Lights, action, at the state bowling tournament…It’s the biggest high school bowling tournament of the year, but what you don’t know about the state tournament is…it might be the best atmosphere of any of the OHSAA tournaments.

Versailles’ boys and girls bowling teams took different paths to qualify for the state tournament. As for Fort Loramie junior Elena Bulcher (pictured), she blazed her own trail as district champ.

Champions Smile…St. Henry’s boys bowling team captured league honors, if not an official title, in the first ‘annual’ conference bowling tournament to determine a champion. But Saturday’s crown came with an asterisk, as you’ll read about in today’s Press Pros inside feature.

McBo’s bowling alley was already full, but when word got out Saturday morning that Versailles bowler Jay Mumaw was doing something special, everyone (it seemed) gathered to watch.

The smallest kid on his high school team, and perhaps the entire Western Ohio High School Bowling Conference, Versailles’ Jay Mumaw has used technique, and mind over matter to make bowling his sport of choice, and success. An Interesting profile in today’s Press Pros inside feature.

It rained strikes at Sidney’s Bel-Mar Lanes Thursday as Troy topped Sidney in GWOC bowling…and as Troy’s Preston Gambrell took individual high honors for the day with a 275. Read more in our latest bowling post, today’s Press Pros inside feature.

The most talked-about evolution in bowling is not the color of the ball, or the style of shoes and shirts. No, it’s whether you bowl with one hand, or two (like Derek Seifring, above). And those who have made the switch to two-hand bowling say it’s just right for them. Read the latest Press Pros bowling feature.

Coby’s ‘Big’ Day…Parkway’s Coby Jones captured individual honors with a season-high 241, but Coldwater took top team in WOHSBC bowling Saturday in Minster. Read our weekly report in today’s Press Pros feature.

Brothers Nick and Spencer Alig (above) combined for a 463 and 450 series, respectively, to pace New Bremen in Saturday league action in Union City. Bowling is packing the house this winter in community establishments like Union City’s Woodcrest Lanes. Read more in today’s Press Pros inside feature.

Packed on a Saturday morning…You wouldn’t guess it, given the popularity of the current state football tournament, but they’re packing places like Pla-Mor Lanes in Coldwater (above) to see area high school teams tune up for another, different state title come spring. Read more in the latest Press Pros post on bowling.