Boys’ bowling
TOP TEAMS STATEWIDE (1-5): 1.) Dakota 2.) Davison 3.) Mason 4.) John Glenn 5.) Fremont
TOP LOCAL TEAMS (1-5) 1.) Mason 2.) John Glenn 3.) St Louis 4.) Ithaca 5.) Ovid-Elsie
TOP PLAYERS TO WATCH (1-5) 1.) Derek Nyenhuis, Wyoming Rogers 2.) Steven Cadwell, Salem 3.) Jonathan Niemic, Bay City Central 4.) Nate Moszyk, John Glenn 5.) Jimmy Bowling, Salem
TOP LOCAL PLAYERS (1-5) 1.) Jonathan Niemic, Bay City Central 2.) Nate Moszyk, John Glenn 3.) Tyler Evans, Ionia 4.) Nick Hall, Belding 5.) Mark Gibson, Freeland
TOP UNDERCLASSMEN (1-5) 1.) Jordan Kauffman, Rockford 2.) Brandon Richard, Kearsley 3.) Nick Carl, Mason 4.) Alex Oulette, John Glenn 5.) Collin Fox, Charlotte
LOCAL ANGLE: Mason beat John Glenn in the Division 2 finals last season and could be poised for a rematch. East Lansing coach John Walter has a strong team back, led by four-year bowler Spencer Brewster and two-year kegler Joe Groom. Ovid-Elsie boys are returning league champs. Lansing Everett has a strong bowler in Quentin Barker.
PREDICTIONS: Champs will be Dakota in Division 1, John Glenn in Division 2, Corunna in Division 3, and Jonesville in Division 4.
Girls’ bowling
TOP TEAMS STATEWIDE (1-5) 1.) Davison 2.) Anchor Bay 3.) Charlotte 4.) Flat Rock 5.) Ovid-Elsie
TOP LOCAL TEAMS (1-5) 1.) Charlotte 2.) Ovid-Elsie 3.) Alma 4.) Ithaca 5.) St. Patrick Catholic
TOP PLAYERS TO WATCH (1-5) 1.) Sydney Ohl, Saline 2.) Kyleigh McCarthy, Unionville-Sebewaing 3.) Lauren Krywy, Adlai E. Stevenson 4.) Caitlyn Webb, Plymouth 5.) Sara Abraham, Walled Lake Central
TOP LOCAL PLAYERS (1-4) 1.) Makaylin Palatka, Ovid-Elsie 2.) Tori Huss, Ovid-Elsie 3.) Emily Westendorf, Heritage 4.) Emma Britten, Perry
TOP UNDERCLASSMEN (1-5) 1.) Hannah Chase, Alma 2.) Ciarra Landry, Charlotte 3.) Taylor Sonnenburg, Heritage 4.) Candice Woodcock, St. Louis 5.) Brianna Cordes, Perry
LOCAL ANGLE: Matt Fabus could have a strong team at Ovid-Elsie, which was a semifinalist last season. “We should be right up there for the top of the conference,” he said. Scott Hare of Heritage said, “We have a solid group of performers. I have great confidence.” East Lansing returns a girls’ team after a two-year absence. Lansing Everett is led by Khadijah Radcliff.
PREDICTIONS: Champs will be Davison in Division 1, Kearsley in Division 2, Ovid-Elsie in Division 3, and Sandusky in Division 4.