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On Friday, the Champion boys bowling team punched its ticket to the state tournament.
The Golden Flashes took third at their Division II district tournament at Rebman Lanes with a team total of 4,101. Coventry won the district with a 4,212, Fairport Harding was the runner-up at 4,136 and Lake Catholic took the final team qualifying spot by finishing fourth with a 4.093.
Champion had three place in the top 25. Mario Humenik took ninth after scoring a 641, junior Kyle Kolat was 15th with 611 and senior Derrick Campbell tied Keystone's Andrew Hetsler for 25th with a 590. Junior James Swiger ended in a tie for 30th after bowling 570, and sophomore Gavin Torok claimed 100th with a 214.
Chalker sophomore T.J. Williams was the lone local to claim an individual qualifier. He came in fifth overall with a 657. Coventry's Wade Allen was the top individual with a 738.
OTHER LOCALS
Crestview, Springfield, LaBrae, Lakeview, Lowellville and Ursuline also competed at Rebman.
The Rebels finished 11th (3,735), with senior Brody Brubaker getting in 15th-place finish as Crestview's top bowler with a 601.
Springfield came in 12th (3,714), and the Tigers' top finisher was junior Rylan Slusser with a 597, who landed just outside the top 20 at 22nd.
LaBrae landed in 13th (3,706) after sophomore Nathan Morris led the way with 564 and a 34th-place finish.
The Bulldogs ended the day in 15th (3,351). Junior Brayden Shanower was the top Bulldog with 548, which was good enough for 39th.
Lowellville tallied a 16th-place finish (3,240), and junior Cooper Jones bowled a 517 for 58th to lead the team.
The Fighting Irish were the final local team, taking 17th (2,926). Michael Shaughnessy claimed 75th with a 493 as Ursuline's top representative.
Individually, Warren JFK junior Andrew Totten took 16th after registering a 607, Hubbard sophomore Max Mansour got 30th with a 570, Struthers' Owen Eisenbraun concluded his senior season with a 74th-place finish and a 494 and Lordstown junior Chase Zelznick came in 87th with a 432.