BY WENDI REARDON PRICE
Clarkston News Sports Writer
Clarkston is counting down to Friday when they host the MHSAA Division 1 Boys and Girls Bowling Region 3 at Century Lanes.
“We are probably in the toughest region in the state,” said Clarkston Boys Bowling Coach Ken Clayton.
The format has changed this year due to COVID. Teams now bowl four games and those games cound for singles and for the team.
“It gives us a chance,” Clayton said, adding the boys have had total scores of 1,000 the past few weeks. “If we have a good day those four games will get us in.”
The boys finished the season in second place in the OAA Red with one league loss to Oxford. They finished 10-3 overall and beat Farmington for the first time in four years.
“We finished strong,” said Clayton. “Our hope is we can carry it over. We have Macomb Dakota, L’Anse Creuse North, Oxford, Waterford Kettering, Romeo and Davison in our region. They are some of the top teams in the state.”
He added senior Patrick McLetchie has a good chance to qualify for in singles for the state meet. McLetchie finished the year with league high average at 222 and league high series.
“He has had a great senior year,” Clayton said. “He is a quiet leader. He leads by example. He’s a smart bowler so he knows how to help them out as well.”
For the Clarkston Girls Varsity Bowling team, senior Angelina Stowers will lead the team.
“They have a tough go because Kettering is very good, they are No. 1 in the state,” Clayton added.
Due to COVID, spectators can watch the Wolves during their regional meet on Friday on Facebook Live by following Clarkston Wolves Bowling.
The boys compete at 9 a.m. and the girls compete at 1 p.m.
The boys team finished the regular season with a 28-2 win over Avondale, March 9.
Logan Sutherland, Christian Bradford and Patrick McLetchie won both their games during the meet. Sutherland bowled 196 and 201; Bradford bowled 177 and 216; and McLetchie bowled 267 and 226.
Nathan Sayyae won his first game with a 225 and Rio Westlund won his second game with 185.
The boys won their match against Royal Oak on March 8, 29-1.
Nick Stephens, Sutherland, Bradford and McLetchie won both their games.
Stephens bowled a 201 and 150; Sutherland bowled 232 and 208; Bradford bowled 191 and 224 and McLetchie bowled 185 and 265. Sayyae won his second game with 192.
The Clarkston Girls Varsity Bowling team finished the regular season tying with Avondale, 15-15, on March 9.
Gabrielle Preston, Madison Kortman and Angelina Stowers won both their games. Preston bowled 136 and 169; Kortman bowled 133 and 154; and Stowers bowled 155 and 154.
The girls won their match against Royal Oak on March 8, 25-5.
Preston won both her games, bowling 162 and 145. Kortman won her first game with 150. Olivia Massarello won her first game, bowling a 99. Madison Goff won her second game, bowling a 89.

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