DIVISION 1
Teams to watch statewide: Davison, Jackson, Wayne-Westland John Glenn
Top local teams: Davison, Heritage
Top local bowlers: Brooklyn Greene, Taylor Davis, Davison; Amber Glynn, Taylor Hare, Heritage
Preview: Salem started out strong and expects to have an improved season.
Grand Haven coach Pat Mitchell expects his team to be a state finalist.
Davison was 12-0 last year and state champion.
For Heritage, Taylor Hare qualified for the state finals last year, and coach Scott Hare expects the team to qualify for the state meet.
State finals prediction: Jackson will win.
DIVISION 2
Teams to watch statewide: Escanaba, Kearsley, Bay City Western
Top local teams: Cedar Springs, Kearsley, Bay City Western, Ionia
Top local bowlers: Elizabeth DeBoe, Cedar Springs; Kayla Emmendorfer, Kearsley; Storm Butler, Anna Keuhne, Bay City Western; Tarah Patsey, Owosso; Brianna Thurlby, Ionia; Joan Stone, Eaton Rapids; Taylor Wendorf, Charlotte
Preview: Bay City Central hopes to have an improved team, led by Julia Bublitz, Rebecca Gorney, and Laura Poirier.
State finals prediction: Escanaba will take the title back to the Upper Peninsula.
DIVISION 3
Teams to watch statewide: Ishpeming, Croswell-Lexington, Flat Rock
Top local teams: Swan Valley, Birch Run, Ovid-Elsie
Top local bowlers: Anna Sieffert, Big Rapids; Amber Carpenter, Birch Run; Tia Owens, Swan Valley
Preview: It’s a wide open season, with Swan Valley, Birch Run, Ovid-Elsie, and Big Rapids hoping to return to the state finals.
State finals prediction: Flat Rock wins the title.
DIVISION 4
Teams to watch statewide: Vandercook Lake, Sandusky, Grass Lake
Top local teams: Portland St. Patrick Catholic, Ithaca, All Saints Central
Preview: Portland St. Patrick Catholic won a regional title last year.
Top local bowlers: Madison Schrauben, Portland St. Patrick Catholic; Haylee Sigafoose, Heidi Seeley, Ithaca; Jasmine Lowe, St.Louis
State finals prediction: It’s Grass Lake’s turn to win the title.