Boys Bowling: Oak Lawn Places 5th in IHSA State Tournament

Sophomore Ryan Kirby led the way as the Oak Lawn boys bowling team notched a fifth-place finish in the IHSA state tournament.

One frame, one game at a time. The motto served to keep Oak Lawn's boys bowling team focused on the job at hand right to the end of a storybook season. Sophomore Ryan Kirby led the Spartans to a fifth-place finish in the IHSA state tournament at St. Clair Bowl in O'Fallon. Kirby bowled games of 244 and 226 en route to a six-game series of 2,615. His work helped Oak Lawn finish with a pinfall total of 12,484—or about 400 pins behind state champ Lockport. The Porters took the team title with a pinfall total of 12,846. O'Fallon, bowling on its home turf, placed second with a total of 12,772, followed by Salem 12,538 and Minooka 12,537. Oak Lawn also picked up contributions from Ken VandeWerken (2,578), Ryan Campin (2,514), Kyle Rodda (2,499…

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champ89

2:44 am on Sunday, March 3, 2013

thatunownen your that much of a loser that your going to sit behind a computer and talk non-sense on patch. com ....n also try to diminish what these kid accomplished that took years of hard work to achieve i think you need to re- evaluate your life and move out of your moms basement !!!!   more ›

Vote Up OLCHS Ken VandeWerken for Patch MVP

The Oak Lawn Spartans bowling team is in the hunt for a state championship. Vote up Ken VandeWerken for Patch MVP.

UPDATE: Lincoln-Way West's Kyle Rodriguez is Patch MVP

Lincoln-Way West's Kyle Rodriguez outpolled 11 others in voting for Southland Patch's MVP, Jan. 14-20. He is now eligible for Patch Athlete of the Month honors.

Your Patch is a place to celebrate local high school athletes. Show your support for these prep sports MVPs—each of whom is Athlete of the Week in his or her local Patch—by cheering them on in the comments thread, sharing your own photos with the Patch community and voting in the poll. Do you think we're missing someone? Tell us in the comments and share his or her photo to the gallery above. (It's easy. Just click the Upload Photos and Videos link — learn more here.) Read more about this week's MVPs in the photo gallery, and show your support for them by: There is one more way for you to become a more interactive fan: Sign up to become a Patch sports blogger. (Learn more about blogging on Patch here).

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Vote Up OLCHS Ken VandeWerken for Patch MVP

Ken VandeWerken bowled a 258 in the Spartans' bowling team's victory over Tinley Park. He's in the hunt for this week's Patch MVP.

UPDATE: Andrew's Caily Friel is Patch MVP

Andrew swimming standout Caily Friel outpolled eight others in voting for Southland Patch's MVP, Nov. 5-11. She is now eligible for Patch Athlete of the Month honors.

Your Patch is a place to celebrate local high school athletes. Show your support for these prep sports MVPs—each of whom is Athlete of the Week in his or her local Patch—by cheering them on in the comments thread, sharing your own photos with the Patch community and voting in the poll. Do you think we're missing someone? Tell us in the comments and share his or her photo to the gallery above. (It's easy. Just click the Upload Photos and Videos link — learn more here.) Read more about this week's MVPs in the photo gallery, and show your support for them by: There is one more way for you to become a more interactive fan: Sign up to become a Patch sports blogger. (Learn more about blogging on Patch here).

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Joey

9:19 am on Friday, November 16, 2012

Football is a TEAM sport, but good luck to LWE!   more ›

Boys Bowling: Richards Places 9th in State Tourney, Completes Sweep of Oak Lawn

David Walker and Andrew Byland led Richards to a ninth-place finish in the IHSA boys bowling state tournament and a sweep of rival Oak Lawn in their season-ending series on the lanes.

For the third week in a row, Richards and Oak Lawn hooked up in a boys bowling dual. No, they didn't walk across the street to carry on their neighborhood rivalry. They happily made the trek downstate to compete in the IHSA state tournament Friday and Saturday at St. Clair Bowl in O'Fallon. Richards completed a conference, sectional and state tournament sweep of Oak Lawn by returning home with a ninth-place finish following two sizzling days of bowling. The Bulldogs, led by juniors David Walker and Andrew Byland, finished with a pinfall total of 12,007 and were 814 pins off the pace of state champion Andrew (12,821). Walker finished with a 12-game pinfall total of 2,574 and placed 19th individually to pace Richards. He posted a 214.5 …

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