Marston does well in all events, named All-Region member

UTICA, NY – Finishing their third match of the week at AMF Pin-O-Rama Sunday (2/22), the host for the 2015 Region III Championship, the Herkimer Generals saw that practice pay off for Trevor Marston (Georgetown, NY), earning a spot on the All-Region Team, collecting 1596 pins between singles and doubles.

Marston, a sophomore, bowled a 781 with a game-high 210 in singles, then paired up with Marshall Sterling (Mohawk, NY), adding 815 for a 1596 total, good enough for sixth place overall.

The closest Generals to Marston overall were Jena Soper (Harrisville, NY), Selena Barber (Mayfield, NY) and Ronnie Hines (South Otselic, NY). Soper finished 22^nd in all events, bowling a 613 (146, 165, 151, 151) in singles and 683 in doubles, pairing with Ashley Salisbury (Sherrill, NY) for a 1275. Barber totaled 1256, which was good enough for 26^th overall, knocking down 684 (174, 185, 190, 135) in singles and 572 in doubles with Destiny LeRoy (Sodus, NY). Both Barber and LeRoy combining for 1100 in doubles, good enough for 17^th place. Finally, Hines bowled a 699 (177, 163, 191, 168) which was ninth best amongst the women in singles, then finished with a 536 in doubles, pairing with Alysha Buck (Syracuse, NY) for a 1089. Hines finished 28^th in all events.

Other standouts in singles were the previously mentioned Buck, Eric Arthur (Remsen, NY) and Stephen Cross (Ilion, NY). Buck placed 23^rd with a 647 (156, 161, 178, 152), Arthur finished 37^th with a 682 (188, 158, 156, 180) and Cross finished 50^th with a 604 (154, 141, 171, 138).

Up next for Herkimer is nationals. The NJCAA National Bowling Championship is at AMF Thruway Lanes in Cheektoaga, NY from Friday, March 6^th to Saturday, March 7^th. Competition is scheduled to start each day at 8 a.m.

HERK Men (7^th Overall 7416 pins) Trevor Marston 6^th (1596), Stephen Cross 43^rd (1319), Eric Arthur 49^th (1270), Joseph Hilts 51^st (1233), Philip Tanner 53^rd (1159), Marshall Sterling 54^th (1148), Ben Newman 55^th (1041)

Singles: Trevor Marston 13^th (210, 191, 178, 202) 781, Eric Arthur 37^th (188, 158, 156, 180) 682, Stephen Cross 50^th (154, 141, 171, 138) 604, Joseph Hilts 51^st (124, 157, 148, 165) 594, Marshall Sterling 52^nd (144, 172, 144, 101) 561, Philip Tanner 54^th (124, 117, 141, 109) 491, Ben Newman 55^th (109, 137, 110, 113) 469

Doubles: Marston & Sterling 13^th (1402), Cross & Tanner 17^th (1383), Newman & Hilts 27^th (1211)

HERK Women (5^th Overall 7233 pins) Jena Soper 22^nd (1296), Selena Barber 26^th (1256), Ronnie Hines 28^th (1235), Alysha Buck 30^th (1200), Ashley Salisbury 32^nd (1157), Caitlyn Frye 34^th (1140), Destiny LeRoy 36^th (1098)

Singles: Ronnie Hines 9^th (177, 163, 191, 168) 699, Selena Barber 13^th (174, 185, 190, 135) 684, Alysha Buck 23^rd (156, 161, 178, 152) 647, Jena Soper 26^th (146, 165, 151, 151) 613, Caitlyn Frye 32^nd (112, 159, 153, 156) 580, Destiny LeRoy 34^th (151, 149, 128, 142) 570, Ashley Salisbury 35^th (124, 143, 175, 123) 565

Doubles: Salisbury & Soper 13^th (1275), LeRoy & Barber 17^th (1100), Hines & Buck 18^th (1089)

-Giorgio Varlaro