March 5, 2010 - STATE TOURNAMENT
Knoop Ends Up 29th In The State
Out of approximately 2,500 high school bowlers, Sidney’s Trent Knoop, just a sophomore, ranks 29th. Trent bowled well on an oil pattern that didn’t particularly suit his style. We were given the pattern prior to the tournament and bowled on it in the practice round on Thursday. The pattern was a Kegel pattern called the “Beaten Path.” It was only 41 feet long with no oil buffed beyond that point. There was plenty of oil but it was all on the front end. The back-ends snapped uncontrollably. It took us a while in practice to try to find a line. Trent was rolling his least hooking ball but it was still a very difficult shot. The two bowlers who finished first and second were both strokers. Trent is a cranker. His high rev rate was difficult to control on this pattern. In hindsight I don’t think we had all of the equipment that he needed. He needed a ball with a lower perfect scale rating. The perfect scale rates the hook potential of bowling balls from 0~220. 0 being least hook and 220 currently being the most hook. Trent’s lowest ps was a 179. One of the other individual bowlers from Stebbins, also a big cranker, finished his last game with his plastic ball, ps of 0. Taking some hand out of the delivery is another option, but one that we had not worked on. We found ourselves in a unique situation. Had Trent owned a lower ps ball it would have been the only day this season he would have used it. Trent’s scores were: 179, 226, and 196 for a 601 series.

February 27, 2010 - DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
Trent Knoop Advances to State!
Trent Knoop and Brad Hutchinson both qualified as individuals in the sectional tournament to compete in the district tournament. The boys bowled at Eastern Lanes in Middletown on Tuesday. We saw the same pattern that the girls had rolled on the day before. It gave us an opportunity to have our equipment cleaned up and ready to go and to consider the possible options before beginning. Trent worked hard all day. If he missed by a half a board it didn’t come back. He made a ball change going into the second game that allowed him some swing with a better break point. He finished with a 664 series. His games consisted of 206, 233, and 225. He was 3rd in the list of individuals that were not on advancing teams. He will participate as an individual bowler at the State level this Friday in Chillicothe. Brad Hutchinson made an excellent run at advancing. He started out with a 279 game. He threw 11 strikes along with a 9 spare in the 5th frame. His second game he came back with a 203. For the first two games Brad had a little wiggle room to his line but that started to change in the third game. In his third game he ran into a little carry-down and the ball didn’t finish. He made a few adjustments but they didn’t work out. He ended with a 156. Brad’s series was a 638. The 5th score making it out of Districts was a 656. Both boys rolled really well today. Bowling as an individual is a lot tougher than having your team of 8 together on the lanes.

February 19, 2010 - SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT
Two Bowlers Advance to the District Tournament
Sidney 4192
The shot was there. It was fairly easy, but we simply lacked some consistency and any luck in baker. We had two 7-10 pocket shots in baker. The scores overall were extremely high. Northwestern finished first with a 4632; that included 3 regular games and 6 baker games. That averages out to 221 per game. That’s almost un-heard-of. We rolled on the shot Thursday night and we were hot, but today just wasn’t our day. We did face a little more oil today than what we saw last night though. As a team we finished with a 4192. We were 201 pins shy of being one of the top four teams and advancing to districts. The top four individuals, not on the advancing teams, will advance to the district championships next Saturday at Eastern Lanes in Middletown. Trent Knoop rolled games of 257, 210, and 237 for a 704 series. Brad Hutchinson rolled games of 213, 203, and 238 for a 654. Both boys will advance to the district competition. Dru Olding rolled a Kevin Cotterman both rolled 213 games today. Scoreboard: Regular Game #1 1015 in 6th position/16 teams, Regular Game #2 1001 in 5th position, Regular Game #3 937 in 7th position. Baker Games 182, 222, 186, 252, 173, 224 = 1239. 4192 grand total.

February 13, 2010 - GWOC Championship Tournament Results
Going into the Championship tournament Sidney boys were 7th out of 16 teams in the GWOC and 3rd in the North Division. The girls were 3rd out of 16 teams in the GWOC and 2nd in the North Division. The boys moved into a tie for 5th in the GWOC and took 3rd in the North Division. The girls remained in 3rd in the GWOC and 2nd in the North Division. In the three regular game round Bethany Pellman received a medal for 4th Place All Tournament Team Honors by rolling a 610 series consisting of a 236, 175, and 199. Kristin Abbott took 5th Place All Tournament Team Honors by rolling a 600 series with games of 171, 213, and 216. Michelle Abbott added a 199 game. For the boys Trent Knoop received a medal for his 2nd Place All Tournament Team finish with a 683 series. He had games of 204, 214, and 265. Chris Duncan had a 631 series rolling games of 215, 223, and 193, while Dru Olding added a 206. These are great scores for the difficulty of the oil pattern. The baker round consisted of 10 games. The girls threw an average of 184 in baker; including a 245 game. In her last 20 baker shots Kristin Abbott threw 3 strikes, spared a 3-10 split, threw another 6 strikes, left and spared a ringing 10 pin, and finished with the last 9 strikes. Bowling only two balls per game and switching lanes every other game makes baker quite challenging. Kristin did an outstanding job today! The boys stepped up on the lanes for the first baker game and proceeded to set a new record by throwing a 290. The first frame was a 3-10 split and spare but the rest were strikes. The boys put together a 196 average in the ten baker games. Our kids never gave up. They pushed through baker and their scores show their hard work.

February 11, 2010
Sidney 2079 Butler 2135
Sidney boys lost a close match to Vandalia Butler Thursday evening at Bel-Mar Lanes. Sidney trailed by just 22 pins after the first two regular games. We missed a number of spares during the first two regular games that we should have covered. Zach Griffith rolled a 214 and Dru Olding a 204. In the first baker game we couldn’t find the pocket. We threw three major splits: a 4-7-10, a 6-7-10, and a 4-10. That cost us another 18 pins: Sidney 141 to Vandalia’s 163. The second baker game we rolled a 167 to Vandalia’s 179. We struggled all night trying to find the right line. It seemed that we were either too heavy or too light. This brings the boys record to 12-6 overall and 4-3 in the North division. We honored our seniors tonight as this was our last home game: Kristin Abbott, Brad Hutchinson, Zach Griffith, Chris Duncan, and Kevin Cotterman.

