Southwest Ohio high school bowlers roll toward 2024 state tournament. Here's what we know

The bowling postseason in the Ohio High School Athletic Association is getting into gear.

Division I teams in Southwest Ohio will compete in the district tournaments this weekend at Beaver-Vu Bowl in Beavercreek. The girls bowl Thursday and the boys compete Friday.

The Division II state tournament is this weekend at HP Lanes in Columbus. The boys tourney is Friday and the girls on Saturday. The DI bowling state tourneys are March 8-9 in Columbus.

Here’s a look at the bowlers and teams still in contention.

Division II

Clinton-Massie qualified for the boys state tournament for the second straight year. The Falcons were the only local competitors in the boys field on Friday, March 1.

Clinton-Massie finished ninth in the OHSAA Division II state bowling tournament Friday in Columbus. The Falcons finished 37 pins short of the qualifying for the match-play finals.

The Falcons bowled three games of five starters bowling three games apiece, then bowled three Baker system games.

Junior Sam Massie finished fourth individually with a 692, rolling games of 268, 192 and 232.

Wyatt Smith finished 36^th with 573, junior Mason Keck 51^st with 554 and junior Corvin Pittenger 56^th with 540.

CM finished second in the district tournament with 4,097 to first-place Kenton Ridge (4,255). The Falcons only lost one senior from last year’s team so the rest of their top contributors have state experience.

Junior Wyatt Smith led the Falcons at districts with a 630 individually and junior Sam Massie shot 606. Brandon Moritz was the Southern Buckeye-American player of the year with a 220 average for the season, with a high game of 289 and a high series of 523. Mason Keck finished second in the state last year with a 677 series and is back for more this weekend.

Georgetown sophomore Carolyn Edmisten qualified for the DII girls state tournament after finishing sixth in the district tourney with a 573. She is the only local competitor in the state field. That tourney is Saturday.

Edmisten led Georgetown to a share of the SBAAC-National title and was the division player of the year after averaging 192.8. She had the league’s high game of the season with 267 and second-high series (472).

Division I boys

La Salle senior Quentin Morgan bowled a perfect 300 in the first game of the district tournament Friday, March 1 in Beavercreek. He parlayed that into a three-game series of 722 to finish third individually and earn a berth into the state tournament for individuals whose teams didn’t qualify for state.

St. Xavier senior Andrew Berkemeier shot a 682 to earn an individual berth.

The full individual standings weren't available yet at 5 p.m. Friday, but this will be updated when available.

Oak Hills finished second in the team standings to be the only Cincinnati team to get one of the four team berths into the state tourney.

Hillsboro finished seventh, 82 pins shy of qualifying for state. Other local teams included La Salle (ninth), St. X (10^th), Lebanon (12^th), Loveland (14^th), Middletown and Batavia (tied for 15^th), Mason (18^th), Fairfield (19^th), Elder (20^th), Anderson (21^st), Harrison (22^nd) and Goshen (24^th).

Oak Hills won the Rollhouse sectional with a 4,135, and Mason shot 4,035. Elder won the Crossgate sectional with 4,053 and Lebanon shot 4,002.

Hamilton senior Aiden Hoyte won the Rollhouse sectional title with a 695 series. La Salle’s Jace Amann was second with 654.

Team champ Oak Hills had Brady Sabin tied for second (654), junior Tanner Iles fourth (653) and senior Casey Lecount eighth (624).

Mason lost in the quarterfinals of last year’s state team tournament and will look to make a return trip after graduating all of their main starters. Hillsboro also advanced to the state tournament. La Salle’s Tyler Richmond competed at state as an individual and will attempt to help the Lancers get there as a team this weekend.

Fairfield finished fifth in the district tournament last year, just 96 pins away from going to state. Lebanon was seventh.

West Clermont’s Will Shepard won the Crossgate sectional with 692. The rest of the top five were Graham Copley (Anderson), Eli Foertsch (Milford), Elijah MacKenzie (Turpin) and Elder’s Noah Schott. Seniors Steven Kramer and Gionni Williams led second-place Lebanon in sixth and seventh place individually.

