Boys Bowling

North Ridgeville High School junior Jakob Holland and Olmsted Falls High School senior Brandon Poore were named the 2024-25 Southwestern Conference Co-Most Valuable Players following the conclusion of the SWC Boys Bowling season.

Olmsted Falls Head Coach Jessica Condosta was selected 2024-25 SWC Coach of the Year.

The SWC awarded 6 student-athletes first team honors and 5 more second team recognition in boys bowling. Each school also receives up to two honorable mention.

2024-25 SWC Co-MVPs
Jakob Holland, North Ridgeville
Brandon Poore, Olmsted Falls

2024-25 SWC Coach of the Year
Jessica Condosta, Olmsted Falls

2024-25 All-SWC First Team
Jon Roberts, Amherst Steele
Bennett Ernst, Avon
Sean Gallagher, Avon Lake
Jakob Holland, North Ridgeville
Steven Demchak, Olmsted Falls
Brandon Poore, Olmsted Falls

2024-25 All-SWC Second Team
Anthony Heikkenin, Amherst Steele
Ethan Miller, Avon Lake
Jayden Miller, Berea-Midpark
Dominic Sprungl, North Ridgeville
Matthew Jernejcic, Olmsted Falls

2024-25 All-SWC Honorable Mention
Brady Smith, Amherst Steele
Grant Taylor, Amherst Steele
Tommy Urbancic, Avon
Robby Sykora, Avon
Cody Eckenroad, Avon Lake
Jeffrey Toth, Avon Lake
Luke Nedoma, Berea-Midpark
Shawn Stetler, Berea-Midpark
Zyler Downing, Elyria
Stephen Keith, Elyria
Aiden Salkiewicz, Midview
Zac Sprague, Midview
Ethan Greenly, North Ridgeville
Josh Reffert, North Ridgeville
Andrew Gutschow, Olmsted Falls
Jacob Lemmons, Olmsted Falls

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Bowling Athlete of the Week for February 3-9 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Bowling Athlete of the Week
Grant Taylor
Amherst Steele
Sophomore

Grant rolled a 523 series (277-246) in a win over Midview on Wednesday. He then led his team to a SWC Tournament title with a 674 three-game series (193-274-244). Overall, Taylor took third in the individual standings.

Other Notable Performances:

Jayden Miller (Sr.), Berea-Midpark
Bowled a 608 three-game series to place 8th as an individual at the SWC Tournament. He also added a 402, 407 and 467 series in a trio of matches to average 209 with a high game of 289 on the week.

Amherst Steele High School captured first place at the 2025 Southwestern Conference Bowling Tournament Sunday (February 12) at Spevock’s Nautical Lanes. Olmsted Falls High School finished third at the event to secure the 2025 overall SWC Championship. [2025 SWC Boys Bowling Tournament Results (PDF)]

Olmsted Falls’ Brandon Poore captured individual medalist honors with a 679 series. Amherst’s Grant Taylor took runner-up with a 674 series, and North Ridgeville High School’s Jacob Holland placed third overall with a 645 series.

Amherst compiled 4,326 pins at the season-ending event. Avon Lake High School (4,164) finished runner-up. Olmsted Falls, which need to place in the top 3 to win the overall championship, rallied to do so with 4,059 pins. North Ridgeville (4,007). Berea-Midpark High School (3,771), Midview High School (3,644), Avon High School (3,640) and Elyria High School (3,428) rounded out the tournament standings.

Overall standings were determined by the records against each other during the North Shore Bowling Conference schedule (60%) as well as placement at the SWC Tournament (40%). Olmsted Falls went 7-0 against the other SWC schools during the regular season.

SWC Boys Bowling Final Standings
School – Points
Olmsted Falls – 41
Amherst Steele – 40.5
North Ridgeville – 34.5
Avon Lake – 32.5
Berea-Midpark – 26.5
Avon – 18
Midview – 17
Elyria – 10

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Bowling Athlete of the Week for January 27 – February 2 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Bowling Athlete of the Week
Garrett Smith
Amherst Steele
Junior

Garrett bowled a 300 game and 547 series against Berea-Midpark. He was the second NSBC/SWC bowler to be perfect this season and the 18th all-time.