February 8, 2010
Sidney 2099 Springboro 1954
The boys’ team also won with a score of 2099 to 1954. Trent Knoop led the team with a 253 and Dru Olding had a 377 2-game series. The teams bowled well for the unique conditions. We had bowled at Poelking South earlier in the season and the oil pattern this time was much longer than what we had experienced before. The bowlers made some good adjustments. One pair of lanes had not been oiled at all but the bowlers were able to pick up on that in the warm-up. We’ve got a lot of rookies bowling on the varsity squad and they are really improving, making many adjustments on their own, as they continue to bowl on various oil patterns.

February 7, 2010 - JV GWOC Championships Results
The boys JV team bowled in the JV GWOC Championships on Sunday in Centerville. Sidney placed 8th. The top two teams, Kettering Fairmont and Centerville, received awards. Our boys bowled well. They have all improved throughout the season and today they improved even more. I was impressed with their calm, cool mental game. Sidney was led by Willie Clark and Doug Huffman who both threw 483 series.

January 29, 2010
Sidney 2307 Piqua 2069
Both teams defeated the Piqua Indians Friday evening at Bel-Mar Lanes. The boys set a new school record for high baker game. Zach Griffith, Doug Huffman, Chris Duncan, Dru Olding, and Trent Knoop combined their efforts into a 258 game. They started with an open, two single pin spares and the rest were strikes. In the regular game rounds Trent Knoop led the team with games of 235 and 214, Dru Olding rolled a 247 and a 202, Chris Duncan had a 212, and Zach Griffith added a 191. In JV action Devin Huffman bowled a 186.

January 26, 2010
Sidney 2383 Troy 2627
Both teams were defeated Tuesday by two very strong teams. Troy girls have not lost a match all year. They are well coached and very good bowlers. Troy boys had only lost one game this year and that was against our boys when they bowled at Bel-Mar. Troy boys are now 14-1 and 4-1 in the North division. Troy has had a strong program for years. We are always trying to get by them. Sometimes we do and sometimes we don’t. I am extremely proud of how well we bowled at Sherwood Lanes though. The shot was fairly dry to begin with which put many bowlers into a different ball right from the start. The lane conditions changed rapidly from breaking down to carrying oil down within two games. The boys led Troy 1058 to 1049 following the first regular game. Trent Knoop had a 253, Dru Olding a 224, and Chris Duncan had a 213. Once again Troy made adjustments with the carry-down quicker than we did. Troy shot and outstanding 1140 for the second regular game and we rolled a 952. Dru Olding thru a 214 in his second game. In JV action Devin Huffman threw a 214 and Zach Cole a 189.

January 25, 2010
Sidney 2494 Springfield 2146
For the boys Brad Hutchinson rolled games of 235 and 245, Trent Knoop rolled a 208 and a 231, Dru Olding rolled a 208, and Chris Duncan rolled a 227.

January 22, 2010
Sidney 2362 Fairborn 2134
Sidney girls and boys both beat Trotwood Friday evening. For the boys Trent Knoop rolled a 234 and a 201. Trent leads the conference with a 226 average. Dru Olding threw games of 249 and 245 tonight. Dru is carrying a 205 average, 9th in the North Division. Zach Griffith added a 203. In JV action Zach Cole rolled a 199.

January 19, 2010
Sidney 2391 Fairborn 2252
Sidney boys beat Fairborn by a score of 2391 to 2252 Tuesday evening. Fairborn boys placed 2nd out of 30 teams at the Baker Bash tournament in Beavercreek on Monday. Fairborn came to Sidney with a 9-3 record. The key for us was putting together two baker games in the 200’s. We finished a match strong. Dru Olding led the boys with games of 210 and 217, Trent Knoop added a 211, Chris Duncan a 209, and Brad Hutchinson a 201. This brings Sidney’s record to 8-4 in the conference. In JV action Willie Clark threw a 190.

January 18, 2010 - Baker Bash Tournament
Sidney boys threw games of 199, 132, 230, and 190 putting them in 5th place after the first two rounds. They maintained that 5th position for the next two rounds by throwing games of 185, 218, 163, and 189. At that point in time the lanes were a mixture of some being oily and some being dry depending on who had been on those lanes and what lines they were throwing. Sidney ended with games of 169 and 128. Zach Griffith and Trent Knoop bowled well. Zach had 9 strikes (2 strings of three) and Trent had 11 strikes (stringing 3 and 4) and another 6 strikes in his 10th frame bonus shots. We were able to bowl all 8 boys on the roster today and everyone did their part when they were in the match.

January 15, 2010
Sidney 2533 Troy 2264
Sidney boys handed Troy their first loss of the season. Troy was 10-0 coming into the match. Looking at both teams stats prior to the match, Sidney was about 250 pins below Troy. Our boys bowled well and they had a few low games. In the second regular game we had four bowlers throw above 200. That gave us a new record for a regular game total of 1116. We finished the match with two 200 games in baker; something we plan to continue! Sidney’s record is now 7-4 overall and 2-1 in our division. 200 games included: Trent Knoop, 255, Dru Olding, 258, Chris Duncan, 257, Zach Griffith, 211, and Brad Hutchinson, 202. In JV action, Doug Huffman threw games of 207 and 192.

January 13, 2010
Sidney 2266 Fairmont 2746
Sidney boys lost to a very strong Fairmont boys’ team. In the two regular-games round Fairmont’s lowest score was a 201. Trent Knoop led the boys with scores of 224 and 213. Zach Griffith rolled a 226.

