Bowlers open season with victories

Photo by Randy Moll Savannah Middleton, of Siloam Springs High School, bowled in a Nov. 29 match against Gentry at Hillside Lanes just east of Gentry on Arkansas Highway 12.
Photo by Randy Moll Savannah Middleton, of Siloam Springs High School, bowled in a Nov. 29 match against Gentry at Hillside Lanes just east of Gentry on Arkansas Highway 12.

From Staff Reports

The Siloam Springs boys and girls bowling teams each picked up a pair of wins this past week to start the 2016-2017 season. The teams opened the season at Gentry on Tuesday and added an extra match against Elkins in Fayetteville on Thursday.

SSHS vs. Gentry

GENTRY -- The teams began the season on Tuesday against Gentry at Hillside Lanes.

The Lady Panthers won their match 1,780 pins to 1,658 for Gentry. Savannah Middleton led the Lady Panthers with a score of 174, followed by Holly Green 158, Baylie Mullikin 156, Rhiannason Spence 155 and Abby Pearson 155.

"I thought this was a good start for the girls," said head coach Ken Bolinger.

Siloam Springs won the boys match 2,015 to 1,759. Nathaniel Brown led the Panthers with a score of 185, while Karterr Barlow rolled a 182.

"This wasn't our best performance and we had trouble adjusting to different lane conditions," Bolinger said. "I was pleased how both boys and girls competed even though the pins weren't falling like we hoped."

SSHS vs. Elkins

FAYETTEVILLE -- The Lady Panthers picked up a 1,975-1,545 victory over Elkins on Thursday. Erica Springer led the Lady Panthers with a 178, followed by Tessa Brown 168, Holly Green 158, Sydney Smith 151, Misti Krueger 150 and Savannah Middleton 150.

"The girls bowled much better today," Bolinger said. "We only had three games under 140 today."

Siloam Springs won the boys match 2,505-1,923. Karterr Barlow led the Panthers with a 211, followed by Nathaniel Brown 203, Ben Holland 189-188, Garrett Howell 188-175 and Patrick Dowdy 180-172.

"Much improved from Tuesday," Bolinger said. "We bowled 169 and 202 Baker games. This is very good this early."

In junior varsity boys action, Siloam Springs defeated Elkins 1,712-1,519. Jakob Elledge rolled a 179, while Jacob Drum had a 177.

Up next

The bowling teams play their first home match at 4 p.m. on Thursday against Rogers and Rogers Heritage.

Sports on 12/04/2016