District Champs!
Congrats to the varsity softball team for earning their third straight MHSAA District Softball Title! Good luck at regionals!
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Track and Field State Finals
Congrats to our Comet Track & Field state final performers! Way to represent Comet Nation! We are already looking forward to next season!

New School Record!
Congrats to the varsity softball team for setting a new school record for wins in a season! The team has a record of 32-4. Great job ladies!
Senior Scholar Athletes
Congrats to our Cascades Conference Senior Scholar Athlete Award winners! Thank you for representing Comet Nation both in the classroom and on the field!

STATE CHAMPS!
Congrats to our Comet Competitive Cheer team for earning the school's first ever state championship for cheer this past weekend! https://tinyurl.com/47p5u3wz
Congrats Drew!
Congratulations to Drew Swihart for signing her letter of intent to wrestle and golf for Alma College! Comet Nation is very proud of you!
Congrats Gavin!
Congratulations to Gavin Berkeypile for signing his letter of intent to wrestle for Adrian College! Comet Nation is very proud of you!
Congrats Hoyt!
Congratulations to Hoyt Wrona for signing his letter of intent to golf for Davenport University! Comet Nation is very proud of you!
Congrats Lexy!
Congratulations to Lexy VanGelder for signing her letter of intent to continue her competitive cheerleading career at Spring Arbor University! Comet Nation is very proud of you!
Congrats Alexyn!
Congratulations to Alexyn DuBois for signing her letter of intent to play softball for Spring Arbor University! Comet Nation is very proud of you!
Congrats Chelsea!
Congratulations to Chelsea Russ for signing her letter of intent to play volleyball for Albion College! Comet Nation is very proud of you!
Congrats Landen!
Congratulations to Landen Boulis for signing his letter of intent to run cross country for Spring Arbor University! Comet Nation is very proud of you!
Congrats Morgan!
Congratulations to Morgan Kuhl for signing her letter of intent to play volleyball for Northern Michigan University! Comet Nation is very proud of you!
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Middle School Girls Shine at Megastar Meet!
Hanover-Horton Ladies Shine at Mega Meet!The Hanover-Horton ladies traveled to the Mega Meet at Shepherd High School and delivered some outstanding performances!The 4x800 relay team—Collins, Lauren, Emery, and Ellie—achieved a personal record of 11:13, earning them 22nd place in the state. Meanwhile, Bella capped off her season with an impressive throw of 32’9.5”, placing 26th in the state and setting a new season best.What a great season—congratulations, ladies!
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Middle School Boys Show Well at Megastar Meet!
The Hanover Horton Middle School Boys' Track team competed at the Mid Michigan Megastar Meet. It was a hazy day up in Shepherd but the team still competed hard. This year we had the 4x800m relay team, one 800m, one 1600m, one Pole Vault, and one Shot Put competitor qualify. As a team, we finished in a 3 way tie for 19th out of 51 Small Schools that scored at least 1 point. Medal winners for the meet were, the relay team of Marshall, Herendeen, Toeteff, and Jurasek, finishing 2nd in the 4x800m Small School Division, Jurasek, finishing 6th in the 800m Small School Division, and Swihart, finishing 6th overall and in the School Division for the Pole Vault. It was a great final showing for our team at the highest level for middle school. They did great and represented the school well. I look forward to their next seasons of Athletics here at Hanover!
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Hocter All State in Track & Field!
Big time SHOUT OUT to Austyn Hocter! All-State in the 110 Hurdles with a new PR. Austyn is doing something special...he is the #1 ranked 9th grade hurdler in the entire state, regardless of school size (#16 in America), and the only freshman to even make the finals across all divisions. This event is historically dominated by upperclassmen due to the strength and endurance required.Our other Comets represented HH well, fought through some obstacles, and had gutsy performances. Tyler had a good day on high jump and Maisey and Lila threw down some PR relay splits. Big things are possible in the future!Thank you for the great season, Comets, parents, and supporters!
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Alexyn DuBois Drives 4 Runners Home In Hanover-Horton Varsity Comets Victory Over Hillsdale Varsity Hornets By GameChanger Media Alexyn DuBois drove in four runs on four hits to lead Hanover-Horton Varsity Comets past Hillsdale Varsity Hornets 14-2 on Saturday. DuBois hit a home run to center field in the fifth inning, scoring three runs, and singled in the second inning, scoring one. Amanda Ley struck out 12 batters on the day. The right-handed pitcher also surrendered four hits and two runs over five innings while walking one. Hanover-Horton Varsity Comets opened the scoring in the first after Halle Swihart doubled, scoring one run. Hanover-Horton Varsity Comets scored six runs on four hits in the bottom of the second inning. Holly Zantop hit a solo home run to center field, an error scored two runs, DuBois singled, scoring one run, and Swihart homered to left field, scoring two runs. Four more Hanover-Horton Varsity Comets runs crossed the plate in the
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Middle School Girls Shine at Regional Track Meet!
