It’s been a good week of tournament play for the Reeths-Puffer girls and boys bowling teams.
The R-P girls started off with a very good outing at the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association City Tournament on Wednesday, finishing in first place in preliminary rounds before losing to Oakridge in the playoff semifinals.
Brenna Ackerman was the top Rocket, turning in a 369 series to finish third in the individual standings. Bianca Kammers rolled a 358 series and finished fifth individually.
At Friday’s O-K Green Postseason Conference Tournament, the R-P girls finished in second place. Kammers placed fifth individually, Ackerman took sixth, and both won All-Tournament and All-Conference honors.
Bianca Kammers and Brenna Ackerman, who both won O-K Green All-Conference honors.
Kammers finished fourth in the overall individual conference standings while Ackerman took sixth.
Hailey Johnsen, Rowan Bluhm and Brook Buchan all earned honorable mention All-Tournament and All-Conference honors. That means five out of the Rockets’ seven girls finished among the top 12 bowlers in the O-K Green.
The R-P boys team took seventh place in the preliminary rounds at the city tournament and did not qualify for the playoffs. R-P’s Quinn Alderink finished 11th in the individual standings.
The Rocket boys did much better at Friday's O-K Green tournament, finishing in second place. Alderink finished fifth individually while Liam Copenhaver took sixth, and they both won All-Tournament honors.
R-P's Quinn Alderink, who won O-K Green All-Conference honors.
Alderink finished in sixth place overall in the final conference individual standings and won All-Conference honors.
Copenhaver was honorable mention All-Conference while Carter Hekkema was honorable mention All-Tournament.
Both teams now move on to Division 1 regionals next Thursday at Sherman Bowling Center in Muskegon.
