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Melissa Sherwin's record day helps Middle Country win title

Middle Country's Melissa Sherwin bowls against Longwood in

Photo credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke | Middle Country's Melissa Sherwin bowls against Longwood in the Suffolk League I girls bowling match. (Jan. 17, 2013)

SYRACUSE -- Incredible. Unbelievable. Perfect.

Words used by teammates, some teary-eyed, to describe Melissa Sherwin's triumph. But none better summed it up than her own: "Fairytale."

Sherwin capped a dream season Saturday, leading Middle Country to its first state bowling title and shattering tournament records in the process at Strike N' Spare Lanes.

"I set big goals this year,...

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