ONONDAGA COUNTY – Just before 2022 ended, the Liverpool girls bowling team conquered its neighbors from Baldwinsville to stay unbeaten and move to the top of the Salt City Athletic Conference Metro division.
But when these same two sides met again last Tuesday at Flamingo Bowl, it went in the other direction as the Bees, at full strength, prevailed 7-0 over the Warriors.
Kenzie Gill still had the best individual series, her games of 234, 212 and 206 producing a 652 aggregate that edged the 634 series from B’ville’s Julia Speich that included a third-game 243.
Sara Conover had games of 189 and 187 in her 508 set as Kenzi Ormsby started with 173 and 191, but fell to a 116 in her 480 series ahead of Yilena Russell’s 411 set.
Beating all of this, the Bees had Elizabeth Hildreth shoot a three-game total of 580, with Samantha Hass getting a 571 series and Jenna Speich adding a 548 series ahead of Madison Hass, who finished at 535.
At least the Liverpool boys were triumphant in its match with B’ville, doing just enough to claim a 4-3 decision.
In the opening game, the Warriors had a 1,042 to edge the Bees’ 1,004, and then won the second game 1,137-1,010 led by Zach Doing’s 230 and Wes Lell’s 223.
Doing also had games of 179 and 166 in his 575 set. Aiden Hunter had a 487 series, with Kyle Lake shooting 192 during his 469 set as Scott Ritcey led B’ville with a three-game total of 611.
Another big match came on Friday against Fayeteville-Manlius at Green Lakes Lanes, with the girls Warriors getting back to the win column with a 7-0 shutout of the Hornets.
Ormsby shot games of 184, 228 and 224 to finish with a 636 series, followed closely by Gill, whose steady 194, 186 and `199 led to 579 set. Samantha Estock led F-M with a three-game total of 620.
Liverpool’s boys lost 5-2 to F-M, though Doing had games of 216 and 209 in his 609 series and Jackson Allen finished with a 234 in his 594 set. The Hornets got a 663 series from Sean Bird and a 606 series from Gabriel Williams.
Cicero-North Syracuse was back in action last Thursday against West Genesee, where it swept both of its matches over the Wildcats 7-0 at Strike-N-Spare Lanes.
Jacob Calabria’s 544 series, capped by games of 191 and 203, paced the boys Northstars. Jonathan Artz had a three-game total of 525, with Tom O’Connell (515 series) just ahead of Nehemiah Bachman (514 series) as Garrett Arnold’s 213 was part of a 511 set.
Marissa Leone led the C-NS girls with a 191 opening game in her 451 series as Jennifer Draper added a three-game total of 426, though they trailed the 540 series from WG’s Lorelai Leskoske.