January 12, 2010
Sidney 2206 Piqua 1827
Both teams were victorious in Piqua. Lane conditions were atypical as the lane oiling machine broke the day before. The girls were led by Kristin Abbott with a 223 and Courtney Thorpe rolled a 186. The girls advance their conference record to 8-1 and their division record to 2-0. The boys were led by Trent Knoop with a 213 and a 256. Zach Griffith rolled a 236. The boys’ conference record is now 6-3 and they are 1-1 in our division. The bowlers learned a lesson in patience and perseverance tonight. To be a good bowler you have to keep adjusting and never give up. They put in the hard work needed to be successful.

January 11, 2010
Sidney 2419 Butler 2500
Sidney boys lost another close match. At the conclusion of the two regular games Sidney was trailing by just 36 pins. Trent Knoop led the boys with a 224 and a 269, Zach Griffith rolled a 226 and a 234, and Chris Duncan rolled games of 211 and 204. Trent is now carrying a 233 average; the second highest average in the GWOC conference. In the baker games it seemed that Sidney couldn’t “buy a strike.” They had seven 9-pin counts in the first baker game and five 9-pin counts in the second baker game. They left two open frames in the first baker game and two open frames in the second baker game. Sidney rolled a 177 to Butlers 192 for the first baker game and a 183 to Butlers 213 for the second baker game.

January 5, 2010
Sidney 2293 Wayne 2310
Sidney boys lost a tough match to Wayne. At the conclusion of the two regular games Sidney was leading by 4 pins. Sidney threw a 171 and Wayne stumbled throwing only a 128 the first baker game. That put Sidney ahead by 47 pins. The second baker game Wayne threw 9 strikes with strings of 3, 4, and 2 for a 255 game. Sidney boys only missed one spare but only threw 5 strikes. Sidney rolled a 191. Wayne won the match by 17 pins. It was a tough loss. Leading the boys was Trent Knoop with games of 257 and 222. Brad Hutchinson added a 213.

January 3, 2010 - Buckeye High School Classic Tournament
Sidney 1st
The Ohio State University Bowling Squad hosted the third annual Buckeye High School Classic Tournament Sunday, January 3rd. The university hosts the tournament to allow bowlers to bowl on a “shot” similar to a collegiate pattern. The Ohio State University bowlers and coaches are there and it’s a good opportunity for our bowlers to get seen by the university coaches. Dru Olding led the boys by shooting a 290 his first game; a new school record. Dru threw a 7 spare in the first frame and then buried the next 11 strikes. He followed up with a 210 and a 243 for a 743 series. Dru took top honors as the All Tournament Team Leader. Trent Knoop rolled a 636 series including a 234 game and Chris Duncan rolled a 631 series including a 236 game. At the conclusion of the first regular game the team was tied for 2nd place. They were in 2nd place alone after the 2nd regular game and moved into 1st place following the third regular game. At the conclusion of the 5 baker games the team had a total of 3970. St. Xavier (Cincinnati) was in 2nd place with a 2907, LaSalle(Cincinnati) was in third with a 3878, and North Ridgeville was 4th with a 3854. The semi-finals was a best of three baker games: 1st place vs. 4th and 2nd vs. 3rd, with the winners playing in the finals. Sidney won the first baker playoff in two games 202-193 and 216-151 defeating North Ridgeville. In the final round Sidney won in just two games beating LaSalle (Cincinnati) 214-142 and 202-190. Coach Abbott said the guys were simply “on” all day long. They would miss a spare or two and then come right back and string a number of strikes.

December 22, 2009
Centerville 2555, Sidney 2334, Miamisburg 2019
Tuesday evening both the Sidney boys and girls varsity teams were defeated for the first time, in a tri-match, by the Centerville Elks. Both teams did add another win though by beating Miamisburg. The boys had a few spare misses on the left side of the lane. The guys also had an unusually high number of splits. Leading the boys was Chris Duncan with a 235 & a 253 and Dru Olding rolling a 243 & a 201. We failed to make some keys reads and adjustments.

December 19, 2009 - Holiday Tournament
Sidney 6th
Both Sidney teams made a great effort at making it into the “top 5” step ladder finals at the Holiday Tournament in Chillicothe on Saturday. Zach Griffith led the boys with a 610 series. Trent Knoop added a 238, Dru Olding a 222, and Brad Hutchinson a 224. The boys started out strong with a team effort of 1005 for the first game. Into the second and third regular games the right lane broke down much faster than the left lane and the boys ended up in a number of splits. The boys were in 7th position entering the 5 game baker round; 99 pins out of 5th. In the 3rd and 4th baker games the boys had what appeared to be, pretty good pocket shots and hung a large number of ringing ten pins. The boys finished just 36 pins behind the 5th spot. Our teams are working very well together. They understand that they are only as strong as their 5th man. We’ve got 1 rookie starting on the boys’ varsity squad and 2 freshman girls both bowling on the girls’ varsity squad. I think they have all improved immensely.

December 18, 2009
Sidney 2392, Northmont 2135, Xenia 2115
Both the Sidney boy’s and girls varsity teams won their second tri-match of the season. The teams bowled against Northmont and Xenia at Bel-Mar Lanes on Friday, December 18th at 4:30. Today the bowlers seemed right at home. After getting our first match “nerves” out of our systems last week the team settled in immediately today and made some good adjustments. Both teams are now 4-0. For the boys Trent Knoop, sophomore, set two new school records when he threw the new single game high score of 279. He added a 244 for a 523 two game total; also a new record. Brad Hutchinson added a 221 and Dru Olding a 215.

