The Whitehall boys bowling team delivered history Wednesday at the Division 3 regional tournament at Muskegon's Sherman Lanes, winning the boys program's first-ever regional championship.
Whitehall edged Kent City for the top spot, 2,907-2,850, by outscoring the Eagles in five of the eight Baker games. Each side scored higher in one of the regular games played. The two teams were comfortably ahead of everyone else in the field; Kent City outpaced third-place Chippewa Hills by over 200 points.
Attempts to reach Whitehall coach Matt Houseman for comment were unsuccessful at time of publication.
The decisive game of the team regionals was the sixth of the eight Baker games. Whitehall scored 144 points to Kent City's 97, and the 44-point differential between them was the highest of any of the 10 total games played.
Whitehall kept the good times going in Thursday's individual regional, qualifying two players to the state meet. Adel Ali-Redha took second place overall with a score of 1,147 over six games, putting him just nine points behind Orchard View's Tristan Beerman. The Vikings' Mason Slaughter grabbed the fifth of seven qualifying spots by scoring 1,104. Ian Hinze rounded out the individual top 20,
Ali-Redha's high game in the individual meet was a 233, which he accomplished twice, in the first and fifth of his games. Slaughter rolled a 235 in his first game, which was the third-highest score bowled by anyone in the meet, and scored highly enough the rest of the way to earn his spot at state.
Montague also competed at the boys' regionals, finishing ninth of the 13 schools with a team score of 2,507. Matthew Leatherman topped Wildcat individual finishers Thursday, tying for 11th place with a six-game score of 1,046.
Girls' regional results
Adelie Hoffmeyer will carry the flag for the Whitehall Vikings at the state tournament after qualifying for the individual finals from Thursday's Division 3 regional tournament in Muskegon.
Hoffmeyer finished fifth in the tournament (the top seven qualify for state) with a six-game score of 896.
It was a close regional, with only 65 points separating the seven state qualifiers. Hoffmeyer's best score of the six games was a 170, which she rolled in her first game.
Delaney Kramer finished 15th for the Vikings with a six-game score of 810. Alanna Hysell placed 16th for Montague with a six-game score of 807. Kramer's high game was a 159, and Hysell's was a 177.
Whitehall finished in fifth place, with Montague in sixth, in the team regional competition Wednesday. The Vikings scored 2,140 points over eight Baker games and two regular games, with Montague totaling 2,086 points.
Whitehall edged Kent City for the top spot, 2,907-2,850, by outscoring the Eagles in five of the eight Baker games. Each side scored higher in one of the regular games played. The two teams were comfortably ahead of everyone else in the field; Kent City outpaced third-place Chippewa Hills by over 200 points.
Attempts to reach Whitehall coach Matt Houseman for comment were unsuccessful at time of publication.
The decisive game of the team regionals was the sixth of the eight Baker games. Whitehall scored 144 points to Kent City's 97, and the 44-point differential between them was the highest of any of the 10 total games played.
Whitehall kept the good times going in Thursday's individual regional, qualifying two players to the state meet. Adel Ali-Redha took second place overall with a score of 1,147 over six games, putting him just nine points behind Orchard View's Tristan Beerman. The Vikings' Mason Slaughter grabbed the fifth of seven qualifying spots by scoring 1,104. Ian Hinze rounded out the individual top 20,
Ali-Redha's high game in the individual meet was a 233, which he accomplished twice, in the first and fifth of his games. Slaughter rolled a 235 in his first game, which was the third-highest score bowled by anyone in the meet, and scored highly enough the rest of the way to earn his spot at state.
Montague also competed at the boys' regionals, finishing ninth of the 13 schools with a team score of 2,507. Matthew Leatherman topped Wildcat individual finishers Thursday, tying for 11th place with a six-game score of 1,046.
Girls' regional results
Adelie Hoffmeyer will carry the flag for the Whitehall Vikings at the state tournament after qualifying for the individual finals from Thursday's Division 3 regional tournament in Muskegon.
Hoffmeyer finished fifth in the tournament (the top seven qualify for state) with a six-game score of 896.
It was a close regional, with only 65 points separating the seven state qualifiers. Hoffmeyer's best score of the six games was a 170, which she rolled in her first game.
Delaney Kramer finished 15th for the Vikings with a six-game score of 810. Alanna Hysell placed 16th for Montague with a six-game score of 807. Kramer's high game was a 159, and Hysell's was a 177.
Whitehall finished in fifth place, with Montague in sixth, in the team regional competition Wednesday. The Vikings scored 2,140 points over eight Baker games and two regular games, with Montague totaling 2,086 points.
