Southern Tier Sports ReportCORNING — The Elmira bowling team knew they faced a tough test against the Corning Hawks.
The Express were up to the task, with each of their bowlers shooting a 600-plus series as they beat Corning 4-1.
Corning was unbeaten on the year going in, and were 39-1 overall in terms of possible points this year.
“I am so proud of them,” Elmira coach Tim Crout said of his team. “Corning has an excellent team, I believe they were 39-1 going into this match. After losing the first game by 57 pints, we could have folded, but they remained focused and shot a 1,100 the second game, giving us momentum going into the third game, which was very crucial. They kept their focus and came through by shooting a 1,073 the third game.
“This is a huge win as Corning had beaten us 5-0 at Dixie. It will be a huge step moving forward to sectional play. Also hats off to Meghan Sturdevant from Corning, she shot a 279 the last game for Corning and honestly she deserved a 300, her 10 ball was perfect and left a solid 7 pin. Congrats to her, she also shot a 698 in which was high series for boys and girls.”
Nick Ravert led Corning with a 233-216-243-692, while Skylar Shaddock shot 215-215-225-655.
Alex Smith shot 214-203-209-626 and Joey Chilson Purvis shot 184-218-214-616 and Ty Bolt shot 181-248-182-611.
Aiden Kosinski led Corning with a 203-247-199-649 and Joseph Enderle shot 262-193-154-609.
Cameron Kennedy shot 200-205-189-599, while Matt Hoffman shot 230-179-177-586, while Zach Sturdevant shot 189-184-194-567.
In JV action Elmira had a full team, while Corning had three bowlers. Kory Hassen shot a 489 for Elmira with a high game of 183 and Nick Francisco shot a 478 with a high game of 199. Peyton Nelson shot 454 for Corning with a 162 high game.
The Elmira girls also beat Corning 4-1. Elmira shot games of 827, 901 and 826 for a 2,554. Corning shot 737, 799 and 854 for a 2,390.
Madison Smith led Elmira with a 221-197-165-583 and Ryan Oakes shot 145-205-162-512. Hayle Avery shot 156-186-156-498, while Bella Wood shot 146-181-166-493.
Abby Cunningham shot 159-132-291 for two games and Abby Hawk shot 177 for one game for Elmira.
Sturdevant shot a 698 for Corning with games of 215-204-279. Ella Perry shot 143-216-226-585 and Hanna Millhollen shot 160-145-138-443.
Jadyn O’Dell shot 131-143-105-379 while Zoe Harmer shot 88-91-106-258.
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IN TOP PHOTO: Elmira’s Nick Ravert. . . PHOTOS BY BRIAN FEES
