ROCKFORD — The Rochelle Hub varsity bowling team picked up its first victory of the season Monday evening, when the purple and white faced Rockford Lutheran in nonconference action.

Junior Declan McGee fired a team-leading 637 series, while senior Logan Frye followed with a 599 series for the Hubs, who took all three games to beat the Crusaders 3,189-2,410 and open the season with a win. Junior Caleb Mortensen recorded a 534 series and sophomore Bryson Stewart added a 524 series for the Hubs, who will face Sterling on the road Thursday evening.

Rochelle (1-0, 0-0 Interstate 8) opened the match with a 1,068-794 win over the Crusaders in the first game, where sophomore Luke Norris led the Hubs with a 201 and Mortensen landed two pins behind with a 199. The Hubs extended their lead with a 1,007-849 win in the second game, where McGee rolled a series-best 232 and Frye scored a 210 to lead the Rochelle side.

The Hubs clinched their sweep of the Crusaders with an 1,114-767 win in the third and final game of the series. Stewart fired a series-best 229 to lead Rochelle in the finale, while McGee added a 212 and Frye bowled a 197. Mortensen aided the Hubs with a 189 in the third game.