The big question in local high school girls bowling entering the New Year was whether Liverpool could maintain its perfect mark atop the CNY Counties League standings – and it did so thanks to two more league wins.
Passing another test, the Warriors prevailed, 3-0, over Baldwinsville last Tuesday at Flamingo Bowl, mostly on a steady effort at the top.
Dailyn McCarthy led again with a 525 series, but her 187 high game was below that of Danielle Mahar, whose 192 game led to a 507 set. Ashley Hardy fit in between, thanks to a 182 high game and 522 series. B’ville’s Hannah Pinard shot the best game of 203, but finished with a 517 series behind McCarthy and Hardy.
Meanwhile, Liverpool’s boys team lost, 2-1, to B’ville, though Brandon Davis strung together a 642 series and 245 high game. Austin Dearborn’ s236 game led to a 608 set, but the Bees countered with a 668 series from Jarrod Williams and 612 series from Jarod Napiorkowski.
Then, on Thursday afternoon, it was Liverpool again facing Cicero-North Syracuse, only this time at Strike-N-Spare Lanes. Again, it would go to the Warriors on the girls side in a 3-0 shutout.
Hardy took charge with a 588 series, including a 214 high game. Warren shot a 219 game that was part of a 542 series, while McCarthy earned a three-game total of 525 that featured a 195 game.
On the Northstars’ side, Kaitlin Antineli again was the top bowler, her 192 game leading to a 552 series. Trinity Drodz finished with a 515 series (177 high game), just ahead of Carly Lescenski and her 511 series (181 high game).
And Liverpool would sweep the day, with the boys prevailing 2-1 over C-NS in a match featuring several fine individual efforts. Logan Herrmann led the Warriors, putting together a 706 series (248 high game), while Davis got to a 617 series (230 high game) and Zak Ormsby’s 224 game led to a 595 set.
C-NS did get a 675 series from Tim Cloonan, though none of his games topped 238. Close behind him, Nick Bough had a three-game total of 661 that included a 246 high game. Zach Emm’s 566 series featured a high game of 225.
When C-NS began its 2017 slate, it did so at Solvay Recreation Alley, where it didn’t let West Genesee on the board during a pair of 3-0 victories.
Cloonan continued to pace the boys Northstars, shooting a three-game total of 669 that included a 246 high game. Bough had a 593 series (227 high game), while Josh Aicher’s 223 game led to a 573 set. Richard Wituszynski led WG with a 494 series.
Meanwhile, the girls match included Antineli again leading the C-NS push, scoring a 182 game on her way to a 517 series. Lescenski earned a 185 game, while Elianna Pitts had a top game of 178. Gina Neri paced WG with a 422 series.
Back on Dec. 30, C-NS had visited Baldwinsville, winning 3-0 on the boys side as Cloonan gathered up a 711 series at B’ville Sports Bowl, featuring a 257 high game. Josh Clouse’s 245 game led to a 644 set as Nick Bough put up a 237 game in his 565 set. Tyler Dottolo added a 260 game.
In the girls match, Pitts shot a 201 game, with Drodz adding a 190 game and Antineli held to a 172 high game. B’ville flourished thanks to the work of Brooke Flask, whose three-game total of 555 included a 216 high game.
