Onalee Shepler thought her biggest moment in sports was pitching a high school softball no-hitter against Delphos Jefferson.
Then came Wednesday, Jan. 11. Bowling in a Bluffton Southgate Lanes Queen's League Shepler bowled three games where she registered 35 out of a possible 36 strikes.
That translated to a series score of 864, which set a new women's high series at the Bluffton bowling alley. More importantly it was "that close" (one frame) to a perfect three games of bowling.
The Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors met Thursday morning at the OHSAA office in Columbus for its regularly scheduled January meeting. The following are highlights from the meeting. The complete set of meeting minutes will be posted at OHSAA.org in the near future.
- The Board approved a memorandum of understanding with The Ohio State University to extend the contract for the Jerome Schottenstein Center to host the OHSAA's wrestling, girls basketball and boys basketball state tournaments through 2015.
Three Bluffton runners participated in the 11th annual Midnight Special 5K in Whitehouse. The race started at 11:45 p.m. Jan. 31, 2011, and finished in the new year. The race is on the Cannonball Trail.
There were a total of 329 runners.
Jonathan Nisly was sixth in the 15-19 men's age group, 20th overall. His time was 19:42.
Hannah Chappell-Dick was second in the 15-19 women's age group, 21st overall, third woman overall. Her time was 19:45.
Sportsman League Scores bowled on: Dec.26 High Game
Derek Dukes 279
Brian Huether 267
Bob Moon 266
Steve Swisher 256
Adam Badertscher 256
Steve Swisher 253
Adam Badertscher 250
High Series
Steve Swisher 739
Derek Dukes 736
Adam Badertscher 724
Brian Huether 673
Shannon Ingram 668
Doug Herr 647
Adam Russler 618
