s game scores as a team be 850, 933 and 828. Their team Baker scores were 158, 133 and 161.
Hillsboro had five bowlers take part in the regulation round of the first three games, and senior Selena Mingua placed third overall with a score of 621 with game totals of 222, 214 and 185. HHS also had a second state placer as junior Maddie Tomko was 12th place overall with a score of 565. Tomko’s scores were 146, 232 and 187.
Hillsboro senior Jazlen Jones was 38th place overall with a score of 518. Her scores included totals of 169, 203 and 146. Junior Taylor Jordan was 57th place with a total three-game score of 477, with game totals consisting of 190, 153 and 134. In 76th place was sophomore Lila Carter, totaling a three-game score of 430 with individual game scores of 123, 131 and 176. Also at state on the Hillsboro bowling team was Brianna Callahan.
In the Top 8 Championship Tournament bracket, the quarterfinals of that round saw Hillsboro, the No. 5 seed, defeat Green, the No. 4 seed, by scores of 255-159, 200-143 and 182-141.
The semifinals saw the Lady Indians lose in four games to eventual state champion Gahanna Lincoln. HHS won the second game of their match against GLHS by a 199-144 score. Gahanna Lincoln won the first game at 191-169, game three at 224-154 and game four at 146-115.
The final Top 8 in the state for Division I included champion Gahanna Lincoln, and the state runner-up was Beavercreek. Hillsboro placed third, and in fourth place was Ashland. The fifth-place team was Boardman, followed by Xenia, Green and Cincinnati Mercy McAuley.
The individual state champion was Chagrin Falls Kenston junior Jenna Stretch with a three-game score of 740.
This season, the Hillsboro Lady Indians were undefeated Frontier Athletic Conference champions, and they also were crowned district champions. The two Hillsboro seniors, Selena Mingua and Jazlen Jones, were undefeated in FAC play in their four years with the Hillsboro program.
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