The individual district qualifiers: Javier Echeverria Aliccea (Winton Woods), Vincent Edwards (Northwest), Eli Foertsch (Milford), Kaden Hite (Mt. Healthy), Colby Hosier (Lakota West), Aiden Hoyte (Hamilton), Derrick Klinker (New Richmond), Trey Lambert (Monroe), Ryan Lemley (Milford), Michael Marts (Edgewood), Elijah Mackenzie (Turpin), Rayshawn Moore (Colerain), Will Shepard (West Clermont), Preston Sholler (Wilmington).

Girls Division I

Wilmington was the only local team to qualify for the Division I state girls bowling tournament after the district tournament on Friday, March 1.

Wilmington finished third in the district tournament in Beavercreek with a total of score of 3,821, only six pins behind champion Troy. The five state qualifiers were separated by 48 points in the competition, which consisted of three five-person team games and six Baker system games.

Walnut Hills junior Nevaeh Williams shot a 612 (190-193-229) to qualify for state as an individual. She finished eighth in the district tourney.

For Wilmington, the top individual finisher was Mackenzie Pyle in fifth place. She shot 638 (207-204-227). Junior Kylie Fisher finished 17^th with 566, sophomore Kiley Comberger 35^th (531), freshman Izzy Rhoads 36^th (530) and senior Emily Gerard 89^th (442).

Other locals in the top 25 individually included Oak Hills senior Cora Mundstock in 11^th (597), Batavia senior Ariana Machuca in 14^th (594), St. Ursula sophomore Shelby Luebbering in 21^st (558), Lakota West senior Reese Volk in 23^rd (549) and Harrison junior Anna Francisco in 24^th (548).

Fourteen teams advanced to Thursday’s district tournament: Anderson, Batavia, Fairfield, Harrison, Hillsboro, Lakota West, Mercy McAuley, Oak Hills, Ross, St. Ursula, Seton, West Clermont, Western Brown and Wilmington.

Lakota West was eighth in the district, Batavia ninth, St. Ursula 12th, Mercy McAuley 13th, Ross and Oak Hills 14th (tie), Hillsboro 16th, Western Brown 17th, West Clermont 18th, Fairfield 19th, Seton 22nd, Harrison 23rd and Anderson 24th.

Wilmington won the Rollhouse sectional with a 3,535, the highest score of the 14 local district qualifiers by far. West Clermont was next with 3,264 and Batavia 3,208.

Mercy McAuley won the Crossgate sectional with 3,290 followed by Seton with 3,178.

Wilmington junior Kylie Fisher won the Rollhouse sectional with a 599, the highest score in both sectionals. Senior Courtney Carmack led West Clermont in second place with 584, tied with Walnut Hills junior Nevaeh Williams.

Seton’s Sami Hasselbeck won the Crossgate sectional with 568, followed by Hillsboro senior Bell Perkins (552), Western Brown junior Lily Holder (540), and St. Ursula senior Payton Beard (513). Mercy McAuley senior Jadyn Carle finished fifth (509) and sophomore teammate Julianna Duker (484) was sixth as part of the team champion Wolves.

The 14 individual qualifiers to the district tourney were Katlyn Boggs (Middletown), Kaylee Braun (Mount Notre Dame), Lilly Daniels (Lebanon), Kate Getz (Hamilton), Brylie Gold (Milford), Haley Goodman (Northwest), Lauren Haas (Ursuline), Cali Meshew (Milford), Ellie Miller (Taylor), A.J. Paszczykowski (Turpin), Khushi Patel (Princeton), Sophia Roberts (Princeton), Hannah Weigle (Little Miami) and Nevaeh Williams (Walnut Hills).

League champions

Here are all the league champions for the 2023-24 season, with top all-league honors if available.

Cincinnati Hills League boys: Reading (10-0, 12-1); Player of the Year: Peyton Frank (Reading); Coach of the Year: Joe Godbey (Reading); Top averages: Ian Stacy (Reading) 217.2, Peyton Frank (Reading) 208.9, Jon Mil (Deer Park) 205.3.

Cincinnati Hills League girls: Taylor (10-0, 13-3); Player of the Year: Ellie Miller and Gracie Doerger (Taylor); Coach of the Year: Zach Horstman (Taylor) and Scott Rohlfs (Reading).

