Horseheads sophomore Cayden Bowman earned the boys individual state title during individual competition at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association bowling championships at AMF Syracuse Lanes.
Bowman posted a a six-game score of 1438 on Saturday, March 14. His scores were 234, 248, 255, 224, 243, and 234 for a 239.67 average.
North Babylon’s Nick Vuono was runner-up with a score of 1366.
Landon Butenko of Chenango Forks was runner-up in Division 2 with a score of 1,366. Weedsport’s Ethan Reitema was champion with a 1,381 pinfall total.
Waverly’s Derek Bowman had a 289 game among his six-game score of 1302 to finish fifth in Division 2, one spot ahead of Owego Free Academy’s Connor Kotski (1299).
In Division 2 team competition Friday, the Windsor girls placed second and the Sidney/Unatego boys placed fifth.
In Sunday’s Division 1 team competition, the Corning boys and Elmira girls each placed seventh.
Section 4 boys results
TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
Division 2
Team scores: Marlboro 6154, Seaford 6144, Homer 5911, Maryvale 5804, Sidney/Unatego 5764, Newark 5592, Albany CBA 5519, Peru 5466, Pearl River 5157, Franklin Academy 4888.
Sidney/Unatego top individuals: AJ Miller 1215 (518-597), Aaron Sowersby 1207 (616-591), Landon Wilcox 1144 (668), Hunter Allen 1025 (515).
Division 1
Team scores: Commack 6513, East Syracuse Minoa 6415, Lancaster 6214, Arlington 6058, Syosset 5973, Shenendehowa 5946, Corning 5761, Kingston 5542, Newburgh 5383, Gates Chili 5217.
Corning individuals: Bentley Goodier 1241 (245 high game); Chase Kizis 1137 (235), Owen Watson 1116 (230); Keegon Palmer-Mundt 1096 (214); Jackson Dunning 1081 (213); Max Aponte 1048 (213).
INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Division 1: 1-Cayden Bowman (Horseheads) 1438 (255 high game); 11-Alex Gublo (Elmira) 1300 (276), 17-Dominick Bernthon (Binghamton) 1284 (254), 22-Logan Card (Elmira) 1256 (242); 32-Frankie D’Angelo (Elmira) 1204 (214); 51-Ryan Staub (Maine-Endwell) 1056 (236).
Division 2: 2-Landon Butenko (Chenango Forks) 1366 (two 258 high games); 5-Derek Johnson (Waverly) 1302 (289); 6-Connor Kotski (Owego Free Academy) 1299 (256); 19-Evan O’Hara (OFA) 1167 (223); 26-Ryan Larsen (Bainbridge-Guilford) 1141(224); 30-Jeremiah Bensing (Johnson City) 1123 (223).
Section 4 girls results
TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
Division 2
Team scores: Depew 5220, Windsor 5205, Newark/Marion 5093, West Canada Valley 4556, Saranac 4427, Middleburgh 4291, Chateaugay 4236, Port Jervis 4110, Nanuet 3980, Island Trees 3982.
Windsor individuals: Aubriana Tyler 1236 (634-602), Melaina Harrington 1176 (644-532), Aria Medovich 1095 (571-524), Liana Osterhout 966 (507), Kylie Darling 732.
Division 1
Team scores: East Islip 5637, Mohonasen 5501, Fulton 5477, Rush-Henrietta 5394, North Rockland 5348, Frontier 5038, Elmira 4960, Kingston 4884, Macarthur 4679, Clarkstown 4115.
Elmira top individuals: Madi Smith 1237 (257 high game); Abbi Hink 1018 (218); Madyson Wasicki 1015 (190); Evaya Gardner 838 (160).
INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Division 1: 5-Kylie Downing (Corning) 1213 (225 high game); 17-Alexis Coney (Union-Endicott) 1126 (236); 37-Alana Kelly (Maine-Endwell) 992 (204): 40-Haley Peters (Binghamton) 983 (189): 42-Joyanna Krause (M-E) 955 (188); 51 Mackenzie Coney (U-E) 870 (177).
Division 2: 11-Calli Marsh (Candor) 1122 (227 high game); 13-Abby Herceg (Chenango Valley) 1094 (204); 19-Rachel Hartman (Newark Valley) 1043 (215); Stacy Tuttle (Sidney/Unatego) 975 (184); 28-Madelyn Pitts (Groton) 959 (187); 44-Kelsey Helmich (Tioga) 882 (158).
This article originally appeared on Elmira Star-Gazette: Horseheads bowler wins state title at NYSPHSAA championships
Reporting by Andrew Legare, Elmira Star-Gazette / Elmira Star-Gazette
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