Nick Rizzi Finishes 8th in State Championships
• NHS Bowling Team Wins Sectional Title As Well
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The 2009-10 Nutley High School girls bowling team includes (front row) Elise Trivett, Vidhi Sonanaj and Elaine Roghanian. Standing (l-r) Coach George Ackerman, Samantha Sebastiano, Sarah Balll, Celsey Rafter, Virali Dave and Miwa Ishikawa.
Nutley's 2010 bowling team ended its season with two of its top performers, Nick Rizzi and Phil Bruno's competing in the state individual championships Feb.17 at the Carolier Lanes in North Brunswwick.
Rizzi placed fourth rolling a 214,248,236 for a 698 series inthe first round and then advancing to the second round with a 257, 194, 213 for a 664 series. Rizzi missed the cutoff by 11 pins and finished in 8th place overall.
"Nick had a very good day. He missed only two spars all afternoon," coach George Ackerman said.
Phil Bruno meanwhile bowled a 148, 181, 175 for a 504 series. Did not make the cut. I'm very proud of Phil and Nick for their accomplishments.
"For Nick, finishing #8 in the State is a huge well deserved honor. Both Nick and Phil amd have been consistent all year and year and are integral parts of our team's success," coach Ackermansaid..
Nutley Captures First Place in Sectional Championships;
Bruno and Rizzi Advance to Individual State Honors
Feb. 13, 2010 - Nutley Nutley High School bowlers yesterday (Feb. 12) captured the Sectional 2, Group 3 championships and moves on to the New Jersey State Finals this Wednesday afternoon at the Carolier Lanes in North Brunswick.
Nutley's two top individual bowers yesterday, Phil Bruno and Nick Rizzi also advanced as individual bowlers in the state-wide competition.
"All the boys did a great job," coach George Ackerman said at day's end. "We bowled three consistent games and covered most of our spares. I was very proud of each and every one of our bowlers," Ackerman said.
Scotch Plains placed second in the Group 3 finals. Nutley was first over in section competition.
Here were the results of yesterday's three individual games for Nutley's five-man team:
Joe Frezza – 200, 168, 225 – series total 593.
Andrew Evans – 220, 230, 147 – series total 597.
Phil Bruno – 194, 227, 243 – series total 664.
Angelo Lambroschino – 240, 159, 218 – series total 617.
Nick Rizzi – 232, 226, 200 – series total 268
Total pins for the three-game championship series: 3,129.
Coach Ackerman said he was concerned early yesterday as Phil Bruno felt felt as the team bus arrived in Linden. "But Phil had had a soda and felt better, at least well enough to roll a great 243 final game.
If Bruno had to drop out, Nutley's No. 6 man, sophomore Tyler Huey was waiting in the wings.
"Tyler has been bowling very well these past two weeks and is more than capable of filling in," Coach Ackerman said.
Nutley Varsity Ends Regular Season With 110-2 Record;
Girls Varsity Team Final Record 88 Wins, 17 Losses
Both Boy's and Girl's Bowling teams finished out their regular season this week on a winning note. The boys varsity was particularly impressive with only one loss all season and ending with a record of 110-2.
The Boy's team again swept a very tough Science Park team on this past Tuesday (Feb. 2) during the last day position round. Science is a very competitive team that brings out the very best in Nutley.
"We need tough competition in order to sharpen our skills," says coach George Ackerman.
"Joe Frezza finished the season as he started rolling a 745 series which featured an opening game of 278. Nutley needed every pin as Science Park's anchor Najee Mayers rolled a 268. This game was filled with many strikes and a great deal of excitement.," Ackerman said.
Nutley came out on top, 1036 to 1000, mainly because the Raiders covered most of their spares.
"Picking up spares has been a weakness throughout the season," Ackerman observes. "We work on this part of our game every practice and it seems to be paying off. We must convert our spares in upcoming Tournaments if we hope to advance."
