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The Centurions bowling teams traveled to Merri-Bowl Lanes in Livonia for the MCCAA Bowling Championship Friday, Feb. 13. 

The MCC women’s team finished fourth out of 10 teams while the men’s team placed eighth out of 11 teams at the tournaments. The MCCAA Tournament featured a format which consisted of each participant bowling three singles games, three doubles games, where their scores were paired with a teammate, and two team games, where their individual scores were combined for a team score. Each participant bowled eight individual games and the top eight were awarded All-Conference honors. There were also four baker blocks, comprised of two baker games each, bowled by the teams. 

Earning All-MCCAA honors for MCC was sophomore Madyson Hartman (St. Louis, Mich.) who finished second overall with an eight-game series of 1,385. Hartman topped the 200-point mark twice during the tournament, bowling 202 during the doubles portion and 212 during the singles portion. Jackson College’s Sydney Nichols was named the All Events Champion after bowling an eight-game series of 1,452. Freshman Madison Moran (Stanton, Mich.) finished second for MCC and 15th overall with an eight-game series of 1,181. 

As a team, the Centurions women’s team placed fourth with a score of 6,453. The top three teams — Mid Michigan College, Jackson College and Kellogg Community College — were all within 161 pins of each other, with Mid Michigan taking the crown with a team total of 7,154. 

The men’s team finished eighth with a team total of 7,208 in a competitive field of teams, with the top six teams each finishing within 500 pins of each other. Schoolcraft College won the tournament with a score of 8,213. Individually, the Centurions’ men’s team was unable to qualify for the All-MCCAA team. Sophomore Joey Gonzalez (Greenville, Mich.) had the top finish for the Centurions, placing 20th overall with an eight-game series of 1,416. 

The Centurions are back in action Friday, Feb. 20, at the Region XII Bowling Championship at the Royal Scot Bowling Center in Lansing.