OHS Bowlers Take Second in Conference

Varsity:The Oswego High School girls bowling team headed into the conference tournament at Echo Lanes in Morris tied for 1st place with Minooka. 

Despite a very solid performance that included a team average of 203 on the day, the Panthers finished in 2nd place in conference behind Minooka, who finished with a team average of 209 for the tournament and won conference. 

OHS was led by senior anchor bowler Courtney Petoskey, who rolled a 1,363 series and earned the coveted 1st Place All-Conference honor. 

Four other Panthers made the All-Conference Team, including Cheyanne Valdez (5th), Rachael Tackitt (8th), Jessica Mendez (10th), and Emma Gorman (11th).  Tara Wagner also had a solid performance, averaging 194 for the tournament and finishing with a total pinfall of 1,161. 

JV:Oswego High School's JV girls bowling team put up some very solid numbers in their conference tournament, finishing with a team average of 179.  

After the lunch break, it became a two-team race for first place between OHS and Minooka.  Minooka had led all morning, but Oswego rolled a very nice 930 in game 4 right after lunch to pull ahead of Minooka by 11 pins. 

The Indians took back the lead in game 5 by shooting 890 against the Panthers' low game of the day, an 822 that would be the difference in the tournament.  In game 6, although Oswego bounced back with a solid 915, Minooka shot 926 to maintain their lead. 

Oswego finished in 2nd place and senior Jackie Grimm's 204 average (1,221) was the high individual series of the day, crowning her tournament champion.  All five Oswego bowlers finished in the top 20 individually including Grimm (1st), Ashley Jourdan (4th), Karly Duncan (7th), Ashley Miller (14th), and Cate Mitchell (16th).