Girls NE Division I: Area sends three individuals to Columbus

OAKWOOD — They finished 1-2-3 to get out of sectional play and gain individual district berths. But the trio of seniors Brooke Tucker of McKinley and Rachel Young of GlenOak along with Wooster sophomore Abbie Leiendecker saved their best performances for Tuesday’s Division I Northeast District girls bowling tournament at Roseland Lanes. Tucker turned inContinue reading “Girls NE Division I: Area sends three individuals to Columbus”

NE Division I district: Perry, McKinley advance to state

OAKWOOD — It was one pin. One lousy, stinking pin. But that one stick just two short years ago provided motivation and focus for McKinley High School’s boys bowling team as it entered the Division I Northeast District tournament Monday at Roseland Lanes. “It’s one pin that you can never forget about,” McKinley head coachContinue reading “NE Division I district: Perry, McKinley advance to state”

PBA Hall of Fame adds four new members

By EMIL WILLIAMS JR. PBA communications FAIRLAWN — After a one-year hiatus, the Guaranteed Rate Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame returned Saturday night and formally inducted four new members from two separate classes into its sacred fraternity. The induction ceremony was held in conjunction with the 2022 KIA PBA Tournament of Champions, the third majorContinue reading “PBA Hall of Fame adds four new members”

TOC notebook: Three stepladder finalists have their share of problems

FAIRLAWN — Missed spares, splits, the unpredictability of the right lane and, of course, the balls no one really talks about (urethane) made for a long day for three competitors during Sunday’s stepladder finals of the KIA PBA Tournament of Champions at AMF Riviera Lanes. No. 5 seed Shawn Maldonado was able to survive intoContinue reading “TOC notebook: Three stepladder finalists have their share of problems”