HF 4 Corinth 0
The Hoosick Falls bowling team had an outstanding day against Corinth on Thursday, January 15, winning 4-0 with one of the highest match totals in the history of the team totaling 3,900 pins to Corinth’s pin total of 2,656. Hoosick Falls is now 34-2 and Corinth is 10-34. Corinth was led by Devon Bovee with a 243-
526. Hoosick Falls top bowlers were Corey Callahan 289-722, Jake Colliano 244-695, Joey Wolfrum 254-658, Danielle Pelletier 242-623, Mitchell Andrew 225-620 and Chris Pelletier 211-582. The JV team also had some good scores: James Lynch 224-617, Patrick Mulvihill 199-573, Cody LaFlamme 208-552, Bryan Callahan 193-536 and Jordon Colvin 183-531.
“This was an outstanding effort by all the varsity team. They have had the potential all season to put up these scores, and they finally put it all together today. They had their high game total of the season with a 1,360 game and their season high match total of 3,900. They are starting to get it all together at the right time because we have some big matches coming up in the next two weeks,” said Coach Lang.
The Schenectady Invitational
On Friday, January 16, the Hoosick Falls bowling team participated in the First Annual Schenectady Invitational Bowling Tournament at Boulevard Lanes in Schenectady. Of the fourteen teams that participated, Hoosick Falls finished eighth with a total of 3,571. The competition included mostly Class A teams from the tri-city area. Corey Callahan led the team with a great 269-759 triple which was the second highest triple of all the bowlers participating. It was a great experience for the team which will be bowling at Boulevard Lanes for Sectionals next month on Friday, February 6.
HF 4 Luzerne 0
The Hoosick Falls bowling team had another great win on the road against Luzerne winning the match 4-0 with a total pin count of 3,683 to Luzerne’s 2,654 on Tuesday. Hoosick Falls now has a record of 38-2 and Luzerne is 18.5-29.5. Luzerne was led by Derek Sirchia with a 190-492. Hoosick Falls was led by Corey Callahan with a 265-715 and Jake Colliano with a 300 – 689.
This was Jake’s high game and high series for the year. Other good scores for the team were Danielle Pelletier 228-638, Cody LaFlamme 247-625, Joey Wolfrum 200-565 and Mitch Andrew 222-528. The JV team also had some great scores: Bryan Callahan 229-649, Logan Brogue 217-605, Brett Sargent 192-546, Peter O’Neil 192-517 and Mikaela Marbot 210-496.
“That is one of the best match totals that we have had at Lake George Bowl. That was Corey’s third 700 series in a row and Jake’s first 300 in league play. Cody had his best single game and series of his career as a varsity bowler. It was another great team effort because not only did the varsity bowl well but the JV team is putting up some great scores. We will need to keep bowling like this to contend for the league title,” Coach Lang said.
HF 4 Fort Edward 0
The Hoosick Falls bowling team defeated Fort Edward on their lanes by the score of 4-0 totalling 3,420 to Fort Edward’s 2,909 on Wednesday. Hoosick Falls now has a record of 42-2 and Fort Edward, the best team in the Northern Division, has a record of 35.5-20.5. Top bowler for Fort Edward was Caleb Nicholson with a 223-561. Top bowlers for Hoosick Falls were Jake Colliano 225-601, Joey Wolfrum 234-594, Corey Callahan 213-588 and Danielle Pelletier. Other good scores were Cody LaFlamme 211-594, Chris Pelletier 207-567, James Lynch 198-560, Jordon Colvin 191-539, Mitchell Andrew 181-521, Bryan Callahan 192-518 and Logan Brogue 211-502.
“The scores were not as good as they have been for the last four matches, but the lanes changed real fast after the first game in which we bowled a nice total of 1,252. I was proud of the team because they were very patient and tried to adjust to the lane conditions by making a lot of good spares when they weren’t getting strikes. Once again, our depth of good bowlers won the points not just two or three individual bowlers,” said Coach Lang.