Hopewell Bowling
Sheffield Juniors Celebrate a Year of Improvement!
The Sheffield Juniors end-of-season banquet was held at Sheffield Lanes on Saturday, May 10th.
League members enjoyed open bowling and a pizza party courtesy of Ricky Dee’s Pizza. Additionally, awards were handed out for season accomplishments.
This year, the league consisted of 49 bowlers. All bowlers received a medal with their name and season statistics (average, high game, and high series) engraved on it.
Perfect attendance awards were presented to Aidan Heppner, Jaxson Heppner, Alex Thompson, Richie Yeager, Max Butter, Annabeth Sembower, Desmond Sembower, Ayden Gault, Nolan Houy, Jace Crawford, and Tristyn Trkulja.
A total of 61 trophies for season achievements were handed out in the following divisions:
Prep Boys (12 years of age and under as of 8/1/24)
- Average: 1st – Jack Bulebush (120), 2nd – Blake Mowry (119.85), 3rd – AJ Mutkus (119.63)
- Scratch Game: 1st – Jack Bulebush (199), 2nd – Blake Mowry (185), Tie for 3rd – Ryan Ault and Grant Olson (183)
- Scratch Series: 1st – AJ Mutkus (484), 2nd – Ryan Ault (463), 3rd – Jaxson Heppner (455)
- Handicap Game: 1st – Tristyn Trkulja (276), 2nd – Jaxson Heppner (253), 3rd – Preston Morrison (244)
- Handicap Series: 1st – Tristyn Trkulja (734), 2nd – Grant Olson (702), 3rd – Jon Domenico (666)
Junior Boys (13 or 14 years of age as of 8/1/24)
- Average: 1st – Max Butter (171), 2nd – Nolan Houy (149), 3rd – Zane Crawford (148)
- Scratch Game: 1st – Max Butter (255), 2nd – Desmond Sembower (229), 3rd – Nolan Houy (223)
- Scratch Series: 1st – Max Butter (632), 2nd – Zane Crawford (600), 3rd – Nolan Houy (583)
- Handicap Game: 1st – Logan Tatarko (298), 2nd – Zane Crawford (266), 3rd – Joe Bulebush (264)
- Handicap Series: 1st – Logan Tatarko (791), 2nd – Desmond Sembower (755), 3rd – Nathan Cronin (707)
Major Boys (15-18 years of age as of 8/1/24)
- Average: 1st – Jace Crawford (194), 2nd – Aidan Heppner (180.55), 3rd – Ayden Gault (180.42)
- Scratch Game: 1st – Aidan Heppner (280), 2nd – Ayden Gault (265), 3rd – Jace Crawford (262)
- Scratch Series: 1st – Ayden Gault (710), 2nd – Jace Crawford (688), 3rd – Aidan Heppner (680)
- Handicap Game: 1st – John Leitschaft (294), 2nd – Brayden Mowry (286), 3rd – Reese Jacobs (279)
- Handicap Series: 1st – William Holland (772), 2nd – Aiden Klette (726), 3rd – Auggie Mutkus (705)
Prep Girls (12 years of age and under as of 8/1/24)
- Average: 1st – Sofia Cronin (104.41), 2nd – Lenora Heppner (104.03), 3rd – Alivia Bentz (103)
- Scratch Game: 1st – Alivia Bentz (189), 2nd – Gabrielle Trapizona (182), 3rd – Jaclyn Brawdy (127)
- Scratch Series: 1st – Sofia Cronin (429), 2nd – Lenora Heppner (403), 3rd – Gabrielle Trapizona (390)
Junior Girls (13 years of age and older as of 8/1/24)
- Average: 1st – Annabeth Sembower (160), 2nd – Danica Jackson (121)
- Scratch Game: 1st – Annabeth Sembower (220), 2nd – Krysten Clary (158)
- Scratch Series: 1st – Annabeth Sembower (562), 2nd – Krysten Clary (420)
Two more trophies were awarded for most improved average, one for boys and one for girls. Both awards were hotly contested. For the boys, Ayden Gault won by raising his average 30 pins from last season (150 to 180), with Thomas Turino (+29 pins) and Desmond Sembower (+28 pins) trailing closely behind. Krysten Clary was most improved among girls with a year-on-year increase of 21 pins (94 to 115), although Lenora Heppner (+19 pins) and Sofia Cronin (+18 pins) both had big jumps in average, as well.
The final awards of the day were handed out to the league winning team and runner-up (the top two finishers in the league roll-off on 4/26), with each bowler on those teams receiving a trophy:
- First Place Team: Joe Bulebush, Max Butter, Nolan Houy, and Thomas Turino
- Second Place Team: Ryan Ault, Ayden Gault, Aidan Heppner, and John Leitschaft
Sheffield Juniors were coached during the 2024-2025 season by Mark Sembower, Adam Loverich, Megan Heppner, and Eric Popovich. Additional staff included Adam McBride (counter help, lane maintenance) and Debbie Thompson (snack salesperson extraordinaire). Last but certainly not least, this youth league would not be possible without the continued support of Jeannie, Rick, and Zach D’Agostino at Sheffield Lanes. Jeannie also handles most of the league administration.
Finally, the league would like to acknowledge the contribution of outgoing staff member Debbie Thompson, who has handled snack counter duties for Sheffield Juniors since the 2019-2020 season. That’s a lot of hot dogs and nachos sold! Thank you, Debbie!
[Photo credit for attached pictures: Susan Bulebush and Megan Heppner]