Girls Finish Season
With 3 Consecutive Wins
The Girl's this week played three days in a row, easily sweeping Montclair, Belleville, and Mt. St. Domenic to raise their final record to 88 and 17. Bloomfield won the league with only two games lost all season, both being to Nutley (Nutley's only losses were to Bloomfield).
The Girl's finished second in the new Super Essex Conference (SEC) league. Kelsey Rafter led the girls again on Wednesday (Feb. 3) with another 200 game and a nice 516 series.
A bright spot has been the play of first -year bowler Andrea Hynes who stepped into the Wednesday's lineup and rolled a nice 464 series highlighted by a 189 game.
"I'm so very proud of the girls, not only for the success of the season, but for the improvement they have shown," Coach Ackerman said..
Tuesday, Feb. 2 summaries – Nutley vs. Science Park
Andrew Evans 202, 203, 180 585
Angelo Lambroschino 173, 235, 193 601
Joseph Frezza 278, 256, 211 745
Phil Bruno 183, 216, 179 578
Nick Rizzi 200, 256, 216 672
Totals 1036, 1166, 979 3181-2831 (Points: 7-0)
Wednesday, Feb. 3 - Nutley Girls vs. Mt. St. Domenic
Elise Trivett 111,147,185 443
Vidhi Sonani 120,122,121 363
Andrea Hynes 189,128,147 464
Kelsey Rafter 150,200,166 516
Totals 570,597,619 1786-1472 (Points: 7-0)
Tuesday, /Feb. 2 – Nutley Girls vs. Belleville
Elise Trivett 182, 184, 154 520
Elaine Roghanian 145, 118, 163 426
Vidhi Sonani xxx, 167, 126 293
Andrea Hynes 131, xxx, xxx 131
Kelsey Rafter 191, 210, 147 548
Totals 649, 679, 590 1918-1525 (Points: 7-0)
Monday, Feb. 1 – Nutley Girls vs. Montclair
Elise Trivett 146, 124, 145 415
Elaine Roghanian 156, 136, 151 443
Vidhi Sonani 116, xxx, 108 224
Andrea Hynes xxx, 124, xxx 124
Kelsey Rafter 128, 173, 176 477
Totals 546, 557, 580 1683-1443 (Points: 7-0)
Feb. 2, 2010 -- Despite a loss yesterday to Montclair, Nutley's girls bowling team yesterday has second place wrapped up in the league. The girl's bowl again today (Tuesday) against Belleville and then have a make-up against Mount St. Domenic on Wednesday. The girls will face Hackensack on Saturday for the North Jersey Sectionals.
The boys varsity team has clinched first place in their division and Science Park has clinched second place. Due to this fact Nutley will face Science Park this afternoon in the final regular season game. This last day is called position round because on this day first place faces second place, third place faces fourth place, etc. This is designed to pit teams close in the standings against the team right above or below. Nutley will face Science since all places are already locked up except 5 and 6 (Belleville and Barringer).
The scores of the Nutley girls in yesterday's game with Montclair:
Elise Trivett 146, 124, 145 415
Elaine Roghanian 156, 136, 151 443
Vidhi Sonani 116, xxx, 108 224
Andrea Hynes xxx, 124, xxx 124
Kelsey Rafter 128, 173, 176 477
Totals 546, 557, 580 1683-1443 Points 0-7
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Recap of Science Park,
Bloomfield, Belleville Matches
The Boy's Bowling Team suffered its first loss of the year to Science Park in game 2 of Thursday's (1/19/10) match. The first game was exciting to watch. Not only did Science Park bowl well, 1081, with four of their five bowlers scoring over 200, but Angelo Lambroschino put on a show by opening up with the first 11 strikes before finally ending up with a 297 game.
