Feb 10

Written by: ngreditor
2/10/2009 7:59 PM 

HS bowling teams qualify for state

By Missy Wiese and the Nebraska HS Bowling Federation

The Newman Grove High School boys and girls bowling teams competed in the Class D district meet at Dodge Hilltop Lanes on Saturday, January 31, 2009. The boys finished second and the girls took third in their district.

The Newman Grove High School Bowling Teams pictured Back Row (L-R): Johnathon Dohmen, Jake Kaufman, Jared Rasmussen, John Lorenzen, Tanner Krueger, and Josh London. Front Row (L-R): Skye Rosno, Brooke Nelson, Olivia Wiese, Alyshia Nelson, Cristina King, and Aubrey Strong. (Not Pictured : Katie King.)

Both teams have now qualified to compete at the Class D State Bowling Tournament at Sun Valley Lanes in Lincoln on Saturday, February 14.

The girls, a Class D Wild Card into the tournament, are led by Aubrey Strong (133 average) and Olivia Wiese (132 average). Joining the girls in the Class D field are Dodge, Alma, Clarkson, Humphrey St. Francis/Lindsay, Scribner-Snyder, and defending champions, McCool Junction.

The trip to Lincoln for the boys comes courtesy of the Wild Card. Tanner Krueger (164 average) and Jake Kaufman (157 average) led the way during the regular season, helping their team to a runner-up spot in their conference competition. Joining them in the fight for the Class D title are Dodge, McCool Junction, Leigh, Clarkson, Humphrey St. Francis/Lindsay, Humphrey, and defending champions, Howells.

Class D competition begins Saturday at 8am, with a four-game block and a best 3 out of 5 single-elimination round using the Baker format. Saturday’s competition will narrow the field down to the two teams that will compete for the Class D championship at Sun Valley Lanes on Sunday.

Admission on Saturday is $5. Admission to Sunday’s finals will be $5 per session or $10 for an all-day pass.

NET, Nebraska Public Television, will televise this year’s finals. The NET broadcast will air on February 22, 8am – 4pm. The Girls finals will be broadcast first, followed by the Boys.

In addition, fans can keep up with the scoring in the finals in real time by going to the Sun Valley website, www.sunvalleylanes.com.

The Nebraska High School Bowling Federation’s mission is to provide all High School students with an opportunity to experience the spirit of team competition and community pride while participating in a lifelong sport, while at the same time elevating the sport of bowling through a state recognized varsity level bowling program for high school students.

For the regular season, Newman Grove boys were in fourth place, 4 wins and 3 losses, with 8,434 total pins. The girls were in third place with 3 wins and 3 losses, having scored 5,826 pins.

We wish both teams good luck at state. Last year both teams were Class D runners up.

Team coaches are Tim Krueger, Jim Kaufman and Casey Rasmussen.

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