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2022-2023 vikingS Bowling teamS
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2022-2023 north pontotoc vikingS Bowling team
The 2022-2023 North Pontotoc Vikings bowling team includes (front row, l-r) Jalil Jimenez, Stephen Hollis, Aaron Akers, (back row) Hunter Carwile, Colton Turner, Tyler Peters, Dylan Hamblin.
Photo by Jonathan Wise
2022-2023 north pontotoc vikingS Bowling Schedule
DECEMBER 1 West Union @ New Albany
DECEMBER 5 New Albany @ New Albany
DECEMBER 6 New Albany @ Tupelo
DECEMBER 8 Nettleton @ Tupelo
JANUARY 9 Itawamba @ Fulton
JANUARY 12 Tupelo @ Tupelo
JANUARY 19 Nettleton @ Tupelo
The 2022-2023 North Pontotoc Lady Vikings bowling team includes (front row, l-r) Hannah Berryman, Peighton Snider, Jada Price, (back row) Mary Beth Holmes, Catalena Hopkins Dedeaux, Nevaeh Hopkins Dedeaux.
Photo by Jonathan Wise
VIKING BOWLERS WORKING TOWARD IMPROVEMENT
Jonathan Wise
Sports Writer
North Pontotoc is getting ready for the upcoming 2022-23 bowling campaign, working to improve and be as competitive as possible.
Both the boys and girls teams have the benefit of being made up mostly of upperclassmen this year.
“Aaron Akers, Jalil Jimenez, Hunter Carwile and Blake McGloflin are our senior boys,” said North bowling coach Bob Wingo.
The remainder of the roster are all juniors- Jacob Tidwell, Stephen Hollis, Colton Turner, Tyler Peters, Dylan Hamblin and Garrett Oglesby.
McGloflin, who is also a standout football player, is boys’ top returning bowler, and the Vikings will need him to put up high scores.
The girls will look to top-performing returners Peighton Snider and Navaeh Hopkins Dedeaux to anchor the squad.
Jada Price is the team’s lone senior, so a good foundation is there for next season as well. Coach Wingo is looking for big contributions from a junior class that includes Snider, Navaeh Hopkins Dedeaux, Mary Beth Holmes, Hannah Berryman and Hannah Holley.
“We have one freshman- Catalina Hopkins Dedeaux- who hopefully can continue to grow throughout her high school career,” Wingo said.
North faces practice challenges, but Wingo is hopeful both teams can develop some consistency as the season progresses.
“It will be a difficult year,” he said. “Our practices/home lanes are at New Albany, and on practice days we have a short window due to nightly league play. I will encourage everyone to go practice on their own, but it is hard for our kids to do that. As we play more matches, hopefully we will see our scores go up.
“I have also scheduled most of our matches away, because New Albany’s lanes are wood and most all of the other lanes are laminate, which is also the surface we bowl on in the regionals.”
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