March 6, 2010 - STATE TOURNAMENT
Sidney Girl’s Bowling Team Finishes 13th In The State Out Of 286 Teams
The girl’s team fell victim to their own high expectations Saturday in Chillicothe. Our physical game was more than ready but we let our emotions get the best of us and we weren’t able to perform as well as we could have. It was a difficult shot. All tournaments, sport shots, are difficult. I thought the girls were prepared for that. We had bowled in three tournaments during the regular season. In the Buckeye Classic we bowled in the final match and placed 2nd behind this year’s State Runner-up, Westerville Central. This was our 4th straight weekend tournament in post play. What we have on our side is our age, but then again, being young and new to the state tournament can also be intimidating. We will only lose one senior this year, Kristin Abbott. However, she will be missed. Kristin has been a fighter. She never quits. She is one of the most focused and dedicated players to the game that we’ve ever had. She has also been one of the greatest mentors. She sometimes spends more time working on her “bowling buddy’s” game than her own. She’s moving on to Wright State University next year and I know she’ll be a great team leader and motivator. Game summary: Following the first regular game we were 60 pins out of the top 8. We were in the 16th position out of 16 teams. Our first game score was an 840. We threw an 863 the second game to move up to the 14th position and we were 91 pins out of the top 8. We rallied our last regular game with a 945 and moved into 7th position. The top 8 advanced to the championship round. However, our three baker games set us back to 13th place. We rolled a 132 (5 opens), a 163 (2 opens), and a 126 (6 opens). We ended 101 pins short of being in the championship round. Final thoughts: We talked following the qualifying round. We talked about turning tears into motivation and determination. We discussed the fact that we needed to learn to accept lower scores when bowling on sports shots. We have to understand that the pins don’t fall as easily as they do on other shots. We have to be extremely precise on a sport shot or we’ll miss the pocket. Most importantly, we discussed the fact that you are never out of the game and that every single shot matters. Never, never, give up out of frustration.

February 26, 2010 - DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
Sidney Girls Fight Through To The End… Another Trip To The State Tournament
Sidney girls fought their way to the “sweet sixteen”. We played on a “shark pattern”. The oil was long and the area outside of 10 was out of bounds. There was hardly any backend. What looked like a decent pocket shot wouldn’t carry; too much oil and not a hard enough break-point. We finally moved everything to the right and shot straight at the pocket and started to get them to fall. Our spare coverage was not the greatest in our three regular games. We were sitting in 9th position after the first three regular games. We were only 30 pins out of 6th which was were we needed to be to advance to State. The problem being; we were one team in a large number of teams all within reach of 6th place at that time. With every baker game we got better. We started with a 146, 4 opens, the next two games of 162 and 178 we cut the open frames down to 3 each. In games 4 and 5 we scored 189 and 188 with only 1 open per game. We ended our last baker game with a strong 233 game with no opens. We even covered the 4-7-10 split! This was an exceptional team victory. Once again everyone was able to step in and knock down the pins. No one person carried the weight but instead every girl on the team worked and gave it her all. These girls never backed down. They kept their chins up and rolled with determination. That’s what makes good teams. Team members include: Michelle Abbott, Bethany Pellman, Courtney Thorpe, Jenna Shaffer, Kristen Abbott, Shelbie Anderson, Kaylee Jones, Hannah Meyer, and Ally Kittle. The girls’ team will bowl in the State Tournament this Saturday at Shawnee Lanes in Chillicothe. Competition begins at 11am. Playing on this pattern today gave us a good look at a completely different pattern than what we saw in Sectionals. The diversity that the girls are being exposed to is making their game stronger every day. Once again the GWOC will go into the State Championships with 4 teams advancing from the Southwest District Championship: Troy, Beavercreek, Centerville, and Sidney will make up 1/4th of the playing field at State. Scoreboard: Regular Game #1 793; Regular Game #2 829; Regular Game #3 821; Baker Games 146, 162, 178, 189, 188, & 233; Grand Total 3539.

February 20, 2010 - SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT
Sidney Girls on Fire… Beat the Competition by no less than 383 pins
Sidney 1st at 4217
Our first regular game captured two new school records. Bethany Pellman broke the school record for high game by throwing a 290. She started with a 9 spare and threw the next 11 strikes. Kristin Abbott rolled a 259, Jenna Shaffer a 236, Michelle Abbott a 201, and Courtney Thorpe a 192, giving the team a new school high game of 1178. This put the girls in first place with a 251 pin lead. Kristin Abbott followed up with a 244 for her second game and Bethany Pellman continued throwing strikes for the first 3 frames and ended with a 175. Bethany came back in the third game with a 256 to give her a 721 series. Kristin ended with a 181 giving her a 684 total. Bethany and Kristin placed 1st and 2nd overall individually. In baker the girls continued to hammer the pocket. We threw games of 216, 217, 202, 176, 195, and 186. All 8 bowlers on the roster bowled today. We had 4 different bowlers rolling in the 5th slot. The girls conquered their mental game in baker by leaving only 8 opens in 6 baker games. This was a terrific team win today. Scoreboard: Regular Game #1 1178, Regular Game #2 924, Regular Game #3 923. Baker Games 216, 217, 202, 176, 195, and 186. Grand Total = 4217.

February 13, 2010 - GWOC Championship Tournament Results
Going into the Championship tournament Sidney boys were 7th out of 16 teams in the GWOC and 3rd in the North Division. The girls were 3rd out of 16 teams in the GWOC and 2nd in the North Division. The boys moved into a tie for 5th in the GWOC and took 3rd in the North Division. The girls remained in 3rd in the GWOC and 2nd in the North Division. In the three regular game round Bethany Pellman received a medal for 4th Place All Tournament Team Honors by rolling a 610 series consisting of a 236, 175, and 199. Kristin Abbott took 5th Place All Tournament Team Honors by rolling a 600 series with games of 171, 213, and 216. Michelle Abbott added a 199 game. For the boys Trent Knoop received a medal for his 2nd Place All Tournament Team finish with a 683 series. He had games of 204, 214, and 265. Chris Duncan had a 631 series rolling games of 215, 223, and 193, while Dru Olding added a 206. These are great scores for the difficulty of the oil pattern. The baker round consisted of 10 games. The girls threw an average of 184 in baker; including a 245 game. In her last 20 baker shots Kristin Abbott threw 3 strikes, spared a 3-10 split, threw another 6 strikes, left and spared a ringing 10 pin, and finished with the last 9 strikes. Bowling only two balls per game and switching lanes every other game makes baker quite challenging. Kristin did an outstanding job today! The boys stepped up on the lanes for the first baker game and proceeded to set a new record by throwing a 290. The first frame was a 3-10 split and spare but the rest were strikes. The boys put together a 196 average in the ten baker games. Our kids never gave up. They pushed through baker and their scores show their hard work.

