Hoosick Falls Bowling
Submitted by James Lynch
On Tuesday, January 28th, the Hoosick Falls bowling team defeated Berlin-New Lebanon 5-0 in a home match at the Barbecue Recreation. The Panthers finished with a total of 3682 pins to Berlin-New Lebanon’s 2853. Hoosick Falls junior Hailey Bedford 267-749 led all bowlers while Noah Bonesteel 206-528 led Berlin-New Lebanon. Other scores from Berlin-New Lebanon included Myra Snyder 214-511, Avyn Capasso 194-506, Kaylee Ferrarin 184-480, Gabe Florada 174-458, Devin Reichert 173-445, Mikael Florada 120-340, Curtis Hurd 109-314, and Eli Gorman 104-279. Other scores from Hoosick Falls included Sam Boyer 267-670, Memphis Hathaway 225-633, Terry Kuebler 234-629, Elliott Brenenstuhl 195-567, Chris Weeden 161-479, Sophie Hayes 195-464, Reed Hoag 147-430, Moses White-Rancourt 159-412, Skyla Myers 141-363, Anastacia McCart 137-359, Carter Stratton 144-349, Michael Wang 129-343, Levi Gifford 106-301, and Ben Stratton 100-290. The win lifts the Panthers’ record to 46-9.
On Thursday, January 30th, the Hoosick Falls bowling team hosted Saratoga Catholic for the final match of the Wasaren League regular season. The Panthers finished with a total of 3199 pins to Saratoga Catholic’s 3080, winning the match by a score of 4-1. Following the match the team met to celebrate the season and honor their lone senior, Elliott Brenenstuhl. Hoosick Falls sophomore Sam Boyer 238-646 led all bowlers while Jason Pescetti 236-602 led Saratoga Catholic. Other scores from Saratoga Catholic included Sal Cerio 215-579, Mark Mahay 194-547, Martin Elio 182-498, Aiden Farrel 159-445, Sam Caron 161- 441, Damian DeRenzis 150-435, James Comstock 159-418, and David Mattes 141-397. Other scores from Hoosick Falls included Hailey Bedford 224-620, Memphis Hathaway191-538, Elliott Brenenstuhl 197-530, Sophie Hayes 171-470, Moses White-Rancourt 188-431, Anastacia McCart 164-431, Chris Weeden 148-395, Reed Hoag 149-393, Kaleb Brenenstuhl 147-391, Carter Stratton 138-362, Skyla Myers 126-357, Michael Wang 138-352, Ben Stratton 122-319, and Levi Gifford 105-278. With the win the Panthers finished the season with a record of 50-10, securing 1st place in the Wasaren League for the first time since the 2021-22 season.