Other Notable Performances:

Cole Corpus (Sr.), Avon
Rolled a 642 three-game series (173-245-224) to finish 8th at the NSBC Tournament. He was 156 pins over his average.

Jayden Miller (Jr.), Berea-Midpark
Bowled a 517 series (238-279) in a win over Amherst and a 438 series (193-245) in a victory against Avon. He then rolled a 689 three-game series (236-226-227) to finish runner-up at the NSBC Tournament.

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Bowling Athlete of the Week for January 20-26 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Bowling Athlete of the Week
Luke Nedoma
Berea-Midpark
Junior

Luke led the Titans to a second place finish at the Eastbury Tournament. He posted a 611 three-game series (185-202-224) then anchored the team in Baker games.

Other Notable Performances:

Robby Sykora (Sr.), Avon
Had a 410 series (175-235) on Senior Day against Keystone. Both the series and game were a career-best and he was 64 pins over his average.

James Hensley (Jr.), Midview
Rolled a 480 series (219-261 games), which was 160 pins over average.

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Bowling Athlete of the Week for January 13-19 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Bowling Athlete of the Week
Jakob Holland
North Ridgeville
Junior

Jakob rolled a 300 game against Avon on Monday at AMF Lanes. It was the 17th perfect game in North Shore Bowling Conference history.

Other Notable Performances:

Nick Sanchez (Jr.), Avon
Rolled a 406 series (212-194) against North Ridgeville. He was 84 pins over his average.

Jayden Miller (Sr.), Berea-Midpark
Bowled a 423 series (232-191) in a win over Elyria and a 390 series (195-195) against Westlake.

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Bowling Athlete of the Week for January 6-12 this morning. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Bowling Athlete of the Week
Jon Roberts 
Amherst Steele
Senior

Jon rolled a 486 series (220-266) on Monday and a 480 series (245-235) on Wednesday.

Other Notable Performances:

Grady Stipe (Jr.), Avon
Rolled a 458 series (236-222) on Monday, which was 58 pins over his 200 average.

Nate Merritt (So.), Berea-Midpark
Bowled a 471 series (224-247) and then a 596 three-game series (211-179-206) to help is team place fourth at the Royalton Roll-Off.

Zachary Sprague (Sr.), Midview
Rolled a 469 series (258-211), which was 99 pins over his average, and then a 591 series (192-175-224) at the Royalton Roll-Off.

Dominic Sprungl (Sr.), North Ridgeville
Had a 496 series (259-237) against Wellington.

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Bowling Athlete of the Week for December 23 – January 5 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Bowling Athlete of the Week
Shawn Stetler 
Berea-Midpark
Junior

Shawn rolled a 544 (143-203-198) three-game series to help his team finish second at the Bruin Invitational.

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Bowling Athlete of the Week for December 16-22 this evening. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Bowling Athlete of the Week
Brady Smith
Amherst
Junior

Brady rolled a 475 series (285-195) against Avon Lake.

Other Notable Performances:

Sam Spike (Sr.), Avon
Bowled a 210 game against Black River on Monday and then a 396 series (159-237) versus Oberlin on Wednesday. His averaged improved to 173.

Jayden Miller (Sr.), Berea-Midpark
Had a 452 series (247-211) against Keystone

Conor Nowak (So.), Midview
Rolled a 408 series (213-195) on Wednesday, which was 80 pins over his average.

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Bowling Athlete of the Week for December 9-15 this evening. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Bowling Athlete of the Week
Aiden Salkiewicz
Midview
Junior

Aiden rolled a 452 series (215-237) against Elyria on Monday and then a 701 three-game series (244-191-266) to finish as the individual runner-up at Saturday’s Demon Classic.

Other Notable Performances:

Damian Rodriguez (Jr.), Avon
Rolled a 419 series (228-191) versus Lorain on Monday. It was his highest game and series of the season and 93 pins over his average from a year ago.

Nate Merritt (So.), Berea-Midpark
Bowled a 415 series (201-215) against Columbia and a 363 series (192-171) versus Oberlin. His 194 average for the week was 9 pins over his average.