Nutley also had 4 of 5 bowlers over 200 for a score of 1166 to win the game. All the bowlers were on an emotional high and struggled in game two to suffer their first defeat. The Raiders rebounded in game 3 to win 2 of 3 plus wood with all 5 Raider bowlers shooting over 600
The Girl's Team needed to sweep Bloomfield in order to vault into first place but could not match Bloomfield's experience. The Girl's lost all three games and remain in second place. A bright spot has been the improved bowling of Andrea Hynes. She has stepped into the varsity lineup and has done a great job and seems to have become Nutley's No. 5 bowler just in time for the upcoming tournaments.
Friday the Boy's Team defeated Belleville. Seeing varsity action for the first time were sophomore Tyler Huey and junior Derrick McMullen. Both boys have been bowling well at the JV level and earned the starts Thursday afternoon in a bowl off. Both boys shook off early jitters and performed admirably. Juniors Joe Frezza and Nick Rizzi led the attack, both posting solid games all afternoon. Joe has come out of a mid season slump just in time for the Sectionals. Nick had a great afternoon with another 700 plus series. The Boy's record is now 89 and 2.
1/19/10 Science Park
Andrew Evans 234, 154, 214 602
Angelo Lambroschino 297, 170, 171 638
Joseph Frezza 226, 210, 196 632
Phil Bruno 226, 223, 161 610
Nick Rizzi 183, 202, 244 629
Totals 1166, 959, 986 3111-3071 Points 5-2
W L W W
1/19/10 Bloomfield
Elise Trivett 135, 166, 180 481
Elaine Roghanian 145, 137, 146 428
Vidhi Sonani 92, xxx, xxx 92
Andrea Hynes xxx, 144, 146 382
Kelsey Rafter 114, 147, 171 432
Totals 486, 594, 643 1815-2047 Points 0-7
L L L L
1/22/10 Belleville
Andrew Evans xxx, 224, 155 379
Angelo Lambroschino xxx, 193, 214 407
Joseph Frezza 246, 219, 223 688
Phil Bruno 164, xxx, 167 331
Tyler Huey 187, 149, xxx 336
Derrick McMullen 134, xxx, xxx 134
Nick Rizzi 241, 265, 214 720
Totals 972, 1050, 973 2995-1892 Points 7-0
W L W W
Raiders Finish in 2nd Place
At Athletic Directors Tournament
Jan. 20 -- The Nutley Raider bowling team finished second this past weekend in the 15th Annual Essex County Athletic Directors Assn. Bowling Tournament. Nutley rolled games of 985, 996 and 981 for a series of 2962 for the second place finish.
There was some disappointment over Nutley's not finishing first.
"We have been averaging 1000-plus in our league games yet we couldn't hit the 1000 mark in any of the tournament games," coach George Ackerman said.
Too many single pin spares doomed the Raiders. If each bowler had made one more spare each during the afternoon, the Raiders would have finished first in the tournament for the third consecutive year.
Juniors Joe Frezza (669) and Angelo Lambroschino (657) led the attack followed closely by fellow junior Phil Bruno (616). Nick Rizzi pounded the pocket all afternoon but ended up with many a 10-pin rap. His 522 could have easily been a 622. Nick and Andrew Evans also failed to convert needed spares.
Boys Suffer First Loss of Season;
Bloomfield Blankets Girls Team
Jan. 19 -- Nutley boys suffered their first loss of the year today (Tuesday) in the second game of three matches against Science Park. Also on Tuesday, the Nutley girls suffered a 0-7 loss to Bloomfield.
The first boys game was especially exciting to watch. Not only did Science Park bowl well, 1081, with four of their five bowlers over 200, but Angelo Lambroschino put on a show by opening up with the first 11 strikes before finally ending up with a 297 game.
Nutley also had 4 or 5 bowlers over 200 for a score of 1166 to win the match. All the bowlers were on an emotional high and struggled in game two to suffer their first defeat of the year.
The Raiders rebounded in game 3 to win 20 of 3 plus wood with all five Raider Bowlers shooting over 600.
The boys record now stands at 82 wins against 2 losses.
