The Wildcats played host to the newly formed OAA Red Division West Bloomfield Lakers bowling team last Thursday. Both the Oxford Boys and Girls team had title thoughts on their minds.
The girls won 30 to 0 to keep their OAA Red division title dreams alive. Freshmen Maddie von Knorring led the team with 223 and 193. Sophomore Tessa Bonk 179,191 and senior Co-captain Grace Meyer 176,173 weren’t far behind. Senior Co-captain Lily Boothe 165,160 and sophomore Macie Strevel 157,142 also bowled well in the victory.
The girls are now 5 and 0 in the division and will face off versus Lake Orion next Thursday for the OAA Crown. The girls record is 8 and 1 overall.
“It was nice to see a well-rounded effort tonight from the girls. They all had solid performances and are excited about next week. We finally will have a little practice time to prepare and work on a few things,” said ‘Cat Coach Claude “Jr.” Lafner.
The Boys team also won 30 to 0 and wrapped up the OAA Red Division championship for 2021. The Boys team has finished Number 1 in the division since 2014.
Sophomore Jason Paslean was the leader for the Wildcats. Jason had games of 195 and 231 while Senior co-captain Tony Verbeke was right behind him with games of 214 and 207. Sophomore Tommy Mace chipped in with a 238 game as well. The Boys team record is 5 and 0 in the division and 8 and 1 overall.
“I’m very proud of this group of bowlers. They are very young and the competition is getting very tough. Clarkston, Troy, Lake Orion and Avondale are all better and we still came out on top. This group is willing to work and it shows. Now we have a very tough regional to work on starting next week,” Lafner said.