Panthers compete at conference meet

GIRLS BOWLING

   At the River Valley Conference bowling meet on Jan. 26 at Imperial Lanes in Camanche, the Monticello girls bowling team finished fifth in the five-team event.

   The Panthers 1,451 in the individual round, led by a 313 series from Jorja Jacobs. Jacobs rolled games of 161 and 152 to lead the Panthers.

   Nessa Eitel followed with a 305 series, rolling games of 166 and 139. Hannah Butterworth rolled a 294 series with games of 128 and 166 to round out the Panthers top three bowlers.

   The Panthers put up a 709 baker total, tallying games of 129, 151, 132, 167 and 130.

Jan. 26

(at RVC Conference Meet)

MONTICELLO INDIVIDUAL SCORES

Jorja Jacobs 313 (161-152)

Nessa Eitel 305 (166-139)

Hannah Butterworth 294 (128-166)

Nevaeh Norton 293 (146-147)

Sydney Sparks 246 (124-122)

JJ Beanblossom 243 (120-123)

MONTICELLO BAKER SCORES

129, 151, 132, 167, 130 = 709

   The Panthers returned to Camanche on Jan. 29 for a match against the Storm but fell 2,614-2,280.

   Jacobs led the Panthers in the individual round, rolling games of 178 and 156. Eitel (178-133) and Norton (179-132) each had 311 series to make the Panthers’ top three scores.

   “We missed a lot of single pins at the conference meet, so we worked a lot on that at practice,” Panther coach Brian Meyer said. “It really paid off, the girls just seemed a lot more comfortable. We had low series in the 240s at conference and now our low series were in the 280s.”

   Meyer said the girls made big strides in the two meets at Camanche and is encouraged by their performance.

Jan. 26

(at RVC Conference Meet)

MONTICELLO INDIVIDUAL SCORES

Jorja Jacobs 334 (178-156)

Nessa Eitel 311 (178-133)

Nevaeh Norton 311 (179-132)

Hannah Butterworth 296 (146-150)

JJ Beanblossom 287 (139-148)

Sydney Sparks 268 (111-157)

MONTICELLO BAKER SCORES

124, 136, 167, 128, 186 = 741

BOYS BOWLING

   The Monticello boys bowling team also made the trip to Imperial Lanes on Jan. 29 and picked up the 3,190-2,796 victory.

   The Panthers got out to 124-pin lead after the individual round, outscoring the Storm 2,044-1,920 after two individual games.

   Quinn Thomas paced the Panthers rolling games of 205 and 258 for a 463 series. Brayden Todd followed with a 423 series, shooting games of 239 and 184. Gavin Hinrichs’ 407 series (194-213) made up Monti’s top three scores.

   The Panthers lit up the baker round, going off for games of 234, 245, 193, 247 and 227.

   “Opposite of teams we’ve had in this past, we are actually better in baker than in the individual games,” Meyer commented. “And this is the best baker they’ve ever had. Averaging 230 for the night is darn good. We do that in districts and we’re going to state. They hadn’t really been performing well, but they really came together and bowled well in Camanche.”

   Monticello will host a Class 1A State Qualifying Meet on Feb. 16. Benton, Knoxville, Pella Christian, Fairfield and Washington will make up the field of teams vying for state tournament births.

Jan. 26

(at RVC Conference Meet)

MONTICELLO INDIVIDUAL SCORES

Quinn Thomas 463 (205-258)

Brayden Todd 423 (239-184)

Gavin Hinrichs 407 (194-213)

Kyle Arduser 389 (174-215)

Jacksen Telleen 362 (191-171)

Aiden Woodward 358 (149-209)

MONTICELLO BAKER SCORES

234, 245, 193, 247, 227 = 1,146