Girls Middle School Track & Field Team Shines at Regional Meet!The Girls Middle School track and field team traveled to Concord for the Regional meet and delivered an outstanding performance!A major highlight of the night was the 4x800 relay team—Collins, Lauren, Emery, and Ellie—who clinched 1st place and qualified for the state meet by an incredible margin of just 0.9 seconds!Other impressive finishes include:The 4x200 relay team—Braelynn, Jaila, Maddox, and Taylor—who took 3rd placeBraelynn, who placed 3rd in the 200 hurdlesTaylor, who finished 3rd in the 200-meter dashThe 4x400 relay team—Ellie, Emery, Kenadee, and Collins—who secured 2nd placeLilah, who earned 3rd place in the High JumpThe next stop is the Mega Star Meet, taking place at Shepherd High School on June 5th.You’ve all had an incredible season—it’s been an absolute pleasure coaching you. I’m so proud of each and every one of you!—Coach Courtney
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Middle School Boys Flourish at Regionals!
Last night the Hanover-Horton Middle School Boys Track team competed at the MHSAA Zone 2 regional meet, hosted by Concord. The boys team competed great, finishing 3rd with a score of 98 points. Point scorers for the day were: Swihart and Buckingham for 1st and 5th in Polevault Jurasek with 1st in long jump Curey with 5th in High Jump The team of Jurasek, Jakubas, Bolen, and Toteff finishing 4th in the 4x800m Peogel and Curey for 4th and 7th in the 55m Hurdles Hamisfar and Johnson in the 100m 6th and tying for 8th The 4x200m team of Akers, Marshall, Zeffery, and Britton took 8th Marshall was 2nd in the 1600m In the 4x100m relay the team of Curey, Akers, Mault, and Hamisfar finished 7th Swihart was 5th in the 400m Johnson and Hamisfar took 5th and 6th in the 70m Jurasek and Marshall went 1st and 4th in the 800m Poegel took 8th in the 200m Hurdles Johnson was 6th in the 200m Marshall and Jakubas were 3rd and 6
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Boys Golf Team Wins Cascades Conference Tournament!
Congratulations to the boys varsity golf team for winning the conference championship yesterday at Ella Sharp Park. John Waulbaum, Ian Knoblauch, and Ayden Boyk each received all conference honorable mention, while Bristen Cekander and Hoyt Wrona finished number 1 and number 2 all conference. Good luck to the boys at the regional event next Tuesday in Grosse Ile.
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Varsity Softball Sets School Record with Sweep of Napoleon
Halle Swihart A Difficult Out As Hanover-Horton Varsity Comets Defeat Napoleon Varsity Pirates By GameChanger Media Halle Swihart collected three hits in three at bats, as Hanover-Horton Varsity Comets defeated Napoleon Varsity Pirates 10-0 on Monday. Swihart doubled in the first inning, singled in the second inning, and singled in the fourth inning. Hanover-Horton Varsity Comets opened the scoring in the top of the first thanks to two doubles. Hanover-Horton Varsity Comets first got on the board when Swihart doubled, scoring one run. Hanover-Horton Varsity Comets scored five runs on four hits in the top of the second inning. An error scored one run, Bryn Biela grounded out, scoring one run, and Holly Zantop singled, scoring three runs. Alexyn DuBois earned the win for Hanover-Horton Varsity Comets. The righty allowed one hit and zero runs over five innings, striking out eight and walking none. Kaitlyn Fall took the loss for Napoleon Varsity Pirates. The pitche
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Track and Field has GREAT showing at Regionals!
