(Chelsea update would like to thank Heather Turnbow for the information in this story.)
On Thursday, Feb. 16, 12 bowlers (6 boys and 6 girls) from Chelsea High School Bowling Team attended the 2023 Southeastern Conference Individual Bowling Championships.
Participating teams included: Adrian, Ann Arbor Pioneer, Ann Arbor Skyline, Bedford, Chelsea, Jackson, Lincoln, Monroe, Tecumseh and Saline. Fifty-five boys and 55 girls competed from the various schools.
Representing Chelsea Girls:
Sophia Saffian
Quinn Johnson
Jenna Velky
Avery Piatt
Phoebe Ledbetter
Lily Paddock
Chelsea Boys:
Kyle Otrompke
JJ Turnbow
Nathan Doyle
Edwin GreenLeaf
Josh Doyle
Dylan Payeur
Each bowler bowled four games to qualify for the top 8 boys and top 8 girls.
Standings before advancing were:
Girls:
Ledbetter 8th
Velky 19th
Paddock 22nd
Johnson 29th
Piatt 44th
Saffian 46th
Boys:
Doyle, J 3rd
Turnbow, 5th
Payeur 23rd
Doyle, N 25th
GreenLeaf 29th
Otrompke 33rd
With the top 8 moving on Josh Doyle and JJ Turnbow represented the boys and Phoebe Ledbetter represented the girls.
Ledbetter averaged 176 for the day after 6 games but was knocked out in the first round facing Maddie Morget and lost by a margin of only 20 pins with a final place of 6th
Turnbow faced Owen Williams (Tecumseh) and Doyle faced Palmer Ziemer (Tecumseh) in the first round and both won their match to advance
Turnbow faced Xander Finkbeiner (Adrian) and Doyle faced Evan Eagle (Monroe) in the second round and both won their match to lead to the final showdown where they faced each other.
In the final, JJ Turnbow took 1st and Josh Doyle took 2nd both very happy to face each other and represent Chelsea as the top 2.
Turnbow averaged 235 for the day and Josh Doyle averaged 219 (both over 10 games.)
