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Entering the NWOAL Bowling Tournament held Saturday at the Swanton Sports Center, Wauseon held first place with (10) points, one more than Liberty Center (9) and two more than Bryan (8) in the race for the Boys’ title.  At the end of the day, the Golden Bears won the tournament with a pin count of 3527, edging out the Tigers by 13 pins at 3514 and the Indians by 15 pins at 3512.  When the awarded tournament points were combined with the regular season points, the three top teams totaled 15 points, resulting in a three-way tie for the 2026 Championship.  Rounding out the rest of the field was the Evergreen Vikings (3477), Patrick Henry Patriots (3283), Swanton Bulldogs (2570) and Delta Panthers (2373).

Bryan’s Noah Mills won the individual Tournament Championship with a three-game series of 682.  Wesley Wilhelm of Liberty Center finished second with a 659, Thomas Baker of Evergreen was third at 588, Evan Stevens of Wauseon came in fourth at 564 and Stone Roth of Liberty Center completed the top five at 550.

First Team All NWOAL Honors, determined by a bowler’s regular season, went to Wesly Wilhelm (221.04) of Liberty Center, Jacob Yocom (203.04) of Wauseon, Quinton Colburn (201.61) of Patrick Henry, Kolton Barnhisel (201.05) of Patrick Henry, and Stone Roth (195.71) of Liberty Center.

Second Team:  Noah Mills (195.00) of Bryan, Evan Stevens (192.07) of Wauseon, Michah Smith (188.26) of Bryan, Noha Geren (187.35) of Bryan, Maddox Oyer (183.67) of Liberty Center.

Honorable Mention:  Thomas Baker (183.65) of Evergreen, Owen Gebers (179.50) of Liberty Center, Marcello Miracola (178.52) of Delta, Xaviar Robinette (176.65) of Evergreen, Derek Munding (176.32) of Patrick Henry.

Boys Coach of the Year: Kody Moden – Wauseon

There was no such drama on the girls’ side with Bryan winning the regular season and the Tournament Championship with (12 + 7 = 19 points) over Wauseon (9 + 6 = 15) and Liberty Center (8 + 5 = 13).  The final Tournament pin count was the Bryan Lady Golden Bears (3414), Wauseon Lady Indians (3227), Liberty Center Lady Tigers (3074), Patrick Henry Lady Patriots (2879), Evergreen Lady Vikings (2678), Delta Lady Panthers (2653) and Swanton Lady Bulldogs (2485).

Bryan’s Zoey Gillett fired a three-game series 699 to win the individual Tournament Championship and out shoot all bowlers, boys or girls, on the day.  Kymberlee Yocom of Wauseon finished second with a 598, Ruth Shelt of Wauseon was third with a 576, Annaliese Keene of Liberty Center came in fourth at 562 and Emma Leonard of Swanton rounded out the top five with a 538.

First Team All NWOAL Honors, determined by a bowler’s regular season went to Zoey Gillett (203.46) of Bryan, Kimberlee Yocom (200.96) of Wauseon, Cheyenne Miller (189.57), Ruth Shelt (186.07) of Wauseon, Meadow Goebel (181.78) of Bryan.

Second Team:  Polly Sleesman (173.96) of Bryan, Emma Leonard (173.74) of Swanton, Paige White (169.50) of Liberty Center, Mya Federspiel (165.19) of Bryan, Leah Geahlen (164.58) of Patrick Henry.

Honorable Mention:  Claire Piercefield (159.16) of Patrick Henry, Annaliese Keene (159.14) of Liberty Center, Lana Breece (154.62) of Patrick Henry, Josie Spires (153.85) of Wauseon, Natalie Cavanaugh (151.58) of Patrick Henry.

Girls Coach of the Year: Ron Leonard – Swanton

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Photo: Wauseon Boys tied Bryan and Liberty Center for the title