Fort Recovery advances to state tournament

ROSSVILLE, Ohio — The Indians are headed to Columbus.

The Fort Recovery High School girls bowling team finished second at the OHSAA Division II district tournament at Interstate Lanes in Rossville on Thursday to punch its ticket to the state finals.

Teams had to finish in the top three spots to earn a trip to the state tournament, hosted by H.P. Lanes in Columbus from March 1-2, while the top three individuals not on qualifying teams also advance.

Napoleon ran away with the district championship by totalling 4,153 pins. The Indians solidified their second-place finish with a total pinfall of 3,567, while St. Marys Memorial (3,456) edged out Perkins for the final berth by 43.

Emily Lauber finished as the Indians’ top bowler, as she finished 22nd overall. The senior started the day with her best game, rolling a 215 that helped total 632 pins. Napoleon’s Carlee Hohenbrink earned the district title with 683 pins.

The other four Indians found themselves in the top-45 as well. Brooklyn Wyerick finished 22nd with 522 pins, Kayal Heitkamp’s 507 placed her 27th, Deanna Brown had 490 to take 33rd and Ella Schoen knocked down 465 pins, capturing 44th place.

Fort Recovery didn’t break 200 in any of its six baker games, but still finished second behind Napoleon with 951 pins to the Wildcats’ 1,038.