The Mineola girls bowling team winning counties, and a North Shore male bowler throwing a perfect 300 were the highlights of the winter bowling season in the area.
Mineola repeated as county champs behind the strong efforts of Michaela Paolumbo, who had the second-highest average in the county this season at 192.5, and No. 2 Kelsey Morrison, a junior who averaged 168 for the year.
The Mustangs finished 88 pins ahead of second-place MacArthur and advanced to the state championships for the second year in a row, and this season Mineola placed 8th at the state championships in Syracuse.
On the boys side of the lanes, there were a few standout performers.
In Division II, Joseph Dolezal of The Wheatley School averaged 214.61 pins during the regular season and won the Nassau individual championship. At the states, Dolezal finished 20th overall, and the junior can still improve for next season.
Chaminade junior Daniel Tufano also had a fantastic year, taking second place at the CHSAA individual championships, rolling a high game of 264 at the event to finish as runner-up.
But for the best single performance of the season, respect must be given to North Shore bowler Matt Nochowitz.
On Jan. 18 at Bowlero Lanes in Mineola, the senior rolled twelve consecutive strikes to record his first-ever perfect game.
In a match against Carle Place, Nochowitz achieved the 300 in the second game of the day, and was mobbed by his teammates after the final strike.
