PRITCHARD, VANDERPOOL LEAD WAVERLY IN 3-1 WIN OVER SVEC IN BATTLE OF DIVISION LEADERS
By: Tim Birney | Waverly Athletics | January 31, 2023 | Photo courtesy Emily Birney
The Wolverines opened with a 1,021-943 win, but the Eagles responded with a 968-932 win in the second game. Waverly closed out the match with a 949-928 win for a 2,902 to 2,839 total-pinfall victory.
Pritchard rolled a 654 series on games of 224, 205, and 225, while Vanderpool shot a 645 on games of 228, 216, and 201.
Freshman Tristan Campbell had a 569 series, including a 222 in the third game, while freshman Derek Johnson had a 526 series, senior Michael Cole added a 473, including a 207 in the first game, and junior Carter Hayes tacked on a 437.
In reserve for Waverly, junior Trenton Sindoni shot a 557, and senior Landyn Gunderson had a 478.
Matt Fitch led SVEC with a 613 series, and Kody Floyd added a 596.
Waverly improves to 55-5 on the season, and leads Newark Valley (49-11) by 6 games in the Large School standings.
SVEC is now 56-8, and leads Tioga by 12 games in the Small School title chase.
Waverly returns to action Wednesday against Tioga at the Valley Bowling Center.
About the Author
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 five sites in "The Sports Reports" family that cover 24 school districts in five counties: Valley Sports Report (launched Aug. 10, 2009), Tioga County (NY) Sports Report (Aug. 13, 2018), and Northern Tier Sports Report (Aug. 31, 2020); Northern Tier West Sports Report (March 15, 2021) Southern Tier Sports Report (Aug. 16, 2021).
