Butler Aviators Bowling

Thursday, January 8th, saw the Aviator varsity squads host the Tipp Red Devils at Rollhouse Dayton.

The Lady Aviators were the highlight, securing their third match win 1614-1557. Senior Liza Koewler led the Aviators with a nice 404 set (222, 182). The ladies’ record climbs to 3-6.

The boys fought hard to overcome a strong first game from Tipp but ended up dropping the match 2018-2088. Freshman Preston Stiller led the Aviators with a nice 399 set (202, 197). The boys record drops to 3-6.

Hope everyone has enjoyed the recent balmy weather, but the temps will begin to plummet. However, area bowlers tend to thrive in the colder weather, so look out for some fine scoring this week as we flip the switch to 2026!

Here's what to watch this week!
🎟️Monday, Dec 29
The BHS Classic, hosted by Bellefontaine, will be held at TP Lanes. The Coldwater boys and Bellefontaine girls are the reigning champs.

Hillsboro looks to continue both teams' undefeated seasons with a non-conference match with Unioto at Highland Lanes at 10am.

Greenon boys (5-1, 3-0 OHC) and girls (6-0, 3-0) look to keep their OHC records spotless as they host West Liberty-Salem at Bowl 10.

🎟️ Tuesday, Dec 30
It's been a couple years, but Fairmont and Troy renew their non-conference slate at Poelking Woodman at 4pm. Fairmont boys have won the last 7 matchups (9-3 all-time); whereas Troy has won the last 5 girls' contests (10-2 all-time).

Urbana and Graham meet up in a CBC cross-divisional showdown at Southwest Bowl. Urbana boys snapped a 7-game losing skid to Graham last season, This year's Falcons are third in the league in scoring and are led by junior Logan Pitsinger, who is averaging 214.7. The girls teams are fairly similar, record-wise, as Graham (4-3) has won 7 of the 8 matchups against Urbana (5-4). After starting the year 0-4, the Lady Hillclimbers have reeled off 5 straight wins with the return of senior Emily Fisher (182.9 avg) to the lineup.

Shawnee boys play host to North Union at Victory Lanes. The Braves (8-0) are off to their best start to a season in team history and have four players averaging over 200 led by seniors Dorian Green (207.9) and Craig Ruf (208.5).

Undefeated Celina girls (9-0) hosts Lincolnview at Plaza Lanes led by junior Chloe Bruce (188.3 avg).

🎟️Friday, Jan 2
The Northwestern boys and Greenon girls look to repeat as champions in the Clark County Tournament at Victory Lanes. A lot of talent at this tournament and there could be another 30K milestone moment that comes out of this event. 😉

🎟️Saturday, Jan 3
The 13th Annual Back to School Bash is the first tournament of the new year and the girls event will be on Saturday at Rollhouse Fairfield. The boys event will be on Sunday.

Other tournaments include the LeElla Baker Bash in Washington Court House and the Buckeye Challenge at HP Lanes in Columbus.

The Midwest Athletic Conference travels to Plaza Lanes in Celina. The boys and girls of Coldwater, Fort Recovery and Versailles all stand undefeated in the conference. The only battle of undefeateds on Saturday comes as the Fort Recovery boys (7-0, 3-0 MAC) take on St. Henry (4-2, 3-0), which only has a boys team. Fort Recovery beat St. Henry early in the season by 40 pins in a match that didn't count against the conference tally.

Butler Bowlers. Great after High School season travel league to participate in! Sunday’s at 5pm. If you think you can can get to at least half the weeks, sign up! If you don’t bowl a week, you don’t pay.

Results from Sidney are in! The Lady Aviators snapped their 5-match losing streak 1,469 - 1,146. Senior Liza Koewler led the ladies with a 311 set (156, 155). Freshman Jacey Pinkston backed that up with a 247 set (142, 105). The ladies improve their record to 2-5.

On the boys side, the Aviators came up short 2,137 - 1,994. Freshman Preston Stiller is still wielding the hot hand, booking a 391 set (212, 179). Senior Michael McCann was wingman again with a 342 set (152, 190). The boys record slips to 3-4.

The JV boys came up short in a 3-on-3 match, dropping to Sidney, 1,036 - 844. Sophomore Hank Amlin led the trio with a 259 set (101, 149). Freshmen Gus Niswonger and Cam Hunter each had sets of 188.

The JV squads will be in tournament action Saturday at Bowl Ten in Fairborn for the Knights JV Tournament, then all squads will break through the holidays, returning to action January 5th at Beaver-Vu Bowl to face Stebbins.

Enjoy the holidays everyone!! GO AVIATORS!!!

Bad news and good news from Rollhouse. The bad news is our Aviator squads got swept by Xenia yesterday. The good news is Freshman Preston Stiller’s reign of terror on the lanes continues! Preston shot another 433 set (221, 212), tying his career high from last match and booking his third 400 set in consecutive matches. Senior Michael McCann also shot a nice 402 set (203, 199), but Butler’s 2,130 was no match for Xenia’s 2,425. The boys fall back to .500 (3-3).

The Lady Aviators dropped their 5th straight match to Xenia, 1,800 - 1,652. Senior Liza Koewler led the girls with a solid 352 set (192, 160). The ladies record falls to 1-5.

In JV action, Sophomore Hank Amlin booked another career high game (194) and set (341) as he continues on his ascent. Our 4-man JV squad posted a solid effort, but they could not muster enough pins to fill the gap and fall to Xenia JV 1,757 - 1,182. In girls JV, Freshman Jacey Pinkston shot a 239 set (120, 119).

All Aviator squads return to action Tuesday, December 16th, 4:00 pm, at Bel-Mar Lanes in Sidney.

LET’S GO AVIATORS!!!!