Boys Bowling

Berea-Midpark High School senior Luke Nedoma was named the 2025-26 Southwestern Conference Most Valuable Player following the conclusion of the SWC Boys Bowling season. In addition, Amherst Steele High School Head Coach Steve Taylor was selected 2025-26 SWC Coach of the Year.

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

2025-26 SWC MVP
Luke Nedoma, Berea-Midpark

2025-26 SWC Coach of the Year
Steve Taylor, Amherst Steele

2025-26 All-SWC First Team
Brady Smith, Amherst Steele
Jeffrey Toth, Avon Lake
Luke Nedoma, Berea-Midpark
Aiden Salkiewicz, Midview
Matthew Jernejcic, Olmsted Falls

2025-26 All-SWC Second Team
Grant Taylor, Amherst Steele
Bennett Ernst, Avon
Luke Slogar, Avon Lake
Malachi Coleman, Elyria
Kevin Peto, North Ridgeville

2025-26 All-SWC Honorable Mention
Ethan Burich, Amherst Steele
Garrett Smith, Amherst Steele
Cole Corpus, Avon
Grady Stipe, Avon
Cooper Poling, Avon Lake
William Sindelar, Avon Lake
Nate Merritt, Berea-Midpark
Shawn Stetler, Berea-Midpark
Zyler Downing, Elyria
Conner McKitrick, Elyria
Aidan Corbin, Midview
James Hensley, Midview
Henry Chapman, North Ridgeville
Jakob Holland, North Ridgeville
Johnny Birch, Olmsted Falls
Andrew Gutschow, Olmsted Falls

Amherst Steele High School captured first place at the 2026 Southwestern Conference Boys Bowling Tournament Sunday (February 8) at Spevock’s Nautical Lanes. [2026 SWC Boys Bowling Tournament Results (PDF)]

Amherst won the regular season with a 7-0 record. The Comets, who collected 4,340 pins at the tournament, also secured the overall league championship for a third time in the last four seasons with their performance at the event.

Amherst’s Brady Smith was the individual medalist after finishing with a 778 series. His performance was the best three-game series at the event since it began taking place at Nautical in 2021-22. North Ridgeville High School’s Kevin Peto was runner-up with a 767 series, while Midview High School’s Aiden Salkiewicz finished third with a 713 series. Both Smith and Peto had the top single-game score with a 278.

Avon Lake High School (4,137) finished runner-up, and North Ridgeville (4,080) placed third at the event. Midview (4,024) was fourth, while Olmsted Falls High School (3,940), Berea-Midpark High School (3,856), Avon High School (3,636) and Elyria High School (3,284) rounded out the tournament standings. The SWC Tournament featured three regular games and six baker games.

Overall standings are determined by the records against each other during the North Shore Bowling Conference schedule (60%) as well as placement at the SWC Tournament (40%). Amherst and Olmsted Falls tied for first with a 6-1 record against the other SWC schools during the regular season.

Overall SWC standings are determined by the records against each other during the North Shore Bowling Conference schedule (60%) as well as placement at the SWC Tournament (40%). There are still two make-up matches to play next week before final standings are solidified.

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Bowling Athlete of the Week for January 26 – February 1 this evening. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Bowling Athlete of the Week
Shawn Stelter
Berea-Midpark
Senior

Shawn finished fourth as individual with a 660 three-game series (232-195-233) at the NSBC Tournament.

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Bowling Athlete of the Week for January 19-25 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Bowling Athlete of the Week
Shawn Stelter
Berea-Midpark
Senior

Shawn rolled a perfect 300 game and then a 242 game in a victory over Avon Lake.

Other Notable Performances:

Nathen Stewart (Jr.), Avon
Bowled a 460 series (246-214) in a win against Clearview.

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Bowling Athlete of the Week for January 12-18 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Bowling Athlete of the Week
Bennett Ernst
Avon
Junior

Bennett rolled a 510 series, which featured a 288 in game one, against North Ridgeville. He then followed it up with a 488 series (247-241) versus Avon Lake.

Other Notable Performances:

Grant Taylor (Sr.), Amherst
Bowled a 499 and 466 series last week.

Luke Slogar (Sr.), Avon Lake
Rolled a 480 series (211-269) and 456 series (188-268), which was a 234 average for the week.

Luke Nedoma (Sr.), Berea-Midpark
Had a 469 series (233-236) against Elyria.

Conor Nowak (Jr.), Midview
Rolled a 435 series (225-210) versus Avon Lake, which was 75 pins over his season average.

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Bowling Athlete of the Week for January 5-11 this evening. Below is this week’s honoree:

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

Luke rolled a 480 series (214-266) against Oberlin and a 396 series (200-196) versus Amherst. He then won the Bruin Classic with a 728 three-game series (213-279-236),

Other Notable Performances:

Grady Stipe (Sr.), Avon
Bowled a 444 series (213-231) against Buckeye and a 497 series (219-278) against Westlake. He then finished 10th at the Bruin Classic with a 663 three-game series (204-224-235), which helped the Eagles take home the team title.

Aiden Salkiewicz (Sr.), Midview
Had a 440 series (227-213) against Lorain and a 458 series (233-225) versus North Olmsted.

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Bowling Athlete of the Week for December 15-21 this evening. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Bowling Athlete of the Week
Ethan Burich
Amherst Steele
Junior

Ethan bowled a 462 series (204-258) in a win against Avon Lake on Monday and then a 394 series in a victory over Firelands on Wednesday. Then on Sunday, he rolled a 787 three-game series, which featured a 300 game, to help the Comets win their Holiday Roll-off.

Other Notable Performances:

Luke Nedoma (Sr.), Berea-Midpark
Bowled 243 and 268 games against Buckeye, averaging 255 for the week.

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Bowling Athlete of the Week for December 8-14 this evening. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Bowling Athlete of the Week
Shawn Stelter
Berea-Midpark
Senior

Shawn rolled a season-best 461 series, which featured his high game of the year (461) against Lutheran West.

Other Notable Performances:

Cole Corpus (Jr.), Avon
Bowled a 413 series (231-182) against on Monday and a 432 series on Wednesday. Both were much higher than his 163 average from a year ago.

William Sindelar (Jr.), Avon Lake
Averaged 215 on the week with a 405 series (222-183) and a 458 series (230-248) last week.

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Bowling Athlete of the Week for December 1-7 this evening. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Bowling Athlete of the Week
Andrew Gutschow
Olmsted Falls
Senior

Andrew rolled personal-best 524 series (277-247) in a win against North Ridgeville.

Other Notable Performances:

Jeffrey Toth (Sr.), Avon Lake
Posted a 402 series on Monday and a 492 series on Wednesday. The performance featured a high game of 254.

Luke Nedoma (Sr.), Berea-Midpark
Had a 502 series (234-268) versus North Olmsted and a 390 series (185-205) against Firelands to average 223 for the week.

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Bowling Athlete of the Week for November 14-30 this evening. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Bowling Athlete of the Week
Bennett Ernst
Avon
Junior

Bennett is averaging 229 pins over his first four matches this season. He posted a career-best 518 series, which featured games of 258 and 260, in a win over Columbia.

Other Notable Performances:

Luke Nedoma (Sr.), Berea-Midpark
Has posted a 209 average through three matches. Rolled a 459 series (223-236) in a win over Midview.