Versailles High School Bowling
Tiger Varsity, JV chalk up wins  
January 16, 2012 

Tiger Varsity Boys Bowlers Remain in 1st Place 

After bowling another double shift, with each match consisting of two regular games and two baker games, against the St.  Henry Redskins and the Mississinawa Valley Blackhawks at Varsity Lanes in St. Marys on Saturday, January 14, the Versailles Boys Varsity Bowling team is still undefeated, bringing their record to 11-0. 

Versailles hit the lanes to battle the St. Henry Redskins at 10 a.m.  The oil pattern that was put down for the day was the Kegel Broadway pattern. The oil ratio between the center of the lane to the gutter was not more than a 5-1 ratio. Basically, this means that better shots had to be made throughout the day. The higher the ratio of oil from the center of the lane to the gutter, the easier it is to hit the pocket. 

St. Henry was the only team to beat Versailles last year, so they were looking to repeat last year’s victory. Versailles outscored St. Henry in the first two games with scores of 826 to 757 and 950 to 844.   The Tigers won the first baker game 165 to 149, but the Redskins fought back to win the second baker 171 to 167.  Versailles won the match by 187 pins with a total of 2,108 to St. Henry’s 1,921.  The Tigers were led in game one by Ben Didier with a 193 and Kyle Bohman with a 187.  Versailles was led in game two by Ben Didier with a 250 and Brandon Groff with a 209. 

After a quick break, the Tigers were back on the lanes to take on the Mississinawa Valley Blackhawks at 1 p.m.  Versailles came out on top in the first two games with scores of 918 to 625 and 894 to 680.  Versailles also won the two baker games with scores of 163 to 117 and 204 to 178, thus winning the match by 579 pins with totals of 2,179 for the Tigers and 1,600 for the Blackhawks.  Versailles was led in game one by Michael Davidson and Kyle Bohman, both rolling a 203, and Aaron Niekamp with a 202.  In game two Versailles was led by Michael Davidson with a 217 and Jordan Groff with a 190. 

The Tigers take a road trip to Ottawa Highland Lanes in Ottawa on Saturday, January 21, to take on the Parkway Panthers at 10 a.m.  Please visit www.wohsbc.com for in depth stats and conference standings. For Video Highlights, please visit: http://wosn.mediacore.tv/media/highlight-wohsbc-matches-4 

Lady Tiger Bowlers Beat Van Wert 

The Versailles Girls Varsity Bowling Team traveled to Speedway Lanes in New Bremen on Saturday, January 14 to bowl against the Van Wert Cougars. The Lady Tigers were looking for a win after 3 tough losses to Coldwater, St. Marys, and Wapakoneta in the last 4 weeks, and win they did! Their first game ended with the Lady Tigers bowling a 780 to the Lady Cougars’ 697. Senior Haylie Schlater was the lead bowler with a 177 followed by Sophomore Megan Monnin with a 174. The second game was a little more of a struggle for the Tigers, but they ended with a 672 to the Cougars’ 582. The high score for the second game was Sophomore Kelsey Berning’s 148. 

Versailles went into the baker games with a 173 pin lead, and from there things only got better! The Lady Tigers went on to win all five of the baker games by rolling a 146, 186, 136, 179 and 161 to Van Wert’s 104, 158, 113, 116, and 114. Coach Denny Berger was “glad to see the girls come together as a team.” The teamwork truly paid off as the Lady Tigers ended the match with a total pin count of 2260 to Van Wert’s 1884. The Lady Tigers are now 5-3 on the season.

The girls travel to Varsity Lanes in St. Marys for a double shift against the Mississinawa Valley Blackhawks and the Ansonia Tigers on Saturday, January 21 at 10:00 am and 12:30 pm. The double shift format will consist of 2 regular games and 2 baker games .Please visit www.wohsbc.com for in depth stats and conference standings. For video highlights on WOSN, please visit: http://wosn.mediacore.tv/media/highlight-girls-wohsbc-matches. 

JV Boys and Girls Bowling Win  Matches 

The Versailles Girls JV Team improved their record to 7-1 and remain in second place behind the Coldwater Cavaliers. They defeated St. Mary’s at Speedway Lanes in New Bremen 2,329 to 1,777. The girls started off on fire with Tori Minnich rolling a 268 and Danielle Cochran bowling  a 223. The second game was led by Tori with a 188 and Many Keiser with a 147. Congratulations to Tori Minnich for setting 2 new Girls School Records. The 268 broke the previous record of 267 and her 456 2-game series broke the previous record of 455. 

The Versailles Boys JV Team improved their record to 6-2 with a big win over Coldwater. They are now tied for 2nd with Coldwater and St. Henry. The Tigers outscored the Cavaliers 2,509 to 2,322. In the 1st game, the boys were led by Joel Hemmelgarn with 224 and Ben Ahrens with a 203. Ben then rolled a 212 in the second followed by Grant Toops with a 187. 

The JV Teams will travel to Community Lanes in Minster for a 10 am match Saturday, January 21st.