Oregon bowlers defeat Harvard
The Oregon boys bowling team hosted Harvard Dec.14th at Town & Country Lanes, Mt. Morris. Harvard entered the match as the 20th-ranked team in the state by the state bowling coaches ranking site, but it was the Hawks who came away with a 3,502-3,159 non-conference victory.
Oregon was led by Matthew Stahl with a 664 series (196, 277, 191) and Gavvin Surmo with a 660 series (236, 201, 223). In addition, Brady Davis had 598 series, RJ Keene a 569 series, Codey Dunbar a 525 series, Ethan Smice a 289 series (two games) and Caleb Ehrler a 197 game. The Hawks took a 72-pin lead after the first game, added an additional 75 pins to the lead after the second game and then had their high game of the day (1,226) taking the match by 343 pins. The win raised their season record to 9-2.
The JV boys continued their dominant undefeated season (9-0) with a 3,279-2,088 victory. The JV score was more than 100 pin ahead of Harvard’s varsity score. The JV was led by Caleb Brooks with a 603 series (181, 184, 238).
Oregon boys bowling wins over Christian Life
The Oregon Boys bowling team traveled to Park Lanes, Loves Park to bowl Christian Life in an NIBC Conference match. The Hawks can away with a 3,473-2, 364 victory. Oregon was led by Matthew Stahl with a 647 series (236,200, 211) followed by RJ Keene’s 606 series, Gavvin Surmo’s 596 series, Brady Davis’ 578 series, Caleb Ehrler’s 533 series and Codey Dunbar’s 513 series. The win raised the season record to 10-2.
The JV continued its domination with a 3,128 score over a short-manned Christian Life team. The JV was led by Aiden Currier with a 560 series and had five bowlers with a 500 or higher series. The win kept their undefeated season streak to 10 straight wins. The JV2 was led by Landon Bailey with a 508 series.
Oregon boys bowling competes in Freeport
The Oregon boys bowling team went to Freeport to bowl in the Freeport Sport Shot tournament on Dec. 16. The Hawks varsity finished in 10th place out of 20 teams in this more-challenging lane pattern condition. Oregon was led by Gavvin Surmo with a 1,048 six-game series, followed by RJ Keene’s 997 series, Brady Davis’ 990 series, Matthew Stahl’s 977 series, Codey Dunbar’s 556 series (four games) and Caleb Ehrler 310 series (two games).
The JV team finished in fifth place out of 17 teams, earning medals. Seven different bowlers contributed to the team effort with Aiden Currier leading the pack with an 891 series and the only person to bowl all six games. Zakk West had a 720 series (five-games), Caleb Brooks had a 703 series (five games), Ethan Smice’s 538 series (four games), Isaac Kramer’s 524 series (four games), Immanuel Arellano’s 454 series (three games) and Landon Bailey’s 431 (three games).
Oregon bowlers win in Peru
The Oregon boys bowling team traveled to IV Super Bowl, Peru on Dec. 18 and came away with a 3,308-2,912 non-conference victory.
The Hawks were led by RJ Keene with a 637 series (212, 193, 232) followed by Matthew Stahl’s 570 series, Brady Davis’ 541 series, Gavvin Surmo & Caleb Ehrler’s 531 series and Codey Dunbar’s 498 series. The win raised their season record to 11-2.
The JV won by forfeit and once again bowled well led by Caleb Brooks with a 585 series (221, 224, 140). The JV is 11-0 on the season. Also bowling for the girls was Ahren Howey with a 310 series.
Oregon boys bowling hosts Rockford Christian
The Oregon boys bowling team hosted Rockford Christian in an NIBC Conference match at Town & Country Lanes in Mt. Morris on Dec. 19. Oregon came away with a season-high 3,629-3,209 match victory, raising its season record to 12-2.
In a night of very high scores, Oregon’s Gavvin Surmo led the field with a 759 series (248, 289, 222) – the eighth-highest series in school history – coming 10 days after setting the school record of 804 in the LaSalle-Peru tournament. The highlight of the night was during the second game when both Surmo and Brady Davis each rolled the first 10 strikes in a row, Davis finishing with a 288 game and Surmo a 289 game – the fifth and fourth-highest individual game scores in school history.
Davis was second high in series with a 658 followed by Matthew Stahl’s 631 series, RJ Keene’s 554 series, Codey Dunbar’s 529 series and Caleb Ehrler’s 498 series. High scores not reserved for just the varsity. The JV was led by Immanuel Arellano with a 626 series (223, 234, 169), followed by Caleb Brooks’ 564 series, Zakk West’s 558 series, Isaac Kramer’s 550 series (243 game), Aiden Currier’s 510 series and Landon Bailey’s 426 series.
The JV team once again scored higher than the visiting team’s varsity (3,209) with a 3,234 team series and raised their record to 12-0.
