Coronado Bowling History

Coronado Bowling History

The Cougar bowling teams began in 2001 along with Coronado's first year as a new school. That year, the women Cougars proved to be one of the strongest teams in Clark County as they went into the play-offs as the second seed behind Green Valley. In the first game of their match with Green Valley the Cougars had the lead until the 10th frame before succumbing. Green Valley did not lose a game that season and our women came the closest to defeat them.

In our second season, both the men and women teams began to reach the play-offs and became two of the top teams each year. The men won their first match and then lost a heart-breaker to Eldorado during the second night of the play-offs at the Orlean's Bowling Center.

The 2003-2004 season brought about a state championship for the men's team with the final night resulting in the Cougars tying the record for the highest score posted in a championship match. The men defeated Green Valley in an intense match for the region title and then went on to conquer Palo Verde for the state crown.

In 2004-2005, both the men and women Cougars advanced to the state title match with the women vying against Bonanza and the men battling Clark High School. The women bowled above their team average, but, their opponents did the same and took the state trophy. The men split the first two games with Clark and then pulled away in the final game to capture their second consecutive state championship.

The 2005-2006 season proved to be the women Cougars breakthrough year as they vied for their first state championship. Both the men and women Cougars fielded strong teams during the season and went into the play-offs as top seeds. The men won a close match against Boulder City on the first night, but, fell to Green Valley in a high scoring match on the second night. The women also had a close match the first night, but, then went on to dominate the rest of the week and claimed their first state title when they defeated Centennial High School in the title match. 

The conclusion of the 2006-2007 season brought forth a second straight state title for the Cougar women when they defeated Palo Verde High School by a score of 7 to 0 at the Orlean's Bowling Center. The women had an amazing season in that not only were they undefeated in every match, but, they did not lose a single game throughout all of their matches in the season and in the play-offs. During the regular season, they averaged 188 per bowler per game and during the play-offs increased that to an outstanding 192 per bowler per game average. Their season saw scores and totals that may stand for a long time in the state of Nevada and possibly throughout the country.

In the 2007-2008 season, the Cougar women continued their torrid bowling as they captured their third straight Nevada Championship Title. The women once again were undefeated with an 18-0 record including the play-offs and for the past two seasons did not lose even a single game which resulted in a run of 108 straight games without a loss. In the final title match against Clark High School, anchor April Urban bowled an 808 series, a Nevada state record and the first time a female high school bowler has cracked the 800 mark. The women also had totaled more pins than the high men's team during the week, just as they had done the previous year. It was an amazing run for the lady cougars and they set records that may never be broken. The JV women also had their second straight undefeated season and look to continue their outstanding bowling next season for the lady cougars. The Cougar men returned to the play-offs after a one year lapse and got off to a successful start on the first night of the week when they defeated Chaparral High School. The second night against Green Valley was competitive, but, the men lost 5-2. The men are poised to make another run at state in the coming season. The JV men had a successful year as they posted a 12-2 record and the bowlers showed a twenty pin increase on their averages as the season wore on.

2008-2009, which was the eighth season,  brought a highly successful regular season for all four bowling teams. Once again, the women varsity Cougars had an undefeated regular season, while the jv women finished with a near perfect 13-1 record. The men’s varsity took another step forward and had an outstanding record of 12-2, while the jv men had a stellar 13-1 campaign. The men defeated Las Vegas High School on the first night of the play-offs at the Orleans, but, fell the next night by a mere 15 pins to Foothill. The women opened up their defense of three straight state titles by winning their first two play-off matches and then lost to Eldorado in the regional final. Alex Katz led the women this year with a 192 average, while; Jordan Katz led the men with his 216 average, which was also the high men’s average for high school bowlers in the state of Nevada. Every member of the men’s and women’s varsity team increased their averages over the previous season ranging from a three pin improvement to more than a 25 pin rise.   Alex Katz won the prestigious Clark County MVP tournament at Cashman Field while Brandon Dauphinais and Jordan Katz also placed for scholarship awards. Alex Katz, Jordan Katz and Brandon Dauphinais were named to the Nevada All-State Bowling Team, while Tiana Ackerman was named to the Sunrise Region All-Star Team and Natalie Schibrowsky was named to the Sunset Division All-Star Team.

