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Girls Varsity Bowling competes in Individual State Bowling Tournament
1 year ago
| Carolyn Groendyk
Eagles Lose: -
Roughly 540 boys and 540 girls bowlers start out competing in the Regional Singles Tournament with hope of qualifying and competing for the State Title.
From the Regional Tournament, only 60 bowlers from each of the boys and girls advance to the State Tournament. Abbe Diemer and Zeke Heerema were among the bowlers who qualified for the State Tournament in Waterford, MI.
Abbe Diemer in only her second year bowling competitively had an up and down day at the Regional Tournament. Ultimately, Abbe finished 10th in our Region qualifying her for the State Tournament. Saturday at the State Tournament. Abbe struggled to find the line in her first game shooting a 140. Abbe bounced back in the following game shooting a very nice 204. Abbe finished the tournament in 22nd place averaging 177.12. This was the highest finish ever for a Grand Rapids Christian girl!! Great season Abbe!
One of Zeke Heerema's main goals for this season was to qualify for the State Tournament and win it. Zeke finished the Regional Tournament in 2nd place, easily qualifying him for the State Tournament. On Saturday, Zeke had a slower start than normal in the first game shooting 204. Zeke bounced back shooting a 267 the next game and 1464 during qualifying to average 244.
Zeke advanced to match play as the #2 seed and easily won the first round. Zeke found himself behind after the first game of the quarter finals, but rallied in the second game with a near perfect game, shooting a 289 to advance to the semifinals. Zeke battled through the semifinals and advanced to the finals after a 26 pin victory. The finals were hard fought and Owen Williams from Tecumseh was not letting up the pressure. However, with some solid shooting and a little luck, Zeke left the tournament the State Champion! Great job, Zeke!
Girls Varsity Bowling compete in OK White Conference Tournament
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Lose: -
Girls Varsity Bowling fall to Greenville Senior High School
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Lose: 4 - 26
Girls Varsity Bowling fall to Northview High School
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Lose: 2 - 28
Girls Varsity Bowling Win against Forest Hills Central High School
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Win: 19 - 11
Girls Varsity Bowling Fall to Byron Center High School
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Lose: 8 - 22
Girls Varsity Bowling fall to Greenville Senior High School
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Lose: 2 - 28
Girls Varsity Bowling roll Forest Hills Northern High
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Win: 28 - 2
Girls Varsity Bowling fell to Lowell High School
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Lose: 6 - 24
Girls Varsity Bowling vs. Zeeland East High School
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Lose: -
Girls Varsity Bowling drop one to Northview High School
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Lose: 2 - 28
Girls Varsity Bowling Roll Forest Hills Central High Girls
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Win: 27 - 2
Girls Varsity Bowling played in Mona Shores Invitational
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Lose: -
Girls Varsity Bowling rolls Forest Hills Northern Highschool
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Win: 27 - 3
Girls Varsity Bowling finishes 6th at G.R. Christian Invitational
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Lose: -
Girls Varsity Bowling win over East Grand Rapids JV Boys
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Lose: -
Girls Varsity Bowling drop opener to Byron Center High School
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Lose: 6 - 24
Girls Varsity Bowling competed in the East Kentwood Kickoff Classic
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Lose: -
Girls Varsity Bowling competes in Individual State Bowling Tournament
1 year ago
| Carolyn Groendyk
Eagles Lose: -
Roughly 540 boys and 540 girls bowlers start out competing in the Regional Singles Tournament with hope of qualifying and competing for the State Title.
From the Regional Tournament, only 60 bowlers from each of the boys and girls advance to the State Tournament. Abbe Diemer and Zeke Heerema were among the bowlers who qualified for the State Tournament in Waterford, MI.
Abbe Diemer in only her second year bowling competitively had an up and down day at the Regional Tournament. Ultimately, Abbe finished 10th in our Region qualifying her for the State Tournament. Saturday at the State Tournament. Abbe struggled to find the line in her first game shooting a 140. Abbe bounced back in the following game shooting a very nice 204. Abbe finished the tournament in 22nd place averaging 177.12. This was the highest finish ever for a Grand Rapids Christian girl!! Great season Abbe!
One of Zeke Heerema's main goals for this season was to qualify for the State Tournament and win it. Zeke finished the Regional Tournament in 2nd place, easily qualifying him for the State Tournament. On Saturday, Zeke had a slower start than normal in the first game shooting 204. Zeke bounced back shooting a 267 the next game and 1464 during qualifying to average 244.
Zeke advanced to match play as the #2 seed and easily won the first round. Zeke found himself behind after the first game of the quarter finals, but rallied in the second game with a near perfect game, shooting a 289 to advance to the semifinals. Zeke battled through the semifinals and advanced to the finals after a 26 pin victory. The finals were hard fought and Owen Williams from Tecumseh was not letting up the pressure. However, with some solid shooting and a little luck, Zeke left the tournament the State Champion! Great job, Zeke!
