WCHS Bowling Teams

"Jump out to an early lead" is what the coaches asked our boys to do in our semi-final match against Lawrence Co., and that's exactly what they did!  Winning all 8 points and taking a 154-pin lead helped our boys cruise home with a 19-8 victory, moving them into the STATE FINALS!!!!  Geremy Roseti led our boys with a super 259 in game 2, finishing with a nice 643 series.  Other good scores were:  Chris Branner with a 226-608; Seth Carey with 212-595; Krishna Patel had a 221-590; Spencer Harp rolled 224-582; and JR Clemons with a 215 in game 3.  Congratulations to Lawrence Co. HS on their great season!

Here is the recap from the match:

http://www.tssaa.org/2008Champions/StateBowling/DIBoys/Match6.htm

OK boys...we have only 1 MORE TO GO...Let's go get a STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!

They say all good things must come to an end, and in the end all of our hard work fell just one match short for both teams, as both the Wildcats & Lady Wildcats finish the season as TSSAA DIV I STATE RUNNER-UP!!  WOW!! 

First, the Wildcats.  Rolling against a heavily-favored "home" team Smyrna Bulldogs, our guys put the ball in the pocket, and kept fighting throughout the match.  But this Smyrna team was just too strong, too deep, and hitting on all cylinders as they plowed down 3814 pins to our 3487 total in winning 20-7.  Both teams were dealing with bleeding fingers & thumbs, but all of these boys played like champions!  Leading our guys in the finals was Fr. Spencer Harp with a pair of 217's and a 627 series.  Other good scores - Chris Branner with a 210-225 & 602 series; Geremy Roseti rolled a 212-596; Krishna Patel had a nice 226 and 595 series; and Seth Carey shot a 203 in game 3.  Here is the recap:

http://www.tssaa.org/2008Champions/StateBowling/DIBoys/Match7.htm

On to the LadyCats.  In two previous meetings with the Hardin Co. Lady Tigers in the State Tournament, it was pretty "ugly" on our end.  In 2005, our LadyCats had their first State appearance, and HCHS promptly sent us home in the first round 24-3.  Two years ago, in our other State Finals match, the HCHS ladies were way better than us, and won the title by a 21-6 score.  So Coach REALLY wanted to win this rematch, and knew we still were facing an awesome team.  As a matter of fact, Coach found out right before today's final match that this HCHS team had just shot 3507 in the semi's, and that is the highest team score EVER rolled at State by a girls team!!  So...here we go!!

Game 1 was a good one with our girls winning 3.5 of the 6 individual points, but the HCHS girls took the game 1129-1095.  So, it is close!  Game 2 saw their ladies take it to us with a whopping 1210 game score, as we bowled well with an 1128.  But, we only won 2 points, so after two games, we were down 5.5-10.5 and -116 on total pins!  Coach told the ladies this was the identical score that the boys were down by vs. Hardin Co. in their first-round match, and asked them to "give it their all" and lets storm back again and take it.  And OH THEY TRIED!!  Winning 4 ind. points and rolling a great 1178 game, our ladies did AWESOME!!  But, the HCHS girls were simply too good, and with their 1109 game 3 score, they had enough pins to hang on and take the State Title again, by a final margin of 11.5 - 15.5.  Our LadyCats rolled a 3401 series, which is higher than any other girls' team score in HISTORY, with the exception of the HCHS ladies scores of 3507 & 3448 from today!!  As a coach, you really can't ask any more of your team than to "give it their best" and THIS THEY DID!!  Our leaders from the match were:  Kirstin Page with a 190-206-222 for a 618 series; Brennan Page with a great 236-612; Dani Chaffin rolled a nice 226-583; and Brittany Sisco had a 211 & 214 to finish with her highest series ever of 572! Here is the recap from this match:

http://www.tssaa.org/2008Champions/StateBowling/DIGirls/Match7.htm

FROM COACH MARK, COACH KENNY, & COACH LEWIS - To all of our WC bowlers, THANK YOU SO MUCH for all of your HARD WORK, DEDICATION, DETERMINATION, and HEART that you gave for us ALL SEASON LONG!!  You all have shown what a lot of practice, learning new things, and giving your very best can do for you and our team!!  And we are all SO PROUD OF YOU!! 

AND, a very BIG "THANK YOU" to all of our PARENTS & FANS out there - you all are the best group we have ever had, and we appreciate your support of ALL of these kids all year long. 

CONGRATULATIONS on an INCREDIBLE SEASON!!

