2008-09 Massillon bowling preview

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Bill Reese coaches both the boys and girls Tiger teams. They're part of the Stark County High School Bowling Conference. Massillon is in the National Division, which also includes Jackson, Hoover, Perry, GlenOak McKinley and Lake. There is also an American Division, which includes Minerva, Timken, Central Catholic, St. Thomas and Sandy Valley.

Senior David McLaughlin was on his game last season, averaging a 213 and First Team All-County. Other top returnees include Brandon Ricker (Sr.), Nate Bruce (Jr.) and Kenny Burkholder (Soph.). They finished fifth in the conference last season (8-9) and had a 2671 match pin average.

Girls:
They had a 12-5 record, finished third in the conference and had a 2254 match pin average last season. Junior Casey Reese averaged a 209 in the conference, including a 264 game. She qualified for the state tournament and was First Team All-County. She's also an excellent student, with a GPA over 4.0.

Notes:
Since the conference was formed in 2001, the boys team has won or shared the national division title three times.


Schedule:
(Hall of Fame Lanes are the designated home lanes for the Tigers. They are also used by Central Catholic and Perry. All boys and girls matches begin at 4 P.M., unless otherwise designated.)

12/1 Perry-H
12/8 Timken-A (Eastbury Bowling Lanes)
12/11 Heritage Christian-H
12/16-Lake-A (Park Centre Lanes)
1/5 GlenOak-H
1/7 Hoover-A (Park Centre Lanes)
1/12-Sandy Valley-H
1/19-St. Thomas-H
1/20-Minerva-A (Minerva Bowl)
1/27-Carrollton-A (Caroll Lanes)
1/29-Jackson-H
2/3-McKinley-A (Colonial 77 Lanes)
2/5-Central-A
Feb 14-22 Sectional Tournament
Feb. 23 - Mar. 1 District Tournament
3/6-Girls State Tournament, Lancaster
3/7-Boys State Tournament, Lancaster

In the opener yesterday, the Tigers boys narrowly edged Perry (2,758-Perry 2,751). The girls were defeated by Perry.
 
 
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