The Rochelle Lady Hub varsity and JV bowling teams saw several players roll high scores during the Sterling MLK Tournament at Blackhawk Lanes on Monday afternoon.
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STERLING — Junior bowler Cassidy Vincent was calm and collected as she caught fire over the second half of the Sterling MLK Tournament at Paone’s Blackhawk Lanes on Monday.
Vincent had no issues converting spares over the early portion of the tournament, shooting a 235 to close out the first half of the competition with a 601 series. But Vincent’s strong third game only set the table for an outstanding second-half series, where the talented junior continued to pick up her spares while also stringing together multiple lengthy strings of strikes.
“I was super confident and my spares were good all day,” Vincent said. “I had no idea about my series going into the final game and I had no clue I was going to shoot a 700 series… When we moved to a new pair for the third game, I felt like things figured themselves out early on and I was getting much better breaks. I was getting strings of strikes and my spares were fine over the first few games, but I wasn’t striking. I thought that difference showed in the third game.”
The result was a career-best and season-best 705 series for Vincent, who rolled consecutive scores of 214, 255 and 236 to win the individual competition and lead the Rochelle Lady Hub varsity bowling team to fourth out of six schools. Not only was Vincent’s 1,306 six-game total the highest in the field, but her 705 series was the highest three-game total and her series-best 255 was the second-highest single-game score, trailing only Galesburg’s Maddie Fowler (268).
“There was a different energy going into the afternoon,” Vincent said. “Everything was more laid back and we were working together so much better as a team. The vibe was way different from what it was during the morning and I felt a lot more relaxed. My confidence skyrocketed again and bringing my confidence back up definitely helps a ton for the rest of the season. I was in a slump for a while and I was really worried, but this makes me feel more hopeful for regionals.”
Vincent was one of several Lady Hub bowlers who recorded high scores during Monday’s tournament. Sophomore Kylie McCullough fired a high score of 186 in the sixth and final round, while senior Kenzie Liezert bowled a season-high 183 in the fourth round to start her second series of the tournament. Seniors Anahi Alanis and Faith Adams each stepped up for the Lady Hubs during the second round, with Alanis shooting a 198 and Adams following with a 176.
“It was a huge eye opener for everyone and I felt like that alley seemed to work for all of us,” Vincent said. “Our mentality allowed us to bounce back and forth off of each other. When one person would drop, another person picked it up and that’s when our numbers started to grow.”
Rochelle (7-4, 5-3 Interstate 8) will have a few more weeks of regular-season action before the IHSA State Series begins in early February. The Lady Hubs will face Oregon on the road Friday before hosting DeKalb on Monday and LaSalle-Peru in Interstate 8 play on Wednesday.
Tournament Results
The Rochelle Lady Hub varsity and JV bowling teams saw several players roll high scores during the Sterling MLK Tournament at Blackhawk Lanes on Monday afternoon. The varsity team finished fourth out of six schools with a final score of 5,030 over six games, while the JV team took fifth out of seven schools with a final score of 3,327 over six games.
Junior Cassidy Vincent shined for the varsity team, shooting a season-best and a career-best 705 series over her final three games of the tournament. Vincent opened the tournament with a 601 series and concluded the event with a 1,306 six-game series, which placed her first in the individual standings. Vincent’s 705 was the highest three-game series total of the event and her high score of 255 in the fifth round was the second-highest single-game score of the event.
Vincent’s 1,306 included single-game scores of 178, 188 and 235 over the first three games as well as single-game scores of 214, 255 and 236 over the last three games. Sophomore Kylie McCullough followed with a 970 six-game series for the Lady Hubs, compiling single-game scores of 149, 159 and 154 for a 462 series over the first half as well as scores of 171, 151 and a tournament-best 186 for a 508 series over the second half.
Senior Kenzie Liezert finished with a 950 six-game series for the Lady Hubs, firing scores of 141, 156 and 175 for a 472 series over the first half as well as a tournament-best 183, 137 and 158 for a 478 series over the second half. Senior Faith Adams added a 909 six-game series in the tournament, bowling scores of 135, 176 (tournament-best) and 140 for a 451 series over the first half as well as scores of 155, 140 and 163 for a 458 series over the second half.
Senior Anahi Alanis rounded out the varsity lineup with an 895 six-game series that included scores of 142, 136 and a tournament-best 198 over the first half as well as scores of 134, 152 and 133 over the second half. Senior Dalila Garcia led the JV team with an 861 six-game series in the tournament, earning medalist honors with a 173 high game. Garcia’s series included single-game scores of 173, 149 and 120 as well as 129, 134 and 156 over the second half.
Senior Lily Owen rolled a 737 six-game series for the JV team, recording scores of 99, 143 and 137 as well as 123, 87 and 148 over the second half. Freshman Chloe Rodriguez added a 619 six-game series with a high score of 145, while freshman Ava Norris totaled a 603 six-game series with a high score of 119. Freshman Magaly Belmonte rounded out the JV team with a 507 six-game series and a high score of 105.
