ALL-TIOGA COUNTY GIRLS BOWLING: CANDOR’S FLOYD HEADLINES LIST OF TOP KEGLERS (2024-03-20)

Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Candor junior Kaitlyn Floyd put together a solid season on the lanes, then stepped up her game in end-of-season tournament action to earn a trip to the state championships and the title of All-Tioga County Girls “Bowler of the Year.”

Floyd, an IAC first-team all-star who carried the third highest average in the conference (175.2), placed second in Section IV Class C (4th in all classifications) and third at the Section IV State Qualifier. She earned a trip to the Composite state championships, where she finished in the top half of the field with a 184.83 average.

The “Newcomer of the Year” is Waverly’s Ariel Houseknecht. The 7th-grader rolled a season-high 548 series with a high game of 211 as the Wolverines finished fourth at the STAC championships. She added a 483 series in the Section IV Class C tournament where Waverly also took fourth.

Candor’s Janelle Marsh and Mike Kirk share the “Coach of the Year” honor with Waverly’s Derek Bowman.

The Coyotes went 29-11, winning eight of 10 matches, to claim the IAC Large School title and placed fifth in the Section IV Class C tournament. Candor had to compete in the IAC Large School division due to its merger with Spencer-Van Etten even though S-VE did not have any bowlers on the team.

The Wolverines won the STAC Central in their first season in the conference, taking seven of 10 matches and posting a 33-17 record. Waverly placed fourth in the STAC and Section IV Class C tournaments.

ALL-TIOGA COUNTY GIRLS BOWLING
Bowler of the Year: Kaitlyn Floyd, Candor
Newcomer of the Year: Ariel Houseknecht, Waverly
Coach of the Year: Janelle Marsh & Mike Kirk, Candor; Derek Bowman, Waverly

First Team
Kaitlyn Floyd, Candor
Calli Marsh, Candor
Rachel Hartman, Newark Valley
Haley Stephens, Owego
Kelsey Helmich, Tioga
Serenity Conklin, Waverly
Karis Hayes, Waverly

Second Team
Kaydee Jackson, Candor
Alyssa Brown, Newark Valley
Madison Davis, Newark Valley
Elizabeth Reigle, Owego
Allie Creller, Tioga
Chloe Gillette, Tioga
Ariel Houseknecht, Waverly

Honorable Mention
Abigail Dufresne, Newark Valley
Lexi Rosengrant, Newark Valley
Elaina Anschutz, Owego
Rylie Witman, Waverly

NOTE: All-stars are listed alphabetically by school, then name.

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IN PHOTO: Candor's Kaitlyn Floyd.