February 11, 2010
Sidney 1937 Butler 1751
The girls coasted to an easy win with a score of 1937 to 1751. Kristin Abbott led the girls with a 226 and a 236, Jenna Shaffer added a 203. This brings the girls overall record to 15-3, and 5-2 in the North division. We honored our seniors tonight as this was our last home game: Kristin Abbott, Brad Hutchinson, Zach Griffith, Chris Duncan, and Kevin Cotterman.

February 8, 2010
Sidney 1983 Springboro 1110
Sidney girls set a new school record Monday evening in Centerville by throwing a 266 baker game. The girls threw the first 8 strikes, added an 8 spare in the 9th and a strike plus 8 additional pins in the 10th frame. The girls bowling the 266 included: Shelbie Anderson, Michelle Abbott, Bethany Pellman, Jenna Shaffer, and Courtney Thorpe. Sidney beat Springboro 1983 to 1110. Springboro only had 4 girls bowling instead of 5. Leading the girls was Kristin Abbott with a 334 2-game series and Bethany Pellman with a 325 2-game series. The teams bowled well for the unique conditions. We had bowled at Poelking South earlier in the season and the oil pattern this time was much longer than what we had experienced before. The bowlers made some good adjustments. One pair of lanes had not been oiled at all but the bowlers were able to pick up on that in the warm-up. We’ve got a lot of rookies bowling on the varsity squad and they are really improving, making many adjustments on their own, as they continue to bowl on various oil patterns.

January 29, 2010
Sidney 2008 Piqua 1743
Both teams defeated the Piqua Indians Friday evening at Bel-Mar Lanes. The girls team was led by Kristin Abbott rolling a 201, Bethany Pellman added a 204, and Courtney Thorpe a 193.

January 26, 2010
Sidney 2142 Troy 2427
Both teams were defeated Tuesday by two very strong teams. Troy girls have not lost a match all year. They are well coached and very good bowlers. Troy boys had only lost one game this year and that was against our boys when they bowled at Bel-Mar. Troy boys are now 14-1 and 4-1 in the North division. Troy has had a strong program for years. We are always trying to get by them. Sometimes we do and sometimes we don’t. I am extremely proud of how well we bowled at Sherwood Lanes though. The shot was fairly dry to begin with which put many bowlers into a different ball right from the start. The lane conditions changed rapidly from breaking down to carrying oil down within two games. Following the first regular game Sidney was only trailing by 18 pins. Shelbie Anderson rolled a 206, Kristin Abbott a 211, and Jenna Shaffer a 222. With the carry down the second game we lost a little ground. Jenna Shaffer led the second regular game with a score of 203.

January 25, 2010
Sidney 2173 Springfield 1760
Sidney girls and boys both beat Springfield Monday evening. For the girls Kristin Abbott had a 235 and a 219, Shelbie Anderson had a 234. The girls are now 12-2 in the conference and 3-1 in the North Division.

January 22, 2010
Sidney 2004 Trotwood 1264
Sidney girls and boys both beat Trotwood Friday evening. For the girls Kristin Abbott had a 258. Kristin is now carrying a 190 average, 8th highest average in the conference. Jenna Shaffer is rolling a steady 189 average, 9th in the conference.

January 19, 2010
Sidney 2076 Fairborn 1846
The girls’ team also beat Fairborn. Fairborn girls had a 9-3 record coming to Sidney and had a good showing at the Baker Bash placing 5th, behind the Sidney girls who placed 2nd. Sidney was led by Jenna Shaffer who threw a 224 game and Courtney Thorpe a 191. Sidney girls are now 10-2 in the conference.

January 18, 2010 - Baker Bash Tournament
Sidney Girls Bowling Team Takes 2nd place in the Baker Bash Tournament!
Sidney girls finished 2nd at the Baker Bash tournament held Monday at Beaver-Vu Bowl, Beavercreek. The tournament consisted of 12 baker games rolled in sets of 2 on a pair of lanes. After each set of two games, the teams in the top half, according to their score for those two games, receives 20 extra bonus pins. The teams moved a pair of lanes after each 2-game set. Sidney threw games of 159 and 197 for the first round. That put them in 4th place in a field of 26 teams. We threw games of 181 and 175 for the 2nd round and 184 and 147 for the 3rd rounds placing us into 2nd place after both rounds. We finished the 5th round in first place with games of 183 and 168. Centerville was trailing by 32 pins. The teams were re-positioned so that 1st place would bowl beside 2nd place and so on. That’s when we got nervous and missed spares that we’d been making before. We opened 5 times for a 134 and 4 times for a 144. Centerville threw games of 216 and 189. I have to remember that we are young and I’ve got to learn how to coach the mental game better. Shelbie Anderson and Kristin Abbott both bowled extremely well. Shelbie threw 12 strikes, stringing 3 and 5, and Kristin threw 16 strikes (two strings of 5) and another 7 strikes in her 10th frame bonus shots. We bowled 6 girls and all of them worked extremely hard at adjusting and staying on top of their games.

