(By Coach Leonard Risinger) OSMOND — The Plainview-Osmond Pirate bowling teams faced off with Newman Grove-St. Edward Panthers on Tuesday, Jan. 13, at Main Street Alley.
Lady Pirates vs. Newman Grove The Lady Pirates started off slow, losing the first regular game 629-568 and losing the points 5.5-2.5. The second game was a little improved,
losing the points 3-5 and the score of 523-576.
After the two regular games, the Lady Pirates were still in the match, losing 5.5-10.5, but if they won the baker’s games, they would force a roll-off for the whole duel. The Lady Panthers did not let that happen, win- ning the first two of three games 12697 and 124-81. The final score was 15.5-5.5 in favor of the Lady Panthers.
High scores for the Lady Pirates in game one was led by Lucea Miller with a 124 and Natalee Gatz with a 123. Winning their point was Nyome Harding and Lucea Miller and splitting her point was Scarlet Torrey. The second game high scores were thrown by Lucea Miller and Scarlet Torrey. Winning their points were Nyome Harding, Lucea Miller, and Scarlet Torrey. The Lady Pirates are now 1-10 on the season.
Pirates vs. Newman Grove The Pirates were ready for the duel against the Panthers, taking 7 out of the 8 points with a final score of 676- 610. The second games were similar to the first with the Pirates taking 6 out of 8 points and having a final score of 605-593.
The Pirates won the match 13-3, but the 5 points for baker needed to still be awarded, and the Pirates won that as well, 133-128. The final score was 18-3 in favor of Pirates.
High scores for the Pirates in game one were Kooper Gubbels with a 171 and Jaren Hergert with a 147. Win ning their point were Jaren Hergert, Conner Slater, Donovan Heiman, and Kooper Gubbels.
Second game high scores were Kooper Gubbel with a 159 and Jaren Hergert with a 127. Winning their point in game two were Jaren Hergert, Noah Johansen, Donovan Heiman, and Aiden Kemnitz. The Pirates are now 3-9 on the season.
Lady Pirates at Invite
The Pirates traveled down to King’s Lanes in Norfolk on Saturday, Jan.
17, to take part in the Howells-Dodge invitational. The Pirates faced off in three games with different opponents each game to see if they could get in the bracket to follow.
The other teams competing in the invite were Howells-Dodge, Hartington-Newcastle, Humphrey-Lindsay, McCool Junction, North Bend Central, Bancroft-Rosalie and Omaha Christian Academy.
The Lady Pirates started off the morning with McCool Junction Lady Mustangs for the first game. Both teams must have not been that awake yet, because the scores were low. The Lady Pirates won the match 518-446 and took 7 out of 8 points.
Each of these matches counted to the overall record so this was the second win of the season for the Lady Pirates. Leading high scores were Natalee Gatz with a 139 and Nyome Harding with a 113. Both of them won their point as well, and Siris Stanton and Scarlet Torrey won their point as well.
The second game was against Bancroft-Rosalie Lady Panthers. The Lady Pirates had seen this team earlier in the year and the Lady Panthers won; they won Saturday’s match as well, 568-493, losing 7 of the 8 points. High scores were thrown by Lucea Miller with a 123 and Nyome Harding helping with a 120. The only point won was by Lucea Miller.
The third game was against Omaha Christian Academy Lady Guardians. The Lady Guardians started off hot and the Lady Pirates would have had to make a comeback from a 40-pin deficit half way through the game to
take the win, and they did, winning the match 504-480 and taking 6 of the
8 points. High scores were thrown by
Natalee Gatz with a 127 and Lucea Miller with a 124. Both of the ladies won their point and Scarlett Torrey won hers as well.
There was a short break in the action for the adding of the total pin count to put teams in the bracket. The two teams eliminated at this point were Hartington-Newcastle and Omaha Christian Academy.
The Pirates finished in fifth place and faced off with fourth place Bancroft-Rosalie Lady Panthers. Instead of full regular games, they start the best of 5 baker's games to move through the bracket and there is no second chance — you lose, you are done.
The Lady Panthers took the first two games 164-108 and 114-96. The Lady Pirates were force to win the last three to move on. They won the third game 100-76, but it was not in the cards, with the Lady Panthers winning the fourth game 147-110.
The Lady Pirates were out of the tournament. Howells-Dodge Lady Jaguars won the tournament over the Humphrey-Lindsay Lady Bulldogs 3-2. The Lady Pirates would finish the day 2-2 and over all 3-12 on the season.
Pirates at Invitational
The Pirates would face off with the same three teams, during the three regular games. The first game against the McCool Junction Mustangs was a rough outing, the Pirates losing 7 out of 8 points and losing the game 715-583. High scores were thrown by Ethan Kemnitz with a 158 and Jaren Hergert with a 124. Winning the only point was Ethan Kemnitz.
The second game against Bancroft- Rosalie Panthers was a slight improvement, winning 2 points, but still losing 650-626. High games were thrown by Kooper Gubbels with a 157 and Jaren Hergert with a 127. Points were won by Jaren Hergert and Ethan Kemnitz.
The third game against Omaha Christian Academy Guardians, the Pirates won the match 635-408 and took all 8 points. High scores were thrown by Jaren Hergert with a 160 and Aiden Kemnitz with a 135. Jaren Hergert, Noah Johansen, Ethan and Aiden Kemnitz, and Kooper Gubbels won their point.
Just like the ladies, the Pirates had a short break in between the regular game and the bracket to double check the total pin count. The Pirates scored just enough to get sixth place and faced off with third place North Bend Central Tigers. The two teams eliminated were Omaha Christian Academy and Howells-Dodge.
The Pirates were no match against the Tigers. The Tigers took the first three games and moved on in the tournament. Scores were 186-114, 208-112, and 161-111. The Humphrey- Lindsay Bulldogs won over the Hartington-Newcastle Wildcats 3-1. The Pirates finished 1-3 on the day and now are 4-12 on the season.
Donovan Heiman gets ready to roll at bowling competition in Osmond
