CANFIELD — Fairport Harbor Harding senior Eddie Krofcheck and Thomas Jefferson (Pa.) sophomore Annalise Williams emerged with titles during the 18th annual Youngstown Youth Masters Tournament, bowled March 28 and 29 at Holiday Bowl in Struthers and Amron Lanes.
The event was bowled on a pair of oil patterns — one short and one long — with players rolling 12 qualifying games over the two days before the fields were cut to the respective top fives for the stepladder finals.
A total of 13 scholarships were awarded, including eight in the boys division and five in the girls, with 38 boys and 18 girls competing.
Coventry High School’s Wade Allen was the top overall qualifier with 2,575, finishing 65 pins ahead of Krofcheck. Williams led the girls with 2,261, finishing 57 pins ahead of Wadsworth’s Audbrey Masuda.
Williams stopped Niles McKinley’s Katie Zook 146-141 in the title match, with Masuda finishing third overall. Zook was the No. 5 seed. Highland’s Gracie Dunn was beaten by Zook in the second round.
In the boys division, Krofcheck stopped Allen 198-168 in the title match.
See complete results below:
