Did you see that? (Winter begins)
November 27, 2012
Fall has ended and winter has begun. And every Monday we'll post here some of the most headline-worthy results and major news coming from all over our state.
Hockey, Upper Peninsula bowling, gymnastics, Upper Peninsula swimming and diving and competitive cheer all are underway, although the majority of competitions in the latter four take place after the start of the new year. Girls basketball, Lower Peninsula swimming and diving and bowling all begin this week.
And next week sees the starts of the rest: boys basketball, boys and girls skiing and wrestling.
We're busy populating MHSAA.com with schedules for all sports and especially basketball, and will display every score that comes in for any sport. Anyone can enter scores by simply registering on the site. Feel free to give us a hand, and keeping tuning in to Second Half for more features, rankings and the like all winter long.
Blissfield Boys Surge, Then Sweep to Attain Bowling Royalty for 1st Time
By
Perry A. Farrell
Special for MHSAA.com
February 27, 2026
TAYLOR – Plymouth Christian Academy had been consistent Friday at Skore Lanes, earning the top seed for match play, sweeping its first match and winning the first game of its Division 4 Quarterfinal.
Then the Eagles ran into a Blissfield team on a roll as well.
PCA did take a 2-1 lead in their Semifinal before Blissfield won the last two games – rolling a 246 in the match decider. The Royals then swept Riverview Gabriel Richard in the championship match to claim their first Finals team title in boys bowling.
Blissfield’s lineup of Cash Moore, Alex Kudlac, Preston Iffland, Jon Cheney and Matthew Anderson dominated the Final, winning 191-114, 219-157 and 214-137.
The Royals also had reached the Semifinals in Division 3 a year ago but were a few students short of remaining in that classification this year. Moving to Division 4 was somewhat of a disappointment after coming so close in the Division 3 bracket.
“We were kind of upset about it,’’ said Moore, the leadoff bowler in the Final. “We had made the final four a year ago. We adjusted. I thought we bowled well all day. I thought (Gabriel Richard) might have run out of gas.’’
Plymouth Christian capitalized on a 943 score in the second round of singles to claim the top spot in qualifying with a 3,360. Jonesville, which finished Division 4 runner-up the last two seasons and was seeking its first championship since 2014, was second in qualifying at 3,337 pins, and New Lothrop placed third at 3,316.
PCA advanced against Bay City All Saints (3-0) in the first round of the best-of-five Baker game match format. Blissfield had eliminated Burton Atherton (3-0) to advance.
Jonesville’s hope of finally reclaiming the title stayed alive with a victory over Traverse City Christian (3-1) to advance to the Semifinal against Riverview Gabriel Richard, which had eliminated New Lothrop (3-2). Gabriel Richard won 3-1 against Jonesville to advance to the Final.
“We just kept going,’’ said Blissfield’s Iffland. “We didn’t miss our spares. If we got down during the day we got back up. If someone was hot we just kept riding each other.
“This was awesome. Last year we came up just short (in Division 3). It was sweet that we got it this year.’’