Fenwick High School senior Olivia Cameron bowled a six-game series total of 1,174 pins to win the IHSA Glenbard East Regional, Feb. 8. Cameron’s effort also sparked the Friars to a fourth-place finish in the team standings as they grabbed the final sectional qualifying spot with a cumulative score of 4,782 pins. The top four schools advance to the sectional.
Sophomore Millie Ramirez finished 12th individually with a series total of 1,061 pins. Fenwick’s other bowlers were juniors Jakayla Davis (742) and Mariya Mason (708); senior Anika Pizon (475); sophomore Jossane Milewski (419); and sophomores Daija Barnes (103) and De’Ondrea Almond (100).
Three other local bowlers advanced to the sectional from Glenbard East. Oak Park and River Forest senior Gracie Maidlow had the best series of individuals from schools not advancing in the team standings, carding a series of 1,136 pins to finish sixth overall. Trinity junior Josephine Rodriguez tied for 14th overall with a series of 1,035 pins, and OPRF sophomore Sophia Thompson (866) finished 23rd to grab the final qualifying spot.
Junior Siofra Pellettieri (845) and senior Margaret Dean (823) also represented the Huskies, while senior Jaala Smith (835), junior Margaret Stumbris (657), seniors Kayla Harvey (412), Angelina Palos (338), and Alexa Morales (336), junior Sophia Gonzales (192), and senior Sarah Santos rounded out the lineup for Trinity, which finished eighth as a team (3,903 pins).
The sectional is hosted by De La Salle and takes place Feb. 15 at Bowlero Lyons.
OPRF signing day
17 OPRF senior student-athletes signed their agreements to play collegiately in a ceremony at the school, Feb. 5. The list is as follows in alphabetical order of last name:
Julia Chang, Grinnell College, women’s cross-country and track & field
Abby Cockeril, Emerson College, women’s soccer
Peter Farren, New York University, baseball
Luke Fougere, Illinois Institute of Technology, men’s lacrosse
Ava Gallagher, DePauw University, field hockey
Brady Green, Bucknell University, baseball
Elyssa Hasapis, St. Joseph’s University, softball
Gloria Hronek, Carleton College, softball
Timmy Leark, Maryville University, baseball
Julia Mattiace, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, softball
Liam O’Connor, Williams College, men’s cross-country and track & field
Rosie Ondria, DePauw University, field hockey
Bryce Richards, Marquette University, men’s soccer
Genevieve Simkowski, University of Wisconsin at Whitewater, women’s soccer
Scarlett Simkowski, Edgewood College, women’s volleyball
Phoebe Shorney, Claremont McKenna College, women’s volleyball
Gabriella Towns, Colby College, women’s volleyball
