Colonie boys and girls teams win state championships

Colonie High School won both the boys and girls New York State Public High School Athletic Association team championships today at Strike ’n Spare Lanes in Syracuse.

The Garnet Raiders won the boys’ championship with a 5,944 total. On the girls’ side, Colonie finished with a pinfall of 5,576 to best Union-Endicott, which had 5,350.

Colonie was led by Tyler Mochrie’s six-game total of 1,191. He had a high game of 214 in the morning session and another 214 in the afternoon. Matt Olson (1,177) had a high game of 227 for the Garnet Raiders. Justin Carl was next with a 261-1,140, and John Shaw had a 210-1,113.

The girls were paced by Kalynn Carl’s 242-1,201. Stephanie Buckley was next with a 244-1,138, and Hannah Mochrie had a 267-1,135.

The state event continues Sunday with the section teams competition beginning at 9 a.m.

Birch Run captures Tri-Valley Conference Championship in boys bowling

The Birch Run boys bowling team won the Tri-Valley Conference championship on Saturday at Crooked Creek Bowling Lanes, scoring 3,231 in the three-game series to easily beat runner-up Ovid-Elsie by 113 pins.

Birch Run junior Andy Williams captured the individual title in the boys tournament, rolling a 731. Eric Kniebbe (664) and Matt Hogan (645) each finished in the top 15 for the Panthers, who landed four of their bowlers on the All-Tri-Valley East first team.

"This was Andy's first year of any organized bowling," Birch Run coach Bob McKinnon said. "He put a lot of work in, went to camps and was in the bowling ally two or three times a week.

"He deserved it."