Tri-City Area bowlers to compete in state singles tournament

Tri-City Area prep bowlers will conclude their seasons Friday when they compete in the Louisiana High School Athletic Association Bowling State Singles Championships at All-Star Lanes in Baton Rouge.
On the girls’ side, the area will be represented by Morgan City’s Juliet Thibodeaux and MacKenzie Amador and Central Catholic’s Emily Price.
In boys’ action, Berwick’s Kyle Valdez and Morgan City’s Devin Mayon will compete.
The top 80 boys’ bowlers and the top 48 girls’ bowlers qualified based on their regular-season ending averages.
They will bowl four games — two each on one lane and two on another — and the competitor’s highest score of the four games will be used to determine final ranking.
In boys’ competition, Valdez is ranked No. 68 with a 182 average, while Mayon is ranked No. 76 with a 179 average.
Catholic of Baton Rouge’s Philip O’Neill has the top boys’ average statewide with a 229.
On the girls’ side, Thibodeaux is ranked No. 9 with a 183 average, while Amador is No. 20 with a 173 average. Price is ranked No. 35 with a 160 average.
H.L. Bourgeois’ Kelsi Stegall has the girls’ highest average statewide at 210.