Meanwhile Tuesday, the Nutley Girls Team needed to sweep Bloomfield in order to vault into first place but Nutley couldn't match Bloomfield's experience. Nutley lost all three games and remains in second place.
Coach Ackerman said a bright spot for Nutley has been the improved bowling of Andrea Hynes.
"Andrea has stepped into the varsity lineup and has done a great job. She seems to have become our No. 5 bowler just in time for the upcoming tournaments," Coach Ackerman said.
Nutley Girls in Easy Win Over Montclair
Jan. 12, 2010 -- The Nutley girls varsity bowlers yesterday maintained their undefeated record this season with a 7-0 victory over Montclair High School. Kelsey Rafter bowled the day's high series of 545.
The Nutley scores:
Elise Trivett 117,149,139 405
Elaine Roghanian 135,128,148 411
Vidhi Sonani 116,158,143 417
Kelsey Rafter 185,179,181 545
Totals 553,614,611 1778-1462 (Points 7-0)
Bloomfield Boys, Girls Teams
Overpowered by Nutley
Jan. 8, 2010 -- "Both the NHS boys and girls bowling teams completed a good week by sweeping all their opponents," head coach George Ackerman said late this afternoon. The boys team whipped Barringer 3,173-2,472 while the girls easily won over Mount St. Domenic Academy, 1,731-1,284.
Angelo Lambroschino, a junior, has been "on fire lately" and adds Ackerman, Angelo has taken over the league with a high average of 216 per game."
Meanwhile today, Kelsey Rafter's 466 pins led the girls varsity to a 7-0 victory over Mount St. Dominick Academy. The Nutley girls team is now in second place right behind Bloomfield with a Super Essex Conference of 216 points.
Both the boys and girls teams played this afternoon at the Brunswick Zone lanes in Belleville.
The two teams return to action next Saturday, Jan. 16, to complete in the Essex County Tournament Those championship games will be held at the Eagle Rock lanes in West Orange
Rival Belleville Shut Down by Nutley Bowlers
Jan. 5, 2010 -- Both the Nutley boys and girls bowling teams shut out rival Belleville yesterday (1/4/10) and today by 7-0 scores. For the boys, the win was the team's eighth against no loses in the Super Essex Conference. For the girls, the victory was the team's fifth in six starts.
Nutley's five-man team's pin total was 3,131 compared to Belleville's 2,195.
The individual scoring for Nutley:
Nutley Boys vs. Belleville
Phil Bruno 213, 131, 216 560
Andrew Evans 202, 165, 161 548
Joseph Frezza 206, 193, 178 577
Angelo Lambroschino 237, 280, 201 718
Nick Rizzi 219, 246, 216 681
Total 1082, 1003, 1046 3131
Nutley 7 Points, Belleville 0
Kelly Rafter Has High Game for Girls
The Nutley girls team met Belleville on Monday, Jan. 4, at the Belleville lanes. Kelly Rafter rolled a 170-147-177 series for a 494 pin total, the best performance for both teams.
Individual scoring for Nutley girls on Jan. 4:
Elise Trivett 214, 129, 126 379
Elaine Roghanian 155, 135, 148 438
Vidhi Sonani 127, xxx, xxx 127
Andrea Hynes xxx, 157, 137 294
Kelsey Rafter 170, 147, 177 494
Total 476, 568, 588 1732-1617
Bloomfield Winner in Midnight Tournament
Dec 22, 2009 -- The Nutley girls bowling team lost to Bloomfield, 5-2. The match was part of the midnight North Jersey Section 2 finals. Bloomfield's pin total was 1781 compared to Nutley's 1629.
The Nutley Scores:
Kelsey Rafter 155,125,201 481
Elaine Roghanian 149,140,134 423
Elise Trivett 97,138,155 390
Andrea Hynes 85, 95 180
Vidhi Sonani 155, 155
Totals 486,498,645 1629
Nick Rizzi Rolls 289 in Victory Over Bloomfield
Dec 18, 2009 -- "The boys bowling team swept Bloomfield today - the team is getting better with each game," Coach Ackerman said after today's 7-0 Nutley victory.
