Fitch girls JV team wins at Camelot

The Austintown Fitch junior varsity girls team won the Camelot Lanes Invitational recently, edging Massillon Perry by four pins, 3455 to 3451.

The event Feb. 15 was open to any junior varsity team in Ohio. It was organized by Boardman High coach Brian Umstead, who said he did it “because there are no state finals for junior varsity bowlers.”

Twelve boys teams and seven girls teams participated, including several from the Akron-Canton area and Brunswick.

Fitch’s girls, coach by Don Morrison, were 10-0 overall and 8-0 in the Federal League.

“We’re tying to get more JVs involved and that’s whey this recognition is good,” said girls coach Don Morrison, who helps Dino Balkan with the varsity girls.

The team members were Daria Harris, Victoria Phelps, Megan Wilhelm, Kristen Dota and Lauren Ferry.

Winners and second-place teams were awarded plaques.

Fitch’s boys were runner-up behind GlenOak, 4645-4363.

At last week’s OHSAA sectionals at Camelot, several varsity teams and individuals advanced to this weekend’s Wickliffe district.

Hubbard’s boys and McDonald’s girls won.

Hubbard rolled 4,400 to beat Fitch by 123 pins. Other qualifying teams were: Boardman, Niles, Liberty, Lakeview, Harding and LaBrae.

Girard’s Clayton Cupan rolled 676 to finish as top individual among boys. Others qualifying were Rich Mauro (Chaney), George Kubas (Mooney), Bob Zanni (Struthers), Chris Koneval (Ursuline), Jeff Dozier (Champion), Kyle Staton (Chaney and Pat DeBlasio (Girard).

Behind McDonald’s girls with 3695 were Harding (3529), Fitch (3441), Chaney (3419), Canfield (3402), Struthers (3322) and Hubbard (3277).

Niles’ Trisha Bernard had the highest individual score of 609, followed by Megan Mazarek (Champion), Ciarra Moran (Boardman), Ashley Wilfong (Ursuline), Amanda Foreman (Lakeview) and Liberty bowlers Leanna DePizzo and Becca House.

Top area games, series

Among adults, Carl Cramer Jr. had 805 in Sanko Studio/ITAM Catering at Holiday on Feb. 11, while Mike Taninecz Jr. had 300-693 in Monday Church at McKinley Lanes. Cramer’s high single was 279.

Dan Fishel had 300 during week 21 of 32 in Hively’s Sportsman Men at Amron, where Marla Chicase’s 268-773 topped Thursday Night Matchplay during week 22 of 30. Teri Haefke and Jen Gossett followed with 723s.

J.D. Bossone had 300 in Window World Wed. Nite Men’s at Boardman.

The West Side Lanes team won Armando Saab Classic’s third quarter.

XJohn Bassetti writes about bowling for The Vindicator. Write to him at bassetti@vindy.com.