From the desk of Head Coach Stan Magusiak HW Bowling enjoys early success in week one!

The Hopewell Vikings wrapped up their opening week in dominant fashion, sweeping the Beaver Bobcats at Center Lanes on Friday and finishing the week with a perfect 42–0 record across two matches.

GIRLS VARSITY

The Lady Vikings entered the day short-handed and immediately found themselves in a nail-biter to start the match. Freshman Fiona Zelechowski, making her first varsity start, delivered under pressure with a career-high 113. Junior Danica Jackson stayed red-hot from Wednesday, adding a 145 and helping lift Hopewell to a Game 1 win by fewer than 25 pins. Jackson is off to a remarkable start to the season, currently averaging nearly 40 pins above her sophomore mark.

Junior captain Annabeth Sembower anchored the team with a match-best 480 series. MVP honors were shared by Zelechowski and Jackson for their clutch performances in the day’s tightest game.

BOYS VARSITY

The Viking Boys also swept their matchup with Beaver, powered by junior Aidan Heppner, who rolled his first 600 series of the season—a 614 highlighted by going 11-for-11 on makeable spares.

Sophomore Max Butter bounced back strong with a 223 game and 591 series. Junior Ayden Gault added a 566 with a 205 opener, and senior captain Brayden Mowry contributed the match’s high game for the second straight contest with a 225 on his way to a 577 series.

Both Gault and Mowry have been models of consistency, each carrying a 200+ average across the first two weeks of the season.
Junior Will Holland returned to the lineup and made the most of it, firing a career-high 204 game and 512 series.

BOYS JUNIOR VARSITY

The JV squad kept the momentum rolling, completing their first full matchup of the season with a 7–0 sweep. Freshman Desmond Sembower led the way with a 433 series, followed closely by sophomore Jordan Jacobs at 428. Freshman Nate Cronin added a varsity-caliber 157, while freshman Richie Yeager, sophomore Sam Bologna, and junior Revan Fazio all posted scores well above their early-season averages.

The Vikings will head into a tough matchup next week against the Beaver Falls Tigers on Wednesday at Sheffield Lanes.