Dec. 7, 2009, 10:10 p.m.
Canton's boys bowling team opened the 2009-10 season Monday
afternoon with a thrilling 16-14 victory over visiting Brighton.
The match was bowled at Super Bowl Lanes in Canton.
The Chiefs' girls ended up on the wrong ed of a 16-14 score to
the Bulldogs.
The boys and girls varsity teams, and a boys JV team , bowled
two Baker games and two-team games against one another.
For the girls varsity match, Canton lost the first Baker game by
a score of 116 to Brighton's 134, but the Chiefs girls game back with a
solid 153 game against Brighton's 124.
Highlights for the girls in the team games event included
freshman Charlotte Zimmer with a 150 and 169 games, senior Lauren
O'Bradovich with a 142 and 168 contribution, and steady junior Ashley
Cade with 153 and 156 games.
For the boys match, Canton lost the opening Baker game, 152-143,
but then evened the match with a nice 212 to Brighton 140. In the team
event, Canton was paced by junior Ross Terrasi with a 191, and fellow
junior Andrew Klein with 187.
In the second team game, Canton senior Casey Bindas threw a
game-high 198 and Terrasi contributed a 190 game.
Canton's JV boys team performed very well, beating Brighton in the
first Baker game, 178-143. Brighton rebounded to the second Baker game
with a score of 175 to Canton's 162. Scores leading the way for Canton
included a fine 199 by sophomore Kurt
Kowalski, a 188 by junior Justin Newton and a 172 thrown by senior
Billy Keppen. Overall, Canton won by a score of 23.5 to Brighton 6.5.
Canton also fielded a mixed girls and boys team, and highlights
from that match included a 232 game from Canton High sophomore Andrew
Green, and a nice 166 game from junior Jackie Polaski.
Canton's next match will be Sunday, Dec. 13, at Walled Lake
Central's home house, Wonderland Lanes.