Last chance to qualify for the State Meet tonight and the Comets gave it their all!We had 11 events qualify for the State Meet. Our State Finalists include: Lila Hamisfar, Maisey Toteff, Ava Schnell, & Brynlee Swihart in the 4x800m Relay; Lila Hamisfar, Brynlee Swihart, Maisey Toteff, & Chelsea Russ in the 4x400m Relay; Zach Hassenzahl in the 400m; Landen Boulis in the 3200m; Austyn Hocter in the 110m Hurdles; Austyn Hocter, Rudy Lowry, Grant Bulgrien, & JJ Russ in the 4x100m Relay; Austyn Hocter, Rudy Lowry, JJ Russ, & Brodey Bially in the 4x200m Relay; Rudy Lowry, Brodey Bially, Austyn Hocter, & JJ Russ in the 4x400m Relay; Levi Serafin, Cooper Flick, Chad Tyson, & Landen Boulis in the 4x800m Relay; Tyler Harris in the High Jump; and JJ Russ in the Long Jump.Additional shout outs to:Zach Hassenzahl, JJ Russ, Tyler Harris, & Austyn Hocter - in each of their individual events, their results moved them up in the All-Ti
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Comet Softball Earns a Tough Sweep vs Manchester
Powerful Pitching Performance From Alexyn DuBois Carries Hanover-Horton Varsity Comets Past Manchester Lady Dutch- Varsity Softball By GameChanger Media Alexyn DuBois struck out 13 batters as the pitcher led Hanover-Horton Varsity Comets past Manchester Lady Dutch- Varsity Softball 6-0 on Monday. DuBois surrendered one hit and zero runs over seven innings while walking none. Hanover-Horton Varsity Comets got on the board in the third inning after Amanda Ley homered to center field, scoring three runs. Avary Durussel took the loss for Manchester Lady Dutch- Varsity Softball. The pitcher went five innings, allowing six runs (zero earned) on six hits, striking out five and walking one. Ley drove the middle of the lineup, leading Hanover-Horton Varsity Comets with three runs batted in. The right-handed hitter went 1-for-3 on the day. DuBois led Hanover-Horton Varsity Comets with two hits in four at bats. Rebecca Clark led Manchester Lady Dutch- Varsity Softbal
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Boys Golf Impress at Napoleon Jamboree
Yesterday afternoon the comets traveled to Gauss’s Green Valley for the boys varsity golf Jamboree hosted by Napoleon. Once again they brought home a team victory along with an impressive overall 1st place medal finish in individuals by Bristen CeKander shooting a 39. The boys continue to prepare for the conference championship next Tuesday at Ella sharp park.
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Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Homer High School
Girls Varsity BasketballOur Lady Comets defeated Homer 42-32. Amanda Ley and Morgan Kuhl led in scoring with 10 points each. Molly Soper added 8 points. Lila Hamisfar 4 points Aly Stroede 3 points Maggie Soper 3 points Holly Zantop 2 points Halee Krage 2 points Team Stats: 25 rebounds 12 steals 11 assists 5 blocks Next up at Spring Arbor College Saturday 5:30 p.m. Cascades Conference crossover game.
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Boys Varsity Wrestling vs. Multiple Opponents
Boys Varsity WrestlingThe wrestling team has three individuals who qualified for states at Ford Field on February 28-29. Senior Drew Swihart, junior AJ Fielder, and freshman Austyn Hocter will start wrestling for individual state titles. Come to Detroit and cheer on your Comet Wrestlers!
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Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Michigan Center High School
Boys Varsity BasketballIn The Cascades Crossover event hosted by Spring Arbor University your Comets of Hanover Horton (13-8) matched up with the Cardinals of Michigan Center (16-5) for the 3rd place game. The Comets started hot scorching the nets from the college 3 point line with 4 3’s in the first quarter. Mixing that with some stifling defense and rebounding they were able to jump ahead 22-9 after 1. From ther the Comets really dominated every quarter leading by as much as 30 points in the 3rd quarter. The Comets Secured the 3rd Place game by a final of 66-44 in one of the best performances of the year. The Comets were led by Cascades Conference Player of the year Luke Soper with 28 points 10 rebounds 7 assists and 5 steals, John Wallbaum and Braylon Sayles each chipped in another 10 points. The Comets (14-8) have a week off before the Host Vandercook Lake in first round of district play.
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Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Columbia Central High School
Boys Varsity BasketballThe Comets traveled to Columbia Central and continued their Roller coaster type of year. The Comets Jumped ahead 12-4 early, but after a timeout and adjustment the Golden eagles went on a 28-0 run and the Comets just couldn’t come back from it. The Golden Eagles were playing with something to prove after losing the first matchup and the Comets just looked deflated. The Comets lost by final of 46-66. They were led by Luke Soper with 13 points 8 rebounds, and JJ Russ adding 9 points.
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Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Jonesville High School
Boys Varsity BasketballOn Friday the Hanover Horton Comets hosted Rival Jonesville Comets in a snowfest cascades matchup. Jonesville started HOT from the Floor and Jumping ahead early. After leading the whole game the Comets were finally able to take the lead with 3 min to go on a Brodey Bially offensive putback. After Joneville tied the game at 50 a piece with a little over a minute to go H-H was able to knock down some free throws and have two huge defensive stops to win 52-50 securing them at least a 2nd place finish in the Cascades west. The Comets were led by Luke Soper with 13 points and 12 rebounds, JJ Russ added 11 points and Braylon Sayles added 8.