Girls Varsity Bowling vs. OPEN
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Lose: -
The Girls Varsity Bowlers took the lanes against 11 other teams in Team Regionals on Thursday. The Girls had a strong showing through the 8 Baker format games shooting 1069 to in 3rd. Despite a some solid play during the regular games the chance at State Tournament just slipped away. The Girls finished Regionals in very respectable 6th place. We are very proud of the progress the Girls have made this season. Girls Regional Individual competition continues on Friday.
Girls Varsity Bowling compete in OK White Conference Tournament
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Lose: -
The Girls Varsity Bowlers completed the 2022-2023 OK White Conference season by competing in the end of season tournament on Saturday. The girls had a solid performance and finished the tournament in 4th place. Abbe Diemer and Megan Szotko both were awarded medals. Abbe finished in second place as an individual shooting a very nice 529 on the day capped with a great 221 in the final game. Megan took home the 4th place medal shooting 485 with a great 211 to finish off the day. Abbe's performance in the tournament secured the 4th place spot on the All Conference team with an average of 160.50. Megan's finish secured the 16th spot in the conference and a place on the Honorable Mention All Conference Team. Great shooting and nice regular season girls! The Varsity Bowlers now move their focus on to Regionals. The Eagles compete as a team this Thursday and as individuals on Friday. Good Luck girls!
Girls Varsity Bowling fall to Greenville Senior High School
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Lose: 4 - 26
The Girls Varsity Bowlers took to the lanes at home to wrap up the regular season matches against the Greenville Jackets. Greenville started off the match with a fast 10-0 lead by taking both Baker games and total. Abbe Diemer grabbed one point during the first regular game to put the Eagles on the board. Lily Vander Velde and Lily Wang joined the Varsity bowlers for their first matches of the season during the second regular game. Lily Wang took the opportunity to chip in an additional point along with Ife Ayoola and another by Abbe. The Jackets won the match 26-4. The Eagles take to the lane to finish the regular season on Saturday by competing in the OK White Conference Tournament.
Girls Varsity Bowling fall to Northview High School
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Lose: 2 - 28
The Eagles girls bowlers struggled against the Wildcat girls from Northview on Monday. The match was very close through the Baker games with our Eagles dropping both games by a mere 14 pins total. Abbe Diemer fired off a nice 191 in the first games along with Anna Lindstrom to taking their individual points. The Wildcats with their strong roster took the match 28-2.
Girls Varsity Bowling Win against Forest Hills Central High School
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Win: 19 - 11
Consistancy was key for the Girls Bowling team on Wendesday. Despite dropping the first Baker game to the Rangers, our Eagles stayed focused. The girls rebounded taking the second Baker and total pins to lead 6-4 after Bakers. The Rangers began to rally back in the first regular game taking two individual points and total to regain the lead 10-9. The Eagles Girls put a stop to that rally in the second regular game lead by Abbe Diemer shooting a nice 190. The Girls took the remaining ten points to win the match 19-11. Great tenacity Girls!
Girls Varsity Bowling Fall to Byron Center High School
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Lose: 8 - 22
The Girls Varsity Bowling Team met up with Byron Center Girls yesterday. The Eagles quickly jumped to a 4-0 lead taking the first Baker games. The Bulldogs surged back winning the second baker game and taking total pins for a 6-4 lead. Despite many close individual contests and solid shooting by Abbe Diemer (207, 190). The Eagles dropped the match to the Bulldogs 22-8. Keep on fighting girls!
Girls Varsity Bowling fall to Greenville Senior High School
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Lose: 2 - 28
The Greenville Jacket Girls bowling team showed up ready to play yesterday, where our Eagles Girls struggled to find their shots. Our Eagles started off shooting 234 total giving up all of the Baker games to Greenville who shot 291. Greenville went on to to take all but one point in the regular games with Abbe Diemer shooting a 166 in the first games and Kendall Vander Ploeg shooting a solid 177 in the second game.
Girls Varsity Bowling roll Forest Hills Northern High
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Win: 28 - 2
The Eagles Girls Bowlers started off on the lanes against the Huskies from Forest Hills Northern with a solid start taking all of the Baker game points. Low were low across the board due to difficult lane conditions. Anna Lindstrom and Abby Diemer found a decent shot in the last game shooting 146 and 142 respectively. The Girls went on to take the match 28-2. Nice game girls.
Girls Varsity Bowling fell to Lowell High School
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Lose: 6 - 24
The Eagles Girls Bowlers match against Lowell HS was a afternoon of near misses. The Girls on both teams struggled to find the line resulting in low scores for everyone. In the Baker games missed taking the first one by a mere 4 pins starting off the match down 10-0. Our Eagles began to find their way taking 3 of the head to head points but total pins just slipped away. The second game the girls battling with solid games by Megan Szotko(153) and Abbe Diemer(181). The Girls took 3 more head to head points with total pins slipping away by 3 pins. The match was closely contested despite the loss of 24-6. Keep up the good work.
