Articles filed under Bowling

• Big finishes for Hoffman’s Wille, Palatine’s Conrad Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Sarah Wille of Hoffman Estates and Katie Conrad of Palatine didn’t let the frenetic atmosphere of Cherry Bowl Lanes bother them in the least. As a matter of fact, the junior bowlers thrived in it. In the jam-packed setting of the Rockford alley — one that a fan rightly called “organized chaos” — Conrad and Wille showed their mettle by placing in the top 20 at Saturday’s state tournament.
  

   

• Zak attack leads to 11th-place medal Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Grant senior Sami Jo Zak practiced day after day over the last few years, harboring a dream of making it to state one day. She ended up carrying the dream farther than she ever imagined possible on Saturday afternoon in the girls bowling state tournament at Cherry Bowl Lanes. Zak wasn’t sure if she was in line to receive one of the top 12 medals, even after throwing a final game of 257. The final announcement that Zak finished 11th place with a 12-game total of 2,554 pins caught her by a total surprise.
  

   

• Saturday’s girls bowling scoreboard Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Here are the varsity girls bowling results from Saturday's events, as reported to the Daily Herald.
  

   

• Grant’s Zak is living the dream Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  It might seem like a dream, but for Sami Jo Zak of Grant, it’s really happening. She’s on a roll and just might end up as one of the best bowlers state tournament at Cherry Bowl Lanes after a terrific effort in Friday’s action. Zak has herself in fifth place, 35 pins behind tournament leader Emily Malone of Rockford Jefferson through 6 games with a 1,339.
  

   

• Leyden recovers, finishes Day 1 in sixth Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  Last season Leyden found itself in sixth place at the state tournament after all was said and done. That’s the exact same position the Eagles are in this season after the first day at Cherry Bowl Lanes in Rockford. Led by junior Reba Hall, ninth individually after six games of bowling in the books on Day 1, Leyden stands only 355 pins behind co-leaders Lockport and Rockford Jefferson. Hall, who took home the third place medal at state in 2012 while only a sophomore, rolled games of 257 and 244 Friday enroute to a series total of 1308.
  

   

• Friday’s girls bowling scoreboard Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  Here are the varsity girls bowling results from Friday's events, as reported to the Daily Herald.
  

   
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  St. Charles East’s Crocket makes cut to join Heuer at state Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
  Girls high school bowling can get tense. Even when the girls are not bowling.
  

   

• Girls bowling: State tournament scouting/ Northwest Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
  Conant, Leyden, Prospect and Schaumburg are among the area teams competing in this weekend's girls bowling state tournament at Cherry Bowl Lanes this weekend.
  

   

• DuPage County keglers getting on a roll Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
  It's crowded at the top as teams roll into this weekend's girls state bowling tournament.
  

   

• Lake Zurich, Grayslake North rolling to state Feb 2, 2013 12:00 AM
  If you expected the unexpected Saturday, your expectations were certainly realized. Both the Lake Zurich and Grayslake North girls bowling teams earned spots for the first time in school history in the IHSA state tournament to be held Friday and Saturday at Cherry Bowl in Rockford. Lake Zurich rolled to its first-ever sectional title by posting 5,244 pins, and Grayslake North finished runner-up with 5,206 just ahead of Marengo (5,198) and host Warren (5,159) at the IHSA Warren sectional at Bertrand Lanes in Waukegan.
  

   

• Confident Conant in just the right ‘state’ of mindFeb 2, 2013 12:00 AM
  Conant coach Jennifer Mikrut knew it was going to be a good day for the Cougars after only two games were in the books at Saturday’s Fremd girls bowling sectional.“We were in first place at that time,” said Mikrut, “and it really gave the girls a lot of confidence. It was an outstanding kickoff to the day and they were excited. At that point, I think they knew what they could do.”What the Cougars did was erase the memory of last year’s sectional tournament – when Conant missed out on a state berth by just eight pins – to win Saturday at Arlington Lanes and move on to next weekend’s state tourney at Cherry Bowl Lanes in Rockford.Conant’s total six-game score of 5838 bested second-place Prospect by just 73 pins, but the Knights weren’t disappointed as they also qualified for a trip to Cherry Bowl with their runner-up placement.
  

   

• Saturday’s girls bowling scoreboard Feb 2, 2013 12:00 AM
  Here are the varsity girls bowling results from Saturday's events, as reported to the Daily Herald.
  

   

• Scouting girls bowling sectionals / Northwest Jan 31, 2013 12:00 AM
  Here's a look at Saturday's girls bowling sectional involving teams of the Northwest suburbs.
  

   

• Wednesday’s girls bowling scoreboard Jan 30, 2013 12:00 AM
  Here are the varsity girls bowling results from Wednesday's events, as reported to the Daily Herald.
  

   

• Monday’s girls bowling scoreboard Jan 28, 2013 12:00 AM
  Here are the varsity girls bowling results from Monday's events, as reported to the Daily Herald.
  

   

• Duff struts her stuff, and Elk Grove earns MSL three-peat Jan 26, 2013 12:00 AM
  Make it three in a row for Elk Grove. The Grenadiers, led by a strong performance from junior Kayleigh Duff, held off a late charge from Hoffman Estates Saturday at Arlington Lanes to claim its third consecutive Mid-Suburban League girls bowling championship. Duff fired games of 230 and 225 and excelled with a 671 series in the morning session and a 601 in the afternoon. Hoffman's Sarah Wille won the MSL individual title. The junior was in first place from Day 1 of the conference season and rolled four games over 200 (234, 223, 212, 211) Saturday to nail down the crown.
  

   

• VH’s Swanson strikes a winning exit Jan 26, 2013 12:00 AM
  All Eric Swanson wanted was to finish his senior season the right way. Mission accomplished. The Vernon Hills senior ended his final frame, and his high school bowling career, with a strike in the boys bowling state tournament Saturday at St. Clair Lanes in downstate O'Fallon. Swanson posted a 20th-place finish with a 12-game total of 2,593 for a 216 average.
  

   

• Saturday’s girls bowling scoreboard Jan 26, 2013 12:00 AM
  Here are the varsity girls bowling results from Saturday's events, as reported to the Daily Herald.
  

   

• Big finish helps Stevenson’s Wittert to NSC crown Jan 25, 2013 12:00 AM
  Saving the best game for the last one of the day sure worked out for Ashley Wittert. The Stevenson senior rolled a 235 final game. That moved her from third place, 58 pins back, straight to the North Suburban Conference girls bowling individual championship on Friday. Wittert did much the same thing a couple of years ago as a sophomore and went on to advance out of the sectional for a trip to state. In the team competition, Zion-Benton rolled to an NSC title with 5,383 pins to top runner-up Stevenson (5,163) and third-place Wauconda (5,061) at Bertrand Lanes in Waukegan.
  

   

• Swanson still rolling for Vernon Hills Jan 25, 2013 12:00 AM
  Vernon Hills' boys bowling team had history on its side with an eighth straight trip to the boys bowling state bowling tournament at St. Clair Lanes in O'Fallon on Friday. The last two years, the Cougars rolled to the runner-up spot. This year, simply making it to state turned out to be a great accomplishment, and Vernon Hills is tied for 18th place with Dixon (5,818 pins) after Friday's action. Minooka leads the field after the first 6 games with an impressive 6,488 and holds a 50-pin lead over second-place O'Fallon (6,438). Lockport was a close third (6,422) and Belleville East was fourth (6,417).