Airport boys snap New Boston Huron's 80-match winning streak in Huron League bowling
FLAT ROCK – George Rote was nearly perfect Tuesday.
And that’s what it took to end the longest winning streak in Huron League bowling history.
Rote started a game with eight straight strikes before settling for a 278 to lead Airport to a 17-13 victory Tuesday over New Boston Huron at Flat Rock Lanes.
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Huron’s boys team had won 80 consecutive league matches.
“Huge win for Airport,” Airport coach Kristi Hill said. “New Boston Huron is one of the toughest teams in our area and they always put up a heck of a fight.”
Both teams came into the evening with perfect 5-0 records in the league.
“Our boys team this year is super strong,” Hill said. “We have been working hard on making their spares which ultimately won us the match.
“Our team is actually a pretty young squad in the grand scheme of things. We have three seniors, three sophomores and two freshmen that are consistently in our lineup. We hope to be a strong team for many seasons to come.”
Airport started strong with a 10-0 lead after the Baker games.
“The team had a ton of energy and momentum after winning the first two Baker games and George really helped carry that through with his phenomenal 278 game,” Hill said.
Colin Peterson chipped a 203 game for Airport. Wes Barton and Brayden Siders each won match points.
Huron was led by Nick Suemnick (279-203/482), Hunter Wyszynski (251) and Brad Hughes 213. Zach McCormick and Nathan DeVita each won match points.
Huron will get another shot at the Jets soon.
“We face Huron again in a few weeks and we are definitely looking forward to playing them again,” Hill said. “My boys need to see tough competition to make them better. They need to see what it is to work hard and have to grind out spares in order to win.”
Milan’s boys are tied with Huron for second place at 5-1 after beating Flat Rock 19-11. Max Jenness (237), Tyler Marovino (223) and Anson Chidester (202) all rolled 200 games for the Big Reds. Kaden Luff shot 208 for Flat Rock.
In other boys action, Jefferson fell to Riverview despite strong games from Isaiah Knott and Gabe Cadle and Owen Orris led St. Mary Catholic Central past Dundee 20-10.
Airport and Huron also came into the night 5-0 in girls matches. Huron got the best of that matchup 26-4.
The Chiefs led 8-2 after the Baker games, shooting a 913 in the opener which was 84 pins better than their preview best.
Oliva Demick (234), Abby Hill (233) and Maria Williams (203) led Huron and Brianna Woodruff and Abby Hill both won match points for the Jets.
Milan’s Maggie Smith set new league highs for game (258) and series (452) to lead her team to a 25-5 win over Flat Rock and a second-place tie with Airport at 5-1. Rachael Paladeau. Gabby Dryden and Ally Jones both all won two match points for Milan and Bella Thomas led Flat Rock.
Abigale DeBruyne shot a personal-best 215-221/436 to lead Dundee to a 23-7 win over SMCC and Jefferson fell 21-9 to Riverview.
This article originally appeared on The Monroe News: Rote nearly perfect as Airport boys end Huron's bowling win streak
