The Apollo girls’ bowling team nearly swept the singles competition in the Region 1 Tournament Friday, with three bowlers finishing in the top four. One boy from Daviess County finished fourth to send a total of four local bowlers to the State Bowling Championship in singles play.
The Region 1 Tournament, held at Cardinal Lanes in Paducah, began Friday with singles competition. The top four individuals for both girls and boys advance to the state tournament next month.
For the girls, Emma Workman of Apollo took first place, while teammates Theresa Rickertsen and Molly Statts finished second and fourth, respectively. Laura Head earned ninth place.
CeCe Urbina from Owensboro also finished top eight in girls’ competition.
Briar Harper will represent Daviess County after taking fourth place in the boys’ singles. Though they did not advance, CJ Snyder and Jon Royal finished in the top eight.
Team play starts at 9 a.m. today with boys, followed by unified (co-ed) and ending with girls, which should begin around 2 p.m.
In team action, eight athletes bowl a full game each. The low score is dropped and the pins are totaled to determine seeding for single-elimination bracket play. The top two boys and girls teams advance to state, held Feb. 7-8 in Louisville.
Other teams competing in the Region 1 Tournament are Owensboro, Owensboro Catholic, Warren East, Graves County, Greenwood, South Warren, Henderson County, Warren Central, McCracken County, Barren County and Ohio County.
