The Barnesville boys put together a team total of 3,523 pins to comfortably take first place. Conotton Valley was second with 3,307 pins. Monroe Central took bronze, Wheeling Central came in fourth, Bridgeport in fifth, Wellsville in sixth, River in seventh and Martins Ferry in eighth.

“These guys put in a tremendous amount of work, even on their own time,” Barnesville head coach Chad Hall wrote to The Intelligencer. “That’s what makes the difference, and the fact they function and carry each other as a team.

“Back-to-back is what we were shooting for, and we would like to thank everyone for their support. We have an amazing support system within the community.”

Monroe Central’s Keegan Graham was the overall high-roller for the boys with an individual series of 702. His high game was a 269. 48 bowlers competed in-all.

The Barnesville Shamrock girls bowling team, pictured with their OVAC 1A-3A runner-up plaque Saturday at Ten Pin Lanes in Woodsfield. From left is coach Hayley Hoffer, Macy Palmer, Payton Bell, Bethany Byler, Megan Bishop, Natalie Burkhart, Trisha Johnson and coach Joe Bell.

Matt Criniti from Wheeling Central came in third.

Barnesville had four bowlers in the top 10– Jacob Whitacre in fourth, Bo Detling in fifth, Keegan Martin in sixth, and Colton Hall in eighth.

In the girls’ side of the 1A-3A competition, Conotton Valley took first place with 2,783 total pins, while Barnesville came in second place with 2,536 pins.

Martins Ferry came in third, Bridgeport in fourth, Monroe Central in fifth and Wheeling Central in sixth.

Conotton Valley’s Lilly Booth was the top performer out of 36 bowlers, with a 504 individual series.

Martins Ferry’s Angel Toohey was the second-highest scoring individual with a 474 series.

Megan Bishop was the runner-up Shamrocks’ top performer, placing third with an individual series of 471.

4A/5A

MORGANTOWN — Thirteen schools gathered at Suburban Lanes in Morgantown on a frigid Saturday morning to battle for the OVAC 4A-5A bowling championship.]

Both boys’ and girls’ teams hit the lanes in the university city, with individual and team titles on the line.

The University High girls’ team swept the competition with both the individual and team titles, as Charlotte LoPinto-Ludas totaled a score of 601 for the day, one point ahead of the runner-up. She led the Hawks to the team title with a score of 3,069.

“We started the year out with multiple novice bowlers and a few that had experience as established bowlers,” UHS coach Donnie Gilbert said. “It’s been amazing to watch our girls grow as a team. To be honest, though, all the credit coaching-wise goes to Dave Varner and Jeff Street. The amount of skill they help these kids develop is amazing, and they are the reason the team is where it is in that regard. It’s been fun to watch these kids come together and accomplish goals.”

The Morgantown High boys took home the team title with a total of 3,776 in the tournament.

Michael Kovalski of Buckeye Local captured the individual title for the boys with a score of 714 on the day.