January 15, 2010
Sidney 2020 Troy 2058
The girls lost a heartbreaker. Neither team was on their “A” game but Troy managed to pull through in baker to take the match. The first regular game had Sidney down by 8 pins 823-815. The girls threw a 900 the second regular game and Troy responded with an 846. That put Sidney 46 pins ahead going into baker. Our first baker game was a 144. We had one split, one washout, and a total of 4 open frames. In the second baker game we threw a 161; one split and a total of 4 open frames. Troy threw baker games of 213 and 176. Troy finished the match just 38 pins ahead of Sidney. Troy girls are still undefeated with an 11-0 record. Sidney moves to a 9-2 overall record and a 2-1 division record. Michelle Abbott threw a 201 and Bethany Pellman added a 200.

January 13, 2010
Sidney 2281 Fairmont 2000
Sidney girls were victorious over Kettering Fairmont by a final score of 2266 to 2000. Jenna Shaffer led the team with two outstanding games of 259 and 267. Jenna has been solid for us all year long. Her ability to adjust is excellent. This sets a new record for the girl’s two game series of 526. Kristin Abbott rolled games of 225 and 205. The team also put together two excellent baker games of 213 and 224.

January 12, 2010
Sidney 1905 Piqua 1698
Both teams were victorious in Piqua. Lane conditions were atypical as the lane oiling machine broke the day before. The girls were led by Kristin Abbott with a 223 and Courtney Thorpe rolled a 186. The girls advance their conference record to 8-1 and their division record to 2-0. The bowlers learned a lesson in patience and perseverance tonight. To be a good bowler you have to keep adjusting and never give up. They put in the hard work needed to be successful.

January 11, 2010
Sidney 2219 Butler 1742
Sidney girls were victorious beating Vandalia Butler on Monday Bethany Pellman with a 249, Courtney Thorpe rolled a 226, and Kristin Abbott a 212. Kristin is carrying a 196 average, which is the fifth highest average in the GWOC conference to date. The girls are getting better at handling heavier oil conditions and making adjustments. They also improved their spare shooting tonight!

January 5, 2010
Sidney 1993 Wayne 1934
Sidney girls were victorious beating Wayne on Tuesday evening at Bel-Mar Lanes. This gives the team a 6-1 conference record. Leading the girls was Kristin Abbott with a 238 and Jenna Shaffer with a 201.

January 3, 2010 - Buckeye High School Classic Tournament
Sidney 2nd
The Ohio State University Bowling Squad hosted the third annual Buckeye High School Classic Tournament Sunday, January 3rd. The university hosts the tournament to allow bowlers to bowl on a “shot” similar to a collegiate pattern. The Ohio State University bowlers and coaches are there and it’s a good opportunity for our bowlers to get seen by the university coaches. Sidney girls finished 2nd after battling the 3-time girls champion, Westerville Central, in 3 games: 151-153, 166-158, and 135-173. The first two baker games were decided in the tenth frame. In the third baker game we left the 2-10 split twice and the 4-6 split once. Leading the lady Jackets was Jenna Shaffer who took second place All Tournament Team honors. She threw games of 217, 145, and 214 for a 576 series. Kristin Abbott was in 8th place overall throwing a 520 series with a 221 game. Collegiate patterns are a lot tougher than a typical house shot. The ratio of oil across the lane is flatter and there’s less recovery and give. Our bowlers bowled extremely well today. They had a tougher lane condition and rose to the challenge. Once again the teams worked well together in the fact that when we needed a sub to come in and give us a lift we got that from the players!

December 22, 2009
Centerville 2291, Sidney 2193, Miamisburg 1707
Tuesday evening both the Sidney boys and girls varsity teams were defeated for the first time, in a tri-match, by the Centerville Elks. Both teams did add another win though by beating Miamisburg. The girls only lost to Centerville by 98 pins. There were 13 single pin spares left standing. We’ll be working on spare shooting. The girls put in a great effort, shooting nearly 200 pins better than any previous match. Bethany Pellman got hot and threw a 258, Jenna Shaffer and Kristin Abbott both added a 198.

December 19, 2009 - Holiday Tournament
Sidney 6th
Both Sidney teams made a great effort at making it into the “top 5” step ladder finals at the Holiday Tournament in Chillicothe on Saturday. The girls’ team placed 6th, just 48 pins out of 5th place. Jenna Shaffer led the girls with a 530 series. Shelbie Anderson added a 201 game. The lane conditions consisted of a flat, heavy oil pattern. This was a pattern that all of the new bowlers had never seen before and it threw them at first. We made our adjustments and improved with each of the three regular games. In baker, we failed to make some key spares that would have placed us into the step ladder finals. The girls’ enthusiasm and determination through the end was commendable. We’ve got 1 rookie starting on the boys’ varsity squad and 2 freshman girls both bowling on the girls’ varsity squad. I think they have all improved immensely.

December 18, 2009
Sidney 1906, Northmont 1735, Xenia 1493
Both the Sidney boy’s and girls varsity teams won their second tri-match of the season. The teams bowled against Northmont and Xenia at Bel-Mar Lanes on Friday, December 18th at 4:30. Today the bowlers seemed right at home. After getting our first match “nerves” out of our systems last week the team settled in immediately today and made some good adjustments. Both teams are now 4-0. Leading the girls was Jenna Shaffer with a game of 227. Shelbie Anderson, freshman, chipped in a game of 182 and Michelle Abbott, also a freshman, added a game of 173.

GWOC Season Conference Awards
Cory Cotterman received 1st Team All Conference North Division Honors. Cory is a junior. For the girls Kristin Abbott received 1st Team All Conference North Division Honors and Katie Keith & Jenna Shaffer received 2nd Team All Conference North Division Honors. Katie is a junior, Kristin a sophomore, and Jenna is a freshman. Receiving Honorable Mentions were Chris Duncan, a sophomore, and Courtney Thorpe, a freshman. Coach Angie Mentges received the honor of being named 2007-2008 Coach of the Year for the Girls Bowling, North Division. This is an honor voted upon solely by the coaches in each division.

