WCHS Bowling Teams

Earlier this season, the WC teams headed to Savannah, TN for the “Fall Bash” tournament hosted by the Hardin Co. teams.  Good competition for our bowlers early in the season.  And even though both teams went 2-1, losing is never easy for these teams, because they haven’t experienced it much!  The LadyCats lost to White Station, ending their 67-match regular season streak, while the boys lost big to host Hardin Co.  So, as fate sometimes works, we end up with a chance for redemption at the same time - in the State semi-final matches!   

And redemption it was, as both teams came out on top - earning a return trip to the State Finals Match!!  Each teams’ win came in contrasting styles - the Wildcats came storming out early and never looked back in hammering Hardin Co. 22 - 5, while the LadyCats were up after game 1, down after two, then had another fantastic, exciting, unbelieveable comeback in game 3 to take the win 17-10!  You can check out the scoresheets here:

http://www.tssaa.org/2009Champions/StateBowling/DIGirls/Match6.htm

http://www.tssaa.org/2009Champions/StateBowling/DIBoys/Match6.htm

Flashback to 2007 for a moment…our girls face Soddy-Daisy in the semi-finals, and Traci Baker needs to make a strike/spare in the final frame to tie total pins - and does so!  We win 14-13.  Now remember last year, where the Hendersonville coach proclaimed victory with two bowlers left to bowl, only to see us win by two pins, 14-13 again!  Now, believe it or not - the match vs. White Station saw us in even more distress, as after the 8^th frame, we were losing 4 of 6 individual points, and still losing game 3 total pins.  Then in the final two frames, “The Comeback” began!  Five of our six bowlers marked in the ninth frame.  All of them marked in the 10^th, and coupled with a few open frames on the other side, the tide totally turned.  We won 5 of 6 ind. points, and took game 3 1152-1090 to win the series points, too!  WOW!!  Kirstin Page led the way for our girls with a 247-605.  Also bowling well were:  Dani Chaffin with a great 224 in game 3; Brittany Sisco with a 212-588, winning two points against this year’s Miss Bowling award winner Jekayla Bafford; and Laurel Everett had a 201 game.  Final pinfall was 3313-3295.  A super memorable comeback for the ages - way to go ladies! 

Leading the way for the boys in their win over Hardin Co. was JR Clemons with a super 712 total (247-208-257).  Spencer Harp (235-652), Chris Branner (256-645), Seth Carey (235-617), & Michael Whitlow (213-612) all had over a 600 series, and Geremy Roseti had a nice 235 in game 2.  Now it is on to the State Finals, teams…let’s go WIN two State Titles!!