1) Congratulations to the Unadilla Valley/Norwich boys’ bowling team for winning this year’s MAC Championship. They’ve won four out of the last six titles. (Submitted Photo) 2) Congratulations to the Unadilla Valley/Norwich Storm girls’ bowling team for winning their fourth MAC Championship in a row. (Submitted Photo)

BINGHAMTON – After dominant bowling all season, all local MAC league teams squared off for the final time in the 2023-2024 season in the tournament championship. The MAC tournament was held at Ripics Carousel Lanes in Binghamton.

Unadilla Valley/Norwich boys and girls won the MAC league again this year. It was the fourth consecutive year for the Storm girls and the boys have won four titles out of the last six years.

Girls:

UV/NOR:

The UV/Norwich girls took first place, following the conclusion of the tournament with a overall total score of 2793. Greene/Oxford came in second place (2489) while Afton/Harpursville took sixth (1921) and Bainbridge-Guilford in seventh place (1603).

UV/Norwich’s Phalen Hill earned the award for the highest game with a 235, which she rolled in the second game of the tournament. Hill currently has a 189 average behind teammate Brynn Grant’s impressive 195 average. Hill finished with a team-high 618 series, which ranked second for highest series in the tournament, with Grant behind her with a 608.

The Storm also won this year’s girls’ MAC Sportsmanship award.

G/O:

The Greene/Oxford girls were led by Lily Baxter and Brianna Fowlston. Baxter rolled a team-high 543 series with a 204 in her second game as Fowlston finished with a 520 series, where she excelled with a 226 in the final game. Fowlston’s 226 ranked second behind UV/Norwich’s Hill (235). Fowlston currently leads the team with a 187 average.

A/H:

The Afton/Harpursville girls added UV/Norwich’s Shannon Gilbert, who led the team with a 487 series with a 187 in her second game. Gracie Bomboy achieved an 431 series with a 179 in her second game. Teammate Morgan Crosby earned the award for most pins over game with 56 and finished second in most pins over series with a score of 103. Crosby had an overall 379 series.

B-G:

The four dedicated ladies from Bainbridge-Guilford had a solid finish in the tournament. Railey O’dell paved the way for the Bobcats with a 466 series, where she bowled a 118, 180, and 168. Tabitha Doyle followed with a 434 series, including a 164 in her second game. Kassidy Middleton rolled a 385 series as Sophie Gold rounded out the scoring with a 318 series.

Boys:

UV/NOR:

The Storm boys topped all MAC teams as they bowled an impressive score of a 2971 in the MAC tournament. Greene/Oxford finished fourth (2614) as B-G took fifth (2546), and Afton/Harpursville came in sixth place with 2465 points.

Jacob Prentice was dominant and led all MAC bowlers as he rolled a 671 series with a 208, a 226, and a 237. Prentice, Dawson Robinson (646), and Tyler Bates (612) took the top three spots on the MAC leaderboard for high series. Robinson matched Prentice’s efforts with bowling all 200 plus games, including his highest of a 221 in the final game.

G/O:

Nick Flynn led the Greene/Oxford boys with a 594 series, where he was awarded the league’s high game with a 248 in his final game. Flynn leads the team with a 188 average. Aidan Roth finished behind him with a 587 series, including a 223 in the second game. Aiden Carter finished third on the team with a 503 series as Logan Yaddow rolled a 475 series and Logan Roth capped off the scoring with a 455 series.

A/H:

Aidan Smith led the Crimson Knight boys’ with a 567 series, where he finished strong with a 567 in his final game. Teammates Braedyn Barton and Easton Bagg were successful in having the most pins over game and over series. Barton took the most pins over game with 83 as Bagg finished second with 72. Bagg and Barton swapped spots for the most pins over series as Bagg earned first with 123 as Barton had 114. Barton finished with a 540 series and was off to a hot start with a 225 in his first game as Bagg bowled a 492 series.

B-G:

The Bainbridge-Guilford boys’ bowling team had an overall good season, finishing behind both powerhouses in UV/Norwich and Sidney. B-G continued to improve this season and even earned themselves this year’s boys’ MAC Sportsmanship award. Senior Collin Dicks led the team with a 543 series, where he had a team-high 232 in his final game. Fellow senior Joey Doyle followed with a 536 series with a 192 in the final game.

Good luck to all bowlers in sectionals. The boys’ sectionals start this evening at 3 p.m. while the girls compete on Saturday, starting at 9 a.m. Sectionals will take place at Midway Lanes in Vestal.