Warren Central’s Meador & Strawn Qualify for State in Unified Tournament
By Perry Swack
For the first time in school history, the South Warren girls’ bowling team has captured the 1st Region Championship. The Lady Spartans sat in fourth place after the seeding rounds, with scores of 398 and 493. After the opening two rounds, the teams are seeded into a 16-team bracket and play head-to-head against another school in each round moving forward. South defeated #13 Christian County and #5 Bowling Green to set up a semifinal matchup with top-seeded Apollo. In a very tight game, the Lady Spartans knocked out Apollo (161-160, 175-153, 156-158, 157-142) to reach the region finale. In the title round, SW faced off with McCracken County who had just defeated two-time defending region champion Graves County in a thrilling five-game set.
Led by Olivia Fowler, Jenna Marsh, and Addyson Stolnack, the Lady Spartans clinched the title with a thrilling, five-game victory over the Lady Mustangs (182-107, 203-140, 154-147, 118-141, 182-183). Before this championship, South had reached the title match one time (2021). Now the team will focus its efforts on the state tournament, set to be played at Kingpin Lanes in Jeffersontown on February 5. South’s state roster includes Fowler, Marsh, Stolnack, Kaybree Kaptur, Elaina Litten, Meagan Meadows, Michelle Page, Aubrey Tarvin, Kristalyn Taylor, and Allie Wilson. Fowler will also compete as an individual at state.
Dragons Qualify for State in Unified
Warren Central’s unified bowling duo of Dillon Meador and Dalton Strawn qualified for state after finishing as runners-up at the region meet. The senior Strawn and junior Meador jumped out to a hot start with a two-game score of 371 in the seeding rounds. 271 was more than 50 points better than the second-place finishers. The Dragons then defeated Greenwood (161-117), another team from Greenwood (197-121), and Bowling Green (183-148), to clinch their ticket to state and reach the region finals. Central fell to the Graves County team of Chloe Penrod and Addyson Clifton (182-139). Both teams will continue their quest for a state title on February 7 at 11:00AM (EST) also at Kingpin Lanes in Jeffersontown.
Owensboro Boys win Region Title
Owensboro defeated Apollo in the boys’ team bracket to capture its first-ever region championship in boys’ bowling. Bowling Green and South Warren were seeded first and fourth respectively, but neither were able to qualify for the state tournament as a team.
On the singles’ side, South’s Chandler Taylor qualified for the state meet, as did Connor Proctor. These two Spartans will bowl in Jeffersontown on February 6.
Check back next week for a full recap on the state championships.