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Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Addison High School
Boys Varsity BasketballThe Comets and Panthers met at Little Caesars arena Wednesday afternoon in a cascades conference matchup. The Comets seemed to leave all their talent back home on Moscow rd in the first half, as they started unfocused and sluggish. The Panther Defense played a huge factor in frustrating the Comets as they ended the half trailing by 1 point. After a few adjustment and some soul searching at the half the Comets woke up and Blew Addison away in the second half. Ending with a final score of 68-49. Luke Soper led the way with 18 points 8 rebounds, Jj Russ ended up with 14 points and John Wallbaum tallied 9.
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Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Michigan Center High School
Boys Varsity BasketballAfter coming off one of the best wins of the season the Comets traveled to Michigan Center in a huge cascades conference battle. Michigan center jumped ahead early and the Comets could not find a way to slow them down. Behind Hot shooting and execution the Cardinals handed the Comets their worst loss of the year with a final 53-73. The Comets were led by Luke Soper with 12 points 10 rebounds, JJ Russ with 11 points and John Wallbaum with 10. The Comets look to bounce back Wednesday when they play Addison.
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Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Lenawee Christian School
Boys Varsity BasketballThe Comets hosted #3 ranked Lenawee Christian in a Non conference battle on Saturday afternoon. Lenawee started hot jumping out to a 10-3 lead early. The Comets kept battling and were able to stay in it defensively. After trailing by about 15 in the 3rd quarter the Comets cut it to a 6 point deficit heading into the 4th. The Comets started the 4th hot and managed to take the lead and turn the momentum around. With 44 seconds to go the comets had the ball in a 54-54 tied ball game. They were able to have a patient possession in order to take the last shot of the game, Luke soper came off a couple ball screens, spun toward the middle and after getting his pass deflected back at him he tossed it up with no time remaining and winning the game 56-54. Not only did Luke Soper have the game winner but he was one point shy of the single game scoring record ending with 45 points and 12 rebounds.
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Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Vandercook Lake High School
Boys Varsity BasketballThe Comets Hosted Vandercook Lake last night in a cascades conference matchup. The Comets jumped ahead early and didn’t look back. They won by a final of 57-34. They were led by Luke Soper with 19 points 15 rebounds and Braylon Sayles with 16 points and 3 3’s on the night.
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Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Columbia Central High School
Girls Varsity BasketballA huge defensive win for your Lady Comets tonight against Columbia Central. Morgan Kuhl led with 20 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 assists and 1 block. Molly Soper came up big with 14 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block. Maggie Soper 8 points team high 10 rebounds, 1 steal, 3 assists. Amanda Ley 6 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 assists Aly Stroede 2 points, 1 steal, 1 assist Halee Krage 2 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks The Comets will take on Homer Tuesday at home. Start time 5:30 p.m.
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Boys Junior Varsity Basketball vs. Columbia Central High School
Boys Junior Varsity BasketballThe Comets had a tough outing against Columbia Central this past Tuesday, dropping their first game in months. A late rally fell short and the Comets lost 52-49. Brayden Keeler added in 12 points along with 9 from Tyler Harris. Comets wrap up the season against MC on Thursday.
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Boys/Girls Varsity Bowling vs. Jonesville High School
Boys/Girls Varsity BowlingBoys Results: The Team of Abbott Smiloski, Grant Cure, Noah Dekamp, Elias Wykoff and James Bradley, Lost to Jonesville 2-28 . Struggling in the Bakers 136-199 and 131-210. The Comets were down 0-10 going into regular games and even with a solid performance from James Bradley and Noah Dekamp the Comets were only able to win 2 points of 30 available. Led by Noah Dekamp 155-191, Grant Cure 157 and James Bradley 159-173, Record 6-8 Girs Bowling Results: The team of Abby Barba, Charlie Worden, Brooke Hadley, Liz Curry and Ari Uhl lost to our Comet neighbors to the south 8-22. After splitting the bakers 140-160 and 144-137 the Lady Comets came out flat losing the first regular 672-835 and the second 674-779. Led by Abby Barba 194-160, Liz Curry 155, Brooke Hadley 157. Record 6-6 Jv Bowling Results: The Jv Squad of , Cam Smi
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Girls Middle School Basketball vs. Napoleon Middle School
Girls Middle School Basketball7th grade struggled to execute on offense and lost to Napoleon 11-29. Miley Cole 5 points Maddox Woolworth 3 points 5 steals Estee Herendeen 10 rebounds, 1 block and 3 steals Rylie Duncan 9 rebounds, 4 blocks, 2 points
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Boys Junior Varsity Basketball vs. Jonesville High School
Boys Junior Varsity BasketballYour Hanover-Horton JV Comets continued their roll, fighting to a 59-31 victory over Jonesville. The guard play was a highlight for the home team as Brady Pond and Brayden Keeler combined for 39 points tagging 7 assists along the way. Jake Weir chimed in with 10 boards giving the comets plenty of second chances. Comets battle for the conference this coming Tuesday at Columbia Central.