Nick Rizzi's 701 total was the best total for the day and Nick's best game was a 289.
The team has gone undefeated in all of its regular season games. Nutley finished third in the Westfield Tournament back on Dec. 12.
"We still need to workon little things like single pin spares," Ackerman said. "We spent one whole day of practice converting 7 and 10 spares and I do see improvement although we have a ways to go."
Nutley Bowlers vs. Bloomfield:
Andrew Evans 217, 235, 202 654
Angelo Lambroschino 217, 200, 267 684
Joseph Frezza 206, 193, 178 577
Phil Bruno 183, 205, 235 623
Nick Rizzi 199, 289, 213 701
Total 1022, 1122, 1196 3239-2339
Nutley Bowlers in Easy Win Over Montclair
Dec. 15, 2009 -- Montclair didn't have a chance this afternoon (Dec. 15) as the Nutley bowlers captured all five matches by a wide margin. Joe Frezza's 683 was the day's high game. The point score: Nutley 7, Montclair 0.
Nutley Bowlers:
Andrew Evans 164, 176, 186 526
Angelo Lambroschino 224, 208, 197 629
Joseph Frezza 242, 187, 254 683
Phil Bruno 187, 166, 210 563
Nick Rizzi 215, 221, 167 603
Total 1032, 958, 1014 3004-2476
Nutley Girls in Easy Win Over Barringer
Dec. 15, 2009 -- Meanwhile this afternoon, the Nutley girls varsity won by an even greater score, 1643-1217 over Barringer High School. Kelsey Rafter's 443 was the best game of the day.
Point score: Nutley 7, Barringer 0
THE NUTLEY BOWLERS
Elise Trivett 132,125,155 412
Elaine Roghanian 148,152,118 418
Andrea Hynes 132,114,124 370
Kelsey Rafter 148,149,146 443
Totals 560,540,543 1643-1217 Points 7-0
WESTFIELD TOURNAMENT: Raiders Place Third
Dec. 12, 2009 - The Raider Bowling Team competed in this year's Westfield Tournament on Saturday December 12th. This is the third year for Nutley having placed 3rd two years ago.
The Westfield Tournament is a good way to judge the overall talent level in the state. Overall scores were somewhat for all the participating teams. Nutley Coach George Ackerman says that "although we had a bad day, missing far too many one pin spares, I think the team realizes that they are as good as any team that was at the Tournament.
"Hopefully this experience will allow us to compete successfully down the road in County, Sectional, and State competition. We now realize what areas of our game need work. And we will work on our spare conversion," Coach Ackerman said.
The scores for Nutley at Westfield:
Andrew Evans 198, 160, X 347
Angelo Lambroschino 176, 254, 218 648
Joseph Frezza 204, 160, 170 534
Phil Bruno 183, 164, 158 505
Nick Rizzi 156, 210, 234 600
Tyler Huey X, X, 156 156
Totals 917, 937, 936 2790
Dec. 11, 2009 - Nutley bowlers won every match today in league competition against Barringer High School. Joseph Frezza excelled with a 735 pin total (244, 368, 223). Final score, Nutley 7, Barringer 0.
Other individual Nutley scores:
Andrew Evans - 216, 182, 188 -- 586
Angelo Lambroschino - 216, 181, 211 -- 608
Phil Bruno - 190, 180, 161 -- 531
Nick Rizzi - 216, 256, 238 -- 710
TOTALS: 1082, 1067, 1021 -- 3170-2275
GIRLS BOWLING: Kelsey Rafter Leads Scoring
Dec. 11, 2009 - Kelsey Rafter with a 458 pin total led the girls varsity bowlers to a 7-0 shutout over Belleville today. Rafter's three games were 145, 157 and 256. An unusual coincidence: Nutley's 1649 pin total today was identical to last week's victory over Mt. St. Dominic.