Girls Varsity Bowling vs. Zeeland East High School
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Lose: -
I've been asked a number of times, "What is a Baker game?" A Baker Bowling game is when 5 members of a bowling team shoot one game together. The first Bowler shoots the first and 6th frame, the second bowler shoots the 2nd and the 7th frame and so on, until the single game is complete. This compares to a regular game, where a bowler shoots all ten frames. With that explanation, the Girls competed in the Zeeland Baker Tournament on Saturday. This a vey fun tournament as there is a lot of movement since the bowler shift lanes after each of the 10 games played in qualifying. The Girls had some really nice games and some games where we struggled. The Girls ended up qualifying to get seeded 8th in match play. The Girls were matched up against a solid Thornapple Kellogg team. Our Eagles bowled gave it a great run and ended being eliminated in the first round. TK went on to the quarter finals where they were eliminated by the Tournament champions of Zeeland A. Good effort by our Eagles Girls!
Girls Varsity Bowling drop one to Northview High School
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Lose: 2 - 28
The Eagle Girls Bowlers struggled to find the line yesterday against Northview HS. Slick conditions proved to be a challenge to get the ball to the pocket and made it difficult to pick up their spares. The Wildcats quickly took a 10-0 lead by sweeping the Baker games. Ife Ayoola and Megan Szotko each chipped in a point during regular play in the loss to Northview, losing 28-2. Go get them next time!
Girls Varsity Bowling Roll Forest Hills Central High Girls
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Win: 27 - 2
The Girls Varsity Bowling team had a strong performance on Monday against Forest Hills Central. Our Eagles Girls jump to a quick statement lead by taking both Baker games and total for a 10-0 lead. The Girls never let up in the regular game portion of the match by taking 17.5 of the remaining points. Great shooting by Anna Lindstrom(172), Megan Szotko(168), and Abbe Diemer(170,195) along with strong play by the entire team. Great job Girls!
Girls Varsity Bowling played in Mona Shores Invitational
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Lose: -
The Girls Varsity Bowling Team competed in the Mona Shores Invitational on Saturday. There was a lot of strong teams and very tough lane conditions at this match with the girls finishing in 11th place out of 25 teams. Unfortunately, the girls missed the cut for match Kendall Vander Ploeg led the way for the Eagles finishing 23, shooting a nice 422, followed closely by Megan Szotko in 28th with a 408. Nice job Girls.
Girls Varsity Bowling rolls Forest Hills Northern Highschool
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Win: 27 - 3
The Eagles Girls Varsity Bowling Team showed up ready to compete on Wednesday. The girls jumped out to a commanding lead by winning both Baker games and total, shooting a very nice 190 in the second game. The girls were not going to be stopped once the regular games began by taking 17 of the remaining point to win the match 27-3. Abbe Diemer let the way by shooting a nice 167 followed by a solid 180 game. Great job Girls!
Girls Varsity Bowling finishes 6th at G.R. Christian Invitational
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Lose: -
The Girls Varsity Bowlers competed in the G.R. Christian Invitational on Saturday. The girls spent most of the day hanging around the middle fo the pack ultimately finishing in 6th place. The girls shot some decent games and struggled to find their line at times. Some notable scores were posted by Anna Lindstrom (191) and Abbe Diemer (165). Keep up the good work, girls.
Girls Varsity Bowling win over East Grand Rapids JV Boys
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Lose: -
Unfortunately, East Grand Rapids was not able field a Girls Varsity Team this year. Instead of missing the opportunity to compete our Eagles Girls participated in a scrimmage match against the Pioneer Boys JV team. Our Eagles Girls played strong and won the match 27-3. Congratulations to Abbe Diemer by shooting a personal best 221 -146 for a 367. Great job girls!
Girls Varsity Bowling drop opener to Byron Center High School
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Lose: 6 - 24
Our Eagles Girls Varsity Bowling team kicked off the regular season against the Byron Center Bulldogs. The girls jumped our to a quick lead by taking the first of two Baker games. The Bulldogs rallied in the second Baker game as well as taking total Baker pins to lead 6-4 enter regular play. Unfortunately, the Bulldogs had found their mark and despite some close games and strong shooting by Abbe Diemer (167-177) our Eagles Girls dropped the opener to the Bulldog Girls 6-24.
Girls Varsity Bowling competed in the East Kentwood Kickoff Classic
1 year ago
| Dan VanderPloeg
Eagles Lose: -
The Girls Varsity Bowling Team had a solid start to kick off their season on Saturday. While competing in the East Kentwood Kickoff Classic faced off with some strong competition. The girls spent most of the day around the 6th place. Our Eagles girls ended up finishing in a very respectable 5th place, only 42 pins out of 4th place. Nice job Girls!