High school season begins on Monday

The high school bowling season starts Monday, less one team from last season.
Without Rayen -- a team which lost its coach -- the Mahoning Valley High School Bowling Conference will have 18 schools for the 2005-06 season.
"We have schools that want to join," conference coordinator Fran Miller said. "Next season, there's a good chance our conference will change," she said of its makeup and alignment.
This will be Miller's second year as coordinator of the conference that begins its sixth season.
Miller said that Ohio has met the criteria (150 school-sponsored teams) to be sanctioned by the Ohio High School Athletic Association.
"Right now, we're at 150 school-sponsored teams. It has to stay at 150 or higher [for a year] to become a state-sanctioned sport just like football and basketball."
Miller is also the Chaney girls coach in the MVHSBC.
"We're kind of rebuilding," said Miller, who lost five seniors from last year's squad: Sarah Garcia, Kristen Bielik, Laura Furgas, Tricia D'Adignon and Rachel Miller.
Rachel Miller, Fran's older daughter, is on the Youngstown State University bowling team.
Tough to overcome
"Losing them will be tough to overcome," Fran Miller said of her varsity team that was a district champion in 2004-05.
"The Fitch girls lost Andrea Lucente to graduation, so they need to have some girls pick up the slack."
She said that Struthers' girls team lost only one senior from a state-qualifying squad.
"They should still have a strong team," Miller said of the Wildcats.
Chaney's boys, coached by John Mshar, have a good chance at finishing first in its White Division and then shooting for a repeat appearance in the district where the Cowboys were runner-up in 2004-2005. Chaney has its same six bowlers back.
Fitch's boys team, again, is expected to be dominating.
Some area high school bowlers participated in a season-opening kickoff tournament in Columbus recently.
Schools in action at the Columbus Square Bowling Palace were the Chaney girls and Canfield boys and Fitch's boys and girls.
Chaney senior Monica Miller placed first with 633, while Fitch junior Katie Fekety placed fourth with 586. Both made the all-tournament team.
The Fitch girls placed 12th in the event in which 64 teams and 402 bowlers participated.
Lorenzi, Boggs have 800s
John Lorenzi had 826 and Tony Boggs 804 in UAW 1112-Lucianno's Restaurant Men at Wedgewood on Nov. 9, the same time P.J. Reed had 300.
It was the second 800 of the season and second 300 of the season for Lorenzi and Reed, respectively.
Bob Eisenbraun Sr. had 300-804 in Max Belchyk/Dr. Ferkula Classic at Holiday on Nov. 17.
Duane Beatty's 289-792 led ITAM at Boardman.
Teri Haefke's 289-(816)-1,091 led Wedgewood Ladies Trio on Nov. 22. Haefke's other games were 260, 267 and 275. Her first three games were 115 pins higher than DeCinda Taylor's 701.
Mike Nigro's 249-707 led Juniors at Boardman on Nov. 26.
Ruth Zins, with a 119 average, had 188-444 in Bells at Boardman.
As of Nov. 28, Depizzo Sausage #2 led Kernan Insurance Classic with a 14-1 record.
First-session youth champs at Bell-Wick were: Kent Kroynovich and Lea Munnell (Pee Wees); Michalia Dudley and Nicholas Ferrara (7-9-years); Maria Tasso, Danielle DiChristofaro; Adam Brooks and Alex Toy (10-12 years) and Eric Pavia, Brandon Fusselman, Kevin Fusselman and Brandon Pagnatta (13-18 years).
Runners-up were; Jordan McFaden, Tyler Drope and Rollan Stone (Pee Wees); Miranda Romano and Amanda Patterson (7-9 years); Amanda Wess, Nathan Cummings, Anthony Pantone III and Alex Zarbaugh (10-12 years) and Chris Dripps, Ashley Helmick, Shane Pagnatta and Todd Tatarka (13-18 years).
YBA tournament
YOUNGSTOWN -- Entries for the Youngstown Bowling Association's 74th annual city tournament are available at area establishments.
The event, open to all YBA members, runs from Jan. 20-29 at Bell-Wick (team) and Camelot (singles-doubles).
Cost is $17 per event and all-events optional for $2.
Divisions are upper and lower for team (1000-999), doubles (400-399) and singles (200-199).
Date for close of entries is Jan. 13.
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