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Ravenna Girls end the comeback in the decision to claim the first final win

All Park – Paiton Thompson couldn't stop crying.

The senior anchor Bowler helped Grandville's Girls Bowling team with a 3-2 victory on Friday on the Thunderbowl Lanes for his first title of Division 1.

The Bulldogs only shot 116 in the first game against Holt, but won three of the next four, including 158-153 in the final.

“I told them we had to make a replacement,” said coach Nick Watkins. “We started throwing and making spare parts. ''

Thompson said: “We didn't advise ourselves. I can't stop crying. To be a senior does everything for me. ''

There was a clear favorite.

Utica United, a cooperative of bowlers from Utica High and Utica Eisenhower, brought a talented line -up under the direction of Hadley Clark, Sophia Matheson and Ava Mazza.

All three also qualified for the individual championship on Saturday.

After a series of close calls on Friday, the best-placed Utica squad fell to an inspired Holt team in the semifinals that took seventh place in the state. As a result, the stage for the championship against the fifth Grandville, which had driven 3-0 with the last game with a thriller from 190-189.

In the first game of the championship, Grandville had seven openings in the first nine frames in the fall on the Rams, 153-116.

With open frames in abundance and abundance, Grandville brought the match 1-1 with a win of 148-132 in the second game. Holt then took the lead again with a 210-161 judgment in the third.

However, Grandville gathered with a win of the fourth game with the 2-2 game with 2-2 and then achieved with the five-pin victory in game 5.

With three of the best bowlers of the MACAMB AREA Conference Red, Utica United dominated the qualification round and turned a 3,404, which was better than No. 2 Seed South Lyons 3.220. Macomb Dakota was 3,101 and fourth place with 3,069.

In the quarter -finals, Utica had a miserable first game, shot 115 and lost, but gathered 3-1 with the walled Lake Northern. In the meantime, Rockford Dakota eliminated 3-2 and won the decisive game with three pens.

Holt stopped Westland John Glenn, 3-2 to drive himself against Utica. Grandville was the last team that reached the semi -finals and defeated South Lyon 3-2 to stand against Rockford.

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