HEATH — Perry High School’s girls and boys bowling teams made the cut and finished in the top four during the Muskingum University Invitational Saturday at Park Lanes.
Reynoldsburg’s boys and Lexington’s girls won best-of-three Baker System matches to capture titles in a tournament that featured three regular games and three Baker System games during qualifying in the 16-team field.
Perry’s boys, the top seed with 3,392 following qualifying, defeated swept by Jackson in its opening match before falling to No. 4 seed Westerville Central 2-1 in the semifinals. Reynoldsburg stopped Westerville Central 2-1 in the title match.
Thornville Sheridan’s Levi Currence was the top boys individual with 688, with Perry’s Kaleb Corrin taking second with 664. Perry’s Nick Harmon also shot 583.
In the girls division, Perry was the No. 4 seed following qualifying in the 14-team field with 2,536 as Lexington was No. 1 with 2,885. The Panthers swept by Heath 2-0 in their opening match before falling to eventual champion Lexington 2-0. Lexington topped Newark 2-0 t win the title.
Individually, Westerville Central’s Payton Hargrove was the champion with 647, followed by Newark’s Jade Gabor with 630. Ami King led Perry, finishing fourth with 522, followed by Chloe Thomas with 443.
OTHER EVENTS
- Nordonia captured boys and girls titles during the Copley Tomahawk Invitational. The Knights qualified first in the boys division, followed by Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, which finished sixth. Minerva finished ninth and failed to advance to match play. Fairport Harbor Harding was the top qualifier in the girls division, but fell to Nordonia in match play. Minerva finished third overall after sitting fifth following qualifying in the 15-team field.
- At the Jaguar Baker Bash in Columbus, Riverside’s boys and Coldwater’s girls were qualifying leaders in the event that featured a 15-game Baker qualifier for boys and girls.Canton McKinley’s boys missed the cut, finishing 10th after qualifying in the 25-team field, with Wadsworth taking 19th. Norton made the cut, finishing sixth, but no championship round match-play results or final pinfalls were available. Norton’s girls also finished 10th, McKinley was 15th and Wadsworth 22nd in the 24-team field.