Eastern Cincinnati Conference boys: Lebanon (16-2) and West Clermont (11-4) tied for first at 8-1. Top averages: Steven Kramer (Lebanon) 218.3, Elijah MacKenzie (Turpin) 213.6, Will Shepard (WC) 209.7, Graham Copley (Anderson) 209.5.

Eastern Cincinnati Conference girls: Milford (16-2), Lebanon (15-2) and West Clermont (12-3) tied for first at 8-1. Top averages: Nevaeh Williams (Walnut Hills) 200.6, Hannah Weigle (Little Miami) 170.1, Taylor Hooks (WC) 167.4.

Girls Greater Catholic League: Mercy McAuley (8-0, 14-2). Player of the Year: Sami Hasselbeck (Seton); Coach of the Year: Amy Feie (Mercy McAuley); Top averages: Payton Beard (SUA) 181.5, Hasselbeck 173, Kendall Cook (MM) 172.8.

Greater Catholic League-Coed boys: Carroll (8-2, 14-4). Hayden Shelly (McNicholas) top local average in seventh (187.3).

Greater Catholic League-Coed girls: McNicholas (4-2, 10-7). Top local averages: Katie Singleton (Badin) 145.5, Tori Singleton (Badin) 141.

Greater Catholic League-South: La Salle (10-2, 14-3). Player of the Year: Quentin Morgan (La Salle); Coach of the Year: Hollis Haggard III (La Salle); Top averages: Morgan 213.4, Aaron Bickford (St. X) 209.5, Johnathan Schneider (La Salle) 208.

Greater Miami Conference boys: Oak Hills (9-0, 15-1). Top averages: Tanner Iles (Oak Hills) 218.7, Aiden Hoyte (Hamilton) 217.3, Brady Sabin (Oak Hills) 214.6.

Greater Miami Conference girls: Lakota West (9-0, 17-0). Top averages: Reese Volk (Lakota West) 184.6, Cora Mundstock (Oak Hills) 177.7, Makayla Geer (Colerain) 177.7.

Miami Valley Conference boys: Norwood (19-3) and Cincinnati Christian (12-3) both 12-2. Top averages: Keller Harrison (CC) 220.6, Bowen Garibay (Norwood) 211.6, Michael Brown (CC) 206.

Miami Valley Conference girls: Roger Bacon (10-1, 15-3). Top averages: Brooklyn Porter (CC) 170, Madi Kasman (Seven Hills) 153.4, Sophia Carazo (Summit) 150.2.

Southern Buckeye-American boys: Clinton-Massie (9-1, 11-2). Player of the Year: Brandon Moritz (CM); Coach of the Year: Tyler Hayslip (CM). Top averages (all CM): Brandon Moritz 220, Sam Massie 213.8, Mason Keck 207.6.

Southern Buckeye-American girls: Player of the Year - Kylie Fisher (Wilmington); Coach of the Year - Joe Gigandet (Wilmington).

Southern Buckeye-National boys: East Clinton (12-0, 14-2). Player of the Year: Jhace Pryor (Bethel-Tate); Coach of the Year: Dale Wallace Jr. (East Clinton). Top averages: Jhace Pryor (Bethel-Tate) 200.2, Jordan Hutchison (Georgetown) 196.4.

Southern Buckeye-National girls: Player of the Year - Carolyn Edmisten (Georgetown); Coach of the Year - Brandon Winterod (Georgetown).

Southwest Ohio Conference boys: Northwest (6-0, 11-3). Top averages (all Northwest): Edward Walker Jr. 206.2, Kyle Jackson 200.1, Carson Singleton 195.1, Xander Loos (Harrison) 190.6.

Southwest Ohio Conference girls: Northwest (4-0, 14-1). Top averages: Anna Francisco (Harrison) 196.4, Haley Goodman (Northwest) 183.8, Carolyne Doyle (Harrison) 183.4.

Southwestern Buckeye League boys: Monroe (8-0, 21-0). Top averages: Corey Williams Carter (Monroe) 204, Trey Lambert (Monroe) 203.4, Blake Stewart (Ross) 195.7.

Southwestern Buckeye League girls: Ross (7-0, 14-3). Top averages (all Ross): Karsen Power 166.5, Ashley Farris 164.2, Candence Angilecchia 159.2.

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati's bowlers in 2024 OHSAA high school postseason