Saline, Father Gabriel Richard boys start team competition today; Long, five other individuals vie for titles on Saturday
Cheyenne Long has been there before. She’s heard the loud crowds and felt the eyes of hundreds of people staring down her approach.
But the Saline High School senior doesn’t think her experience at last year’s MHSAA bowling state championships - an experience she considers disappointing, despite a top 16 finish - is what will help her succeed in Saturday’s return appearance.
“I feel like I’ve worked harder this year,” she says. “I just feel like I’m pretty prepared for it.”
Long is one of six Washtenaw County high school bowlers who will compete in Saturday’s singles championships at four bowling centers around the state. Two teams - the boys from Saline and Father Gabriel Richard - will compete today.
Pioneer’s Mike Harrington, Huron’s Devon Micou and Saline’s Aaron Ohl will join Long at the Division 1 finals at M-66 Bowl in Battle Creek. That’s where the Saline boys team will compete, as well.
Regional champion Justin Hazel, a sophomore at Skyline, will be joined by Milan’s Brittannie Divert and Coten Philipi at the Division 2 finals at Super Bowl in Canton.
The Gabriel Richard boys will play at Airport Lanes in Jackson on Friday, and one of its members - Michael Goike - will stick around to compete in the singles competition on Saturday.
Each of the divisions features 60-player singles fields in both boys and girls competition, and 18 team qualifiers on each side.
Long and Ohl - who qualified while attending Pioneer last year - are the only players making return trips to the finals.
Ohl wasn’t one of the top 16 players to advance from the morning session’s qualifying block.
Long, however, had the fifth-highest point total after that six-game round, but lost in the first round of match play to eventual state runner-up Amanda Wiska of White Lake Lakeland.
“It was actually a big disappointment. I want to do better,” she said, before inadvertently offering a tip to any other bowlers who reach the final 16. “I think I was nervous and I missed a lot of spares. There are a lot of people watching you, a little more pressure. You just have to keep a positive attitude.”
A closer look at the top performers and all local competitors in each division:
DIVISION 1 at M-66 Bowl, Battle Creek
Top Boys Team Qualifiers (Based on regional scores, 18 total qualifiers) 1. Troy (4,302) 2. Walled Lake Western (4,276) 3. Detroit Catholic Central (4,227) 16. Saline (3,836)
Top Boys Singles Qualifiers (Based on regional scores, 60 total qualifiers) 1. Anthony Harger, Flint Carman-Ainsworth (1,402) 2. Joshua Chaney, Troy (1,399) 3. Jordon Hornes, Westland John Glenn (1,375) 4. Steve Hamilton, Walled Lake Central (1,361) 5. Casey Schinel, Utica Eisenhower (1,359) 50. Mike Harrington, Pioneer (1,167) 52. Devon Micou, Huron (1,147) 52. Aaron Ohl, Saline (1,147)
Top Girls Team Qualifiers (Based on regional scores, 18 total qualifiers) 1. Walled Lake Central (3,943) 2. Farmington HIlls Harrison (3,696) 3. Royal Oak (3,669)
Top Girls Singles Qualifiers (Based on regional scores, 60 total qualifiers) 1. Brittney Antonelli, Waterford Kettering (1,311) 2. Sarah Lokker, New Baltimore Anchor Bay (1,293) 3. Lindsay Brown, Walled Lake Western (1,278) 4. Cheyenne Long, Saline (1,248) 5. Jessica McNabb, White Lake Lakeland (1,215)
DIVISION 2 at Super Bowl, Canton
Top Boys Team Qualifiers (Based on regional scores, 18 total qualifiers) 1. Wayland Union (4,169) 1. Bay City John Glenn (4,169) 3. St. Clair Shores Lake Shore (4,130)
Top Boys Singles Qualifiers (Based on regional scores, 60 total qualifiers) 1. Charles Zelechowski, Hazel Park (1,295) 2. Ben Cappella, Coldwater (1,288) 3. Marco Wayne, Ortonville Brandon (1,286) 4. Corey Culver, Mason (1,283) 5. Richard Bosma, Muskegon Reeths-Puffer (1,276) 6. Justin Hazel, Skyline (1,273) 24. Coten Philipi, Milan (1,202)
Top Girls Team Qualifiers (Based on regional scores, 18 total qualifiers) 1. Charlotte (3,648) 2. Bay City John Glenn (3,615) 3. Ogemaw Heights (3,604)
Top Girls Singles Qualifiers (Based on regional scores, 60 total qualifiers) 1. Rachel Lokajtys, Bay City John Glenn (1,218) 2. Jessica Synder, Mattawan (1,209) 3. Kara Richard, Tecumseh (1,201) 4. Chelsea Marcus, Wayland Union (1,188) 5. Jennifer LaClair, Bay City John Glenn (1,184) 52. Brittannie Divert, Milan (1,003)
DIVISION 3 at Airport Lanes, Jackson
Top Boys Team Qualifiers (Based on regional scores, 18 total qualifiers) 1. Flat Rock (4,039) 2. St. Clair Shores South Lake (4,015) 3. Father Gabriel Richard (3,942)
Top Boys Singles Qualifiers (Based on regional scores, 60 total qualifiers) 1. John Leroux, Flat Rock (1,448) 2. Jason Carroll, Wyoming Kelloggsville (1,338) 3. Jalen White, Lansing Catholic (1,302) 4. Nathan Gill, Imlay City (1,287) 5. Jonathan Kovalcik, Richmond (1,277) 23. Michael Goike, Father Gabriel Richard (1,202)
Top Girls Team Qualifiers (Based on regional scores, 18 total qualifiers) 1. Coloma (3,820) 2. Wyoming Kelloggsville (3,685) 3. Perry (3,570)
Top Girls Singles Qualifiers (Based on regional scores, 60 total qualifiers) 1. Chelsea Essenmacher, Richmond (1,275) 2. Rebecca Chase, Alma (1,265) 3. Taner Grennell, Perry (1,225) 4. Jessica Cords, Perry (1,188) 5. Rachael Jasinowski, Jackson Lumen Christi (1,186)
DIVISION 4 at Sunnybrook Lanes, Sterling Heights
Top Boys Team Qualifiers (Based on regional scores, 18 total qualifiers) 1. Ravenna (4,136) 2. Iron Mountain (3,957) 3. Grass Lake (3,929)
Top Boys Singles Qualifiers (Based on regional scores, 60 total qualifiers) 1. Joe Tomassoni, Iron Mountain (1,385) 2. Mike Kandell, Carsonville-Port Sanilac (1,296) 3. Brad Pruzzo, Allen Park Cabrini (1,268) 4. Trent Harper, Galesburg-Augusta (1,261) 5. Ryan Wiedmeyer, Grass Lake (1,260)
Top Girls Team Qualifiers (Based on regional scores, 18 total qualifiers) 1. Vandercook Lake (3,733) 2. East Jackson (3,472) 3. Jonesville (3,387)
Top Girls Singles Qualifiers (Based on regional scores, 60 total qualifiers) 1. Tacarra Heleski, Bad Axe (1,253) 2. Kristi Raymond, Vandercook Lake (1,157) 3. Bryanna Mater, Sandusky (1,150) 4. Lynsey Molinaro, Jonesville (1,150) 5. Somer Sheehan, Vandercook Lake (1,121)
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