Updated: January 12, 2013 6:20AM

Boone Grove Invite coming up Saturday

It’s billed as the best of the best in the northern half of the state when it comes to high school bowling.

The always exciting Boone Grove Invite will be packed into the 16 lanes of Hebron Lanes on Saturday starting at noon.

The sixth annual event consists of 16 teams (eight boys and eight girls) that are invited based on their performance so far this season.

Local boys teams competing are Lake Central, Chesterton, Lowell, Highland and Hobart, which are joined by Huntington North, Elkhart Memorial and Elkhart Central. Local girls teams in the field are Lake Central, Merrillville, Boone Grove, Portage and Highland, which are joined by Huntington North, Homestead and Elkhart Memorial.

Those 16 teams have combined for more than 100 wins this season with six conferences represented in the boys division and seven for girls.

In the past, this has been a precursor to postseason success. In 2010-11, seven of the 16 teams advanced to the state finals, while last year three teams reached state.

Boys standings

Duneland

Rec. Pts.

Hobart 7-0 106.0

Lake Station 5-2 90.0

Morton 5-2 80.0

Highland 4-3 100.0

Wheeler 3-4 76.0

Calumet 2-5 58.0

Griffith 0-7 23.0

Suburban

Lowell 8-1 147.5

Hanover Central 8-1 136.0

Hebron 7-2 123.0

KV 4-5 98.0

Boone Grove 4-5 67.0

South Newton 3-6 61.5

North Newton 1-8 44.5

Rensselaer 1-8 41.5

WestLake

Lake Central 7-0 121.0

Crown Point 6-1 100.0

Merrillville 5-2 82.0

Andrean 3-4 75.0

Munster 3-4 70.0

Clark 3-4 50.0

Bishop Noll 1-6 20.0

Porter-LaPorte

Rec. Pts.

Chesterton 7-1 121.0

LaPorte 5-3 106.0

Michigan City 5-3 101.0

Portage 4-4 82.0

Valparaiso 3-5 68.0

Westville 0-7 2.0

girls standings

Duneland

Highland 7-0 130.0

Lake Station 6-1 100.0

Morton 4-3 80.0

Griffith 4-3 78.5

Hobart 3-4 72.5

Wheeler 2-5 41.0

Calumet 1-6 36.0

Suburban

Boone Grove 9-0 169.0

Hebron 6-3 114.0

Lowell 6-3 112.0

Hanover Central 4-5 80.0

Rensselaer 2-7 49.0

South Newton 0-9 16.0

WestLake

Lake Central 5-2 105.0

Merrillville 5-2 90.0

Crown Point 4-3 76.0

Bishop Noll 0-7 9.0

Porter-LaPorte

Portage 8-0 150.5

LaPorte 5-3 86.0

Michigan City 3-5 68.5

Valparaiso 2-6 44.0

Chesterton 1-7 57.0

boys P-T Top 5

1. Lake Central; 2. Hobart;
3. Chesterton; 4. Lowell;
5. Crown Point

girls P-T Top 5

1. Portage; 2. Highland;
3. Boone Grove; 4. Lake Station; 5. Merrillville

Bowlers of the Week

BOYS: Matt Ozimek,
Chesterton

He rolled a high game of 279 on his way to a 510 series in leading the Trojans to a victory over Michigan City.

GIRLS: Jackie Rhoda, Portage

She rolled a high game of 243 and 421 series to help the Indians remain undefeated on the season.

— Steve T. Gorches

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