HOUSEKNECHT SETS NEW SEASON-HIGH IN IAC; WAVERLY SWEEPS NEWARK VALLEY

WAVERLY — Sophomore Victoria Houseknecht rolled the top series in the IAC this season, eclipsing the mark set last week by her sister, to lead Waverly to a sweep of short-handed Newark Valley in a virtual IAC South Division girls bowling match.

The Lady Wolverines, bowling Wednesday at the Valley Bowling Center, rolled a team series of 2,581, while the Lady Cardinals bowled Friday at the Cardinal Lanes in Newark Valley with just one bowler.

Victoria Houseknecht rolled games of 223, 237, and 233 for an IAC_best 693 series, eclipsing the 674 freshman Rachel Houseknecht fired last week.

Senior Haley Kittle rolled a 529 for Waverly in the win over NV, while Rachel Houseknecht had a 515, sophomore Shantilly Decker had a 466, 8th-grader Serenity Clark added a 376, and junior Sage Garrison tacked on a 340.

Lily Austin rolled a 453 series for Newark Valley.

Waverly improves to 24-0 on the season.

About the Author

Tim Birney Tim Birney is the founder / owner of River Road Media Group. He was born and raised in the Valley, graduating from Waverly High School in 1984. Birney earned an Associate's Degree in Journalism from SUNY Morrisville in 1986 and a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism / Public Relations from Utica College of Syracuse University in 1988. He began his newspaper career at The Daily Review in Towanda in 1989, before moving on to The Evening Times in 1995. He spent more than 10 years at the Times, the last four as Managing Editor. River Road Media Group includes Valley Sports Report (launched Aug. 10, 2009), Tioga County (NY) Sports Report (Aug. 13, 2018), and Northern Tier Sports Report (Aug. 31, 2020). Southern Tier Sports Report is set to launch in 2021.

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