By Susan Jenior

Staff Writer

Portage County teams competing in the Metro Athletic Conference Preseason Tournament bowled very well and set themselves up for a solid run in the MAC.

The Streetsboro girls bowling team won the team title at Saturday’s MAC Preseason Tournament.

The Kent Roosevelt boys grabbed the runner-up spot, bowling 3,949, only 135 pins behind the champion Springfield (4,084).

Field (3,701) and Ravenna (3,503) landed in fourth and fifth, respectively, with Streetsboro in 10th (3,042) only two pins shy of Cuyahoga Falls.

The girls from Portage County swept the top-four spots in the preseason tournament as the Rockets from Streetsboro won the championship (3,473), Ravenna earned the runner-up spot (2,970) and Field (2,799) and Kent Roosevelt (2,657) finished third and fourth, respectively, of the ten-team tournament.

The Rockets not only won the tournament, they made a statement as individuals.

Ava Clark, sophomore, rolled the second-high series in the tournament, a 536. Junior Natalie Southerland tossed the third-high series, a 529 as well as the third-high game, a 195. Jordyn Brigham (sophomore) rolled a 520 series, the fourth-high series of the tournament.

The Rockets rolled a solid 3,473 to best runner-up Ravenna by 503 pins.

Second in the MAC last season, the team is looking to continue their success from 2025-26 that included the girls team’s first trip to the district in school history offered coach Matt Stump.

The Kent Roosevelt boys bowling team will have full boys and girls JV and varsity teams this year. The Riders’ boys finished as runners-up on Saturday.

On the boys side, Kent Roosevelt coach Al Peterosino said he is very excited for the upcoming season. With four juniors and a senior in the starting five for the boys, along with three seniors and two sophomores starting for the girls, the full Roosevelt teams have both junior varsity and varsity teams this season.

The boys runner-up was led by senior Eli Logston rolling a nice 620 series, with a 214 high game. Junior Joey Impicinni added a 607 series, with a high game of 225. The Rough Riders’ Bobby White rolled a 214-587, Colden Prater 212-552 and Tayden Bailey 194-524.

“I am looking forward to seeing this team compete this season,” said Petrosino.

Field’s Makayla Doak bowled the high game and series in the tournament, a 239-626. Field’s Peyton Hover earned the runner-up individual for the boys tossing a 235-673.

METRO ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

PRESEASON TOURNAMENT

(At Spins Bowl, Kent)

BOYS TEAM STANDINGS: Springfield 4,084; Kent Roosevelt 3,949; Tallmadge 3,827; Field 3,701; Ravenna 3,503; Cloverleaf 3,404; Woodridge 3,382; Norton 3,288; Cuyahoga Falls 3,044; Streetsboro 3,042.

ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM: Rylan Slusser, Springfield 255-715; Peyton Hoover, Field 215-673; Ben Bucur, Tallmadge 256-672; Jonathan Rasch, Cuyahoga Falls 63-225; Alex Tucker, Ravenna 256-625; Logan Adkins, Cloverleaf 209=621.

KENT ROOSEVELT (3,949): Tayden Bailey 524, Colden Prater 552, Bobby White 587, Eli Logston 620, Joey Impiccini 607.

FIELD (3,701): Peyton Hoover 673.

RAVENNA (3,503): Alex Tucker 625.

GIRLS TEAM STANDINGS: Streetsboro 3,473; Ravenna 2,970; Field 2,799; Kent Roosevelt 2,657; Cuyahoga Falls 2,589; Tallmadge 2,551; Norton 2,508; Springfield 2,492; Woodridge 2,479; Cloverleaf 2,246.

ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM: Makayla Doak, Field 626; Ava Clark, Streetsboro 536; Natalie Southerland, Streetsboro 529; Jordyn Brigham, Streetsboro 520; Lexey Wardle, Woodridge 507; Lia Wilson, Springfield 494.

STREETSBORO (3,473): Ava Clark 536, Natalie Southerland 529, Jordyn Brigham 520, Alivia Comely 441; Amy Rein 461.

FIELD (2,799): Makayla Doak 626.

KENT ROOSEVELT (2,675): Elissa McAllister 363, Natalie Schifano 314, Mahaylah Proctor 346, Callie Adams 429, Desiree Henderson 442.