In 2009-10, the men’s team captured the Nevada State Championship as they defeated Spring Valley in a match that came down to the final frames of the third game. The men defeated Rancho in the first night of the playoffs and then Foothill in lopsided victories before closing out a close victory over Silverado in the regional championship. Both teams, the men and the women, have now captured three state crowns and Coronado has won the state championship a total of six times in its nine year existence. During this year’s regular season, the women’s JV team had a 15-1 record, while the women’s varsity, men’s varsity, and JV men all finished at 13-3. Each of the men varsity bowlers averaged over 200 with Captain Jordan Katz leading the way with a 214. The women were led by Alex Katz who had a 184 average. Highlights during the season included Jordan Katz’s perfect 300 game followed by Brandon Dauphinais who stroked a 299 score. Courtney Walters fired a 690 series against SECTA for the Cougar women. After the playoffs, Zac Hochman won the prestigious MVP tournament at the Gold Coast Lanes when he came from 5^th place in the stepladder finals to capture the crown. This tournament has now been won by Cougar bowlers Alyssa Madrid, April Urban, Alex Katz and Zac Hochman. The Cougar varsity women’s team this year consisted of Tiana Ackerman, Jessica Zack, Captain Natalie Schibrowsky, Courtney Walters and Alex Katz. The JV women were comprised of Ashlee Garrison, Kanani Espinoza and Jennifer Jeong. The varsity men bowlers were made up of Brandon Dauphinais, Johnny Mortero, Joe Mortero, Zac Hochman and Captain Jordan Katz. On the JV men team were Drew Cochran, Nick Thompson and Wen Jay Tan.

2010-11 MEN’S BOWLING

THE COUGAR MEN FINISHED WITH AN 8-1 RECORD AND ADVANCED TO THE SECOND ROUND OF THE NEVADA STATE PLAY-OFFS THIS SEASON BEFORE LOSING TO FOOTHILL IN A MATCH WHERE BOTH TEAMS AVERAGED OVER 200 PINS PER BOWLER PER GAME. CAPTAIN JORDAN KATZ LED THE COUGARS WITH A 218 AVERAGE DURING THE REGULAR SEASON FOLLOWED BY ZACH HOCHMAN WHO STROKED A 194 AVERAGE. BRANDON DAUPHINAIS ROLLED A 187 AVERAGE WITH ZACHARY ZOLOWICZ HITTING A 177 AND WENJAY TAN WITH A 170. THE JV MEN WERE UNDEFEATED AS EVAN GLUCK AVERAGED 173, NICK THOMPSON HIT A 149 AVERAGE, BEN WADLEIGH FINISHED AT 142 AS DID TYLER REYNOLDS, WHILE, CHRIS KRICHEVSKY HAD A 135 AVERAGE.

 2010-11 WOMEN’S BOWLING

THE WOMEN COUGARS HAD A DIVISON RECORD OF 4-4 AND OVERALL RECORD OF 4-5 THIS SEASON AND JUST MISSED MAKING THE PLAY-OFFS BY ONE PIN. COURTNEY WALTERS, ANCHOR COUGAR BOWLER, HAD THE HIGH AVERAGE FOR THE COUGARS WITH A 168. IN HER THIRD YEAR AS A COUGAR, KANANI ESPINOZA AVERAGED 131, WHILE NEWCOMERS SABRINA KRICHEVSKY AND SOFI ROSSIL AVERAGED 126 AND 100.

2011-12 BOWLING SEASON

BOTH THE MEN AND WOMEN TEAMS QUALIFIED FOR THE PLAY-OFFS .   WHILE THE WOMEN LOST A HEARTBREAKER IN THE FIRST MATCH AGAINST ELDORADO, LOSING THE TOTAL BY 2 PINS, THE MEN ADVANCED TO THE SECOND NIGHT LOSING TO GREEN VALLEY AFTER DEFEATING RANCHO ON THE OPENING NIGHT.

THE WOMEN COUGARS FINISHED WITH A 6-5 RECORD AFTER THEY FINISHED STRONG WHEN THEY WON THEIR LAST FOUR MATCHES, EACH OF THEM A 9-0 SHUTOUT.  HIGH WOMAN BOWLER WAS FRESHMAN KEOLA HANASHIRO-MEESIRI WITH  A 156 AVERAGE, FOLLOWED BY CAPTAIN KANANI ESPINOZA WHO STROKED A 132 AVERAGE.  COMPLETING THE COUGAR TEAM WERE SABRINA KRICHEVSKY, SOFI ROSSIL-BOLANOS, LORISHA OTA-PEREZ AND AMANDA ROSEN AS MAINSTAYS ON THE TEAM.

ON THE MEN’S SIDE, ANCHOR CHRIS KRICHEVSKY LED THE COUGARS WITH A 189 AVERAGE, FOLLOWED BY LEAD-OFF BOWLER EVAN GLUCK WHO FINISHED WITH A 179. CAPTAIN WEN JAY TAN ROLLED A 178 AVERAGE FOLLOWED CLOSED BY FRESHMAN BOWLER TREVOR HOCHMAN WHO HAD A 178 AVERAGE.  THE COUGARS COMPLETED THEIR REGULAR SEASON WITH A RECORD OF 8-3.

THE JV MEN ALSO COMPLETED THE SEASON WITH AN 8-3 RECORD AND WERE LED BY ANTHONY MCCURDY’S 163 AVERAGE.  BEN WADLEIGH WAS A STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE MEN ALONG WITH NICK THOMPSON AND NEWCOMER MARC MILLER.

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