St. Henry’s Jack Siefring rolled a 207 and 212 on a tough scoring Saturday to elevate his average to third among MAC bowlers (198.2). (Press Pros Feature Photos)
Bowling against the league’s best on Saturday, St. Henry junior Jack Siefring didn’t have the biggest day among MAC bowlers, but he was one of only two to break 200…and he did it twice!
Entering Saturday’s MAC action at McBo’s Lanes in Versailles, St. Henry junior Jack Siefring ranked sixth in league average with a 196 and change, and third in high game for the year with a 259, just behind Coldwater’s Andrew Myers (278) and Carter Miller (268).
And St. Henry was tied, along with Versailles, for first place in the MAC standings with Coldwater, all 4-0 in conference competition.
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So, it was a pivotal day. Beat Coldwater and take a huge step towards winning the league title. And individually, have that kind of day that bodes confidence for the rest of the year and elevates your status as one of the league’s best.
After all, with Siefring averaging 196.5 there were only five bowlers ahead of him, and just 22 points between him and the league’s best in Coldwater’s Myers, who led in average with a 218.
And, the diminutive Siefring was looking forward to bowling at McBo’s, a house with a past reputation for giving up big scores.
But bowling can be unpredictable, and at the end of the day McBo’s did not give up a lot of big scores. In fact, only a total of thirteen 200 games for the day.
Fort Recovery’s Anthony Roessner topped them all with a lone 234.
Minster’s Xavier Kirtmiller came close to Roessner with a 232…while teammate Colin Prenger had a 224.
Coldwater’s Andrew Myers had a 226.
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But Siefring was one of only two bowlers for the day that broke 200…twice…rolling a 207 and a 212; while Parkways Ian Trisel did the trick with back-to-back 203 games.
Siefring, who’s quickly gained a reputation for being one of the conference’s most consistent competitors raised his average to 198.2 by day’s end (nearly two pins), and jumped to third among the statistical leaders, trailing Andrew Myers (216.9) and Carter Miller (211.9).
And in the standings, not a lot changed. Coldwater bested St. Henry by a hundred pins to remain unbeaten in the league, while St. Henry and Versailles both suffered their first loss.
“I was pretty happy with the way I bowled,” said Siefring, who bowls in the anchor position for St. Henry. “But we just didn’t do enough to the Baker games to keep up. They ended up beating us (2824 to 2727). And there weren’t as many big scores as I expected.”
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The son of Joe and June Siefring, he doesn’t stand out for his physical size, just the consistency with which he competes and scores.
“He started bowling when he was back in the sixth grade,” said dad, Joe. “And they called him ‘peanut’ then.”
He’s grown, obviously, and now his competitive time is shared with running track and cross country for St. Henry.
“They’re different sports,” says Siefring, comparing running with bowling. “Cross country is probably more intense because you really have to focus on that seventeen or eighteen minutes that you’re running. There’s not a lot of chance to talk and hang out.
“That’s why I like bowling because you it’s more relaxed. You can have fun with teammates while you compete. You’re more aware of what they’re doing than with track and cross country where you have to focus on the race. You get to watch and you get to talk with more people. We’ve been doing this together since the sixth grade so we rely upon each other.”
His consistency is his advantage. He knows how, and where, to throw the ball with his two-handed system. He’s mechanically oriented and is intrigued with how things work. And not surprising, he lists pursuing a college degree in mechanical engineering as a career goal, and it should be no problem.
His GPA at St. Henry is a 3.88.
He’s a good guy, a good bowler, and a good representative of St. Henry High School. He gets a lot out of the sport.
And that’s why they do it.
Other Notes:
McBo’s played particularly hard for the morning flight of girls bowlers.
Only two amongst the six teams competing cracked the 200-game threshold. Ft. Recovery’s Lilah Thien rolled a 207: and New Bremen’s Summer Kuenning had a 216.
Kuenning was the only bowler to top 400 in individual games with a 406.
(Source: WOHSBC online stats)
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