Go to Division I Bowling Tournament information at ohsaa.org
Go to Division I Bowling Tournament information at swdab.org

2008 Bowling Awards
Angie Mentges: GWOC North Coach of the Year. Cory Cotterman: GWOC All-League 1st Team. Kristin Abbott: GWOC All-League 1st Team, GWOC 2nd Place All-Tournament Team, SHS Co-Captains. Katie Keith: GWOC All-League 2nd Team, SW District Qualifier/Sectional Champ Highest Score – 3-game total of 655, SHS Co-Captains. Jenna Shaffer: GWOC All-League 2nd Team. Chris Duncan: GWOC All-League Special Mention, SHS Co-Captains. Courtney Thorpe: GWOC All-League Special Mention. Jesse Dresback: SHS Co-Captains.

February 25, 2008 - DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
Katie Keith 404. No State Qualifiers. Click here for complete District Tournament results.

February 16, 2008 - SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT
Sidney 6th at 3253
Sidney girls and boys made a powerful showing at the Sectional tournament held at Southwest Lanes in Urbana. The Girls were 9 pins short of 4th place after the first round of 3 games. They started the baker series with a 184, but as the heads of the lanes broke down, they had a difficult time adjusting and fell into trouble with splits. The girls ended just 73 pins shy of advancing to District. However, Katie Keith, a junior, led the Girls in the three game round with a 205, 239, and a 211 for a 655 series; her highest game and best series ever. She was the top girl competitor in the entire sectional tournament. She has earned the right to advance as an individual bowler to the district tournament next Friday morning at Eastern Lanes in Middletown. The girls will also lose just one senior going into next season. "Both of our teams are very young and yet both posed a real challenge in tournaments. We are excited about Katie moving on. She's a very hard worker and does well with the mental game. We are also looking forward to a strong season next year for both teams." District Qualifier: Katie Keith. Click here for complete Sectional Tournament results.

February 9, 2008 - GWOC Tournament
Sidney 6th at 2438
The girls made a terrific showing. Kristin Abbott rolled a 217, 219, & a 176 for a 612 series. This earned her a medal for making the 1st Team All Conference Tournament. She placed 2nd overall of the girls in the tournament. "I couldn't be prouder of our kids. This is a team that works well together and has a good time doing so. I have nothing but continued high expectations for each individual on our team. It takes a team, to make outstanding individuals."

February 6, 2008
Sidney 1808 Springboro 1491
Sidney's Girls end their regular season with a 7-6 record. Leading the girls was Kristin Abbott with a 197 and a 187. The Girls will be participating in the GWOC Conference championships this Saturday at 8:30am at Poelking Marian in Huber Heights.

January 29, 2008
Sidney 1792 Miamisburg 1713
Leading the girls was Kristin Abbott with a 189 and a 193. Sidney is now 6-6 and is in 3rd place in the GWOC North division. Kristin Abbott is in contention for 1st team North division and Katie Keith possibly 2nd team. Sidney boasts a young and upcoming team with only one female senior and one male senior. There are two freshman females and 4 freshman boys.

January 24, 2008
Sidney 1898 Wayne 1680
Leading the Lady Jackets was Kristin Abbott with a 215. The girls are now 5-6.

January 22, 2008
Sidney 1851 Troy 2214
Sidney bowled against the number one teams in the GWOC North division on Tuesday. Troy girls are sitting atop the North division. Kristin Abbott threw a 205 for Sidney.

January 15, 2008
Sidney 2052 Springfield North 1793
Sidney was led by Kristin Abbott rolling a 226 and a 240 and Sarah Allen adding a 213 and a 216.

January 8, 2008
Sidney 1673 Centerville 2157
The Centerville girl's Team has only lost one match so far this season. Their average per game was an impressive 183.

January 7, 2008
Sidney 1579 Butler 1662
Poelking Marian Lanes in Huber Heights proved to be a new lane condition that presented it's challenges.

January 4, 2008
Sidney took on the top teams in the South division Friday when they battled against Fairborn. Both the Fairborn girls and boys team were sitting with 3-1 records coming in to Friday's match. Sidney girls lost a tough battle by 37 pins. Sidney was down by 31 pins after the two game regular series and then shot a 162 and 122 in Baker. Fairborn girls shot a 162 and a 128 in their baker games. This brings both Sidney teams to 2-3 records.

December 21, 2007
Sidney 1895 Springfield South 1470
Leading the Lady Jackets were Kristin Abbott with a 223 and Katie Keith with a 206.

December 18, 2007
Sidney defeated Northmont
Leading the way for the Jackets was Kristin Abbott with a 191.

December 7, 2007
Sidney 1830 Fairmont 2230
Sidney Girl's lost their second Bowling match to fall to an 0-2 record. They played a strong Fairmont team. Fairmont's girls averaged 193 per game to Sidney's 150. For Sidney, Kristin Abbott led the girls with a 178 and a 213. Sidney will host Northmont on Tuesday, December 18th at 4:00 at Bel-Mar Lanes.

December 4, 2007
Sidney 1958 Beavercreek 2133

GWOC Season Conference Awards
Cory Cotterman received 1st Team All Conference North Division Honors. Cory is a junior. For the girls Kristin Abbott received 1st Team All Conference North Division Honors and Katie Keith & Jenna Shaffer received 2nd Team All Conference North Division Honors. Katie is a junior, Kristin a sophomore, and Jenna is a freshman. Receiving Honorable Mentions were Chris Duncan, a sophomore, and Courtney Thorpe, a freshman. Coach Angie Mentges received the honor of being named 2007-2008 Coach of the Year for the Girls Bowling, North Division. This is an honor voted upon solely by the coaches in each division.

