Destiny Kennedy of Bay City John Glenn was a quarterfinalist in the Division 2 girls bowling state finals March 1 at Waterford.  Kennedy lost to Jordan Richard of Tecumseh 455-431. Kennedy defeated Malore Kiplinger of Charlotte in the Round of 16 by a score of 369-315.

 

Bowlers from Swartz Creek, Bay City Western, Mount Pleasant and Cedar Springs played in the state boys bowling Division 2 finals earlier this month at Waterford. Cal Wykes of Swartz Creek was 26th in 1,171. Dylan Bron of Western was 36th at 1,125. Alex McNeal of Mount Pleasant was 39th at 1,103. Dugan Conely of Cedar Springs was 41st at 1,095.

 

Two Lowell bowlers competed in the state boys bowling Division 2 finals earlier this month at Waterford. Jason Price was 25th in the qualifying block at 1,181 while Sean Ritzema was 60th with a 986.

 

Nick Carl and Colton Pnacek of Mason were state finalist participants in the state bowling Division 2 finals at Waterford and finished 24th with a 1,181 while Pnacek was 34th at 1,127. The top 16 advanced to the next round.

 Cody Vincent of Owosso was a state semifinalist for Division 2 bowlers in the state finals March 1 at Waterford. Vincent lost to Alec Nunn of Warren Fitzgerald 334-296. Vincent beat Cory Daniels of Jackson Northwest 390-375 in the quarterfinals.

 

Alex Ouelette of Bay City John Glenn is the Division 2 state bowling champion. Ouelette won the state finals tournament in March at Waterford. Ouelette bowled a 300 game in the morning qualifying block. He beat Alec Nunn of Warren Fitzgerald 479-410 in the title match. In the semifinals, he beat Cody Wilkins of Tecumseh 460-341. Zachary Walker of John Glenn was 55th in the qualifying block at 1,021 and Dalton Crabtree 58th with a 1,004.

 

Saginaw Swan Valley tied for eighth place at the state finals March 1 at Jackson in the qualifying block. But it lost to Armada in a playoff to determine which team would advance to the quarterfinals. Swan Valley had a 2868. Birch Run was 10th at 2,865, Ovid-Elsie 12th at 2,792 and Big Rapids 14th at 2,769.

 

Corunna and Goodrich both lost in the state quarterfinals for Division 3 boys bowling recently at Jackson. After the qualifying block, Corunna was ranked second at 3,339 while Goodrich was fourth at 3,185. Freeland was 18th at 2,619.

 

Big Rapids hockey player Brad Walling,  junior defensemen, has been named to the Michigan High School Hockey Coaches Association all-state team honorable mention list. Walling had seven goals and nine assists for the Cardinals.

 

Erin Robach of Belding was a participant in the girls bowling state finals for Division 3 on March 1 at Jackson. Robach lost to Megan Geiser of Croswell-Lexington 336-314. In the qualifying block, Robach placed 14th at 1,076.