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Returning Sweet Home keglers possess right mix
As of this writing, the Panthers’ “A” team will be junior Peter Schaefer leading off followed by senior John Grunzweig, sophomore Ryan Kaminski and senior Dan Kaminski at anchor. Ryan Kaminski led Sweet Home in average as a freshman with a 201, a 39-pin improvement from his eighth grade season. He was anchor on “B” last year. “He’s a really dedicated practice bowler,” said McDonald. “If he has an off day, he dedicates his time in practice getting his game back on track. From start to finish, he’s all business.” Ryan’s older brother Dan is the team’s only captain. Dan was fourth on the team in average (190.7). “Dan’s really our leader,” said McDonald. “I let the kids vote for who is captain and out of the twenty some years I’ve coached, this is the first year that every single kid voted for one person as captain. Dan keeps the team up, leads by example, never quits, and holds the group together.” Grunzweig and Schaefer, 182 and 177 averages, respectively, last year, each made changes in their game which should help them this season. “John used to point the ball pretty much up to the pocket. Now he’s getting a lot of side roll on it,” said McDonald. “Peter has a better arm swing.” The Sweet Home “B” team could be freshman Brett Kreiss leading off with seniors Josh Terech and Bill Klein, and anchor Aaron Klein. McDonald said Terech and Bill Klein’s game improved so much from the Coburn Clinic at Manor II Lanes that each made the team for the first time as seniors. Aaron Klein and junior Shawn Louis also attended. The Coburn Clinic, a hands-on instructional clinic over the summer, is run by McDonald’s parents, Frank and Doris. The clinic is also offered at Airport Lanes. Frank was recently honored by Bowlers Journal International as one of the top 100 coaches for youth and school in the country. Last year, Aaron Klein averaged 180.9 and was Sweet Home’s alternate bowler at last year’s Section VI Championships. Sweet Home finished tied for fifth at the event. He shot a 678 series at the Maryvale Holiday Tournament on Dec. 4. “He’s kind of the spark of the team and gets everyone going,” said McDonald. “He always has a positive attitude and works hard in practice.” Kriess, who bowls out of Tonawanda, won a three-game roll-off to make the team and is very receptive to instruction, Mc- Donald said. Juniors Brian Barnas and Jonathan LoPresti return. Sophomore Steven Daniels-Robinson is new. The Sweet Home boys, like the girls team, moves down from ECIC I to ECIC II. In 2004, Sweet Home went 10-0 for the first time in school history and won ECIC II.
“I’ve got a real good mixture on both teams so I expect that they’re both are going to do well this season,” said McDonald. |
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