Newton bowlers fall to Sigourney/Keota

KEOKUK — Slow starts by both squads were too much to overcome on Monday as the Newton bowling teams lost to Sigourney/Keota at the Keokuk County Bowling Center.

The Cardinals fell behind in the individual games and couldn’t recover in both matchups. Sigourney/Keota defeated the Newton girls 2,375 to 2,023 and the Savages downed the Newton boys 2,902 to 2,834.

It was the second straight loss for both Cardinal squads. They each fell to Norwalk on the final event of 2024, too.

Mackenna Burns made her varsity debut for the Newton girls (3-2) and led the Cardinals in fifth with a 306 series. She had individual games of 125 and a career-best 181.

But Sigourney/Keota had the top four and five of the best six scores for the night. Gabbie Humphrey was seventh for Newton with a 295 series. She had single games of 159 and 136.

Kelly Holmes (262), Jessamyn Neer (249), Aeris Archer (224) and Tamika Rodenborn (153) were eighth, ninth, 11th and 12th, respectively.

Holmes had single games of 139 and 123, Archer posted two individual games of 112 and Rodenborn had single games of 83 and 70.

Neer made her varsity debut with single games of 128 and 121.

Jayden Montgomery was the overall winner with a 416 series. She had games of 192 and 224. Kaylie Montgomery (352) and Sophie Young (350) were second and third, respectively.

The Cardinal girls trailed 1,664 to 1,336 after the individual games. The Savages (5-0) posted a Baker score of 711, while Newton had a 687.

The Newton boys (3-2) trailed Sigourney/Keota 1,968 to 1,882 after the individual games. The Cardinals edged the Savages, 952-934, in the Baker games, but it was not enough to complete the rally.

Austin Kennedy finished fourth overall with a 400 series. He had single games of 188 and 212.

Jeremiah Killmer finished fifth with a 385 series and Gentry Swarts (374) edged Parker Kennedy (373) for sixth. Killmer’s single games were 224 and 161, Swarts had individual games of 160 and 214 and Parker Kennedy posted single games of 221 and 152.

Nathan Hauber finished ninth with a 350 series after rolling single games of 158 and 192. Ethan Valtman’s 177 and 161 gave him a 338 series and a 10th-place finish.

Owen Clark was the overall winner with a 461 series. He had single games of 245 and 216.

Wells Clark (415) and Landyn Greiner (412) gave Sigourney/Keota (3-2) a 1-2-3 finish.