Boys bowling send 2 to the State finals.  Will Anama finished 7th after a strong 223 start.  Kyler Hinken finished 9th on the strength of a 232 game.   Nick DeBodde, Lucas VanMaanen, and Jarrett Febus all finished in the top half of the field as well.

Boys bowling takes home the Regional title in a nail biter.  The boys led wire to wire.  After starting the day off with a 159 baker game, the boys started rolling and averaged over 192 in their 8 baker games including three 200 games (219, 240, 208) and two 190 games (192, 196).  This gave them a slim lead of Portland going into the 2 regular games.  The 1st was a nice 888 game to increase that slim lead to 31.  But the surprise of the day was Orchard View.  They came out of nowhere in 3rd place and finished the last regular game with a 984.  This forced the boys to throw a 852 to retain 1st place as they led Orchard View by 133 pins.  The first place finish came down to Kyler Hinken in the 10th frame.  With a spare in the 9th.  Kyler only needed to mark and have big count in the 10th.  Kyler threw a strike on the 1st ball in the 10th and only needed 6 pins to secure 1st place and the trophy he wanted.  He threw a great pocket shot and left the ugly 7-10 split.  But that was enough to guarantee them 1st place.  They finished with a 855 and took the title over Orchard View by 4 pins.  Assistant coach Kenny Springett to the AD in the fall that he was bringing a Regional title this season and he did not disappoint.  

Boys bowling finished 3rd in the OK Blue post conference tournament. Leading after the 1st two regular games, the boys struggled slightly in the 3rd game.  This coupled with a great game by Allendale pushed them to 3rd where they stayed for the rest of the tournament.  The boys were led by Nick DeBodde, 222 & 217 and  Kyler Hinken 215 & 216.  Also throwing great games were Will Anama, 193& 200, Ephraim Dykstra, 187 and Jarrett Febus, 183.  The boys also collected 10 ten honors for the tournament.  Ncik DeBodde finished 1st.  Kyler Hinken finished 5th.  Will Anama finished 8th.   The All-confernece team was announced after the tournament.  Kyler Hinken finished 4th with a 186.4 average.  Lucas Van Maanen finished 5th with a 185.73 average.  Nick DeBodde finished 6th with a 182.45 average. Will Anama finished 7th with a 180.15 average.  The boys finished tied for 2nd in the conference.  Nice job boys.  Great season.  

The boys bowling team went down in defeat to Calvin by a score of 22-8.  The boys were led by Jarrett Febus with a fine 192 game

After sweeping the baker games, the boys bowling team rolled to a 22-8 victory over Reeth-Puffer. The boys were led by Kylen Hinken with a fine 213 game.

Boy bowling win over West Catholic 23-7.  Leading 6-4 after bakers behind a 190 game, the boys took 6 points in the 1st regular game behind strong games by Jarrett Febus, 202 and Lucas Van Maanen, 195.  Not satified with the results so far, Coach Kenny changed up the line up and the boys erupted.  They shot a season high 1122.  All 5 bys shot over 200.  Ephraim Dykstra, 235, Kyler Hinken, 223, Nick DeBodde, 247, Lucas Van Maanen, 203 and Jarrett Febus anchored the team with a 214.  They took the remaining 11 points including the 2 points for series total with 1951. Outstanding job out the men.

Boys bowling lost to Mona Shores 13.5 - 16.5.  After a 247 baker game and great games by Jarrett Febus - 185, Kyler Hinken - 185 and Will Anama - 192, the boys missed out on the 4 points they needed to win the match by losing the 1st regular game by 10 pins.  The coach always says every pin counts 

Boys finished 6th on Saturday at the Hudsonville Invitational.  They bowled well.  They shot a 956 regular.  This included games by Nick DeBodde - 179, Jarrett Febus - 234, Lucas Van Maanen - 188 and Kyler Hinken 205.  Lucas and Kyler shot well the 2nd game as well, 182 and 199 respectively.  The great part of the day was the baker games.  They shot a 226 and did not have a game under 160.  Not bad against almost all division 1 and 2 schools.

Boys bowling lost to Fruitport on 2/1/23, 27-3.  Despite bowling their best regular game of the season so far, 975 Fruitport showed why they lead the conference.  It took a 249 by Kyler Hinken to take one of the 3 points.  But the boys had many more notable games.  Jarrett Febus 201, 188, Nick DeBodde 196, 194, Will Anama 181, 171, Lucas Van Maanen 174, and Kyler Hinken added a 202.  They also added a 196 baker game that lost to a 258 shot by Fruitport.  Awesome effort boys.  You just ran into a buzz saw.  

Boys bowling lost to Zeeland 7-23 on 1/31.  The Saders were led by Nick DeBodde with games of 205 and 172 and Kyler Hinken with games of 181 and 187. 

Boys Bowling win 22-8 over Grand Rapids Union on 1/23.  Being down 4-6 after bakers, the boys stepped it up and took the next 8 points in the 1st regular game.  And then took 10 more in the 2nd.  The Saders were led by games of 191 by Jarrett Febus, 201 by Adam Kutzli, and 207 by Lucas Van Maanen.

