Cicero, N.Y. — Bowling is a sport that allows for plenty of creative celebrations after each roll.
Both strikes and quality celebrations take plenty of practice attempts to perfect — to the point where someone might be able to do either skill blindfolded.
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At syracuse.com’s winter media day, we asked Section III boys bowlers which of their teammates would be most likely to celebrate a strike with the craziest dance. We also asked which teammate could bowl blindfolded and still hit pins.
“He’s very empathetic with how he bowls and everything. He’s always fun to hang out with.” — Scott Ritcey
Collin Edwards, Central Square
“He’s always very excited, and he’ll go run up and high five everyone.” — Carrie Radziseski
Jake Mason, Christian Brothers Academy
“During Saturday leagues, he likes to walk across the bowling alley every strike.” — Tom Dearnaley
Cameron Miller, Cicero-North Syracuse
“He’s very animated — probably one of the most animated people on the team. My money’s on him for a crazy celebration.” — Garrett Arnold
Kaden Card, Ryan Ford, Cooperstown
“Kaden and Ryan have been my friends since childhood. They know everything there is to know about being funny and making a good celebration.” — Wyatt Butts
Joe Gardner, East Syracuse Minoa
“He’s very outgoing and it’s who he is as a person.” — Kyle Nissen
John Antczak, Fayetteville-Manlius
“He got a 7-10 split and that was pretty cool of him to do.” — Harrison Thayer
Max Cunningham, Fulton
“He just gets real hyped up, especially during those big matches.” — Mitchell Jacobs
Jahkir Jackson, Liverpool
“He’s just a really energetic guy. You’ll see him celebrating all the time. He just gets loud.” — Kaden Lake
“Kaiden is a big energy guy and he’s just great to be around.” — Ethan Reitema
“Ethan is the only one on our team that’s gotten to 300 and he was excited, so definitely him.” — Eris Clark
“He’s our lefty. He’s the most likely (to do it).” — Grace Ryan
“He’s most likely to hit the pocket every time. He has one 300 in practice, and he’s one of the most consistent bowlers.” — Braylon Lyke
Collin Edwards, Central Square
“His spots are always consistent. It feels like he doesn’t need to see.” — Andrew George
“Ryan is one of the most consistent bowlers on our team and I feel like he would be the one who would absolutely do it, whether it be the first or second try.” — Wyatt Butts
Zach Kassel, East Syracuse Minoa
“He bowls so much, it’s like muscle memory to him.” — Kyle Nissen
“He’s pretty accurate with his shots and is consistent throughout the entire game.” — Alainna Deyneka
“Mykey’s pretty aware. He knows what he’s doing.” — Kaden Lake
Nathaneal Dzwonkowski, New York Mills
“He’s had his rhythm the longest. He bowls two-handed. I just think the way he does it, he pretty much always hits his mark.” — Liam Mahardy
Vincenzo Marsala, Utica Proctor
“You can put any sort of obstacle in his way, and somehow he can still keep it on the lane. Even if he doesn’t get that many pins, he’ll still keep it on the lane, and he’ll most likely get at least some of the pins.” — Ian Witonsky
Nathan Burtless, Weedsport
“He sometimes bowls with his eyes closed. It’s really fun to watch.” — Ethan Reitema
“He’s just always getting strikes.” — Lucas Humphreville
