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Freshman Sam King rolls first perfect 300 game in school history, leads Men's Bowling to fifth place finish at American Heartland Conference IV tournament

Freshman Sam King rolls first perfect 300 game in school history, leads Men's Bowling to fifth place finish at American Heartland Conference IV tournament
Results
December 7, 2024

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Freshman Sam King (DeGraff/Riverside) rolled the first perfect 300 game in school history, leading the Ohio Northern men's bowling team to a fifth place finish at the American Heartland Bowling Conference IV tournament on Saturday.

The Basics

  • Ohio Northern finished fifth of 12 teams with 5,286 pins.
  • Venue: Thunderbowl #1 - Fort Wayne, Ind.

ONU Individuals

  • King finished 5th individually with a school record 4-game series of 898, which included the program's first perfect 300 game.
  • He averaged 224.5 pins per game.
  • Freshman Andrew Knight (West Liberty/Riverside) was ninth overall with a 4-game series of 860, good for an average of 215.0.
  • Freshman Jake Manbevers (Greenfield/Miami Trace) rolled a 833 for 4 games for a 208.3 average. 

Notables

  • The Polar Bears were third after the 4 team games with 3,969 pins, an average of 198.5 per game.
  • Northern then rolled a 1,789 (178.9 ave) for 10 baker games.
  • Trine (Ind.) won the team title with 6407 pins, Shawnee State was second with 6102 pins and Vincinnes (Ind.) was third with 5922 pins.
  • This was the eighth of 10 events for Ohio Northern in its second season.
  • Second-year head coach Jeff Robinson leads the Polar Bears.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action Jan. 11 at the American Heartland Bowling Association V tournament.