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Comet bowlers string strikes while rolling past Go-Hawks

Press photo by John Burbridge The Charles City High School bowling program honors its seniors before Friday’s match against Waverly-Shell Rock.
Press photo by John Burbridge
The Charles City High School bowling program honors its seniors before Friday’s match against Waverly-Shell Rock.
By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com

CHARLES CITY — Comet head coach Doug Bohlen often stresses the importance of picking up spares.

But you know, strikes are a good thing, too … especially when you can string them together.

Down by 38 pins going into the Baker Rotation round against visiting Waverly-Shell Rock last Friday at Comet Bowl, the Charles City Comets boys varsity team managed to string four strikes in a row and then five more while combining efforts — and strikes — for a 257 midway through the round.

Then with a 202 in the fourth game before capping things off with a 221, the Comets ended the night 148 points ahead of the Go-Hawks in a 3,087-2,939 final.

Kaleb Ross, who was among the Comets honored during the team’s “Senior Night”, led the way with a two-game 470 series. The left-handed Ross also came up big while anchoring the Baker games as he managed to “strike out” twice in two games, and finished another with two strikes and a nine-count.

Hunter Brockney had a 402 series for the Comets (5-1), who were able to withstand a pair of 458 series from Go-Hawks Logan Shears and Zack Denton.

In the simultaneous girls varsity match, the Comets also had shown their mettle in the Baker round as they went in tied at 1,831.

This is when it came down to spares as the Comets pulled ahead for good after rolling 195 and 177 in the first two games while the Go-Hawks struggled with scores of 155 and 133 and couldn’t recover on way to a 2,716-2,640 final tally.

Senior Macy Ross led undefeated Charles City (6-0) with a 440 series.

For Waverly-Shell Rock (5-1), which suffered its first loss of the year, Kaylie Yanda led the Go-Hawks as well as all bowlers in the house with a 471 series, a career-high for her.

There was another career-high achieved that night. Charles City junior Wolfgang Baldus broke the 400 barrier for the first time with a 416 series while helping the Comet junior varsity defeat W-SR, 2,620-1,918.

Charles City JV girls also won — 2,488-2,240 — while being led by Falyn Knecht’s 393 series. Normally in the varsity lineup, Knecht is returning to action after several weeks off due to a thumb injury.

Boys Varsity

CHARLES CITY 3,087,
WAVERLY-SHELL ROCK 2,939

CHARLES CITY — Kale Ross 204, 190-394; Nicholas Roney 160, 199-359; Noah Reams 161, 197-358; Hunter Brockney 227, 175-402; Cade Schmidt 220, 175-395; Kaleb Ross 223, 247-470; BAKER ROTATION — 190, 197, 257, 202, 221.

WAVERLY-SHELL ROCK — Noah Jeppesen 215, 190-403; Jared McLey 185, 155-340; Adam Hoen 245, 149-373; Malcolm Newell 186, 211-397; Logan Shears 277, 181-458; Zack Denton 214, 244-458; BAKER ROTATION — 147, 174, 200, 192, 164.

Boys Junior Varsity

CHARLES CITY 2,620,
WAVERLY-SHELL ROCK 1,918

CHARLES CITY — Garrett Gerholdt 209, 160-375; Colton Baldus 200, 160-360; Wolfgang Baldus 202, 214-416; Koyer Kellogg 204, 188-389; Nathan Girkin 177, 102-279; Devin Alton 167, 179-346; BAKER ROTATION — 184, 156, 133, 120, 141.

Girls Varsity

CHARLES CITY 2,716, WAVERLY-SHELL ROCK 2,640

CHARLES CITY — Madison Ross 203, 159-362; Sarah Mitchell 134, 178-312, Macy Ross 205, 235-440; Katie Sickman 184, 189-373; Joslyn Cotton 189, 145-334; Baili Girkin 146, 176-322; BAKER ROTATION — 195, 177, 195, 159, 159.

WAVERLY-SHELL ROCK — Kaitlyn Brunssen 136, 194-330; Kelsey Hotz 152, 161-313; Kaylie Yanda 255, 216-471; Ashlyn Carnes 186, 152-358; Lasmine Ator 148, 170-318; Marisa Schneider 181, 193-374.

Girls Junior Varsity

CHARLES CITY 2,488,
WAVERLY-SHELL ROCK 2,240

CHARLES CITY — Aryah Nelson 151, 191-342; Faith Fannon 186, 177-363; Falyn Knecht 168, 225-393; Jadyn Hegtvedt 133, 158-291; Lilly Usher 123, 141-269; Abby Hillegas 119, 153-272; BAKER ROTATION — 169, 156, 210, 157, 135.

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