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East Islip Boys And Girls Bowling Teams Are Twin Champions
Both high school varsity bowling teams both captured their respective county championships.
Press release from East Islip School District:
March 7, 2021
East Islip High School’s boys and girls varsity bowling teams both captured their respective county championships.
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The girls team took the title with a commanding 438-pin victory. The team was led by Natalie Mavrich, who shot a 1336 overall, averaging 222.6 on the day, which was 18 pins higher than her season average. The Lady Redmen had key contributions from everyone on the team, including freshman Kailyn Bloch, who shot a 1,265; eighth grader Dakota Collins, who shot a 1,224; junior Kristy Murphy, who rolled a 1,170; and senior Mia Lembo, who rolled a 1,115. In the final and best match of the day for the team, seventh grader Makayla Boyd came in relief and bowled a 220 in her first county experience.
In one of the lowest scoring tournaments ever, the boys team shot three high games – 1094 in game 1, 1103 in game 5 and 1109 in game 6 – that led to their fifth straight title. The boys finished the morning session at -92 behind Smithtown. In game 4, the first of the afternoon, they shot a 1,031, a high for all schools in that game, which closed the gap to -12. With a big game 5 scoring 1,103, the Redmen took the lead and never looked back, finishing the tournament at +89 and swinging the tournament by 181 in the afternoon session. Joseph Zagari, who bowled a county high average during the regular season with 232, totaled 1,462 pins for an extraordinary average of 243 on the day. Captain Dylan Sgueglia bowled 234, 206 and 225 in games 1, 3, and 6; Sebastian Gebhard rolled 207 and 245 in game 3 and the critical game 5; and Shawn Watts bowled 246 and 210 in games 1 and 4. Seventh grader Matthew Sundberg subbed in game 4 and stayed in the lineup for games 5 and 6, averaging 229. Jack Baranek added 225 pins in game 3 and subbed in game 6, throwing three strikes in a row at a crucial point in the tournament.
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