Other individual Nutley scoring:
Elise Trivett - 144, 128, 130 -- 402
Elaine Roghanian - 131, 129, 163 -- 423
Vidhi Sonani - 145, 157, 256 -- 458
TOTALS: 547, 547, 555 -- 1649-1433
BOYS VARSITY: Belleville Bowlers Blanketed by Nutley
Dec. 8, 2009 - Nutley boys blanketed Belleville, winning every match with a shutout 7-0 shutout score. Total pin count for Nutley's top five bowlers was 2880 compared to Belleville's 2153.
The individual Nutley scoring:
Andrew Evans - 144, 194, 221 -- 559
Angelo Lambroschino - 194, 170, 225 -- 589
Joseph Frezza - 172, 211, 176 -- 559
Phil Bruno - 151, 201, 215 -- 567
Nick Rizzi - 230, 171, 200 -- 606
TOTALS: 891, 947, 1042 -- 2880-2153
GIRLS VARSITY: Nutley in Big 7-0 Victory
Dec. 8, 2009 - Nutley girls defeated Mt, St. Dominic Academy today, 7-0. Kelsey Rafter had the best series for Nutley, 158-137-201 for a 496 total.
Other individual Nutley scoring:
Elise Trivett - 115, 148, 118 -- 381
Elaine Roghanian - 140, 165, 151 -- 456
Vidhi Sonani - 79, 102, 135 -- 316
TOTALS: 492, 552, 605 -- 1649-1132
BOYS VARSITY: Nutley in Big Win Over Science Park
Dec. 4, 2009 - Nutley's boys varsity won every match (7-0) against Science Park in the second bowling match of the young Super Essex Conference season. Returning lettermen Joe Frezza and Angelo Lambroschino led the day along with Andrew Evans.
Pin total was 3,025 for Nutley and 2,824 for Science Park.
The individual Nutley scoring:
Andrew Evans - 236, 182, 287 -- 605
Angelo Lambroschino - 204, 231, 168 -- 603
Joseph Frezza - 254, 188, 189 -- 631
Phil Bruno - 201, 161, 226 -- 588
Nick Rizzi - 185, 165, 246 -- 596
TOTALS: 1080,927,1060 -- 3025-2824
GIRLS VARSITY: Bloomfield Opens With 5-2 Win
Dec. 1, 2009 - The Nutley girls dropped their opening matches, 2-5, against Bloomfield High School (but looking at the girls latest scores, Bloomfield was their first and only loss of the season, as of Dec. 19).
"The girls team narrowly missed winning their last game by leaving a single pin for a key spare in the 10th frame and ended up losing by 10 pins" Coach George Ackerman reports. The team has since worked on spare conversions and the practice as paid off, evidenced by the teams later string of victories.
The individual Nutley scoring:
Elise Trivett - 146, 130, 119 -- 395
Elaine Roghanian - 167, 149, 189 -- 505
Vidhi Sonani - 97, 110, 132 -- 339
Kelsey Rafter - 138, 135, 142 -- 415
TOTALS: 548, 524, 582 -- 1654-1767
BOYS VARSITY: Season Opens With Win Over Bloomfield
Dec. 1, 2009 - Nutley opened its bowling season with victories over neighboring Bloomfield. Veteran coach
George Ackerman again is coaching both the boys and girls teams.
"The boys team swept both Bloomfield and a very impressive Science Park, Coach Ackerman said. "Returning lettermen Joe Frezza and Angelo Lambroschino led the way. Joe had 11 out of 12 strikes to hit a near perfect 279."
The individual Nutley scoring:
Andrew Evans - 165, 151, 215 -- 531
Angelo Lambroschino - 215, 236, 214 -- 665
Joseph Frezza - 222, 279, 244 -- 745
Phil Bruno - 224, 213, 180 -- 617
Nick Rizzi - 218, 195, 166 -- 579
TOTALS: 1044,1074,1019 -- 3137-2545
