COLLEGE BOWL TOURNAMENTS: RANDOLPH EARNS WIN
CANTON — Sixth-seeded John Randolph stopped J.D. Jones 214-188 in the title match to capture College Bowl Tournaments’ singles event recently at Eastbury Bowling Center.
Randolph, a right-hander, earned his way to the title match by stopping No. 3 seeded left-hander Jason Gribble 249-246 and Alliance right-hander Rich Stoffer 278-268. It marked Randolph’s first win in the event.
Jones, the No. 8 seed and the final qualifier into the match-play rounds in the 33-player field, had advanced to the title match by stopping No. 5 seed Rob Weary 246-191 in the semifinals. Earlier, Jones topped No. 1 seed Chase Barstow 236-226 in his opening match.
Barstow, who shot the event’s lone 300 game, led qualifying with 1,015 total pinfall, 39 pins ahead of Stoffer. Jones earned the final match-play spot by just five pins over Rob Sample.
The next College Bowl Tournaments event will be a doubles tourney at 10 a.m. Dec. 10 at Park Centre Lanes. Entry fee is $130 per team with a four-game qualifier. For information, see College Bowl Tournaments on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1732438633645945 or contact Jeff DiMarzio.
COLLEGE BOWL TOURNAMENTS SINGLES
(Nov. 18 at Eastbury Bowling Center, Canton)
Quarterfinals: (single-game match-play; all losers receive $110) J.D. Jones d. Chase Barstow 236-226; Rob Weary d. Adam Kutz 279-235; Rich Stoffer d. Jim Williams 245-227; John Randolph d. Jason Gribble 249-246.
Semifinals: (single-game match-play; losers receive $175) Jones d. Weary 245-191; Randolph d. Stoffer 278-268.
Championship: Randolph d. Jones 219-188; Randolph receives $460; Jones receives $270.
HIGH SCHOOL: ASHLAND GIRLS, ELDER BOYS TAKE KICKOFF TITLES
COLUMBUS — The Cincinnati Elder boys and Ashland girls captured titles during the Ohio High School State Invitational Division I Kickoff Tournament recently at Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl.
In the girls division, the top-seeded Arrows defeated sixth-seeded Gahanna Lincoln 562-514 to earn the win. Ashland stopped No. 16 seed Lima Shawnee (578-407), No. 8 Troy (550-474) and No 4 seed Marysville (537-453) to reach the finale. Matches were all three-game Baker System cumulative series.
The tourney was open to team that had finished among the top eight during 2021-22 OHSAA sectional or district play or in the top five in their bowling conference divisions.
Qualifying consisted of three regular games and two Baker System games before the fields were cut for match-play. The boys event drew 26 teams; the girls had 21.
Ashland topped the girls division in qualifying with 3,003 total pinfall, 46 pins ahead of Wapakoneta. Among area teams, Boardman finished 10th overall after falling to Nordonia 451-437 in its opening match. Nordonia then was beaten by Marysville 479-478 in the quarterfinal round.
Perry, which qualified 10th, finished 12th after falling to Newark 498-440 in the opening round.
Ashland’s Jada Baker was the top individual with a 664, series, followed by Boardman’s Kaitlyn Greenaway with 638. Perry’s Ami King made the all-tournament team (top eight individuals) by finishing seventh overall with 563.
In the boys division, 12th-seeded Elder defeated No. 6 seed Boardman 543-507 to claim the title. Elder reached the title match with a 534-530 win over Marion Harding.
Boardman stopped Cincinnati Oak Hills (558-467), No. 3 seed Ashland (565-513) and No. 7 seed Nordonia (593-538) to reach the title match,
Perry’s boys made the cut as the 14th seed, but fell to Ashland 523-466 in its opening match to finish 14th overall.
Individually, Mason’s Jake Moyer topped the field with a 709 series, followed by Ashland’s Max Oaken with 692.
See complete results here:
TOURNAMENTS: NAGLE EVENT SET DEC. 17
ALLIANCE — The Ted Nagle Memorial singles tournament is set for 10 a.m. Dec. 17 at Christopher Columbus Lanes, 505 South Liberty Ave.
Entry fee is $65, with bowlers rolling a six-game qualifying round across the 12-lane center. The top five will then advance to the stepladder finals, with the top 15 bowlers cashing in the field, based on 48 entries.
For tournament information, contact Chris Miller on Facebook or call 330-205-5672 or 330-823-0299.