On Thursday, January 7, the Hoosick Falls bowling team defeated North Warren by the score of 4-0 at Lake George Bowl. Hoosick Falls had a total pin count of 3,441 to North Warren’s pin count of 2,821. Hoosick Falls now has a record of 33-3 and North Warren is now 21-19. Top bowler for North Warren was Brad Hill with a 193-559. Top bowlers for Hoosick Falls were Mitchell Andrew 253-624, Jake Colliano 205-577, Joe Wolfrum 208-575, Cody LaFlamme 220-563 and Chris Pelletier 234-559. Some good JV scores were Patrick Mulvihill 215-606, Jordan Colvin 218-594, Mikaela Marbot 204-590, Josh Conn 201-586 and Ken Marbot 236-574.
“We didn’t bowl that well but everyone contributed to the win. We struggled with the lane conditions right from the start of the match, but the kids were patient and kept trying different lines to bowl some good games. We need to stay focused because we have a big week coming up against three southern division opponents which will determine who will eventually win the division,” said Coach Lang.
First Loss
On Monday, January 11, the Hoosick Falls bowling lost their first match of the season at the hands of Granville by the score of 4-0. The total pin count was Granville 3,129 to Hoosick Falls 3,083. Hoosick Falls now has a record of 33-7 and Granville is 20-16. Top bowler for Granville was Pat Loomis with a 215-612. Top bowlers for Hoosick Falls were Chris Pelletier 220-570, Mitchell Andrew 218-564, Cody LaFlamme 188-525, Joe Wolfrum 209-511 and Bryan Callahan 180-510. Top JV bowlers were Mikaela Marbot 268-598 and James Lynch 241-541.
“All the games were close. We didn’t make our spares as we have all season long. We need to come back in some important home matches on Tuesday and Thursday to keep us in contention for the division title. I know the team will be happy to bowl on their home lanes,” said Coach Lang.
On Tuesday, January 12, the Hoosick Falls bowling team defeated Hoosic Valley by the score of 4-0. Hoosick Falls had their highest match total of the season with a 3,824, and Hoosic Valley had a total pin count of 3,151. Hoosick Falls now has a record of 37-7 and Hoosic Valley is now 27-17. Top bowlers for Hoosic Valley were Chelsea Smith with a 234-665 and Justin Meddis with a 209-548. All of the varsity bowlers for Hoosick Falls bowled 600 or better, Joe Wolfrum 242-655, Cody LaFlamme 235-646, Jake Colliano 231-640, Chris Pelletier 225-633, Bryan Callahan 224-628 and Mitchell Andrew 247-622. Top JV bowlers were Mikaela Marbot 210-571, James Lynch 189-555 and Peter O’Neil 182-508.
“This was a big win after we had that loss to Granville only one day earlier. We came back today with our best scoring of the season. It was just what we needed to get back on track and keep in the running for the division title. It was a great team effort with all the varsity members bowling 600 or better. I hope we can bowl this well again at home on Thursday against Stillwater,” said Coach Lang.
