Jefferson Girls Bowling

Moore, Petersen lead J-Hawk bowlers into new year

The Cedar Rapids Jefferson girls bowling team is looking for another strong season after finishing sixth in the Class 2A state tournament last year.

The J-Hawks compiled a 10-1 record in Mississippi Valley Conference meets, but need to replace four key members of last year's squad. Allie Trcka, Nicole Werling and Jenna Alff graduated and senior Whitnie Jones is not competing this season following a hand operation last spring.

Trcka finished seventh in the individual standings at the state meet last winter.

Courtney Moore, Nicole Petersen and Lindsey James are experienced bowlers for the J-Hawks. Moore had a 200 average in MVC games last year and Petersen had a 180 mark.

Coach Virg Cerveny thinks several young players will be able to help the team as well. "I've got a couple of freshmen who are going to be pretty good. We'll be respectable," he said.

The two freshmen are Jessie Alff and Rylea Bennett. Mariah Achey, a junior, and Laura Hemphill, a sophomore, also figure into the top-7 for Jefferson.

"These gals are enthusiastic and they want to learn and they've got a little talent there, but it's green," Cerveny said.

Jefferson hosts Xavier in the season opener Tuesday at 3:45 p.m. at May City Bowl.

Allie Trcka 7th at state bowling

DES MOINES -- The Trcka family left its mark on the state bowling tournament in Des Moines this week.

First Tara, then Allie.

Allie Trcka, a senior from Cedar Rapids Jefferson, placed seventh at the girls Class 2A state tournament Friday before a standing-room-only crowd at Plaza Lanes.

Her performance came a day after her cousin Tara Trcka, a sophomore at Xavier, won the Class 1A state crown at Plaza Lanes.

"I'm excited for her," Allie said. "She wins everything. She's going places in bowling."

Tara Trcka won the small-school title with a three-game series of 674 on Thursday. Allie Trcka (she prefers Allie, not Allison) placed seventh in the big-school tournament with a three-game series of 615.

"I'm excited, because it's my last year," Allie said, "but I wish I would have done better."

It's no coincidence the Trcka cousins are bowlers. Tara's father,Tom, owns May City Bowl in Cedar Rapids. Allie said she began bowling when she was 3 or 4 years old.

"I grew up at the bowling alley, so it was something I jumped into," she said. "I liked doing it.

"You just bowl for yourself and it's fun. You're on your own."

Trcka was tied for 10th place after all the girls bowled a two-game series Friday. The top-10 (plus ties) advanced to the playoffs, where Trcka rolled a 206 to climb three notches to seventh.

Stacy Schwarzenstein of Linn-Mar placed eighth in the Class 2A girls division with a three-game series of 607. Caitlin Dicus of Kennedy finished 12th at 563.

Katie Maher of Ottumwa won the Class 2A title with a three-game series of 699. Muscatine won its second straight team championship (and third in four years) at 3,122.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy placed fifth in the girls standings with 2714 pins. Jefferson finished sixth with 2710 and Linn-Mar was eighth with 2634.

Linn-Mar also took eighth in the boys standings with 2974 pins. The Lions posted the top score in the substate tournament last Saturday but had a tough day in Des Moines.

Davenport North captured the Class 2A boys title. Tyler Solum of Southeast Polk won the individual crown with an impressive three-game series of 265-278-250--793.

GIRLS STANDINGS

1. Muscatine (3122), 2. Ottumwa (2945), 3. Dubuque Senior (2803), 4. Clinton (2753), 5. Kennedy (2714), 6. Jefferson (2710), 7. Des Moines Lincoln (2636), 8. Linn-Mar (2634), 9. Southeast Polk (2581), 10. Sioux City East (2268).

BOYS STANDINGS

1. Davenport North (3333), 2. Dubuque Hempstead (3299), 3. Dubuque Senior (3287), 4. Marshalltown (3250), 5. Otumwa (3227), 6. Fort Dodge (3080), 7. Waterloo East (3040), 8. Linn-Mar (2974), 9. Southeast Polk (2924), 10. Council Bluffs Jefferson (2750).

KENNEDY GIRLS

Caitlin Dicus 244-201--445 (244-201-118--563), Tanner Rhoades 192-204--396, Alecia McEachran 198-171--369, Ashley Hoppe 188-177-365, Paige Ermer 196-164--358, Amanda Weidemeier 148-176--324.

JEFFERSON GIRLS

Allie Trcka 212-197--409 (212-197-206--615), Nicole Werling 157-224--381, Courtney Moore 178-201--379, Whitnie Jones 176-178--354, Jenna Alff 147-150--297, Nicole Petersen 116-158--274.

LINN-MAR GIRLS

Stacy Schwarzenstein 190-219--409 (190-219-198--607), Valerie Loudenback 201-162--363, Mckenzie Routhe 176-159--335, Abbey Stenersen 156-152--308, Amy Pickering 124-177-301, Nicole McMahon 127-122-249.

LINN-MAR BOYS

Justin Wyant 223-202--425, Dreyson Robe 182-240--422, Corey Prokop 216-191--407, Tristan Stevens 212-158--370, Matt Wheaton 177-152--329, Tyler Lemon 160-156--316.

J-Hawks headed to state tournament

It’s clear that if high school girls and boys bowling gets much more popular, the bowling alleys are going to run out of room.

The May City lanes were filled almost to the brim Saturday afternoon, as 22 teams from 11 Eastern Iowa high schools took up all but 10 of the 32 alleys.

But the crowd watching the action took up every bit of space left in the place, standing five and six deep for the Class 1A and Class 2A regional and substate tournaments.

Trying to figure out who’s ahead during the competition is impossible, except for the well-initiated who keep their own score pads.

By late Saturday afternoon, though, the Linn-Mar boys team and the Jefferson girls had pulled off Class 2A upsets and advanced to the state tourney in Des Moines next weekend.

Individually, there were surprises, too. Jefferson’s Jenna Alff took top honors among the Class 2A girls and Dreyson Robe of Linn-Mar claimed the boys title.

The Jefferson boys finished third in the five-team field, and the Linn-Mar girls also took third.

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J-Hawks crush Kennedy

Four Jefferson bowlers bowled 200-plus games and three broke the 400 series barrier, and the J-Hawks clobbered Kennedy, 2967-2629, Tuesday in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls bowling meet at May City Bowl.

Whitnie Jones rolled games of 237 and 211 for a 448 series that led the J-Hawks (12-3, 10-1 MVC). Allie Trcka fired a 243 for high game and had a 400 series. Jenna Alff also had a 400 series with a high game of 209. Courtney Moore rolled a 206.

Jefferson recorded its high score of the season in its regular season finale.

Caitlin Dicus had the line for Kennedy (14-5, 7-4). Amanda Weidemeier rolled a 201 and a team-high 366 series. Kennedy's score also was its highest of the season.

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