Timeout bowling extra: Northwest Indiana high in state rankings
December 24, 2012 3:40PM
Updated: January 26, 2013 6:21AM
Nothing average about these bowlers, teams
Northwest Indiana bowlers are sitting at the top of almost every category in the Indiana top 10 stat leaders (found at ihsb.org).
In fact, the region is the best in all six girls categories, starting with Boone Grove’s Paige Kraushaar individually. She has the high average (221.3), high series (524) and high game (290), while the Wolves have the top series with 2,024 — the only girls team to top the 2,000 mark.
Portage holds the other two team ranks with top average (959) and game (1,032).
For boys, Chesterton has the highest team average (1,045) and high game (1,179). In fact, the Trojans also have the second-highest game with 1,157, to go with the third-highest series of 2,251, just four pins behind Porter-LaPorte Conference rival LaPorte’s 2,255. Hobart’s Bobby Kammer and Wheeler’s Zach Gilbert are two of six tied for the high game with 300.
As for local averages, the best race is Westlake girls in which Merrillville’s Carl Larson has 208.4, one pin up on Lake Central’s Allison Sellers (207.1). Andrean’s Jake McCoy has the top area average at 225.3.
Bowlers of the Week
BOYS
Adam Batliner, Highland
He helped the Trojans notch a victory with a 288 high game and 491 series last week.
GIRLS
Paige Perez, Hanover Central
She rolled a 376 series (well above her 153 average) in the Wildcats’ narrow loss to Hebron.
P-T Boys Top 5
1. Lake Central; 2. Hobart; 3. Chesterton; 4. Hanover Central; 5. Lowell
P-T Girls Top 5
1. Portage; 2. Boone Grove; 3. Highland; 4. Lake Central; 5. Merrillville
— by Steve T. Gorches
BOYS standings
Duneland
Rec. Pts.
Hobart 9-0 142.0
Highland 6-3 125.0
Morton 6-3 110.0
Lake Station 5-4 95.5
Wheeler 4-5 99.5
Calumet 2-7 62.0
Griffith 1-8 42.0
Suburban
Hanover Central 11-1 180.5
Lowell 10-2 187.5
Hebron 8-4 154.0
KV 7-5 147.0
Boone Grove 6-6 96.0
South Newton 4-7 91.5
North Newton 1-11 56.5
Rensselaer 1-11 46.0
WestLake
Lake Central 8-0 138.0
Crown Point 6-2 103.0
Merrillville 5-3 86.0
Andrean 4-4 91.0
Munster 4-4 86.0
Clark 3-5 54.0
Bishop Noll 1-7 28.0
Porter-LaPorte
Chesterton 8-2 141.0
LaPorte 7-3 140.0
Michigan City 6-4 124.0
Portage 5-5 111.0
Valparaiso 4-6 82.0
Westville 0-10 2.0
GIRLS standings
Duneland
Highland 9-0 159.0
Griffith 6-3 116.5
Lake Station 6-3 109.0
Hobart 5-4 109.5
Morton 5-4 100.0
Wheeler 2-7 44.0
Calumet 1-8 38.0
Suburban
Boone Grove 12-0 225.0
Hebron 9-3 157.0
Lowell 8-4 152.0
Hanover Central 4-8 90.0
Rensselaer 3-9 75.0
South Newton 0-12 21.0
WestLake
Lake Central 6-2 125.0
Merrillville 6-2 110.0
Crown Point 4-4 76.0
Bishop Noll 0-8 9.0
Porter-LaPorte
Portage 10-0 190.5
LaPorte 7-3 122.5
Chesterton 3-7 87.0
Michigan City 3-7 69.5
Valparaiso 2-8 44.5