Two years ago this week, the LadyCats of WC went into what was then "uncharted waters" as they made it to the State Final Match by way of an extremely close, exciting win over Soddy-Daisy 14-13.  Could they do it again today against the defending State Champion Hendersonville Lady Commandos?  The answer is YES!!  By an identical 14-13 score, our LadyCats fought & clawed their way through the match, winning key points when needed, and even though we lost total pins 3270-3297, had enough points to take the victory!! 

Game 1 was a great one for the ladies.  With a very balanced team effort, they won 1122-1109 and took 4 of 6 individual points for a 6-2 lead in the match.  Fr. Brittany Sisco came thru HUGE with a 195-193 win over Megan Ditterline, and Dani Chaffin also held on to win her point 193-187 over Christina D'Ordine, this year's Girls Div I Individual State Champion!!  Game 2 saw us roll another good game with a 1094, but their 1137 was better and they evened the match at 8-8. Brennan Page soared to a beautiful 255 game, and Kaitlin Page's 202 won our only other point that game.  The 3rd & final game was very close throughout, and with the pressure mounting, no one rolled over a 200 game!  In the 2nd frame, Laurel Everett had a lucky break which would later prove to be huge - she left the "Big 4" split and MADE IT!!  Congrats, Laurel!!  As the game moved on, our ladies took a sizable lead.  But as good teams do, the H'ville girls started striking and our lead slimmed quickly.  This time, our girls finished with a 1054 game and waited for their last two bowlers to finish.  Christy King needed to get 9 pins for a tie, or a strike to win, on her last shot in the 10th frame.  She only hit 8 pins down, giving that point to Brennan Page 180-179!! Then Christina D'Ordine stepped up in the 10th with a chance to win the game for the Lady Commandos.  She picked up her spare, needing a strike on her last ball to win the game at 1055.  Even a 9-count gives their team a tie at 1054 and the final point needed for the win.  She only knocked down 6 pins...WE WIN!!  It is very hard to sit and watch, not being able to control your own fate, but, as fate would have it this time, our girls win and move on to the STATE FINALS MATCH!! 

Here is the recap of the match:

http://www.tssaa.org/2008Champions/StateBowling/DIGirls/Match6.htm

Brennan Page led the way for our girls in this match with a 614 series.  Also, Kirstin Page rolled a nice 213 in game 1.  Awesome job LadyCats...LET'S GO GET A CHAMPIONSHIP THIS TIME!!

WOW!  That is probably the best word to describe today's quarterfinal match for our boys vs. Hardin Co. HS.  Down 5.5 - 10.5 after 2 games, and down in total pins by 161, our guys showed an INCREDIBLE display of heart, determination, talent, & energy, as they stormed back with an awesome 1304 in game 3 to win by 200 pins and take the victory!!

After getting off to a real nice start in game 1, we were up by about 80 pins in the 5th frame.  But by the 7th frame, the Hardin boys started finding their shots, and we kind of lost ours.  We end up losing game 1 1191-1237, and are down 3-5.  Game 2 saw more great shots by our opponent, and as the tide continued to turn, our boys' hopes for a win seemed to be slipping away.  After Game 2, which we lost 1165-1280, we were really down and needed a miracle to get back in it.  Then the tide turned...

With a little "pep" talk from Coach Kenny, and a quick lineup change by Coach Mark, the guys responded almost immediately with lots of strikes, and plenty of energy!  The crowd really started getting into it (Thanks, fans...we love you!), and our boys fed off of that with more & more great shots!  Frame by frame, we chipped into their lead until we "had" them in the 10th frame, and JR Clemons came up and promptly struck with the first ball and we had the win!!  Again, WOW!  JR led all bowlers in the match today with an awesome 258 game 3, and a super 707 series!  Spencer Harp was our other "big gun" today, also bowling 258 in game 3, and ending with a 658 series!  Other good scores were:  Chris Branner with a 204-592; Krishna Patel with an awesome 228 in game 2 (winning a BIG point by 2 pins!); Seth Carey with a 220 in game 3, and Geremy Roseti with a big finish in game 3, rolling the last 5 strikes for a 206 game!

Want to see a recap of our match?  Click here...

http://www.tssaa.org/2008Champions/StateBowling/DIBoys/Match3.htm

Next up for the boys will be Lawrence Co. HS, who are making their first State Tournament appearance.  They defeated Greeneville HS 17-10 in their first round match, and our match with them should be another great one!!  LET'S GO WILDCATS!  YOU CAN TAKE THIS ALL THE WAY!!!