WAVERLY FINISHES SECOND AT IAC'S MID-SEASON TOURNAMENT

By: Tim Birney | Waverly Athletics | January 18, 2020

WAVERLY — Sophomore Dylan Slater led a trio of Tioga bowlers with 600 series as the Tigers won the IAC Mid-Season Tournament, with Waverly finishing second here Saturday afternoon at the Valley Bowling Center.

The Tigers, who lead the IAC Small School Division, rolled a three-game set of 2,948, well ahead of the runner-up Wolverines, who tallied 2,802 pins. Groton was third with 2,721 pins, while US / PB was fourth with 2,676, and Lansing was fifth at 2,645.

Waverly rolled the high game on the day with a 1,027, while Tioga was second at 996.

Slater rolled a 623 series on game of 212, 187, and 224, while freshman Gage Cain shot a 613 on games of 205, 209, and 199, and senior Kolton Pond had a 606 series on games of 170, 204, and 232.

Sophomore Rocco Fariello shot  588 for Tigers on games of 187, 228, and 173, and Jarrett Myers added a 518 series, which included a 210 in the first game.

Senior Derrick Canfield led the Wolverines with a 616 series on games of 180, 214, and 222, and freshman Zach Vanderpool shot a 601 on games of 202, 226, and 173.

Freshman Ashton Pritchard shot a 583 for Waverly, including games of 203 and 205, while sophomore Cody Blackwell added a 530 series, which included a 222 in the second game, and junior Matt Mauersberg tacked on a 472 series.

Lansing’s Ethan Calupca earned high-series honors with a 675, and high-game honors with a 259. Slater’s 623 series earned a silver medal, while Pond’s 232 high game was fifth-highest.