On Friday, the top male Bowlers from across the region descended upon Dutch Lanes as they competed in the Lancaster Lebanon League Boys Bowling Championships. In total, there were sixty-seven participants who qualified for the event. This included nine athletes representing teams from LebCo.
The format for the event was simple. In the qualifying round, each bowler completed six games. The ten bowlers with the highest combined scores were then placed on a ladder where they would meet head-to-head in a one-game match.
Cedar Crest’s Toby Zombro finished the qualifying round with the 8th-highest score. His combined total of 1254 placed him on the ladder, where he faced Garden Spot’s Gavin Courtney. Zombro tallied a 255 to best Courtney’s 235. In the 2nd round of the ladder, Zombro met Conestoga Valley’s Ryan Muckle. Zombro scored a 205 and was outdueled by Muckle, who rolled a 225. Having advanced as far as he had before losing, Zombro was able to finish in 6th place.
Zombro with his 6th place medal
Next up will be the Girls Championship on Monday. The District 3 Championships will be held on February 24th, with Regionals following on March 1st.
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Top Ten Finishers
1st – Josiah Casler (Conestoga Valley)
2nd – Ryan Muckle (Conestoga Valley)
3rd – Priest McKenzie (Hempfield)
4th – Mason Moore (Elizabethtown)
5th – Mason Tardibuono (Conestoga Valley)
6th – Toby Zombro (Cedar Crest)
7th – Cooper Palmer (Donegal)
8th – Derick Keller (Hempfield)
9th – Gavin Courtney (Garden Spot)
10th – Chris Hull (Penn Manor)
Qualifying Rounds – Top Ten (Six Games)
1st – Josiah Casler (Conestoga Valley) – 1388
2nd – Priest McKenzie (Hempfield) – 1370
3rd – Cooper Palmer (Donegal) – 1354
4th – Derick Keller (Hempfield) – 1320
5th – Gavin Courtney (Garden Spot) – 1316
6th – Mason Tardibuono (Conestoga Valley) – 1297
7th – Chris Hull (Penn Manor) – 1262
8th – Toby Zombro (Cedar Crest) – 1254
9th – Ryan Muckle (Conestoga Valley) – 1242
10th – Mason Moore (Elizabethtown) – 1229
LebCo Finishers
8th – Toby Zombro (Cedar Crest) – 1254 / Qualified for finals & finished 6th
15th – Hunter Heinsey (ELCO) – 1203
37th – Bryce Shaud (ELCO) – 1068
40th – Jayden Minnich (Northern Lebanon) – 1054
42nd – Charlie Albright (Northern Lebanon) – 1030
47th – Benjamin Smeltzer (ELCO) – 1007
53rd – Brentin Sherman (Northern Lebanon) – 968
55th – Paxton Thomas (Cedar Crest) – 924
63rd – Dominick Judkins (Northern Lebanon) – 872
Results by Team
Cedar Crest
Toby Zombro – 155 / 231 / 257 / 221 / 218 / 172 / 1254 . . . Finals Ladder – 255 / 205
Paxton Thomas – 160 / 157 / 181 / 135 / 155 / 136 / 924
ELCO
Hunter Heinsey – 167 / 177 / 235 / 234 / 214 / 176 / 1203
Bryce Shaud – 180 / 151 / 184 / 189 / 205 / 159 / 1068
Benjamin Smeltzer – 178 / 195 / 202 / 122 / 136 / 174 / 1007
Northern Lebanon
Jayden Minnich – 190 / 163 / 167 / 178 / 211 / 145 / 1054
Charlie Albright – 153 / 144 / 192 / 187 / 165 / 189 / 1030
Brentin Sherman – 172 / 140 / 206 / 136 / 145 / 169 / 968
Dominick Judkins – 179 / 127 / 164 / 148 / 141 / 113 / 872