Versailles Boys, Girls bowlers win first matches
Versailles Boys Varsity Bowlers Dominate 1st Match

The WOHSBC kicked off the 2013-14 season at Plaza Lanes in Celina. The Tigers went up against the Parkway Panthers at their home bowling center. “We were supposed to be bowling on fresh oil today as the girls only have 14 teams and lanes 15 and 16 were open the 1st shift. However, with Coldwater Football playing in the afternoon, Coldwater and St. Henry bowled the 1st shift due to some of the kids also being on the football team. (St. Henry beat Coldwater)” stated Coach Davidson.

“The match started out very close the 1st half of the 1st game as we were still trying to figure out the lanes. Lane 16 was hooking about 8-10 boards more than lane 15. 3 out of the 5 starters were using two different balls to try and combat the huge difference in reaction on each lane,” said Coach Davidson. It looked as if Versailles was starting to figure out the lanes as they went on a good run the last half of the game to win 929 to 823. The 2nd game faired even better with Versailles winning 1,025 to 836 with Dustin Ruhe rolling a 232, Zach Marshal 232 and Michael Davidson 224. Freshman Alex Groff saw his first varsity game in the 2nd game and he rolled a fine 181. “I told Alex that he needed to use his Vivid on the left lane and his C-System 4.5 on the right lane. Nothing like your 1st varsity game having to use two different balls and two different lines. For being a freshman and Alex rolling a 181 in that situation gives me a great feeling as a coach, “ said Davidson.

The Baker Games the Tigers rolled 158, 239, 212, 184 and 155. 3 of the Baker Games were bowled on lane 16, which was completely burned up by then (very little oil on the lane) The Tigers were led by Michael Davidson with a 226 and 224, Dustin Ruhe 232, and Zach Marshal with a 225.

“I told the guys even though we are not quite as deep as we have in been in the past that with a lot of hard work we still not only have the talent to win the conference, but to make a run at State this year. What a great confidence booster for these guys as they ended up rolling the highest match series of the day for the entire conference.” Said Coach Davidson

The Tigers will compete this Saturday against the St. Marys Roughriders at Plamor Lanes in Coldwater. Please visit www.wohsbc.com for in depth stats and the final conference standings.

Versailles Girls Varsity Bowlers Win 1st Match

The WOHSBC kicked off the 2013-14 season at Plaza Lanes in Celina. The Lady Tigers went up against the Mississinawa Valley Blackhawks. The 1st game went to the Lady Tigers with a score of 944 to 736 with Megan Monnin rolling a 220, Tori Minnich 201, Paige Holsapple 193 and Kelsey Berning 180. The 2nd game the girls rolled a 902 to 729 with Megan Monning a 199, Tori Minnich 198 and Megan Ward 179.

The Lady Tigers also dominated the Baker Games with scores of 163, 190, 174, 147 and 153 to MV Blackhawks 127, 123, 120, 148 and 116. The final score of the match ended up Versailles 2,673 to MV 2,099. “The girls have set some very lofty goals for the year which Coach Phlipot and I believe they can achieve with a lot of hard work and dedication to their games and each other. They had a great season last year, but last year is over. It is time to focus on this season,” said Coach Davidson.