2017 News-Press All-Area Girls Bowling Team

HOW WE SELECT THE ALL-AREA TEAMS

At the conclusion of each high school season, The News-Press staff sends area coaches a nomination form to select and rank players for our all-area first teams and to also nominate athletes for second team and honorable mention. A combination of The News-Press’ research and the coaches’ player rankings lead to the teams being selected and three athletes being named finalists for player of the year. The three finalists are invited to The Southwest Florida Sports Awards to be held Wednesday, May 23 at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, where a player of the year for each will be announced along with other honors. Former Major League Baseball player John Kruk will be the featured speaker.

Girls Bowler of the Year finalists

Marissa McIver

School: Fort Myers

Year: Senior

Highlights: McIver finished third individually at the Lee County Athletic Conference championship with a three-game series of 530 and finished 54th overall in the qualifying round at the FHSAA state championships with a four-game series of 671.

Kaela Ruby

School: Cape Coral

Year: Senior

Highlights: Ruby finished second individually at the LCAC with a three-game total of 571 and led the Seahawks to the fifth round of the FHSAA state championships as a team which marked the furthest point any girls’ team has made it since bowling became a sport seven years ago. Ruby just missed out on qualifying for the individual bracket by finishing 19th with a four-game series of 763.

Cydnee Whiteleather

School: Riverdale

Year: Sophomore

Highlights: Whiteleather won the LCAC individual championship with a three-game total of 617 and finished 32nd overall in the qualifying round at the FHSAA state championships with a four-game series of 723.

First Team

Sunnie Roberts

School: Island Coast

Year: Senior

Highlights: Roberts finished fourth individually at the LCAC championships to qualify for the FHSAA championships where she finished 68th overall with a four-game series of 640.

Sara Shuey

School: Cape Coral

Year: Junior

Highlights: Shuey finished tenth individually at the LCAC championships and played a large part in the Seahawks’ run to the fifth round of the FHSAA championships as a team. Shuey finished 46th overall individually with a four-game series of 689.

Second Team

Allyson Moss, Cape Coral

Lily Hobson, Cape Coral

Colbi Covington, Riverdale

Alyssa Santiago, Lehigh

Chevelle DiLello, Ida Baker

Honorable mention

Bishop Verot: Sarah Robertson

Cape Coral: Jasmine Salavics

Cypress Lake: McKenzie Dahmen

Estero: Kali Napolitano

Fort Myers: Sydney Brooke, Gabriela Gedvilaite, Lauren Traycik

Ida Baker: Allison Agel

Island Coast: Taylor Fabrizi

Mariner: Tiffany Campbell, Abby Koval

North Fort Myers: Amber Hernandez, Avery Jordan

South Fort Myers: Paige Carman

Coach of the Year

Ashley Koehler

School: Cape Coral

Highlights: Koehler the Seahawks to the fifth round of the FHSAA Championships after dethroning Island Coast in the LCAC/District 5 championship. Cape Coral advanced to the furthest point of any girls program since bowling became a sport in Lee County, led by Kaela Ruby, who finished 19th overall in the individual competition at state.