CENTRAL NEW YORK – Each of the Chittenango bowling teams remain in good form and find themselves at the top of the early-season Onondaga High School League standings.

During last Monday’s match against Weedsport at Cazenovia Sports Bowl, the boys Bears pulled out a 4-3 decision despite having a pinfall of 2,555 to Weedsport’s 2,616.

Individually, Ryan Skoglund led Chittenango, though his 477 series trailed the best individual set of 524 from Weedsport’s Ethan Reitma. Lucas Troast had a 453 series, while Matt Lycett had a 434 series and high game of 178 and Brin Smith closed with a 179 in his 426 set.

On the girls side, Chittenango won 5-2 over Weedsport, with Grace Tarby pacing the Bears thanks to her three-game total of 421. Jailynn Regner contributed a 329 series.

Meeting Solvay on Wednesday at Strike-n-Spare Lanes, Chittenango’s boys won 5-2 despite the Bearcats’ Justin Zimmerman leading all individuals with his 651 series and games of 235 and 234.

Lycett led the Bears with a 473 series, though it was Troast shooting the best game of 213 during his 443 set. Smith, with his 411 series, beat out the 404 series from Skoglund and 398 series from T.J. Barnes.

Then, a day later, it was Chittenango against Cortland back at the Sports Bowl, with both sets of Bears falling 7-0 to both sets of Purple Tigers.

Though six Chittenango boys bowlers shot series of 417 or better, none were better than Skoglund’s 495 as Vincenzo Abt added a 491 set and Troast again shot the best game, a 183. As for Cortland, Jeremie Hale was nearly perfect in his third-game 266 that closed out a 670 series aided by 502 sets from Caleb Cullip and Wrangler Van Slyke.

Tarby nearly equaled her Weedsport set by shooting a 420 with a high game of 172, but the Purple Tigers got a steady 551 series from Emma Smith with games of 191, 185 and 181.
Three more matches in as many days – at Homer, then against CBA and Camden at the Sports Bowl – will take place this week before the holiday break.