Staff report

PIQUA — The Sidney High boys bowling team remained unbeaten and in first place in the Greater Western Ohio Conference North standings with a victory over Piqua at Brel-Aire Lanes on Tuesday afternoon.

The Yellow Jacket keglers rolled a 2,370 to 2,249 for the Indians in a good matchup.

The win put Sidney at 2-0 in the North and 7-3 overall this season, and the Jackets will return to action Saturday in Columbus at the Buckeye Classic.

Sidney was led Tuesday by Josh Abbott, who had games of 214 and 205 for a 419 series. Jamie Wallis rolled a 183 and a 205 for a 388, Matt Elliott 214 and 162 for a 376, and Damon Huffman had Sidney’s best score of the day, a 256 in hiS only game. Austin Simon added a 207.

“The lane conditions seemed to be a little trickier tonight, so it was a good win,” said Sidney coach Trent Knoop. “It’s always a good feeling when you go to your rival’s home house and come away victorious. I also want to highlight Lucas Finke. He didn’t start any game, but he came in during the second game after three straight opens, and came away with a 213 game. Finke has really been rolling the ball good as of late. He’s a very good sixth man to have.”

Mitchell Havenar of Piqua had the best series of the day, a 442, which included a 244 game. Travis Smith had a 412, with a 222 game.

The Sidney girls lost to the Lady Indians 2,189-1,878 to drop to 1-1 in the North and 6-4 overall.

“The girls just couldn’t get all five clicking at the same time,” said Knoop. “We had one really low game each of the two individual games. It’s tough to beat a rival on the road when you can’t get all five girls rolling well at the same time. As a team, we have to learn from each loss, and correct those mistakes for the next one. I still have plenty of confidence in this team, and I fully believe they will get it together soon.”

Sidney was led Heather Gold with a 391 series on games of 213 and 178. Ariona Grisham rolled a 331 series and Emily Reid had a 172 game.