Boys bowling tied Allendale on 1/18.  After splitting the Baker games and rolling another 200 baker, the boys held a 6-4 lead.  Led by Will Anama - 220 and Lucas Van Maanen - 181, the boys increased their lead to 13-6.  Unfortunately, the boys struggled in the last regular game and only managed 2 more points.  Leaving the score 15-15.  Will Anama led the boys in the 2nd game as well - 181

Boys finished 9th at the Mona Shore Invite on 1/14.  1 low Baker game and the boys missed the cut by 40 pins or so. Lucas Van Maanen rolled a 556 series (191,191, 174) to miss the top 10 by 4 pins.  Ephraim Dykstra added a 193 and Kyler Hinken added a 181.  Overall a disappointing day, but we learned about the lanes and conditions for regionals at the end of February,

Boys defeated Coopersville 18 - 12.  After falling behind 0-10 despite a 201 Baker game, the boys took 18 of the remaining 20 points to come out with the win.  The Crusders were led by Will Anama, 176 and 208, Kyler Hinken , 195 and Lucas Van Maanen , 221

Boys win 25-5 over Wyoming Great games by Ephraim Dykstra 183, Kyler Hinken 223 & 198, Isaac Dykstra 243

Boys finished 12th at the Jenison invitational on 1/7.  Kyler Hinken led the boys with games of 187 and 185.  Lucas Van Maanen added a 190. They struggled with the baker games and failed to make the cut.  

Boys hosted Muskegon and defeated them 28-2.  With a Baker game of 223, the boys jumped to a 10-0 lead.  They then gave up only 1 point in the 1st regular game. Games of 199 by Ephraim Dykstra, 180 by Will Anama and 222 by Kyler Hinken led the way.  The 2nd game was more of the same.  Giving up only 1 point in that game as well.  Led by Nick DeBodde with a 224, Will Anama with a 203 and Kyler Hnken with a 216.  

Unity boys bowling defeated South Christian 28-2.  After 2 good baker games of 179 and 171, Coach Kenny started the 2nd string bowlers to energize the starters.  The 1st game was won 8-1. Lucas Van Maanen led the 1st game with a 236.  The 2nd regular brought the starters back in and they did not disappoint.  They rolled their 2nd highest regular game of the season taking 8 of 9 points.  They were led by Will Anama, 234, Kyler Hinken , 210, and Ephraim Dykstra 180.   

Unity boys bowling defeated West Catholic 27-3.  Leading 10-0 after the baker games, Unity took all but 1 of the 1st regular game points to lead 18-1.  With enough point for a guaranteed win, Coach Kenny subbed in for everyone but Kyler Hinken who finished the first game with a terrific 225 game.  The bench took 7 of the 9 possible points for the 2nd regular game.  Adding 2 more points for overall total.  Crusaders were led by Kyler Hinken with a 225 and 198, Ephraim Dykstra with a 189, and Will Anama with a 185.  

In another nail biter, the Unity boys bowling team narrowly defeats Fruitport.  The final score was 18-12.  The difference in score was 6 pins.  If Fruitport scores 7 more pins the score flips and wins 16-14.   After blowing up the baker games with a 213 and a 224, the boys led 10-0.  The big lead was short lived.  The boys struggled in the 1st regular game and Fruitport cut the lead to 12-7.  Needing 4 points for the win, Coach Kenny Springett called for a quick meeting, got the boys settled down and the proceeded to take 6 points to win.   High games  Lucas VanMaanen - 177 Nick DeBodde - 199  Kyler Hinken - 198

Unity boys bowling took 2nd place at the OK Blue Conference tournament on Saturday.  Not quite the result they were hoping for, but the scores were amazing.   3 regular games of over 800. 7 score over 175 3 backer games over 180 The boys finished the regular games down 102 pins to Fruitport.  After the 1st baker game they made up 36 pins.  After the 2nd baker game they cut the lead to 8 pins.  They gave back 10 pins in the 3rd and fell just short of catching Fruitport by 12 pins at the end of the 4th game.  Will Anama shot 248 and 196 Kyler Hinken shot 233 and 177 Jarret Febus shot 188 Lucas Van Maanen shot 233 Adam Kutzli and Nick DeBodde combined for a 184. Baker games of 205, 181 and 214. Nice job boys.

In their 2nd match of the season against conference foe Allendale, the boys showed up on Wednesday with 2 regular games that were better than all but 2 of their regular games all of last year.  With 7 of the 10 possible scores over 185 you would expect that the boys rolled over Allendale.  However, that was not the case.  Allendale led 8-2 after the baker games.  After the 1st regular game that saw 3 games over 200 by Kyler Hinken, Ephraim Dykstra and Will Anama and a 191 by Jarrett Febus.  The boys were still down 14 - 5.  Peyton Selk threw a 252 to lead the Allendale team and Sean Jenkins joined in with a 206.  This was enough to lift them to a larger lead despite the Unity crew throwing the best game of the year.  Needing to take all of the remaining available points, Unity gave it a good try.  Going into the 8th frame it was still a possibiliy.  Lucas VanMaanen threw a 194.  Ephraim Dykstra added a 187, and Jarret Febus threw a 199, but the boys still came up short.  Unity lost to Allendale 11-19. 

Unity faced conference rival Coopersville on Monday afternoon in the first match of the season.  Unity jumped out to a 10 - 0 lead after baker games of 179 and 177.  A major improvement over last year.  On the heels of a 233 by Will Anama and a 182 by Ephraim Dykstra, the boys finished the 1st regaular game with the win.  Up 16-3 the bench was cleared and the remaining bowlers entered the game to finish the match.  The boys finished winning 18 - 12.