It was mixed results for the varsity bowling teams after they participated in the Oakland Activities Association tournament on Sunday, Feb. 13.
After going 6-4 on the season, the girls cranked it up and found themselves in third place behind Clarkston and Lake Orion after the qualifying round.
Junior Heather Lafnear propelled the girls in the two team games in qualifying, shooting a 199 and 225 while senior Aylssa Hurtado rolled a 186. The team also averaged 175 over the six baker games in qualifying, up from their season average of 150.
The Lady Wildcats opened up against Royal Oak in the elimination rounds and won 162-144 and 189-173 in the two games.
In the next round, Oxford squared off against rival Lake Orion. They lost game one 234-199, but responded by winning game two 211-178, setting up a decisive game three. Lake Orion kept it close throughout the match, but Oxford pulled away late, winning 172-135 and setting themselves up for a tournament championship match against Clarkston.
Unfortunately, the girls ran out of steam, losing 206-155 and 188-120.
‘It was a great effort by our lady bowlers and really a peek into next year,? head coach JR Lafnear said. ‘We feel like this team is only going to get better and better. I couldn’t have been prouder of these ladies today.?
Heather Lafnear and junior Colleen Walters earned high honors for their bowling during the tournament. Lafnear was named to the first team all conference, while Walters was named to the second team.
Meanwhile, the boys couldn’t get anything going all day and finished with a last place score of 2653.
According to coach Lafnear, the highlights of the boys day was a 216 baker game and a 195 from freshman Brandon Hurlburt.
‘It’s tough watching the guys work so hard and not succeeding,? coach Lafnear said. ‘They are setting themselves up for the future, but it’s not real fun right now. We are trying to keep positive and we’ll keep working hard; there is no quit with these guys.?
The boys finished the season with a 3-7 record. In last week’s action, the boys lost 22-8 to Hazel Park, 21-9 to North Farmington and 29-1 to Farmington Harrison.
Meanwhile the girls went 2-1 last week, defeating Hazel Park 28-2 and North Farmington 23-7. They lost a close 16-14 match to Farmington Harrison.
Up next for the bowlers is regionals on Saturday, Feb. 26.

Oxford bowling has been busy to start the season.
The boys and girls had their first losses of the year in head-to-head competition to Clarkston. The boys lost 21-9 and the girls, 23-7.
Senior captain Shawn Donaldson’s threw games of 235 and 214, Sophomore Drew Pappas rolled games of 206 and 204 and senior Kevon Dixon had a 201.
The girls won the first game 159 to 156 but lost game two, 160 to 134. Winning points in match play were freshman Hannah Farmer, senior captain Brooke Harris and sophomore Alyssa Hurlburt.
In junior varsity competition, freshman Luke Delong had a 254 game. Junior Jason Petty rolled a solid 224 and freshmen Jason Clark tossed a 234 game.
Oxford’s varsity went tournament bowling on Saturday at Drakeshire Lanes in Farmington.
Both the girls and the boys took third place.
The girls were lead by Caitlyn Wroblewski’s 610 series and 241 game. Also chipping in with fine performances was Farmer with games of 210 and 200. Hurlburt had games of 196 and 200 and Harris threw 194 and 192.
Wroblewski was named to the all tournament team for her 241 game.
The boys were lead by Sean McKinney, who had games of 225,264,and 205 for a 694 series. He was named to the all tournament team for his efforts.
Kyle Woody excited the crowd when he had the first 9 strikes in row en route to a solid 277 game. Woody also added games of 201 and 179 for a series of 657.
Also bowling well in the event was Shawn Donaldson with games of 199 and 231 and a 590 series and Brandon Hurlburt had a 571 series.
‘While the loss to Clarkston was not much fun, the tournament was very exciting, said Coach JR Lafnear.
‘The kids really rallied and they bowled well all day Saturday. The boys were a little shorted handed with a couple bowlers inactive and the team battled to finish in the third spot,? he said. ‘The girls were a treat to watch. They were having fun and bowling well. They did a wonderful job all day and everyone on the team stepped up to bring home the third place trophy.?