Six of the state’s top 20 bowling teams will compete in Collinsville today for only 4 spots in next week’s State Tournament in O’Fallon. The 2-time defending state champion 8th ranked Salem Wildcats will compete along with 2nd ranked Harrisburg, 6th ranked Mascoutah, #9 O’Fallon, #12 Mt Vernon and 19th ranked Carterville. Also competing as teams will be Cahokia Conference champion Breese Central, Collinsville, Belleville East, Waterloo, Herrin and Massac County.
Individually competing are Centralia’s Jackson Mikesell and Daven Cook. Christ Our Rock’s Jaxon Cushman, Kyler VonBokel of Mater Dei. From the Cahokia Conference, Freeburg’s Maxwell Biehl and Hayden McFadden as well as Columbia’s Blake Lane, Anthony Auer and Ryder Corbin. Out of the South 7 are Marin’s Chandler Buckingham, Ethan Zirkelbach, Garret Murphy and Shawn Phillips as well as Carbondale’s Michael Wepsiec, Logan Wright and Colton McKee.