On Saturday, the District 3 Bowling Championships took place at the Hanover Bowling Center. The top forty+ female and male bowlers from the District earned invitations to compete.
There were four athletes representing LebCo schools. On the girls’ side, ELCO’s Morgan Kline and Northern Lebanon’s Paxton Horner qualified. For the boys, it was ELCO’s Hunter Heinsey and Cedar Crest’s Toby Zombro who were competing.
Each bowler competed in five qualifying rounds. The top six bowlers then advanced to the head-to-head ladder rounds.
Kline, the two-time Lancaster Lebanon League Champion, was the lone LebCo representative to make it past the qualifying rounds. In fact, her score of 1168 placed her as the top seed going into the Finals. Having earned a first-round bye, the senior Wichita State recruit was edged out 204-196 in the semifinals. This earned her a bronze medal.
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Girls
3rd Morgan Kline (ELCO) – 236 / 193 / 235 / 237 / 267 = 1168 / Semifinals – 196
40th Paxton Horner (Northern Lebanon) – 108 / 151 / 98 / 129 / 115 = 601
Boys
18th Hunter Heinsey (ELCO) – 147 / 212 / 242 / 206 / 219 = 1026
29th Toby Zombro (Cedar Crest) – 170 / 196 / 198 / 226 / 128 = 918
Up Next
This event did not serve as a qualifier for next weekend’s Eastern Pennsylvania Regional Championships. At the event that will serve as a qualifier for the PIAA State Championships, there will be six LebCo bowlers competing. In addition to the Zombro and Heinsey, Northern Lebanon’s Charlie Albright will also have an opportunity to compete. For the girls, Lebanon’s Alexa Lopez will join Kline and Horner.
Point of Interest
For those that do not follow bowling, it is important to know that oil patterns on the lanes change the conditions and difficulty for the athletes. These oil patterns are communicated ahead of time. Below are the oil patterns from the District 3 Championship and what is ahead for the Eastern PA Regional Championships.
