Will Cook County News

By Claude Martinez.

Fairview Heights – The IHSA State Championship for boys bowling was held January 30–31 at St. Clair Bowl in Fairview Heights, Illinois.

The state’s top talent competed over two days, giving their best performances on the biggest stage. A total of 24 teams and 117 individual bowlers qualified for the state tournament, though not all individuals competed as part of a team.

By the end of Friday’s competition, the field was cut in half: 12 teams advanced, and the individual field was reduced from 117 bowlers to 75.

During the first day, teams bowled a total of 30 games, while each individual bowler competed in up to six games.

Competition concluded on January 31, with final placements determined by total pin count.

Over the two-day event, teams bowled a combined total of 60 games, and individual bowlers competed in up to 12 games.

Listed below are the top five teams in the state, followed by the teams from Will and Cook Counties.

Individual results are listed in the same order, beginning with the top 5 bowlers in the state, followed by participants from Will and Cook Counties.

IHSA Boys Bowling State Championship – Team Results – 60 Games

(Top 5 state teams, then only teams from Will and Cook Counties.)

1 – Rockton (Hononegah) – 12,800 pins, 213.3 avg

2 – Lockport (Twp.) – 12,733 pins, 212.2 avg

• Austin LiCausi (Sr.) – 2710
• Nathan Cantrall (Jr.) – 2585
• Aaron Chrusciel (Sr.) – 2543
• Evan Charest (Jr.) – 2106
• Mason Strassle (So.) – 1577
• Gavin Gayhart (So.) – 618
• Nathan Jilek (Fr.) – 391
• Riley Ambrosini (Sr.) – 203

3 – Mt. Vernon (H.S.) – 12,517 pins, 208.6 avg

4 – Waterloo (H.S.) – 12,511 pins, 208.5 avg

5 – Morton – 12,467 pins, 207.8 avg

• Weston Sadler (So.) – 2775
• Aaden Lamar (Sr.) – 2606
• Chase Hopper (Jr.) – 2391
• Henry Jones (So.) – 2180
• Owen Taylor (Fr.) – 1516
• Cooper Rosenthal (Fr.) – 811
• Maxwell Carter (Jr.) – 188
• Finnegan Happach (Jr.) – 0

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8 – New Lenox (Lincoln-Way West) – 12,353 pins, 205.9 avg

• Patrick Berlin (So.) – 2627
• Matt Staniszewski (Sr.) – 2495
• Nick Dul (Sr.) – 2256
• Ryan Richter (So.) – 2242
• Matthew McLean (Jr.) – 1404
• Liam Letherby (So.) – 1192
• Nolan Drake (Jr.) – 137
• Nathan Kueltzo (So.) – 0

9 – Chicago (Lane) [Coop] – 12,294 pins, 204.9 avg

• Connor Chen (Jr.) – 2703
• Jordan Landa (Jr.) – 2603
• Hudson Finn (Sr.) – 2409
• Dillon Dukat (So.) – 2092
• Lucas Drisdel (So.) – 1983
• Tyrus Drisdel (Jr.) – 299
• David Byrne (Sr.) – 205
• Isai Reyes (Jr.) – 0

10 – Oak Lawn (Community) – 12,236 pins, 203.9 avg

• Charlie Dell (Sr.) – 2632
• Peter Garcia (So.) – 2541
• Justin Canvin (Sr.) – 2455
• David Bush (Sr.) – 2359
• Decimus Pecina (Jr.) – 1602
• Zachary Shane (Jr.) – 304
• Vincent McBrien (Sr.) – 184
• Ethan Aguinaga (So.) – 159

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Teams That Did Not Advance to Saturday – 30 Games

(Will and Cook Counties Teams Only)

18 – Burbank (Reavis) – 5,863 pins, 195.4 avg

• Leandro Barajas (Sr.) – 1264
• Aiden Gutierrez (Jr.) – 1194
• Alex Kreil (Fr.) – 1175
• Martin Jimenez Jr. (Jr.) – 1080
• Nathan Serrano (Jr.) – 961
• Dylan Odell (So.) – 189
• Aaron Paulausky (Sr.) – 0
• Christian Gagni (Jr.) – 0

19 – Chicago (Taft) – 5,845 pins, 194.8 avg

• Tyler Paulus (Jr.) – 1291
• Marcel Kanicki (So.) – 1189
• Lucas Espinosa (Sr.) – 1116
• Minh-son Tinh (Sr.) – 993
• Luke Anti (Sr.) – 950
• Eli Sanez (So.) – 157
• Steven Pena (Jr.) – 149
• Jesus Seymore (Sr.) – 0

20 – Berwyn–Cicero (Morton) – 5,784 pins, 192.8 avg

• Noah Cholico (Sr.) – 1272
• Desmond Zuro (Sr.) – 1215
• Mathew Roman (Sr.) – 1141
• Diego Barajas (Sr.) – 936
• Lucas Herrada (So.) – 673
• Vincent Veals (Sr.) – 547
• Julian Esquivias (Jr.) – 0
• Andrew Heredia (Sr.) – 0

24 – LaGrange (Lyons) – 5,587 pins, 186.2 avg

• Anthony Bonilla (Jr.) – 1261
• Logan Allison (Sr.) – 1175
• James Praser (Sr.) – 1114
• Wyatt Knutson (Jr.) – 734
• Kyle Mycek (Sr.) – 661
• Kai Lan Strong (So.) – 642
• Rashad Flowers (So.) – 0
• Kellan Avants (So.) – 0

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IHSA Boys Bowling State Championship – Saturday Individual Results

(Top 5 individuals, followed by individuals from Will and Cook Counties only.)

1 — Rockton (Hononegah) — Ian Scharre — 2,891

2 — Morton — Weston Sadler — 2,775

3 — Lockport (Twp.) — Austin LiCausi — 2,710

4 — Chicago (Lane) [Coop] — Connor Chen — 2,703

5 — Machesney Park (Harlem) — Benjamin Dahle — 2,681

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11 — Oak Lawn (Community) — Charlie Dell — 2,632

12 — New Lenox (Lincoln-Way West) — Patrick Berlin — 2,627

13 — Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) — Daniel Ziolkowski — 2,613

14 — Morton — Aaden Lamar — 2,606

15 — Chicago (Lane) [Coop] — Jordan Landa — 2,603

18 — Lockport (Twp.) — Nathan Cantrall — 2,585

25 — Orland Park (Sandburg) — Edmand Banks — 2,545

26 — Lockport (Twp.) — Aaron Chrusciel — 2,543

27 — Oak Lawn (Community) — Peter Garcia — 2,541

36 — Lansing (Thornton Fractional South) — Miles Parker — 2,497

38 — New Lenox (Lincoln-Way West) — Matt Staniszewski — 2,495

46 — Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) — Noah Cholico — 2,458

47 — Oak Lawn (Community) — Justin Canvin — 2,455

48 — Evanston (Twp.) — Anthony Swanson — 2,447

49 — LaGrange (Lyons) — Anthony Bonilla — 2,444

57 — Chicago (Taft) — Tyler Paulus — 2,415

58 — Chicago (Lane) [Coop] — Hudson Finn — 2,409

59 — Morton — Chase Hopper — 2,391

60 — Burbank (Reavis) — Leandro Barajas — 2,383

63 — Oak Lawn (Community) — David Bush — 2,359

70 — New Lenox (Lincoln-Way West) — Nick Dul — 2,256

71 — New Lenox (Lincoln-Way West) — Ryan Richter — 2,242

72 — Lockport (Twp.) — Evan Charest — 2,106

73 — Chicago (Lane) [Coop] — Dillon Dukat — 2,092

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