Zanesville Blue Devils Bowling

The OHSAA District Tournament is being held on February 25th at Shawnee Lanes in Chillicothe. Doors open at 9:00, play begins at 11:00.

Our bus is scheduled to leave at 7:00 a.m.

Tickets are only available online.
www.ohsaa.org/tickets

* I know the screenshot says Monday, that’s an error.

Thursday the Blue Devils finished the regular season against Tri-Valley. More importantly, it was our senior night where our two seniors were honored.

The first was Haylie Marcotte. This is her 3rd year of bowling. Some of her other activities and accolades include marching band where she was a tenor sax squad leader, winter guard, quiz team captain, student councilblood drive ambassador, key club president, National Honor Society, and is in a pre-apprenticeship program at JME. She plans to go to college and major in early childhood education.

Senior Dillon Rush is a 4 year letterman in bowling. He plays trumpet in the marching band and is a member of the National Honor Society. Dillon is a 3x LCL 1st team player, 2x LCL Player of the Year, and he bowled the only 300 game in program history. Dillon plans to attend college.

On to the match info, both teams fell short. The boys were defeated 2,402 to 2,056 and the ladies were edged 1,862 - 1,859. Matthew Mettler lead the boys with two games of 216 (432) Olivia Bratton rolled games of 214 & 179 (393).

Thank you to everyone who brought food. It was a nice spread and everything I tried was delicious!

The Blue Devils return to action at least one more time at the OHSAA District Tournament. The tournament is on Wednesday February 25th at Shawnee Lanes in Chillicothe. Play begins at 11:00.

This evening the Blue Devils traveled to Village Lanes to face Sheridan. The ladies returned to their winning ways, the final score was 1,715 to 1,525. Olivia Bratton led the way with games of 172 & 205 (377) followed by Haylie Marcotte 157 & 170 (327) and Aleah Rush 163 & 145 (308).

The gentlemen fell tonight 2,389 to 1,809. Matthew Mettler was the top scorer with games of 195 & 177 (372) followed by Dillon Rush 183 & 186 (369). Ayden Murvine was thrust into the lineup tonight and earned games of 108 & 102 (210).

The Blue Devils return to action Thursday at Sunrise for the season finale against Tri-Valley at 4:00. Also, this will be our senior night.

The Blue Devils competed in the LCL tournament today. We did not get the winning result we hoped for. However, congratulations go out to several of our bowlers who took team and individual honors.

Our ladies, with a record of 10-2, are regular season co-champions of the LCL with Granville. This is a special group. They should be proud not only of their accomplishments but how they approach the game and represent our community.

Girls:
LCL Girls Varsity Player of the Year is Olivia Bratton (175 average).

LCL 1st team - Olivia Bratton (175 avg.)
LCL 1st team - Haylie Marcotte (169 avg.)
LCL 1st team - Aleah Rush (165 avg.)
LCL 2nd team - Amelia Minnich (155 Avg.)

Girls High Game - Amelia Minnich (260)
Girls High Series - Haylie Marcotte (465)

The above mentioned Zanesville ladies were in the top 5 in the statistical categories of high game, high series, and average. See the screenshot for their rankings.

Boys:
LCL 1st team - Dillon Rush (196 avg.)

The Blue Devils traveled to Mt. Vernon for their final LCL match today. Both the boys and girls teams were defeated as they had difficulty finding their games. The ladies lost 1,672 to 1,579. Haylie Marcotte led the way with a 296 series followed by Aleah Rush’s 290 and Olivia Bratton’s 272. The ladies finish LCL play at 10-2 and share 1st place in the league with Granville.

Mount Vernon had an excellent day and defeated the boys 2,295 to 1,742. Dillon Rush had games of 182 and 164 (345) and Matthew Mettler had games of 171 and 162 (333).

Tomorrow the Blue Devils travel to Park Lanes for the LCL tournament. Senior recognition is at 11:30 and play starts at 12:00.

Edit: See the comments for the full scoresheets.

This has been a busy week for the bowling team. We played matches at Park Lanes and Sunrise. The week was capped off on Thursday with a great individual effort by Haylie Marcotte. Against Granville she bowled a 208 and 257 for a 465 series. Her 257 is a personal best game and the second highest game bowled in the LCL this season behind Amelia Minnich’s 260. Also, the 465 series is currently the top series bowled in the LCL this season.

Below is a summary of all the matches:

Tuesday @ Park Lanes
Boys - Granville 1,843 Zanesville 1,955 - W
Boys - Licking Valley 1,475 Zanesville 1,955 - W
Girls - Granville 1,876 Zanesville 1,678 - L
The boys took home a pair of victories. Dillon Rush led with a 421 series while Matthew Mettler rolled the high game oc the evening, a 236. The ladies took their first LCL loss. Olivia Bratton had the high score for the evening of 177. Azora Klinehoffer continued to improve her game with consistent scores of 83 and 84.