Go to Division I Bowling Tournament information at ohsaa.org
Go to Division I Bowling Tournament information at swdab.org

2008 Bowling Awards
Angie Mentges: GWOC North Coach of the Year. Cory Cotterman: GWOC All-League 1st Team. Kristin Abbott: GWOC All-League 1st Team, GWOC 2nd Place All-Tournament Team, SHS Co-Captains. Katie Keith: GWOC All-League 2nd Team, SW District Qualifier/Sectional Champ Highest Score – 3-game total of 655, SHS Co-Captains. Jenna Shaffer: GWOC All-League 2nd Team. Chris Duncan: GWOC All-League Special Mention, SHS Co-Captains. Courtney Thorpe: GWOC All-League Special Mention. Jesse Dresback: SHS Co-Captains.

February 16, 2008 - SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT
Sidney 6th at 3479
Sidney Boys made a powerful showing at the Sectional tournament held at Southwest Lanes in Urbana. The Boys team finished 105 pins short of moving on to the District tournament. Dru Olding, freshman, rolled a 222, 187, and a 169 for a 578 series. He was just 6 pins shy of moving on to the district tournament. 4 teams and 4 individuals, not on the advancing teams, move on to Districts. The Boys Team will only lose 1 senior this year and have some talented bowlers coming into the high school next year. No District Qualifiers. Click here for complete Sectional Tournament results.

February 9, 2008 - GWOC Tournament
Sidney 11th at 2649
Leading the boys was Cory Cotterman with a 601. "I couldn't be prouder of our kids. This is a team that works well together and has a good time doing so. I have nothing but continued high expectations for each individual on our team. It takes a team, to make outstanding individuals."

February 6, 2008
Sidney 2048 Springboro 2305
The Boys lost their final season match at Poelking South on Wednesday to Springboro. Sidney was only behind 2 pins after the first regular game, but then fell to a 2305 - 2048 loss. The Boys ended their season with a 7-7 record. Cory Cotterman led the Jackets with a 226 and a 193, Jesse Dresback added a 211 and Devon Olding a 201. The Boys will be participating in the GWOC Conference championships this Saturday at 8:30am at Poelking Marian in Huber Heights.

January 29, 2008
Sidney 2192 Miamisburg 2105
After the two regular games Sidney led by just 34 pins. With each baker game of 179 and 182 they increased their lead steadily. Sidney was led by Cory Cotterman with a 2587 and a 205. Cory is in contention for 1st team North divison. Jesse Dresback added a 208. Chris Duncan has a possibility of making 2nd team. Sidney boys also sit in the 3rd position in the GWOC North division. Sidney boasts a young and upcoming team with only one female senior and one male senior. There are two freshman females and 4 freshman boys.

January 24, 2008
Sidney Boys bowled a very exciting match on Thursday against Wayne. In the first game, Dru Olding threw a 228 and Jesse Dresback a 235. At the end of the first game Sidney led Wayne by 46 pins. In the second game, Chris Duncan stepped up his game and threw a 267. Chris threw the first 7 strikes, came back with a 8 spare and a nine spare, and then finished with the last three strikes. Cory Cotterman added a 224 and Dru Olding a 206. After the first two regular games, Sidney led by just 38 pins. In the first baker game Sidney rolled a 200 to Wayne's 202. In the second baker game Sidney failed to cover three one pin leaves falling to a 140 game. Wayne rolled a 201 to defeat Sidney in a tough fought match by 25 pins. The boys are 6-6.

January 22, 2008
Sidney 2133 Troy 2585
Sidney bowled against the number one teams in the GWOC North division on Tuesday. Troy boys sitting atop the North division. Jesse Dresback threw a 222, Dru Olding 211, and Devon Olding a 200.

January 16, 2008
Sidney 2155 Trotwood 2122
The Boy's Bowling Team upped their record to 5-4. Leading scorers for Sidney were Devon Olding with a 222 and Andrew Bonnoront with a 204. Both boys are Freshman this year.

January 15, 2008
Sidney 2111 Springfield North 2065
Chris Duncan rolled a 225 game and Dru Olding a 210 game.

January 8, 2008
Sidney 2133 Centerville 2173
The boy's fought a tough battle. At the end of the 2 regular games, Centerville led by only 68 pins. Centerville shot baker games of 200 and 142. Sidney shot baker games of 188 and 182. Sidney missed a few key spares. The end result was Centerville 2173 and Sidney 2133 (40 pin difference). The boys were led by Cory Cotterman with games of 191 and 206. Jesse Dresback pitched in a 212 game.

January 7, 2008
Sidney 1831 Butler 1755
Poelking Marian Lanes in Huber Heights proved to be a new lane condition that presented it's challenges.

January 4, 2008
Sidney 2315 Fairborn 2290
Sidney took on the top teams in the South division Friday when they battled against Fairborn. Both the Fairborn girls and boys team were sitting with 3-1 records coming in to Friday's match. Sidney boys' handed Fairborn boys their second loss with a match total of 2315 to 2290. Following the 2 regular game round, Sidney led by 29 pins. Sidney then rolled 149 and 193 baker games to Fairborn's 176 and 169 games. Sidney was led by Cory Cotterman who shot a 255 and a 211. Devon Olding added a 233 and Chris Duncan a 216.

December 21, 2007
Sidney 2046 Springfield South 1674
Cory Cotterman threw a 225 and a 193. All of the men bowled in the match and contributed to the win.

December 18, 2007
Sidney 2082 Northmont 2014
Leading the boys were Cory Cotterman with a 222 and Jesse Dresback with a 212.

December 7, 2007
Sidney 2066 Fairmont 2486
Sidney Boy's lost their second Bowling match to fall to an 0-2 record. They played a strong Fairmont Team. Fairmont boys averaged 212 per game to Sidney's 174. The Fairmont Reserve Boys Team rolled a 300 baker game. For Sidney, Cory Cotterman led the way with a 243 and a 183 game.Sidney will host Northmont on Tuesday, December 18th at 4:00 at Bel-Mar Lanes.

December 4, 2007
Sidney 1958 Beavercreek 2133