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Boys Varsity Wrestling vs. Multiple Opponents
Boys Varsity WrestlingThis past Saturday, 6 boys on the wrestling team traveled to Dansville for individual districts. 5 of them have qualified for individual regionals. Freshman Austyn Hocter brought home a District title. Junior AJ Fielder took 2nd, freshman AJ Lusby was 3rd. Junior Reed Matthews and Senior Gavin Berkeypile also advance to regionals with 4th place finishes. On Sunday, our 3 girl wrestlers traveled to Dundee for the first ever girls districts. Sophomore Aleah Gillett took 4th place finish and Senior Drew Swihart took 2nd. Both have advanced to regionals, also. The boys will compete on Saturday, at Leslie, and the girls will compete at Chelsea on Sunday. Top four from each region, from each weight class will advance to Ford Field for Individual States.
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Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Jonesville High School
Girls Varsity BasketballBig win tonight for the Lady Comets. The Comets defeated Jonesville 31-23. Molly Soper led all scorers with 12 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals, 1 assist. Maggie Soper scored 8 points to go with 4 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Morgan Kuhl 4 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal Maisey Toteff 3 points, 1 assist Amanda Ley 3 points, 2 rebounds Halee Krage 1 point, 1 rebound, 2 steals Aly Stroede 3 rebounds, 2 assists Thank you to our student section for being awesome!! The Comets will take on undefeated Morenci Monday evening. JV start time 5:30 p.m.
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Boys Varsity Wrestling vs. Multiple Opponents
Boys Varsity WrestlingLast night the Comet wrestling team traveled to Jonesville for Team Districts. We were only able to send 7, out of 14 weight classes to the meet. Of those 7, 5 gave us wins, to give us 28 points. Jonesville was able to take almost all the rest of the voids and came out with 45 points. Gavin Berkeypile won by technicall fall. AJ Fielder, Levi Bradley, Wyatt Ashworth, and Austyn Hocter all won by pins. Great job by all 7 wrestlers who were able to wrestle. This weekend the boys start their individual post season at Dansville on Saturday for individual districts. Wrestling starts at 9:30. The girls travel to Dundee for their individual district on Sunday. They start wrestling at 10:30. Come out and cheer on your tough Comet wrestling team.
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Boys Junior Varsity Basketball vs. Addison High School
Boys Junior Varsity BasketballThe Comets put together one of their most complete games offensively and defensively leading to 80-12 victory over the Panthers. Brayden Keeler stayed warm all tonight ringing in 20 points. The bench gave the starters a rest and never looked back. Brody Burt along Eli and Levi Serafin, all dropping 7+ points in the effort.
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Boys Junior Varsity Basketball vs. Michigan Center High School
Boys Junior Varsity BasketballOn Monday the comets took on the cardinals from Michigan Center. The JV team continued their hot roll storming in and getting a 73-42 victory. Jake weir caught fire racking up 24 points with Brady Pond and Brayden Keeler following with 20 and 15 respectively. Comets look to keep charging tomorrow vs the Panthers of Addison.
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Boys/Girls Varsity Bowling vs. Vandercook Lake High School
Boys/Girls Varsity BowlingBoys Results: The Team of Gabe OConnor, Grant Cure, Noah Dekamp,Dylan Bailey, Elias Wykoff and James Bradley, Lost to Vandercook Lake 5-25 . Splitting the Bakers 149-148 and 156-172. The Comets were down 4-6 going into regular games and even though they had a PR Series from Elias Wykoff of 363 they could not gain any ground from the Jayhawks. Led by Elias Wykoff 201 game and PR series of 363, Noah Dekamp 164-168, Grant Cure 147 and Dylan Bailey 140, Record 6-7 Girs Bowling Results: The team of Abby Barba, Charlie Worden, Brooke Hadley, Liz Curry and Ari Uhl defeated the Lady Jays 28.5 – 1.5 in dominating fashion. Led by Abby Barba 193-164 and a PR game and series from Liz Curry 159-160-319, Brooke Hadley 163 and Ari Uhl 148 game. Record 6-5 Jv Bowling Results: The Jv Squad of Abbot Smiloski, Cam Smith, Makena Wagar and Noah
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