Warner almost perfect in Cousino win
Eddie Warner was in the strike zone — and almost perfect — at the Summit Entertainment Center.
The ninth-grader rolled 10 consecutive strikes and finished with 289 in the first of two games to help Cousino defeat Utica 20.5-9.5 in a MAC White Division bowling match Friday.
Warner, who uses a twohanded delivery, was within two strikes of what would have been his first perfect game when the 10-pin wouldn’t fall on his second throw of the 10th frame.
“That’s the pin I struggle with the most,” Warner said.
Nonetheless, it was a productive day for Warner, who had 233 in the second game at the Washington Township establishment.
“It was a great two games,” he said. “I was mostly staying calm, focused and consistent.”
Warner closed the first game by picking up the spare.
He took in stride the brush with perfection.
“There’ll be other times,” he said. “I felt disappointed, but hey, it’s better to make the spares than not.”
Warner is enjoying his first season of varsity bowling.
“Everyone’s really nice,” he said. “I’ve made a lot of new friends.
“There’s been days when everyone’s struggled a bit, but we’ve been pretty consistent.”
Warner came to the Patriots with the two-handed
style.
“I use two hands, no thumb, and use the momentum of the ball instead of my own strength,” Warner said.
He adopted the delivery to improve his accuracy.
“I started off a onehander, but I couldn’t get the ball in the same spot every time,” Warner said.
Chris Marsack had games of 215 and 189 to help Cousino defeat Utica.
For Utica, Nick Williams had games of 245 and 180; Kyle Goins 202 and 195, and Brandon Davis a 223.
In other matches, Ford defeated Anchor Bay 19-12 and Lakeview defeated Roseville 28-2.
John Wendling had games of 259 and 201 and Nick Haworth had 248 and 215 to spark Lakeview. The Huskies are in first place with a 7-1 record.
They have two division matches left as they hunt the White championship.
“That’s our goal,” Haworth said. “Last year we fell short, but this year we’re bowling a lot better.”
“Hopefully,” Wendling added, “we can keep our heads up and finish it out.”
Haworth said he had a consistent day on the lanes.
“I was hitting my target and getting good reaction,” he said.
Wendling wasn’t happy with the way he bowled at the beginning of the match.
“The carry wasn’t that great,” he said. “In the second game, I made a ball change and figured it out.”
Roseville’s Josh Reini had 200-183 and Jordin Griffith 196-177.
Ford’s Andrew Martin had 250-237; Matthew Radjewski a 235 game, and Zach Florence 200-194.
For Anchor Bay, Mike Pupin had 233-213; Darren Lee 235-205 and Robert Austin 197-192.
In girls matches, Anchor Bay defeated Ford 273; Lakeview defeated Roseville 30-0, and Utica defeated Cousino 21-9.
Anchor Bay is in first place at 7-1.
Erika Dominas had games of 213 and 200 and Melanie Straub 202 and 193 to spark Anchor Bay.
Ford’s Grace Polega had 214 and 174, and Brianna Rebar 191 and 190.
For Lakeview, Hannah Tracyznski (192-164) and Rose Gutierrez (180) led the way. Roseville’s Jessica Folder had 157-145.
The Clark sisters, Aubree and Hadley, led Utica. Aubree, a senior, had games of 237 and 222. Hadley, a ninth-grader, had a pair of 202 games.
“I think the season is going pretty well,” Aubree said. “I hope we win a team tournament soon. I want to share that with my teammates.”
This is Aubree’s fourth season on the team.
“We all get along really well,” she said. “I’m going to miss it a lot.”
Morgan Petroff had 216214 for Cousino.