Trailblazer Bowling back in action after two tournament weekend

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Vincennes University bowling team were back in action this past weekend when the Trailblazers took part in the MSC Lynne Jordan Memorial tournament Saturday, Jan. 20 and the MSC Thomas N. Burris Memorial tournament Sunday, Jan. 21. Both tournaments held at Kingpin Lanes in Louisville.

This was the first tournament action for the Blazers since Dec. 2 and the Blazers looked to show no signs of rust early on in the Lynne Jordan Memorial.

The VU varsity team was headlined Saturday by freshman and Louisville native Dylan Lewis (Louisville, Ky.) who finished his five traditional games with a total of 1,031 and a scoring average of 206.2 to place 32nd overall out of 216 bowlers.

Lewis was followed closely by freshman Cayden Russell (Noblesville, Ind.) who ended his five games with a total of 1,030, including four games of 211 or more, to place 33rd overall.

Freshman Nicholas Gregg (Salem, Ill.) appeared to set the tone for the VU team early, with a team tournament high of 247 in his opening game, before finishing with a total score of 1,018 and placing 35th overall.

Freshman and Louisville native Dakota Waskom (Louisville, Ky.) was the fourth VU varsity bowler to compete in all five games, finishing with a total of 978 pins four 53rd overall.

Junior Brighton Lucas (Salem, Ill.) bowled the first four games of the tournament for the Trailblazers, posting a score of 630 before handing it over to freshman Kannon King (Salem, Ill.) who closed out the fifth game with a 149.

The VU varsity team posted a team score of 4.836 during the five traditional games before ending with 2,493 pins over 12 baker games for a tournament total of 7,329, good for ninth place out of 19 teams.

Vincennes also had their junior varsity team competing this past weekend, with freshman Aiden O'Connor (Martinsville, Ind.) posting the best team score over the five traditional games at 831 and an overall team total of 4,080 pins over the five traditional games.

The VU JV team ended with a team total of 1,932 over the 12 baker games, ending with a tournament total of 6,012.

The teams then returned to the lanes Sunday morning for the MSC Thomas N. Burris Memorial tournament.

Competing against most of the same teams, freshman Cayden Russell posted the highest score for the VU varsity team Sunday, ending with 981 pins and a scoring average of 196.2 for 39th overall out of 223 bowlers.

Junior Brighton Lucas and freshman Dakota Waskom were the next VU finishers with Lucas ending with 945 pins and Waskom posting a score of 933, for 61st and 71st respectively.

Freshman Nicholas Gregg was the fourth VU finisher, ending his tournament with 894 pins and again posting the highest game score for the day for the Trailblazers with a 244 in his fourth game to place 82nd overall.

Dylan Lewis finished Sunday's tournament with 491 pins over three games, while Kannon King stepped in to bowl a 295 over two games.

The Trailblazers varsity team ended Sunday's tournament with a team score of 4,539 over the five traditional games and 2,310 pins over the 12 baker games for a tournament total of 6,849, placing them 14th out of 20 teams.

The Vincennes junior varsity team again competed Sunday and were led by freshman Ethan Ennis (Kokomo, Ind.) who finished his five traditional games with a total of 894 pins.

The Trailblazer JV team posted a team score of 4,275 over the five traditional games and a score of 2,155 pins in the 12 baker games for a tournament total of 6,430 good for ninth out of 14 JV teams.

The VU bowlers will look to continue to build off of this busy weekend when the Blazers are next in action Saturday, Feb. 3 and Sunday, Feb. 4 at the McKendree University Baker Challenge at St. Clair Bowl in Fairview Heights, Ill.

VINCENNES RESULTS

MSC LYNNE JORDAN MEMORIAL

VU Varsity (9th) – 1017, 933, 861, 1034, 991 – 4,836

Baker – 224, 189, 223, 214, 278, 236, 167, 204, 222, 184, 174, 178 – 2,493. Tournament Total – 7,329.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Dylan Lewis (32) – 201, 180, 183, 246, 221 – 1031

Cayden Russell (33) – 215, 211, 158, 224, 222 – 1030

Nicholas Gregg (35) – 247, 182, 183, 199, 207 – 1018

Dakota Waskom (53) – 189, 181, 202, 214, 192 – 978

Brighton Lucas (142) – 165, 179, 135, 151, x – 630

Kannon King (210) – x, x, x, x, 149 – 149

VU JV (14th) – 694, 885, 879, 765, 857 – 4,080

Baker – 169, 234, 186, 140, 179, 168, 151, 149, 166, 139, 140, 111 – 1,932. Tournament Total – 6,012.

Aiden O'Connor (131) – 158, 192, 197, 169, 115 – 831

Ethan Ennis (135) – 122, x, 173, 176, 186 – 657

Ethan Staples (138) – 156, 146, 157, x, 179 – 638

Carson McDivitt (141) – 135, 160, x, 147, 191 – 633

Andrew Boultinghouse (154) – x, 214, 185, 153, x – 552

Caleb Lanning (173) – x, 173, 167, 120, x – 460

Haydn Hunt (193) – 123, x, x, x, 186 – 309

MSC THOMAS N. BURRIS MEMORIAL

VU Varsity (14th) – 801, 945, 841, 1068, 884 – 4,539

Baker – 215, 192, 175, 190, 210, 179, 213, 197, 178, 193, 175, 193 – 2,310. Tournament Total – 6,849.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Cayden Russell (39) – 167, 217, 162, 248, 187 – 981

Brighton Lucas (61) – 163, 184, 204, 189, 205 – 945

Dakota Waskom (71) – 148, 172, 189, 225, 199 – 933

Nicholas Gregg (82) – 159, 205, 158, 244, 128 – 894

Dylan Lewis (174) – 164, x, x, 162, 165 – 491

Kannon King (202) – x, 167, 128, x, x – 295

VU JV (9th) – 872, 817, 907, 879, 800 – 4,275.

Baker – 202, 189, 163, 159, 176, 194, 191, 155, 166, 172, 212, 176 – 2,155. Tournament Total – 6,430.

Ethan Ennis (81) – 170, 204, 192, 178, 150 – 894

Caleb Lanning (83) – 203, 114, 202, 204, 166 – 889

Ethan Staples (94) – 134, 170, 200, 188, 149 – 841

Carson McDivitt (97) – 200, 186, 154, 161, 136 – 837

Aiden O'Connor (196) – 165, 143, x, x, x – 308

Andrew Boultinghouse (197) – x, x, 159, 148, x – 307

Haydn Hunt (205) – x, x, x, x, 199 – 199