Wednesday @ Sunrise
Boys - Zanesville 2,101 Mt. Vernon 2,122 - L
Girls - Zanesville 1,933 Mt. Vernon 1,635 - W
The girls put in a great team effort to take home a win on this night. Amelia Minnich lead the night with the high game and high series 234 & 388 followed by Haylie Marcotte with a 366 series. The boys lost a nail biter by 21 pins. Unforced errors were the difference. Matthew Mettler had the high game and series, 229 & 408. Zackary Dunn rolled a 218 and Dillon Rush a 224.

Thursday @ Sunrise
Boys - Zanesville 2,195 Granville 1,925 - W
Boys - Zanesville 2,195 Sheridan 2,233 - L
Boys - Zanesville 2,195 Philo 2,072 - W
Girls - Zanesville 2,067 Granville 1,935 - W
Girls - Zanesville 2,067 Sheridan 1,565 - W
Girls - Zanesville 2,067 Philo 1,700 - W
Both teams had a successful evening which was made even better by defeating an LCL opponent. The ladies avenged an earlier loss to Granville. Granville finishes the season 10-2, while the Blue Devils are 10-1 with one LCL game to play.

Thursday the Blue Devils traveled to Redskin Lanes to play Utica. Both the girls and boys teams were victorious. The ladies won by a score of 1,777 to 1,633. Olivia Bratton led the way with games of 172 and 204 (376) and Haylie Marcotte rolled games of 201 and 148 (349).

The boys avenged an earlier loss winning by a score of 2,137 to 2,093. Dillon Rush was the top performer with games of 226 and 232 (458). Jayden Nutter and Zackary Dunn rolled good series of 373 and 357 respectively.

The Blue Devils return to action Tuesday the 3rd at Park Lanes against Granville and Licking Valley, match time is 6:00.

The Blue Devils faced off against Heath yesterday. The ladies were victorious in an eventful match with Olivia Bratton leading the way with games of 194 & 255 (449). Amelia Minnich rolled a 397 series, which included a personal high game of 260. Currently, this is the ladies single game high score this season in the LCL. Aleah Rush had a 365 series; Haylie Marcotte followed with a 362. Azora Klinehoffer also had a personal high game of 118.

The ladies 2,069 total pins is the highest total in at least the past five years. The second game total of 993 pins is the highest since Zanesville scored 826 on January 15, 2024 against Tri-Valley.

The gentlemen came up short in their effort to avenge last week’s loss to Heath 2,191 to 1,979. Jayden Nutter led the boys with games of 174 & 198 (372) followed by Matthew Mettler 160 & 211 (371). Zackary Dunn put together a good night as well with a 161 & 189 (340).

On a personal note, I’d like to give a shout-out to our boys. At the beginning of the season we talked about competing with honor, showing sportsmanship, and being great representatives for our community, school, and families. Teams have complimented me on how much fun it is to play us with the energy, joy, camaraderie, and sportsmanship we bring to the lanes. Last night, one of the parents from Heath asked if she could take a picture of both teams together after the match. She loved how supportive both teams were of each other. Heath’s coaches had a lot of positive comments too. We may have lost on the scoresheet, but we picked up a win that goes beyond the game.

Nice job gentlemen!

The Blue Devils traveled to Park Lanes this evening to play Heath. The ladies won their match 1,856 to 1,547 with some quality performances. Olivia Bratton and Haylie Marcotte led the way with games of 176 and 191 (367) and 169 and 196 (365) respectively. Amelia Minnich bowled a personal high game of 187. The ladies not only won their match, but on this day they have bragging rights by outscoring the boys.

The gentleman had a tough day at the office against an even tougher opponent. Heath won the match 2,481 to 1,898. High performers were Dillon Rush 225 and 188 (413) and Jayden Nutter 209 and 143 (352).

The Blue Devils return to action next Thursday, January 22 at home against Heath at 5:00.

Yesterday the Blue Devils traveled to Village Lanes to play Lakewood. The ladies won a tight match by 11 pins, 1,739 to 1,728. Aleah Rush led the way with games of 165 and 201 (366) followed by Olivia Bratton 168 and 161 (324).

The boys were also victorious by a score of 2,136 to 1,958. Blake Shannon led the boys with games of 203 and 213 (416) followed by Dillon Rush 215 and 198 (413). Jayden Nutter and Zackary Dunn also put in solid efforts.

The Blue Devils return to action next Tuesday, Jan 13th, against Heath at Park Lanes, match time is 6:00.

Wishing everyone a safe and happy New Year!