HOW THE PINS FELL

BY JULIA KINDEL

The 2022-2023 bowling season began with tryouts in November, with matches and tournaments continuing into February. The boys and girls teams played well, with the boys obtaining a record of 7 wins and 5 losses and the girls team following close behind, breaking the school record with 6 wins and 5 losses. The JV girls team remained undefeated with 3 wins and 0 losses. Anastasia place.

January 25 was Senior Night and the competition against Brecksville for the golden pin. Both teams celebrated their seniors as the Varsity and JV girls teams won along with the Varsity boys, who maintained the golden pin for their 5th consecutive year.

Murynyuk, a junior on the JV girls team, said, “I’m so grateful for the amazing season and meeting the team. I’m so proud of everyone! Go Bears!”

In addition, the Varsity girls team broke multiple school records this season, all of which were broken on the same day against Barberton. These records include a high baker game of 187, a 242 individual game bowled by Abbey Pfeil, and a total match team score of 1,986.

On January 8, 2023, North Royalton hosted its first-ever tournament at Yorktown lanes. With the help of parents and team members, the Royalton Roll-off was successful, with the boys becoming the tournament champions and the girls finishing in 4th

Ultimately, some standout players contributed to both teams significantly. For the boys, it was seniors Dominic Catanese and James Sinclair; for the girls, it was senior Mallory Boduszek and junior Abbey Pfeil. These four all placed in the Royalton-Roll-off, with James placing second, Dominic and Mallory earning 3rd place, and Abbey getting 8th place.

Bowling is still a growing sport at North Royalton, so look out for and support both teams next year! Abbey Pfeil said, "Everything always starts off small and grows into something big. Our team started small and grew into an amazing group of people. We had an amazing season breaking records and setting the stakes high for our future years!”