By: Liam Shaw
LANSING, Mich. - Men's and women's bowling traveled to Lansing, Michigan to compete at the Comet Classic, hosted by the University of Olivet. Both varsity and junior varsity squads competed at the tournament.
Women's Varsity - 2nd of 10
Two Maple Leafs made the all-tournament team. Bailey Friars finished second overall, with a game-high score of 231 and an overall score of 592. Rebekah Muzyk grabbed a highest score of 245 as she finished in third place on a score of 588.
Next highest finish for the Leafs was Guliana Castiglione, who finished 15th — helped by a highest score of 186. Kami Kimes finished in 32nd, and her highest scoring game was 150.
The Leafs finished second overall with a score of 4717. They finished behind the University of Olivet who scored 4836, and were 317 points ahead of third placed Ferris State University.
Men's Varsity - 5th of 11
Brendan Riley led the Leafs for the men's varsity squad. Riley had a highest score of 244 as he scored a total of 597, finishing 13th overall.
Next highest finish for the Leafs was Blake Fisher. Fisher's highest scoring game was 180 and he achieved a total of 506 to finish 45th. Cameron Fedenis was 53rd with a highest game score of 171 and a three game total of 471.
The men's team sat in ninth place going into the final set of bakers, where they were able to climb into 5th place, tied with Mid Michigan Community College on 4877.
Women's Junior Varsity - 3rd of 4
Goshen's top finishers in the women's junior varsity section were Kaidance Gates and Chloe Roach. Gates had a highest score of 147 to finish 41st with a series total of 407 and Roach had a highest score of 169 to finish 42nd with a series total of 405.
Goshen finished third in the women's JV section behind Olivet and Michigan State University.
Men's Junior Varsity - 2nd of 10
Thomas Podlesny finished 30th overall with a score of 538 with a game high of 189. DaVeon Welch was four places back on 533 despite getting a greater game high with 200. Nik Bressert finished in 50th place overall with a series total of 489, which included a highest game of 179.
The Leaf JV squad finished in second place on 4655, under 100 points away from eventual winners Olivet, who scored 4741, and exactly 200 points clear of Bowling Green State University in third.
The Maple Leafs are back in action on Friday, Oct. 16 as they head to Addison, Illinois for the NAIABCA Invitational, which is a varsity-only event.Â