Girls Division I district qualifiers
Teams
1. Centerville 3,974
2. Beavercreek 3,859
3. Troy 3,604
4. Wayne 3,564
5. Springfield 3,550
6. Butler 3,504
7. Fairmont 3,472
8. Sidney 3,459
9. Miamisburg 3,451
Individuals
Hannah Davis, Bellefontaine 565
Carlee Bohn, West Carrollton 559
Kailee Palecek, Xenia 552
Zoe Boone, Northmont 532
Emily Bundesen, Fairborn 525
Hannah Borchert, Fairborn 517
Audrey Renner, Fairborn 516
Taylor Herchenbach, Northmont 512
Leann Beaty, Piqua 510
Megan Cook couldn’t have asked for a better week.
The Centerville High School senior posted the highest girls series at the Greater Western Ohio Conference postseason tournament (661), landing on the first team All-GWOC. Her conference performance also netted her a JJHuddle Ohio High School Athlete of the Week nomination.
Cook followed up her strong GWOC performance with the high individual series at the girls Division I sectional tournament at Poelking South on Thursday. Her 676 actually topped the highest boys sectional series as well; Elks bowler C.J. Heil posted a 660.
“That was fun,” Cook said. “I was messing with him (C.J.) about that.”
While her individual success was commendable, Cook was even more excited that her Elks won the girls D-I sectional tournament. Centerville edged perennial conference rival Beavercreek by 115 pins, 3,974 to 3,859.
“We found a shot in practice and stuck with it,” Cook said. “It was really a spare game, we had to grind it out.”
Centerville led by nine pins after the first three-game qualifying block but came up big late in the six-game Baker round. The Elks outscored the Beavers 406-281 in the final two Baker games to clinch the win.
“This year, we’re all really determined and we’ve been working extremely hard,” Cook said. “Our goal is not only to get to state, but to win it.”
The Elks placed fifth at state last year and lost two bowlers to graduation. Cook, however, is no stranger to state titles as she won the D-I individual state crown in 2014.
And to think it all started 14 years ago at her third birthday party. It was a bowling party.
“I have a picture from that party and I had the form and everything,” she said, smiling.
The Elks have one more hurdle before they can breathe easy. The D-I girls district tournament gets underway at Beaver-Vu Bowl on Wednesday.
“Once we get past Wednesday, and know that we’ve made it to state,” Cook said, “it’s going to be a fun ride from there.”
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