With both teams holding a 14-0 record and the title of WOHSBC Champions on the line, this was going to be a good match. "After seeing some of the scores that the girls were posting the 1st shift, I told the boys this was going to be a high scoring match. The oil pattern that was put out was going to make it easy to hit the pocket, therefore, resulting in a bunch of strikes."
Although Versailles bowled two great games over their season average of 979, Wapak outscored Versailles in the first two games with totals of 1112 to 1029 and 1136 to 1079. "Although Wapak was bowling way above their team average, we kept it close. Anything can happen in the Baker games." Going into the baker games with a 140-pin lead over the Tigers, the Redskins won the first two baker games with scores of 190 to 186 and 201 to 195. The Tigers came back to win the third baker game 174 to 169. Wapak topped Versailles in the fourth baker 180 to 176, but Versailles came out on top in the fifth and final baker 195 to 149. The Tigers gained a little ground in the baker games as the scores were very close, but still came up short, and the Redskins won the match by 103 pins with a total of 3137 pins to the Tigers’ 3034. Versailles put up some solid scores: Michael Davidson 245 and 201, Aaron Niekamp 223 and 204, Nathan Peters 223 and 199, Ben Didier 216 and 209, Jordan Groff 196, and Kyle Bohman 192. Unfortunately, it wasn’t quite enough to overtake the Redskins, who have a team average of 1011 and baker average of 197.5.
"These boys had an incredible regular season. To repeat as Conference Champions with the caliber of some of these teams was not going to be easy. The respect each team had for each other and to watch the kids from each team compete today truly showed what high school sports competition is all about, sportsmanship."
The Tigers move on to the Sectional Tournament at Marian Lanes in Huber Heights on Wednesday, February 15, at 9 AM. Versailles, along with Ansonia and Mississinawa, breaks away from the WOHSBC and goes head to head with 19 entirely new teams at the Sectional tournament level. The team format for the Sectional Championships will consist of three games of regular bowling followed by six games of baker format bowling. Six teams and six individuals will qualify for the District Tournament at Eastern Lanes in Middletown on Friday, February 24. Please visit www.wohsbc.com for in depth stats and the final conference standings. For video highlights, please visit http://video.wosn.tv/media/highlight-wohsbc-matches-6.
JV Boys and Girls Bowling finish WOHSBC Runner-Ups
The Versailles Girls and Boys JV Teams both finished runners up with Coldwater winning the JV Girls Season and Wapakoneta winning the boys. The Girls JV team consisted of Mandy Keiser, Maggie Jenkins, Gretchen Keihl, Danielle Cochran, Breanna Davis, Brooke Leach, Tori Minnich (not pictured) and Tyler Phlipot, coach. High scores for the final match were Brianna Davis 185 and Danielle Cochran with a 165.The Versailles Boys JV Team defeated the Wapakoneta Redskins in their final match of the season to end their season at 10-2, falling one win short to the Redskins who finished at 11-1. The JV boys team consisted of Tony Bey, Ryan Watren, Kenny Nagel, Joel Hemmelgarn, John Poeppleman, Josh Davis, Grant Toops, Dustin Ruhe, Ben Ahrens and Coach Matt Watren. (not pictured: Drew Martin & Zach Marshal. Leading scorers for the final match were Josh Davis 226, Joel Hemmelgarn 200 and John Poeppleman with a 174.
"Our Varsity teams both had great seasons and what excites me is how well our JV teams improved this year and ended up both finishing as runner-ups. What a great season for the Tiger Bowlers!"
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